26/27ths of a good game!
The MLB app pissed me off. The button for the Chicago radio gave me NY (as did the NY button). It’s always more painful to hear from the opposing side.
Yup. So close.
I liked that the Yankees only made 26 outs. Was worried with the Grisham DP.
I was tracking the White Sox/Yanks game in real time, of course, and just figured the Sox would blow it.
I was quite impressed with the Red Sox pitching. With their three strong starters and their excellent bull pen they will be hard to beat if they can set up their rotation appropriately. I still think the Mariners though are the AL team going to the WS. They are 99% certain to get one of the first round byes.
The AL is wide open. I’d be surprised but not shocked if one of DET/CLE/HOU make the WS from the AL side but TOR/SEA/NYY/BOS all have good shots at making it especially if Toronto gets Bichette back for the playoffs as expected.
But Toronto offense sure is sputtering right now. In the last 6 games they are 1-5 and in those 5 losses they have scored a total of 4 runs.
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Not as epic as the Tigers’ collapse but Jays have lost 5 games in the standings to the Yanks since Sept 16.
I timed my family visit to Toronto for the first week of October on the assumption the Jays would be playing in TO on October 4/5 and I would go to a game. Looks like I will have more family time instead.
AL east getting spicy.
Detroit central collapse almost complete.
Mariners up big
Astros losing
Mets and Reds both lose, D-Backs trailing.
In the AL MVP race Judge hits 2 HRs to top 50 and increases batting title lead, while Big Dumper hits #59 and now chases Judge’s AL record. Two very worthy MVP seasons.
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So three AL contenders slumped badly in the stretch run (Detroit, Toronto, Houston) and three caught fire (Seattle, Cleveland, NY) to turn the standings upside down. Seems more volatile than in most years?
Went ahead and bought Jays tickets this morning for Game 1 of the ALDS in Toronto. Probably a 50% chance of it happening as Yanks just need to win one more game than Jays from here on in and Jays are slumping.
Davis Martin vs Carlos Rodon, an old White Sox favorite. Martin has been doing fairly good lately, but not near Rodon good. Sorry, Toronto.
May get rained out I hear which would throw wrench in thing. Might require Monday baseball to determine the AL East.
With 4 to play Toronto magic number is 4 over Yanks and Yanks is 5 over Toronto. I think Boston still has a long shot to win the east but probably requires the Yankees and Jays lose a lot this weekend.
I keep hearing how the NL Cy Young is a forgone conclusion. I am not so sure it shouldn’t be debated more
| SP | GS | QS | ERA | W | L | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | K | K/9 | WAR | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 31 | 22 | 2.57 | 13 | 5 | 196.1 | 169 | 56 | 12 | 44 | 204 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 1.08 |
| 32 | 32 | 20 | 1.97 | 10 | 10 | 187.2 | 136 | 41 | 11 | 42 | 216 | 10.4 | 7.6 | 0.95 |
I’m curious the WAR formula that gives Sanchez the slight edge, must be the extra 9 innings pitched. But Skenes has him by half a run in ERA, a full K/9 and a lower WHIP. No doubt Shancez has had an excellent season as is a big part of the reason the Phillies were able to pull away in the East despite losing Wheeler but Skenes still looks like the better pitcher of the two. Maybe if Sanchez had 30 or 40 more IP than Skenes I could make a case for him.
Very long shot. Jays hold the tiebreakers over Mariners, Tigers, Red Sox and Yanks but Red Sox hold tiebreaker over Yanks. Most likely that Red Sox will get second or third WC while Yanks and Jays get the home games in the first round.
Jays will have terrible pitching matchups in WC round if they try for but don’t get first round bye. Red Sox in contrast can have their best three starters ready for the WC round as first place will probably be impossible for them after two more games.
Jays have lost their last three WC series at home so not expecting much. Especially if they face Sox.
Yeah Boston needs to win all 4, needs Toronto to lose all 4, and needs Yankees to go 1-3 or worse I believe to win the east, so possible, but highly improbable.
Bos has 1 v Tor and 3 V DET
Tor has 1 V BOS and 3 v TBR
NYY has 1 v CHW and 3 v BAL
Despite Detroit epic collapse that has probably cost them the Central, they hold the tie breaker and 1 game lead over Houston who is doing their own free fall without a parachute right now and loses the tiebreaker to everyone.
Sorry White Sox fans but the only meaningful game left for them is against the Yanks. NYC weather looks good tomorrow so why not play the doubleheader on Friday with Yanks playing WS followed by the Orioles?
White Sox can play a doubleheader during the weekend to make up their schedule. Not as if they are going to have sellout crowds!
LOL, I’m not sure the MLBPA would approve a split DH against different teams but that sure would be something!
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Wondering how many R’s E’d were caused by relief pitchers among the two starters.
Wondering why ERA is even mentioned if this is a major fault in the stat.
No clue but given the Pirates problems with the pen and the Phillies first half pen I’m guessing a few for both.
Even if you don’t trust the noise in ERA, FIP favors Skenes over Sanchez too.
Oh. Go right ahead. That’s fine. I think it’s a reasonable idea, although Washington might complain.
But you made me look it up. Such a split doubleheader has happened, and relatively recently: “One well-known example in baseball occurred on September 25, 2000, when the Cleveland Indians played a day game against the Chicago White Sox and a night game against the Minnesota Twins.” Although that’s AI. You might want to verify. And there was another in 1951.
And if you go back to 1884, there was a double doubleheader, if I’m reading it right. Cincinnatti and Columbus both played doubleheaders that that involved both city and opponent swaps. Or so says AI.
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Cleveland played 3 DHs from 9/20 - 9/25 in 2000 including the split you mentioned. A 9-2 win over the White Sox and a 4-3 loss to the Twins.
Wonder how baseball got that approved? The then Indians finished 5 games back of the White Sox, but just a game behind the Mariners for the WC and missed the playoffs.