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[jbug617]

Ortiz dropping mother fuckers all over the place.

 

[Chase17]

Kimbrel of course.

At least the O's pulled through.

 

[GK86]

Reds are about to blow it.

Edit- Maybe not?

 

[Choomp]

oooooo exhale

Mets magic number 2

 

[Link]

Can't believe the Reds hung on to win that game.

 

[Silver Arrows]

I love you Sanjuro so much right now.

 

[RGVNOE]

Can't believe the Reds hung on to win that game.

yeah, that pretty much ends the season for STL, it's going to be really hard for them to win 2 more than SF, they're struggling to win games as it is.

 

[Sir Alemeth]

Thank you Reds.

 

[Silver Arrows]

Goddamn it Mests, if you let the Gigantes move on from the Wild Card with the even year bullshit...

 

[NameGenerated]

Shelby Miller with the CGSO, what a stud.

 

[KingBroly]

Goddamn it Mests, if you let the Gigantes move on from the Wild Card with the even year bullshit...

They won't.

 

[Branduil]

I can't believe Carlos Gomez is actually good.

 

[Mortemis]

Felix -3.5 WAR this year or something. Imma blame him

He's at 1.0 war for fangraphs and 1.8 war for baseball reference. We got multiple position players with negative war including two who basically play every day (Marte and Lind), Felix who's merely an average pitcher this year who's missed quite a bit of time ain't to blame.

Unless he can bounce back next year, we could definitely use another strong starter. Most important improvements are SS though, as well as a good situation at 1B and a competent outfield.

Rumor mill says they'll probably go after Cozart again in the offseason. Let's see what other moves Jerry Dipoto makes.

 

[sf2fanatic]

Towles No!!!

 

[Corran Horn]

poop

 

[Lexxism]

John Lott @LottOnBaseball
Osuna has pitched three times in past four days. Impertinently, I asked Gibbons why he used him tonight with a four-run lead in the ninth:

lol Gibbons. My god. This guy shouldn't be back next season.

 

[BFIB]

Cards likely to miss postseason. I blame Corran for having ketchup in the OT.

 

[KingBroly]

I don't understand why the Cardinals are so bad at home this year.

 

[The Elite]

lol Gibbons. My god. This guy shouldn't be back next season.

My feeling is that the shit that went down Monday night sealed his fate.

The only thing that will save him is a World Series.

 

[BigAT]

I don't understand why the Cardinals are so bad at home this year.

I don't think playing in front of Cardinals fans is good for anyone, even the Cardinals.

 

[jello44]

Want to say thank you to the Astros for making it interesting. All year we had nothing but a mess. Gomez was problem number one. Injuries being number two.

We are still a year early, next year is when we were predicted to breakout. I'll be excited to see what moves come in December and January.

Whatever they do, is more than likely going to be through trades. They have a bunch of AAAA guys they can unload, who have no real shot at making the 25 man roster at this point.

The infield is pretty much set up with Bregman/Correa/Altuve and possibly Gurriel, who might play first over AJ Reed until (if) he gets it together.
Outfield they'll probably need to grab someone. Rasmus is probably gone for sure. Leaving Springer/Teoscar/Marisnick (who at this point is more of a 4th OF).

They definitely need at least one SP, Keuchel not having a great year and him getting injured hurt. Same with LMJ. Doc McHugh was good. Fister started out fine, but the regression monster hit him so fucking hard. One of Joe Musgrove or possibly Brady Rodgers might be a #4-5.

It'll be an interesting Winter for sure.

 

[Malo]

A-Rod is going to be a TV analyst during the MLB playoffs for fox once again.

 

[Silver Arrows]

A-Rod is going to be a TV analyst during the MLB playoffs for fox once again.

Neat, good thing that I won't be able to hear it again!

 

[BFIB]

I don't think playing in front of Cardinals fans is good for anyone, even the Cardinals.

They have the 5th worst home record in the modern era this year. It's been pure shit.

 

[Lexxism]

My feeling is that the shit that went down Monday night sealed his fate.

The only thing that will save him is a World Series.

I really hope so. I don't him back. 2017 season is going to be nice without Thole, Dickey and Gibbons.

 

[Chase17]

A-Rod is going to be a TV analyst during the MLB playoffs for fox once again.

Excellent.

 

[3N16MA]

A-Rod is going to be a TV analyst during the MLB playoffs for fox once again.

A-Rod and Archer should do the whole thing.

