The year of PLayoff and Wild Card berths

DemDog · Post by **DemDog** » Sun Sep 30, 2018 11:35 pm

Seems the hated Cubbies and Brewers have a playoff game tomorrow at Wrigley to decide who wins the division. If that is not enough the Dodgers and Rockies tee off tomorrow to decide the NL West Champ. Game at Dodger Stadium.

fjk090852-7 · Post by **fjk090852-7** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:25 am

Those extra games to determine Central and West Division winners will effect how the teams set up their starting pitching for either the Wild Card Game or Division Series. The Braves have a few days to lineup their starting pitching. I think that gives the Braves a little advantage entering the postseason.

PMike · Post by **PMike** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:46 pm

6C4D456C474F280 wrote: Seems the hated Cubbies and Brewers have a playoff game tomorrow at Wrigley to decide who wins the division. If that is not enough the Dodgers and Rockies tee off tomorrow to decide the NL West Champ. Game at Dodger Stadium.

Apparently they are not playoff games. They are games 163. All stats count to the regular season. That could be significant for the MVP race. Yelich has a chance to win the Triple Crown with a good day today.

SammyKhalifa · Post by **SammyKhalifa** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 1:50 pm

you'd think the loser will have a big disadvantage in the WCG

IABucFan · Post by **IABucFan** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:00 pm

093B37372311323B36333C3B5A0 wrote: you'd think the loser will have a big disadvantage in the WCG

Losers play each other in the WCG, I believe. So, whoever wins the WCG will have used their top two starters, presumably.

SammyKhalifa · Post by **SammyKhalifa** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 2:30 pm

5B5350677154737C120 wrote: you'd think the loser will have a big disadvantage in the WCG

Losers play each other in the WCG, I believe.

Well that's true. D'oh.

iabucco · Post by **iabucco** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 3:08 pm

Add travel for the play in game and then the WC game and that may tire a team out, too. Probably a bigger deal for LA and CO because I think Chicago or Mil would host the WC game.

SammyKhalifa · Post by **SammyKhalifa** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 6:08 pm

Milwaukee on top of CHI in the 4th. Ugh, go Brewers I guess.

SammyKhalifa · Post by **SammyKhalifa** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 6:18 pm

33010D0D192B08010C090601600 wrote: Milwaukee on top of CHI in the 4th. Ugh, go Brewers I guess.

Also Yelich is 2-2 with an RBI and a steal

BenM · Post by **BenM** » Mon Oct 01, 2018 7:12 pm

1A2824243002212825202F28490 wrote: Milwaukee on top of CHI in the 4th. Ugh, go Brewers I guess.

My dislike of Joe Maddon was the tiebreaker for me.