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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 28, 2020 12:15:47 GMT -5
for whom do I root?
AMERICAN LEAGUE No. 1 Rays No. 2 A's No. 3 Twins No. 4 Indians
NATIONAL LEAGUE No. 8 Brewers No. 7 Reds No. 3 Cubs No. 4 Padres
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 28, 2020 8:10:52 GMT -5
these would be the interleague matchups ...
#8 MIL @ TB #1 #7 CIN @ OAK #2 #6 MIAMI @ MINN #3 #5 STL @ CLE #4
#8 TOR @ LAD #1 #7 CHISOX @ #2 ATL #6 HOUS @ #3 CUBS #5 NYY @ #4 SD
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 27, 2020 18:15:12 GMT -5
WEDNESDAY #8 MIL @ LAD #1 #7 CIN @ ATL #2 #6 MIAMI @ CUBS #3 #5 STL @ SD #4
TUESDAY #8 TOR @ TB #1 #7 CHISOX @ #2 OAK #6 HOUS @ #3 MINN #5 NYY @ #4 CLE
STL vs. DET on Monday is cancelled.
EDIT: I like these matchups. NYY would play TB in next round. There is no RE-seeding between rounds.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 27, 2020 17:33:10 GMT -5
StL wins, clinches 5 seed, which pushes MIA to 6 and CIN to 7. SF lost ... eliminated. PHIL lost eliminated. WEDNESDAY #8 MIL @ LAD #1 #7 CIN @ ATL #2 #6 MIAMI @ CUBS #3 #5 STL @ SD #4 TUESDAY #8 TOR @ TB #1 #7 CHISOX @ #2 OAK #6 HOUS @ #3 MINN #5 NYY @ #4 CLE STL vs. DET on Monday is cancelled. EDIT: I like these matchups. NYY would play TB in next round. There is no RE-seeding between rounds.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 27, 2020 17:16:28 GMT -5
StL wins, clinches 5 seed, which pushes MIA to 6 and CIN to 7. SF lost ... eliminated. PHIL lost eliminated.
WEDNESDAY #8 MIL @ LAD #1 #7 CIN @ ATL #2 #6 MIAMI @ CUBS #3 #5 STL @ SD #4
assume White Sox loss. They trail in 9th, 10-6 TUESDAY #8 TOR @ TB #1 #7 CHISOX @ #2 OAK or MINN #6 HOUS @ #3 OAK or MINN #5 NYY @ #4 CLE
STL vs. DET on Monday is cancelled.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 27, 2020 16:59:29 GMT -5
YAZ walks in the 7th. 2-2 2 BB. SF trails 5-3 going to the 8th.
CLE will be going the 9th with a lead. to clinch #5 and host the NYY PHILS are in the 9th, down 5-0. Toast.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 27, 2020 12:15:55 GMT -5
Teams with Magic number of ONE going into Sunday
NYY, ONE to clinch 5 seed. Minn, ONE to clinch 4 or better. Win clinches 2 seed.
StL win on SUN clinches 5 seed ... which pushes MIAMI to 6 seed and CIN to 7 seed. MIL win clinches 7 or 8.
MIAMI gets the 5 seed with a win, CIN loss, & StL loss today. Otherwise, they are locked into 6 seed. #6 MIA at #3 CUBS
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 27, 2020 0:36:43 GMT -5
#8 NYY or TOR @ TB #1 .... @ OAK .... @ MINN .... @ CHI or CLE
#8 @ LAD #1 #7 @ ATL #2 #6 @ CUBS #3 #5 @ SD #4
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 27, 2020 0:29:03 GMT -5
i prefer that the Sox beat the Jays a few more times and still be in the race.
