Eliminated

[Yavin4]

[El Supremo]

1. But will they have a better record than the Rangers?

Fuck Divisions!

[HuckleB]

6. Cry. Cry. Cry.

[HuckleB]

8. How much did a win cost the Rangers compared to the Red Sox this year?

:rofl:

[chollybocker]

2. Ack.

I hate having to change my avatar before I set my clocks back.

(Francona s/b AL Manager of the Year.)

[hughee99]

3. It just goes to show you...

you can't field a triple-A lineup for half the season and still make the playoffs. Frankly, I'm surprised with the 1-4 hitters missing more than 1/2 the games this season, they lasted this long.

[madinmaryland]

4. Bought and paid for, kiddoe! Thanks $elig.

[Yavin4]

12. Red Sox Have The 2nd Highest Payroll

and that bought them 3rd place. It's not the amount. It's how you spend it.

[hughee99]

13. Yes, if you spend it on players who don't play, it won't help much.

The Yankees spent $50 million dollars more than the Sox and it looks like it's going to get them about an extra 8 wins. If you have the extra $50 million, though, and that's the difference between making and missing the playoffs, it's money well spent.

[bluedigger]

5. They did really well to almost make it to October.

Thanks, guys!

[HuckleB]

7. With that payroll, they should, injuries or not.

[bluedigger]

14. True, but much of the payroll wasn't on the field.

Their farm teams really helped a lot!

[Auggie]

9. Injuries...

with a capital I

[joeybee12]

10. Happily, though, they are showing the Spankmes for the declining team they are...

out in the first round.

[Auggie]

11. Colorado Rockies eliminated too

[flvegan]

15. I'm impressed with them doing as well as they did.

Toughest division in baseball, a whopping number of starters on the DL.