Major League Baseball - Get ready for '08!

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Things are looking up!! All that has to happen for the Indians to make the playoffs is this...

They have to win every game the rest of the way.

Chicago and Minnesota has to lose every game the rest of the way, except for the 3 games that they play against each other in Minnesota. Minnesota must win 2 of those games.

Then, there will be a 3 way tie for first place at the end of the season!! Actually I wonder how that would work. It would be interesting, that's for sure!!

Meh, all of the sudden the opposing pitchers have stopped hitting our players for some reason, that is very disappointing!!

EDIT: Yay!! Finally the Indians got 2 HBP tonight!! The total is up to 94, giving the Indians the American League single season HBP record!! There was also an entertaining fight between the Tigers and the Indians too, and combined with a relatively full stadium that was energetic, it was a pretty fun game with a come from behind win. By winning, the Indians technically held off elimination for another day, but the White Sox beating the Royals has basically eliminated the Indians, since they can only finish with 85 wins, and with Chicago now @ 85, and Minnesota @ 83, and Chicago having 3 games with Minnesota, one of them has to get at least 86 wins. Oh well, I guess it's time to officially announce Cleveland's official motto...

"Maybe next year!!"

So, here's to 7 more hit batters, finishing over .500, and hoping the Twins find a way to overtake the White Sox!! ^_^

[mr_pikachu]

The Angels and Rangers are currently in the midst of a 13-12 battle... after five innings. Yay, defense!

Oh, and Christen, I'm afraid that the White Sox are just one inning away from eliminating your Indians... sorry.

In other news, the Cubs' magic number is one despite taking a 12-6 tumble to the Cardinals, who are looking to trade Adam Kennedy (FINALLY!). The Reds throttled Milwaukee 11-2, while Florida yanked Philadelphia 14-8 and Houston shut down the Pirates, 5-1.

Noteworthy games in the AL included Boston's homerless 4-3 victory over Toronto, taking away any chance for the Jays or Yanks to win the AL East outright, and a devastating 11-1 win by Tampa Bay over the Twins. New York barely held on to its AL East hopes by taking down Baltimore 3-2, but they could be eliminated from postseason contention before the weekend is done.

[Pokemaster Ash]

Oh well, I guess it's time to officially announce Cleveland's official motto...

"Maybe next year!!"

You know you're gonna get sued by Cubs fans.

I'm glad to hear the Brewers got destroyed today. Makes me feel better about what happened earlier today. At least the Cubs managed to make it 12-6 instead of getting plowed 12-2. The magic number is 1, odds are very good on a clinch tomorrow.

And yay, the White Sox remain alive. It would be nice to see them in the playoffs alongside the Cubs for once. Maybe they can play spoiler in the AL playoffs and set the Cubs up for an easy shot in the World Series?</waytoohopeful>

[Number1ChanseyFan]

You know you're gonna get sued by Cubs fans.

Nah I don't think so, I mean we are practically the American League version of the Cubs, us Indian fans have a lot in common with you guys. Besides, you guys can't keep everything to yourselves. I mean, if you sue us for "maybe next year", then where is it going to stop? Are you going to sue us in 2048 when we play up the "100 years since winning our last World Series?"

Wow I'll be old in 2048... what am I saying? I'm already getting old now!!

BTW, don't get too confident about the White Sox setting you up for an easy World Series win... afterall, they had a crappy team go all the way in 2005.

[Pokemaster Ash]

Perhaps, but the Cubs can usually beat the White Sox up pretty good no matter what. They're pretty much .500 all-time against each other, so it could go either way, but the Cubs have the better team of the two of them.

[Number1ChanseyFan]

Perhaps, but the Cubs can usually beat the White Sox up pretty good no matter what. They're pretty much .500 all-time against each other, so it could go either way, but the Cubs have the better team of the two of them.

Well, good luck to your Cubs anyways, they definitely have my support to win it all. Then the Indians will have the longest streak in the majors without winning a World Series. And after your Cubs win it all this year, you will still have 40 years to celebrate being the only team to go 100 years between World Series victories, because believe me, the Indians WILL break your streak, they will make it well beyond 100 years. We had one "unbreakable" streak broken this year when the Red Sox passed our 455 consecutive regular season sellout streak, but we will not lose this record, I promise.

So... the Indians have made it back to .500, it was a long, hard fight to get back to being average. The Indians will get to see Paul Byrd pitching for Boston next week. For some reason, it seems especially weird to play against somebody that was playing for your team earlier in the same year, especially since it is for Boston, against who he pitched so well against in the ALCS last year. Oh well, it is something to look forward to anyways, even though he has always owned Cleveland when pitching against them.

And most importantly, Jamey Carroll became the 95th Cleveland batter to be battered by an opposing pitcher when he was hit by a pitch in the first inning!! ^_^

[Pokemaster Ash]

And today, the Cubs clinch the NL Central for the second year in a row. This is the first time they've one back-to-back titles of ANY kind since....well, since 1907 & 1908. Do the history buffs in the audience think that sounds familiar? (Well, they got the pennant in 1906 as well, but lost to the White Sox in the World Series)

While not set in stone, looking like the playoff assortment is going to be Angels, Cubs, Rays, Mets, White Sox, Dodgers, Red Sox, and Phillies. Of course, the Brewers, Diamondbacks, and Twins could still sneak in, but the odds decrease day by day.

[mr_pikachu]

Goodbye, Yankee Stadium.