Sunday, October 4, 2009

AL Central Still Up for Grabs



Barring a huge comeback by the woeful Kansas City Royals this afternoon, the Tigers and the Twins will meet in a tiebreaker game to decide who will take the division title. The Twins would get the honor of hosting the tiebreaker game.

The Tigers have squandered opportunity after opportunity to lock this division up a long time ago, but instead they've lost games they should have won down the stretch.

On the flip side, the Twins have had a huge turnaround and have come out of nowhere to possibly make the playoffs. This tiebreaker game can't bring up good memories for the Twins. Last season the Twins lost to the White Sox in a tiebreaker game that forced them to miss the playoffs.

Whether it's the Tiger or the Twins the eventually advance to the postseason, I see neither one of them coming close to beating the Yankees in the first round. It would be surprising to see either one of them take the series to even five games.

The Tigers are reeling right now and I don't see them defeating the Twins in a pressure situation. The Twins are one of the hottest teams in baseball and I see them taking out the Tigers and making the postseason.

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