MLB N/V November: One more game left

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secular woods sex: Aug 1, 2000; I dispense wisdom by the gallon.

The new market inefficiency is short second baseman named Jose.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 03:22

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# ? May 11, 2024 07:46

Nissin Cup Nudist: Sep 3, 2011; Sleep with one eye open

We're off to Gritty Gritty land

Getting shut down by Trevor Bauer is not a good bet for the Yankees postseason hopes

# ? Oct 6, 2017 04:15

Shiroc: May 16, 2009; Sorry I'm late

A-Rod is confident that the Yankees can find a way past Corey Krubler

# ? Oct 6, 2017 04:17

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

Nissin Cup Nudist posted:

Getting shut down by Trevor Bauer is not a good bet for the Yankees postseason hopes

Bauer has been pretty good in the second half, and he shut down the Yankees pretty hard the last two times they faced each other. I never thought this was gonna be the cakewalk people were making it out to be.

Also jeez he was on tonight.

Bigger problem is Gray's newfound penchant for walking everybody.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 05:20

Carlosologist: Oct 13, 2013; Revelry in the Dark

Inspector_666 posted:

Bauer has been pretty good in the second half, and he shut down the Yankees pretty hard the last two times they faced each other. I never thought this was gonna be the cakewalk people were making it out to be.

Also jeez he was on tonight.

Bigger problem is Gray's newfound penchant for walking everybody.

Gray's walk rate actually up by nearly a batter once he got traded. Obviously, it's a small sample size, but I think getting to know a new catching system makes that kind of adjustment hard. I wonder if this is true of elite command pitchers that get traded at midseason broadly.

specific to Gray, he went nine days between starts when he got dealt, then pitched on a week's rest. It wasn't until August 10th that he was back on a regular pitching schedule. so while it's probably small sample noise, there's a definite chance that Gray's timing has been thrown out of whack due to the trade (he only walked fewer than two batters in two of his 11 starts, compared to six such starts in the 16 he made for Oakland)

tl;dr: Gray's command is probably a blip on the radar, but there are factors that could contribute to his command getting a touch sloppier

# ? Oct 6, 2017 05:50

Patrick Spens: Jul 21, 2006; "Every quarterback says they've got guts, But how many have actually seen 'em?"; Pillbug

Yankees lost, Red Sox lost. Today was a good day.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 05:53

Inspector_666: Oct 7, 2003; _{benny with the good hair}

Carlosologist posted:

tl;dr: Gray's command is probably a blip on the radar, but there are factors that could contribute to his command getting a touch sloppier

Oh, I'm not worried long term, but he's walked more guys than he has innings pitched the last couple of starts, and it's a bad time for that.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 05:58

Sydin: Oct 29, 2011; Another spring commute

I, too, can sympathize with my team having traded for a supposedly dominant pitcher who can't stop loving walking people since being traded.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 06:16

Intruder: Mar 5, 2003; I got a taste for blown saves

Comptroll The Forums posted:

Dear Houston Astros,

Is it cool having Jose Altuve on your team? It seems like it would be cool to have him on your team.

Having Altuve is wonderful, especially for the paltry $4.5m, $6m and $6.5m he made this year and will be making over the next two. Unfortunately he hired Boras so... :ohdear:

# ? Oct 6, 2017 06:58

Spoeank: Jul 16, 2003; That's a nice set of 11 dynasty points there, it would be a shame if 3 rings were to happen with it

Intruder posted:

Having Altuve is wonderful, especially for the paltry $4.5m, $6m and $6.5m he made this year and will be making over the next two. Unfortunately he hired Boras so...

Do pinstripes make you look taller

# ? Oct 6, 2017 08:29

Poque: Sep 11, 2003; =^-^=

Lackey, Wilson, Mart�n on the playoff roster for the Cubs. No Rondon, Uehara, Grimm.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 15:09

Miz Kriss: Mar 17, 2009; It's only an avatar if the Cubs get swept.

Poque posted:

Lackey, Wilson, Mart�n on the playoff roster for the Cubs. No Rondon, Uehara, Grimm.

I don't know how to feel about that.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 15:18

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

I would substitute Rondon for Wilson in a heartbeat, even bad Rondon. The others all feel fair, honestly.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 15:24

Poque: Sep 11, 2003; =^-^=

I'm guessing Rondon is still hurt. No clue though.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 15:26

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

Leave Justin Wilson off the roster even if we only take 24 guys.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 15:55

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

Wilson is the Daniel Murphy stopper.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 15:56

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

The only time I want to see Justin Wilson is if the Cubs are down 10 runs and we need a corpse on the mound.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 16:01

b0ng: Jan 16, 2004; Thats a nice Game 7 you have there. Would be a shame if somebody nailed it down.

Jose Altuve outscored the Red Sox 3-2. I love that tiny baseball man.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 16:23

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

Hot take: gently caress the Cubs.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 16:29

Poque: Sep 11, 2003; =^-^=

Popete posted:

The only time I want to see Justin Wilson is if the Cubs are down 10 runs and we need a corpse on the mound.

I'm hoping that's why Lackey is on the roster.

iospace posted:

Hot take: gently caress the Cubs.

Fair

# ? Oct 6, 2017 16:31

R.D. Mangles: Jan 10, 2004

It could be a :siren:

MATCHUPS

thing and Joe wanted to have more lefties in the pen against the Nats.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 16:57

R.D. Mangles: Jan 10, 2004

how is it possible that two pitchers allowed more home runs than john lackey this season and one of them is the reigning AL Cy Young winner

# ? Oct 6, 2017 16:59

Miz Kriss: Mar 17, 2009; It's only an avatar if the Cubs get swept.

iospace posted:

Hot take: gently caress the Cubs.

