Displaced Cleveland Fan

The 2009 Major League Baseball postseason began with the Twins beating the Tigers in extra innings to claim first place in the AL Central. The Divisional series begin Wednesday night. These are the matchups:

AL: Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees / Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angelas Angels

NL: Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies / St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angelas Dodgers

If you look at the eight playoff teams, the list is dominated by big market clubs. For the 2009 season, nine teams had a payroll over $100 million. Of these nine teams, five made the playoffs (55.5%) - Yankees (#1), Red Sox (#4), Angels (#6), Phillies (#7), and Dodgers (#9).
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Mark DeRosa’s 7th inning grand slam was the difference in the game. The Tribe takes the first from KC and in the process, moves a half game ahead of the Royals for fourth place in the Central division.

Hey, after the Cavaliers’ disappointing exit in the Eastern Conference Finals and the miserable start to this season, we might as well appreciate the little things (like moving out of last place).

As it stands right now, the Indians are 7 games out of first place. The way this season has gone, the wild card team will likely come from the East (as usual). So any playoff hope will have to come from the Tribe winning the division. We’ll see how this summer plays out.

The Tribe’s magic number for clinching the division now stands at 111.