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If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!
These play-in games are a little sad. Last night's game obviously featured two excellent teams, and one had to exit... boo. And Milwaukee did in a very unlucky way which made the one-game series seem even dumber.
Tonight's game also pits two surprising teams against each other. Oakland has Mennaia (sp.) going the guy who no-hit us last season. I like both teams for their spunk and low-budget successes, but one will have to go down tonight. And the winner will have to play Houston... tough.
I hate the play-in game but going to 8 teams in each league making the playoffs would be worse.Originally Posted by fxkatt
Another alternative could be having 3 wild card teams with the worst division record team having a play-in, or have two 3 game series with 2 teams getting a 5-6 day buy. Yuck.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Over the past two seasons the "surprising" Oakland Athletics have won more regular-season games than the Red Sox despite Boston's 108 wins in 2018. Over that period the Tampa Bay Rays have won six fewer regular-season games than the Sox.
But the World Series flag flies in Boston.
That is a bit surprising.
Wins last 2 years:
210 HOU
203 NYY
198 LAD
194 OAK
192 BOS
187 ATL
186 TBR
185 MIL
184 CLE
(Nobody else above 179.)
Last 3 years:
311 HOU
302 LAD
294 NYY
286 CLE
285 BOS
272 WAS
271 Cubs
271 MIL
269 OAK
266 TBR
Last 4 years:
395 HOU
393 LAD
380 CLE
378 BOS
378 BOS
374 Cubs
367 WAS
...
Since 2003:
1601 NYY
1532 BOS
1527 STL
1517 LAD
1466 LAA
1451 ATL
1433 OAK
1416 CLE
1406 PHI
1404 Cubs
1403 TEX
16th TBR at 1368
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Amazing stats. These two teams deserve lots of praise.
Point?
Oakland is a fantastic story as a regular season team, with their payroll and they constantly compete and fight for the playoffs. Trouble is, that is usually where the fun ends for them. They have had a lot of playoff failures and one and done seasons. I figured Tampa would win last night, but was hoping the A's would pull it out. Oakland would have given Houston a damn good series in my opinion. But who knows, maybe Tampa will too, granted I think I will cheer for Houston as I think they have the best shot to knock off the Yankees than Tampa.
That's if Minnesota doesn't do it first.
4-0 Rays
Was cheering for the A’s but im ok with tampa doing well.
4-1. Oakland got one.
Because of their minuscule budget, relatively speaking, each year the Rays make the PO's their manager should win manager of the year and their GM should win GM of the year. 60 million dollar payroll; that's unbelievable.
That's how I felt when we hired Dan Duquette.
When you say it's gonna happen now
When exactly do you mean?
Anyone but Yankees.
They have a clean slate at least till Friday night. That little series should be very closely contested, but Yanks have home field advantage. So, you gotta pick em. Till they arrive in Houston.
1 billion percent.
if it happens, the MFY vs Astros series will probably be epic. but i wouldnt mind one bit watching a "boring" devil rays v twinkies ALCS....
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