This is for those of you who don't understand what the hell is going on and why everyone is making such a fuss. It's taken me years to finally understand.
MLB POST-SEASON: Let me ‘splain.
In the major leagues we have the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). I don’t really know why, but I know that the NL is cooler.
Each league has three divisions: East, Central, and West. Those divisions are:
AL East:
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Toronto Blue Jays
AL Central:
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins
AL West:
Los Angeles Angels
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers
NL East:
Atlanta Braves
Florida Marlins
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington Nationals
NL Central:
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
NL West:
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
The winners for 2007 are the following:
AL East Division Champs- Boston Red Sox
AL Central Division Champs- Cleveland Indians
AL West Division Champs- Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild Card- New York Yankees
NL East Division Champs- Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central Division Champs- Chicago Cubs
NL West Division Champs- Arizona Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card- Colorado Rockies
You may now ask, “So what the hell is the Wild Card?” Wild Card, as far as I understand, is the team with the next best record in their league. It is just as it says, the wild card. You need 4 teams for playoffs so basically someone gets a second chance. This year the Padres and Rockies were tied at the end of the regular season for first place (essentially first for second place) in the NL Wild Card. They had a rare one-game tie-breaker playoff. Rockies won naturally. In 13 innings. Naturally.
This brings us to the official post-season.
Division Series- best of 5.
ALDS:
Yankees v. Indians
&
Red Sox v. Angels
NLDS:
Cubs v. Diamondbacks
&
Rockies v. Phillies
Indians won in 4 games.
Red Sox won in 3 games.
Diamondbacks won in 3 games.
Rockies won in 3 games.
Next is the League Championship Series- best of 7. (Also known as the pennant race.)
AL: Indians v. Red Sox
NL: Diamondbacks v. Rockies
The teams who win their 4 games in the League Championships will go on to play each other in the World Series, which is a best of 7 series.
In the major leagues we have the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). I don’t really know why, but I know that the NL is cooler.
Each league has three divisions: East, Central, and West. Those divisions are:
AL East:
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Toronto Blue Jays
AL Central:
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City Royals
Minnesota Twins
AL West:
Los Angeles Angels
Oakland Athletics
Seattle Mariners
Texas Rangers
NL East:
Atlanta Braves
Florida Marlins
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington Nationals
NL Central:
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
NL West:
Arizona Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Dodgers
San Diego Padres
San Francisco Giants
The winners for 2007 are the following:
AL East Division Champs- Boston Red Sox
AL Central Division Champs- Cleveland Indians
AL West Division Champs- Los Angeles Angels
AL Wild Card- New York Yankees
NL East Division Champs- Philadelphia Phillies
NL Central Division Champs- Chicago Cubs
NL West Division Champs- Arizona Diamondbacks
NL Wild Card- Colorado Rockies
You may now ask, “So what the hell is the Wild Card?” Wild Card, as far as I understand, is the team with the next best record in their league. It is just as it says, the wild card. You need 4 teams for playoffs so basically someone gets a second chance. This year the Padres and Rockies were tied at the end of the regular season for first place (essentially first for second place) in the NL Wild Card. They had a rare one-game tie-breaker playoff. Rockies won naturally. In 13 innings. Naturally.
This brings us to the official post-season.
Division Series- best of 5.
ALDS:
Yankees v. Indians
&
Red Sox v. Angels
NLDS:
Cubs v. Diamondbacks
&
Rockies v. Phillies
Indians won in 4 games.
Red Sox won in 3 games.
Diamondbacks won in 3 games.
Rockies won in 3 games.
Next is the League Championship Series- best of 7. (Also known as the pennant race.)
AL: Indians v. Red Sox
NL: Diamondbacks v. Rockies
The teams who win their 4 games in the League Championships will go on to play each other in the World Series, which is a best of 7 series.
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