Who will make the playoffs in the AL?

kingnebwsu · 09-30-2005, 03:15 AM

It's early Friday morning and some big baseball series are coming up this weekend. I'm just wondering who YOU think will make the playoffs. Will Cleveland continue their improbable run? Will the Sox even get a chance to repeat? Will the Yanks continue their playoff streak?

Vote and post any thoughts. Here's to (hopefully) a great weekend of baseball!!!

I think BOS&NYY will make the playoffs, but I want BOS&CLE to make it. We'll see though!

Vince · 09-30-2005, 03:22 AM

I would absolutely love to see the Yankees miss the playoffs. But I don't think it's going to happen.

TRO · 09-30-2005, 07:21 AM

Good as place as any to ask, but how are people saying that the White Sox have "clinched" the AL Central? I can certainly see them say that they've clinched a playoff spot but if the Indians sweep them, they will both end with 96 wins.

Do they only care to break the tie if it means the loser is eliminated from the playoffs?

samifan24 · 09-30-2005, 07:26 AM

As an Indians fan this is incredible stuff. It all comes down to this and I can't wait to this series with the Chi Sox.

Butter · 09-30-2005, 07:39 AM

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Originally Posted by TRO

Do they only care to break the tie if it means the loser is eliminated from the playoffs?

That's what it looks like, yes.

Butter · 09-30-2005, 07:41 AM

I said the Yanks and the Tribe, but I could EASILY see Cleveland lose 2 of 3 in Chicago to miss the playoffs this weekend, since all the pressure is going to be on Cleveland... and in baseball, a lot of times teams with pressure on them can't score to save their lives.

TazFTW · 09-30-2005, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by TRO

Good as place as any to ask, but how are people saying that the White Sox have "clinched" the AL Central? I can certainly see them say that they've clinched a playoff spot but if the Indians sweep them, they will both end with 96 wins.

Do they only care to break the tie if it means the loser is eliminated from the playoffs?

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/g...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

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Chicago's victory reduced its magic number to one, clinching a tie for the AL Central title. But even if the Indians were to sweep the three-game set at Jacobs Field this weekend, thus clinching a playoff berth, the White Sox (96-63) would win the tiebreaker for the AL Central crown with an 11-8 edge in head-to-head play.

The reason the White Sox and Indians wouldn't play a one-game playoff is because, with the Red Sox and Yankees playing each other this weekend, one team would be guaranteed to finish out of the playoffs if the Indians swept the White Sox. And in instances in which teams are guaranteed to make the playoffs, MLB does not use a one-game playoff, instead relying on head-to-head matchups to break the tie.

TazFTW · 09-30-2005, 07:53 AM

dola

Go Yanks and Tribe!

Radii · 09-30-2005, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by TazFTW

Go Yanks and Tribe!

Yup. i never thought I'd be actively rooting for the Yankees over the Red Sox, but since they both can't miss the playoffs, I think the Yankees is a lesser of two evils thing.

pennywisesb · 09-30-2005, 10:45 AM

I really hope the Yanks miss the playoffs.

View Poll Results: Who will make the playoffs in the AL?
The Yanks and the Sawx	5	19.23%
The Sawx and the Tribe	8	30.77%
The Yanks and the Tribe	12	46.15%
The 2005 Playoffs will be cancelled after many players are found shooting trout into their rectums	1	3.85%
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09-30-2005, 03:22 AM	#2
Vince Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Willow Glen, CA	I would absolutely love to see the Yankees miss the playoffs. But I don't think it's going to happen. __________________ Every time a Dodger scores a run, an angel has its wings ripped off by a demon, and is forced to tearfully beg the demon to cauterize the wounds.The demon will refuse, and the sobbing angel will lie in a puddle of angel blood and feathers for eternity, wondering why the Dodgers are allowed to score runs.That’s not me talking: that’s science. McCoveyChronicles.com.

09-30-2005, 07:21 AM	#3
TRO College Prospect Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisburg, KS	Good as place as any to ask, but how are people saying that the White Sox have "clinched" the AL Central? I can certainly see them say that they've clinched a playoff spot but if the Indians sweep them, they will both end with 96 wins. Do they only care to break the tie if it means the loser is eliminated from the playoffs? __________________ TRA, the Royal Ape

09-30-2005, 07:26 AM	#4
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	As an Indians fan this is incredible stuff. It all comes down to this and I can't wait to this series with the Chi Sox. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

09-30-2005, 07:41 AM	#6
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	I said the Yanks and the Tribe, but I could EASILY see Cleveland lose 2 of 3 in Chicago to miss the playoffs this weekend, since all the pressure is going to be on Cleveland... and in baseball, a lot of times teams with pressure on them can't score to save their lives. __________________ My listening habits

09-30-2005, 07:53 AM	#8
TazFTW Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Honolulu, HI	dola Go Yanks and Tribe!

09-30-2005, 10:45 AM	#10
pennywisesb College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California	I really hope the Yanks miss the playoffs. __________________ Myspace Profile

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