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The 2021 season is over for 20 teams, let's see how we all did:  And look forward to next season's schedule. Opening Day is March 31st... ...unless the players and owners fail to come together in baseball harmony. What's that? Labor issues? In MY favorite American pastime? It's more likely than you think! The current CBA expires December 1st, and reports are saying the two sides are "Not Close". https://twitter.com/RA_Parker/status/1466270966124847104?s=20 Also the union is suing the league over last season. I'm sure this will be fine.
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What's the record for games behind first place in a division? Because the Diamondbacks' 55 has to be close.
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Oct 4, 2021 01:39
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Well I guess the Marlins won't be able to lose 95+ games again if there's a lockout, at least...
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Oct 4, 2021 01:39
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One more year of arbitration with the A's for Chapman and Olson before, based on statistics, at least one of them ends up a Yankee 
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Oct 4, 2021 01:41
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Hand Knit posted:What's the record for games behind first place in a division? Because the Diamondbacks' 55 has to be close. I think the Braves finished like 66 games behind the 1906 Cubs. There were probably worse ones pre-1900 but I think that’s the modern record I still love that the 1995 Royals finished 2nd in the central division…. 30 games out. The Indians won that division by 30 games, in a lockout-shortened season, which I’m almost positive is a now-unbreakable record.
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Oct 4, 2021 01:51
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https://twitter.com/pirates/status/1377689929740906499?s=21 https://twitter.com/pirates/status/1444785211913510915?s=21 Dogshit season but amazing bookends - Hayes Opening Day homer, Cruz “Closing Day” homer. Hope springs eternal, they have to sign some pitchers
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Oct 4, 2021 01:55
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Bittersweet season for the Mariners but they’re in a really interesting spot. They’re a pretty far distance from legit competing for a division/playoff series, but it’s straightforward to getting to that point and Dipoto has cash and prospects available to trade. I’d be ecstatic if they trade for a frontline starter, sign a strong corner OF bat, find a long term solution at either second or third, and replace Tom Murphy with a better veteran catcher. That sounds like a lot but it’s do-able in one offseason and would set them up for a real shot at the next 3-4 seasons.
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Oct 4, 2021 01:58
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GalacticAcid posted:Dogshit season but amazing bookends - Hayes Opening Day homer, Cruz “Closing Day” homer. Hope springs eternal, they have to sign some pitchers Yea the hitting is gonna be great, but Mitch Keller still sucks rear end and there is not much pitching help on the horizon.
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Oct 4, 2021 02:17
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Maybe this guy who managed the Padres to their last postseason appearance in like 1998 will take Jayce Tingler's job and keep them from collapsing next year*. *God damnit I don't want a year of no baseball when I just started watching.
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Oct 4, 2021 02:22
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What are the odds we have a 2022 baseball season
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Oct 4, 2021 02:27
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Three 100 win teams and four 100 loss team. Probably not a good sign baseball is getting so stratified. Giants lost 98 games back in 2017 for the number 2 pick, now that record would've barely gotten us the fifth overall pick.
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Oct 4, 2021 02:28
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camoseven posted:Yea the hitting is gonna be great, but Mitch Keller still sucks rear end and there is not much pitching help on the horizon. Idk about great, team was 29th in wRC+ this year and a lot of guys will return. But healthy Hayes (🤞) will help, and getting Newman out of the everyday lineup…they might be able to muster something close to a league average offense. I’d love to see them add at least three actual starting pitchers and an outfield bat, current payroll commitments are inexcusable even by Nutting’s standards.
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Oct 4, 2021 04:09
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your 2022 MVP? you guessed it: frank schwindel
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Oct 4, 2021 04:24
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R.D. Mangles posted:your 2022 MVP? It was pretty fun seeing the career replacement guys go out and mash.
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Oct 4, 2021 10:56
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Really feels like there should still be baseball. This sucks.
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Oct 4, 2021 14:15
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quote:FWIW I'm absolutely an advocate for drafting based on name, vs bullshit old-school crap like "tools". Quoting from the previous thread, but Dick Lovelady is out for the 2022 season and somebody needs to step up.
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Oct 4, 2021 14:42
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https://twitter.com/extrabaggs/status/1444768249879547907 It was actually the second-to-last pitcher AB of the regular season. But yes, bring on the universal DH.
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Oct 4, 2021 15:31
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In addition to setting the MLB record for number of players, Cubs hitters set a new MLB record for strikeouts in a season with 1,596.
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Oct 4, 2021 15:55
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The Pussy Boss posted:But yes, bring on the universal DH. No, gently caress the DH and gently caress you!!!
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Oct 4, 2021 16:01
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Chaosball bandwagoners checking the fine print after yesterday '...taketh away'!? That can't be right. Real talk though I'm extremely bummed about the AL wild card but if you can't sweep my garbage Anaheim Ohtanis when it really matters then are you good enough to be in the playoffs? bees x1000 fucked around with this message at 16:07 on Oct 4, 2021 |
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Oct 4, 2021 16:05
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Hand Knit posted:What's the record for games behind first place in a division? Because the Diamondbacks' 55 has to be close. post-1900 the 1909 boston doves (braves) were 65.5 games out the 1899 spiders were 84 games out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_worst_Major_League_Baseball_season_records
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Oct 4, 2021 16:06
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bees x1000 posted:Chaosball bandwagoners checking the fine print after yesterday Which is why the last couple seasons of Rays baseball has me feeling some kinda way. Through all of middle school and high school I was used to them being dead last but I still went to every game I could just because seeing them win that ONE game was so exciting. There was another 4 or five year streak after college they would be in the top two during the first-half of the season then sink to the bottom over and over, it was still fun. Now you're telling me that the team that has been awful for as long as I've been in Florida are consistently one of the best teams? Blows my mind.
