I made a thread like this last year that I kept alive all the way up to
that super ultra gay world series that the giants won the end of the World Series, so since the first Major League Baseball team has clinched its right into the playoffs, I figured now would be the time to make the thread for this forum that's totally overrun by exuberant sports fans and athletes.
In the following list is the full current standings separated by league and division. The teams that lead a division in wins will advance to the postseason to play in the division series.
Crossed out teams are too far behind to catch up by the end of the seasonNational League
National League East Division
New York Mets (division champion)
Washington Nationals
Miami Marlins
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
National League Central Division
St. Louis Cardinals (division champion)
Pittsburgh Pirates (guaranteed playoff spot)
Chicago Cubs (guaranteed playoff spot)
Cincinnati Reds
Milwaukee Brewers
National League West Division
Los Angeles Dodgers (division champion)
San Francisco Giants
Arizona Diamondbacks
San Diego Padres
Colorado Rockies
American League
American League East Division
Toronto Blue Jays (division champion)
New York Yankees (guaranteed playoff spot)
Baltimore Orioles
Tampa Bay Rays
Boston Red Sox
American League Central Division
Kansas City Royals (division champion)
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
American League West Division
Texas Rangers (division leader, guaranteed playoff spot)
Houston Astros
Los Angeles Angels
Seattle Mariners
Oakland Athletics
Teams that do not or cannot get a division lead are not necessarily doomed however. There are two wildcard spots in each league. The top two teams in the leagues that do not have division leads possess a wild card. The two teams from each division that have a wild card at the end of the season will play the other wild card winner in one game. The loser is done for the season. The winner advances to the division series.
National League Wildcard Standings
Pittsburgh Pirates (Wild card 1, clinched)
Chicago Cubs (Wild card 2, clinched)
San Francisco Giants
Washington Nationals
Arizona Diamondbacks
San Diego Padres
Miami Marlins
Cincinnati Reds
Colorado Rockies
Milwaukee Brewers
Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
American League Wildcard Standings
New York Yankees (Wild card 1, clinched)
Houston Astros (Wild card 2)
Los Angeles Angels
Minnesota Twins
Cleveland Indians
Baltimore Orioles
Seattle Mariners
Tampa Bay Rays
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Oakland Athletics
Any team that is crossed out on both lists is guaranteed to die at the end of the season (first week of October). In this thread, post your predictions for the playoffs, the team(s) that you want to see in the playoffs/winning world series, etc.
I'll be posting here and updating the titles if teams fall too far back to make the playoffs, a team guarantees a spot into the playoffs, or whenever postseason games are scheduled to take place.
As for what I want for this postseason, I want to see a rematch of the 1985 World Series: Cardinals vs. Royals.
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