Posted on 10/03/2021 8:03:00 AM PDT by be-baw
The AL East rivals will enter the final day of the season with identical 91-70 records
Thanks to Saturday's results, we'll go into Sunday with the possibility of a four-way tie for two wild-card spots still intact
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Now, here are the current wild-card standings after the Red Sox, Blue Jays, and Mariners all won on Saturday and the Yankees lost:
AL wild-card standings 1. Red Sox: 91-70 2. Yankees: 91-70 --------------------------- 3. Blue Jays: 90-71 (1.0 GB) 4. Mariners: 90-71 (1.0 GB)
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The Yankees and Red Sox have already guaranteed themselves an extra game, either a Game 163 tiebreaker Monday or the AL Wild Card Game on Tuesday. Both the Yankees and Red Sox control their own destinies. The Blue Jays and Mariners need help to reach the postseason at this point.
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If Tampa wins the World Series, Tampa would be the current champs of 3 of the 4 major sports leagues.
(Preview) My Annual Postseason Stats & Predictions (averaging around 60% right over more than 30 years)
Overall Rankings
Rank DIFF (PS minus PA)
1 NL LA Dodgers 269
2 NL San Francisco 210
3 AL Tampa Bay 206
4 AL Houston 205
5 AL Toronto 183
6 AL Chi White Sox 160
7 NL Atlanta 134
8 NL Milwaukee 115
9 AL Boston 80
10 AL Oakland 56
11 AL NY Yankees 42
12 NL St. Louis 34
13 NL Cincinnati 26
14 NL San Diego 21
15 AL Cleveland -10
16 NL Philadelphia -11
17 NL NY Mets -32
18 AL Seattle -47
19 NL Colorado -57
20 AL Detroit -59
21 NL Miami -78
22 AL LA Angels -85
23 NL Washington -96
24 AL Kansas City -102
25 AL Minnesota -105
26 NL Chi Cubs -134
27 AL Texas -190
28 NL Arizona -214
29 NL Pittsburgh -224
30 AL Baltimore -297
Predicted Winners
Wild Card
AL: Boston Red Sox
NL: Los Angeles Dodgers
ALDS
East: Tampa Bay
West: Houston
NLDS
East: Atlanta
West: Los Angeles Dodgers
ALCS
Tampa Bay
NLCS
Los Angeles Dodgers
WORLD SERIES
Los Angeles Dodgers
Will put on separate post later. If a favored team loses, just replace with the next highest ranked team to figure out the next predicted winner(s). Remember my average is really good, but just like the stock market, you don’t bet on one stock or one year. It’s an overall average over many years.
According to the stats I use, the “World Series” (best two teams in baseball) would be the NLDS between the Dodgers vs. the Giants.
(Preview) My Annual Postseason Stats & Predictions (averaging around 60% right over more than 30 years)
Overall Rankings
Rank DIFF (PS minus PA)
1 NL LA Dodgers 269
2 NL San Francisco 210
3 AL Tampa Bay 206
4 AL Houston 205
5 AL Toronto 183
6 AL Chi White Sox 160
7 NL Atlanta 134
8 NL Milwaukee 115
9 AL Boston 80
10 AL Oakland 56
11 AL NY Yankees 42
12 NL St. Louis 34
13 NL Cincinnati 26
14 NL San Diego 21
15 AL Cleveland -10
16 NL Philadelphia -11
17 NL NY Mets -32
18 AL Seattle -47
19 NL Colorado -57
20 AL Detroit -59
21 NL Miami -78
22 AL LA Angels -85
23 NL Washington -96
24 AL Kansas City -102
25 AL Minnesota -105
26 NL Chi Cubs -134
27 AL Texas -190
28 NL Arizona -214
29 NL Pittsburgh -224
30 AL Baltimore -297
Predicted Winners
Wild Card
AL: Boston Red Sox
NL: Los Angeles Dodgers
ALDS
East: Tampa Bay
West: Houston
NLDS
East: Atlanta
West: Los Angeles Dodgers
ALCS
Tampa Bay
NLCS
Los Angeles Dodgers
WORLD SERIES
Los Angeles Dodgers
Will put on separate post later. If a favored team loses, just replace with the next highest ranked team to figure out the next predicted winner(s). Remember my average is really good, but just like the stock market, you don’t bet on one stock or one year. It’s an overall average over many years.
According to the stats I use, the “World Series” (best two teams in baseball) would be the NLDS between the Dodgers vs. the Giants.
The joy of seeing Tampa win is their payroll is less than half of most of the other teams in the playoffs. Less than a third of the Dodgers.
The Cardinals will take care of the Dodgers.
OK. Any idea how?
The Cardinals will take care of the Dodgers.
LOL!! I was just about to post that my $$ is on the Astros.....but, I’d throw some change, on the Cards...for that potential BIG payoff. 😂
Details, details...
How exactly do the Cards have the upper hand on LA?
Serious question because I have no idea.
I mean I know “on any given day”, but what do you see in the Cards that can beat LA?
If you’ll re-read my post, you’ll get that I DON’T see the Cards beating LA....only in a *long shot*.
;-)
To tell you the truth, I usually know little about these teams at the start of the playoffs, only that the stats I use average about 60% right oever the years. But as the playoffs progress, I get to know the teams pretty well.
The Dodgers are the best pitching/defense team in baseball. That combined with a strong offense gives them the edge over the Giants.
But anything can happen, especially in a short series because my stats are over the whole season.
Did you enjoy the All Star game in Atlanta? Oh. I forgot, It wasn’t in Atlanta because MLB deciding stealing elections was a good thing and moved it to Colorado.
Don’t be a sheep.
Don’t be a jerk.
Explain Jerk. I speak with veracity. MLB has has become ‘Woke’. I refuse to be woke by the Marxists stealing elections and rioting in our cities.
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