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Bend, don't break.

I'm past the point of getting upset. If he blows this, I'll laugh.

Score 5 runs. Get a quality start. You win a lot of those games. Close it out.

Looks the Rays moved their rotation around. Now it'll be Shields, Moore, Hellickson, and Price. And the Sox may decide for a 6th starter on Wednesday, failing to realize they're in the final 10 games of the season. But if they keep a 5-man, it's: Quintana, Floyd, Sale, Liriano

That's a no-brainer. He's bad, and can't pitch at the Cell. Later dude.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Sep 24, 2012 -> 10:37 AM) here is an odd question. Historically, how have teams(division winners) fared that have entered the playoffs with the worst record? It always seems like the best season record team seems to get bounced(not always i guess, but somewhat frequently) due to the team expending all of their energy in season Since 2001 (worst division winners)- teams with win totals in the 80's in bold: 01 Cle (91 wins)- Lost ALDS 01 Arz (92)- Won World Series 02 Min (94) - Lost ALCS 02 Stl (97) - Lost NLCS 03 Min (90) - Lost ALDS 03 Cubs (88) - Lost NLCS 04 Min/LAA (92) - Both lost ALDS 04 LAD (93) Lost NLDS 05 NY/LAA (95) - you know 05 SD (82) - Lost NLDS 06 Oak (93) - Lost ALCS 06 StL (83) - Won World Series 07 LAA (94) - Lost ALDS 07 Cubs (85) -Lost NLDS 08 Sox (89) - Lost ALDS 08 LAD (84) - Lost NLCS 09 Min (87) - Lost ALDS 09 StL (91) - Lost NLDS 10 Tex (90) - Lost World Series 10 Cin (91) - Lost NLDS 11 Det (95) - Lost ALCS 11 Arz (94) - Lost NLDS 12 out of 22 worst division winners lose in the first round. 7 more lose in the CS 1 lost the WS 2 won the WS

QUOTE (tonyho7476 @ Sep 24, 2012 -> 08:13 AM) Exciting? I guess, but these wild swings in performance really suck to watch. We need to get on a bit of a run here to finish the year and win the division. You couldn't tell I was being facetious? This division and race are a joke. It's an absolute joke to baseball the Sox or Tigers are taking a playoff spot with the 7th best record in the league, especially with the new format.

Just to recap the last 44 games.... Sox 21-23 Det 22-22 Exciting s*** in that ole AL Central.

I'm done predicting. I just want to wake up in first in an awful division every day.

Sox vs KC 1-1 (0-2) -1 vs Oak 2-1 (2-1) -1 at Tor 2-2 (3-1) E at KC 2-1 (0-3) -2 vs NY 2-1 (3-0) -1 vs Sea 2-1 (3-0) E at Bal 2-2 (1-3) -1 at Det 1-2 (0-3) -2 vs Min 2-1 (2-1) -2 vs KC 2-1 (1-2) -3 vs Det 1-2 (1-2) -3 at Min 2-1 (3-0) -2 vs Det 1-0 (1-0) -2 at KC 2-1 (1-2) -3 at LAA 1-2 (0-3) -4 vs Cle 2-1 vs TB 2-2 at Cle 2-1 Tigers vs NY 2-2 (2-2) E at Tex 1-2 (1-2) E at Min 2-1 (2-1) E vs Bal 2-1 (1-2) -1 vs Tor 2-1 (3-0) E vs LAA 2-1 (2-1) E at KC 2-1 (0-3) -2 vs Chi 2-1 (3-0) -1 vs Cle 2-1 (1-2) -2 at LAA 1-2 (0-3) -3 at Chi 2-1 (2-1) -3 at Cle 2-1 (2-1) -3 at Chi 0-1 (0-1) -3 vs Oak 2-1 (2-1) -3 vs Min 2-1 (1-2) -4 vs KC 3-1 at Min 2-1 at KC 2-1 And now we're down to 87. Who wants it?

Tigers/Twins Game 2: Twins don't score in the top of the 1st.

QUOTE (fathom @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 06:05 PM) That's fine with me. Indians have hit him hard this year. Given their struggles vs LHP, I bet we see Santiago on Wednesday. I think it's too late in the game for that stuff. 10 games left-- 2 starts each, and if they make it, Sale and Peavy are there for Games 1 and 2 at home.

They're talking about moving Peavy back and not starting him Wednesday? Uh, no you hick. f***ing pitch.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 05:25 PM) 10 games left. IMHO 8-2 wins you division, nothing less. I agree. I'm hoping for a nice surprise tonight in Detroit, and change that to 7-3.

Yankees have a one game lead on Baltimore. Wildcard: Bal 87-65 +1 Oak 86-66 - LAA 84-69 2.5 TB 83-70 3.5 Schedules: NY: 3 at Min, 4 at Tor, 3 vs Bos Bal: 4 vs Tor, 3 vs Bos, 3 at TB Oak: 4 at Tex, 3 vs Sea, 3 vs Tex LAA: 3 vs Sea, 3 at Tex, 3 at Sea TB: 2 at Bos, 4 at Chi, 3 vs Bal

Good to see the Indians put up 16 hits coming into town.

QUOTE (justBLAZE @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 04:34 PM) Any chance Rays are gonna out of it by the time they play us? They'll be on life support. They have 9 left. Pretty much have to go 8-1.

Or Steve could have said, "The Sox are up 1 with 11 left."

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 03:06 PM) What's the espn game tonight Dodgers/Reds It was almost this game. Thank god it wasn't.

5-spot. I love crooked numbers.

How about Floyd goes 8 innings today, and we actually win one of these f***ing games?

3-2 Twins. Come on, EE!

Bases loaded, noooooobody out.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 23, 2012 -> 01:41 PM) Like me not talking about Ozzie anymore, I wish the board would not talk about these percentages the rest of this season and in the future. They are stupid. When you are 3 games up like we were at one point, all that means is a team like the Angels sweeps us and Detroit wins 3 and it's gone and the percentages meant squad. It's like those newspaper articles I used to read when a team falls eight games back in April. The writer would look up the record the team would need to win the division and it would be some insane winning percentage that never took in account the other teams' records. ugh. MATH IS SCARY. STOP TALKING ABOUT IT.

2-1 Tigers. Twins 2nd and 3rd, no out.