FWIW, if the Mets had swept their DH today, they'd still be alive. And COLORADO. if they had swept theirs on FRI, they'd be alive.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 26, 2020 23:08:58 GMT -5
Phillies eliminated, I feel bad for a team whose front office tried so hard but couldn't make the cut. If I recall correctly, they got fleeced at the trade deadline. Giants lose on SAT. Giants and Phillies live to fight another day. NEITHER ELIMINATED.STL vs. DET doubleheader is still on. Won't know if they are played until STL finishes game 58 with MIL on SUN. If STL wins game one on Monday, game 2 of the DH is likely still played. UPDATE: if SF wins on SUN and STL loses, STL goes to DET on Monday. SF 30-30 STL 29-29 with 2 on MON. Needs one win. has tiebreaker vs. SF otherwise, no games in DET on Monday.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 26, 2020 20:50:41 GMT -5
Brewers win .... Phils lose. They face elimination later tonight. SF v. SD.
Cubs clinch #3
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 26, 2020 18:21:21 GMT -5
Updates: Sat 7pm NYY win. Magic # is 1 for 5 seed. Oak lost. TB clinch 1 seed. Oak magic # is 2 for 2 seed.
Marlins loss, tragic # is 1 to drop into 6 seed. Sort of. Play Cubs instead of SD. Brewers leading in the 7th. If they win, NL teams go to Sunday competing for 2 spots. (StL plays on Monday, too) PHILS could be eliminated late tonight.
UPDATE SUN 1:00 am 4 NL teams fighting for 2 last spots. The winner of the STL-MIL game clinches one spot.
IF SF loses SUN, they are out. IF PHIL loses SUN, they are out. IF BOTH win, PHIL is out. The survivor of SF-PHIL goes head-to-head against the STL-MIL loser.
that leaves 4 possible outcomes SUN for the final spot.
A. PHIL 29-31 *** has tiebreaker. 8th seed. ... MIL 29-31
B. PHIL 29-31 ... STL 29-29 with 2 on MON. Which would be cancelled. STL has tiebreaker over PHIL. *** STL CLINCHES
C. SF 30-30 *** gets 8th seed. ... MIL 29-31
D. SF 30-30 ...STL 29-29 with 2 on MON. Needs one win. has tiebreaker vs. SF
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 26, 2020 12:57:49 GMT -5
1 TB 2 OAK 3 MINN 4 CLE 5 NYY 6 HOU 7 CHW 8 TOR
under my system: TB V. CHW OAK V. TOR MINN V. HOU CLE V. NYY
avoid same division matchups
Or 1 TB 2 MINN 3 OAK 4 CLE 5 NYY 6 HOU 7 CHW 8 TOR
under my system: TB V. CHW MINN V. TOR OAK V. NYY CLE V. HOU
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 26, 2020 11:23:48 GMT -5
But then you have 2 outs with 1 run to show with the other team having 3 chances with a runner on 2B gregstoll.com/~gregstoll/baseball/runsperinning.htmlBefore the bunt, expected runs 1.1 After, .93 If bunt fails, .66 Bunting for a hit could be smarter. If the batter is significantly below average and a good bunter.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 26, 2020 8:54:43 GMT -5
Roster idea for Saturday: option Mazza, he's done for the year. Move Tapia to the 45-day IL. He's ineligible to return. Clears a spot for a non-roster player, i.e. Ockimey.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 25, 2020 19:05:01 GMT -5
American League Central tiebreakers
| MINN | | CLEVE |
| | | | CHICAGO | CHICAGO |
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MINN gets the 3-way tie due to their 12-8 record against CLE and CHI. UPDATED SAT 11pm
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 25, 2020 18:47:44 GMT -5
American League seeds 2,3 tiebreakers | ChiSox | Twins | Athletics | ChiSox | - | ChiSox | Athletics | Twins | ChiSox | - | Athletics | Athletics | Athletics | Athletics | - |
#3 Hosts HOUSTON UPDATED SAT 11pm
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 25, 2020 18:43:43 GMT -5
rough draft NYY looks like they are going on road in first round: MINN has tiebreaker over NYY. MINN has clinched over NYY if MINN falls to 2nd place. CHI has tiebreaker over NYY. CHI magic # is 1 over NYY CLE has tiebreaker over NYY. CLE magic # is 2 over NYY NYY tiebreaker with TOR. NYY magic # is 2. Or one TOR loss. TOR wins at 33-27. twitter.com/i/web/status/1309544204838764545NYY has tiebreaker over HOU. NYY has clinched over HOU. HOU is locked into #6 when they clinch. LAA tragic # is 1. EDIT: UPDATE 1040pm FRI. AL Central 2nd place has now clinched over East 2nd place. East 2nd place (NYY or TOR) is locked into #5 seed. Starts playoffs on the road @ Central 2nd place.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 25, 2020 16:59:18 GMT -5
3-WAY TIES
A) there could be a 3-way tie for 2nd place in the Central, it would be: STL 30-30, 21-19 div, 10-10 head-to-head among the 3 CIN 30-30, 21-19 div, 10-10 head-to-head among the 3 MIL 30-30, 20-20 div, 10-10 head-to-head among the 3
1. head to head is tied, goes to next tiebreaker 2. DIV record, MIL is eliminated 3. it becomes a 2-way tie STL vs CIN. 4. STL won the season series 6-4 with CIN
STL would be the 2nd place team.
