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So was last year's Astros team unlucky in terms of record or did this year's team overachieve?
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Sep 30, 2016 08:38
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CubsWoo posted:Assuming the Mets are at least assured of a spot in a three-way breaker situation, do you pitch Syndergaard Sunday and try to lock down one of the two WC spots or do you send out Lugo on short rest/make it a bullpen day knowing your options for the WC game are Lugo, Gsellman, or Colon on 3 days rest if you use Syndergaard Sunday? Worry about the next game after you win the current game.
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Sep 30, 2016 11:29
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Blind Pineapple posted:So was last year's Astros team unlucky in terms of record or did this year's team overachieve? The former
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Sep 30, 2016 11:57
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Considering how awful Houston was at the beginning of the season, it's a credit to them that they still almost snuck into the playoffs
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Sep 30, 2016 13:38
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So going into the final weekend you have these three teams fighting for two playoff spots: - A team that has lost 3 starters to season ending injuries and one of the only starters left is 43 and working through an ankle injury - A team with a sub-.400 record since the All-Star Break - A team currently 8 games under .500 at home needing to win their last 3 home games to try and catch the above 2 teams CubsWoo fucked around with this message at 13:55 on Sep 30, 2016 |
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Sep 30, 2016 13:53
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CubsWoo posted:So going into the final weekend you have these three teams fighting for two playoff spots: The billy goat is setting us up for one great letdown.
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Sep 30, 2016 14:02
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FlamingLiberal posted:Considering how awful Houston was at the beginning of the season, it's a credit to them that they still almost snuck into the playoffs Started and ended the season with the biggest whimper It's so weird how the Astros are set at short and second (and maybe third now with Bregman) but can't seem to find a competent 1B, DH or LF
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Sep 30, 2016 16:12
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I thought Gomez would be a really good fit in Houston but welp. Sucks because he should be due for a huge payday this off season, I wonder how that will go. I can totally see the Yankees paying way more than anyone else is willing to risk on him and he turns it around big time next season.
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Sep 30, 2016 16:25
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Popete posted:I thought Gomez would be a really good fit in Houston but welp. Sucks because he should be due for a huge payday this off season, I wonder how that will go. I can totally see the Yankees paying way more than anyone else is willing to risk on him and he turns it around big time next season. The Yankees emphatically do not need another iffy-offense OF right now.
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Sep 30, 2016 16:29
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I'm severely rooting for a Red Sox-Cubs World Series, that way I can be happy no matter who wins.
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Sep 30, 2016 16:39
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Turdsdown Tom posted:I'm severely rooting for a Red Sox-Cubs World Series, that way I can be happy no matter who wins. A Red Sox-Cubs WS means that I would have to root for the Sox to jinx that guy's stupid tattoo, and I don't think I have enough spite in my heart to do that. 
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Sep 30, 2016 16:40
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Intruder posted:Started and ended the season with the biggest whimper 3B Bregman / Gurriel DH Gurriel / Bregman 1B Tyler White LF Teoscar Hernandez / Tony Kemp Buuuuuuuuuuut, that presumes that Hernandez/Kemp somehow make a leap forward and become actual major leaguers and that Tyler White is the Tyler White from the last few weeks and not the Tyler White from earlier this season. Also, it presumes Gurriel doesn't continue to be ... subpar.
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Sep 30, 2016 16:41
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Popete posted:I thought Gomez would be a really good fit in Houston but welp. Sucks because he should be due for a huge payday this off season, I wonder how that will go. I can totally see the Yankees paying way more than anyone else is willing to risk on him and he turns it around big time next season. A few weeks ago I would have said with 90% confidence he was gonna take a pillow deal to stay in Arlington and reestablish his value in a comfortable environment but he has been so goddamned good I think he can get a legit 3-4 year deal
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Sep 30, 2016 17:01
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Mets have announced that Gsellman/Colon/Syndergaard will start the series against the Phillies, with Colon then lined up to start the WC game on 3 days' rest and Syndergaard starting game 1 of the DS, though I expect if we clinch WC1 before Sunday Syndergaard will get pushed back so he's starting the WC game.
