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What about the Twins? Or has the league declared that the Skankees have to be in it, just b/c they are the Skankees?

maybe it will be Colon vs. Sabathia showdown for the wildcard. Not likely however.

Tito says Chiz will either pinch hit tonight or tomorrow.

Brantley will begin running later this week.

Guyer will begin hitting this week.

All will be reevaluated afterwards.

And one last note on home field. We went into today 2 games ahead of Astros, but add one game to that because we beat the Astros head to head this season, and that is first tie breaker. So might as well say we are 3 games ahead.

Same thing with Dodgers. Add one game to their lead over us, which is currently 1.5 games. Because they beat us head to head this year.

Question - if the dodgers have the number one seed, if they get beat before the WS, assuming the Inidans make it to the WS, would home field advantage go to the Indians?

Chiz will either pinch hit tonight or tomorrow.
Brantley will begin running later this week.
Guyer will begin hitting this week.

so of the three only Chiz will appear in a game. It seems incredibly unlikely that the other two have any chance of being on the playoff roster. They may be able to ship Guyer down to Arizona to play with the Instructional League kids and have him for later rounds. As for Brantley "beginning running later this week" doesn't sound like he's anywhere near "engaging in baseball activities". We'll see him in Goodyear next February unless something else goes wrong.

Well, remember, Brantley has been doing some baseball activities for a while now. Hitting and throwing. He just has to get to where he can run. We might see him. I'm always the optimist though.

Matt Underwood‏ @stomattu 19 hours ago
Tito says Michael Brantley will run later this week. Still hope we see him in a game before season's end. @Indians @SportsTimeOhio

Hillbilly wrote:Well, remember, Brantley has been doing some baseball activities for a while now. Hitting and throwing. He just has to get to where he can run. We might see him. I'm always the optimist though.

And good point there. It's like the recent Bryce Harper injury (knee) - running the bases full speed was the last hurdle before he could play since he was doing the other stuff before that.

We do have to remember the wildcard games themselves aren't even until next Wednesday and Thursday.

Michael has not rewarded optimists for the past two years. But let's assume he is fully physically able to perform; after being on the shelf for six weeks I'd be surprised if he'll be ready to hit near his full ability. Playoffs aren't great venue for "rehab games"

eocmcdoc wrote:Question - if the dodgers have the number one seed, if they get beat before the WS, assuming the Inidans make it to the WS, would home field advantage go to the Indians?

Right now, the only other NL team that can catch up to the Indians in victories is the S̶e̶n̶a̶t̶o̶r̶s̶ Nationals. With 5 games to go, we've won 98, and the Nats have 95.

And we are now only one game ahead of the Astros for best record in the AL. If they surpass us, we would play the Bosox in the ALDS.

Home Field Advantage ????

Much ado about nothing.

I'm sure someone can post the home/away stats but it seems to me the Tribe plays better on the road

The Indians HAVE been better on the road this season. I'd still rather have more home games, especially the ones that can clinch a series. And Fenway is definitely an advantage for the Red Sox, b/c of its unique dimensions and the "Green Monstah"

Park Factor compares the rate of stats at home vs. the rate of stats on the road. A rate higher than 1.000 favors the hitter. Below 1.000 favors the pitcher. Teams with home games in multiple stadiums list aggregate Park Factors.

PF: ((homeRS + homeRA)/(homeG)) / ((roadRS + roadRA)/(roadG))
homeRS: Runs scored at home
homeRA: Runs allowed at home
homeG: Home games
roadRS: Runs scored on the road
roadRA: Runs allowed on the road
roadG: Road games



http://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/parkfactor