[GraniteStateConservative]

The Indians no longer control their own destiny.

Not true at all. The best the ChiSox can manage on their own is a tie for the division, with a forced play-in game. You are 3 games back. If the ChiSox win tonight and so do you, they are still only 3 GB. You face them 3 times. Each win, knocks off 1 of those GBs. 3-3=0 GB. All is not lost. 2005 Cleveland Indians, your AL Central Division Champs. Believe!

[ken5050]

A slight diversion from the agony/ecstacy of the last days of the pennant races..a very good article in the Sports section of today's NY Times, a profile of MLBB Ump Bruce Froemming, and interesing comments on the state of umpires, and umpiring, today, Umpire revels in the calls, and in getting them right

Definitely worth the read...

[Libertarian444]

Sox pick up reliever Mike Stanton from the Nationals

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SPLIT	G	IP	H	R	HR	BB	SO	W	L	Sv	P/GS	WHIP	BAA	ERA
Season	58	41.2	48	24	3	15	26	3	3	0	0.0	1.51	.294	4.75
Career	1026	987.2	940	454	85	375	806	60	53	76	57.0	1.33	.252	3.80
Last 7	2	3.0	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	--	1.33	.273	0.00
Projected	58	41	48	24	3	15	26	3	3	0	0.0	1.51	.294	4.75

[GraniteStateConservative]

I may have misspoke. By winning today, they ChiSox guarantee that their record is no worse than yours no matter what, and the ChiSox win the head-to-head tiebreaker, like the Yanks do with us. I apologize. As far as the WC, it is still in your own hands. The worst that can happen if you win 4 straight is a play-in game.