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Originally Posted by afterhours
now i'm confused about the central situation- eei talked about tie breakers there but not in east- why do we have playoff possibilities and they don't?
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I read why Chicago had clinched the Central yesterday. It was about as complicated as the NFL tiebreaker involving 3 teams with the same record. Apparently, no wild card team could have more than 96 wins, so the Central would be decided on head-to-head record between Chicago and Cleveland, with the Chisox holding an 11-5 edge before last night.
Anyway, after least night, it's all academic. Cleveland now has to win both games to even have a shot at the wild card.
I also read this morning that there will be no play-off on Monday if the Yanks and Sox finish in a tie, and the Indians are out of the running. The Yankees would be awarded the diision by virtue of a 10-9 head-to-head record, and the Sox would get the wild card.
Yankees fans should be careul of what they wish for---if the Yanks get the wild card, they open against Chicago, who they've handled pretty well this year. If they win the division, they get the Angels, who've given them problems.