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AL CLINCH SUMMARY     "Early" Eliminations  Magic Nos. Magic No.  September 15, 2019    
AL DIVISION STDGS SUMMARY of 2019 AL "EARLY ELIMINATIONS"   Detected at Elim. "Delay" 3:59 PM PDT    
AL WILD CARD STDGS      DETECTED BY PENNANT SOLUTIONS ©   3 5 3        
             
                         
      Leader Min W Trailer   Mag. Pennant   Teams Raising Sum of    #Non-Combo Wins    
Approaching Elim   Wins Target Losses   No. Solution © Delta Target  W Wins SGR to Increase MinWin      
                           
ELIMINATED PS PS At Elimination:       Magic Updated MN MN "ELIM"      
TEAMS (PS Only) ELIM ELIM Wins   Min Trlr --------- CAUSED BY --------- Teams Raising Number Magic "ELIM" #DAYS      
DIV TEAM DAY DATE Sum SGR W L LOSS to and / or WINS by: Target  W at ELIM Number DATE LATE      
AL CEN CWS MON. 9-02 165 6 86 77 TWINS WIN, LOSS TO CLE MIN, CLE 1 0 9-03 1      
AL CEN K C FRI. 8-23 152 6 79 84            LOSS TO CLE MIN, CLE 2 0 8-24 1      
AL CEN DET MON. 8-19 150 6 78 85            LOSS TO HOU MIN, CLE 2 0 8-20 1      
                             
                          RECENT HIGHLIGHTS & PREVIEW OF COMING ATTRACTIONS:  WHO'S GONE, WHO'S NEXT ?        
*NEW* First Post to This Page in 11 Days          
9-15 As Red Barber used to say when Whitey Ford was on the mound for the Yankees:          
4 00 PM     "Ford Throws to 1st - Nothin' Doin' "          
PDT            
PREVIOUS American League ELIM POSTS        
         
  CWS Went Out of AL Central Monday - Magic No. STILL ONE !          
9-03        A.  White Sox LOSS to Cleveland Was SOX' #77          
12 15 PM        B.  Combined with TWINS Win vs. DET, That Dropped Magic Number to ONE          
PDT        C.  But Combination of MIN & CLE Wins Pushed MinWin to 86 From 85, Keeping It One Ahead of Twins' Wins AND Eliminating Sox       
         
9-02 CWS Could Go Out of AL Central Monday - Magic No. Would Still Be ONE !        
1 15 PM        A.  All It Takes is a Twins WIN and White Sox LOSS to Cleveland          
PDT        B.  Magic No. is Three at Start of Monday - Twins Win, CWS Loss Would Drop it to One          
         C.  But Combination of MIN & CLE Wins Would Push MinWin to 86 From 85, Keeping It One Ahead of Leader Wins AND Eliminating Sox       
         
8-31 8.  Small Delta (1) Remains in AL C, But No PS Eliminations are Imminent        
12 15 PM        A.  WC2 Delta Has Dropped to Zero for Now          
PDT        B.  WC2 Has Several Combos That Could "Resume" Delta, incldg. 4-Team (OAK, TEX, BOS, T B), 3-Team (OAK, BOS, T B)        
             
8-30 7.  Small Delta (2) Remains in AL C, But No PS Eliminations are Imminent          
9 30 AM        A.  WC2 Delta Has Dropped to Zero for Now          
PDT        B.  WC2 Has Several Combos That Could "Resume" Delta, incldg. 4-Team (OAK, TEX, BOS, T B), 3-Team (OAK, BOS, T B)        
             
8-29 6.  Small Deltas Remain in AL C (2), AL WC2 (1), But No PS Eliminations are Imminent        
3 30 PM        A.  WC2 Delta Depends on Four Teams (OAK, TEX, BOS, T B), But May Not Last Until Next Elim          
PDT            
8-23 5.  K C Out of AL C w/ Due to FRIDAY LOSS - Magic No. Would STILL BE TWO !!           
12 30 PM        A.  MIN & CLE Still Play Each Other 6 Times - That Means 79 Wins are Already Required to Win AL C        
PDT        B.  Friday Loss Would Be #84 for K C - Combined with MinWin of 79, That Means Division Elimination        
Updated        C.  Since MinWin is 2 Ahead of Twins' 77 Wins,That Creates a Gap (or Delta) between PS and Magic No. of TWO !!        
7:30 PM        D.  Playoff Eliminations of BAL & DET are likely this week-end, probably by Magic No.;          
PDT              PS Elims possible by SUN., But Require Specific Results for 7 Teams, Incldg. but Not Limited to, OAK & CLE Going Winless      
         
8-22 4.  NO ELIM are Possible on Thu. -           
12 30 AM        But Depending on the Outcome of Thu. Games, Friday Could Be a Barn-burner (Hello, K C, BAL, DET !!!)        
PDT            
8-20 3.  DET ELIM from AL CENTRAL on MON. by LOSS #85 !!           
1 AM        A.  DET LOSS #85 & DIV MINWIN = 78 (due to 6 SGR Between MIN & CLE) Means AL C Elimination         
PDT         B.  Since Division Leader MINNESOTA HAS 76 WINS (2 < MINWIN), Magic No. STILL TWO at Elimination !!        
         
8-18 2.  SUNDAY'S Results Mean DET Div ELIM Possible MON. !!         
         A.  All it takes is MIN WIN or DET LOSS - DIV ELIM Would Come with Magic No. STILL TWO in EITHER CASE !!        
          B.  PENNANT SOLUTION © DOWN to 1, Due to 6 Games Remng. Betwn. MIN & CLE (Despite Magic No. = 3)        
           
8-18 1.     At start of Sunday, DET has Possible "Early" Div ELIMINATION by MON. NIGHT 8-19          
          A.  PENNANT SOLUTION © Already Down to 3, Due to 6 Games Remaining Between MIN & CLE (2 Ahead of Magic No. = 5)        
          B.  If DET LOSES SUN, MIN & CLE WIN, PENNANT SOLUTION © Would DROP TO 1 (MN would still be three (3) )        
           
  BULLETIN !!  SUNDAY'S Results Mean DET Div ELIM Possible MON. !!       
  All it will take is MIN WIN or DET LOSS - And ELIM Would Come with Magic No. STILL TWO in EITHER CASE !!        
  (Note:  Table Data at top of page as of start of Sunday; values will be updated later today to reflect Sunday's results)        
           
           
           
         
             
         
               
         
           
           
           
         
           
               
             
             
         
           
           
           
         
         
               
         
           
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