ATL: Playoffs

Post #221 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 9:58 pm

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blazza18 · Post #222 » by **blazza18** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 10:54 pm

Thank god that Taylor mishap didn't hurt them any more than it did.

Post #223 » by **humanrefutation** » Sun Oct 13, 2019 1:57 am

Just get the Cardinals TF out of the playoffs.

Iheartfootball · Post #224 » by **Iheartfootball** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 2:22 pm

Cards getting destroyed one more time would really make this a swell October.

Kerb Hohl · Post #225 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 3:01 pm

Nats vs Astros would be an enjoyable World Series. Neither team would really be a pesky underdog but would be entertaining and I wouldn't care who won.

I am not going to care/worry about the Wild Card blown game to the eventual champion. The Nats had the pieces to beat the Dodgers, I think the Brewers lose 3-1 or 3-0 against the Dodgers.

So weird that the Nats were so bad for all of 2018 and half of 2019...they seemed like one of the best teams in the NL on paper the entire time other than the bullpen, which obviously can hurt you much more in the regular season than in the playoffs where they can control it to only using their top 3 guys when they need to.

blazza18 · Post #226 » by **blazza18** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 10:46 pm

I guess the de-juicing of these balls is a thing huh?

Iheartfootball · Post #227 » by **Iheartfootball** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 1:06 am

Iheartfootball wrote:Cards getting destroyed one more time would really make this a swell October.

Post #228 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:15 am

Cards making it interesting

BJ Sandered · Post #229 » by **BJ Sandered** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:27 am

Glad the Nationals/Senators beat the Cardinals to get to the World Series.

Now the Astros just need to beat the Yankees and I'll be happy with whoever wins the championship.

Post #230 » by **humanrefutation** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:45 am

Cards got swept?

Turk Nowitzki · Post #231 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 3:48 am

Nats about to owe Hader a WS ring.

Kerb Hohl · Post #232 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:13 am

blazza18 wrote:I guess the de-juicing of these balls is a thing huh?

Probably, but other than the Twins and when the Cards/Nats/Braves punted a few innings, the playoffs have been all pitched by stud pitchers. But probably a low enough run total anyways to support the claims.

BUCKnation · Post #233 » by **BUCKnation** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:25 am

Ugh, cant believe we were a blown game away from going to the world series

/green

trwi7 · Post #234 » by **trwi7** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:47 am

Can't wait for Bernman to tell us how much less confidence the Cardinals had than the Brewers.

Kerb Hohl · Post #235 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 2:49 pm

trwi7 wrote:Can't wait for Bernman to tell us how much less confidence the Cardinals had than the Brewers.

The Nats seem very confident right now, sweeping through. Not a chance Verlander/Cole/Greinke and a loaded offense/bullpen can stop them.

Post #236 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Oct 16, 2019 5:19 pm

Tonight's game postponed

Post #237 » by **MickeyDavis** » Sun Oct 20, 2019 4:58 am

Great game 6.

crkone · Post #238 » by **crkone** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:43 pm

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/mlb-floats-proposal-that-would-eliminate-42-minor-league-teams/

MLB has offered a proposal that, if adopted, would reduce Minor League Baseball from 160 teams—not counting the complex league teams that are wholly MLB-owned—to 120 beginning in 2021.

The proposal is described as a preliminary offering subject to alteration. But if the proposal, or some version of it, is adopted, it will lead to the most dramatic restructuring of the minor leagues in more than half a century. Under the proposal, not only would more than 25 percent of MiLB teams be eliminated, but the remaining leagues would also be dramatically reworked with some leagues getting much smaller, others getting bigger, and teams switching classification levels all around the country.

The proposal also completely reorganizes the full-season minor leagues. While there would still be Triple-A, Double-A, high Class A and low Class A, those four levels would be completely reworked to make the leagues much more geographically compact. In Triple-A, the Pacific Coast League would shift from 16 teams to 10. The International League would grow to 20 teams. The 14-team low Class A South Atlantic League would be turned into a six-team league with a new Mid-Atlantic league springing up.

The short-season Northwest League would move to full-season ball.

Under MLB’s proposal, some teams would be asked to move from Class A to Triple-A. Others would be asked to move from Triple-A to Class A, and there would be other less dramatic moves as well.

The proposal lays out valuations for the different levels. Triple-A is valued at $20 million. Double-A is valued at $15 million. High Class A is valued at $10 million. Low Class A is valued at $8 million, and short-season/Rookie-level teams are valued at $6 million. A team moving up from low Class A to Triple-A would be asked to pay $12 million to move up. A team asked to move from Triple-A to high Class A would receive $10 million in compensation for the move down to a lower level.

MLB teams would be limited in the proposal to fielding five minor league clubs in the United States. That’s four full-season teams plus one complex-based Rookie affiliate. In addition to their 40-man roster players, each MLB team club would be limited to 150-200 players under minor league contracts on MiLB rosters. The proposal does not address roster limits for international players playing in the Dominican Summer League.

Under the proposal, some teams would have to shed as many as 100 players from their current MiLB rosters. The Yankees currently field eight U.S. minor league affiliates, which means they can currently have as many as 285 players under contract. Under this proposal, they would have to drop as many as 135 players to meet the new restrictions. Right now, there are no restrictions on how many teams—and, therefore, how many players—a team can field. Under this proposal, all MLB teams would be limited to the same number of teams and players.

trwi7 · Post #239 » by **trwi7** » Wed Oct 23, 2019 4:34 am

The Brewers got 3 runs off Scherzer in 5 innings. He's given up 3 runs in the 20 innings since. Something something Brewers were scared and couldn't carry momentum something something.

Kerb Hohl · Post #240 » by **Kerb Hohl** » Wed Oct 23, 2019 2:42 pm

I'm scared now because I think David Ross is a confident guy that can bring momentum.