AL Wild Card tracker thread

[knickfan23]

With just about 7 weeks left in the season, I thought I may as well start this thread. This thread will keep pace with the teams currently chasing the Wild Card. The Yanks, Angels, A's and Indians.

Any of their games will be tracked here. Today, the Angels are in Seattle and the Twins are taking on the A's in Oakland.

Hope this thread works out the rest of the way.

[yankees27]

2-0 Twins over A's in the top of the 6th.
5-0 Angels over Seattle in the top of the 5th.

[yankees27]

Now 4-2 A's in the bottom of the 6th, and 8-0 Angels in the top of the 5th.

[knickfan23]

Where did Jay Payton suddenly turn into Manny Ramirez?

[terminator]

Where did Jay Payton suddenly turn into Manny Ramirez?

Maybe he was right - all he needed was playing time. He has certainly been a big part of the Oakland offense since he has gone there.

[True Yankee-ette13]

The Twins are such a pathetic team. I doubt we're gaining nay ground today, wild card wise.

[Euclis]

Where did Jay Payton suddenly turn into Manny Ramirez?

Let's not go nuts here. Jay Payton is a much better outfielder than Manny Ramirez

[terminator]

Methinks this Huston Street guy is pretty nasty. Runners on 2nd and third, noone out -
and he proceeds to strike out the side. I am looking forward to seeing the A's play against the Yankees and Sox.

[WashingtonYankee]

Man, that sucks that Seattle lost.

[Sam18]

I wish the A's were playing the redsox right now.

[knickfan23]

So today, things will change in the AL Wild Card. The Yanks, Angels and A's have all kept pace by winning today.

[CharlesFenway]

Here's a statistical breakdown of each team's odds of making the playoff from Baseball Prospectus :

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/st...cs/ps_odds.php

[WashingtonYankee]

Heck, I'm worried. But hey... "It ain't over till it's over."

[nhyankeefan]

At least the Indians lost so we're ahead of them now.

[Jaksiel]

Payton with Boston: .263/.313/.429
Payton with Oakland: .273/.291/.566

The OBP is hovering near Womackian levels, but when he hits the ball, he hits the crap out of it.

[BroadwayBomber55]

Mariners 3, Angels 0 Raul Ibanez RBI single, Adrian Beltre 2-run Double

Twins 1, A's 0 Michael Ryan solo shot off Rich Harden

[nhyankeefan]

Indians lost 1-0 to the DRays when Wickman gives up a solo HR to Travis Lee in the 9th. They are now 1.5 game behind the Yanks.

[noneckwilliams]

Indians lost 1-0 to the DRays when Wickman gives up a solo HR to Travis Lee in the 9th. They are now 1.5 game behind the Yanks.

TB is like 5 games over since the AS break. They did us a favor this weekend in Cle but the next 3 in TB could be hellish. The Yanks will need to bring their hitting shoes.

[YanksForLife]

A's just lost 2-1 to the Twins.

[nhyankeefan]

Mariner's have tied the Angels - 6-6 top of the 8th.

[BroadwayBomber55]

Angels lead 7-6 in the 8th on a Darin Erstad RBI single.

[BroadwayBomber55]

TB is like 5 games over since the AS break. They did us a favor this weekend in Cle but the next 3 in TB could be hellish. The Yanks will need to bring their hitting shoes.

And also Tampa Bay, may use their August-September call ups as well.

[True Yankee-ette13]

The Rays are no pushovers. I really wish Wright wasn't coming back tomorrow.

Anyway, I hope the A's keep this up.

[BroadwayBomber55]

Scot Shields in for Brendan Donnelly.

[BroadwayBomber55]

Adrian Beltre popped out to SS, 1 down. Richie Sexson at 1st on a BB.

[nhyankeefan]

The Rays are no pushovers. I really wish Wright wasn't coming back tomorrow.

Anyway, I hope the A's keep this up.

Hey Wright got one of his two wins this year against the DRays. OF course the Yanks had to score 19 runs to get it for him.

[BroadwayBomber55]

2 on w/ RISP on a double by Jeremy Reed.

Up next is Yuniesky Betancourt.

[BroadwayBomber55]

Richie Sexson out at home and Mike Hargrove doesn't like it one bit.

