RACE TO THE PLAYOFFS

[molsaniceman]

should be fun final 3 weeks
only 2 divisions up for grabs NLE and NLW
unless astros fold



but WC is way more fun
LAD is locked in NLW but the rest should come down to final few days



dodgers/rays WS anyone?

 

[nynasty]

Red hot Blue Jays still have 6 with the Orioles and 6 against the Twins (and three more against the suddenly hapless Yankees)


Got to like their chances now.

 

[moxie]

but WC is way more fun
LAD is locked in NLW but the rest should come down to final few days


dodgers/rays WS anyone?

 

[msgkings322]

should be fun final 3 weeks
only 2 divisions up for grabs NLE and NLW
unless astros fold

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but WC is way more fun
LAD is locked in NLW but the rest should come down to final few days

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dodgers/rays WS anyone?

This is why the wildcard idea is such a good one.

MLB wants Dodgers - Yankees but with their luck they'll get Brewers - Rays LOL

 

[msgkings322]

Red hot Blue Jays still have 6 with the Orioles and 6 against the Twins (and three more against the suddenly hapless Yankees)


Got to like their chances now.

I'm fully rooting for Toronto to make it.

 

[Jiddy]

Got the "For you maybe" table over here for Rays and Brewers fans to join and point and laugh from....

 

[molsaniceman]

2 weeks to go



magic numbers

TB 6
CHW 5
Hou 9

MLK 3
SF 12 LAD is in as WC but still a chance at the division
ATL 15 down to them and philly mets need miracle

WC

BOS 12 NYY and Oak in the hunt with Sea a small chance
TOR 14
STL 13 down to them and cincy

 

[steveringo]

I was rooting for Toronto yesterday.

 

[nynasty]

Let's go Mets!

 

[Cyder]

Let's go Mets!

This will be a strange couple of days. Yankee fans rooting for the Mets and the Met fans rooting against their own team because they hate the Yanks more than they like their own team. Plus Tampa vs the Jays on espn tonight. There will be a lot of channel surfing this evening

 

[molsaniceman]

Let's go Mets!

that worked out well

 

[nynasty]

that worked out well

Congrats.

Here comes the Varsity.

 

[steveringo]

This script is actually pretty cool....

Except - next week, the Sox have BAL & WAS (113-193)... And the Yanks get TOR & TB (179-127)...


If NY squeaks in, they definitely would deserve it.

 

[nynasty]

This script is actually pretty cool....

Except - next week, the Sox have BAL & WAS (113-193)... And the Yanks get TOR & TB (179-127)...


If NY squeaks in, they definitely would deserve it.

That's the problem with this edition of the Yankees. They didn't take care of business against Baltimore all year, and now they're hanging on by their fingertips because of it.

 

[steveringo]

That's the problem with this edition of the Yankees. They didn't take care of business against Baltimore all year, and now they're hanging on by their fingertips because of it.

It's been a weird season for the AL East....

Toronto run diff +166 in 4th place...

The Red Sox are wearing Yellow!

 

[Sportsguy9695]

These next 3 series are practically playoff baseball for the Yankees. They need to take 2 of 3 at least of the next 3 series

 

[PhilSimms11]

Isn't it time for MLB to change the playoff format? Aren't you guys sick of seeing 100-win teams in the wildcard game? How difficult is it to just take the 3 division winners, 2 best remaining records, and seed them 1-5? Come on, man. LAD-SF would face each other in the NLDS and they have the top-2 records in MLB.

AL
(1)TB (94-59)*
(2)HOU (91-62)*
(3)BOS (88-65)
(4)CHW (86-67)*
(5)NYY (86-67)

NL
(1)SF (99-54)*
(2)LAD (98-55)
(3)MIL (91-62)*
(4)STL (84-69)
(5)ATL (80-71)*
*division leader

 

[bksballer89]

Isn't it time for MLB to change the playoff format? Aren't you guys sick of seeing 100-win teams in the wildcard game? How difficult is it to just take the 3 division winners, 2 best remaining records, and seed them 1-5? Come on, man. LAD-SF would face each other in the NLDS and they have the top-2 records in MLB.

AL
(1)TB (94-59)*
(2)HOU (91-62)*
(3)BOS (88-65)
(4)CHW (86-67)*
(5)NYY (86-67)

NL
(1)SF (99-54)*
(2)LAD (98-55)
(3)MIL (91-62)*
(4)STL (84-69)
(5)ATL (80-71)*
*division leader

no. All they have to do is fix the seeding between the 3 and 4 spots since both teams will not have HFA.

Also this doesn't happen frequently.

They should reseed with the 3 and 4 seed after the play-in game. Why should the Brewers penalized for winning their division and likely 95+ games and be forced to start the playoffs on the road?

 

[PhilSimms11]

no. All they have to do is fix the seeding between the 3 and 4 spots since both teams will not have HFA.

Also this doesn't happen frequently.

They should reseed with the 3 and 4 seed after the play-in game. Why should the Brewers penalized for winning their division and likely 95+ games and be forced to start the playoffs on the road?

Wildcards that have a better record than a division winner since expanding to 2 wildcards in 2012.
2012
BAL (93-69)
TEX (93-69)
DET (88-74)*

2013
PIT (94-68)
LAD (92-70)*

2015
PIT (98-64)
CHC (97-65)
LAD (92-70)*
NYM (90-72)*

2017
ARZ (93-69)
CHC (92-70)*

2018
NYY (100-62)
OAK (97-65)
CLE (91-71)*

2019
WAS (93-69)
STL (91-71)*
*division winner

2021 (thus far)
SF (100-54) or LAD (99-55)
MIL (92-62)-d
ATL (81-72)-d
d-division leader

 

[navamind]

Padres and Mets eliminated. 2nd WC down to Cards and Braves/Phils