OK, it's not playoff season quite yet, but... whee! Fun races going on in the American League!! In the west, the Angels are 1.5 games up on Oakland. In central, the White Sox are 3.5 games up on Cleveland. And in the east... the Red Sox are half a game up on the Yankees.
Meanwhile, in the wild card race, Cleveland is only half a game ahead of the Yankees.
There's less than two weeks to go, the top 2 teams in each division are playing each other in the last week. (That is, Angels are playing Oakland, White Sox are playing Cleveland, Red Sox are playing the Yankees.)
Mmmmmm.
(Oh yeah... I think there's something going on over in the National League with their wild card race, too )
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Man, all I can say is that the AL East better be resolved, favorably, by the time I go to the 10/2 game at Fenway.
It's _killing_ me.
-Bok
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
I'm hoping Boston's bats woke up last night and are going to stay awake.
Posted by Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged (Member # 7476) on :
Meanwhile in Philadelphia the fans continue to not care.
Posted by camus (Member # 8052) on :
...and Minnesota fans are trying to figure out which of the Wolves, Vikings, or Twins were the most disappointing this year.
Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
I'm going to the Red Sox game in Baltimore on Friday, and I'm just hoping that we can stay ahead of the Yankees. It's killing me! All this season, wee were ahead of the Yankees, and it would just be so devastating if we lost out to them in the last few days of season.
Posted by Goo Boy (Member # 7752) on :
quote: All this season, wee were ahead of the Yankees, and it would just be so devastating if we lost out to them in the last few days of season.
Or lost to them in the playoffs. Gee. what world that be like?
-o-
A-Rod should be the AL MVP. Anybody who says otherwise is just a Homer letting his (or her) loyalties interfere with his (or her) mental faculties.
That's all.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
quote:Or lost to them in the playoffs. Gee. what world that be like?
*pat pat*
*flees*
Posted by Goo Boy (Member # 7752) on :
Hey mack: ½
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
Baseball... *Loud snort.*
*Thinks of the stolen Ashes.*
Posted by Goo Boy (Member # 7752) on :
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by Zamphyr (Member # 6213) on :
Yeah, I'll be @ the Yankee/Oriole game tonight.
Hooray for $5 tickets Posted by Hmm216 (Member # 8403) on :
YANKEES HEADING THE AL EAST!!!
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
I hope you're all enjoying your little Banana sport. Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
It'll all turn around. The Red Sox are just leading the Yankees along, so that they think they'll have a chance. Come tomorrow they'll shock the world with their amazing skills, and come back out on top. That's my prediction.
(Man I wish we had a smiley that was in prayer. I could definitely use that right now.)
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
I really don't think the Sox pitching is strong enough.
*stabs jonathan*
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Better than that sport where you spend 2 days trying to bounce a ball at a bunch of pecariously placed tinker toys, Jon.
-Bok
Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :
My Nats are just about out of it, so I can't really care much more.
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
How about 95 mph balls that move in the air, slow down before hitting the ground, change direction, take off quickly, and then swerve in the air once more?
Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
Thank you D-Rays.
Love,
The Yankees
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Tinker toys, Jon, tinker toys
-Bok
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
quote:How about 95 mph balls that move in the air, slow down before hitting the ground, change direction, take off quickly, and then swerve in the air once more?
Magic. Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Jon: Also, any pitch thrown by the Tampa Bay D-Rays Kazmir
-Bok
Posted by Hmm216 (Member # 8403) on :
quote:Originally posted by Evie3217: It'll all turn around. The Red Sox are just leading the Yankees along, so that they think they'll have a chance. Come tomorrow they'll shock the world with their amazing skills, and come back out on top. That's my prediction.
(Man I wish we had a smiley that was in prayer. I could definitely use that right now.)
You really could use those prayers now, once the Yankees get rollin' they are unbeatable.
Unless the Redsox can win the wild card, playoffs!
(((knocks on wood)))
(Dont want to jinx my Yankees)
Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :
quote:Originally posted by mackillian:
quote:How about 95 mph balls that move in the air, slow down before hitting the ground, change direction, take off quickly, and then swerve in the air once more?
Magic.
Wrong. If you can combine spin and swing (of course, it takes a lot of talent), then it can happen. Obviously, if it's 95 mph it won't spin much, but you can swing it heavily to swerve in the air twice, and change direction after hitting the pitch.
