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Who do you think will win the 2022 MLB World Series? This poll is closed. |
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| Mariners |
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32 | 20.65% |
| Blue Jays |
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13 | 8.39% |
| Rays |
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2 | 1.29% |
| Guardians |
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9 | 5.81% |
| Yankees |
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13 | 8.39% |
| Astros |
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12 | 7.74% |
| Phillies |
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10 | 6.45% |
| Braves |
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13 | 8.39% |
| Dodgers |
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22 | 14.19% |
| Padres |
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12 | 7.74% |
| Mets |
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10 | 6.45% |
| Cardinals |
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7 | 4.52% |
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Sydin posted:You forgot Quintana who's on the Cardinals and had an absolute career renaissance this year, 2.93 ERA 2.99 FIP 165 IP. looking at some dylan cease stats and becoming The Joker.
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Oct 6, 2022 04:21
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gently caress lists you're getting  This postseason feels like it has a lot of Big Narrative opportunities for the Dodgers. Getting bounced by the Padres would burst the bubble of the Dodgers' invincibility against them. It would be a huge deal in San Diego. Losing to SD would feels worse than beating them would feel good. The Mets are asymmetric in the other way to me, beating them bolsters the Dodgers season narrative by opening the possibility of beating three different 100-win teams enroute to the top. Losing to them would suck mostly because it'd be an early exit which is definitely underachieving for a 111-win year, but it wouldn't be as embarrassing as losing to San Diego. Atlanta in the NLCS would feel like a rubber match after the last two years. I have several good friends who are Braves fans so this feels amplified to me. Major upside and downside to that matchup. If the Dodgers end up facing the Cardinals this year it means they are riding some Pujols-infused devil magic, which is terrifying and would unearth burred trauma from last decade. I do not have strong feelings about Philly despite how much I despised them after '08 & '09. Houston of course, would be the ultimate grudge match, like Atlanta but supercharged. A win would make it essentially the perfect season. It would almost be a kind of closure. A loss would haunt worse than 2017. Absolutely terrifying matchup for the stress it would induce regardless of outcome. The Yankees, well a loss would be like a rite of passage as I've never seen that matchup in my life despite "losing the WS to the Yankees" being a comically frequent state for the Dodgers historically. I have come all the way around to "gently caress the Tampa owner specifically for the way he runs that franchise" so that would be annoying. Toronto, Seattle, and Cleveland would all have great "team of destiny" vibes if any of them won. If one of these teams wins, I think I'd enjoy it more if they defeated Not the Dodgers.3 also voting in the poll feels like a terrible idea to me
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Oct 6, 2022 05:21
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Bismack Billabongo posted:Albert Pujols
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Oct 6, 2022 05:43
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the braves just won last year and have our core players locked down for the next Decade of Terror for the rest of baseball to deal with, so I'm pretty ok with anyone not the dodgers or mets winning this year but it'd be a whole lot cooler if we did
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Oct 6, 2022 06:17
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I will root against the Cardinals right up until they play HOU or NYY, then I will morph into a baseballs best fan.
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Oct 6, 2022 06:22
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I’m genuinely trying not to phrase this like a big dumb homer, but I don’t get how an LA vs HOU WS is some big grudge rematch aside from the surface narrative. - The roster is almost entirely different from 2017, with only Altuve, Bregman, Gurriel, McCullers and JV returning. 80% of your active roster consists of guys who were either on other teams or not yet in the majors in 2017 - Dusty wasn’t managing the 2017 team - Brent Strom left the team in 2021 - Luhnow is gone A 2022 rematch loss would only be a big gently caress You to that IF core, McCullers (JV’s been basically silent about the whole thing iirc, plus he was a trade deadline move that season), and part of the front office. And even then, you’re missing the biggest single piece of vocal LA/HOU animosity and unrepentant attitude in Correa. Like if this was 2018 I’d absolutely get the grudge match aspect, but in 2022 with so many of those 2017 dudes scattered to the wind or fired? If I were an LA fan I don’t think I’d feel any extra vindication at all. Maybe if Correa was still on the team.
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Oct 6, 2022 06:25
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Big Mean Jerk posted:I’m genuinely trying not to phrase this like a big dumb homer, but I don’t get how an LA vs HOU WS is some big grudge rematch aside from the surface narrative. the houston astros organization will forever bear the mark of the Can Bangers.
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Oct 6, 2022 06:28
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Yeah it’s really that simple
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Oct 6, 2022 06:32
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Houston is the new villain of baseball and that doesn’t change unless someone else steps up to take the mantle.
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Oct 6, 2022 06:36
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you can't unbang a can
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Oct 6, 2022 06:37
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Yeah, that’s fair.
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Oct 6, 2022 06:40
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I wish the Astros were as big of a villain as the Yankees.
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Oct 6, 2022 06:43
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You better believe the media will hype that poo poo up too. Records or matchups aside, I'm sure many fans of both teams are hoping the other gets eliminated before the WS.
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Oct 6, 2022 06:43
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Kirios posted:I wish the Astros were as big of a villain as the Yankees. They’re far less enjoyable because at least when the Yankees dominate their fans own it and lean into it and they have the decency to win a title (usually). It’s way less fun when no one wants to play the villain and the team loses to some random NL team on a streak or cheats.
