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Post by benzinger on Oct 1, 2021 23:41:14 GMT -5
Wow. The Angels bullpen with a crazy Houdini act in the 7th to keep it 2-1 Angels going to the 8th.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 1, 2021 23:42:24 GMT -5
Big Seattle squander in the 7th. A leadoff triple and a walk was then followed by 3 straight Ks.
2-1 Angels going into the 8th.
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Post by taiwansox on Oct 1, 2021 23:49:46 GMT -5
This ump must have a hot date, he has the most ridiculously large strike zone I’ve seen in a while
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Post by blizzards39 on Oct 1, 2021 23:51:19 GMT -5
I like darwinson for 1st Houck 2 times through hope Whitlock can go 1 Maybe have 9-2 lead
Hard throwing RH may just what we need. It Will be interesting to see the lineup. Does JD start on the bench???
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Post by Underwater Johnson on Oct 1, 2021 23:56:26 GMT -5
Sox sweep Mariners sweep Rays sweep ... and the MFYs will be home crying in their golf bags.
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Post by Don Caballero on Oct 1, 2021 23:56:55 GMT -5
MFY fans rooting for the Angels, so I’m rooting for Seattle lol I'm rooting for the Angels. I could live with a legit good team in the Jays beating us for that Wild Card spot, but a dink and dunk team like the Ms can fuck the right off.
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Post by taiwansox on Oct 1, 2021 23:59:35 GMT -5
Sox sweep Mariners sweep Rays sweep ... and the MFYs will be home crying in their golf bags. If only the Mariners’ bats would cooperate
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Post by taiwansox on Oct 2, 2021 0:01:08 GMT -5
MFY fans rooting for the Angels, so I’m rooting for Seattle lol I'm rooting for the Angels. I could live with a legit good team in the Jays beating us for that Wild Card spot, but a dink and dunk team like the Ms can fuck the right off. Fair enough they do really suck, but what about the scenario where they tie the Mariners and beat the MFY in game 163? That is the ultimate dream
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Post by Don Caballero on Oct 2, 2021 0:02:32 GMT -5
Fair enough they do really suck, but what about the scenario where they tie the Mariners and beat the MFY in game 163? That is the ultimate dream Too many things have to go our way for that to happen. I prefer to have some breathing room.
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Post by soxfaninnj on Oct 2, 2021 0:23:26 GMT -5
First Mariners waste a leadoff triple Now they waste a leadoff double Mariners lose! Sox magic number is 2
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Post by benzinger on Oct 2, 2021 0:24:08 GMT -5
First Mariners waste a leadoff triple Now they waste a leadoff double Mariners lose! Sox magic number is 2 Wild game. Very costly loss for SEA.
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Post by blizzards39 on Oct 2, 2021 0:24:24 GMT -5
Ms loose. Looking good
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Post by ericmvan on Oct 2, 2021 0:25:42 GMT -5
Mariners still down 2-1 and down to their last three outs, with Seager, Torrens, and Toro due up ...
Iglesias Pitching for the Angels ... Seager doubles to right ... Torrens ground out 1-3 ... Toro pops to short ... and Kelenic flies out to right!
The Mariners LLLLooosssseeee!
Sox not only control their fate, 2 wins and a Yankee loss tomorrow (later today) to the very impressive Baz gives us home field.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 2, 2021 0:27:34 GMT -5
Good news for the Yankees, too. Their magic number is 1. A win for the Yankees or a loss for both the Jays and Mariners means they're in the playoffs. If they win and the Sox lose, they clinch Wild Card 1 and a home game.
If the Sox win and the Jays and Mariners both lose tomorrow, the Sox clinch a wild card spot. Should the Yankees also lose in that scenario the Sox would tie the Yankees and assume the Wild Card 1 spot with 1 game left to go with both teams assured of a playoff spot.
Unlikely scenario, but if the Yankees lose both games, the Sox split, the Jays and Mariners win both remaining games, that would make all four teams tied at 91-71.
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Post by Don Caballero on Oct 2, 2021 0:38:30 GMT -5
So that's it. We have 1 game lead on everyone, 2 games to go. We could win out and make it or at worse split and force them to win out and getting 163. But I don't think Toronto and Seattle are winning out.
Big time win tomorrow and let's go for the final day with everything up to us.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 2, 2021 1:08:49 GMT -5
Giants have 106 wins and Dodgers have 104 wins. The Giants magic number is 1.
I don't want the Giants to win both remaining games and teach 108 wins and match the 2018 Red Sox.
Is that wrong of me?
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Post by manfred on Oct 2, 2021 1:20:48 GMT -5
Giants have 106 wins and Dodgers have 104 wins. The Giants magic number is 1. I don't want the Giants to win both remaining games and teach 108 wins and match the 2018 Red Sox. Is that wrong of me? No. Not wrong.
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Post by greenmonster on Oct 2, 2021 6:28:32 GMT -5
Looking at things this morning:
NYY 91 wins BOS 90 TOR 89 SEA 89
Interesting scenario is BOS, TOR, & SEA all win the next 2 games while NYY loses both. That would mean BOS gets WC1 with 92 wins and the other three tie at 91 wins. Those three teams would then need to burn extra pitching just to get to the wild card game against the Sox.......could happen!
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Post by cdj on Oct 2, 2021 6:35:21 GMT -5
Giants have 106 wins and Dodgers have 104 wins. The Giants magic number is 1. I don't want the Giants to win both remaining games and teach 108 wins and match the 2018 Red Sox. Is that wrong of me? Not wrong of you at all, I personally don’t care as I think the 2018 team wipes the floor with them They are a hell of a story this year, I’ll give them that. That roster has no business winning 85 games lets alone 108
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Post by patford on Oct 2, 2021 7:22:07 GMT -5
Giants have 106 wins and Dodgers have 104 wins. The Giants magic number is 1. I don't want the Giants to win both remaining games and teach 108 wins and match the 2018 Red Sox. Is that wrong of me? Not wrong of you at all, I personally don’t care as I think the 2018 team wipes the floor with them They are a hell of a story this year, I’ll give them that. That roster has no business winning 85 games lets alone 108 I was reading an old story on ESPN about the Giants the other day. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31142014/2021-mlb-season-preview-power-rankings-best-worst-case-most-exciting-player-all-30-teams"Projected record: 70-92 (1.2% playoff odds)"
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Post by voiceofreason on Oct 2, 2021 7:36:37 GMT -5
That forecast gets a lot wrong. It's what makes baseball unique, crazy stuff happens. Like TBay having as many wins over the last 15 years as just about any other team with a payroll in the 70's. How do they do it year after year?
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Post by ericmvan on Oct 2, 2021 8:27:55 GMT -5
The Mariners are eliminate from WC1, which means no one will be flying to Seattle for the WC game.
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Post by cba82 on Oct 2, 2021 8:35:54 GMT -5
I'd make a roster move today to bring in another bullpen arm. Hope that's Whitlock.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Oct 2, 2021 9:24:20 GMT -5
I think they said Sunday is the target for Whitlock.
I’d almost rather play the Yankees at Yankee Stadium since its more of a bandbox and I think that favors us with our hitters vs theirs. I’d also like to see this team celebrate at Yankee Stadium.
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Post by alexcorahomevideo on Oct 2, 2021 9:40:02 GMT -5
I don’t think anyone in the AL wants to see the Blue Jays.
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