FloydBannister1983 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 13 hours ago, kitekrazy said: Not sure why unless they think he can't take them past a division. Sometimes you wonder if a 100 win season is a curse. Aren't they a team who has more than their share of injuries? Imagine a 100 win manager loses his job while a 100 loss manager is keeping his. I am convinced a bye is not an advantage in baseball like it would be in football. You can’t be off for a week and pick up where you left off in baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 I also don't think there's much evidence that proves being off the field for almost a week is the reason why these teams are losing. This could be the results regardless. Baseball gonna baseball. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 18 minutes ago, FloydBannister1983 said: I am convinced a bye is not an advantage in baseball like it would be in football. You can’t be off for a week and pick up where you left off in baseball. Maybe so in terms of rest, but the advantage of getting to skip the first round of the playoffs should more than make up for whatever "rust" narratives are being thrown out there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Snopek said: Maybe so in terms of rest, but the advantage of getting to skip the first round of the playoffs should more than make up for whatever "rust" narratives are being thrown out there. The other part where it probably matters is later in October. Last year, having the Phillies pitchers do the extra round while the Astros pitchers were fresher was absolutely, 100% certainly key in that World Series. Both the starters and the bullpen for the Phillies were simply worn out by the time they got there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 1 hour ago, FloydBannister1983 said: I am convinced a bye is not an advantage in baseball like it would be in football. You can’t be off for a week and pick up where you left off in baseball. It definitely feels this way, but I have no idea how this can be changed. Maybe starting the divisional round on Friday instead of Saturday? Maybe making it a best of 7 series instead of best of 5? They'll never drop to 4 teams in each league like they used to, so maybe go up to 8 teams (which I hate) but for the 7 and 8 seeds, they need to win 2 games before the 1 or 2 seeds win 1 game. I don't know, all these ideas seems stupid, but I can see making a case to move the round up 1 day, but the top seeds would still have 4 days in a row off. In my perfect world there'd be no divisions and 6 make the postseason. Season ends on a Sunday and on Tuesday there'd a 1 game playoff between 3/6 and 4/5. Divisional round starts on Wednesday. Obviously know this isn't happening lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Twins have regressed from “actual playoff team” to “AL Central winner” today. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Abreu 3 run dinger up 5-0 on Twinks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Sacamano Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, WilliamTell said: It definitely feels this way, but I have no idea how this can be changed. Maybe starting the divisional round on Friday instead of Saturday? Maybe making it a best of 7 series instead of best of 5? They'll never drop to 4 teams in each league like they used to, so maybe go up to 8 teams (which I hate) but for the 7 and 8 seeds, they need to win 2 games before the 1 or 2 seeds win 1 game. I don't know, all these ideas seems stupid, but I can see making a case to move the round up 1 day, but the top seeds would still have 4 days in a row off. In my perfect world there'd be no divisions and 6 make the postseason. Season ends on a Sunday and on Tuesday there'd a 1 game playoff between 3/6 and 4/5. Divisional round starts on Wednesday. Obviously know this isn't happening lol. I vote make them start the wild card series the Monday after the season ends. Then they can play a 3-game series over 3 days (no off days in this scenario) and they can start division series Friday. Edited October 10, 2023 by Bob Sacamano 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 18 minutes ago, pcq said: Abreu 3 run dinger up 5-0 on Twinks. I’m not a gambler, but the Twins were 1.5 run favorites in this game and boy did I think seriously about figuring out how to create an account to take that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcq Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Miguel Sano played in 20 games last year and was unsigned this year. Was accused of assault a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Twins just gonna burn up Ober this series huh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Gotta love Abreu beating up on the Twins. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 So happy for Jose, I’m sure he’s in heaven right now after the season he had 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted October 10, 2023 Share Posted October 10, 2023 5 hours ago, FloydBannister1983 said: I am convinced a bye is not an advantage in baseball like it would be in football. You can’t be off for a week and pick up where you left off in baseball. or winning a division by 20 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 5 hours ago, Bob Sacamano said: I also don't think there's much evidence that proves being off the field for almost a week is the reason why these teams are losing. This could be the results regardless. Baseball gonna baseball. Baseball is a game of streaks. It's not who is the best but the best at that time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almagest Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 I am very much enjoying watching Baltimore's pitching melt down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Looks like the Orioles are dead in the water and the Dodgers have Lance Lynn starting. Thankfully the Braves showed up in the late innings or it would have been the most boring postseason start in years and years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 1 minute ago, almagest said: I am very much enjoying watching Baltimore's pitching melt down. Do you really think the owner's going to change his tune and spend big in FA or trade from his MiLB system this offseason? Doesn't seem all that likely. Rays also facing a lot of uncertainty without Franco and Toronto's always somehow not greater than the sum of all their considerable parts. Main positive is no more Yankees/Red Sox worship in Bristol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Rangers offense is so explosive and yet also prone to long, long cold spells. Carter looks like another Seager in the making...what an impact he has made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Abreu slugs two homers, five RBIs even though RBIs don't matter in the analytics era. Ha. Way to let him go, White Sox. Your locker room by all accounts was a mess this season and Jose clutch as usual. Never smart business to let go a fan favorite for no reason. Sox really replaced him well, lol. 101 losses. Hope Astros win a title for Jose. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 43 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Looks like the Orioles are dead in the water and the Dodgers have Lance Lynn starting. Thankfully the Braves showed up in the late innings or it would have been the most boring postseason start in years and years... Also if the Braves lose in the DS, it seems like it's almost a given that the Rangers or Astros would win the WS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 1 hour ago, greg775 said: Abreu slugs two homers, five RBIs even though RBIs don't matter in the analytics era. Ha. Way to let him go, White Sox. Your locker room by all accounts was a mess this season and Jose clutch as usual. Never smart business to let go a fan favorite for no reason. Sox really replaced him well, lol. 101 losses. Hope Astros win a title for Jose. Greg, I have a simple question for you: Do you know what the terms micro and macro are? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 39 minutes ago, chw42 said: Also if the Braves lose in the DS, it seems like it's almost a given that the Rangers or Astros would win the WS. Have to root for the Rangers even though I simply hate the artificial look of domed stadiums...they were so close in 2010/11 before the Nelson Cruz debacle/disaster. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 24 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Have to root for the Rangers even though I simply hate the artificial look of domed stadiums...they were so close in 2010/11 before the Nelson Cruz debacle/disaster. A team’s stadium factors into your choice for who wins the World Series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reiks12 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 9 minutes ago, Milkman delivers said: A team’s stadium factors into your choice for who wins the World Series? It does for me, I always cheer for cold weather stadiums. Domes suck. West coast sucks. Go Phillies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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