And don't forget that weather has an effect too.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
quote:Wrong. If you can combine spin and swing (of course, it takes a lot of talent), then it can happen. Obviously, if it's 95 mph it won't spin much, but you can swing it heavily to swerve in the air twice, and change direction after hitting the pitch.
And don't forget that weather has an effect too.
No, no, no. You totally don't understand. It's magic. Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
quote:I really don't think the Sox pitching is strong enough.
mac, I don't know about the Sox, but the Yankees' pitching has been WAY inconsistent this year (lots of injuries). Unless the Yankees pitching is totally solid from now on, it could come down to the last Sox-Yankees series and both teams pitching badly and then it all being settled by which team hits the most homers...
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
plaid, that very well could be what happens. And there's not much precedent for any team with inconsistent pitching to win the series.
Posted by Hmm216 (Member # 8403) on :
I am a huge Yankees fan, but I have to say Cleveland is playing some great baseball!!
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
Woo! Yankees and Red Sox tied for first, 7 games left...
My current wish = Yankees and Sox tie for first in the East; then they have to do a one-game playoff to determine who wins the division, but the loser still picks up the Wild Card... and then we get to have another Yankees-Sox playoff.
Y'know, the Yankees and Sox just don't get to play each other enough. I think they should play all 162 games against each other... Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
LOL
Posted by Hmm216 (Member # 8403) on :
quote:Originally posted by plaid: Woo! Yankees and Red Sox tied for first, 7 games left...
My current wish = Yankees and Sox tie for first in the East; then they have to do a one-game playoff to determine who wins the division, but the loser still picks up the Wild Card... and then we get to have another Yankees-Sox playoff.
Y'know, the Yankees and Sox just don't get to play each other enough. I think they should play all 162 games against each other...
That would be awesome! Probably wont happen, but awesome.
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Well, between the one-game playoff (played in NY this year, which was decided by a coin-flip a couple weeks ago), and the NY-Boston re-rematch, they would both have to beat one of the winners of the other divisions. And right now both teams are a game or so back in the widlcard, so personally, I'm rooting against Cleveland at every opportunity.
Oh, and did I mention I have tickets to the Red Sox/Yankees last game of the season??? Is it too much to ask for the Yanks to lose the rest of their games, and the Sox to win all theirs, so I don't have a coronary?
-Bok
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Bok, who did you have to kill to get tickets to that game?
...and as much as I love the Sox/Yanks rivalry, I think all 162 games would be pushing it. Way too stressful.
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
I entered the pre-season raffles on redsox.com. This year they had 3:
1) Green Monster Seats 2) RF Roof Seats 3) Red Sox Yankees
The way it works is they select a set of people for each. These people are given a 2-3 hour window (which is effectively 20 minutes, because everyone is waiting to pounce wt the start) on a certain date, where they are given the opportunity to by tickets in these sections or for these games. That said, you are given a max 4 tickets to buy, and even in that case, they over-select numbers, so you can get screwed out of seats (which happened to me 2 years ago for RF Roof seats). That, and the fact their web server slows to a crawl, can mean you don't get any tickets.
I, however, was able to get 4 tickets.
We were in PA at the time, visiting friends, but fortunately for us, the boyfriend of one of our friends was a Sox fan, and had no problem letting us take an hour out of the middle of the day to use his system to set up and go for the tickets. Of course, those two are the people going with us to the game
-Bok
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
Not counting tonight's games yet, the Yankees, Red Sox, and Cleveland all have the same record -- 94-62 -- with 6 games left! Woo!!
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
Actually, they're all 92-64. But the Sox are leading in the 4th, and the Yanks and Indians are losing at the moment.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Then again, the Yankees won tonight, and the Red Sox and Indians are losing.
Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :
Wake me up when you figure out which team is going to lose to the Cardinals.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Plan on sleeping forever, do you?
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
OK, if I got my stats right this time:
After Thursday's games, Yankees lead the AL East (and the Wild Card race) by 1 game, 94-65.
Boston's 1 game behind, 93-66, and Cleveland's ALSO 93-66.
Yankees and Red Sox play their last 3 games starting Friday; Cleveland's playing the White Sox.
Funnest possible outcome = if the Red Sox win 2, and Cleveland wins 2... then ALL 3 teams would end up with a 95-67 record... wonder what the hell sort of playoffs would be needed to sort out the AL East winner and the Wild Card winner...
