MLB Magic Numbers and Eliminations

[Neutron]

Right now all I care about with the Rangers is that they keep a better record than the Tigers for HFA for the ALDS, AND to avoid the Yankees the first round.

 

[DodgerKing]

The Giants are out of it. The best they can do is finish in a tie for the WC by winning every single game with Atlanta losing every game AND St. Louis losing at least 3 or more games out of the 5 left. This is nearly impossible. If it does happen, they still have to play in at least a 1 game playoff. Since the best they can do is tie and are behind 2 teams, I do not see this happening at all.

Now they are officially out of it, as AZ spanked the crap out of them last night

 

[BillD1984]

American League
Yankees: clinched division title AND HFA
Tigers: clinched division title
Rangers: clinched division title......First Round HFA MN- 3
Red Sox: playoff berth MN- 3

Still Alive: Rays, Angels

Mathematically Eliminated: Orioles, Blue Jays, Royals, Twins, White Sox, Indians, Mariners, Athletics


National League
Phillies: clinched division title AND HFA
Brewers: clinched division title....First Round HFA MN- 3
Diamondbacks: clinched division title
Braves: playoff berth MN- 3

Still Alive: Cardinals

Mathematically Eliminated: Marlins, Nationals, Mets, Astros, Cubs, Pirates, Reds, Padres, Rockies, Dodgers, Giants

 

[BillD1984]

Meaningful games tonight...............

American League
Red Sox (Beckett) at Orioles (Hunter)- 7:05pm ET
Indians (Jiminez) at Tigers (Fister)- 7:05pm ET
Yankees (Noesi) at Rays (Shields)- 7:10pm ET
Rangers (Wilson) at Angels (Haren)- 10:05pm ET

National League
Phillies (Lee) at Braves (Delgado)- 7:10pm ET
Cardinals (Garcia) at Astros (Rodriquez)- 8:05pm ET
Pirates (Morton) at Brewers (Marcum)- 8:10pm ET
Dodgers (Eveland) at Diamondbacks (Hudson)- 9:40pm ET

 

[riffjim4069]

OMG! I'm watching Baltimore vs. Boston...and was wondering if anyone pitches more slowly than Beckett. I can cook a three-minute egg between pitches.

 

[BillD1984]

The Titantic has nothing on these Red Sox!!

 

[BillD1984]

Braves lose to Phillies, but Cards losing 4-2 to Astros.....bottom of 7th. The Braves currently have a half game lead on the Cards, pending the conclusion of Cards-Astros.

Side note: the Phillies won their 100th game with their win.

 

[BillD1984]

AL WILDCARD


RAYS.............89-71
RED SOX.......89-71






Absolutely pathetic!

 

[BillD1984]

Cardnals tie up the Astros in the 8th.

 

[DodgerKing]

AL WILDCARD


RAYS.............89-71
RED SOX.......89-71






Absolutely pathetic!

I cannot think of nothing better for baseball.

A large market team spending millions in free agents in the off season collapsing to let a small market team which lost many key player catch up with them. One of those free agents came from this small market team. Plus it adds an actual race

 

[Mets82]

AL WILDCARD


RAYS.............89-71
RED SOX.......89-71






Absolutely pathetic!

Bill, I know I might get heat from you but you know what this means if the Red Sox collapse?? That means my Mets collapses of 2007 and 2008 will be water under the bridge!! But seriously, I have been in your position before and it stinks.

Also, you might have to hear jokes like the one I just heard on Letterman. He was talking about that satellite that was supposed to fall this past weekend and he said something to the effect of "There falling to the earth faster than the Boston Red Sox".

 

[BillD1984]

Two days left........

American League
Yankees: clinched division title AND HFA
Tigers: clinched division title
Rangers: clinched division title......First Round HFA MN- 2
Rays: playoff berth MN- 3
Red Sox: playoff berth MN- 3

Mathematically Eliminated: Orioles, Blue Jays, Royals, Twins, White Sox, Indians, Mariners, Athletics, Angels


National League
Phillies: clinched division title AND HFA
Brewers: clinched division title....First Round HFA MN- 2
Diamondbacks: clinched division title
Braves: playoff berth MN- 2

Still Alive: Cardinals

Mathematically Eliminated: Marlins, Nationals, Mets, Astros, Cubs, Pirates, Reds, Padres, Rockies, Dodgers, Giants

 

[AntAltMike]

The Magic, mass suicide number for the Red Sox is now 3. Any combination of 3 Red Sox losses and three Devil Rays wins will require all of the members of the Red Sox to commit suicide.

 

[BillD1984]

Tonight's meaningful games...........


American League
Red Sox (Bedard) at Orioles (Britton)- 7:05pm ET
Yankees (Colon) at Rays (Hellickson)- 7:10pm ET
Indians (Gomez) at Tigers (Scherzer)- 7:05pm ET
Rangers (Lewis) at Angels (Santana)- 10:05pm ET


National League
Phillies (Oswalt) at Braves (Lowe)- 7:10pm ET
Cardinals (Westbrook) at Astros (Sosa)- 8:05pm ET
Pirates (Ohlendorf) at Brewers (Wolf)- 8:10pm ET
Dodgers (Kuroda) at Diamondbacks (Parker)- 9:40pm ET

 

[DodgerKing]

Tonight's meaningful games...........


American League
Red Sox (Bedard) at Orioles (Britton)- 7:05pm ET
Yankees (Colon) at Rays (Hellickson)- 7:10pm ET
Indians (Gomez) at Tigers (Scherzer)- 7:05pm ET
Rangers (Lewis) at Angels (Santana)- 10:05pm ET


National League
Phillies (Oswalt) at Braves (Lowe)- 7:10pm ET
Cardinals (Westbrook) at Astros (Sosa)- 8:05pm ET
Pirates (Ohlendorf) at Brewers (Wolf)- 8:10pm ET
Dodgers (Kuroda) at Diamondbacks (Parker)- 9:40pm ET

This game is important, not because of AZ fighting for homefield, but because of Kemp fighting for the triple crown and 40/40

 

[Ramy]

The Magic, mass suicide number for the Red Sox is now 3. Any combination of 3 Red Sox losses and three Devil Rays wins will require all of the members of the Red Sox to commit suicide.

Huh? They are tied. It just takes one more win than the other team to win the wild card at this point.

 

[Neutron]

The Rangers have to win at least one more and the Tigers have to lose just one more for us to have HFA for the ALDS. Come on Rangers!!!!

 

[SandraC]

The Rangers have to win at least one more and the Tigers have to lose just one more for us to have HFA for the ALDS. Come on Rangers!!!!

That means Yankees/Tigers...Verlander twice in a five game series...ouch.


Sandra

 

[Jimbo]

That means Yankees/Tigers...Verlander twice in a five game series...ouch.


Sandra

It willbe the Tigers and Yanks IF they don't catch Texas.
If the Tigers win out and the Rangers lose one, Tigers win the HFA and play the Rays/ Sox.

 

[riffjim4069]

Orioles up early on the Red Sox. I really don't care who wins the ALWC, but this would be one heck of a choke!