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Are you suggesting that if we were in the playoffs but still fighting for home field advantage, that we would somehow not line up our pitching to give us the best shot in the playoffs regardless of wh

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To state the obvious, the magic number for home field in the WC series is now 1, with 4 games remaining.   Would love to v close that out tomorrow va. the Yankees and then relax all weekend.  

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There is no reason for Burnes to skip a start this week; if he was due this weekend, it would of course be a different story.  But him throwing tonight/tomorrow keeps him on a regular routine, which i

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1 hour ago, Uli2001 said:

Assuming the O's are the #4 seed, is it already predetermined that they would face NY in the ALDS? Why wouldn't NY, as the #1 seed, play the lowest remaining seed?

CLE is only 1.5 games behind NYY for the #1 seed, so we could potentially play CLE in the ALDS. CLE plays the Reds tonight and then plays the Astros who have already clinched their division.

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17 minutes ago, rm5678 said:

CLE is only 1.5 games behind NYY for the #1 seed, so we could potentially play CLE in the ALDS. CLE plays the Reds tonight and then plays the Astros who have already clinched their division.

Heck, we could still be the #1 seed in the AL if we win out and the Yankees and Guardians lose out.

Dream big!

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3 hours ago, Just Regular said:

Just looked at 10-day forecast as Helene remnants could be lingering next Tuesday.

FWIW it now says Baltimore 67% precip Tuesday down to 24% Wednesday.

Last year's TEX disaster, some of the memories are still impressionistic here.    I believe weather complicated the game start time of Grayson's first postseason appearance, in which he did not thrive.

Of Possible bigger concern for MLB could be the KC @ ATL series over the weekend. Could push the entire Playoffs back.

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5 hours ago, waroriole said:

They’re not the best team. Not even close. I’d rather face the team that just took two series from us. Odds are we’re gonna win the next one. 

Exactly. It was a frustrating two series but we did take two of the games and should have won a third. They beat us 1-0, 4-2, 6-4, and 4-3. It’s not like we weren’t playing them close, they just weren’t hitting. 

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7 hours ago, Frobby said:

To state the obvious, the magic number for home field in the WC series is now 1, with 4 games remaining.   Would love to v close that out tomorrow va. the Yankees and then relax all weekend.  

And... avoid having the Yankees celebrate an AL East title with the O's having to watch. Make them clinch against the Pirates

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21 hours ago, Safelykept said:

Of Possible bigger concern for MLB could be the KC @ ATL series over the weekend. Could push the entire Playoffs back.

Current forecast for Atlanta shows the rain ending by lunchtime Friday, so the 3 games beginning Friday night should hopefully be OK.

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19 minutes ago, rm5678 said:

Current forecast for Atlanta shows the rain ending by lunchtime Friday, so the 3 games beginning Friday night should hopefully be OK.

The rain hopefully is the only problem, but could be a big mess with debris and possible flooding. Atlanta already has a possible DH with Mets Monday

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1 hour ago, Safelykept said:

The rain hopefully is the only problem, but could be a big mess with debris and possible flooding. Atlanta already has a possible DH with Mets Monday

Good point. Also, that DH on Monday could cause havoc with the NL wild card race. Arizona may not know if they're in the playoffs (or who or where they're playing) until after the DH ends on Monday, less than 24 hours before the start of the WC series.

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On 9/25/2024 at 5:11 PM, SteveA said:

Heck, we could still be the #1 seed in the AL if we win out and the Yankees and Guardians lose out.

Dream big!

Let’s!

Need to stop watching box scores for KC and D, was hoping for a conclusion for home field WC advantage this afternoon. Tonight’s the night!

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On 9/25/2024 at 3:33 PM, RVAOsFan said:

How MLB playoffs work: How many teams, format and more

Are teams reseeded after the Wild Card Series?
No. The No. 1 seed will face the winner of the Wild Card Series between the Nos. 4/5 seeds, while the No. 2 seed will face the winner of the Nos. 3/6 series. This ensures that the No. 1 seed won't face another division winner in the Division Series round while still preserving the bracket system.

Thanks, but lol at MLB. "Preserving the bracket system?" You can ensure the No.1 seed won't face another division winner by just having them face the lowest remaining seed.

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