In Search Of Pennant Races - AL Edition

[metirish]

Tigers game on MLB now , slated to start at 7.23, looking forward to this night of baseball on MLB

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

All tied up!

[Fman99]

All tied up![/quote:7fzwr3tw]

Indeed, 161 games in.

Since the MFYs will be playing the winner of this I hope it's at least settled tomorrow so that a good pitcher isn't wasted in a one game playoff.

(Not that it hurt the Mets in '99 to have Al Leiter shut the Reds down)

[Frayed Knot]

Cuddyer again - this time with a tie-breaking HR in the 8th. Dude's had a ton of big hits down the stretch.

Twins got up 4-0 in this one against Greinke and then gave it all back before the Cuddyer HR put them back on top.
Twins now 15-4 over their last 19.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Detroit jumps out to a 3-0 lead over the White Sox in Detroit. Jason Verlander is pitching well early on and the Tigers coming up in the home half of the third inning.

The white hot Twins will look to Carl Pavano (13-12) to hold the line against the Royals in Minnesota.

[Frayed Knot]

Tigers did their part, wrapping up a 5-3 win.

Twins are up 8-2 in the 6th, Pavano still dealing ... and what are the odds you'd have given early in the season to any team pinning their playoff hopes in game #162 on Carl Pavano, on short rest no less?
2 HRs each so far for Delmon Young & Jason Kubel.



oe: OK, now 8-4 and Pavano has been pulled. Twins pen needs to get 10 outs.

[ashie62]

Twinkies do it without Johan Santana or any real contribution from who we traded to them

Hey! who is Minnesota's GM? Maybe we can kidnap him during interleague play.

Better yet..How about a female GM?

[Frayed Knot]

OK, I've changed my mind. I'm pulling for the Twins now.

Even though they're 14-35 against the Yanx in the regular season since 2003,
and even though they played like shit in two post-season series this decade going 2-6 overall,
and even though they're missing both Morneau and Crede,
and even though Francisco Liriano has never returned to the form he showed briefly as a youngster.

But they're hot and the Tigers are not, and the Tigers had to burn Verlander today and still aren't assured of being in it.
I also don't trust Cabrera to come though (he's still a lazy shit), or Magglio (too old).

[ashie62]

One less Circus catch by Granderson and their is no game on Tuesday

[Guest The Second Spitter]

In circumstance where two-teams are tied within the same division, wouldn't it make sense to use head-head records or their records v division as a tie-breaker?

[Frayed Knot]

In circumstance where two-teams are tied within the same division, wouldn't it make sense to use head-head records or their records v division as a tie-breaker?[/quote:897eske5]

Not when it comes to determining whether those team advance or go home.
If it's just seeding within the playoffs (as LA & Col could have been) they do use that. They also used the in-season head-to-head to place this one-game playoff in Minnesota.