04/16/24
September 28, 2011
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
One game tiebreaker (in St. Pete, based on superior head-to-head record for Rays). Same with Cards and Braves (in STL, also based on head-to-head).
Of course, judging from ESPN's coverage, you would not think there was a wild card race in the NL. I appreciate that the collapse of the Sox is pretty epic and they are a much bigger draw than either the Cards or Braves, but come on.
posted by holden at 09:24 AM on September 28, 2011
One game playoff in St. Petersburg.
Same dealio with Atlanta & the Cardinals, if they remain tied, one game in St. Louis.
On edit, what holden said.
posted by tommybiden at 09:24 AM on September 28, 2011
When Atlanta and St. Louis start spending like the Sox, then they can have coverage. I kid, I kid. I'm a Sox fan and I'm tired of the unending focus on the AL East.
Though the Braves + Cards salaries are only about a Royals more than the Sox, yet still less than the Yanks
posted by kokaku at 11:04 AM on September 28, 2011
The AL East is better than all the other divisions. That's why it gets covered. Go Rays!
posted by bperk at 11:31 AM on September 28, 2011
The Braves will blow it tonight. Mark it down.
posted by flannelenigma at 11:37 AM on September 28, 2011
And I say that as a fan.
posted by flannelenigma at 11:37 AM on September 28, 2011
Hopefully the Yankees send Jorge Posada to the mound as a way of helping their great friends in Boston.
posted by dyams at 04:38 PM on September 28, 2011
Is there any batter hotter than Adrian Beltre going into the playoffs? Twelve home runs in September, he is on fire.
I'll also be sad to see Javier Vazquez go if he decides to hang it up. He has been dominant since the start of August.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 04:50 PM on September 28, 2011
Hopefully the Yankees send Jorge Posada to the mound as a way of helping their great friends in Boston.
Strange that I think more of the Yankees than you do.
posted by justgary at 04:53 PM on September 28, 2011
Kidding, obviously. I think the world of the Yankees, not much of the Sox. I've never seen the Yankees lay down in a game. Just numerous how Boston needs New York's help.
posted by dyams at 07:38 PM on September 28, 2011
Every hitter in the St. Louis lineup has a hit through the first three innings off Brett Myers as St. Louis is tattooing a lifeless Houston team.
posted by dfleming at 09:02 PM on September 28, 2011
So if the Sox and the Rays win tonight, is there a 1 game playoff or some other tie breakers?