# Boring fall for MLB **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 6, 2011, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343 "2011-09-06T02:16:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/21 "2011-09-07T22:49:24Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I respectfully beg to differ that the Tigers are winning the division by default. They have been laying a pounding down on their division rivals (and are leading the Tribe 8-1 as I write this). > > And have Verlander going tomorrow against Cleveland. > > mmm I’m calling it, It’s over, swept Cleveland, Swept the Chicago and then swept Cleveland again. Tigers in the Playoffs. 🙂 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/22 "2011-09-08T00:48:45Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > I’m calling it, It’s over, swept Cleveland, Swept the Chicago and then swept Cleveland again. Tigers in the Playoffs. 🙂 🙂 Yeah, they win the opportunity to play New York or Boston. 🙂 (although they \*did \*beat the Yankees in post-season in '06) mmm ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/23 "2011-09-08T01:31:50Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Yeah, they win the opportunity to play New York or Boston. 🙂 > > (although they \*did \*beat the Yankees in post-season in '06) > mmm If they end up with a better record than Texas, they also get to host the ALDS. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/24 "2011-09-12T14:59:56Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Yeah, they win the opportunity to play New York or Boston. 🙂 After this weekend, the Wild Card race in the AL looks a bit tighter than it did at the beginning of the month. The Rays just swept the Red Sox, and are now only 3.5 games back. The two teams have a four-game series next week that could play a big part in deciding who makes the postseason, although the Red Sox still have to be favorites. Not only are they ahead, but they have 6 more games against Baltimore, while the Rays have 7 against the Yankees. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/25 "2011-09-12T15:22:33Z")
Agree, the Red Sox should still win, but the Rays just made it a lot more interesting. And if you read some of the locker room quotes after the Sunday game it seems like the Rays are at least in David Ortiz’s head. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/26 "2011-09-13T22:14:29Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > If they end up with a better record than Texas, they also get to host the ALDS. At the rate they are closing in, hosting the ALCS is a possibiliity too now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/27 "2011-09-13T23:05:40Z")
> [@Carmady](#): > > Since the Giants are out of it this year, it is time for me to live in the past and point out that this is incorrect. O ye of little faith…the Giants are only 6 games back in the loss column for the Wildcard! They’ve still got a chance!! At least that’s what they keep telling me on the radio today :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/28 "2011-09-14T02:12:12Z")
For what it’s worth, the Cardinals are also trying to creep up on the Braves. Since neither of them is the Orioles or the Rockies, it’s a big old “who cares” for me, but still. 4 1/2 back; it’s doable. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/29 "2011-09-14T02:24:17Z")
> [@Cubsfan](#): > > This has to be the dullest September for MLB ever. Ever? I think not. In 1968, the Cardinals were up by 14 games on September 1, and the Tigers were 7 games up. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/30 "2011-09-14T03:15:53Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > At the rate they are closing in, hosting the ALCS is a possibiliity too now. 🙂 Very true. Crap, I hope they don’t waste all this good baseball now. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/31 "2011-09-17T04:55:46Z")
And it’s official , In the Playoffs. and with the way the game changes in the post season, where a good pitcher can win a series pretty much alone, Verlander and Papa grande seem like this may be a bit of fun. and with yanquis losing, the league top dog seems pretty close ---
**Author:** ![fiddlesticks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddlesticks/32/18129_2.png) [@fiddlesticks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fiddlesticks)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/32 "2011-09-28T16:39:52Z")
/half zombie revival… Just like Selig planned it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/33 "2011-09-28T16:45:31Z")
It’s funny how we went from having the Wild Card races wrapped up on 9/3 to the very real possibility of two one-game playoffs tomorrow where the winner moves on and the loser goes home. ETA: Or not so funny, if you’re a BoSox fan like me. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/34 "2011-09-28T18:19:55Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > ETA: Or not so funny, if you’re a BoSox fan like me. Indeed, although the games are interesting, this sucks. And to think back on Sept. 6 I only half meant it when I said… > [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > As a Red Sox fan, I am far from confident that a playoff spot is secured. Seven games over the Rays with a few more games against them and the Yankees is no safe lead. Throw in an injured(?) Josh Beckett and a suddenly struggling offense and who knows. The pitching does not inspire confidence, either. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/35 "2011-09-28T18:40:42Z")
Jose Reyes went into last night’s game with a .00003 lead over Ryan Braun for the NL batting title. Reyes went 3-6 with two home runs, raising his lead to .001. Reyes got a bunt hit in his first at bat today, and the Mets pulled him. Braun now needs to go 3-4 tonight to win the batting title. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/36 "2011-09-28T19:37:17Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > Jose Reyes went into last night’s game with a .00003 lead over Ryan Braun for the NL batting title. Reyes went 3-6 with two home runs, raising his lead to .001. > > Reyes got a bunt hit in his first at bat today, and the Mets pulled him. Braun now needs to go 3-4 tonight to win the batting title. While this is bad form on the Mets’ part IMHO, it is no big deal. Braun and his team get to go to the playoffs while Reyes and his team get to go home. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/37 "2011-09-28T19:42:47Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > While this is bad form on the Mets’ part IMHO, it is no big deal. Braun and his team get to go to the playoffs while Reyes and his team get to go home. And Reyes is a free agent with a batting title on his resume. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/38 "2011-09-28T19:46:29Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > And Reyes is a free agent with a batting title on his resume. True, but with the Moneyball stat heads who devalue batting average in charge now, that’s a nice thing but no big deal. The big deal is how much of a bonus Reyes has in his current contract for winning the BA title, and that’s a big deal only to him, his spouse and his agent. ---
**Author:** ![Fred\_Garvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c67d28/32.png) [@Fred\_Garvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fred_Garvin)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/39 "2011-09-28T23:11:39Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > The big deal is how much of a bonus Reyes has in his current contract for winning the BA title, and that’s a big deal only to him, his spouse and his agent. I’m pretty sure any bonus based on actual skills is not allowed in the MLB, so Reyes wouldn’t get anything for winning the batting title. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343/40 "2011-09-29T00:05:51Z")
> [@Fred\_Garvin](#): > > I’m pretty sure any bonus based on actual skills is not allowed in the MLB, so Reyes wouldn’t get anything for winning the batting title. Maybe not specified in his contract, but having a batting title on your resume cannot hurt when his next contract is negotiated. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boring-fall-for-mlb/595343.md?page=3)