don't understand I thought the 2nd place team gets a chance.?
2006-09-30 11:59:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
Because Minnesota had the best record of non first place teams. So thats why there the wild card team. Only one sesond place team makes the playoffs.
2006-09-30 12:04:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
What you are thinking of is called the "wild card". There are 3 divisions in each league, so each division winner gets a playoff spot. After that, the team with the best record (not including the division winners) earns the wild card to make four teams in the playoffs. The Twins and the Tigers will both finish with a better record than the Angels. So, one of those teams will win the AL Central, and the other will get the wild card as the 2nd place team with the best record.
2006-09-30 19:11:35 · answer #2 · answered by Ben N 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they didn't make the playoffs because of two reasons.
1) 4 games behind oakland, yet only 2 games to play.
2)true 2nd place teams get a chance in the wild card, but they are 6.5 games back of the 1st place Minnesota with 2 games to play.
both ways, they are mathematically out.
2006-09-30 19:50:04 · answer #3 · answered by Tree 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1st 2nd and 3rd place are reserved for first place teams. 4th seed is for the team with the best record that is non first place. Minnesota has a better record than the angels, as a matter of fact the best record in the wild card race. So twins are going to the playoffs.
2006-09-30 19:33:39 · answer #4 · answered by lakersforlife 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only the best of the teams that did not win the division. There are 4 playoff spots and 3 division winners.
2006-09-30 20:15:05 · answer #5 · answered by Chainsaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of the three "second best" teams in each league, only one makes the playoffs.
2006-10-01 22:48:08 · answer #6 · answered by Tony M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AL is harder. u have the yanks. A's soo many teams. so the second place team don't get a chance. The NL sucks. lol
2006-09-30 19:37:00 · answer #7 · answered by scshah123 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