As we get closer to the end of the regular season, fewer and fewer teams will be playoff-eligible. Their playoff candles will be snuffed, leaving the teams virtually nothing to play for...save pride, effing their rivals, and draft position. As of today, 13 teams have been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. I'll try to keep track of each team's fate over the next two weeks, as the contenders fall.

You're my boy, Blue...

Teams eliminated from postseason play thus far (once your name is here, you're out entirely):

Houston Astros

Baltimore Orioles

Chicago Cubs

Minnesota Twins

Kansas City Royals

Seattle Mariners

San Diego Padres

Florida Marlins

Oakland Athletics

Pittsburgh Pirates

Colorado Rockies

Washington Nationals

New York Mets

Chicago White Sox

Cincinnati Reds

Los Angeles Dodgers

Cleveland Indians

Toronto Blue Jays

San Francisco Giants

Hanging by a thread (either division or wild card eligibility has been lost)

Eliminated from AL East Championship: Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays

Eliminated fro AL West Championship: Los Angeles Angels

Eliminated from NL East Championship: Atlanta Braves

Eliminated from NL Central Championship: St. Louis Cardinals

Teams on the ropes

(9/26/2011): Los Angeles Angels, out of AL Wild Card with a BOS win or LAA loss.

Today's Games of Consequence:

Atlanta (3) @ Washington

Chicago Cubs @ St. Louis

Boston (4) @ New York Yankees - Double-header

Toronto @ Tampa Bay

Oakland @ Los Angeles Angels

I'll try (and likely fail) to update this daily...

-C