October Regular Season Game Thread

trekfan55

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canderson said:
The Giants could lose tomorrow and not win the west which they led essentially all season. They then could lose the playoff to LA on Monday, and lose the WC game to St. Louis on Tuesday. 106 wins and it could be over that fast. Brutal.
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In 2005 the Sox and Yankees ended with the same record but because bith were going to the playoffs anyway H2H record sent the Yankees as the divison winner and Sox as WC for seeding purposes.

Did they change that rule?
 
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trekfan55 said:
In 2005 the Sox and Yankees ended with the same record but because bith were going to the playoffs anyway H2H record sent the Yankees as the divison winner and Sox as WC for seeding purposes.

Did they change that rule?
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It was a weird night at Fenway. The Yankees won the game and then the Red Sox celebrated on the field.
 
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trekfan55 said:
In 2005 the Sox and Yankees ended with the same record but because bith were going to the playoffs anyway H2H record sent the Yankees as the divison winner and Sox as WC for seeding purposes.

Did they change that rule?
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Yes, rule changed when the second wild card was introduced in 2012. The Brewers and Cubs and Dodgers and Rockies tied for the division lead in 2018 and had a 1 game playoff to crown the division winner.
 
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trekfan55 said:
In 2005 the Sox and Yankees ended with the same record but because bith were going to the playoffs anyway H2H record sent the Yankees as the divison winner and Sox as WC for seeding purposes.

Did they change that rule?
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Yeah - in 2005 there was no reason to break the tie because there was no difference between the division winner and the wildcard other than who played whom in the first round. Once they added the rule where the wildcard had to play an extra, sudden-death game, they added the division tiebreaker game.
 
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canderson said:
The Giants could lose tomorrow and not win the west which they led essentially all season. They then could lose the playoff to LA on Monday, and lose the WC game to St. Louis on Tuesday. 106 wins and it could be over that fast. Brutal.
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I get the sentiment, but I mean, that would be a 4 game October losing streak. That usually means the season is over, for any team ever.
 
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Sorry if this has been asked and answered - is there a good place to monitor “live” standings during the games today?
 
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Muncy seems destined to miss some time. I guess Albert Pujols gets his chance for a good encore to his career.
 
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The best thing you can say about Baltimore's pitching staff is that they back up home plate well.
 
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I was really looking forward to the possibility of the Dodgers playoff run lasting one game... until the @#%*'ing Cardinals got hot.
 
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If you think about it, that's gotta be rough for the Mariners. Red Sox losing, Yankees only have one hit. They are getting what they needed.
 
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