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Oct 4, 2021 16:36
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Penisaurus Sex posted:Bittersweet season for the Mariners but they’re in a really interesting spot. They’re a pretty far distance from legit competing for a division/playoff series, but it’s straightforward to getting to that point and Dipoto has cash and prospects available to trade. Remember that Paxton went down for the season on like day 3 and Kyle Lewis was out for most of the season too. With a healthy year from Kyle and the new and improved Haniger, we have CF and RF locked and then we have Kelenic and Julio Rodriguez for LF. A full year of Paxton/Marco/Flexen/Gilbert is a pretty drat good rotation; I'm sure we can cobble together a fifth spot from Sheffield/Dunn/Anderson/someone. 2B and 3B are the big questions. Maybe Dipoto signs Semien, maybe we find out if Noelvi Marte can play 2B or 3B. Who else is on the free agent market? Fake edit: I forgot about catcher. That's a legit problem, but maybe we just force Torrens to get better enough that we can stick him behind the plate so that DH can be whichever outfielder isn't starting on a given day.
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Oct 4, 2021 17:07
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7th pick in the draft is pretty good for a team that was only tanking for half of the season. 
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Oct 4, 2021 17:11
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No guarantee Paxton is back and I think Julio stays down a lot longer than most others do (late June/post ASB callup). Marte is at least 2 years away and shouldn’t play into signings this year.
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Oct 4, 2021 17:11
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Kevlar v2.0 posted:7th pick in the draft is pretty good for a team that was only tanking for half of the season. Just think about how cool it would be if the Cubs drafted someone really good and we got to watch him for 3 to 4 seasons before selling him at the deadline because they refuse to pay him.
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Oct 4, 2021 17:21
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Bobby Witt Jr is probably the most exciting Royals prospect I've ever seen aside from possibly Bo Jackson.
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Some Numbers posted:Remember that Paxton went down for the season on like day 3 and Kyle Lewis was out for most of the season too. With a healthy year from Kyle and the new and improved Haniger, we have CF and RF locked and then we have Kelenic and Julio Rodriguez for LF. Counting on a full year of Paxton is a fools errand
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Oct 4, 2021 17:25
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Nats lose 97 and are somehow the fourth worst record.
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Oct 4, 2021 17:27
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R.D. Mangles posted:Just think about how cool it would be if the Cubs drafted someone really good and we got to watch him for 3 to 4 seasons before selling him at the deadline because they refuse to pay him. Nah, Manfred is gonna get his way in the CBA and the Cubs will have control of him for 7 or 8 seasons.
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bewbies posted:Bobby Witt Jr is probably the most exciting Royals prospect I've ever seen aside from possibly Bo Jackson. You've seen him in OOTP. You know.
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Oct 4, 2021 19:02
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It's 2 PM PST how is Tingler still the Padres manager?
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Oct 4, 2021 22:14
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Fire whomever thought picking up Jake Arrieta was a good idea. If I'm Tingler that's my rebuttle when they fire me.
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Oct 4, 2021 22:37
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Ammat The Ankh posted:Three 100 win teams and four 100 loss team.
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Oct 4, 2021 22:43
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Ammat The Ankh posted:It's 2 PM PST how is Tingler still the Padres manager? They aren't allowed to fire anyone unless the Swinging Friar is there and he doesn't have a cell phone.
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Oct 4, 2021 22:54
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The Padres use Facebook and Whatsapp for all internal communications so they are crippled today.
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Oct 4, 2021 22:56
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bawfuls posted:The Padres use Facebook and Whatsapp for all internal communications so they are crippled today. And nothing of value was lost!
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Oct 4, 2021 23:11
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Nodoze posted:Counting on a full year of Paxton is a fools errand I think we can at least expect more than 1.1 innings from him! Anyway, my biggest issue with the Mariners is that I don't think shutdown bullpens carry over to the next season. I don't see Sewald, Steckenreider, et al. continue their dominance. They will have to get a better lineup. I see that happening - Kelenic is getting better and his September / October numbers were pretty encouraging! Julio is also on the way but I expect rookie struggles whenever he makes it to the bigs. Cal Raleigh looks pretty bad but is also still young and might just need a trip to AAA. Still, not having to play Dylan Moore and Jake Bauers everyday will be a boon for that lineup. Snag a good infielder or two plus a big time starting pitcher and I'll start to have a little hope.
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I see Sewald sticking to his dominance but I wouldn’t bet on Sadler or Steckenrider. Sewald has a lot fewer innings than you think and works in a sort of orthogonal way than most relievers, it may take until the end of next season for people to catch up. Steck’s contract in particular is a trade target either on its own or as a piece in a bigger deal. Especially with some of the rumor stuff going around regarding anti-vaxxers on the team. A Sewald/Sadler/Giles/Munoz/Brash pen is a strong foundation, at any rate.
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The Rockies are extending Antonio Senzatela for 5 years, $50.5 million https://twitter.com/mlbtraderumors/status/1445430520532377601?s=21
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