Sep 16 2016 12:53 PM
The Cubs clinched their division yesterday, though they actually clinched at least a wildcard the day before
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| Elster88 Sep 16 2016 12:53 PM |
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The Cubs clinched their division yesterday, though they actually clinched at least a wildcard the day before
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| TransMonk Sep 16 2016 01:13 PM Re: Clinched |
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The Cubs clinched via the STL loss, though, as they lost to the Brewers, too. It sounds like they are holding off on the celebration until they win again.
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| Centerfield Sep 16 2016 02:02 PM Re: Clinched |
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Yeah, that is a shitty way to clinch. 3 hours after your loss. I would hold off too. Speaking of celebrations, what is the protocol on Wild Card celebrations? All sorts of strange scenarios. Do you elebrate when you clinch at least the second wild card? I'm guessing the answer is yes if you, like the Mets, are out of the division race. It's probably no if you, like the Cubs are division leaders. Also, I'm guessing you don't celebrate again if you clinch then go on to clinch the first wild card. Imagine a bunch of guys pouring champagne with signs reading "HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE FOR THE ONE GAME PLAY IN" I'm imagining a tight division race that comes down to the last game between the two teams. The winner goes back to the lockerroom and celebrates with signs that say "DIVISION CHAMPIONS". In the other locker room, there is a celebration with signs that say "WILD CARD WINNER".
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| TransMonk Sep 16 2016 02:09 PM Re: Clinched |
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I would have to research how it has been done in the past, but if I were on a team, I wouldn't want to celebrate until the wildcard playoff game is won.
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| Mets Guy in Michigan Sep 16 2016 02:29 PM Re: Clinched |
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The Cubs have postseason gear for sale: [url]http://www.mlbshop.com/Chicago_Cubs_Gear/pg/1
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| Benjamin Grimm Sep 16 2016 02:31 PM Re: Clinched |
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That reminds me; I still haven't bought any 2015 Mets N.L. Championship merchandise. I was planning on buying a t-shirt but never got around to it.
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| Centerfield Sep 16 2016 02:54 PM Re: Clinched |
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NEW YORK METS 2016 SECOND WILD CARD QUALIFIERS
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| Frayed Knot Sep 16 2016 11:50 PM Re: Clinched |
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Cubs won their afternoon home game today via a walk-off HR in the 10th (Miguel Montero) so that gave them a good kick-off for their delayed clinching celebration.
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| Gwreck Sep 16 2016 11:52 PM Re: Clinched |
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You celebrate nothing until you win the wild card game. Losing the wild card game is the same as not making the playoffs.
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| Frayed Knot Sep 17 2016 01:29 AM Re: Clinched |
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Yup!
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| Benjamin Grimm Sep 17 2016 02:43 AM Re: Clinched |
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Technically that's not true, but yeah, I agree.
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| Frayed Knot Sep 18 2016 03:27 AM Re: Clinched |
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Cubs lost their 54th game today. That means they'd need to run the table to match the '86 NYM record of 108-54 which hasn't been reached by an NL team since.
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| Elster88 Sep 24 2016 03:57 AM Re: Clinched |
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The Rangers have not clinched a wildcard yet, but they do get the division.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 24 2016 04:59 AM Re: Clinched |
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I never bought the shirts. I never do, if'n they don't win it all. It just feels like a laundry-day reminder of oh-yeah-they-DIDN'T-win-that-time. I cherish the memories/sing the songs/rock the other memorabilia of 2015, but I don't buy the playoff gear.
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| batmagadanleadoff Sep 24 2016 05:08 AM Re: Clinched |
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I can't express how much I totally agree with this. Not that I have any World Series champs gear either. Too young for the first title, if such gear even existed at the time, and the only other one was more than half a lifetime ago. Here ya go, BG: http://www.ebay.com/itm/MLB-New-York-Me ... Sw3mpXJiwo [fimg=444]http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/WekAAOSw3mpXJiwo/s-l1600.jpg[/fimg]
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| G-Fafif Sep 24 2016 01:57 PM Re: Clinched |
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Celebrate everything while it's fresh. Everyday life, let alone a dreary losing record, affords ample opportunity to not pour champagne. Earning your way into the Almost Nobody Else is Playing portion of the schedule is an accomplishment. It would suck (should we make it that far) to go down in the WC game, but it will be wonderful to have clinched a spot there. One miracle at a time.
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| Benjamin Grimm Sep 24 2016 02:52 PM Re: Clinched |
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I definitely agree. If the 2015 season didn't leave you happy (after the dust had settled) then you're awfully hard to please. That wasn't a glass-half-full year, it was a glass-90-per-cent-full year. The only reason I didn't ever order that t-shirt is because I'm past the point in my life where I wear my Mets allegiance on my torso. Now it's limited to the top of my head, where a Mets cap is my standard headwear.
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| LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Sep 24 2016 03:54 PM Re: Clinched |
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Then here YOU go, BG:
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| Zvon Sep 24 2016 04:17 PM Re: Clinched |
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Playoff gear, not too much into that, but anything Mets with the World Series logo on it, win or lose, I'll always grab a handful of that stuff. In the very least, a hat. The Mets were in the series last year. Something I'd proudly wear on my sleeve or anywhere.
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| Elster88 Sep 25 2016 01:49 AM Re: Clinched Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Sep 29 2016 11:45 AM |
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Boston clinched at least a wildcard by winning today. Washington got a wildcard by winning, and then the NL East when the Mets finished losing.
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| Elster88 Sep 27 2016 02:36 AM Re: Clinched |
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Jake Taylor.
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| Elster88 Sep 29 2016 11:45 AM Re: Clinched |
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Boston won the division
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