# MLB September 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [September 3, 2026, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2026/1032786 "2026-09-03T03:17:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2026/1032786/141 "2026-09-27T22:18:33Z")
The AL East, top to bottom, is the best division in baseball. They will have a team in the AL Championship Series. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2026/1032786/142 "2026-09-27T22:31:50Z")
I’ll take the Nationals’ 77-85 record any day of the week; many predicted a 100 loss season. If they’d had anything resembling a major league bullpen they would have almost certainly finished over .500. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2026/1032786/143 "2026-09-27T22:46:17Z")
OK, so for the Wild Card round I’m rooting for the Sox, the Sox, the Phillies and the Cubs. The Sox support is both institutional (Damn Yankees!) and vehement (Fuck Houston!) I’ll root for the Phils because I think the Dodgers can beat them easier than the Braves, and the Cubs because of PCA. At this point my ideals WS would be White Sox/Dodgers. ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2026/1032786/144 "2026-09-27T23:25:58Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > They’re such an unexpected turnaround story. The Sox are just two seasons removed from their 41-121 season (the most losses in a season in MLB history), and lost 100+ games in each of the last three seasons. > [@silenus](#): > > At this point my ideals WS would be White Sox/Dodgers. If the White Sox go to the Series this year and win it, I’m claiming Papal Interference! ETA: Anybody mind moving on the Playoff Thread? I’ve started it here: > [@MLB Playoffs 2026 (incl. World Series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429): > > From my post in the September thread: So the field is set. American League On to the Divisional Round Tampa Bay Rays (Best Record) Cleveland Guardians Wild Card Round Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros (Division Winner) (and even this Cubs fans says, “Go Sox!”) Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees National League On to the Divisional Round Milwaukee Brewers (Best Record)\* Los Angeles Dodgers Wild Card Round Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves (Divisional Winner) Chicago Cubs at San D… ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2026/1032786/145 "2026-09-27T23:29:55Z")
Since the possibility was raised upthread, I find myself charmed at the possibility of an all-Chicago Red Line series. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2026/1032786/146 "2026-09-27T23:42:22Z")
Postseason here we come. > [@MLB Playoffs 2026 (incl. World Series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs-2026-incl-world-series/1033429): > > From my post in the September thread: So the field is set. American League On to the Divisional Round Tampa Bay Rays (Best Record) Cleveland Guardians Wild Card Round Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros (Division Winner) (and even this Cubs fans says, “Go Sox!”) Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees National League On to the Divisional Round Milwaukee Brewers (Best Record)\* Los Angeles Dodgers Wild Card Round Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves (Divisional Winner) Chicago Cubs at San D… ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2026/1032786/147 "2026-09-27T23:42:25Z")
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