Sox Qualify!

[timill]

the Red Sox, that is, have qualified for the post-season - if they don't win the AL East, they'll take the wild card. Since they're 3 behind the Yankees with 6 to play, winning the Division doesn't seem likely.

In any case, I'm expecting them to go 4-2 the rest of the way. Why? Because, back in March, I predicted a 98-64 season in the Bosox list competition. And if they manage it, this will be the third year in a row that I've got it right... :-)

Go Sox! All the way!

Must write up my Worldcon notes, including the Wednesday Trip to Fenway, some time soon...

Comments

[kiya]

It's good to see the bats going again. And Tek hit one out, which may mean he's coming unslumped. . .

[ex-erikvolso370.livejournal.com]

Yeah. We may see everyone in with more than 90 wins. The Cards are really hot (which is really, really, really annoying if you live in St. Louis and aren't a Cardinals fan. It's even worse if you are a Long Time Sufferer™.)

The Cubs aren't done yet. I must chide my fellow Cubs fans who keep saying this year's team isn't as good as last years -- look at the record. Admittedly, they shouldn't be in contention, but at 88-68 with 6 left, they've got more wins than last year. Good news. Three more against the Reds. Bad news. Then three against Atlanta.

But I sure wish the Cubbies would get hot about now -- they've been clawing to stay in contention the entire year. The way the BoSox are starting to play just as the season ends bodes well.

[timill]

But that would raise the possibility of a Sox-Cubs World Series, and we all know what a danger that would be...

The Red Sox seem to have been hot to start the season, a .500 club when Nomar came back, and to have gotten hot again after The Trade. Now where did he go...?

[I'll check the figures tomorrow].

[timill]

BoSox record by month:
April: 15 - 8
May: 16 - 13
June: 11 - 14
July: 14 - 12
August: 22 - 6
Sept: 16 - 9 (to date)

So while September has been good, it's April and August that were the hot months.

[kiya]

Looks like you did it, huh?