If the Sox and Yankees tie for the division in the AL East and both teams have secured playoff spots. My understanding is that there is no playoff game to determine the divisional champion. Am I correct? How is it decided who won the division?
2007-09-24 04:25:30 · 8 answers · asked by brugg09 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
The way it would be decided is who won the season series between the 2 teams. The Yankees won the season series 10 - 8!
- Joba Chamberlain Jr.
2007-09-24 04:32:37 · answer #1 · answered by Cornell Big Red 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
As noted, the first tiebreaker in MLB's procedures would settle the issue -- seasonal head-to-head record. Let's check the results:
2007 Red Sox-Yankees series
team // W // L
Yankees 10-8
Red Sox 8-10
Careful scrutiny reveals that the Sox finished a close second, while the Yankees were barely out of last place. But yes, the Yankees win such a tiebreaker.
Had they tied at 9-9, the second tiebreaker (intradivisional record) would be used.
2007-09-24 16:10:48 · answer #2 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The season records with each other is the determining factors and the Yankees here have the advantage....actually happen I think the Red Sox took it all...they tied but the Yankees had one more win over them(2 this year) and were crowned champions.....next question in my mind is what if they had split??..would they have a one game playoff....all of this is assuming that no else ties them for the wild card....ie: if the Yankees-Red Sox were tied but they had the same record as the runner up in the other league and they all had the same record!!! what then???GO YANKEES! STINKIN RED SOX!!
2007-09-24 11:41:16 · answer #3 · answered by Mickey Mantle 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK Stankee fans. Time to stop dreamin. Boston will win the division outright. Its only a matter of time. Question here is who has the home field advantage in the ALCS if the 2 teams have the same record. If its Cleveland and Boston, and both with same record, does that go head to head and if so does anyone know that record? I know Boston crushed the Central but not specifically against Cleveland??
2007-09-28 10:11:04 · answer #4 · answered by Jeffrey N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If that was the case then they would look at the season records between the 2 teams against each other then the Yankees would get the seed as there is no more games between them and the Yankees have won 10 times and the Red Sox have won 9 times.
2007-09-24 11:39:21 · answer #5 · answered by jabberthenut 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
There is NO playoff.
This is settled under the rules at the attached link, "Scenario #1." The first tiebreaker in Scenario #1 would settle it this year, and that's head-to-head record. That's been a 10-8 NYY advantage in 2007.
2007-09-24 12:28:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
head to head competition
then there are five or six other tie breakers that end in a coin flip go to mlb.com and you get the whole run down
2007-09-24 12:10:38 · answer #7 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there will be a one game play off
2007-09-24 11:32:01 · answer #8 · answered by coach 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