 

[Choomp]

A-Rod and Archer should do the whole thing.

You're forgetting someone

 

[3N16MA]

You're forgetting someone

Couldn't contain his excitement.

 

[bonesmccoy]

lol Gibbons. My god. This guy shouldn't be back next season.

I think he stays if they make the ALDS.

 

[The Elite]

I think he stays if they make the ALDS.

I think the team in terms of talent is arguably better this year. Not making the ALCS would be a disappointment. Time to switch up the management.

 

[HarryDemeanor]

Well with last night's loss you can pretty much put a wrap on the Dodgers' chances for home-field against the Nats. Just get everybody out healthy for the end of the regular season and they're off to DC.

 

[Silver Arrows]

You're forgetting someone

Old Petey creepin' on ya' girl hard

 

[PROh1bited]

You're forgetting someone

Is that Meatloaf?

 

[KingBroly]

Nationals Magic # for HFA is now 2

CLE-DET is in a perpetual rain delay

 

[Malo]

What a great idea!

 

[jello44]

What a great idea!

lololololololol

 

[Choomp]

What a great idea!

Welp. Cubs losing at some point in the playoffs confirmed lmao

 

[rando14]

A-Rod is going to be a TV analyst during the MLB playoffs for fox once again.

WE DID IT!!

 

[Chris R]

He's at 1.0 war for fangraphs and 1.8 war for baseball reference. We got multiple position players with negative war including two who basically play every day (Marte and Lind), Felix who's merely an average pitcher this year who's missed quite a bit of time ain't to blame.

Unless he can bounce back next year, we could definitely use another strong starter. Most important improvements are SS though, as well as a good situation at 1B and a competent outfield.

Rumor mill says they'll probably go after Cozart again in the offseason. Let's see what other moves Jerry Dipoto makes.

Sorry, I was meaning off his average from the past 8 or 9 years, not a negative WAR.

edit: and Arod of Fox? Muted+Radio was the plan anyways, guess it's going to be for everything instead of just when Joe Buck was involved.

 

[bonesmccoy]

I think the team in terms of talent is arguably better this year. Not making the ALCS would be a disappointment. Time to switch up the management.

Better? Really?

 

[zroid]

lol Montero

 

[Corran Horn]

Well with last night's loss you can pretty much put a wrap on the Dodgers' chances for home-field against the Nats. Just get everybody out healthy for the end of the regular season and they're off to DC.

Yeah bench everyone.

 

[Line_HTX]

Cubs couldn't pull off the Back to the Future last year, they won't do it again ever.

 

[Jack Scofield]

What a great idea!

I kind of hope that the Cubs lose just to punish this guy's stupidity.

 

[17 Seconds]

I don't understand why the Cardinals are so bad at home this year.

baseball is random and 162 games is ultimately still a small sample size. their wins just happened to come more often in their road games this year. there's no meaning to take away from it.

 

[Chris R]

lol Tigers postponed until Monday (if needed)

 

[distantmantra]

lol Tigers postponed until Monday (if needed)

So a potential tie breaker now wouldn't be until Tuesday?

 

[Chris R]

So a potential tie breaker now wouldn't be until Tuesday?

I guess... but that's the date for the Wild Card Game, so maybe both WC games happen on Wednesday now?

 

[distantmantra]

I guess... but that's the date for the Wild Card Game, so maybe both WC games happen on Wednesday now?

http://www.lookoutlanding.com/2016/9/29/13100484/the-tiebreak-breakdown-down-low

Look at what happens if there is five way tie:

So, yes, there’s a minuscule chance that we could find ourselves in a couple days with a five-way tie. But the MLB rule on this is fantastic, since it operates quite differently from a four-way tie:

One representative from each team would fly to the MLB Commissioner’s Office in New York to draw straws. The team with the short straw would be automatically eliminated.
The other four representatives would then be sorted into two pairs of two based on the tiebreaking rules as described above. We would then have a “super-game,” where the Team-Pairs combine forces to create the best 25-man roster possible among their two 40-man rosters and then take each other on. This game would be hosted at the home stadium of the team not participating, so as to compensate them for missing the playoff (they get to keep all the gate receipts, minus travel costs for the two team-pairs).
The winning Team-Pair would then split back into their own teams and play each other for the second wild card spot, with the game hosted at the stadium of the fifth team (again, further monetary compensation for the team missing the playoff).

MADNESS

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