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Originally Posted by bizaro86
Yeah. I think its important to avoid going on a big losing streak. If they play 500 baseball starting from right now they end up with 90 wins, which is definitely a playoff spot and might even still win the division.
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After a boost from the Rockies 500 the rest of the way now gets them to 91 wins. I would have been more confident 91 was enough for the division before the Red Sox got hot, and it still might be. But 91 hasn't won the AL east in at least 10 years (which is how far back I checked) but it always would have been good for one of the wild card spots (with the current 3 spots). AL and especially the East is definitley weaker this year. Hopefully they can make a run and that Red Sox series the last week isn't meaningful because they're too far ahead.