Wild Card Watch Thread

[Hawk-Lock]

I think we need this thread to keep tabs on how and what other teams in the wild card race are doing.

As for the AL East, I think we root for them to beat up on each other and the Yankees to beat up on their division opponents.

 

[sutz]

Doing OK. I said it before, I don't want to sneak into the playoffs, barely getting the last WC spot. I want them to blow down the door and stomp in like they mean it. We're in the #2 WC slot now. Just have to keep winning.

 

[Hawk-Lock]

Chris Sale left the game today with a broken finger.

Tampa’s Kiermaier also could be out for the rest of the season.

Feels like we are getting healthy while other teams are going through the grind of the season.

 

[Ruminator]

Athletic Supporters beat Asterisks today. Maybe soon we'll need a Division Win thread, haha.

 

[sutz]

Athletic Supporters beat Asterisks today. Maybe soon we'll need a Division Win thread, haha.

It's not out of reach. 69 to play and 9 games back. 7 to play head to head and a shitload of div games against the A's and Angels. Go 39-30 and we're at 90 wins and a possible 3d WC. I want more than that, though.

 

[Shanegotyou11]

I think 88 wins is a wc spot. AL East is going to best each other up.

 

[Hawk-Lock]

Orioles doing what we did last season. Even though they are right there, they are selling. One less team for us to worry about.

 

[Ruminator]

Things are about to get much more interesting, and the team I'll be watching in particular for the next couple of weeks is the Blue Jays. The result of their next three series (three vs Guardians, three vs Orioles, four vs Yanks) portend a WC race shake-up highly favorable to the Ms. During this same stretch, the Ms face the Rangers, Angels, and Athletics, before returning home for a couple games vs the Nats that should be wins. Ms just need to stay sharp and not ease up, and I'm sure that's being preached in the locker room.

 

[sutz]

Yeah, this will be an important week for our WC chances.

 

[Hawk-Lock]

I'll try to update this as much as I can. Here are the upcoming series.

Baltimore plays only one game at Boston today (must be a makeup game).
Cleveland finishes up there series with Detroit today.

Starting Friday:

Cleveland starts a 3 game series at Toronto
Baltimore starts a 3 game series at Tampa Bay
Minnesota starts a 3 game series at LAA

 

[ivotuk]

Chris Sale left the game today with a broken finger.

Tampa’s Kiermaier also could be out for the rest of the season.

Feels like we are getting healthy while other teams are going through the grind of the season.

That's because we have a great "Skipper" who knows when to rest guys, and not risk further injury by placing too much importance on one game. Glad they held Julio out and are making sure that he is good to go.

 

[ivotuk]

"The Mariners are 85-0 when entering the 8th Inning with a lead."

 

[Ruminator]

BoSox just beat the O's, who were right behind us in the WC race tied with the Rays. Not that it makes much difference at this point, but thank you, BoSox!

 

[sutz]

M's in the #1 spot now. BJ's lost, so we sneak ahead of them by half a game.

 

[Hawk-Lock]

MLB Remaining Schedule Strength | Tankathon

Shows the remaining strength of schedule for MLB teams based on the winning percentage of the opponents left on their schedule.

www.tankathon.com

 

[Ruminator]

MLB Remaining Schedule Strength | Tankathon

Shows the remaining strength of schedule for MLB teams based on the winning percentage of the opponents left on their schedule.

www.tankathon.com

Ugh -- looking at that, I'd hate to be Tampa Bay! Not that Balty and Toronto are much better. What an incredibly sweet situation for the Ms right now.

 

[sutz]

There are no easy roads. 48 games to play, we need to win about 30-35 of them. With expanded playoff, 85 might be enough, but like I said above, I don't want to squeak in. I want to bust the door down and stomp in like we really belong.

 

[Sports Hernia]

You want to be the number one WC seed because you’ll be at home for at least a couple of games.

 

[sutz]

You want to be the number one WC seed because you’ll be at home for at least a couple of games.

Yeah, that too.

Currently, we are the #1 WC seed. We have a decent chance of maintaining that with our schedule.

 

[Hawk-Lock]

With the current standings and the remaining schedule, I would be disappointed with anything less than the second WC spot. I'm fully expecting us to remain at the top spot. With how Cleveland is playing, don't think we even need to worry about them as they will probably win the division. It's pretty incredible how Baltimore keeps winning despite being sellers at the trade deadline. I will enjoy watching the AL East beat up on each other while we play the bottom of the AL West.