1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 20 minutes ago, laughedatbytime said: The Rangers' secret weapon. Can it take them higher? I mean, whatever works, but...did it have to be Creed? Yes, Nickelback would have been worse, but not by much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted October 12, 2023 Share Posted October 12, 2023 4 hours ago, pjbear05 said: Dodgers, lol. The Codgers have had 10 seasons in which they won 100+ games, including 2023. In those seasons they have won zero World Series. Yeah, their only recent Series win was in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, but they did have the best record in the league that year. They were the only team to finish with a winning percentage over .700 (43–17, .717). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 7 hours ago, 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 said: Yeah, their only recent Series win was in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, but they did have the best record in the league that year. They were the only team to finish with a winning percentage over .700 (43–17, .717). Dodgers are the Dave Winfield of MLB franchises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 Bye bye Atlanta. Should have listened to some more Creed, I guess. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 9 hours ago, 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 said: Yeah, their only recent Series win was in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, but they did have the best record in the league that year. They were the only team to finish with a winning percentage over .700 (43–17, .717). 2 hours ago, goose said: Dodgers are the Dave Winfield of MLB franchises The Braves were like that back in the '90s and early '00s. Fourteen straight (!!!) division titles, five NL pennants, but only one Series win. I know the Yankees got in their way a lot back then, but that Atlanta team had one of the best pitching staffs in recent memory and they should have won more titles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 4 minutes ago, laughedatbytime said: Bye bye Atlanta. Should have listened to some more Creed, I guess. Some busted-ass brackets out there. How many people picked Philly and Arizona for the NLCS? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 8 minutes ago, 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 said: The Braves were like that back in the '90s and early '00s. Fourteen straight (!!!) division titles, five NL pennants, but only one Series win. I know the Yankees got in their way a lot back then, but that Atlanta team had one of the best pitching staffs in recent memory and thy should have won more titles. As great as Maddux was in the regular season, his post season record was spotty, though not to the point of being Kershavian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 7 hours ago, laughedatbytime said: Bye bye Atlanta. Should have listened to some more Creed, I guess. Haven't they suffered enough? Baseball is a day-in-day-out game and it's maybe not so great if most of the bye-round teams (the best regular season teams) get bounced in the division series. Cinderella stories (go Arizona!, I guess) are fun precisely because they're rare. But will baseball care? Is it enough just to say "the best team is the team that wins"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 42 minutes ago, Nova Carmina said: Baseball is a day-in-day-out game and it's maybe not so great if most of the bye-round teams (the best regular season teams) get bounced in the division series. If they’re the best teams, then they should prove it by winning those series. They even get home field advantage. Everything is set up to help them win, so when they don’t, it is totally on them. The playoff system is working just fine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 5 hours ago, Principled Man said: If they’re the best teams, then they should prove it by winning those series. They even get home field advantage. Everything is set up to help them win, so when they don’t, it is totally on them. The playoff system is working just fine. I see there being proposals to eliminate the byes. This would help out the best regular season teams by...forcing them to play another very short series where elimination is a real possibility. Someone didn't think this through very well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted October 13, 2023 Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 1 hour ago, laughedatbytime said: I see there being proposals to eliminate the byes. This would help out the best regular season teams by...forcing them to play another very short series where elimination is a real possibility. Someone didn't think this through very well. I was going to point out that if there were fewer rounds/teams then the series wouldn't have to be so short, but A) I know there's no way in hell MLB will cut into that cash spigot outside of a court order or Congressional threat to the antitrust exemption, and B) I think you could have given the Braves, Dodgers, Twins, and Orioles a best of nine, and they would still have lost! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 https://www.mlb.com/news/2023-playoff-predictions-from-mlb-experts Playoff predictions from back on Oct 7th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 1 hour ago, 1-0-0-1-0-0-1 said: https://www.mlb.com/news/2023-playoff-predictions-from-mlb-experts Playoff predictions from back on Oct 7th. DAVID VENN (Should draw up a new diagram) ALDS: TEX-BAL, Orioles in 4 ALDS: MIN-HOU, Twins in 4 NLDS: PHI-ATL, Braves in 5 NLDS: ARI-LAD, Dodgers in 4 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Principled Man said: DAVID VENN (Should draw up a new diagram) ALDS: TEX-BAL, Orioles in 4 ALDS: MIN-HOU, Twins in 4 NLDS: PHI-ATL, Braves in 5 NLDS: ARI-LAD, Dodgers in 4 Cue Maxwell Smart...Missed it by that much! "The teams with the five best records during the regular season went a combined 1-13 (!) in the postseason." Edited October 14, 2023 by goose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Principled Man said: DAVID VENN (Should draw up a new diagram) ALDS: TEX-BAL, Orioles in 4 ALDS: MIN-HOU, Twins in 4 NLDS: PHI-ATL, Braves in 5 NLDS: ARI-LAD, Dodgers in 4 Venn vill be here all ze veek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edhunter Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 On 10/13/2023 at 7:03 AM, Nova Carmina said: Haven't they suffered enough? Baseball is a day-in-day-out game and it's maybe not so great if most of the bye-round teams (the best regular season teams) get bounced in the division series. Cinderella stories (go Arizona!, I guess) are fun precisely because they're rare. But will baseball care? Is it enough just to say "the best team is the team that wins"? The network execs hung themselves weeks ago… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Efin' Carter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidcrystalcompass Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Let's go Rangers! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 2-0! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Carmina Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 Phillies looking pretty unstoppable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidcrystalcompass Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 I have mixed feelings about Scherzer pitching game three. It's been six weeks since he's pitched in a live ball game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkrush Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 On 10/16/2023 at 4:41 PM, laughedatbytime said: 2-0! George Bush will be ecstatic...if that's possible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidcrystalcompass Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 Go Rangers! I've got a bad feeling about tonight. I hope Scherzer isn't rusty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquidcrystalcompass Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 Looks like the Astros bats are back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1-0-0-1-0-0-1 Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 6 hours ago, liquidcrystalcompass said: Looks like the Astros bats are back. Hopefully they go away again tonight. That team is annoying to watch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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