these are the worst-case scenario MAXIMUM TRAVELING POSSIBILITIES:
CITY WHERE THE TEAM WILL BE PLAYING, IN 3-WAY TIE SCENARIO
——————— RAYS ———— INDIANS -——— RANGERS
SUNDAY ———TORONTO———MINNESOTA——TEXAS
MONDAY ———CLEVELAND——CLEVELAND-— off
TUES-—————TEXAS————TEXAS-———— TEXAS
WED -———— TAMPA ————TAMPA -————TEXAS OR @ CLEVE
THUR -———— off —————— off ——————— off
FRI ————— BOSTON ? ——— BOSTON ? -—— BOSTON ?
I can’t wait——a great time of year.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
ATLANTA magic number is TWO over STL (seeding and HFA over STL)
TUE WILDCARD is CINN @ PITT
THUR NLDS:
WILDCARD winner @ #1 seed (ATL or STL)
#3 Dodgers @ #2 seed (ATL or STL)
On Tues, is it Latos vs. Liriano? Is Cueto really pitching on SUN, or is he a scratch?
I am projecting the AL Wildcard scheduled probables, assuming a 3-way tie. I will update as the situation changes over the weekend.
———————TAMPA————CLEVE————TEXAS
WED 25 ==== PRICE -—— —— SALAZAR ——— PEREZ
THU 26 ==== COBB -—— —— McAllister -—— GARZA
FRI 27 ==== HELLKSON -—— KLUBER -—— OGANDO
SAT 28 ==== ARCHER -—— — KASMIR -—— HOLLAND
SUN 29 ==== MOORE -—— — JIMENEZ -—— DARVISH
MON 30 TIE2 PRICE -—— —— SALAZAR ——— PEREZ
TUE 01 TIE3 COBB -—— —— McAllister — GARZA/ PEREZ ***
WED 02 WILD HELLKSON -—— KLUBER -—— OGANDO
THU 03 OFF= -— off —————— off -————— off
FRI 04 ALDS ARCHER/MOORE - JIMENEZ -— HOLLAND
SAT 05 ALDS PRICE -—— —— SALAZAR ———DARVISH
*** Texas cannot play on both MON and TUES.
All of this assumes no rain-outs. Does not attempt to figure short-rest starts. Obviously, it is doubtful that Hellickson would really start the WED wildcard game.