Once again, the second wildcard can give teams legitimate hope and a false sense of hope.
It's possible you haven't looked at this yet this or even know who's leading the 2nd Wildcard.
The Blue Jays lead, and are on pace for 87 wins. The Mariners, Tigers, and Royals are ahead of the White Sox.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings/_/view/wi...rd/group/league
This scenario may actually be saving Ventura's job right now. On the other hand, the Sox were once in a position where 64-64 after 23-11 would have won 87 games. That's a shame.