#1 Seed = Elimination # of 1 - 1 TB win or 1 Twins loss
#2 Seed - Magic # of 4 - Twins must win division and finish full game ahead of Oakland
#3 Seed - Magic # of 3* - Twins win out they win the division. Any 3 way tie Twins win the division. Any tie with Cleveland Twins win the division.
#4 Seed - Magic # of 1 - 1 more Twins win or 1 more Yankees loss
#5 Seed - Magic # of 1 - 1 more Twins win or 1 more Cleveland loss
Houston is locked into the 6 seed.
Toronto isn't technically locked into 8 seed yet - but with 1 Tor loss or 1 more Cle win they will be. EDIT - still 1 magic number for Yankees to lock into 4/5 seed and avoid 7/8 seed.
Twins are -143 favorites tonight with Berrios
Sox are 141 underdogs to Cubs and Darvish
Cle are heavy -240 favorites over Profit Pirates
Yankees are -186 favorites over Miami
Kind of odd that we could easily end up with 3 intradivision first round series
1. TB v. 8. TOR
2. MIN/CHW v. 7. CLE
3. OAK v. 6. HOU
The 4 v. 5 matchup can't be intradivision due to being two second place teams matching up.
The National League could get there too, I guess. It requires PHI and MIA to win some games and jump over STL/CIN.
1. LA v. 8. SF
2. ATL v. 7. PHI/MIA
3. CHC v. 6. STL/CIN
The lowest division winner getting the lowest 2nd place team seems like it would result in pretty consistent "unbalanced" matchups. I'm assuming most years that the highest wild card would have a better record than the lowest second place team. But ... I guess that's not true in the NL this year, so there goes that theory.
I read last night that the Twins AKSHULLY have the second tie-breaker (record in last 20 games) locked up with the NYY, implying that their Magicks Number is zero.
0-0 head to head.
Both have 23-17 divisional records
MIN 12-8 over last 20 division games
NYY 10-10
checks out.
Nice. So Seed #4 magic number is still 1 - its just against Cleveland now instead of Yankees.
My youngest child's teacher is amazing, observing the effort she puts into the distance learning days makes me feel like a real slacker for taking the time to check out this site during my work day!
I often bemoan that people talk about teachers having the hardest jobs while never mentioning all the front-line health care workers who also don't get paid much or thanked enough. But not going to bemoan now. Not only is their job insanely hard this year, now PARENTS ARE WATCHING THEM WORK. I can't even.
The cursing is the latest addition to Bryant’s paint-by-numbers approach to sounding hardened, and it’s as authentic as $5 mink.
The best part:
Walker launches his Discman at Bryant’s head. Not surprisingly, the career 63 percent free throw shooter misses.
I have always found the adulation pumped toward Kobe to be contrived. Even before the rape, but multiplied thereafter. Maybe he grew up towards the end, I dunno.
Took a stab at the rear wheel bearing/hub today. Got the tire off, got the caliper off, got the brake rotor off, could not get the hub off. I had a hard time with the mounting bolts because they're so close to the ABS ring on the axle I couldn't seem to get a socket on them. I put it all back together and eventually found a video of the procedure where the guy was using a deep well socket. Went out, crawled under the car and checked to see if one would fit and damn if it didn't slide onto the bolt head. It's going to be close quarters, but I think I can make it work now. It does mean I'll need to get myself a new torque wrench, but that's a sacrifice I don't mind making. And given the condition of the brakes I'm going to get pads and rotors and do a rear brake job while I'm at it. I can get a kit from NAPA with all the parts for about $160.
I wish Trevor Bauer was doing the pregame in place of Harold Reynolds - I'm positive he knows the Twins much more. "Kepler's been hot lately." Yeah, not really.
Max, the last seven days (5 games for him): 389/389/833
I would give Harold a pass on that one.
he was 2 for 21 in the five games before that.
Harold Reynolds does still suck though. I don't watch pregames, but man what a crappy viewer experience to have to go from him to Jon Smoltz.
To be fair, they have to try please both teams' audiences. To be honest, they just end pissing both off.
I think they scheduled specific times to keep it socially distant and by the time i first heard about (last night) all times had already been claimed
We know what happens if a baseball travels at 90% the speed of light, but what about 130% the speed of sound?
