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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Oct 7, 2019 18:54:21 GMT -5
I thought Teheran was a mistake. With Fried & Melancon rested. Playoff baseball.
Ok, if they're saving Melancon for the SAVE, you still have Fried
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Oct 6, 2019 23:37:49 GMT -5
Braves should go: Game 4, Keuchel on short rest Game 5, Foltynewicz
4 games Monday. In each game, one team faces elimination. A managerial test on bullpen management.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Oct 5, 2019 18:33:10 GMT -5
Yanks could have pulled Tanaka after 3 inn, up 8-0. Started him in game 4. Right now, Yanks don't have a game 4 starter. Happ? Paxton on short rest?
I know it doesn't matter, but that game 4 problem provides an opening for whatever.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Oct 3, 2019 18:50:29 GMT -5
Andrew Miller in the house! 94 mph. 4-seamer Something just happened involving Chris Martin.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Oct 3, 2019 14:37:03 GMT -5
It has to be in the front of a manager's mind for game 1: "If I can pull my starter early (Before 70-80 pitches), he can easily come back in game 4. " Thus, only 3 starters needed in the 5 games series.
Especially for a team with a weaker 4th starter. Or if they want to use the 4th starter out of the bullpen.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Oct 2, 2019 20:36:47 GMT -5
Melvin. Was not prepared for this.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Oct 1, 2019 22:12:34 GMT -5
Sadness. Gloom. misery.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Oct 1, 2019 21:51:55 GMT -5
Pomeranz pulled after 30 pitches. Now Hader will stall before getting the 6th out.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Oct 1, 2019 20:47:30 GMT -5
1969, Expos and Seattle Pilots inaugural season. Brewers went to NLCS in '11 & '18. Those are the only 2 postseason series wins since '82 ... both teams combined. They have 4 series wins combined since '69. 100 seasons combined without a WS title.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 30, 2019 18:47:27 GMT -5
Isn't this technically tanking? I mean they obviously aren't going to be a top 5 pick but they are actively and purposefully making the team worse in order to save money? I know tanking has generally been associated with attempting to be the worst team in the league for a draft pick but really I feel like this is an applicable use of the term too. There's no argument to be made the team could be more competitive next year without Mookie and JD. No. It's called having a budget. At a time when faced with difficult budgetary issues. Every franchise makes their " team worse in order to save money. "
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 30, 2019 15:05:30 GMT -5
Back on ground level, Pitchers: Stank, McGrath, Wade and catcher Jhon Nunez are free agents. I'd like to see them back, playing for Pawsox in 2020.
If they are described as filler/depth, why bring in different filler each year?
Why? Because the AAA roster consists of 40-man types and free agents with MLB experience elsewhere. On opening day, 6 Pawtucket pitchers were outside the org guys. They were aged and geriatric.
They contributed 75 inn at MLB, but low quality. A. Adds little value to the club B. Not interesting
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 29, 2019 7:55:27 GMT -5
Braves have home field tiebreaker over TB & Oak. Magic# is 1 today over Oakland.
All else is set. Except StL-Mil, of course. We avoided Wed baseball at the Trop.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 28, 2019 7:14:46 GMT -5
Astros magic# is 1 over Nyy Astros magic# is 2 over LAD LAD magic# is 3 over Nyy Forecast is good Sunday for Brewers game and for Cards game. No rainouts. Game 163 tiebreaker would be in StL on Monday. Loser plays NATS Tues nite. The Monday game would be in the afternoon. Brewers flying in from COL Sun aft game. Then, if they lose, flying out for the Tues nite wildcard. No rain in forecast in TB OAK DC StL MIL for possible wildcard games.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 27, 2019 21:14:02 GMT -5
Indians are out.
A's vs. Rays on Wed nite. Home field magic # is 2 for Oak.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 27, 2019 9:52:59 GMT -5
Astros magic# is 1 over Nyy
Astros magic# is 2 over LAD LAD magic# is 3 over Nyy
Forecast is good Sunday for Brewers game and for Cards game. No rainouts. Game 163 tiebreaker would be in StL on Monday. Loser plays NATS Tues nite.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 27, 2019 7:21:31 GMT -5
There's only 2 individual milestones left to get. Mookie with number 30 homerun on the season and win number 20 for Eduardo, then call it a season. Lol Twitter blew up over a dumb strikeout Mike Minor made yesterday. That was funny. The old timers hated that the Rangers dropped a pop up to get the strikeout. Baseball is just filled with old people who just don't know how people think in today's world. Managers could have met before too of 9th. Agreed that Owings would strikeout and PH Betts could hit an inside the park HR. Fielders could walk after ball on Betts hit. Happy?
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 26, 2019 17:12:27 GMT -5
That was a dumb little spectacle. Rangers let a guy throw 125 pitches, then intentionally let a foul popup drop, all so that he can get his 200th K. Which he gets on a ball about 4 inches out of the zone. Congratulations, I guess? Reminds me of Farrell ruining Sale's arm, all so that he could get his 300th K... in Baltimore, rather than in his next start at Fenway. Though this being the last start of the season, it wasn't quite so bad. The smart way would be to bring him back on Sunday out of the bullpen. Won't take too long to get one strikeout.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 25, 2019 7:31:46 GMT -5
Cards lose in 19 innings. Brewers have life.
Tiebreaker games would be on Monday. Unless there are rainouts ... and Monday makeup games. All of which would be good for baseball ratings.
AL could have the 3 for 2 tie.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 24, 2019 16:35:30 GMT -5
Volquez is the opener tonight. Likely followed by Jurado. Rhp.
Meanwhile, Astros 102 54. - Yanks 102. 55. 0.5 Dodgers 100 56. 2
Astros have tiebreaker over NYY, head to head. Astros have the over LAD, div record. NYY have tie over LAD, head to head.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 23, 2019 12:59:41 GMT -5
Big game today. E-Rod goes for #19 tomorrow.
All in all, the last week of the season is a letdown.
Nats & Brewers Tues night. 🌙
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 22, 2019 7:22:30 GMT -5
Deja vu
5-4 in 11.
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 21, 2019 18:28:31 GMT -5
Poyner not allowed to face LHB Meadows.
Go figure
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 20, 2019 20:22:50 GMT -5
For 4 days, we're right in th the middle of the wildcard race. A great race! This is baseball history, boys!
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 17, 2019 14:42:02 GMT -5
ERod looks like he misses the Rays series. Unnecessarily. He could go WED & Mon
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Post by DesignatedForAssignment on Sept 16, 2019 22:04:19 GMT -5
This escaped my attention and maybe yours, too, but we actually have a division race! The Cubs closed to within 3 of the Cardinals today. They play 4 games next weekend in Chicago and then in St. Louis the last 3 days of the season. Meanwhile, the W/C races remain worth checking out nightly. The Indians are fading as I expected (even before the Ramirez injury), which makes it suck that we went 2-5 against the Twins and Yankees when we needed to go 5 and 2.
Yes, and Nationals are in danger of missing the wildcard game. Lost again tonight. Combined with wins by MIL & Cubs.
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