MLB Network was just saying they'll play the Rangers at their stadium, then flip later on in the year. Also will play Mets at CitiField and be the home team and use DH this weekend.
Guess MLB network was wrong, bc now it looks like TBThought Houston was going to play all games this week at the Tropicana Field. I know they cannot play at Citifield because of the U.S. Tennis Open.
they often play them at the same time.Thought Houston was going to play all games this week at the Tropicana Field. I know they cannot play at Citifield because of the U.S. Tennis Open.
They only had away pants and their BP jerseys, I believe.Anyone know why the Astros are wearing road uniforms in TB even though they are playing as the home team?
And as I typed this I realized that maybe they couldn't get their uniforms from back home
Well, if Sox had actually competed against Baltimore this season, there wouldn't be a problem.Cleveland gets 7 games against a completely torn down Detroit team, with 4 this weekend including a doubleheader today. and of course the White Sox are in their division too. Astros get a shot in the arm with Verlander as well.
ah, life in the AL East...
My thinking is right now the three division leaders are pretty neck and neck talent wise but, especially with the departures from Detroit, Cleveland easily has the worst competition.How much of a difference does it make now that they've added Verlander? Most of the baseball analysts think the Indians are the best team in The AL right now and I can't argue with that.Their pitching is healthier. I wonder how this addition may change things?
Yup.Well, if Sox had actually competed against Baltimore this season, there wouldn't be a problem.
I was wrong. The real question is, "How important is it to stay ahead of the Yankees?"Isn't a better question, "How important is it to stay ahead of Cleveland?"?
Hmm NYY-Cleveland in the ALDS while the Sox play an AL West team...where have I seen that before? Oh rightBos 82-62
NY 78-66
18 games to play. If Boston goes 9-9 (getting to 91 wins), NY needs to go 13-5 to tie. Boston's schedule is favorable:
- 2 vs Oak (.441)
- 3 at TB (.490)
- 3 at Bal (.493) - but throw that out the window against Boston
- 3 at Cin (.431)
- 3 vs Tor (.465)
- 4 vs Hou (.601)
There's a lot of winnable games there.
Prediction at the moment:
1. Cle
2. Hou
3. Bos
4. NY
5. Min
NY will, of course, beat Minnesota in the WC game. That will never not be the case when those two teams play in the playoffs. Then it would be Boston-Houston and NYY-Cleveland. Two pretty entertaining series'.
In 2013, the Pirates ended the season with a 3 game set at Cincinnati, and then played at Cincinnati for the wild card play-in game.As things stand right now, the Sox would finish the season with four against the Astros, then travel to Houston to start the divisional round. Given that most teams finish the regular season in their own division, I wonder how often something like this has happened in the past?