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OT - MLB Season Thread

Anyone in the mood to break down the playoff situation? Who is in who is out?
If you’re actually interested in a deep dive, this breaks everything down: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/one-las...es-zips-projects-the-postseason-home-stretch/

At a more surface level, the only remaining spots up for grabs into the postseason are the two AL wild card spots and the NL East. NL West is also up for grabs but those are the top two records in baseball so both will be in. Braves are in control of NL East but have a three game set against the Phils which could make it interesting. They also have an unscheduled make up game against the Rockies, which could be interesting if they have to play that Monday.

The AL wild card is a toss up between the Yanks, Red Sox, Blue Jays, and Mariners. Red Sox are probably in the best shape, even as the current WC 2 team, because they play 2 bottom 5 teams this week in Baltimore and Washington. It would be a bad collapse if they miss the playoffs. Seattle is still a game and a half back but they seem like a team of destiny. Yanks have a tough week playing the jays and rays. It’ll be an interesting week
 
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Anyone in the mood to break down the playoff situation? Who is in who is out?

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Crazy.....ALl the Reds needed to do was go .500, or better. Oh, well. Cards great run gets them the reward of playing 106 win LA Dodgers.

Hey at least they’ll have a chance. Cards have fared well against the Dodgers in the playoffs but I fully expect Scherzer (who for some idiotic reason our front office didn’t pursue years ago even though he clearly wanted to be in STL) to dominate us and stick it to us for not signing him when we had the chance.
 
Chris taylor of all people with the walkoff. Both starters were outstanding as well as bullpen sans the last pitch.

Sick it giants we bout to sweep that ass lol
 
Yeah between that and Grandal sticking his arm out to hit the throw home, there have been some weird plays / shady calls tonight. Both have been very fun games though
 
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NL games are just so different from the AL. Inability to push runs across is just agonizing if you're rooting for any NL team.

AL, just just hit bombs and move it on !
 
NL games are just so different from the AL. Inability to push runs across is just agonizing if you're rooting for any NL team.

AL, just just hit bombs and move it on !
That’s really just a product of the series you’re watching. The Brewers are in a brutal team slump but have the best starting rotation in the playoffs.

The Giants, Braves, and Dodgers had more homers than any other team in the playoffs. Blue Jays had more but obviously didn’t make it. There’s not much offense in that series because the Brewers pitching is so good and they also can’t hit right now.
 
I genuinely don’t understand how these dickhead umps get to call playoff games. The league has access to these ump stats as well. Maybe don’t allow umps that make the league look bad to have a platform on the biggest stage. It’s not rocket science
Manfred is the worst commissioner of the big 4 sports and it isn’t close. The fact that he took a side, instead of remaining neutral, in the Nats-Os MASN dispute is fvcking egregious.
 
Anybody see that play in the 13th of the Tampa/Boston game. Rays got screwed IMO. I think it should've been 2 runs instead of a double. Crazy play, never seen that happen before.
Seen it happen a few times. Rule is clear. Its a ground-rule double. Umpires only went to the monitor to make sure it wasn't intentional. If so, that changes things a lot.
 
Rays got fvcked because the rule is dumb.
Just curious----why do you think the rule is dumb? Ball bounces over, its a ground-rule double. Runner/hitter get two bases from the time of the pitch.

What would you change?
 
Yeah between that and Grandal sticking his arm out to hit the throw home, there have been some weird plays / shady calls tonight. Both have been very fun games though
Didn't think he stuck his arm out at all...Just part of his running motion.

What kills me is the announcer/dudes on Youtube breaking this down. "He's out of the baseline...." No, he's not. There is no base line---Its a foul/fair line. As a runner, you establish your baseline. The only time there is an issue, is if as a runner, you are hot on a throw TO first base, and you're outside the running-lane.

Know the rules(Not talking to you).
 
Just curious----why do you think the rule is dumb? Ball bounces over, its a ground-rule double. Runner/hitter get two bases from the time of the pitch.

What would you change?
It hits the wall and comes back into the field of play, the runner would have clearly scored, except the ball hits the fielder and bounces out. Any sensible person awards the batter 2nd and the runner from first home. Any person with common sense recognizes that runner on first was scoring.
 
It hits the wall and comes back into the field of play, the runner would have clearly scored, except the ball hits the fielder and bounces out. Any sensible person awards the batter 2nd and the runner from first home. Any person with common sense recognizes that runner on first was scoring.
I don't 100% disagree.....BUT----crazy things happen. Runner could have slipped, tripped over the base, fell down---Or had the CF cleanly retrieved the ball---who knows---Maybe he throws him out. After all, Renfroe is considered to have the best arm in baseball(outfield). With that being said, I've seen the play---runner probably scores. But as an umpire, you cannot assume he will. Could the rule be tweaked? Yes. If the ball hits a fielder, and goes out of play, then you change the rule to being two bases from where the runner was. BUt now you have an issue...What IF the runner is a step, or two past second? Can you legit say he scores on the play? Or say he has just touched second...You cannot just say, "well common says....." Because not all plays are the same.
 
Check swing was garbage, but ill take it. Like they said it was a garbage no call on a check swing that led to the giants winning the division and not having to play the wildcard, so def dont feel sorry for them. Another team, possibly, but as a dodgers fan, Fk the giants!
 
Prople act like it was a 3-2 count tho. He was down in the count and batting .091 in the postseason. Even if thebump gets it right he likely only sees 1-2 more pitches anyways.

still it was a garbage call bc he didnt swing.
 
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