thanks for the ping, Pete !It is hard to see how the final week will hold as much excitement ...
Tiebreaker rules off the MLB site ...
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/playoff-tiebreaker-rules?ymd=20130904&content_id=59527184&vkey=news_mlb
the AL tiebreakers for seeding are
OAK over DET and both over BOSTON
contrary to the belief of some, OAK has clinched the tiebreaker over BOS
http://www.athleticsnation.com/2013/9/23/4765064/magic-numbers-and-games-to-watch-09-24-2013
and it is ATL over LAD and both over STL
head-to-head GRID
http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings/grid
Wild cards took all of teh excitement out of pennant races, and is part of the reason I no longer follow MLB.
Go Dodgers, I guess.
I watched the Rays/Orioles game, and was hoping for another inning, so they could tie the record. They set the record for the most pitchers used in one game.
Gnats screwed the pooch last season, saving Strasbourg for something or another.
Tonight’s notable Games
Chicago WS @ Cleveland 7:05 PM
TB @ NYY 7:05 PM
NYM @ Cincinnati 7:10 PM
Milwaukee @ Atlanta 7:10 PM
Houston @ Texas 8:05 PM
Pittsburgh @ Chicago Cubs 8:05 PM
Detroit @ Minnesota 8:10 PM
Washington @ St Louis 8:15 PM
Boston @ Colorado 8:40 PM
Oakland @ LAA 10:05 PM
Kansas City @ Seattle 10:10 PM
LAD @ SF 10:15 PM
Rangers are 15-2 this year against the Stros....Against the rest of the league......70-69.
In a way by playing in the Western Division, is like being spotted 10 wins over the teams in the other divisions.
The season plus the Playoffs are so long — still, a one-game WC round seems too short. 3 games, maybe ...
Let’s go Bucs!!!!!
Tampa already winning 3-0 against the Stankees.
The Pirates won’t go very far in the playoffs, but it’s still sweet to have a winning season after 21 years.
As we say here, the Pirates done good.
Go Mets!
(Oops! Wrong thread.)
CLE already up 1-0, end of 2.
MLB ping, new thread
MLB pingb, new thread
MLB pingc, new thread
thanks for the ping, Pete !Thanks for including me! (even tho I’m a Yankee fan)LOL!
But also, GO TRIBE!!
Post-season baseball in the BEST.
Rangers bats go back to sleep.
Cards and Wacha making a statement against the Nats tonight. Three outs to go!
Tribe wins! Giambi pinch hit, two out, two run homer in bottom of the 9th. Indians win 5 to 4 over the White Sox. Season series now stands at Cle 16 wins vs 2 loses.