Giants win, Phillies win: Giants win NL West; Padres at Braves on Monday for the Wild Card.Retrosheet: all previous tiebreaker games.
Giants win, Braves win: Giants win NL West; Braves win Wild Card; Padres go home.
Padres win, Phillies win: Padres win NL West, Giants win Wild Card; Braves go home.
Padres win, Braves win: Three-way tie! Giants at Padres on Monday for the NL West; loser goes to Atlanta on Tuesday to see who gets the Wild Card.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
#163? #164? Tomorrow's possibilities, thanks to the trouncing of the Braves on Bobby Cox Day:
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I don't really have a horse in this race, but a three-way tiebreaker would be fun! I'm a Red Sox guy, and (for myriad reasons) didn't follow baseball closely this year. But I see the Sox will end the season about 8 games behind the Yankees/Rays, and Papelbon has 8 blown saves. *sigh*
ReplyDeleteWell, the Phillies long ago clinched best record in the NL, and their current mark of 97 wins means that they'll at worst be tied, going into the second game of today's NYY-BOS twinbill, for the best record in the majors (not that that offers anything other than bragging rights). So I certainly see nothing wrong with giving the regulars a breather tomorrow and seeing whether the Braves can top us and the Pads can pull off the sweep in SF. TEAM THREE-WAY TIE!
ReplyDeleteUgh. What a horrible first inning.
ReplyDeleteWould the Phillies rather face a tired foe or have more time to prep for whoever it is? My gut tells me that I'd love to have a team have SF play in SF Sunday, lose in SD on Monday, win in Atlanta on Tuesday and have to come here for a 4pm date with Halladay on Wednesday.
ReplyDeleteI don't think there's very much need for prep time at this stage. They know they'll be facing either the Pads, Reds, or Giants, because they can't under any circumstances face their division-mates in the first round. All the advance scouting is basically done, plus they have an off-day between Games 1 and 2, and another (travel day) before Game 3. They should be doing all of the matchups and number crunching now for all three possible opponents, more for how they'd approach opposing pitchers than anything else (because seriously -- does Doc really need to know who he'll be mowing down?)
ReplyDeleteSo yes, a tired foe. May every relevant game, other than tomorrow's PHI-ATL matchup, go extra innings.
I think the answer, obviously, is that you'd like the Giants to get as far as possible into the rotation. Giants win games and lose games on pitching more than most.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great point -- the Phils would much rather see Lincecum and Cain used up in tie breaker games than ready to go for NLDS 1 and 2, and potentially working on short rest.
ReplyDelete<span>That's a great point -- the Phils would much rather see Lincecum and Cain used up in tie breaker games than ready to go for NLDS 1 and 2, and then potentially working on short rest later in the series.
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Is there still a Game 164 tie-breaker? I always thought that, in a three-way tie where a division title is at stake, the loser of Game 163 ends up a half game behind the wildcard. When did this change?
ReplyDeleteWith the Yanks dropping last night's game, the Phillies will finish with the best record in MLB. This is the first time that has happened since ... ever.
ReplyDeleteI don't recall when it changed, but game 163 doesn't count for the standings.
ReplyDeleteThat would not be fair, I wouldn't think. As happy as I am that the Braves simply got in without a tiebreaker being necessary, it would not seem right if they had made it in solely because the Giants-Pads were tied for the division championship.
ReplyDeleteTwas awfully fun sitting at Comiskey today watching both an enjoyable game and the out-of-town scoreboard, trying like hell to remember which outcomes meant what.
ReplyDeleteTo threadjack for a moment, Nancy Faust, the Comiskey Park organist, played her last game today and is now retired. I didn't get a chance to say hi to her and get her to sign my scorebook because the line at her booth stretched half-way down the concourse. You gotta love it when fans line up to talk to the organist - and she's worth it. Enjoy retirement, Nancy - you will be sorely missed.