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Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016


It's done. Season's getting called by Wednesday.

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Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

Cespedes is a hero of the people.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016


Who let Craig stand in front of a mirror last Halloween and chant Carlos Marmol?

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

St Louis Plaguebearers.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

R.D. Mangles posted:

the cubs...are good???????

Their bullpen is a pile of dumpsters on top of a tire fire.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

Yu looks cool too.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

So that's how theyll stupid cards bullshit their way through the season.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

R.D. Mangles posted:

Cubs are the 2019 mariners, it's over

Cancel season too many covid cases.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

Ace Jameson posted:

there is no way that pujols was born in the 80’s

He turned 40 in January.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

Ace Jameson posted:

yeah, that’s not his actual date of birth

Oh I thought you were just freaked out that 40 years ago was 1980.

Well uh don't know what you tell you.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

bawfuls posted:

It's just an easy shorthand for an award argument in this case

Kershaw was the best pitcher by peripherals (301 K and the fewest walks of those 3 guys, along with the most IP). Greinke was the best by run prevention (lowest ERA).

"adding up the WARs" in this case is just a synthesis of these two approaches to pitcher evaluation. Arrieta's case revolved more around narrative, since he was so hot in the second half, won 20 games, had the no-no etc.

edit: i have spent far too much time reading and thinking about that particular CYA season because to me 2015 was Kershaw's finest season, so it's just perfectly baseball that he finished 3rd that year.

Counterpoint: both teams lost playoff series to the Mets that year.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

bawfuls posted:

Voting happens before the playoffs start

Real talk: I think one of the major factors was Jake being the anchor arm of a team that went from 73 wins in 2014 to 97 wins. Kershaw would have took it if it weren't for that.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

Getting into a 3-0 count with the bases loaded is your own drat fault. Don't blame the hitter for wanting to smack a dong off that.

On the flip side, huge strike outs in tipping point situations deserve show boating as well. I wanna see pitchers strutting around the mound riding a fake horse or something.

NFL did it right with touchdown celebrations. MLB should too.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016


I'm beginning to think this Fernando fella is cool and good.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

R.D. Mangles posted:

wait, this is the dude who threw at the padres, lol


No way that dude's 26.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016


Josh Hader can reform himself by doming a boog with a fast ball tonight.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

Damnit Cubs.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

Sydin posted:

Cubs in full PR damage control mode, and everybody saying the right things but... it's really hard to square it with everybody still playing. Even if Heyward was legit telling guys he wanted them to play, in light of what the Dodgers did I just don't see how they actually listen to him and consider themselves in support of him:

https://twitter.com/GDubCub/status/1298825015488634882

https://twitter.com/MLBastian/status/1298815914335514625

https://twitter.com/MDGonzales/status/1298817415535616003

Yeah something just doesn't fit in here.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

Johnny Bravo posted:

https://twitter.com/Angels/status/1299548808771059714

I grew to like Tommy and they didn't even trade him for a pitcher :smith:

Good luck in Oakland, La Stella.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

GalacticAcid posted:

I can’t believe there’s gonna be a World Series without fans. Just doesn’t seem right

Neither does that abomination of a stadium.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

I'm still laughing at how Craig blew another save.

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Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

The cubs are a team of contrasts.

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