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AL Wild Card Update, Thru Friday, 09/23/2016

September 24, 2016

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THE 2016 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD RACE

THROUGH ALL GAMES OF Friday, 9/23/2016:

TEAMS W L PCT. GBWC1 GBWC2 GL
BLUE JAYS 84 69 .549 LEADS + 1.0 9
TIGERS 83 70 .542 – 1.0 LEADS 9
ORIOLES 83 71 .539 – 1.5 – 0.5 8
MARINERS 81 72 .529 – 3.0 – 2.0 9
ASTROS 81 73 .526 – 3.5 – 2.5 8
YANKEES 79 74 .520 – 5.0 – 4.0 9
ROYALS 77 77 .500 – 7.5 – 6.5 8

GL above = Games Left to Play

“…. further down the stretch …. the hooves of the Jays, Tigers, and Orioles are heating up for the final charge at the two-horse winner finish line ….. as the ‘Stros watch the M’s rumble past them …. There’s an old saying at this track and most others …. you can’t win a race if you can’t hold a lead ….. and you can’t hold a lead without pitching in the late innings ….. even if you do get a little angel dust in your eyes ….. you either fight it off and keep moving up …. or you fall back while the halos keep throwing banana peels under your horse’s feet for the only joy left for losers …. and that’s to spoil it all for some of the contenders who were only pretenders from the start. ….. When a guy you let go because he couldn’t hit his way out of a wet paper bag gets to drink champagne with the his new division-winning club on the same night that your guys are choking to death on served up stale angel food cake …. all we can say is …. “HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM” …. but not-to-worry …. food poison is worse on the jockeys than it is on the horse you rode in on! …. Want some consolation as this race rolls on to a finish without much surviving hope for another AJ Hinch “F-EM” serenade in the WC#2 spot winner clubhouse this year …. just remember …. ‘WE ARE H-TOWN – WHERE MEMORIES ARE SHORT IN THE SHORT TERM, BUT PAIN IS FOREVER IN THE LONG RUN …. WHEN IT COMES TO OUR HOPES FOR VICTORY ON THE VARIOUS FIELDS OF OUR ATHLETIC DREAMS!’ …. at any rate, we are technically NOT out of it yet …. so, let’s finish the race before we schedule the funeral. …. They shoot horses, don’t they? …. How about relief pitchers?”

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Bill McCurdy

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The Pecan Park Eagle

Houston, Texas

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AL Wild Card Update, Thru Thurs., 09/22/2016

September 23, 2016

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THE 2016 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD RACE

THROUGH ALL GAMES OF Thursday, 9/22/2016:

TEAMS W L PCT. GBWC1 GBWC2 GL
BLUE JAYS 83 69 .546 LEADS + 1.0 10
TIGERS 82 70 .539 – 1.0 LEADS 10
ORIOLES 82 71 .536 – 1.5 – 0.5 9
ASTROS 81 72 .529 – 2.5 – 1.5 9
MARINERS 80 72 .526 – 3.0 – 2.0 10
YANKEES 79 73 .520 – 4.0 – 3.0 10
ROYALS 77 76 .503 – 6.5 – 5.5 9

GL above = Games Left to Play

” …. And Down the Stretch They Stretch …. Jays standing pat for the WC#1 spot …. Tigers now biting and scratching their way past the O’s into the WC#2 hole lead …. Royals falling fast from further mention at the #7 place …. O’s fall to #3 as “Stros stumble to #4 ,,,, and the #5 M’s gain a step on the fumbling H-Towners and the #6 Yanks also fall back a step …. as the great abyss looms as the destiny for all but two of the surviving wild card horses …. WAIT! …. as Spike Jones once reported …. from out of nowhere …. hoofing up her own cloud of clabber …. here comes the filly, GIRDLE …. if she gets here …. what a story that could make …. “GIRDLE IN THE STRETCH!” …. what an elastic finish that could be!!!! …. Stay tuned in the stretch to your nanosecond action ear … We’ve got the whole thing covered right here on TPPE Sports Radio!”

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Bill McCurdy

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The Pecan Park Eagle

Houston, Texas

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AL Wild Card Update, Thru Wed., 09/21/2016

September 22, 2016

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THE 2016 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD RACE

THROUGH ALL GAMES OF Wednesday, 9/21/2016:

TEAMS W L PCT. GBWC1 GBWC2 GL
BLUE JAYS 83 69 .546 LEADS + 1.0 10
ORIOLES 82 70 .539 – 1.0 LEADS 10
TIGERS 80 70 .533 – 2.0 – 1.0 12
ASTROS 81 71 .533 – 2.0 – 1.0 10
MARINERS 80 72 .526 – 3.0 – 2.0 10
YANKEES 79 72 .523 – 3.5 – 2.5 11
ROYALS 77 75 .507 – 6.0 – 5.0 10

GL above = Games Left to Play

And Down the Stretch Comes the dust storm! … Jays and O’s holding onto win and place, but losing ground …. Tigers holding at 3rd, but also losing pace on a wet spot …. as Astros burst through a hole on the rail to pull nose-to-nose with the Ausmus jockey horse …. M’s and Yanks find the same rail seam to also close the gap on the two big leaders at the 5 and 6 spots …. as the champion Royals slip further out of serious chances at the 7 hole.

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Bill McCurdy

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The Pecan Park Eagle

Houston, Texas

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AL Wild Card Update, 09/20/2016

September 21, 2016

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THE 2016 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD RACE

THROUGH ALL GAMES OF Tuesday, 9/20/2016:

TEAMS W L PCT. GBWC1 GBWC2 GL
Blue Jays 83 68 .550 Leads + 1.0 11
Orioles 82 69 .543 – 1.0 Leads 11
Tigers 80 70 .533 – 2.5 – 1.5 12
Astros 80 71 .530 – 3.0 – 2.0 11
Mariners 79 72 .523 – 4.0 – 3.0 11
Yankees 78 72 .520 – 4.5 – 3.5 12
Royals 77 74 .510 – 6.0 – 5.0 11

GL above = Games Left to Play

And Down the Stretch They Come! …

“…. Jays nose into the lead …. O’s still in there for the two-spot …. Tigers find the inside space behind the leaders first ….. followed by ‘Stros and M’s … all three are a real challenge to the O’s …. Yanks still pushing …. but time is growing short for a pack of horse passes now …. as the Royals fade to the rear of the ‘any last chance’ pack! …. Stay tuned! …. the turf dust is building like a sandstorm in the Sahara as …. down the stretch they fully charge! …. STAY TUNED DAILY … for the most important final nanosecond moments in the whole 2016 AL baseball season!!! ….”

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Bill McCurdy

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The Pecan Park Eagle

Houston, Texas

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