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Sep 30, 2016 17:01
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Julio Cruz posted:Mets have announced that Gsellman/Colon/Syndergaard will start the series against the Phillies, with Colon then lined up to start the WC game on 3 days' rest and Syndergaard starting game 1 of the DS, though I expect if we clinch WC1 before Sunday Syndergaard will get pushed back so he's starting the WC game. Joke's gonna be on them when they're playing a tiebreaker on Monday 
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Sep 30, 2016 17:07
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Carlos Gomez has had what, two good years (his age 27 and 28 seasons) in the decade he's been in the big leagues?
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Sep 30, 2016 17:09
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No Safe Word posted:Very optimistically you have: DHing Bregman would make zero sense, the dude has been a wizard with the glove at third. Hell, I've gotten to the point I want him to be the everyday shortstop and slide Correa over to third but I know that probably won't happen Gurriel didn't play baseball at all until the Astros brought him in, is that right? So optimistically he could be better with ST and playing a whole season. But yeah he's been below replacement level for awhile now I have literally zero expectations for Tyler White long term
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Sep 30, 2016 17:14
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The Pussy Boss posted:Carlos Gomez has had what, two good years (his age 27 and 28 seasons) in the decade he's been in the big leagues? Yeah I was just looking at that the other day, he's something like a .728 OPS career. As much as I enjoy Gomez I don't know if teams are willing to sign him to a big deal considering he is over 30 and regressed badly this year.
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Sep 30, 2016 17:15
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Someone will pay him for his last 3 seasons of work and just hope that his numbers in Houston where the result of Houston being some sort of miserable hellhole to play for.
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Sep 30, 2016 17:36
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I didn't see this posted before; it looks like Jake Arrieta is really salty about the fact he's pitching himself out of that bigtime contract. http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-jake-arrieta-miguel-montero-september-spring-training-20160928-story.html quote:There's no crying in baseball, Jake.
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Sep 30, 2016 17:41
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New Concept Hole posted:Someone will pay him for his last 3 seasons of work and just hope that his numbers in Houston where the result of Houston being some sort of miserable hellhole to play for. Which might not be inaccurate, see: JD Martinez, Jonathan Villar, Robbie Grossman all after leaving Houston. Hell, look at Gomez's numbers in Arlington
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Sep 30, 2016 17:52
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Nail Rat posted:I didn't see this posted before; it looks like Jake Arrieta is really salty about the fact he's pitching himself out of that bigtime contract. Perhaps...he shouldn't give up seven runs in five innings.
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Sep 30, 2016 18:00
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Nail Rat posted:I didn't see this posted before; it looks like Jake Arrieta is really salty about the fact he's pitching himself out of that bigtime contract. My guess he's more salty about the fact that he just had his worst outing as a Cub to date to cap off his season. Playoffs are just around the corner and if he throws well there the Cubs will in turn throw money at him.
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Sep 30, 2016 18:02
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Der Meister posted:Perhaps...he shouldn't give up seven runs in five innings. It's not his fault, the feel wasn't there! quote:My guess he's more salty about the fact that he just had his worst outing as a Cub to date to cap off his season. Playoffs are just around the corner and if he throws well there the Cubs will in turn throw money at him. Obviously, but it seems like he's blaming anyone but himself. And the Cubs will only sign him if he pitches poorly enough to get out of that 7 year 200 million dollar megacontract he looked to have lined up. There's no way they pay him that to pitch until he's 38.
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Sep 30, 2016 18:08
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If the fielders had been taking the game seriously, they would've caught all those hits!
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Sep 30, 2016 18:13
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bawfuls posted:This stuff happens every year now, but there's something extra special about a Cubs fan doing it Congrats to the Giants on their 4th Edition of Even Year Bullshit e: also any year without the Yankees in the playoffs is a good year bradzilla fucked around with this message at 18:17 on Sep 30, 2016 |
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Sep 30, 2016 18:13
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CubsWoo posted:So going into the final weekend you have these three teams fighting for two playoff spots: I was reading this and trying to figure out how that applied to the Mariners, Orioles and Blue Jays and then realized that you're a Cubs fan and this was the National League. Suddenly the world made sense again.
