Around the AL West 2023

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They have eyes and have seen our guys beat them. They notice things in the present; some share nuances about the game; all want their team to win NOW. They waste NO air time with 2016…

Old news.

I have heard opposing broadcasters spend 1 - 2 minutes extolling Chaz’s ability and power to the opposite field as well as his coverage in CF. They genuinely appreciate his talent as well as other Astros and tell some of their stories, in the way many non-Angels fans nod to Othani’s talent (not comparing the two players).

I just enjoyed their broadcast of the 7th inning last night as the 'Stros got on base, kept hitting, and scored three runs to put the game away. Then added Maldy’s HR in the 8th.

Delicious!

By all means, Jim, do it your way. I prefer Five Guys to Burger King.

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Fine. Just stop carrying your Five Guys into our Burger King.

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Would personally have gone with “Sir, this is a Wendy’s” there.

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Here’s a chart of the permutations for the rest of the season.

W L Astros W L Mariners W L Rangers
4 0 89-73 4 0 93-69
3 0 90-72 3 1 88-74 3 1 92-70
2 1 89-73 2 2 87-75 2 2 91-71
1 2 88-74 1 3 86-76 1 3 90-72
0 3 87-75 0 4 85-77 0 4 89-73
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So if the Astros win 2 of 3, they’re in.

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Oops…that is incorrect. If the Astros only win 2 of three, they still need a Seattle loss.

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Yep. Their destiny is very much in their own hands against Gallen and the D-Backs.

The pointless naval gazing that inspired the chart was what permutation would allow JV to not pitch this weekend in order to be ready for a potential game 1, which could occur if the Mariners lose tonight and tomorrow and the Astros win tomorrow. But that’s obviously putting the cart well before the horse.

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If the Astros can’t win a series with their playoff lives hanging in the balance, they will deserve to be home in October.

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No. If Seattle goes 4-0 and the Astros go 2-1, the Astros and Mariners are in and the Rangers (who would have gone 0-4) are out.

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So upon further review…

If the Astros, Mariners and Rangers all up tied, the Rangers win the division and the Mariners are the Wild Card. So the Astros need to win all three or hope for at least one more Mariners loss.

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I don’t think that’s possible given the Rangers-Mariners series.

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If the Astros go 2-1 and the Mariners sweep Texas, all three finish at 89-73.

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I think I need further, further review. And some math(s)

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Actually, it is possible for all the teams to be 89-73 (Mariners sweep, Astros go 2-1). But in that case the Rangers are out.

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So because the Astros own the tiebreaker over the Rangers, the Rangers over the Mariners, and the Mariners over the Astros, it goes to best combined winning percentage against the other two teams. I thought the Rangers would win that, but I guess not if they go 0-4 this week. I haven’t done the math.

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OK, I think that’s correct. If they all end up 89-73, the Mariners would be a combined 14-12, the Astros a combined 13-13, and the Rangers 12-13. The Mariners would win the division and the Astros would then own the tiebreaker over the Rangers.

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I was told there would be no math.

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There’s always math the last week of the season.

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The Rangers went 4-9 against the Astros and are 8-1 vs Seattle, so far. The Mariners went 9-4 against the Astros and are 1-8 vs the Rangers, so far. The Astros were 9-4 vs Texas and 4-9 vs Seattle.

If Seattle sweeps Texas and the Astros win 2 of 3 in Arizona to all finish at 89-73, the Astros would get in. Seattle would be 14-12 and division champs. The Astros at 13-13 beat out the Rangers at 12-14, so they get the Wild Card spot.

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Ah, good point. I hadn’t gone to the next level.

In that case, Astros combined record would be 13-13, Mariners would be 14-12, and Texas would be 12-14. So Mariners would win division, Astros the wild-card.