There are some pretty attractive players on the team :wink:

# ? Oct 6, 2017 17:21

Sydin: Oct 29, 2011; Another spring commute

I'm glad the Cubs are wasting an entire postseason roster slot for a matchup vs Daniel Murphy which is going to go nowhere because Wilson will inevitably walk him on four pitches.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 17:22

bawfuls: Oct 28, 2009

PEDRO BAEZ HAS MADE THE DODGERS NLDS ROSTER :siren:

He is going to relieve Kershaw at some point and allow inherited runners to score.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 18:38

Nail Rat: Dec 29, 2000; You maniacs! You blew it up! God damn you! God damn you all to hell!!

The Indians are a scary loving team. Now the Yankees need to beat Kluber twice unless they can win 3 in a row.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 18:40

Explosionface: May 30, 2011; We can dance if we want to,
we can leave Marle behind.
'Cause your fiends don't dance,
and if they don't dance,
they'll get a Robo Fist of mine.

bawfuls posted:

PEDRO BAEZ HAS MADE THE DODGERS NLDS ROSTER

He is going to relieve Kershaw at some point and allow inherited runners to score.

All Dodger games are automatically figured to last one hour longer to account for this roster revelation.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 19:08

bawfuls: Oct 28, 2009

bawfuls posted:

PEDRO BAEZ HAS MADE THE DODGERS NLDS ROSTER

He is going to relieve Kershaw at some point and allow inherited runners to score.

This was less than a month ago:

https://twitter.com/McCulloughTimes/status/907516439027884032

# ? Oct 6, 2017 19:19

BigBallChunkyTime: Nov 25, 2011; Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.; Illegal Hen

iospace posted:

Hot take: gently caress the Cubs.

Hotter take: gently caress YOU. :colbert:

# ? Oct 6, 2017 19:24

BigBallChunkyTime: Nov 25, 2011; Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.; Illegal Hen

Nail Rat posted:

The Indians are a scary loving team. Now the Yankees need to beat Kluber twice unless they can win 3 in a row.

If by some chance there's a WS rematch it's going to be even tougher. That team is amazing.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 19:25

ego symphonic: Feb 23, 2010

It just wouldn't be the playoffs without Pedro Baez coming into drop anchor in the late innings and grind the game to a halt.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 19:43

The Walrus: Jul 9, 2002; by Fluffdaddy

the indians seem like a really good and fun team but I just can't. The Indians. Chief Wahoo. Can't do it.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 19:43

Popete: Oct 6, 2009; This will make sure you don't suggest to the KDz
That he should grow greens instead of crushing on MCs; Grimey Drawer

Pedro Baez has done more to harm the sport of baseball than any steroid and MLB should ban him indefinitely.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 19:45

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

Sydin posted:

I'm glad the Cubs are wasting an entire postseason roster slot for a matchup vs Daniel Murphy which is going to go nowhere because Wilson will inevitably walk him on four pitches.

Meh, any other pitcher they could use is hurt, and if they reaaaally want pitching then there really is no other option.

I don't expect to see Wilson unless it's dire, and the series is an L anyway.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 19:54

bawfuls: Oct 28, 2009

Popete posted:

Pedro Baez has done more to harm the sport of baseball than any steroid and MLB should ban him indefinitely.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 19:54

Dr. Fraiser Chain: May 18, 2004; Redlining my shit posting machine

Change the name Cleveland so I can root for the team. Cuyahoga River Fires. There got it done for you, don't even have to pay me.

Should be a good couple of days where the evil east coast empires of $$$, the Red Sox and Yankees, crumble and my precious plucky small market team, the Cubs, advance to the series. AS IS RIGHT

# ? Oct 6, 2017 20:12

Sydin: Oct 29, 2011; Another spring commute

Dexo posted:

Meh, any other pitcher they could use is hurt, and if they reaaaally want pitching then there really is no other option.

I don't expect to see Wilson unless it's dire, and the series is an L anyway.

Rondon is perfectly healthy again and has been lights out in September. He would be a phenomenally better addition than Wilson, but Daniel Murphy is 0-6 with 3Ks lifetime vs Wilson and I have to imagine that's the only reason he made the roster instead. Either that or it's too embarrassing for the front office to leave a key trade deadline piece they parted with Candelario for off the postseason roster.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 20:20

UZR IS BULLSHIT: Jan 25, 2004

Lotta questionable choice on the Dodgers roster IMO

# ? Oct 6, 2017 20:37

Ammat The Ankh: Sep 7, 2010; Now, attempt to defeat me!
And I shall become a living legend!

UZR IS BULLSHIT posted:

Lotta questionable choice on the Dodgers roster IMO

Agreed. Who tf thinks putting Clayton Kershaw into a postseason game is a good idea?

# ? Oct 6, 2017 20:40

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# ? May 11, 2024 07:46

Niwrad: Jul 1, 2008

I am fine with Wilson over Rondon since Rondon sucks and there is a tiny chance Wilson will be good again.

Not sure on the Game 1 lineup though. Did they ever play this lineup in the regular season? I know it's a "look how smart I am :smug:

" lineup from Joe and hopefully it doesn't crash and burn. If you're not playing Heyward in RF where he is most valuable, why play him at all? His bat isn't that good.

# ? Oct 6, 2017 20:42

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