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The Tigers are in the playoffs with today's win against Kansas City--they're guaranteed to at least get in as the AL wild card. But it could be a neck and neck race with the Twins down to the last game for the division title. Detroit is playing the Rangers, and then gets to beat up on the Royals again, but Minnesota gets to play the Royals for a while, then finish up with the White Sox. Detroit has an arguably easier final schedule, and they've finally started hitting again, so they've still got a good shot at the title. The good news, though, is that if they can keep hitting the way they have been (and hopefully it's not all lousy Royals pitching) they might actually be able to acquit themselves well post season.
This is a big morale boost for the Motor City, which badly needs one.
Posted by Rand Simberg at September 24, 2006 03:25 PM
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Subway series: Yanks and Mets. Yanks in six.
Posted by Jane Bernstein at September 24, 2006 03:56 PM
In your dreams. The best three teams in the major leagues are in the AL Central Division.
Posted by Rand Simberg at September 24, 2006 04:24 PM
That appears not to be the case.
Stats say the Mets, the Yankees, and the Tigers. And given the well-known fact that the purpose of the Tigers (like the Cubs and the Red Sox) is to prepare you for mortality, I'm still sticking to my prediction.
Wanna wager? I'll put the PayPal price of a bottle of wine (case of beer/nice meal out for you and significant other) on it...
Posted by Jane Bernstein at September 24, 2006 08:16 PM
Geez, Rand, just because we've lost 97 games and will have to win 5 out of our final 7 to avoid losing 100, you think Detroit will "[get] to beat up on the Royals again." What are you, some kind of right-wing shill? I blame George Bush.
Posted by Jay Manifold at September 25, 2006 07:09 AM
Oh, stop whining, Jay. You're talking to a Tigers fan. Did you see their record last year?
Posted by Rand Simberg at September 25, 2006 07:35 AM
Stats say the Mets, the Yankees, and the Tigers.
You can't just go by stats. The schedule is a factor. The Mets rarely have to play anyone from the AL Central, and the Yankees don't as much as they play each other. Having to play a lot of games between Chicago, Minnesota and Detroit will pull down all of their averages, relative to playing other teams (one of the reasons for Kansas City's woes--their position makes their record even worse than it might be if they were in a different division).
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