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Post by soxfansince67 on Oct 2, 2021 23:33:54 GMT -5
Screw the negative run differential...this team seems really clutch!
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Post by ericmvan on Oct 2, 2021 23:34:09 GMT -5
Haniger, 2-out bases-full 1B!
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Post by taiwansox on Oct 2, 2021 23:35:24 GMT -5
Haniger with all 5 RBIs lol
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Post by soxfansince67 on Oct 2, 2021 23:36:08 GMT -5
I've not listened to Sims and Blowers before - pretty energetic announcing team. Was funny to hear how flat they went when Walsh hit the home run.
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Post by ericmvan on Oct 2, 2021 23:36:08 GMT -5
Go ahead run was walled intentonally -- but it did get them a force at home 5-2 for the second out.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Oct 2, 2021 23:38:25 GMT -5
Im surprised people here are rooting for the Mariners. Means the small chance of being able to go to the wild card game even with a loss tomorrow (if the Jays lose) becomes extremely narrow.
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Post by ericmvan on Oct 2, 2021 23:42:56 GMT -5
Im surprised people here are rooting for the Mariners. Means the small chance of being able to go to the wild card game even with a loss tomorrow (if the Jays lose) becomes extremely narrow. Because the Yankees are much likelier to lose than us, and it increases the odds of their needing to burn Cole on a game 163 big time.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 2, 2021 23:43:28 GMT -5
Im surprised people here are rooting for the Mariners. Means the small chance of being able to go to the wild card game even with a loss tomorrow (if the Jays lose) becomes extremely narrow. I want the Mariners to win because if the Sox win, the Yankees lose, Jays win and Mariners win again, the Yankees are stuck into a 3 way tie meaning they need to win twice to advance to Boston. Whoever wins twice will deplete thei pitching by time they go to Boston so I'm rooting for a Boston victory and a 3 way tie below them.
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Post by taiwansox on Oct 2, 2021 23:43:35 GMT -5
Im surprised people here are rooting for the Mariners. Means the small chance of being able to go to the wild card game even with a loss tomorrow (if the Jays lose) becomes extremely narrow. They haven’t made it to the postseason in 20 years, gotta feel bad for them. Also, we’re in a position where we need to take care of business, so if Chris Sale can’t beat a guy making his debut, we don’t deserve to make it
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Post by ericmvan on Oct 2, 2021 23:45:33 GMT -5
Mariner's with a 2 run lead and 2 outs to go.
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Post by ericmvan on Oct 2, 2021 23:46:57 GMT -5
1 out to potential game 163 (and 164!) madness.
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Post by ericmvan on Oct 2, 2021 23:50:27 GMT -5
It's ovah! Table of outcomes posted in WC thread as so0on as I van get it formatted.
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 2, 2021 23:50:30 GMT -5
Mariners win
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Post by soxfansince67 on Oct 2, 2021 23:50:44 GMT -5
91-91-90-90 wins, 4 AL wild card contenders for 2 spots. what's not to love!
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Post by redsox04071318champs on Oct 2, 2021 23:51:41 GMT -5
Still a chance for a 4 way tie although I hope not. It's fascinating that 4 teams are still vying for 2 spots going into Game 162.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Oct 2, 2021 23:54:19 GMT -5
I think it will be really tough for the Rays to win tomorrow. Conversely, our bullpen is pretty heavily taxed.
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Post by soxfansince67 on Oct 2, 2021 23:56:13 GMT -5
I think it will be really tough for the Rays to win tomorrow. Conversely, our bullpen is pretty heavily taxed. we may have Whitlock, and Eovaldi, Pivetta and ERod likely all available
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Post by taiwansox on Oct 3, 2021 0:02:26 GMT -5
I think it will be really tough for the Rays to win tomorrow. Conversely, our bullpen is pretty heavily taxed. we may have Whitlock, and Eovaldi, Pivetta and ERod likely all available Our offense has to show up at some point too. I think Richards and Barnes should be all set, and we have Bazardo and Sawamura on top of the starting pitchers. Chris Sale needs to show up too
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Post by benzinger on Oct 3, 2021 0:04:14 GMT -5
Im surprised people here are rooting for the Mariners. Means the small chance of being able to go to the wild card game even with a loss tomorrow (if the Jays lose) becomes extremely narrow. They haven’t made it to the postseason in 20 years, gotta feel bad for them. Also, we’re in a position where we need to take care of business, so if Chris Sale can’t beat a guy making his debut, we don’t deserve to make it Exactly. The Sox have everything to play for and everything in their favor. The Nats just want to catch their flights home. If the Sox can’t win tomorrow, they deserve their fate after that.
