With some question marks surrounding
other Wild Card teams in the AFC, I wouldn't be shocked to see three AFC West teams in the postseason.
Not exact matches
With just over a month of baseball to go in the regular season, maybe the Mets can still make it to the postseason, but they were already lagging behind three
other teams in the NL
Wild Card race, with another just a game back of them.
Despite this being the
team's first playoff appearance since 2000, Bills fans are treating Sunday's
Wild Card showdown like any
other game — by putting each
other through tables.
These are two quality
teams, but I can't give this chase more than a B because it's a) a second
wild card and b) the
teams have absolutely nothing to do with each
other usually.
It looked like a three - way race in that division, with the
other two
teams getting a
wild card spot.
The winner of each division faces off against a
wild card team, while the second - and third - place
teams face each
other.
Ward said it's difficult to not keep up with the
other teams in the
wild -
card race and in the Metropolitan Division.
They'll need every pitcher to do what they're supposed to if they're going to fight off
other teams for the NL
Wild Card again.
Matt Harvey just isn't good anymore, their offense relies too much on Yoenis Cespedes, and there are several
other teams that should be better than them that will vie for
wild card spots.
They play each
other in week 17 in what could be a winner take all game, though I'm sure the loser will still make the playoffs as a
wild card team.
They're nine games back in the AL Central but just 3.5 back in the
wild card race behind four
other teams, so there is hope, but they are also going to be without Miguel Cabrera — the current AL leader in both batting average and on - base percentage — for at least another month.
This little break of one day could also help the
wild card team with the best record reshuffle their rotation around a bit in order to set themselves up well for the three - game Wild Card Series, while the other two teams would likely have to scramble up until the last day of the season just to make it, which is its own form of postseason ch
wild card team with the best record reshuffle their rotation around a bit in order to set themselves up well for the three - game Wild Card Series, while the other two teams would likely have to scramble up until the last day of the season just to make it, which is its own form of postseason ch
card team with the best record reshuffle their rotation around a bit in order to set themselves up well for the three - game
Wild Card Series, while the other two teams would likely have to scramble up until the last day of the season just to make it, which is its own form of postseason ch
Wild Card Series, while the other two teams would likely have to scramble up until the last day of the season just to make it, which is its own form of postseason ch
Card Series, while the
other two
teams would likely have to scramble up until the last day of the season just to make it, which is its own form of postseason chaos.
Since 1990, nine
teams have broken playoff droughts of 10 - plus years: Two are the Rams and Bills this season, and the seven
other teams were all eliminated in either the
wild card or divisional round of the playoffs.
As an impartial observer, I'm more keen on the Orioles» approach of the little addition / hope for the best combo for a
team that's chasing the second
wild card along with six
others.
In the
other quarterfinal game
Team Young — AKL, who was the lowest ranked Pool Winner took on Team Rafferty — Sig Ep who actually had a better record than Team Young, but advanced as a Wild Card team due to a tough P
Team Young — AKL, who was the lowest ranked Pool Winner took on
Team Rafferty — Sig Ep who actually had a better record than Team Young, but advanced as a Wild Card team due to a tough P
Team Rafferty — Sig Ep who actually had a better record than
Team Young, but advanced as a Wild Card team due to a tough P
Team Young, but advanced as a
Wild Card team due to a tough P
team due to a tough Pool.
What I truly envision is
Team Apuli and
Team Hakimian splitting their 2 Pool Play games and both advancing — 1 as the group winner and the
other as the
wild card..
The top seeds in both conferences play against the lowest
wild card teams in the first round, and the
other division winners face off against the
other wild card qualifiers.