Ken Davidoff of the New York Post deserves a medal. He figured out that there are 27 playoff scenarios out there in the American League alone right now:
1.Yankees, Rangers and Orioles all win out.Yankees (1) vs. winner of Orioles (WC1) and As (WC2), Rangers (2) vs. Tigers (3) 2.Yankees, As and Orioles all win out.Yankees (1) vs. winner of Orioles (WC1) and Rangers (WC2), As (2) vs. Tigers (3). 3.Yankees, Rangers and Rays all win out. Yankees (1) vs. winner of As (WC1) and Orioles (WC2), Rangers (2) vs. Tigers (3). 4.Yankees, As and Rays all win out. Yankees (1) vs. winner of Rangers (WC1) and Orioles (WC2), As (2) vs. Tigers (3). 5.Red Sox, Rangers and Orioles all win out. Rangers (1) vs. winner of Yankees (WC1) and As (WC2), Orioles (2) vs. Tigers (3). 6.Red Sox, As and Orioles all win out. As (1) vs. winner of Yankees (WC1) and Rangers (WC2), Orioles (2) vs. Tigers (3) 7.Red Sox, Rangers and Rays all win out. Rangers (1) vs. winner of As (WC1) and Orioles (WC2), Yankees (2) vs. Tigers (3) 8.Red Sox, As and Rays all win out. As (1) vs. winner of Rangers (WC1) and Orioles (WC2), Yankees (2) vs. Tigers (3) 9.Yankees and As win out, Orioles and Rays split. Yankees (1) vs. winner of Rangers (WC1) and Orioles (WC2), As (2) vs. Tigers (3) 10.Yankees and Rangers win out, Orioles and Rays split. Yankees (1) vs. winner of Orioles (WC1) and As (WC2), Rangers (2) vs. Tigers (3). 11.Red Sox and As win out, Orioles and Rays split. Yankees and Orioles play Thursday in Baltimore to determine AL East champion. As (1) vs. winner of Rangers (WC1 or WC2) and Yankees (WC 1) or Orioles (WC2), Orioles (2) or Yankees (2) vs. Tigers (3) 12.Red Sox and Rangers win out, Orioles and Rays split.Yankees and Orioles play Thursday in Baltimore to determine AL East champion. Rangers (1) vs. winner of As (WC1) and AL East winner (Orioles and Yankees both WC2), Orioles (2) or Yankees (2) vs. Tigers (3) 13.Yankees win out, Rangers and As split, Orioles win out. Yankees (1) vs. winner of Orioles (WC1) and As (WC2), Rangers (2) vs. Tigers (3) 14.Yankees win out, Rangers and As split, Rays win out. Yankees (1) vs. winner of As (WC1) and Orioles (WC2), Rangers (2) vs. Tigers (3) 15.Red Sox win out, Rangers and As split, Orioles win out. Rangers (1) vs. winner of As (WC1) and Yankees (WC2), Orioles (2) vs. Tigers (3).
You can learn about scenarios 16 through 27 at NYPOST.COM
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