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Post by benzinger on Oct 3, 2021 0:12:19 GMT -5
we may have Whitlock, and Eovaldi, Pivetta and ERod likely all available Our offense has to show up at some point too. I think Richards and Barnes should be all set, and we have Bazardo and Sawamura on top of the starting pitchers. Chris Sale needs to show up too Where the hell has Sawamura been? Is he hurt? He hasn’t pitched in a 9 days... I definitely don’t want to see Pivetta tomorrow. Erod can probably give you an inning. Same with Eovaldi. Sale really needs to give you 6IP and maybe even into the 7th. I hope he’s sharp. Big game for him.
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Post by FenwayFanatic on Oct 3, 2021 0:35:46 GMT -5
Our offense has to show up at some point too. I think Richards and Barnes should be all set, and we have Bazardo and Sawamura on top of the starting pitchers. Chris Sale needs to show up too Where the hell has Sawamura been? Is he hurt? He hasn’t pitched in a 9 days... I definitely don’t want to see Pivetta tomorrow. Erod can probably give you an inning. Same with Eovaldi. Sale really needs to give you 6IP and maybe even into the 7th. I hope he’s sharp. Big game for him. Sawamura hasn’t been very good the second half. Think its that simple.
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Post by art on Oct 3, 2021 0:47:39 GMT -5
Game gets pushed back to Wednesday for a 3 way tie. If it’s just a 2 way tie then the tier breaker is Monday with the Wild Card game still happening on Tuesday. Three-team tie for WC2 would result in a a two-game tournament: Club B @ Club A on Monday; Club C @ winner of A vs. B on Tuesday. Winner of second game (WC2) @ WC1 on Wednesday. Team with best head-to-head records can choose which letter they want to be. I think if there's a tie in head-to-head records, MLB chooses them randomly (i.e. they ask the MFYs what they want to be and flip a coin for the other two).
Sox win tomorrow would make them WC1.
The Red Sox have the first pick under any 3-way tie scenario for WC1 or WC2. They also get first pick in case of a 4-way tie, which is still possible since the Mariners won today.
In the case of a 3-way tie for WC1 (where either Toronto or Seattle has already been eliminated), the loser of the A-B game plays at Club C on Tuesday to determine which is WC2. In the case of a 3-way tie for WC2 the winner of the A-B game hosts Club C on Tuesday to determine WC2. In the latter scenario Club C actually has the best mathematical chance of playing in the wild card game, only needing to win one game, albeit a road game. In either scenario, however, Club C can never host the wild card game.
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Post by foreverred9 on Oct 3, 2021 0:56:00 GMT -5
Lose....because...I said so. Seattle could very possibly sneak into the playoffs with a current -48 run differential, with Toronto and their current +166 run differential on the outside looking in. Pythagorus must be turning over in his grave. I wonder if there has ever been such an extreme example of such a poor competitive team beating out such a good competitive team? The contrast here is staggering. Oh, and Juan Soto is having a Ted-Williams-like season. Seattle has outperformed their Pythagoras every month this year, including September where their win-differential was higher than their run differential (+10 vs. +9). They ended up the best team in the AL for the month of September, with the Blue Jays just slightly behind them. As for who was the 3rd best team in September... the Red Sox.
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Post by cdj on Oct 3, 2021 1:22:19 GMT -5
Juan “Dominican Splinter” Soto
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Post by ericmvan on Oct 3, 2021 1:33:00 GMT -5
The thing about tomorrow (or later today) is that if we win, wins by Toronto and/or Seattle are either meaningless, if the Yankees also win, or potentially very beneficial if the Yankees lose. If we lose tomorrow, however, then victories by the two chasing clubs are very bad news.
So as rooters, as long as our game is close, you have to root for the O's and Angels. But as soon as we get a big lead, it becomes reasonable to root for the Jays and Mariners, especially if the Yankess game is close
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