MLB: What to watch when your team is eliminated

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Sep 10, 2014; Seattle, WA, USA; Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve (27) hits an RBI double against the Seattle Mariners during the fifth inning at Safeco Field. Mandatory Credit: Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports /

A simple reality in MLB is about 66 percent of the teams in the league will be eliminated from playoff contention, and therefore going home at the end of the regular season. A few of the 30 teams in Major League Baseball know they’re most likely playing on, and a few can still determine their fates.

But what if you’re a fan of a team that’s been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention? What if you’re a fan of the Colorado Rockies, the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Texas Rangers, the Houston Astros, the Minnesota Twins or the Boston Red Sox, teams all eliminated from on or before September 11? What do you do, assuming you aren’t ready to move on from baseball into other sports?

While it’s certainly understandable if you took a break from following the sport for the rest of the season, there are other ways to enjoy the end of the baseball season and not feel like you’re missing all the fun (and remember, most fans are missing the fun when it comes to the playoffs). Here are a few general suggestions of ways to enjoy the end of the baseball season, assuming you don’t really care who wins or loses the rest of the way (and if you do care, you can still probably enjoy a few of these).

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