Brewers 3 Cubs 1

[mcpapa]

Brew Crew wins the Division tiebreaker. Yelich (MVP) wins batting title and finishes 1 homer and 1 RBI short in the triple crown categories.

[tcjkbt]

Cubs to face the Rockies in the one-game wild card round, as the LA beats Colorado today 5-2 to capture the NL West crown.

[AverageJoesGym]

Flying the L in this one really puts the Cubs up against it. Playing 2 do or die games just to get to the NLDS can't help getting their pitching set up. It will be one heck of a story if they go on a run from here. They can certainly do it but man that's tough.

[00Rocket28]

I think it’s stupid to have these do or die games for the division. Screws all 4 teams in getting their rotations set. Tiebreaker should be whoever won the season series. Oh well the fact we stayed in first till the end with extensive DL trips by Bryant, Darvish, Morrow and lesser trips by countless others like Russell and all his drama, Heyward, Strop, Carl Edwards, Duensing, Montgomery, and the disaster that Chatwood was. I don’t think we have a chance at a deep playoff run.

[All State Baseball]

Lester is starting tonight against Colorado

[sweet16]

Lester is starting tonight against Colorado

 

Go Rockies

[CincySportsFan]

Brew Crew wins the Division tiebreaker. Yelich (MVP) wins batting title and finishes 1 homer and 1 RBI short in the triple crown categories.

 

If he would've gotten it, would there have been an asterisk, since they had the extra game?

[Getslow]

I think it’s stupid to have these do or die games for the division. Screws all 4 teams in getting their rotations set. Tiebreaker should be whoever won the season series. Oh well the fact we stayed in first till the end with extensive DL trips by Bryant, Darvish, Morrow and lesser trips by countless others like Russell and all his drama, Heyward, Strop, Carl Edwards, Duensing, Montgomery, and the disaster that Chatwood was. I don’t think we have a chance at a deep playoff run.

 

They’re great when you’re not facing a Wild Card game the next night. When the Twins beat the Tigers in one in 2009 I all but ran laps around my apartment building.

 

But with the two losers of these games going to the Wild Card game, they feel like a relic of a different time.

[UKMustangFan]

If he would've gotten it, would there have been an asterisk, since they had the extra game?

 

I say no, since Baez won the RBI title and Arenado the HR crown and both those guys played 163 as well.

[00Rocket28]

They’re great when you’re not facing a Wild Card game the next night. When the Twins beat the Tigers in one in 2009 I all but ran laps around my apartment building.

 

But with the two losers of these games going to the Wild Card game, they feel like a relic of a different time.

 

I despise the entire wildcard set up now. IMO it was better when the the wildcard played the team with the best record that wasn’t in their division.

[AverageJoesGym]

I despise the entire wildcard set up now. IMO it was better when the the wildcard played the team with the best record that wasn’t in their division.

 

I get that they are trying to keep more teams involved in the playoff chase deep into the season and reward the division winners, but I agree. I'd go back to one wild card. If you want to reward the division winners give them 4/5 at home in the first round.

[tcjkbt]

If he would've gotten it, would there have been an asterisk, since they had the extra game?

I believe this extra game for stats purposes is considered part of the regular season.....so no asterisk(s).

[AverageJoesGym]

I believe this extra game for stats purposes is considered part of the regular season.....so no asterisk(s).

 

It is indeed.

[newarkcatholicfan]

Will have to break out my old Brewers cap.

[UKMustangFan]

Will have to break out my old Brewers cap.

 

I thought you were an Indians fan?