tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post115682918856411166..comments2023-12-19T20:25:36.069-06:00Comments on Nick's Twins Blog: Wild Chance?Nick N.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1156874157367206382006-08-29T12:55:00.000-05:002006-08-29T12:55:00.000-05:00I see a lot of similarities between the Twins this...I see a lot of similarities between the Twins this year and the Astros last year. Got off to a horrible start, but thanks to some great pitching they put together a stupendous second half. If the Twins can duplicate what the Astros did in the playoffs last year, I'd be pretty happy.Nick N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00848574337121154690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1156859064578925732006-08-29T08:44:00.000-05:002006-08-29T08:44:00.000-05:00I think part of it is may be related to the positi...I think part of it is may be related to the positions divisonal winners put themselves in during September. That is to say that they spend much of the time trying to set their lineups and rotations, so much so that they probably loss a lot of that momentum. They stop worrying about winning because they don't have to. Wild Card winners, on the other hand, are motivated basically every game, so the playoffs won't feel that much "different."<BR/><BR/>That being said, with all these tight games against the ChiSox already, the Twins have already had plenty of tough battles to help prepare them for possible postseason series.Nick M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05029328242185237902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1156856846341820742006-08-29T08:07:00.000-05:002006-08-29T08:07:00.000-05:00That point aside, I too have noticed that Wild Car...That point aside, I too have noticed that Wild Card winners have done extremely well in the post season.SBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01163925336991434440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1156856042396078382006-08-29T07:54:00.000-05:002006-08-29T07:54:00.000-05:00Yea, your right. For some reason, I thought they h...Yea, your right. For some reason, I thought they had won the Wild Card one year. I believe I was confusing that with the strike year. Thanks SBG. I'll be making the change.Nick M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05029328242185237902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11215059.post-1156853120079801232006-08-29T07:05:00.000-05:002006-08-29T07:05:00.000-05:00The 1995 Atlanta Braves, like every other Braves t...The <A HREF="http://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL_1995.shtml" REL="nofollow">1995 Atlanta Braves</A>, like every other Braves team since 1991 (except 1994, which was the strike year) won their division.<BR/><BR/>In fact, Atlanta won their division by 21 games and had the best record in the NL.SBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01163925336991434440noreply@blogger.com