***Last week I screwed up who was eliminated from what. I have it all correct now***
E- Eliminated from Divisional title W- Eliminated from Wild Card X- Eliminated from playoffs
Games back listed are games back from the #2 wildcard team
AL 1. Texas 85-57 (West leaders) 2t Baltimore 80-62 (East leaders) (9-9 vs NY Y, 34-24 vs AL East) 2t NY Y 80-60 (East leaders) (9-9 vs Baltimore, 30-28 vs AL East) 3. Chicago WS 76-66 (Central leaders)
4. Oakland 82-60 (WC #1) (-3.0 from Texas) 5t Baltimore 80-62 (WC #2) (9-9 vs NY Y, 34-24 vs AL East) 5t NY Y 80-60 (WC #2) (9-9 vs Baltimore, 30-28 vs AL East)
6. Tampa Bay 77-65 -3.0 (-3.0 from Baltimore/NY Y) 7. LA A 77-66 -3.5 (-8.5 from Texas) 8. Detroit 75-67 -5.0 (-1.0 from Chicago WS) 9. Seattle 69-74 -11.5 (-16.5 from Texas)
10 KC 65-77 -15.0 11 Toronto 64-77 -15.5 12 Boston 64-79 -16.5 13t W-Cleveland 59-84 -21.5 13t W-Minnesota 59-84 -21.5
NL 1. Washington 89-54 (East leaders) 2. Cincinnati 87-57 (Central leaders) 3. San Francisco 81-62 (West leaders)
4. Atlanta 81-63 (WC #1) (-8.5 from Washington) 5. St. Louis 75-68 (WC #2) (-11.5 from Cincinnati)
6. LA D 74-69 -1.0 (-7.0 from San Francisco) 7. Pittsburgh 72-70 -2.5 (-14.0 from Cincinnati) 8t Milwaukee 72-71 -3.0 (-14.5 from Cincinati) 8t Philadelphia 72-71 -3.0 (-17.0 from Washington) 10 Arizona 71-72 -4.0 (-10.0 from San Francisco)
11 San Diego 69-75 -6.5 12 E-NY M 65-78 -10.0 13 E-Miami 63-81 -12.5 14 E-Colorado 57-85 -17.5 15 E-Chicago C 56-87 -19.0 16 X-Houston 45-98 -30.0
Wildcard #5 St. Louis @ #4 Atlanta
Division #3 San Francisco @ #2 Cincinnati WC winner @ #1 Washington
(edited by Zeruel on 13.9.12 1350)
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It's going to be a real bummer if the Pirates end up with another losing record.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." --- Bart Giamatti, on baseball
Originally posted by It's FalseHow is it that the Phils jettisoned half their lineup and are STILL in it?
Being 'in it' gets a little easier every year. I imagine that next year there will be at least one additional WC team that is determined by Bud Selig drawing a team name out of a hat.
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The Cubs offer was about the same $1 mil this year + incentives + $5 mil team option for next year. If Prior took the deal, they would've got around the minimum decrease issue by non-tendering him and then signing him as a new free agent.