[True Yankee-ette13]

Hey Wright got one of his two wins this year against the DRays. OF course the Yanks had to score 19 runs to get it for him.

Oh God. I thought you were joking around at first, but then I remembered that game. The offense gave him 6793922 runs to work with and he almost blew the lead. Oy vey. In Small we trust!

[BroadwayBomber55]

Scott Spiezio flies out to center and the Mariners strand a pair with RISP.

After 8, Angels 7, Mariners 6

[dabomb2045]

the Yanks hopefully remember that Fossum, Waechter, Hendrickson go for the DRays

the Yanks should score 10 runs a game off those guys in their sleep

of course..Im expecting 3 shutouts

[BroadwayBomber55]

the Yanks hopefully remember that Fossum, Waechter, Hendrickson go for the DRays

the Yanks should score 10 runs a game off those guys in their sleep

of course..Im expecting 3 shutouts

And the Yankees better not take the Devil Rays lightly. They're playin' the role of spoiler. You don't go to Tampa to win one game, you go there to win a series.

[gold23]

What a play by Figgins at 3rd. Just spectacular. Hopefully not game saving, but simply great. Saved two runs and a good closer coming in for the save. Damn.

[dabomb2045]

And the Yankees better not take the Devil Rays lightly. They're playin' the role of spoiler. You don't go to Tampa to win one game, you go there to win a series.

Im just worried the Yanks will take this team lightly...and expect to beat the Rays with a half assed effort (something they could do in past years...but not anymore) and lose 2 of 3

[BroadwayBomber55]

Im just worried the Yanks will take this team lightly...and expect to beat the Rays with a half assed effort (something they could do in past years...but not anymore) and lose 2 of 3

The Yankees must do better against the Devil Rays full-tilt, full-hard effort against the D-Rays and play all 9 innings and beyond as a team to gain another W.

[BroadwayBomber55]

K-Rod in for Scot Shields.

[BroadwayBomber55]

Angels beat the Mariners, 7-6. Angels up 1 game on the Oakland A's in the AL West. A's lead 2.5 in the AL Wild Card over the Yankees.

[gold23]

There is 0% chance the Yanks take the Rays lightly. Not with how the Rays have beat up on them this year and the fact that the Yanks NEED these games.

Their not a bad team, in that they should pose a bigger threat than the Rangers. Texas simply has nobody that can pitch right now. Tampa has merely poor pitchers, and can also hit a little.

Tampa's a below average team- but they are playing well. I think 2/3 would be fine.

[Sam18]

There is 0% chance the Yanks take the Rays lightly. Not with how the Rays have beat up on them this year and the fact that the Yanks NEED these games.

Their not a bad team, in that they should pose a bigger threat than the Rangers. Texas simply has nobody that can pitch right now. Tampa has merely poor pitchers, and can also hit a little.

Tampa's a below average team- but they are playing well. I think 2/3 would be fine.

There should be a 0% chance that the Yankees take the Rays lightly but you just never know with this team. For some reason the rays seem to own our pitchers this year.

[knickfan23]

Wonder if anyone will join me tonight.

Of course, let me get the Red Sox game out of viewing system first before I get to the A's and Angels games.

[BroadwayBomber55]

A's lead 1-0 in the 1st on a solo HR by Bobby Crosby.

[BroadwayBomber55]

A's have 2 runners on, 2 out for Jay Payton.

[BroadwayBomber55]

Rodrigo Lopez struggling again. He's facing the bases loaded with Scott Hatteberg.

[BroadwayBomber55]

Lopez gets out of a bases loaded jam. A's lead 1-0 after 1.

[knickfan23]

Lopez gets through the 1st with only 1 run.

[BroadwayBomber55]

The A's are also keeping an eye on the LA Angels of Anaheim as they face the Toronto Blue Jays.

[BroadwayBomber55]

A flithy curveball from Barry Zito buckling Sammy Sosa's knees.

[BroadwayBomber55]

A's go down in order, 1-2-3. After 2, A's 1, Orioles 0.

[BroadwayBomber55]

Eric Byrnes struck out swinging in his first AB against his former team, the A's.

[BroadwayBomber55]

A's lead 2-0 on a RBI single by Eric Chavez scoring Bobby Crosby in the 6th.