Bright sides of accepting the wild card and not having to play a one game playoff:
– Being able to pitch Clement on full rest on Tuesday instead of Wells on short rest or possibly Arroyo.
– Having an off day to travel, get settled, have team meetings and prepare
– The fatigue factor of flying to New York for one game, then back to Chicago only if we win
– Playing the less dangerous White Sox in a shorter flight than going from Boston to LA like the Yankees
To sum it up, the wild card isn
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