Trivia stuff for THURSDAY nite:
AMERICAN LEAGUE
DETROIT has clinched DIVISION
YANKEE eliminated.
ROYALS eliminated.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
REDS are eliminated from division race, will be a wildcard.
ATLANTA magic number is TWO over DODGERS (seeding and HFA over LAD)
HFA = home field advantage
Indians win was 14th straight over the Pale Hose, I’m told that’s the longest losing streak against any opponent in franchise history. Royals eliminated, sadly for them they have a potential 4 game winning steak coming up that would mean nothing.
Rivera’s final home game is at hand, I think he’ll pitch the 9th regardless of the score.
Flubs victory in final home game hurts Pirates division hopes.
Someone tell Jim Leyland THERE IS NO CRYING IN BASEBALL. It’s unseemly enough when kids do it at the Little League World Series.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BOS magic number is 2 for HFA. Plus the AL has HFA for the WS.
Big series coming up in BAL. Showalter is a crusty galoot, so I expect BAL to play balls to the wall.