Now the playoffs begin:
1 Colorado Rockies 56 - 4 - #1 Seed
2 Chicago Cubs 54 - 6 - #2 Seed
3 Philadelphia Phillies 51 - 9 - #3 Seed
4 New York Yankees 50 - 10 - #4 Seed
5 St. Louis Cardinals 49 -11 - #5 Seed
6 Chicago White Sox 48 - 12 #6 Seed
Rockies and Cubs have byes
Wild Card Week
White Sox vs. Phillies
Cardinals vs. Yankees
Some things to ponder as the playoffs begin:
The
and the
have been rolling along and dominating their respective divisions. Based on their records, both of them seem poised to continue that dominance until they meet in the World Series...but, as we know, weird things happen and there are many factors that could upend such a matchup.
Three teams entering the playoffs are from the Central Division:
&
, two are from the Eastern Division:
&
, and one is from the Western Division:
Now there are a variety of things one might say about how the season played out, so here are a few things to think about. Of the six teams making the playoffs, the
are the only one that was surging as the regular season ended. The
were leading the Eastern Division from the start of the season, and for awhile, it looked like the
might miss the playoffs. But the
kept moving up the standings, week by week, and moved past the
in the final week.
Our defending champion
did not make the playoffs, but it should be noted, with the Western Division having more teams above .500 than any other division, the
did finish #8 overall and just missed the post-season. With that, for the first time in FGM history, we had a winless team in the
. In spite of the fact there was a team personnel transfer between the
&
,
was destined to go 0 and forever.
Much should be said about the
too. With their $45.0m man Mike Trout, the
have returned to the playoffs after a few years away. The
are again in the playoffs, true and steady, as they look to be the Cinderella team of 2020. And then there is the
, a team rebuilt through a massive amounts of trades and high priced free agent acquisitions. Like there MLB counterparts, they are looking to regain that
mystic that has been missing.
As the week moves on, there will be updates on the progress of the matchups. Good Luck to all!
Play Ball!