Kyyle23 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Blue Jays are just as hot right now as the Yankees were a few weeks ago. Looks like all AL East in the wildcard (unless A's put it together for a sustained run) and whoever wins faces the Rays. LET THEM FIGHT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaRoache Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 21 minutes ago, Kyyle23 said: Blue Jays are just as hot right now as the Yankees were a few weeks ago. Looks like all AL East in the wildcard (unless A's put it together for a sustained run) and whoever wins faces the Rays. LET THEM FIGHT The Rays offense has been good all year. The pitching has finally come around. I do hope they beat the Rays if the see them as I would love HFA if we make the ALCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Balta1701 said: Finally have played the same number of games as Houston, so with the tiebreaker the Sox would need to be 3 wins better than them over their last 19. If they went 10-9, the White Sox would need to go 13-6 for the 2 seed. Lotsa leverage on each remaining loss. Hoping it will help that the Astros play the A’s and Rays the final 9 games of the season while we get mostly the Tigers and by-then-eliminated Guardians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 14 minutes ago, SonofaRoache said: The Rays offense has been good all year. The pitching has finally come around. I do hope they beat the Rays if the see them as I would love HFA if we make the ALCS. I'm assuming the first one was supposed to be Jays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 The really good news here is that the way things stack up, the Sox and Houston are pretty well locked in unless something crazy happens in the next few weeks. That means no matter what happens in that AL East craziness, the Sox can only play the winner of the the three teams, as the two wild cards will meet first, and then the winner of that game gets Tampa before the ALCS round. If the Sox beat Houston, they get the AL East survivor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 19 games left for each. Magic number on each other for 2-seed: Hou-17 Sox-22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fathom Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Twins gave away the game to Indians with awful defense in the last inning. Hopefully they take the second game of the DH tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 20 minutes ago, fathom said: Twins gave away the game to Indians with awful defense in the last inning. Hopefully they take the second game of the DH tonight. Polanco whiffed on a routine ground ball and that was basically the catalyst for the whole inning. Twins gonna Twins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Yankees up 5-0 on Baltimore in the 3rd inning. It's becoming increasingly clear that the Wild Card is going to be won by the team that gets to play Baltimore last. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney.adam Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 (edited) Cleveland up 3-0 on Minnesota. The Twins are terrible! I guess they will not be doing us any favors so we just got to go out and win the games we’re supposed to win. Edited September 15, 2021 by maloney.adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 12 hours ago, flavum said: 19 games left for each. Magic number on each other for 2-seed: Hou-17 Sox-22 18 games left Hou-17 Sox-20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 3 hours ago, maloney.adam said: Cleveland up 3-0 on Minnesota. The Twins are terrible! I guess they will not be doing us any favors so we just got to go out and win the games we’re supposed to win. They beat cleveland 3 of 4 last week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi8is Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 3 hours ago, maloney.adam said: Cleveland up 3-0 on Minnesota. The Twins are terrible! I guess they will not be doing us any favors so we just got to go out and win the games we’re supposed to win. Who cares? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 (edited) 9/15: Magic number = 7 Minnesota has been eliminated. Magic number to eliminate Kansas City is 2, which could happen as early as today. Sox are now within 1 of Houston for the #2 seed. In the Wild Card race we now have New York, Toronto and Boston all tied for the 2 spots. Seattle 3 back, Oakland 3.5 back. Over in the National League, the Giants are in front of the Dodgers by 2.5, with both having clinched at least a WC spot. St. Louis has moved into the 2nd WC spot, with Cincinnati 0.5 back and San Diego 1 back. Edited September 15, 2021 by WhiteSoxFan1993 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 30 minutes ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: 9/15: Magic number = 7 Minnesota has been eliminated. Magic number to eliminate Kansas City is 2, which could happen as early as today. Sox are now within 1 of Houston for the #2 seed. In the Wild Card race we now have New York, Toronto and Oakland all tied for the 2 spots. Seattle 3 back, Oakland 3.5 back. Over in the National League, the Giants are in front of the Dodgers by 2.5, with both having clinched at least a WC spot. St. Louis has moved into the 2nd WC spot, with Cincinnati 0.5 back and San Diego 1 back. Boston, not Oakland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 30 minutes ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: 9/15: Magic number = 7 Minnesota has been eliminated. Magic number to eliminate Kansas City is 2, which could happen as early as today. Sox are now within 1 of Houston for the #2 seed. In the Wild Card race we now have New York, Toronto and Oakland all tied for the 2 spots. Seattle 3 back, Oakland 3.5 back. Over in the National League, the Giants are in front of the Dodgers by 2.5, with both having clinched at least a WC spot. St. Louis has moved into the 2nd WC spot, with Cincinnati 0.5 back and San Diego 1 back. I think you mean NY, TOR, and Boston all tied? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said: Boston, not Oakland. 1 minute ago, 35thstreetswarm said: I think you mean NY, TOR, and Boston all tied? Yes, I did mean Boston and have fixed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
35thstreetswarm Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Just now, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: Yes, I did mean Boston and have fixed it. Gotcha, thanks. By the way, (too lazy to figure it out myself) anybody know who wins the tiebreakers between those three? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCCWS Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 1 minute ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: Yes, I did mean Boston and have fixed it. Good job keeping this updated on your part. Next few weeks will really heat up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, 35thstreetswarm said: Gotcha, thanks. By the way, (too lazy to figure it out myself) anybody know who wins the tiebreakers between those three? Boston is 10-6 vs New York so Boston has won that tiebreaker Boston is 10-9 vs Toronto so Boston has also won that one Toronto is 10-6 vs New York so Toronto has won that one So New York is on the road against any team they're tied with. The real wild scenario is if they finish in a 3-way tie. There are two tiebreaker games just to determine who gets to play in the Wild Card game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wegner Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 1 hour ago, WhiteSoxFan1993 said: Boston is 10-6 vs New York so Boston has won that tiebreaker Boston is 10-9 vs Toronto so Boston has also won that one Toronto is 10-6 vs New York so Toronto has won that one So New York is on the road against any team they're tied with. The real wild scenario is if they finish in a 3-way tie. There are two tiebreaker games just to determine who gets to play in the Wild Card game. If this was to happen, I wonder if they would start the Sox-Astros series on time while those are being resolved or would they wait to start our series until the WC is set? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Its looking likely that we are going to get home field against Houston with what their end of year schedule is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 1 minute ago, wegner said: If this was to happen, I wonder if they would start the Sox-Astros series on time while those are being resolved or would they wait to start our series until the WC is set? Here's what happens if there's a 3 way tie for the two wild card spots. Team A hosts Team B. The winner is the first wild card. This game would be Monday. The loser plays at Team C and the winner is the second wild card. This game would be Tuesday. The actual wild card game (which might be same two teams that just played each other Monday) would get pushed back to Wednesday. My best guess is they have the Sox and Astros go ahead and start on Thursday, otherwise there are no games Thursday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 The White Sox have spared the Minnesota Twins from yet another postseason sweep. Next to face elimination is likely the Kansas City Royals. Elimination Number = Magic Number (clinch a tie) + 1 (elimination) 3 Kansas City 5 Detroit 8 Cleveland AL Seed Clinching Number: 25 Tampa Bay (#1 seed) 20 Houston (#2 seed) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Magic numbers for the 2-seed with 17 games left: Hou-15 Sox-20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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