2017 MLB Pennant Race Thread

Number One · **Posted:** Thu Sep 28, 2017 10:49 pm

Cubs 2, Cardinals 1 (11)

Cardinals are eliminated from playoff contention.

bigzman · **Joined:** Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:13 am **Posts:** 6500

And with that victory by the North Siders, the defending World Series Champions won their 90th game of the season. This matches the record of three straight seasons of at least 90 wins from 1928 through 1930.

CoffeeNerves · **Posted:** Sat Sep 30, 2017 2:33 pm

Aaron Judge, Yankees' rookie, has 51 home runs.

He broke Mark McGwire's record of 49 home runs by a rookie. (1987)

Congrats to the Houston Astros on 100 wins. They join LA Dodgers (102) and Cleveland (101).

Number One · **Posted:** Sat Sep 30, 2017 4:55 pm

Red Sox 6, Astros 2

Indians clinch AL's top record and Red Sox clinch AL East.

Cardinals 7, Brewers 6

Rockies clinch the last playoff spot; Brewers are eliminated from playoff contention.

bigzman · **Joined:** Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:13 am **Posts:** 6500

There are going to be some rather interesting playoff series.

American League

Tuesday Wild Card: Minnesota at New York
Twins the first team in MLB history to reach the postseason one year after losing over 100 games.

Winner goes to Cleveland

The other ALDS series has Boston going to Houston.
Boston has the momentum, but can the Astros pitching come up huge in a 5 game series?

National League

Wednesday Wild Card: Colorado at Arizona
These two teams were destined to meet each other, and the winner gets to stay out West.

Winner goes to Los Angeles

The other NLDS series has the defending World Series Champion Chicago Cubs at Washington
Joe Maddon is a master at adjusting lineups from game to game. Hopefully, he will have Jake Arietta available for either Game 3 or 4 when the series returns to the "Friendly Confines." And if you go by playoff history, teams that clinch their divisions early do not fare that well in the playoffs. Washington will have a mostly left-handed lineup, but I don't know if it would be enough to score enough runs against the diversified offense of Jon Jay, a mostly healthy Kyle Schwarber, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Wilsson Contreras, Ben Zobrist, Addison Russell, and the Gold Glove arm of Jason Heyward.

Number One · **Posted:** Sat Sep 30, 2017 11:31 pm

Cubs vs Nationals; a team who used to be known for choking (Cubs) vs a team who not only chokes constantly, but plays in a city full of choke artists (Nationals).

CoffeeNerves · **Posted:** Sun Oct 01, 2017 9:36 pm

Number One wrote:

Cubs vs Nationals; a team who used to be known for choking (Cubs) vs a team who not only chokes constantly, but plays in a city full of choke artists (Nationals).

Like the Capitals? :jetserl

Number One · **Posted:** Sun Oct 01, 2017 11:35 pm

CoffeeNerves wrote:

Number One wrote:

Cubs vs Nationals; a team who used to be known for choking (Cubs) vs a team who not only chokes constantly, but plays in a city full of choke artists (Nationals).

Like the Capitals? :jetserl

ESPECIALLY the Capitals. :jetserl

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