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Boogie! · Post #281 » by **Boogie!** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 1:06 am

I'm so jealous of teams that score runs.

Raider917 · Post #282 » by **Raider917** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 1:31 am

Moreno homer off Kershaw. this looks bad

Randle McMurphy · Post #283 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 1:43 am

Kershaw choking in the playoffs as usual. That was a disaster inning.

Raps in 4 · Post #284 » by **Raps in 4** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 1:52 am

Randle McMurphy wrote:Kershaw choking in the playoffs as usual. That was a disaster inning.

He's arguably the best regular season pitcher of this generation, but he turns into a potato every postseason. It's so bizarre. This is the kind of stuff analytics aren't able to capture.

Randle McMurphy · Post #285 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 1:57 am

Raps in 4 wrote:
Randle McMurphy wrote:Kershaw choking in the playoffs as usual. That was a disaster inning.

He's arguably the best regular season pitcher of this generation, but he turns into a potato every postseason. It's so bizarre. This is the kind of stuff analytics aren't able to capture.

Read on Twitter

Two full runs higher, just incredible.

SharoneWright · Post #286 » by **SharoneWright** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 9:04 pm

Rangers steamrolling the AL East.

ItsDanger · Post #287 » by **ItsDanger** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 9:12 pm

Some of these lineups remaining are absolutely stacked compared to Jays.

Randle McMurphy · Post #288 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 10:02 pm

As expected, the Orioles' garbage pitching got completely exposed in the playoffs. No clue why they didn't add at the deadline when they were having the kind of year they were having.

Raps in 4 · Post #289 » by **Raps in 4** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 10:49 pm

SharoneWright wrote:Rangers steamrolling the AL East.

They were the best team in the AL (along with TB) for most of the season.

Raps in 4 · Post #290 » by **Raps in 4** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 10:49 pm

**** Baltimore. I love watching our division rivals lose in the playoffs.

bballsparkin · Post #291 » by **bballsparkin** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 10:59 pm

As a casual baseball fan who starts paying more attention during the playoffs I find myself thinking, "damn, I kinda like this Rangers team".

Brinbe · Post #292 » by **Brinbe** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 11:28 pm

orioles getting destroyed lol. mlb playoffs are such a crapshoot. hilarious after such an arduous regular season

Raps in 4 · Post #293 » by **Raps in 4** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 11:41 pm

Brinbe wrote:orioles getting destroyed lol. mlb playoffs are such a crapshoot. hilarious after such an arduous regular season

The Rangers had a better run differential and played in a similarly tough division. They're the better team. They just got really cold over the last 1.5 months of the season. Baltimore is also super young and inexperienced while Texas is a veteran team.

Randle McMurphy · Post #294 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Sun Oct 8, 2023 11:58 pm

Baltimore's management thinks they're gonna have seasons like this every year. It simply doesn't work like that. They should have added when they had the chance instead of going into the playoffs with a bunch of scrub SPs.

Randle McMurphy · Post #295 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 2:44 am

Pablo Lopez goes 7 innings scoreless. Imagine having a team who would allow such an act.

duppyy · Post #296 » by **duppyy** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 2:40 pm

Randle McMurphy wrote:Pablo Lopez goes 7 innings scoreless. Imagine having a team who would allow such an act.

I guess their Analytics department doesn’t suck

Randle McMurphy · Post #297 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 11:06 pm

Braves exposed as frauds.

Raps in 4 · Post #298 » by **Raps in 4** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 11:23 pm

Phillies are going back to the WS. They look like the Jays all season but then somehow find an extra gear in the playoffs.

I still think teams like the Braves and Dodgers who clinch the division in August every year put themselves into a tough spot as they then enter the playoffs cold.

Randle McMurphy · Post #299 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Mon Oct 9, 2023 11:59 pm

Wheeler with the no hitter through 5. He's almost into the 3rd time through the order though, so presumably Atkins thinks it is time to pull him.

Randle McMurphy · Post #300 » by **Randle McMurphy** » Tue Oct 10, 2023 1:00 am

The Braves are back. What a collapse from the Phillies.