September 25, 201213 yr Yankees with a 1.5 game lead on Baltimore. Wildcard getting interesting: Bal 88-66 +1.5 Oak 86-67 -- LAA 84-69 2.0 TB 83-70 3.0 Go O's. Go A's. Go Sox. Go Royals.
September 25, 201213 yr 9. Liriano/Kluber AND Chen/A. Sanchez 8. Peavy or Santiago/Masterson AND Guthrie/Porcello 7. Peavy or Quintana/Shields AND Mendoza/Fister 6. Floyd/Quintana vs. M. Moore AND Diamond/Scherzer 5. TBA/Sale vs. Hellickson AND Walters/Verlander 4. TBA/Sale vs. Price/??? AND
September 25, 201213 yr Author AL Best Record: Texas NY Yankees -2 Baltimore -3½ AL Central: SOX Detroit -1 AL East: NY Yankees Baltmore -1½ AL Wild Card: Baltimore +1½ Oakland LA Angels -2 Tampa Bay -3 9/25 Games: CLE @ SOX 2:10 TOR @ BAL 7:05 KC @ DET 7:05 TB @ BOS 7:10 OAK @ TEX 8:05 NYY @ MIN 8:10 SEA @ LAA 10:05 Edited September 26, 201213 yr by HickoryHuskers
September 26, 201213 yr Author AL Best Record: Texas NY Yankees -2 Baltimore -3½ AL Central: SOX Detroit AL East: NY Yankees Baltimore -1½ AL Wild Card: Baltimore +½ Oakland LA Angels -2 Tampa Bay -3 9/26 Games: NYY @ MIN 1:10 TOR @ BAL 7:05 KC @ DET 7:05 TB @ BOS 7:10 OAK @ TEX 8:00 CLE @ SOX 8:10 SEA @ LAA 10:05
September 27, 201213 yr Wild Card: Bal 89-67 +0.5 Oak 88-67 -- LAA 86-69 2.0 TB 85-70 3.0 I don't want the Sox to contribute to the Rays getting back in this, but it's not impossible all 4 team finish 90-72 or 91-71. Bal 1-5 or 2-4 Oak 2-5 or 3-4 LAA 4-3 or 5-2 TB 5-2 or 6-1 Could happen.
September 28, 201213 yr 6 games left: AL East-- NY 90-66 -- Bal 89-67 1.0 AL Wild Card-- Bal 89-67 + 1.0 Oak 88-68 -- LAA 86-70 2.0 TB 86-70 2.0 Schedules: Yankees-- at Tor, at Bos Orioles-- vs Bos, at TB A's-- vs Sea, vs Tex Angels-- at Tex, at Sea Rays-- at Chi, vs Bal Could be a cluster f*** at 90-72 or 91-71.
September 29, 201213 yr Yankees have a one game lead on the Orioles. Orioles magic number over the Angels is 3 to clinch a Wild card berth. WC2-- Oak - LAA 2 TB 3 The Rays have to win 5 in a row, including sweeping the Orioles, and hope the Orioles lose one against Boston.
September 30, 201213 yr Orioles put up 3 on Zach Stewart in the first inning. How is that guy in the big leagues? Yankees down 2-1, 3rd. Orioles and Yankees are tied, btw. Edited September 30, 201213 yr by flavum
September 30, 201213 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Sep 30, 2012 -> 12:57 PM) Orioles put up 3 on Zach Stewart in the first inning. How is that guy in the big leagues? He just needs more time in the minors. ERA on the season now at 8.47. 13 HR in 34 IP.
September 30, 201213 yr It would suck if the A's get to host the Yankees in the Wild Card Game, and lose.
October 1, 201213 yr QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Sep 30, 2012 -> 07:25 PM) The Rays are hot but it's too late. I thought at the beginning of the week the Rays needed to go 7-2 (2-0 vs Bos,3-1 vs CHW, 2-1 vs Balt) to have any shot at the A's. After going 5-1 so far, not only couldnt they gain ground on Oakland, they couldnt even pass up the Angels. Pretty amazing how well just about every team has played the final week of this playoff push.
October 1, 201213 yr QUOTE (zenryan @ Sep 30, 2012 -> 07:28 PM) I thought at the beginning of the week the Rays needed to go 7-2 (2-0 vs Bos,3-1 vs CHW, 2-1 vs Balt) to have any shot at the A's. After going 5-1 so far, not only couldnt they gain ground on Oakland, they couldnt even pass up the Angels. Pretty amazing how well just about every team has played the final week of this playoff push. Except the Sox.
October 1, 201213 yr AL East- Loser plays in the Wild card game. Bal 92-67 at TB NY 92-67 vs Bos AL West- Tex 93-66 Oak 91-68 Oakland has to sweep them to win the West AL Wildcard- Bal/NY 92-67 +1 Oak 91-68 -- LAA 88-71 3.0 TB 88-71 3.0 For a 3-way tie for the 2nd wild card: Angels need to sweep the Mariners. Rays need to sweep the Orioles. Rangers need to sweep the A's. Edited October 1, 201213 yr by flavum
October 1, 201213 yr QUOTE (kapkomet @ Sep 30, 2012 -> 07:42 PM) Except the Sox. we should be use to that by now.
October 1, 201213 yr QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Oct 1, 2012 -> 07:25 AM) we should be use to that by now. It's going to take me a long time to get over this collapse/choke. I can't imagine how worried Sox officials are that the loyal season ticket holders would probably rather throw money down the toilet than re-up their season tickets after this disastrous finish. The Sox showed no fight, no nothing. It was just horrific baseball day after day.
October 1, 201213 yr Author It's going to take me a long time to get over this collapse/choke. I can't imagine how worried Sox officials are that the loyal season ticket holders would probably rather throw money down the toilet than re-up their season tickets after this disastrous finish. The Sox showed no fight, no nothing. It was just horrific baseball day after day. It's been tough to swallow, but I don't see it as a true choke. It's the offense, especially the 5-9 hitters, reverting to their true selves at the most inopportune time. A lineup with Rios, AJ, Viciedo, Ramirez, and Beckham in the 5-9 slots and it took some very good fortune by the Sox and some very bad play by Detroit to even make it possible. I see this season as providing Sox management some extra incentive to put it all together for 2013 instead of just waiting for the young guys to develop.
October 2, 201213 yr QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 2, 2012 -> 12:12 AM) A's are in. Rays and Angels go home. A's have a shot at the division.
October 2, 201213 yr QUOTE (kitekrazy @ Oct 2, 2012 -> 12:19 AM) A's have a shot at the division. Sure do, gotta give them props. Rangers were a 'lock' months ago and now here we are.
October 3, 201213 yr Yankees take a 1-game lead into the final day over the Orioles. A's down 1-0, 5th to Rangers. They have ducks on the pond, nobody out. An A's win means they play for the division tomorrow.
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