Twins playoff scenario into the weekend -
#1 Seed = Elimination # of 1 - 1 TB win or 1 Twins loss
#2 Seed - Magic # of 4 - Twins must win division and finish full game ahead of Oakland
#3 Seed - Magic # of 3* - Twins win out they win the division. Any 3 way tie Twins win the division. Any tie with Cleveland Twins win the division.
#4 Seed - Magic # of 1 - 1 more Twins win or 1 more Yankees loss
#5 Seed - Magic # of 1 - 1 more Twins win or 1 more Cleveland loss
Houston is locked into the 6 seed.
Toronto isn't technically locked into 8 seed yet - but with 1 Tor loss or 1 more Cle win they will be. EDIT - still 1 magic number for Yankees to lock into 4/5 seed and avoid 7/8 seed.
Twins are -143 favorites tonight with Berrios
Sox are 141 underdogs to Cubs and Darvish
Cle are heavy -240 favorites over Profit Pirates
Yankees are -186 favorites over Miami
Kind of odd that we could easily end up with 3 intradivision first round series
1. TB v. 8. TOR
2. MIN/CHW v. 7. CLE
3. OAK v. 6. HOU
The 4 v. 5 matchup can't be intradivision due to being two second place teams matching up.
The National League could get there too, I guess. It requires PHI and MIA to win some games and jump over STL/CIN.
1. LA v. 8. SF
2. ATL v. 7. PHI/MIA
3. CHC v. 6. STL/CIN
The lowest division winner getting the lowest 2nd place team seems like it would result in pretty consistent "unbalanced" matchups. I'm assuming most years that the highest wild card would have a better record than the lowest second place team. But ... I guess that's not true in the NL this year, so there goes that theory.
I read last night that the Twins AKSHULLY have the second tie-breaker (record in last 20 games) locked up with the NYY, implying that their Magicks Number is zero.
0-0 head to head.
Both have 23-17 divisional records
MIN 12-8 over last 20 division games
NYY 10-10
checks out.
Nice. So Seed #4 magic number is still 1 - its just against Cleveland now instead of Yankees.
My youngest child's teacher is amazing, observing the effort she puts into the distance learning days makes me feel like a real slacker for taking the time to check out this site during my work day!
I often bemoan that people talk about teachers having the hardest jobs while never mentioning all the front-line health care workers who also don't get paid much or thanked enough. But not going to bemoan now. Not only is their job insanely hard this year, now PARENTS ARE WATCHING THEM WORK. I can't even.
I’m having sushi for lunch.
mmmm, cubic sushi.
Reds at Twins YouTube Game of the Week tonight
w00t w00t!
the Yankme game is the MLB.com free game of the day. Who the hell wants to watch that?
And we're back to Max leading off...
And Cruz returns to the lineup. It looks a lot like what the starting postseason lineup will be.
Did anyone else read the Kobe story at 538?
The best part:
Walker launches his Discman at Bryant’s head. Not surprisingly, the career 63 percent free throw shooter misses.
I have always found the adulation pumped toward Kobe to be contrived. Even before the rape, but multiplied thereafter. Maybe he grew up towards the end, I dunno.
Took a stab at the rear wheel bearing/hub today. Got the tire off, got the caliper off, got the brake rotor off, could not get the hub off. I had a hard time with the mounting bolts because they're so close to the ABS ring on the axle I couldn't seem to get a socket on them. I put it all back together and eventually found a video of the procedure where the guy was using a deep well socket. Went out, crawled under the car and checked to see if one would fit and damn if it didn't slide onto the bolt head. It's going to be close quarters, but I think I can make it work now. It does mean I'll need to get myself a new torque wrench, but that's a sacrifice I don't mind making. And given the condition of the brakes I'm going to get pads and rotors and do a rear brake job while I'm at it. I can get a kit from NAPA with all the parts for about $160.
I wish Trevor Bauer was doing the pregame in place of Harold Reynolds - I'm positive he knows the Twins much more. "Kepler's been hot lately." Yeah, not really.
Max, the last seven days (5 games for him): 389/389/833
I would give Harold a pass on that one.
he was 2 for 21 in the five games before that.
Harold Reynolds does still suck though. I don't watch pregames, but man what a crappy viewer experience to have to go from him to Jon Smoltz.
To be fair, they have to try please both teams' audiences. To be honest, they just end pissing both off.