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2012 AL Pennant Chase


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QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 2, 2012 -> 10:58 PM)
If the A's win, it's Ryan Dempster vs AJ Griffin tomorrow at 2:35 for the division.

 

I have some serious questions regarding the A's rotation in the playoffs. Parker, Milone, Griffin, and Blackley? I don't know...

 

Their offense really needs to step it up.

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QUOTE (chw42 @ Oct 2, 2012 -> 09:50 PM)
I have some serious questions regarding the A's rotation in the playoffs. Parker, Milone, Griffin, and Blackley? I don't know...

 

Their offense really needs to step it up.

 

They won 93 games with that rotation. As has Baltimore, and I couldn't name you one starter from that team. That is insanity.

 

I don't know if that'll hold up in the playoffs. I mean ask the Twins of the last decade how it worked out for them in October without an Ace/MVP-type offensive player to rise up. It's why the Yankees always beat them. Speaking of which suddenly they look like the class of the AL heading into the playoffs. Ugh.

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QUOTE (Cali @ Oct 3, 2012 -> 12:48 AM)
They won 93 games with that rotation. As has Baltimore, and I couldn't name you one starter from that team. That is insanity.

 

I don't know if that'll hold up in the playoffs. I mean ask the Twins of the last decade how it worked out for them in October without an Ace/MVP-type offensive player to rise up. It's why the Yankees always beat them. Speaking of which suddenly they look like the class of the AL heading into the playoffs. Ugh.

 

The O's have been real lucky this year. Their run differential is only +10.

 

Oakland's pitching has been good in the regular season, but we'll see how it holds up against good offenses in October. Their offense is also heavily dependent on home runs. Those types of offenses tend to stall against really good pitching. So we'll see.

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QUOTE (2nd_city_saint787 @ Oct 3, 2012 -> 12:32 AM)
If the Dodgers lose do you think Kershaw pitches tomorrow?? I'm 11 Ks from winning my money league and he's somehow available. He's got a 1 something ERA vs SF. I'm torn between him and Chris Tillman who is also somehow available (I can only make one move)

 

LOL that's the exact reason I dont want him pitching. He's opposing me in a fineal matchup.

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Pretty cool that it comes down to the last day and a lot is up in the air.

 

So we know the 5 AL teams in, but there's a lot of scenarios.

 

Yankees win, they win the division and have the 1 seed.

Yankees lose and Orioles win, they play a tiebreaker game Thursday for the division.

 

Winner of Okaland/Texas wins the division.

 

If the Yankees lose and Orioles win, you then have 3 teams tied with 94 wins...the winner of the Yankees/Orioles tiebreaker game would have the same record as the A's/Rangers winner, so I believe home field and #1 seed would go to head to head record between the two tied teams.

 

NL the only battle is for the #1 seed, Washington and Cincy with same records...now sure who holds the head to head record advantage there if they tie.

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Pretty cool that it comes down to the last day and a lot is up in the air.

 

So we know the 5 AL teams in, but there's a lot of scenarios.

 

Yankees win, they win the division and have the 1 seed.

Yankees lose and Orioles win, they play a tiebreaker game Thursday for the division.

 

Winner of Okaland/Texas wins the division.

 

If the Yankees lose and Orioles win, you then have 3 teams tied with 94 wins...the winner of the Yankees/Orioles tiebreaker game would have the same record as the A's/Rangers winner, so I believe home field and #1 seed would go to head to head record between the two tied teams.

 

NL the only battle is for the #1 seed, Washington and Cincy with same records...now sure who holds the head to head record advantage there if they tie.

 

Washington has tiebreaker over Cincy.

 

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With the division on the line in game 162, Ryan Dempster is pitching to his battery-mate Geovany Soto. "Headlines you wouldn't believe back in March"

 

Rangers are now under .500 since acquiring Dempster/Soto. I guess they forgot to have them de-Cubbed before leaving Chicago.

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