Reminder

[ettin]

Your reminder that the Angels are only a stone's throw out of the 2nd Wild Card spot (Orioles are 84-82, we are 82-80).

The Angels were a Top 10 offense last season so if they continue to do what they have done the last few games we have a shot!

[Troll Daddy]

9 minutes ago, ettin said:

Your reminder that the Angels are only a stone's throw out of the 2nd Wild Card spot (Orioles are 84-82, we are 82-80).

The Angels were a Top 10 offense last season so if they continue to do what they have done the last few games we have a shot!

Your reminder ... we're shooting for the division title. 

Lets do it!

[Jason]

10 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Your reminder ... we're shooting for the division title. 

Lets do it!

Uhmmm....Houston is a really good team. I don't think that's realistic

[Ohtaniland]

Reminder that it's a very heavy stone. 

[Troll Daddy]

6 minutes ago, Jason said:

Uhmmm....Houston is a really good team. I don't think that's realistic

Agreed 

Lets revisited that thought at the trade deadline 

[stormngt]

40 minutes ago, ettin said:

Your reminder that the Angels are only a stone's throw out of the 2nd Wild Card spot (Orioles are 84-82, we are 82-80).

The Angels were a Top 10 offense last season so if they continue to do what they have done the last few games we have a shot!

Optimism is not allowed by many posters 

[Blarg]

Not sure where Ettin is getting his math.

[eaterfan]

14 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Not sure where Ettin is getting his math.

Maybe he meant Cleveland.

[Blarg]

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[ettin]

25 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Not sure where Ettin is getting his math.

If the season ended today, per FanGraphs Projected Standings (based on run differentials), the Angels project to be 82-80 at season's end while the Orioles are projected to be 84-78.

Sorry I should have clarified that Blarg. Basically I'm just saying if the Angels can keep like a .510-.520 winning percentage they should be in the conversation for a WC spot.

[Ohtaniland]

We won 99 games in 2002 and barely squeaked in. 

[Inside Pitch]

1 hour ago, CALZONE said:

We won 99 games in 2002 and barely squeaked in. 

AL West was a monster that year -- 103, 99, 93 wins for the top three teams.    Seattle and Bosox both win 93 games and ended up 6 games back of a playoff spot...   

[fan_since79]

2 hours ago, CALZONE said:

We won 99 games in 2002 and barely squeaked in. 

We were 44 games over .500 after that disastrous 6-14 start.

 

[Blarg]

7 hours ago, ettin said:

If the season ended today, per FanGraphs Projected Standings (based on run differentials), the Angels project to be 82-80 at season's end while the Orioles are projected to be 84-78.

Sorry I should have clarified that Blarg. Basically I'm just saying if the Angels can keep like a .510-.520 winning percentage they should be in the conversation for a WC spot.

You posted Orioles (84-82) which begged the question, how did the Orioles get 4 more games.

[JAHV76]

6 minutes ago, Blarg said:

You posted Orioles (84-82) which begged the question, how did the Orioles get 4 more games.

Common core math 

[Ohtaniland]

5 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

AL West was a monster that year -- 103, 99, 93 wins for the top three teams.    Seattle and Bosox both win 93 games and ended up 6 games back of a playoff spot...   

The AL East is the beast this year. We have to be better than the Yankees, Red Sox and or the Orioles. Not necessarily in that order.

[Slegnaac]

2 hours ago, Blarg said:

You posted Orioles (84-82) which begged the question, how did the Orioles get 4 more games.

Twilight double headers!

[ettin]

3 hours ago, Blarg said:

You posted Orioles (84-82) which begged the question, how did the Orioles get 4 more games.

Typos.... this is what I get for doing this during an all-day training class: http://www.fangraphs.com/depthcharts.aspx?position=Standings

Orioles projected full season: 85-77, Angels projected full season: 82-80 as of tonight. Despite the errors the point still remains that we are one solid, hot streak from getting back into a playoff hunt.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

20 hours ago, Blarg said:

Not sure where Ettin is getting his math.

At the moment we are 0.5 games back for the second Wild Card.

Baltimore Orioles            23    16    .590    +2.5    
Boston Red Sox             21    19    .525    -    
Texas Rangers              22    20    .524    -    
Detroit Tigers                20    19    .513    0.5    
Cleveland Indians         20    19    .513    0.5    
Los Angeles Angels     22    21    .512    0.5   

[Billy_Ball]

"We intend to contend."

- Billy Eppler

[ten ocho recon scout]

15 hours ago, Inside Pitch said:

AL West was a monster that year -- 103, 99, 93 wins for the top three teams.    Seattle and Bosox both win 93 games and ended up 6 games back of a playoff spot...   

That always kind of blew me away, seattle missing the playoffs with 93 wins. I always felt like that last month stretch going with oakland took care of any "no experience in the playoffs" stuff. 

World series aside, that was a great year all around. The neck and neck race with oakland was great.

[Billy_Ball]

Remember in 1989 we went 91-71 and missed the playoffs, because of Oakland, two divisions and no wildcards yet.