ORIOLES

imbecile wrote:

K8teebug wrote:
There are still 2 games to play folks!  Must win for the Orioles as it seems that the Red Sox are just putting in all their minor league players instead of actual players.

I'm not sure the Red Sox have any actual players left.  ..and I say that as a Sox fan.  Still, I would expect them to step up and try and put the screws to the Yankees.  Yet more disappointment from this team.

As a person who rooted for the Sox in the playoffs to beat the Yankees, I wish they would just beat the crap out of them!  (anytime..not just now)

Assuming we MUST root for the O's to win their final two games and they do, it seems like the scenarios would be:

1. Yanks win two, O's would either host wild card or travel for wild card
2. Yanks win one. One game divisional playoff, loser travels across the country to play a rested West team for the wild card the very next day.
3. Yanks win zero, O's win pennant.

As #3 is probably not very likely, would it be better to root for #1 or #2? If #1, that would mean cheering for the Yankees to win games…

All I know is nobody can control their own destiny, regardless of how many times they say they can. 

K8teebug wrote:
Also, it would be nice if the Rangers would just step the f up.

If they totally roll over they may be coming to Camden Yards Friday.

Just got 2 box seats for the tiebreaker.  Hope they play it.

I'd prefer the O's win two and the Yanks lose two.  ;D

Shemp wrote:
Just got 2 box seats for the tiebreaker.  Hope they play it.

Me too.

I would not be able to go to that tiebreaker game.  I would definitely get into a fight.  I am going to go see the Walkmen and gamecast it on my phone.

But the Thursday tiebreak game is at 2pm. The Walkmen go on at 9:30. Plenty of time for both.

K8teebug wrote:
Me too.

I would not be able to go to that tiebreaker game.  I would definitely get into a fight.  I am going to go see the Walkmen and gamecast it on my phone.

Shit.

I threw back the tickets.

Shemp wrote:
It's almost like by losing the tiebreaker you're dropping 2 slots - down to WC #2.  I understand the rules, but it just seems odd.  I don't want to see them have to go to that football stadium from hell I guess.

So if the A's and Angels were out of the picture, and the O's had a better record than the White Sox and Tigers, who finished tied for the central with 89 wins, you still think the loser of Det-Chi should be Wild Card #1?

I somehow doubt you'd argue that if the O's had 92 wins.

imbecile wrote:
I'm not sure the Red Sox have any actual players left.  ..and I say that as a Sox fan.  Still, I would expect them to step up and try and put the screws to the Yankees.  Yet more disappointment from this team.

"The combined salaries for the players in the Boston lineup on Monday night were about $12.5 million, and there were five players in the Yankees' lineup who make more than that by themselves."

Eesh.

The bigger question is what the hell were the Yankees doing throwing CC in the 8th with a 7 run lead?  I guess they're not expecting a one game playoff.

James wrote:
But the Thursday tiebreak game is at 2pm. The Walkmen go on at 9:30. Plenty of time for both.

K8teebug wrote:
Me too.

I would not be able to go to that tiebreaker game.  I would definitely get into a fight.  I am going to go see the Walkmen and gamecast it on my phone.

How do you know the game would be at 2?  There's no time on their page.

vansmack wrote:

So if the A's and Angels were out of the picture, and the O's had a better record than the White Sox and Tigers, who finished tied for the central with 89 wins, you still think the loser of Det-Chi should be Wild Card #1?

I somehow doubt you'd argue that if the O's had 92 wins.

Yeah - I thought about that scenario after I posted.

O's win 2 they play somebody at Camden Yards - simple as that.

I read it somewhere but can't find it now. Maybe I'm confusing it with the fact that tickets went on sale at 2.

It almost seems like a necessity.
If the Yankees or Orioles are required to fly to Oakland or Texas for a Thursday wildcard game, they're not going to make them do it overnight or during the day Thursday.
Same thing if the Rangers or A's are required to come East.

K8teebug wrote:

James wrote:
But the Thursday tiebreak game is at 2pm. The Walkmen go on at 9:30. Plenty of time for both.

K8teebug wrote:
Me too.

I would not be able to go to that tiebreaker game.  I would definitely get into a fight.  I am going to go see the Walkmen and gamecast it on my phone.

How do you know the game would be at 2?  There's no time on their page.

James wrote:
I read it somewhere but can't find it now. Maybe I'm confusing it with the fact that tickets went on sale at 2.

It almost seems like a necessity.

You seem to be forgetting where you've been reading a lot of things these days…

They have not announced a time.  2PM was the time that the tickets would be available to the general public (after a MASN viewing area only time slot from noon-2, which I loved!).

I have a tough time seeing MLB/TBS giving up a Primetime audience for a tie breaker with the Yankees involved, but we'll see. 

Unfortunately a lot of Yankee fans live in the MASN viewing area. 

Shemp wrote:
Unfortunately a lot of Yankee fans live in the MASN viewing area. 

Not as many as would be willing to fly/train/drive down from NY-NJ-CT…

I'm 9 rows from the Yankees' on-deck circle.  If there's a God in heaven this game must be played!!!

Oh, so close.

I am going to wait to see what time it will be.  I can always grab a ticket off stubhub!