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tysonlowery
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=klapisch_bob&id=2176548&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233
The first Monday entry looks wrong to me:
AL East title: Boston at New York
â?¢ Boston wins 2 of 3 over New York
If the Indians win 1 of 3 against Chicago, then Boston and New York wouldn't play a tiebreaker - they would both finish with better records than Cleveland and the tiebreaker would be done on paper and the loser gets the Wild Card.
AL Playoff Scenarios
September 30, 2005 at 07:03PM View BBCode
Its so confusing, even ESPN can't get it right:http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=klapisch_bob&id=2176548&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233
The first Monday entry looks wrong to me:
AL East title: Boston at New York
â?¢ Boston wins 2 of 3 over New York
If the Indians win 1 of 3 against Chicago, then Boston and New York wouldn't play a tiebreaker - they would both finish with better records than Cleveland and the tiebreaker would be done on paper and the loser gets the Wild Card.
Duff77
Not necessairly. If either Boston or New York wins the next two games, and Cleveland wins one of the next two, then two teams are tied for the Wild Card. In that case, Cleveland and that team have a one-game playoff.
Here you go:
1) If Boston wins two, New York wins 0, and Cleveland wins 1, Boston wins the AL East--Cleveland and New York both have 94 wins and play a 1-game tiebreaker for the Wild Card.
2) If Boston wins 2, New York wins 0, and Cleveland wins 0, Boston wins the east, and New York is the wild card.
3) If Boston wins 2, New York wins 0, and Cleveland wins 2, Boston wins the east, New York is eliminated, and Cleveland wins the Wild Card.
4) If New York wins 2, Boston wins 0, and Cleveland wins 1, New York wins the AL East--Cleveland and New York both have 94 wins and play a 1-game tiebreaker for the Wild Card.
5) If New York wins 2, Boston wins 0, and Cleveland wins 0, New York wins the east, and Boston is the wild card.
6) If New York wins 2, Boston wins 0, and Cleveland wins 2, New York wins the east, Boston is eliminated, and Cleveland wins the Wild Card.
7) If Boston wins 1, New York wins 1, and Cleveland wins 0, Cleveland is eliminated, and New York wins the AL East with a non-playoff tiebreaker, and Boston is the Wild Card.
8) If Boston wins 1, New York wins 1, and Cleveland wins 1, Cleveland is eliminated, New York wins the East with non-playoff tiebeaker, and Boston wins the Wild Card.
9) If Boston wins 1, New York wins 1, and Cleveland wins 2, Boston and New York play on Monday to decide the AL East. The loser of that game plays Cleveland on Tuesday to decide the Wild Card.
10) If New York wins 2, Boston wins 0, and Cleveland wins 1, New York wins the AL East--Cleveland and New York both have 94 wins and play a 1-game tiebreaker for the Wild Card.
11) If New York wins 2, Boston wins 0, and Cleveland wins 0, New York wins the east, and Boston is the wild card.
12) If New York wins 2, Boston wins 0, and Cleveland wins 2, New York wins the east, Boston is eliminated, and Cleveland wins the Wild Card.
October 01, 2005 at 05:45AM View BBCode
Originally posted by tysonlowery
If the Indians win 1 of 3 against Chicago, then Boston and New York wouldn't play a tiebreaker - they would both finish with better records than Cleveland and the tiebreaker would be done on paper and the loser gets the Wild Card.
Not necessairly. If either Boston or New York wins the next two games, and Cleveland wins one of the next two, then two teams are tied for the Wild Card. In that case, Cleveland and that team have a one-game playoff.
Here you go:
1) If Boston wins two, New York wins 0, and Cleveland wins 1, Boston wins the AL East--Cleveland and New York both have 94 wins and play a 1-game tiebreaker for the Wild Card.
2) If Boston wins 2, New York wins 0, and Cleveland wins 0, Boston wins the east, and New York is the wild card.
3) If Boston wins 2, New York wins 0, and Cleveland wins 2, Boston wins the east, New York is eliminated, and Cleveland wins the Wild Card.
4) If New York wins 2, Boston wins 0, and Cleveland wins 1, New York wins the AL East--Cleveland and New York both have 94 wins and play a 1-game tiebreaker for the Wild Card.
5) If New York wins 2, Boston wins 0, and Cleveland wins 0, New York wins the east, and Boston is the wild card.
6) If New York wins 2, Boston wins 0, and Cleveland wins 2, New York wins the east, Boston is eliminated, and Cleveland wins the Wild Card.
7) If Boston wins 1, New York wins 1, and Cleveland wins 0, Cleveland is eliminated, and New York wins the AL East with a non-playoff tiebreaker, and Boston is the Wild Card.
8) If Boston wins 1, New York wins 1, and Cleveland wins 1, Cleveland is eliminated, New York wins the East with non-playoff tiebeaker, and Boston wins the Wild Card.
9) If Boston wins 1, New York wins 1, and Cleveland wins 2, Boston and New York play on Monday to decide the AL East. The loser of that game plays Cleveland on Tuesday to decide the Wild Card.
10) If New York wins 2, Boston wins 0, and Cleveland wins 1, New York wins the AL East--Cleveland and New York both have 94 wins and play a 1-game tiebreaker for the Wild Card.
11) If New York wins 2, Boston wins 0, and Cleveland wins 0, New York wins the east, and Boston is the wild card.
12) If New York wins 2, Boston wins 0, and Cleveland wins 2, New York wins the east, Boston is eliminated, and Cleveland wins the Wild Card.
tysonlowery
October 01, 2005 at 03:19PM View BBCode
Not necessairly. If either Boston or New York wins the next two games, and Cleveland wins one of the next two, then two teams are tied for the Wild Card. In that case, Cleveland and that team have a one-game playoff.Sorry, I was saying if Boston wins 2 of 3, and the Indians win 1 game that ESPN was wrong. There wouldn't be an AL East tiebreaker. Probably a bit easier to see that now with only 2 games left.
FiveToolPlayer
October 01, 2005 at 04:34PM View BBCode
No, there wouldn't be an AL East tiebreaker. If the Sox and Yanks are both in the playoffs and Cleveland is out, there is no tie-breaker game.
jetpac
October 01, 2005 at 05:20PM View BBCode
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