Some magic brewing here

[nando714]

What are the specifics?

Total ban. I sign out of this joint before the wild card game or game 1 of alds until we win it all or lose.

Edited September 29, 2015 by nando714

[Troll Daddy]

Apparently this team has heart and Scioscia is pushing all the right buttons.

[Homebrewer]

There is no way I thought this team would still be "in it" at this point.

It's exciting, with both the Cubs and Angels still having a chance to be in the WS in the last week of the season, and playing good baseball.

Of course, being a Cubs and Angels fan, I'm still waiting apprehensively for the heartbreak and disaster part to manifest.

But it's still fun, and there is still hope, and it's the end of September.

 

Been a hell of a baseball season.

[laagamer]

∆∆∆∆∆

Cubbies fan?

Ewwww

[Homebrewer]

Since the 60's (spent part of every summer in Chicago, walking distance to Wrigley)... and the Angels as well, since the 60's. (went to the big A in it's second week)

 

 

 

Been some major heartbreak to deal with in my baseball past. 69, 84, 86 were all particularly rough seasons.

 

 

The only time I can remember both teams being in the post-season in the same year was 08, and they both got clobbered in the 1st round.

Edited September 29, 2015 by Homebrewer

[laagamer]

Alden Gonzalez â€@Alden_Gonzalez  31m31 minutes ago

Sorry, obviously had it backwards: 34% chance of making the playoffs, 12.6% chance of winning the division ...

[Homebrewer]

a couple weeks ago they were in single digits.

Something like 5 or 6 percent chance of even a WC. 

[tomsred]

 

Alden Gonzalez â€@Alden_Gonzalez  31m31 minutes ago

Sorry, obviously had it backwards: 34% chance of making the playoffs, 12.6% chance of winning the division ...

 

 

If we had our set up man, and closer, I would hope our odds might improve more.

[laagamer]

If we had our set up man, and closer, I would hope our odds might improve more.

 

I've crunched the  numbers.

 

With both relievers our odds go up to 34.000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001%

[Guest]

we still need houston to lose a game. we have no breathing room and its freaking me out.

If the Rangers win the next two, and if the Astros and the Angels both go on to win all but one game, there would be a three-way tie for the division and the second wild card. Head to head records are as follows:

Astros > Angels > Rangers > Astros ...

as a result, seeding is no longer based on head to head but on best intradivision record overall, which would be Angels. There would be two tiebreaker games:

Game 1: Rangers would host the Astros. Loser of that game is out.

Game 2: Angels face the winner of game 1 on the road. Winner wins the division, loser becomes second wild card.

In theory a team might have to play three tiebreaker games (and win the first and third) just to get into the division series.

Edited September 29, 2015 by ScottLux

[Jimmag]

it sure is a fun ride I do not want this to end.

[fan_since79]

BUMP!

[Homebrewer]

That was a game that won't soon be forgotten.

I was at the famous comeback against Detroit back in the 80's (87?)

and I left in the 6th or 7th inning.

 

I've never left a game early since.

[papawealey]

Great thread.

 

Except for the Cubs part.

[QuinlansMinion]

Starting to wonder if this is a team of destiny, or the ultimate buttercup troll of all time.

[Stradling]

Starting to wonder if this is a team of destiny, or the ultimate buttercup troll of all time.

Or we win tomorrow but the Astros win out and we fall just short even though we played a GREAT September.

[Homebrewer]

The destiny part might just be knocking off the Rangers, and if that is all it is...well that's fine with me!

I hate the f'n Rangers, and their fans, and the whole state of Texas.

[ELEVEN]

Or we win tomorrow but the Astros win out and we fall just short even though we played a GREAT September.

I'm ok with it. Proud of the way they are fighting to the bitter end.

[Stradling]

20-10 since September 1st, not bad at all. 9-2 in their last 11. I would be very happy to be 11-2 in our last 13 entering the playoffs.

[QuinlansMinion]

Starting to wonder if this is a team of destiny, or the ultimate buttercup troll of all time.

Haha

[seenoevil]

Magic meaning a disappearing act

[Guest]

I'm ok with it. Proud of the way they are fighting to the bitter end.

I'm proud of them too.