Warning!! Danger!! Annual Off-topic Baseball Thread '07!! Beware!!

[Mark Dexter]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

For the first time since Beckett beat the Yankees back at Fenway last week, the Red Sox won and the Yankees lost last night. I think that makes the Sox magic number 5. Yanks are losing again this afternoon, but it's still early.

Check again, Chuck - the magic number only dropped from 9 to 7.

(Although it should be about a 3 or 4 by now.)

[mbyron]

If the Indians win or the Tigers lose today, the Tribe will be the first team in baseball to clinch. (The Angels can clinch today, but their game starts 2 hours later.) Go Tribe!

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by mbyron

If the Indians win or the Tigers lose today, the Tribe will be the first team in baseball to clinch.

Um, no. The BoSox clinched a playoff spot yesterday. They also have a better record than Cleveland right now too. And their last World Series win was in 2004 as opposed to......1948? Gee, that's closing in on 60 years, isn't it?

Hell, even I can't remember the last time that Cleveland won a World Series.

Look at the bright side. You could be a Cubbies' fan.

[mbyron]

Clinch their division, of course. I'd much rather have a title than a mere berth.

For a minion of the evil empire, you're pretty quick to defend the BoSox.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Clinch their division, of course. I'd much rather have a title than a mere berth.

For a minion of the evil empire, you're pretty quick to defend the BoSox.

Minion? I'm gonna get someone to look that up for me. You might be in trouble, Mister. I know where you live.

How many wild-card teams have ended up winning either their league title or the World Series in the last few years? A few methinks. It just depends on who gets hot in October. Hell, look at the Cards last year. Anyone who actually thinks that they were the best team in baseball in 2006 is either a die-hard Cards fan or into the wacky-tobaccy big time. Hell, anytime Jeff Weaver dominates anybody has to be height of surreal.

[mick]

Originally Posted by Jurassic Referee

How many wild-card teams have ended up winning either their league title or the World Series in the last few years? A few methinks.

Tigers last year.
Yankees this year.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by mick

Tigers last year.
Yankees this year.

Didn't the Tigers win their division last year? I thought that they had the best record in the AL, iirc.

I Googled the wild card. Since the wild card came in in 1995, 4 teams have won the World Series from that position.
- Marlins in 1997 and 2003, Angels in 2002 and BoSox in 2004.