25 August 03

Three-Way Tie

The Boston Red Sox concluded a four game sweep of the Seattle Mariners today, making the playoff picture with about 31 games to play very interesting. The Mariners, Red Sox, and Oakland A’s all have identical records (76-55) and are completing for two playoff spots between each other (assuming the Yankees don’t collapse), the AL West division lead and the American League wild-card spot. The A’s are playing well, the Mariners are slumping, and the A’s may be about to claim the AL West lead, after trailing the whole season.

Meanwhile, the Central Division races in both leagues are quite tight. Unlike Aaron Gleeman, who’s quite excited to see a real race in the AL Central, I have basically no interest in what happens in either of these races. I wouldn’t mind seeing the Cubs win the NL Central, but that’s about it.

Posted by at 08:35 PM in Baseball | Link |
  1. Well, Numenius, one thing we know for sure: the Red Sox will get into it, they’ll do well for a while, everybody’s hopes will skyrocket—and then they’ll cave. This is written, alas, in stone.

    — Doc Rock    26. August 2003, 08:02    Link
  2. The Sox do have some history, granted, but they have been playing well. The upcoming series with the Yanks will be telling. I, for one, still have some faith! Maybe the stone can be erased?

    — Tattler    29. August 2003, 03:44    Link

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