Eliminated

[Elster88]

When Boston beat Baltimore on 9/1, they eliminated Seattle from wildcard contention. When Washington lost to Philadelphia on 9/2, they eliminated themselves from NL East contention. They are the first teams officially eliminated from the playoffs.

	NL	AL
9/2

[TransMonk]

Washington was gone as of 8/31.

The elimination number that CBS Sportsline gives you is a pretty basic equation (magic number) that does not take in to account the games that teams still have remaining against each other.

[Elster88]

I'll use the basic definition to keep it easier unless there is a site that can do the full calculation?

[TransMonk]

http://riot.ieor.berkeley.edu/~baseball/national_league.html

[DocTee]

I would not be surprised if Colorado--with a load of games v. their weak divisional rivals-- makes another late run

[nymr83]

DocTee wrote: I would not be surprised if Colorado--with a load of games v. their weak divisional rivals-- makes another late run

Colorado sucks, and I thought that was crazy talk when I read it, then I went and saw how bad Arizona and LA actualy are.

[Gwreck]

Pittsburgh, with their loss yesterday.

On the clock (tragic number):
Baltimore (1)
Atlanta (1)
Cincinnati (2)
Kansas City (2)
Oakland (2)
San Diego (2)

[Elster88]

	NL	AL
9/8
9/8
9/7
9/6
9/1
8/31

[TransMonk]

Elster88 wrote: I don't know about that site. It says the Padres are eliminated but I looked at the Dbacks and Dodgers schedules and don't think that it's true.

LA plays Colorado 3 more times and San Francisco 6 more times. Arizona plays Colorado 6 more times and San Francisco 7 more times. San Francisco and Colorado play each other 3 more times.

Coming in to today the most wins that San Diego could finish with was 74. There was not a scenario where LA and Arizona lose enough games that they finish with 74 wins where either Colorado or San Fran didn't finish with 75.

[Elster88]

Wow. Well done. I looked at the other teams in the west briefly but didn't want to do it all. I'll take your word for it. Fixed above.

[Gwreck]

Nice Transmonk. I would guess that once the mathematical tragic number gets down to 2 or 1 for the first 5 or so teams eliminated from each league, they've already met their practical demise due to scheduling, etc.

[Gwreck]

Our win tonight eliminated Atlanta.

[G-Fafif]

Gwreck wrote: Our win tonight eliminated Atlanta.

Shucks.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Gwreck wrote: Our win tonight eliminated Atlanta.

Which means there'll be good seats available when the Mets come down here.

Then again, it could be a playoff series and there would probably be seats available.

[Guest Mendoza Line]

Royals also gone. They can win no more than 80 games, and either the Chisox or the Twins will win at least 81.

[Elster88]

	NL	AL
9/10
9/10
9/8
9/8
9/7
9/6
9/1
8/31

[metirish]

Nice work Elster.

[Elster88]

avi. wrong thread.

[Frayed Knot]

Add in Texas. As of this afternoon the Angels have clinched the ALWest

[Elster88]

They still have the wildcard open.

[Frayed Knot]

Ah yes, my bad.

[Gwreck]

Cincinnati, with their loss to the Brewers this afternoon.

[Elster88]

Ahhh I knew that one. Edit: The 50x50 logos got screwed up.

9/10	9/9	9/9	9/8	9/8	9/7	9/6	9/1	8/31

[Elster88]

Texas loses 7 to 1 to Oakland and Boston wins the second of their double header 7 to 5 over the Jays. Texas cannot win the wildcard.

9/13

9/10	9/9	9/9	9/8	9/8	9/7	9/6	9/1	8/31

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Tigers went down last night. seriously, I just used a racist word when I really meant "Guardians", Rockies on the clock.

[Elster88]

Pictures

9/15	9/13

9/10	9/9	9/9	9/8	9/8	9/7	9/6	9/1	8/31

[Gwreck]

The Giants were eliminated last night with their loss to Arizona.

[Gwreck]

Colorado, too.

[Gwreck]

Cleveland and Toronto today.

[nymr83]