Friday, September 19, 2008

9: Too Close To Call, or Too Soon To Call?

Well, it's pretty obvious that 3 races are too soon to call, but we know what will happen (Rays, Red Sox, White Sox will secure playoff spots, in addition to the official winner of the AL West). The Dodgers still have a possibility of blowing it, so it's too close to call, and even though the division title is too close to call, both the Mets and the Phillies will make the playoffs, with the Brewers' freefall.

My original prediction, back in June, was a Cubs vs. White Sox World Series. As of now, it could still happen. In effect, to effectively clinch the division, the Sox will have to win 3 more games with the Twins predicted to win 87 (they already have 85)

AL          
EAST WP P WP P W P L OPI
Tampa Bay .599 .569 97 65 5
Boston .588 .608 95 67 -3
NY Yankees .539 .530 87 75 1
Toronto .532 .573 87 75 -7
Baltimore .441 .463 72 90 -4
CENTRAL          
Chicago Sox .556 .561 90 72 -1
Minnesota .539 .554 87 75 -2
Cleveland .497 .525 81 81 -5
Detroit .467 .493 76 86 -4
Kansas City .448 .424 72 90 4
WEST          
x-LA Angels .614 .549 99 63 11
Texas .487 .457 79 83 5
Oakland .471 .477 76 86 -1
Seattle .373 .398 61 101 -4
           
NL          
EAST          
NY Mets .562 .565 91 71 -1
Philadelphia .558 .576 91 71 -3
Florida .529 .503 86 76 4
Atlanta .435 .477 71 91 -7
Washington .377 .383 61 101 -1
CENTRAL          
Chicago Cubs .605 .622 98 64 -3
Milwaukee .545 .533 88 74 2
Houston .529 .474 85 77 9
St. Louis .523 .526 85 77 0
Cincinnati .464 .447 75 87 3
Pittsburgh .416 .407 67 95 1
WEST          
LA Dodgers .519 .529 84 78 -2
Arizona .497 .507 81 81 -2
Colorado .461 .450 75 87 2
San Francisco .448 .423 72 90 4
San Diego .383 .415 62 100 -5

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