Month of MLB, Day 7

Here's where we are in the Divisional Series (best of five):

NATIONAL LEAGUE:

Milwaukee 1 - 0 Chicago

Philadelphia 0 - 1 Los Angeles

AMERICAN LEAGUE:

Seattle 1 - 1 Detroit

Toronto 2 - 0 New York

On Monday we get the two National League series:

5:08 P.M. Central:  Los Angeles at Philadelphia (TBS)

8:08 P.M. Central:  Chicago at Milwaukee (TBS)

One problem I have here is that I never think of the Brewers as an NL team.  To me, it feels like the AL East has four teams (Milwaukee, Toronto, New York, and Detroit) in the playoffs.

Month of MLB, Day 6

Because I was traveling, I didn't cover the first week of the MLB playoffs.  But here's where things stand in the Divisional Round right now:

National League:

Milwaukee 1 - 0 Chicago

Philadelphia 0 - 1 Los Angeles

American League:

Seattle 0 - 1 Detroit

Toronto 2 - 0 New York

Tonight the only game is Detroit at Seattle.  The two NL Series will play tomorrow.

I'm Out of Survivor Pool

 I spent the last week traveling, so I didn't get to post my Survivor pick.  But I picked the Cardinals to beat the 0-4 Titans in Arizona.  At halftime, the Cardinals led 21-6.  With one quarter to go, the Cardinals still led 21-6.  In the last quarter, the Titans scored a touchdown to make it 21-12, but missed the PAT.  With 4:39 left in the game, the Titans recovered a fumble in the end zone to make the score 21-19.  And on the last play of the game, the Titans kicked a field goal to beat the Cardinals 22-21.  Unbelievable.  Don't ever gamble, kids.

MLB Update

NATIONAL LEAGUE:

Divisional Winners:

Milwaukee (C)

Philadelphia (E)

Los Angeles (W)

Milwaukee and Philly will get the two byes.

Wild Cards:

Chicago

San Diego

Eliminated:

Arizona

San Francisco

St. Louis

Miami

Atlanta

Pittsburgh

Washington

Colorado

The Reds (82-78) and the Mets (82-78) are battling for the last wild card spot.  The Reds' last two games are in Milwaukee.  The Mets' last two games are in Miami.

AMERICAN LEAGUE:

Divisional Winners:

Seattle (W)

Seattle will get one of the two byes.  The other bye will go to the winner of the AL East.

Playoff Spots Clinched:

Toronto

New York

Boston

Boston will be a wild card.  New York (93-68) and Toronto (92-68) are battling for the championship of the AL East.  The Yankees have already beaten Baltimore 6-1 today; the Blue Jays lead Tampa Bay 3-0 in the bottom of the 4th.

Eliminated:

Texas

Kansas City

Tampa Bay

Oakland

Baltimore

Los Angeles

Minnesota

Chicago

Either Cleveland (86-74) or Detroit (86-74) will win the AL Central.  Whichever of those teams loses the AL Central can still make the playoffs if they beat out Houston (85-75) for the last Wild Card.  Detroit's last two games are in Boston.  Cleveland's last two games are at home against Texas.  Houston's last two games are in Orange County, California against the Angels.

Ryder Cup Update

We like to pretend that the Ryder Cup is somewhat competitive, but it's really lopsided.  Since 1995, our record in the Ryder Cup is 4-10.  To put that figure in perspective, consider that Auburn went 5-12 against Nick Saban in the Iron Bowl.  So we beat Europe about as often as Auburn beat Nick Saban.