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AB in DC

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As of July 9:
1. NYY 46-39
2. BAL 43-42
3. TOR 44-44
4. TAM 43-45
5. BOS 41-45
 
Baltimore, Toronto, and Tampa have won six games in the last week and a half...combined.  
-Baltimore is coming off a 1-5 road trip against Chicago and Minnesota.
-Toronto is on a 2-5 road trip against Detroit and Chicago with KC up next.
-Tampa just finished a 1-6 road trip at KC and New York; before the trip, they got swept in four games at home vs. Cleveland.  
 
 
 
So here's a hypothetical for you.  Suppose that:
1) Baltimore loses two of three vs. Washington
2) Toronto is swept @Kansas City
3) Tampa loses two of three vs. Houston
All very plausible outcomes this weekend.
 
What happens if the Sox win two of three against the Yankees?  Then going into the break, the Division would look like this:
1. NYY 47-41
2. BAL 44-44
3. BOS 43-46
3. TAM 44-47
3. TOR 44-47
.
 

Rasputin

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Randolph and Mortimer say BUY!
 
I was commenting to my wife earlier that as absurd as it sounds, if things were to work out perfectly--and they almost certainly won't--then the Sox could go from last place to second place (alone, mind you) in three days.
 

BroodsSexton

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AB in DC said:
 
So here's a hypothetical for you.  Suppose that:
1) Baltimore loses two of three vs. Washington
2) Toronto is swept @Kansas City
3) Tampa loses two of three vs. Houston
All very plausible outcomes this weekend.
 
What happens if the Sox win two of three against the Yankees?  Then going into the break, the Division would look like this:
1. NYY 47-41
2. BAL 44-44
3. BOS 43-46
3. TAM 44-47
3. TOR 44-47
.
 
If only there were some kind of metric for these kinds of projections.
 

glasspusher

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Rasputin said:
Randolph and Mortimer say BUY!
 
I was commenting to my wife earlier that as absurd as it sounds, if things were to work out perfectly--and they almost certainly won't--then the Sox could go from last place to second place (alone, mind you) in three days.
Looking good, Billy Ray!
 
 

MyDaughterLovesTomGordon

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Almost like there's a place in the Philippines that you'd find one.
 
Or not.  Because that 'metric' was such horseshit and the poster was worse.
Just the other day, the Sea Dogs broadcaster, Mike Antonellis, said, "That's all you try to do, win two out of three at home and go .500 on the road," and a tear came to my eye.