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R.D. Mangles posted:in addition to how great he has been pitching, i should point out that yu darvish has incredible hair this season Fly Young is a lock
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FlamingLiberal posted:From what I have been hearing, a lot of player dev positions at the MLB level are getting axed this year Teams gotta pretend they're broke somehow.
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franchises are 1. worth billions and 2. are unbearable financial burdens
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Bird in a Blender posted:Teams gotta pretend they're broke somehow.
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FlamingLiberal posted:Yes and they are cutting multiple MiLB levels going into 2021 so that's more money they don't have to pay between the coaches and the players the money for an entire minor league team is less than they play like a slightly above replacement veteran
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FlamingLiberal posted:Nobody touched him after the Covid thing. I still haven't heard anything but I wonder if this might be it for him in the majors. Put Puig on whatever Caribbean team Manny is running around with.
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R.D. Mangles posted:in addition to how great he has been pitching, i should point out that yu darvish has incredible hair this season They're clearly correlated.
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I'm obligated to root for me team and all but I'm secretly rooting for the Marlins for the lols and to justify that cap I bought a few years ago.
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R.D. Mangles posted:the money for an entire minor league team is less than they play like a slightly above replacement veteran
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The only non-Astros teams I wouldn't mumble sassafras over winning the World Series are Cleveland, San Diego, and Milwaukee.
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I don't really hate the idea of the Astros winning in part on account of this whole thing being silly but also because like the Astros sneaking into the playoffs with a below .500 record while their whole offense "slumped" and then chaos balling a win so the fanbase and players can pretend that somehow vindicates them would be kind of hilariously pathetic and make me feel a lot better as a Yankee fan.
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STAC Goat posted:I don't really hate the idea of the Astros winning in part on account of this whole thing being silly but also because like the Astros sneaking into the playoffs with a below .500 record while their whole offense "slumped" and then chaos balling a win so the fanbase and players can pretend that somehow vindicates them would be kind of hilariously pathetic and make me feel a lot better as a Yankee fan. This is all true but it would also make a whole lotta people mad, which is funny. ![]()
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Big Mean Jerk posted:This is all true but it would also make a whole lotta people mad, which is funny. I think the key for me is that like I might be a little salty and feel weird about that but then Correa or Bregman would say something obnoxious as gently caress and it would all feel right again. I have faith.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Acceptable ![]()
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The Cubs winning in another election year is the thing nightmares are made of
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Johnny Bravo posted:The Cubs winning in another election year is the thing nightmares are made of What, it's not like Donald Trump is runn--oh. Oh no. ![]()
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You guys started this and I will not accept the "maybe a second blow to the head will fix things" strategy. Nope, sorry. Not rooting for the Cubs.
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You know who got elected president in 1908? That’s right, a Republican.
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Maybe Cleveland needs to win this time, finally putting right what once went wrong, hoping that this leap will be the leap home. “Frankie, Ziggy says there’s a 93% chance that if you don’t hit a dinger in your next AB Donald Trump will be re-elected!”
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The Astros or Brewers winning it all would be very fitting for this stupid season. Also, if it is the Astros, I will shamelessly argue that it is a legitimate title.
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Go Rays, let me double dip in COVID titles.
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Blind Pineapple posted:Also, if it is the Astros, I will shamelessly argue that it is a legitimate title. Nobody would begrudge you this one if they went out and earned it. 2017 still has the asterisk though. E: ok some still might, but a bullshit expanded playoffs entry is a lot easier to defend than outright cheating. SilvergunSuperman fucked around with this message at 11:52 on Sep 29, 2020 |
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Edward Mass posted:You know who got elected president in 1908? That’s right, a Republican. Cubs WS wins give us our girthiest presidents.
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https://twitter.com/BlueJaysPBP/status/1310928065544028160 Jays back at full strength ![]()
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I don’t want the Cubs to win because the Ricketts family are a bunch of Trump mega donors with the exception of I think one of them
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Maybe Cleveland needs to win this time, finally putting right what once went wrong, hoping that this leap will be the leap home. the whole Bartman thing would've made for an amazing QL episode
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Can’t believe Klentak hasn’t been fired yet
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https://twitter.com/betsyhelfand/status/1310959948239699969 Imagine making your MLB debut in the playoffs Also important to note: Donaldson not on the roster.
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There are now three players who could make their MLB debut in the postseason. Only two have ever previously done that in the history of baseball.
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FlamingLiberal posted:There are now three players who could make their MLB debut in the postseason. Only two have ever previously done that in the history of baseball. Was Mondesi one for KC in '14 or '15? I get to go the Wild Card series this week! ![]()
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FlamingLiberal posted:There are now three players who could make their MLB debut in the postseason. Only two have ever previously done that in the history of baseball. Was one of them K-Rod? I remember that being a thing but maybe not?
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Not quite, he pitched 5.2 innings that September, which still made his 02 postseason pretty ridiculous
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FlamingLiberal posted:There are now three players who could make their MLB debut in the postseason. Only two have ever previously done that in the history of baseball. who are the other two for this year?
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elentar posted:the whole Bartman thing would've made for an amazing QL episode
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k-spar posted:If the Twins end up having Astudillo on the playoff roster, they will win it all. I feel it in my heart. He's on. Twins taking it all, place your bets errybuddy
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IcePhoenix posted:who are the other two for this year? https://www.mlb.com/news/big-league-debuts-in-postseason Astros and Rays also have debut players on their playoff rosters.
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Cubs confirm Kyle for Game 1, Yu for Game 2, Lester for a potential Game 3. Please dear god don't let it go to a Game 3.
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Tony Phillips posted:https://www.mlb.com/news/big-league-debuts-in-postseason neat!
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N: The Brewers' highest fWAR from a pitcher this year was Yelich at 0.7 The Dodgers 8th best hitter by fWAR this year was their backup catcher Austin Barnes at 0.9 V: Brewers in 2
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Wild Card Series GDT up
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