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Old 08-03-2006, 10:43 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by jm47048
I actually think (and I could be wrong, and thanks by the way for the team correction. You're right, it was Cleveland) that if the Indians had swept the Sox, that the Red Sox would not have been wild card, and they WOULD have had a playoff with the Yankees.

Yup, both Chicago & Cleveland would have had 96 wins which would have been more than any other team in the league. So, it would have gone to tie-breaker giving Chicago the division and Cleveland would have won then won the wild card. New York & Boston would have had a playoff for the AL East.
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