What division leader ends up not winning the division?

[packerzrule]

Historically, at least one of the current leaders will end up losing out on the division title.

Guess which one.

 

[moxie]

YOU BETTER NOT BE TRYING TO PUT A JINX ON ME!!!!!

 

[gobigred]

I think I'm voting Giants to hopefully jinx them

Spoiler

@moxie

 

[packerzrule]

YOU BETTER NOT BE TRYING TO PUT A JINX ON ME!!!!!

who?

me?

I think the Giants are a great team - for me to poop on

 

[calsnowskier]

It's an even year. Why even bother playing it out?

 

[Gooch1034]

The Pirates beat Arrieta...ANYTHING is possible!

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Probably Rangers.

Good news- They don't play the TWINS anymore

Bad news- They got owned by the TWINS and any big leaguer can hit the beachballs their staff throws

 

[JohnU]

Indians are overachieving.
Seriously, I think the White Sox can win the ALC.

 

[msgkings322]

Indians are overachieving.
Seriously, I think the White Sox can win the ALC.

I wish but no, not this year. Wild card maybe.

 

[moxie]

I think I'm voting Giants to hopefully jinx them

Spoiler

@moxie

 

[soxfan1468927]

Best bet is Baltimore with both Toronto and Boston just 2 games back.

 

[The Q]

It's an even year. Why even bother playing it out?

2002 comes to mind....

 

[The Q]

Best bet is Baltimore with both Toronto and Boston just 2 games back.

Exactly.

Less an indictment on baltimore than they are in a really tight race with 2 teams.

 

[soxfan1468927]

Exactly.

Less an indictment on baltimore than they are in a really tight race with 2 teams.

And right out of the gate in the second half they play 21 of 30 games on the road where they are 18-22 on the season.

 

[navamind]

Rangers have over performed their pythag by 8 games so far. 19-7 in one-run games is pretty unsustainable. Those wins are still in the bank, of course, and it would take a pretty lousy 2nd half for them to miss the postseason. But I think the AL West will be very close. Astros have been playing very good baseball the last two months (struggles against the Rangers be damned). Mariners should stick around as well, though their SP is pretty suspect (especially without Walker and Felix right now). But they do have a good offense. For once.

 

[The Q]

Rangers have over performed their pythag by 8 games so far. 19-7 in one-run games is pretty unsustainable. Those wins are still in the bank, of course, and it would take a pretty lousy 2nd half for them to miss the postseason. But I think the AL West will be very close. Astros have been playing very good baseball the last two months (struggles against the Rangers be damned).

Mariners are pretty solid as well (49-39 pythag, +51 run differential), though their 13-18 record in one-run games is hurting them. Mariners rotation is hurting without Walker and Felix (though he wasn't looking like the Felix of old before going down). They've got a good lineup though (Seager, Cano and Cruz are in the top 15 in the AL in wRC+)

The Mariners may have dug themselves too big of a hole to get out of.

Houston isn't much better than the Rangers pythag wise. a 15 run difference in Run Differential.

We'll see if the Astros can keep this up.

 

[navamind]

The Mariners may have dug themselves too big of a hole to get out of.

Houston isn't much better than the Rangers pythag wise. a 15 run difference in Run Differential.

We'll see if the Astros can keep this up.

Astros were -33 in April (going 7-17 that month). They're 41-24 since the end of April with a +63 run differential.

 

[Used 2 B Hu]

Rangers have over performed their pythag by 8 games so far. 19-7 in one-run games is pretty unsustainable. Those wins are still in the bank, of course, and it would take a pretty lousy 2nd half for them to miss the postseason. But I think the AL West will be very close. Astros have been playing very good baseball the last two months (struggles against the Rangers be damned). Mariners should stick around as well, though their SP is pretty suspect (especially without Walker and Felix right now). But they do have a good offense. For once.

The Mariners may have dug themselves too big of a hole to get out of.

Houston isn't much better than the Rangers pythag wise. a 15 run difference in Run Differential.

We'll see if the Astros can keep this up.

Why y'all got to nerd shit up, guys? Just say "Nats B cuz they SUCK BWAH HAH HAH!" and then go bout ya bidness

 

[The Q]

Astros were -33 in April (going 7-17 that month). They're 41-24 since the end of April with a +63 run differential.

2012 A's had a rough start going 22-29 in the first 51 games, being outscored by 38 runs. They

And at the start of may over the last year they were like a 74 win team. (May 2015 to May 2016).

They're up and down. Very streaky. in 2015 they basically lived off of one hot month. Maybe they can do the same here. But the rangers also haven't had Darvish basically at all either. Getting him back and jettisoning some of the crap they've been throwing around, that is a nice swing in their favor.

 

[navamind]

Why y'all got to nerd shit up, guys? Just say "Nats B cuz they SUCK BWAH HAH HAH!" and then go bout ya bidness

The Mets helped turn Daniel Murphy into an all-star. He thanks them with torment.