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Sep 30, 2016 18:18
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Nail Rat posted:Obviously, but it seems like he's blaming anyone but himself. And the Cubs will only sign him if he pitches poorly enough to get out of that 7 year 200 million dollar megacontract he looked to have lined up. There's no way they pay him that to pitch until he's 38. I don't disagree with you that he's being a shitter about it. He was mad Montero got pulled and then he proceeded to give up three runs in the 5th, but that's still ignoring that he'd given up four runs in the previous four so it's not like he was on some kind of roll.  Hopefully he can channel his anger into throwing a good NLDS Game 3.ALFbrot posted:If the fielders had been taking the game seriously, they would've caught all those hits! drat you spring training feel! 
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Sep 30, 2016 18:21
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Sydin posted:I don't disagree with you that he's being a shitter about it. He was mad Montero got pulled and then he proceeded to give up three runs in the 5th, but that's still ignoring that he'd given up four runs in the previous four so it's not like he was on some kind of roll. Hopefully he channels his anger into falling down a mineshaft and not coming out until his career is long forgotten.
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Sep 30, 2016 18:24
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Giants goons, have any idea what scalpers outside AT&T will be charging tonight? Nosebleed seats on stub hub are around $60 after fees, and that's been steady for a few weeks
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Sep 30, 2016 18:25
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Intruder posted:Which might not be inaccurate, see: JD Martinez, Jonathan Villar, Robbie Grossman all after leaving Houston. Hell, look at Gomez's numbers in Arlington Minute Maid is a pitchers' park for sure but I can't see anyone giving him a big FA contract on the strength of 124PA with a .340 BABIP in one of the biggest launching pads in the game. Unless it's the Braves, of course.
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Sep 30, 2016 18:26
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Sydin posted:I don't disagree with you that he's being a shitter about it. He was mad Montero got pulled and then he proceeded to give up three runs in the 5th, but that's still ignoring that he'd given up four runs in the previous four so it's not like he was on some kind of roll. Jake can be a real jag but I appreciate that he puts so much energy and passion into expecting the best from himself at all times. I don't like the timing of this but I also would rather him talk about what's annoying him rather than bottle it up.
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Sep 30, 2016 18:27
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Julio Cruz posted:Minute Maid is a pitchers' park for sure but I can't see anyone giving him a big FA contract on the strength of 124PA with a .340 BABIP in one of the biggest launching pads in the game. Unless it's the Braves, of course. The notoriously righty-killing Juice Box, where the left field wall is 315 feet away And lol .340 BABIP, how unsustainable
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Sep 30, 2016 18:39
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ALFbrot posted:If the fielders had been taking the game seriously, they would've caught all those hits! Tbf this is how it worked for 1.5 seasons straight. I'd be mad too.
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Sep 30, 2016 18:57
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TheIncredulousHulk posted:The notoriously righty-killing Juice Box, where the left field wall is 315 feet away It's literally the least hitter-friendly park in baseball this year. And a BABIP 25 points over your career mark is pretty unsustainable, yes.
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Sep 30, 2016 19:06
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Julio Cruz posted:It's literally the least hitter-friendly park in baseball this year. And a BABIP 25 points over your career mark is pretty unsustainable, yes. It only appears hitter unfriendly because at least half of the teams playing in it at any given time has garbage hitting
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Sep 30, 2016 19:10
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There's a Vin Scully story generator and if it's already been posted before then it should drat well be posted again.
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Sep 30, 2016 19:16
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Intruder posted:It only appears hitter unfriendly because at least half of the teams playing in it at any given time has garbage hitting ESPN ranks it 30/30. Baseball-Reference gives it a park value of 89 which is last in MLB. The Astros's collective OPS is 41 points higher on the road.
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Sep 30, 2016 19:21
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elentar posted:There's a Vin Scully story generator and if it's already been posted before then it should drat well be posted again. This owns. 
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Sep 30, 2016 19:33
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Someone needs to build an AI that can do that with a Vin Scully voice synthesizer. If we can't have robo-umps at least give is robo-announcers.
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