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Ace7550

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Ace, who do you think makes the playoffs?
Actually, a better question is, which team will be left out in the cold?
I originally said Texas in this thread but they sure look good now. With Seattle at home for the last 7, I'm gonna say Houston doesn't make it.
Actually, this series between Hou and Sea is definitely gonna be a playoff atmosphere too.
 

Tanko

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Who do you think will fill the last 2 spots in the NL?
dbacks
cubs
marlins
reds
They all got a shot.

My guess looking at their remaining schedules
D-backs 5-2 Their in...

Last WC spot......
  • Cubs go 3-3
  • Marlins 4-3
  • Reds 3-2 or 4-1
If this plays out, I could see a lest 2 teams tied for the last WC spot.
 

Tanko

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I originally said Texas in this thread but they sure look good now. With Seattle at home for the last 7, I'm gonna say Houston doesn't make it.
Actually, this series between Hou and Sea is definitely gonna be a playoff atmosphere too.
I agree. Its down to Hou/Sea.
If Seattle goes 2-1 vs Houston, they make it even with the last series vs Texas.
 

Tanko

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I'm not going to see who stands were in these tie-breaker rules but here they are:

1. H2H record
2. Intra-division record
3. Inter-division record
4. Last half of intra-league games
5. Last half of intra-league games, plus X number of games until tie is broken (WTH this means, IDK).
 

Tanko

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Nut crunching time for Wild Card Spots....

American League: 3 out of 4 of these make it.

Current Standings
Texas 0 gms back........ 4 games @SEA
Toronto 2 gms back....... 1 gm vs NYY, 3 gms vs TBR (all at home)
Houston 2.5 gms back........ 3 gms @ARI
Seattle 4 gms back..... 4 gms vs TEX

  • If Texas wins 1 game of their 4 games in the series at Seattle they are in either as AL West winner or WC. The AL West isn't locked up with just 1 wins since Houston could win out and tie Texas for AL West lead (Houston hold tie-breaker over Texas).
  • Houston plays @ ARI and needs a total combination of 3 wins and/or Seattle losses over the next 4 days. They need the total to be 3 because HOU will lose in a tie-breaker between just HOU and SEA which could occur and if the total wins + SEA losses is only 2.
  • Seattle needs a lot of help.
    - 2 wins vs Texas + Houston lose all three @ARI
    - 3 wins vs Texas + Houston only win 1 game @ARI
    - 4 wins vs Texas + Houston winning only 2 games @ARI
  • Toronto needs a combination of wins and or losses from the other teams listed. Lots of combinations possible. They hold tie-breaker over Houston but lose tie-breakers to the other two teams (TEX/SEA) so their best shot is to pace Houston in number of total wins on the season and/or finish 1 game ahead of SEA.

    TOR and HOU are both at 87 wins and TOR has 4 games left while HOU only has 3.

I think TOR makes the playoffs because they finish with 1 gm vs NYY and 3 vs TBR. Tampa will likely be resting players since the only way the Rays improve their position is to win out and have Baltimore lose out (not likely).
 

BMR Genie

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Nut crunching time for Wild Card Spots....

American League: 3 out of 4 of these make it.

Current Standings
Texas 0 gms back........ 4 games @SEA
Toronto 2 gms back....... 1 gm vs NYY, 3 gms vs TBR (all at home)
Houston 2.5 gms back........ 3 gms @ARI
Seattle 4 gms back..... 4 gms vs TEX

  • If Texas wins 1 game of their 4 games in the series at Seattle they are in either as AL West winner or WC. The AL West isn't locked up with just 1 wins since Houston could win out and tie Texas for AL West lead (Houston hold tie-breaker over Texas).
  • Houston plays @ ARI and needs a total combination of 3 wins and/or Seattle losses over the next 4 days. They need the total to be 3 because HOU will lose in a tie-breaker between just HOU and SEA which could occur and if the total wins + SEA losses is only 2.
  • Seattle needs a lot of help.
    - 2 wins vs Texas + Houston lose all three @ARI
    - 3 wins vs Texas + Houston only win 1 game @ARI
    - 4 wins vs Texas + Houston winning only 2 games @ARI
  • Toronto needs a combination of wins and or losses from the other teams listed. Lots of combinations possible. They hold tie-breaker over Houston but lose tie-breakers to the other two teams (TEX/SEA) so their best shot is to pace Houston in number of total wins on the season and/or finish 1 game ahead of SEA.

    TOR and HOU are both at 87 wins and TOR has 4 games left while HOU only has 3.

I think TOR makes the playoffs because they finish with 1 gm vs NYY and 3 vs TBR. Tampa will likely be resting players since the only way the Rays improve their position is to win out and have Baltimore lose out (not likely).
Great breakdown, Tank! and goodbye Seattle.
 
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