Woo! Have fun Sunday, Bok!! Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
This is the most gut wrenching season yet! The Red Sox just barely won tonight, and they play the yankees next. And I can't watch, as I'm in DC! It's times like these that I wish I had gone to school in Boston!
Posted by Frisco (Member # 3765) on :
If all three teams end the season with identical records, Boston plays a one-game playoff at NY, then the loser would play Cleveland. NY would play in Cleveland, and Cleveland would play in Boston.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
quote:And I can't watch, as I'm in DC! It's times like these that I wish I had gone to school in Boston!
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Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
Boston won last night... so far today the Yankees are winning 6-2, but it looks like it could be one of those big scoring games where the final score could be 11-10.
Cleveland lost last night, and today they're tied 0-0 in the fifth with Chicago.
If Cleveland loses both Saturday and Sunday, then the Yankees and Red Sox are both in... and if Cleveland loses one more, while the Yankees and Red Sox split the last 2 and end up tied, then the Yankees will win the AL East (since they've won the season series against the Red Sox), while the Red Sox would win the Wild Card...
Ack, Cleveland just scored a run. Stupid Cleveland...
Posted by Hmm216 (Member # 8403) on :
Actually, if the Yankees and Boston tie the AL east then they go to a tie breaking game at Yankee stadium Monday night.
Posted by Paul Goldner (Member # 1910) on :
Only if it matters for the wild card. If both teams get into the playoffs, the red sox and yankees will not play a tie-breaker.
Posted by Hmm216 (Member # 8403) on :
Which I would love! I am crossing my fingers that Cleveland loses the next two games! Unfortunately Cleveland plays good ball, I guess we just have to watch and see!
This is so exciting!!
Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :
Posted by Paul Goldner (Member # 1910) on :
So, the yankees are one up on the sox, the sox are one up on the indians.
The yankees have clinched the american league East, because they have the series lead against the red sox, and there will not be a three way tie.
The red sox have clinched playing through at LEAST monday.
The indians must win, and the sox must lose, for the indians to keep playing after tomorrow.
Posted by Paul Goldner (Member # 1910) on :
Possible scenarios left:
Red sox win Indians Win or lose
Yankees are division winners, red sox are wild card, cleveland goes home
Yankees win Indians win
Yankees win division, Red sox and indians one game playoff at fenway
Yankees win Indians lose
Yankees win division, red sox are wild card
Posted by Evie3217 (Member # 5426) on :
Red Sox just clinched the wild card spot! Go SOX! And we're up 10-1 on the yankees. The Angels have home advantage against the yankees as well. This is a good day in baseball.
Posted by johnsonweed (Member # 8114) on :
Bring on the Yankees!!!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HALOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by plaid (Member # 2393) on :
Glad the Red Sox got the Wild Card , though it would've been fun to see a playoff between them and Cleveland. (Ditto the Astros and the Phillies.)
Anyway, so it's
Yankees-Angels Red Sox-White Sox Padres-Cardinals Astros-Atlanta
Any guesses/predictions? I think the Yankees will win, and the Red Sox and the White Sox are about even, and that if the Yankees and Red Sox get to the next level that it's a toss up between either of them.
I don't know the National League at all, though I can't believe the Padres got to the playoffs with a record only 2 games over .500, so I'm kinda hoping that they'll get knocked out right away. (On the other hand, it would be pretty funny if they somehow survive and even win the World Series...)
Posted by Paul Goldner (Member # 1910) on :
Red sox should smash the white sox. The white sox just really aren't a very good team. They had a few pitchers have career years... for 4 months... and then trended back towards the mean. The only actual good hitter in that lineup is Konerko. Small ball is fine... but doesn't work against a team that will score 5 runs a game without breaking a sweat, and over the last 6 weeks, the chicago pitching staff has pitched as we'd expect them to pitch... slightly better then the average american league pitcher.
The red sox, on the other hand, got into the playoffs doing what they did all year. Scoring lots of runs, giving up some runs. Their starting pitching isn't great, but chicago doesn't have the offense to take advantage (especially since they are a very impatient offensive team. The way to beat boston is to take the first 4 pitches in every at bat unless you get something to smoke).
Basically, the red sox have a better run differential, and a SIGNIFICANTLY better run differential over the last 6 weeks. There's no reason to suspect the chicago staff will revert to june form, since june form was abnormal for them, and september form was right in line with expectations.
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