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Oct 6, 2022 06:45
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bawfuls posted:also voting in the poll feels like a terrible idea to me Yeah I absolutely refuse.
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Oct 6, 2022 06:51
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If you want to pick a team, just vote in the poll!
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Oct 6, 2022 10:05
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Kirios posted:I wish the Astros were as big of a villain as the Yankees.
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Oct 6, 2022 12:16
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Preemptively apologizing to all teams I want to win because it means you're going out as quickly as possible. I didn't realize all the opening WC games are all in one place, no travel at all. Blows to be the away team I guess.
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Oct 6, 2022 12:45
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Lets go yankees.
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Oct 6, 2022 13:17
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When are post-season rosters announced? I assume that'll be what tells us whether the Jays are going with Stripling or Berrios for a potential game 3.
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Oct 6, 2022 13:57
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Oh man, please have it be Stripling.
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Oct 6, 2022 14:12
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Patrick Spens posted:Let's go the Blue Jays! 
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Oct 6, 2022 14:30
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hoping oli marmol is smart enough to not start adam wainwright in the 2022 mlb playoffs presented by capital one, what's in your wallet
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Oct 6, 2022 14:30
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Paul Zuvella posted:Lets go yankees. 
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Oct 6, 2022 14:30
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KICK BAMA KICK posted:Rooting for the Phillies to take that series I guess cause I have no fear of them and great fear of Pujols/Yadi/Waino storybook devil magic. As a sometimes cardinals fan, I am legit impressed with their internal PED program. It has kept Yadi and wainwright at a high performance level and resurrected pujols.
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Oct 6, 2022 14:42
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Hand Knit posted:When are post-season rosters announced? I assume that'll be what tells us whether the Jays are going with Stripling or Berrios for a potential game 3. Do they have to set it right away? I assumed they'd choose between Stripling and Gausman based on whether they win game 1. If they do they'll probably want to see if they can save Gausman to face Verlander. Regardless it looks like the Mariners are rolling out Castillo, Ray, and if necessary Gilbert. I'm not confident to be honest. I think the M's have a slight pitching advantage due to their bullpen and have better defense, but they haven't been able to hit lately and will be on the road. I hope I'm proven wrong, it'd be a shame to miss out on playoff baseball at TMobile Park. shirts and skins fucked around with this message at 15:00 on Oct 6, 2022 |
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Oct 6, 2022 14:58
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Spencer Strider looking good so far for NLDS return but needs a full mound session to get cleared.
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Oct 6, 2022 15:01
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Big Mean Jerk posted:I’m genuinely trying not to phrase this like a big dumb homer, but I don’t get how an LA vs HOU WS is some big grudge rematch aside from the surface narrative. They're mad as gently caress OP and have been holding on to this for 5 years. You're not. That's the difference.
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Oct 6, 2022 15:07
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If Springer taught the Jays how to cheat i wouldn't be mad
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Oct 6, 2022 15:10
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:If Springer taught the Jays how to cheat i wouldn't be mad As the video that was shown earlier in this thread, your team is cheating. They just haven't been caught yet.
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Oct 6, 2022 15:17
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Hand Knit posted:When are post-season rosters announced? I assume that'll be what tells us whether the Jays are going with Stripling or Berrios for a potential game 3. They have to lock them in by 10 et tomorrow, so then. But no fuckin way they trust berrios over strip at this point
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Oct 6, 2022 15:29
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Darude - Adam Sandstorm posted:If Springer taught the Jays how to cheat i wouldn't be mad The Jays taught themselves to cheat - the man in white lives.
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Oct 6, 2022 15:36
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Penisaurus Sex posted:Houston is the new villain of baseball and that doesn’t change unless someone else steps up to take the mantle. Mustached Ohtani in pinstripes  .
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Oct 6, 2022 15:48
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thehoodie posted:They have to lock them in by 10 et tomorrow, so then. I would question their mental health if Berrios starts any of the WC games
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Oct 6, 2022 15:49
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Patrick Spens posted:Oh man, please have it be Stripling. Comedy option: throw Kikuchi against his former team
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Oct 6, 2022 16:02
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Is it correct that only one of tomorrow’s WC games is on MLB.tv?
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Oct 6, 2022 16:25
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Rooting ranks 1. goms bitch 2. everyone else 3. Dodgers
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Oct 6, 2022 16:44
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Sab0921 posted:They're mad as gently caress OP and have been holding on to this for 5 years. You're not. That's the difference. 2017 still felt like "the one that got away" before the revelation of the banging scheme because duh, that series was incredibly close and went 7 games. The Astros are also the only other franchise winning consistently over this span, so there is some degree of meta-narrative around those two teams as the dominant ones of this era. A second WS match up could end up being the thing that makes one stand out above the other historically when people look back on this period of baseball.
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Oct 6, 2022 17:06
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bawfuls posted:I think the Astros would still be the highest stakes matchup even if we never found out about The Cans. Yeah but... u mad bro?
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Oct 6, 2022 17:24
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I refuse to change my cable, because changing it back is a huge horrible pain in the rear end. What streaming service will let me easily watch ALL the playoff games?
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