Who's Gonna Win the AL Wild Card? (Official WC Race Thread)

[BobbyJ_for3!]

With teams having streaks, both winning and losing, left and right and down the middle, this year's AL Wild Card race does look like it's gonna be spectacular.

There hasn't been much baseball talk recently (that may be because this is a KINGS fansite...lol) so I thought I'd try to get some going.

 

[Yoda]

LAA because the A's will win the West

 

[captain bill]

I don't know who wins AL West, but wildcard ain't coming out of there. Boston wins AL East, Baltimore takes wild card.

 

[BobbyJ_for3!]

I don't know who wins AL West, but wildcard ain't coming out of there. Boston wins AL East, Baltimore takes wild card.

interesting...no yanks in playoffs?

i hate the yanks but i dont see baltimore going anywhere right now, and i dnot seem them pulling what the a's have pulle din their last 33 games, so i say baltimore is done....

 

[captain bill]

Baltimore's lineup is straight up best in baseball. Yanks staff is decent, but will keep imploding on itself and can't sustain an entire year. The Os will get help, if they're smart dump Ponson, and get a nice run at the end of the year. I'd take Texas or Oakland over the Yankees at this point, but the Yanks aren't done dealing yet either, so who knows?

 

[BobbyJ_for3!]

Baltimore's lineup is straight up best in baseball. Yanks staff is decent, but will keep imploding on itself and can't sustain an entire year. The Os will get help, if they're smart dump Ponson, and get a nice run at the end of the year. I'd take Texas or Oakland over the Yankees at this point, but the Yanks aren't done dealing yet either, so who knows?

the yankees will just bloat their payroll even more. they arnt going anywhere. well, next year maybe. hopefully, steinbrenner might now realize that having an All-Star like lineup and paying them all huge amounts isnt the true answer. thankfully, it isnt.

im very happy that yankees fans are unhappy. heck, they deserve it

on the other side of the coin, theres the a's with an awesome farm system and a low payroll, doing better than the yanks with their low-end farm system and high-end payroll. YAY!

 

[captain bill]

the yanks just need to dump the cooler, then they'll be in business again

 

[SoupNazi]

I hate to admit it but i think the yankees will find a way to win the wild card. It's matter of time till they go on a hot streak. As for the west, i think the A's are the team to beat in the west. It's not luck that wins 'em games, they've a lot of talent that has found a way to click together. Look for the A's to lead the west somtime in late august.

 

[Bibby_Is_Clutch]

Right now I pick the A's. I think they are only getting started and could really blow this thing away.

 

[SlimKid15]

The yankees not making the playoffs would be like the lakers not making the playoffs...uh...wait....nevermind

 

[BobbyJ_for3!]

An update:

Yankees beat the Angels today and the A's won, putting the A's at 1.5 games ahead of the Yankees for the WC and 1.5 behind the Angels in the West