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B) there could be 3-way ties across 3 divisions. Example, PHIL-MIL-SF at 29-31 it goes to DIV record first. SF is quickly eliminated in all of them due to their abysmal DIV record. With SF eliminated, it reverts to a 2-way tie between the other two teams. So these aren't very interesting.
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C) there are also 3-way ties with 2 of the 3 teams in the same division (Ex PHIL-STL-MIL).
UPDATED SAT 11pm
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 25, 2020 15:13:39 GMT -5
TIEBREAKERS, NATIONAL LEAGUE example, read across: CIN does NOT have tiebreaker with STL, but does with the other 4 teams.
| STL | CIN | MIL | SF | PHI | MIA
| STL | - | STL | MIL | STL | STL
| STL | CIN | STL | - | CIN | CIN | CIN20 | CIN | MIL | MIL | CIN | - | MIL | PHI | MIA | SF | STL | CIN | MIL | - | PHI | MIA | PHI | STL | CIN20 | PHI | PHI | - | MIA | MIA | STL | CIN | MIA | MIA | MIA | - |
UPDATED: SUN 10 a.m. (MIA v. STL tiebreaker)
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 25, 2020 15:09:42 GMT -5
for REFERENCE
if DIVISIONAL record is tie, the next tiebreaker is Divisional record for last 20 DIV games.
SF 10-10 phil 8-12 CIN 12-8 MIL 10-9, 1 remain ........ 21L, 22L, 23W MIAMI 11-9 ......... 21w, 22w, 23w STL 10-10 ............ 21w, 22w, 23L
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 25, 2020 13:31:18 GMT -5
beginning of day SUN
Division Record, each team plays 40 total.
STL...21-18 CIN...21-19 MIL...19-20 SF....18-21 PHI...21-19 MIA...21-19
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 25, 2020 13:27:46 GMT -5
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 25, 2020 13:26:09 GMT -5
Posted here: tiebreakers, including Divisional records, which MLB calls INTRADIVISIONAL
And the next tiebreaker is Divisional Record in the 2nd half, which is the final 20 divisional games.
THE focus is on the National League. Look for A.L. info sporadically in the thread.
NOTE: St LOUIS is scheduled to play a doubleheader makeup on MONDAY at DETROIT. THE doubleheader will be played if it effects which 8 teams qualify. If that doubleheader only effects seeding, one or two of those games will be cancelled.
NOTE: there will be no tiebreaker games. Example, if CIN and PHIL tie for the final 8th spot, the tie is broken by tiebreaker (not by a play-in game).
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 25, 2020 9:13:41 GMT -5
Braves magic # of 1 to clinch #2 seed. if it matters. Braves have tiebreaker over Cubs.
#2 Braves vs. #7 Central WC ?? #3 Cubs vs. #6 Marlins ??
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