There is no such thing as petty when it comes to the Yankees. I can’t decide if I’d rather them miss the wildcard game altogether or lose IN the wild card game.
They need to miss it by one game altogether. Then Yankee fans can look back at the altuve walk off and think what if lol
Should be more worried about missing playoffs. If we don’t win the AL West, we don’t make playoffs tbh. WC team records pretty close to us.
The possibility of the Astros not successfully navigating their way to the postseason is approximately 3,720 to 1.
As Astrodome says, Boston and NY are the favorites now. If you want to count Seattle, the Blue Jays have the same number of losses, so they're still very much in the picture. If the Jays win tonight it will be interesting. Assuming the Jays win, then if the Sox also lose there would be a three way tie for the second wild card with the Yankees only a game ahead. If the Sox win, they'd be tied with the Yankees and the Jays / Seattle would be one game behind.
Every few days, the scenario changes. For sure, 4 teams are still in it for 2 spots. If you believe in momentum, the Mariners still have it. The Jays have lost some of theirs. Boston has the easiest final schedule. Mariners 2nd easiest. NYY & Jays duke it out in final 3 games vs each other.
Fair enough. At this point I’d rather have the game in hand. I don’t put much stock in momentum, but the schedule differences are meaningful.
The Yankees have the Rays for the final three games. They are through 2 games of their series against the Jays already and the rubber game is currently tied in the middle of the third.
Brutal series for the Jays, losing a series to the Yanks to all but end your season after sweeping them to revive it. Same goes for Boston, what kind of so called playoff team loses a series to the Orioles? Shades of 2011 over there. Seattle, on October 1, in the Year of Our Lord Two-Thousand and Twenty-One, controls their destiny for a playoff spot, with three games against a stereotypically mediocre Angles team remaining. What I want to see, is a three way tie in the AL East, Yanks get swept, Sox go 2-1, Jays sweep. Games 163 AND 164 required to sort out that mess.
