Those variables account, in part, for conflicting estimates of New Yorkâs land area since the city was consolidated in 1898. At that time, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island joined Manhattan and the Bronx to form Greater New York, and the city ballooned to a trumpeted 360 square miles from 60 or so.
Confidence votes 162. Two wild card teams from each league makes the MLB playoff each year. As of 2012 there is a one game wild card playoff between the two best records in each league who didn't win their division. + 134 others found this useful.
So now, with just 16 days left in the Major League Baseball season, we have one team that has secured their spot among the postseason 10. (The Cubs' magic number to clinch home-field advantage throughout the NL playoffs is 11, by the way.) So when are the next nine coming? With an eye on the schedule and a guess for how all this is going to turn out, here's a gander at what dates each team will clinch a spot in the postseason â¦ and which teams are going to end up watching October at home.