September 19, 20214 yr Kansas City was eliminated earlier this week. The White Sox have clinched at least a tie with Detroit, the elimination number down to 1. Elimination Number = Magic Number (clinch a tie) + 1 (elimination) 1 Detroit 6 Cleveland Will restore the seeding tracking if there is a substantial turn for the better.
September 19, 20214 yr Author All right, so the Cleveland elimination number is 6. White Sox have 1 game left in Texas and 3 in Detroit. Cleveland has 1 against New York and 4 with Kansas City. That totals 9. White Sox need a combination of 6 Sox Wins and Clevelander losses out of those 9. Otherwise, it comes down to that 5 game series in Cleveland. Want to see it end - there’s your spot. Probably first 2 games of that series: Would take some really strong effort by someone to prevent it. Hypothetically, Cleveland sweeps that 5 game series, and suddenly things would be real again. But yeah that would be one for the record books.
September 19, 20214 yr 38 minutes ago, maloney.adam said: Cleveland up 2-0 early on Yankees. 4-0 on some of the cheapest hits imaginable. No way Indians should win this pitching match-up
September 19, 20214 yr 2 minutes ago, fathom said: 4-0 on some of the cheapest hits imaginable. No way Indians should win this pitching match-up Looks like the Yankees are gonna be 1.5 out after today.
September 19, 20214 yr If we keep losing, Cleveland may make things interesting for us. That’s why I think resting players right now is a bad idea. Edited September 19, 20214 yr by maloney.adam
September 19, 20214 yr Just now, maloney.adam said: If we keep losing, Cleveland may make things interesting for us. At worst, we go into Cleveland with at least a 6.5 game lead. And that's assuming we lose the next 4 and they win their next 5. If we screw up that badly, we probably don't deserve to win shit.
September 19, 20214 yr Cole getting lit up. Let's see if the yankees offense can do something against a scrub pitcher
September 19, 20214 yr Higher seed Magic Number: Rays over Astros for 1-seed: 10 Astros over White Sox for 2-seed: 10
September 19, 20214 yr 6 minutes ago, flavum said: Higher seed Magic Number: Rays over Astros for 1-seed: 10 Astros over White Sox for 2-seed: 10 I think the chance was there to catch Houston and it's been missed at this point. Still possible but not looking likely.
September 19, 20214 yr Just now, South Side Hit Men said: Bye Bye Detroit. 5 left to eliminate Cleveland! 4
September 19, 20214 yr 16 minutes ago, flavum said: 4 Like to see the Sox sweep the Tigers and take care of things themselves. But Detroit has won seven of their last 10 and are only half-bad.
September 19, 20214 yr 18 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said: Bye Bye Detroit. 5 left to eliminate Cleveland! I don’t get why it’s 5 and not 4
September 19, 20214 yr Just now, NWINFan said: Like to see the Sox sweep the Tigers and take care of things themselves. But Detroit has won seven of their last 10 and are only half-bad. Soto being out helps
September 19, 20214 yr I think the Sox will clinch Thurs or Friday due to weather in Detroit. Hopefully MLB won’t make them go back to Detroit next Monday to play 2. If they end up playing 160, oh well.
September 19, 20214 yr 33 minutes ago, fathom said: I don’t get why it’s 5 and not 4 Yes, I stand corrected. Cleveland wins all remaining games: 88-74 Sox win four more vs. Detroit or Cincinnati: 89-73.
September 19, 20214 yr AL wildcard with two weeks left. All about the loss column. Red Sox and Blue Jays- 65 Yankees and A’s- 67
September 19, 20214 yr 9/20: Magic number = 4 Detroit was eliminated Sunday, joining Minnesota and Kansas City. Cleveland could be eliminated as early as Tuesday. Sox remain 3 back of Houston. In the Wild Card race Boston is in the first spot 1 games ahead of Toronto in the second spot. New York and Oakland both 1.5 back and Seattle 4 back. Over in the National League, the Giants are in front of the Dodgers by 1, with both having clinched at least a WC spot. St. Louis holds the 2nd WC spot, with Cincinnati 3 back, Philly 3 back (Sunday night pending) and San Diego 3.5 back. Philly only 1.5 behind Atlanta in the East (again, Sun night pending).
September 19, 20214 yr 5 hours ago, maloney.adam said: If we keep losing, Cleveland may make things interesting for us. That’s why I think resting players right now is a bad idea. lol ok. Nobody worries like our fanbase
September 19, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, flavum said: I think the Sox will clinch Thurs or Friday due to weather in Detroit. Hopefully MLB won’t make them go back to Detroit next Monday to play 2. If they end up playing 160, oh well. I hope the Sox clinch at Detroit. It's been a while since anybody clinched anything in Detroit.
September 20, 20214 yr My gut says Tuesday. Wednesday at the latest. I will say, Houston has struggled this year against under .500 teams and that Oakland series is no joke. I think there's still a solid chance we get home field in the first round.
September 20, 20214 yr I really want that homefield! Just can't trust Houston in their stadium. (#BangBang)
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