Comments on: Twins History Lesson: September 13-19

By: Jim Crikket

Jim Crikket — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:44:46 +0000

I can understand that sentiment, lisa, and I’m sure a lot of Twins fans feel the same way. I’ve been going back and forth, but I think I’ve landed on preferring that the Rays win the East and the Twins host the Yankees in the ALDS. Like the Twins, the Yankees this season are MUCH better at home than on the road and I wouldn’t mind getting them in a short (5 game) series where 3 of the 5 games are at TF. Chances are, they would beat the Rangers in the first round if 3 of 5 are played in Yankee stadium and then, if the Twins beat the Rays, you’d probably have to take on the Yankees in a best of 7 where 4 of those games would be in Yankee Stadium.

In other words, I’m pulling for the Rays to win the east but not in a rout… I still want the Twins to find a way to get the best record in the AL.

By: lisatwink

lisatwink — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 06:48:11 +0000

How ironic would it be if the Twins had the best record in the AL…just to end up playing the Yankees in the first round of the playoffs AGAIN? I’d rather the Twins play the Rays, no matter how it has to shake out for that to happen. Or Texas, that’d be fine too.

By: jamar1700

jamar1700 — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 02:08:35 +0000

YAY for my old-school boyfriend!!!

By: CapitalBabs

CapitalBabs — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:20:53 +0000

I was deliberately leaving any SPECIFIC mention of when such advantages might be necessary out of my comments just in case! *laugh* Agreed on all points. The only reason I target the Yankees is not about the Math but about track record, if you know what I mean.

I have a feeling I’m going to be paying a lot of scoreboard attention to the Rays/Yankees matchups considering they still have 7 games to play each other before the end of the regular season.

By: Jim Crikket

Jim Crikket — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:49:03 +0000

Babs, the Twins may not have a lot of time to close the gap with the Yankees (and the Rays, who are just half a game back of the Yankees), but those two teams still have TWO head-to-head series remaining. The Yankees also have two remaining series with the Red Sox and one with Toronto, while the Rays’ remaining non-Yankee schedule is considerably lighter.

I’m actually keeping closest tabs on where the Twins sit in relation to the Rays, because I firmly believe they will end up winning the AL East. Sitting a game and a half behind them right now looks pretty good.

In any event, having the best record in the AL won’t matter in terms of who the Twins face in the ALDS. They should have home field and host whichever AL East team ends up being the Wild Card (I predict the Yankees), unless the Rangers get exremely hot and the Twins start to fade. But getting that “best record” is more likely to come in to play in the ALCS, if the Twins can get that far. It would allow them to get home field advantage in that “best of seven” series.

The baseball gods don’t read the comments section, do they?

By: CapitalBabs

CapitalBabs — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:28:04 +0000

my awareness of the magic number and where the Twins are in the standings right now is most definitely starting to leave behind the concentration on the White Sox and looking towards the Yankees. Only 2 games behind them??? I would REALLY like to see us make up that gap even though we don’t have a LOT of time to do it. Wow, taking home-field from the Yankees would make me feel MUCH better.