South Side Hit Men Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 I use this for playoff tracker: https://www.mlb.com/standings/wild-card/2021-08-12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) Wrong thread lol Edited August 13, 2021 by TheTruth05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago White Sox Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Aced him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asindc Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 16 hours ago, T R U said: It pisses me off that it looks like this, but this team seems content with their 11 game lead and resting people.. I wouldn't get your hopes up for HFA Hopefully they can still do both, but I don't get the impression that they are going to go balls to the wall for best record in the AL Just remember how the 2008 and 2012 teams wore down towards the end of those seasons. Resting guys will pay dividends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 43 minutes ago, asindc said: Just remember how the 2008 and 2012 teams wore down towards the end of those seasons. Resting guys will pay dividends. In 2008 Carlos Quentin was out for the playoffs and September after busting his hand punching something (a bat?) in frustration after a strikeout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asindc Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 48 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: In 2008 Carlos Quentin was out for the playoffs and September after busting his hand punching something (a bat?) in frustration after a strikeout. I’m aware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 hour ago, asindc said: Just remember how the 2008 and 2012 teams wore down towards the end of those seasons. Resting guys will pay dividends. The 2008 team had to win a bunch of games at the end, and the Black Out Game. They were in no position to set a playoff rotation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asindc Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Dick Allen said: The 2008 team had to win a bunch of games at the end, and the Black Out Game. They were in no position to set a playoff rotation. Which is another reason why resting guys with an 11.5 game lead is a good idea. As Konerko says in this article, the Sox just “ran out of gas” in 2008: https://www.capitalgazette.com/chi-081006-chicago-white-sox-tampa-bay-rays-story.html Edited August 13, 2021 by asindc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Sox magic # is 37. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 17 minutes ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: Sox magic # is 37. 35. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 minute ago, hi8is said: 35. Cleveland has 58 losses. Thus they could end up with a maximum of 104 wins. Sox have 68 wins, so they need 37 more to get 105. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 minute ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: Cleveland has 58 losses. Thus they could end up with a maximum of 104 wins. Sox have 68 wins, so they need 37 more to get 105. 35. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, hi8is said: 35. How do you get 35? EDIT: I see how you got 35, so just look at the loss column for a minute and then come back when you realize it's actually 37. Edited August 13, 2021 by WhiteSoxFan1993 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 It’s 35 over the Tigers. 37 over the Indians. Magic Number= games left, plus one, minus games ahead in loss column Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Just now, flavum said: It’s 35 over the Tigers. 37 over the Indians. Magic Number= games left, plus one, minus games ahead in loss column Right, but your magic number to clinch the division is the highest of the numbers needed to eliminate each of the opponents, so it's 37. Mathematically, the Sox could win 35 more games and still not win the division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 6 minutes ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: Right, but your magic number to clinch the division is the highest of the numbers needed to eliminate each of the opponents, so it's 37. Mathematically, the Sox could win 35 more games and still not win the division. I’m just fucking around. Magic number is 35 because of The Big Hurt and the location of Sox Park. 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 (edited) Sox hold an 11 game lead over Cleveland, 12.5 over Detroit, with a magic number of 33. Tampa has a 5 game lead over New York and Boston. Houston with a 2.5 game lead over Oakland. New York/Boston/Oakland in a 3-way wildcard tie, with Toronto 4 back. Tampa is 2.5 ahead of Houston and 3 ahead of the Sox for the #1 seed (which may not be a desirable position given the Yankees surge). In the NL, Milwaukee has an 8.5 game lead over Cincinnati, San Francisco by 4 over LA, and the Mets now in 3rd, 2 games behind Philly and 4.5 behind Atlanta. Dodgers are securely in the #1 Wild Card position, but Cincinnati is only 1.5 behind San Diego. Edited August 18, 2021 by WhiteSoxFan1993 2.4 isn't a lead you can have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 5 minutes ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: Sox hold an 11 game lead over Cleveland, 12.5 over Detroit, with a magic number of 33. Tampa has a 5 game lead over New York and Boston. Houston with a 2.4 game lead over Oakland. New York/Boston/Oakland in a 3-way wildcard tie, with Toronto 4 back. Tampa is 2.5 ahead of Houston and 3 ahead of the Sox for the #1 seed (which may not be a desirable position given the Yankees surge). In the NL, Milwaukee has an 8.5 game lead over Cincinnati, San Francisco by 4 over LA, and the Mets now in 3rd, 2 games behind Philly and 4.5 behind Atlanta. Dodgers are securely in the #1 Wild Card position, but Cincinnati is only 1.5 behind San Diego. Do extra inning games count for less? Well at least we can avoid a potential tie breaker game that way. Just kidding...thanks for putting together the update. I'd rather we did not see the Yankees again this year so hopefully Oakland and Boston can hold them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, wegner said: Do extra inning games count for less? Well at least we can avoid a potential tie breaker game that way. Just kidding...thanks for putting together the update. I'd rather we did not see the Yankees again this year so hopefully Oakland and Boston can hold them off. In a perfect world, the Sox get the #2 seed, Oakland #3, and Tampa, the Yankees and Astros all end up on the other side of the bracket. Really unlikely to happen with Bassitt out but we can dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 (edited) There’s still plenty of time for scenarios to change. It’s quite possible the Yankees can jump the Rays. Also, you have that one game playoff for the wildcard. Anything can happen. Edited August 18, 2021 by maloney.adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 41 minutes ago, maloney.adam said: There’s still plenty of time for scenarios to change. It’s quite possible the Yankees can jump the Rays. Also, you have that one game playoff for the wildcard. Anything can happen. Eh, the Yankees just aren't that great of a team and the Rays are. Right now I think the Rays have a great chance to get 96 wins and that will prolly be the home field advantage. I think if Sox can get 94 wins they will have a good chance of the 2nd spot in front of Houston. Houston is having some hitting issues, finally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 18, 2021 Author Share Posted August 18, 2021 Updated in post 1. The Yankees have caught the Red Sox after 2 wins yesterday - the Yankees have a percentage lead on them but different numbers of games played. As of now, that would be a play-in game. The Yankees have been on fire, winning 7 of their last 10. However, the Rays have been fully keeping pace with them, so the Yankees have stayed basically stuck 5 games back of the Rays, while the Red Sox have faded over the last month. The A's have lost their last 2 games, but Houston is losing a fair number of games right now, so the A's haven't fallen far back. The White Sox have also closed ground on Houston for the #2 seed. in the NL, the Braves have opened up a quick lead, and Cinci is slowly making up ground on San Diego. The Giants just won't stop winning and are just nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chitownsportsfan Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 The giants being this good is bonkers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 8/19 update: Sox now hold a 12 game lead over Cleveland, 13.5 over Detroit, with a magic number of 31. Tampa Bay has a 5 game lead over New York and 6 over Boston. Houston maintains a 2.5 game lead over Oakland. Yankees now lead the Wild Card race by 1 game over Boston and Oakland, who are tied for the 2nd spot. Toronto 4 out Tampa leads the playoff seeding race by 3 over the Sox and 3.5 over Houston. In the NL, San Diego and Cincinnati both lost (both to pretty bad teams no less) so the Padres remain 1.5 up for the 2nd wild card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Sox are going to clinch the division September 17 in Texas. Exactly 38 years after La Russa clinched his only playoff berth with the Sox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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