2025 ATL Thread - MLB Salary Cap DIscussion Page 8

[RaoulDuke79]

I just want the Yankees/Dodgers to lose and I really don't care how.

[coolhandluke121]

Yikes, so much for my hopes that Hunter Greene would hold down the Dodgers.

[MickeyDavis]

Three good games, one blowout.

[MickeyDavis]

I know it's a large stadium but the Dodgers didn't sell out. And Cleveland only had 26k(!)

[trwi7]

The Reds being in the playoffs are why so many people were against playoff expansion. Just completely outmatched.

[Thunder Muscle]

I know it's a large stadium but the Dodgers didn't sell out. And Cleveland only had 26k(!)

I feel like those wild card mid-week afternoon games are tough sell, especially in markets that have been to postseason in recent years. I don’t believe we sold out Game 1 last year and 2 years had issues selling out the D-Bags series too.

[Kerb Hohl]

The Reds being in the playoffs are why so many people were against playoff expansion. Just completely outmatched.

I guess that's probably true, but the idea is that it kept their fans invested through September.

And fans can be hopeful that a 5 seed can win the World Series as happened in 2023, who did so in taking down a 6 seed that destroyed the juggernaut Dodgers on their way to win the NL.

[Ron Swanson]

I don't care as much that a possibly out-matched/undeserving team gets in, but rather that the format forces a division winner into a 3-game wildcard. It's stupid.

[Thunder Muscle]

I don't care as much that a possibly out-matched/undeserving team gets in, but rather that the format forces a division winner into a 3-game wildcard. It's stupid.

Agree with this, but then you will have years where first wild card team is way better than a division winner. And felt the 1 game wild card thing ended up feeling incomplete, especially for the above mentioned solid WC teams. I don’t know what the best format would be.

[Thunder Muscle]

Snitker steps down so Braves will be another Manager gig open.

I wonder if DeRosa from MLB Network takes one of these gigs. I feel he is a great baseball mind and would hate to lose him on the network, but has been getting his managerial chops with USA WBC team and seems like he is projecting to get a shot. He has playing day ties to at least 3 of the open gigs and know he has soft spot for Atlanta.

[trwi7]

The Reds being in the playoffs are why so many people were against playoff expansion. Just completely outmatched.

I guess that's probably true, but the idea is that it kept their fans invested through September.

And fans can be hopeful that a 5 seed can win the World Series as happened in 2023, who did so in taking down a 6 seed that destroyed the juggernaut Dodgers on their way to win the NL.

To be clear I was not one who was against playoff expansion but this Reds team is the exact reason people were.

My biggest problems with MLB playoffs currently are no reseeding and the 2-3-2 format.

[Ron Swanson]

I don't care as much that a possibly out-matched/undeserving team gets in, but rather that the format forces a division winner into a 3-game wildcard. It's stupid.

Agree with this, but then you will have years where first wild card team is way better than a division winner. And felt the 1 game wild card thing ended up feeling incomplete, especially for the above mentioned solid WC teams. I don’t know what the best format would be.

The one game wildcard was completely fine. The two worst wildcard teams just don't deserve a 3-game series and it's ridiculous that in order to accommodate that, a team that spent all season earning a division pennant has to be put at a disadvantage. They could have just as easily done a mini-tournament style thing where the wildcard teams play single elimination games and all they'd have to do is add like, one off-day so they can squeeze in a 5-game series before the NLDS. We all know at the end of the day it's all about milking ratings, money, and content/exposure, but from a competitive advantage it's still stupid.

[Thunder Muscle]

Ron Washington out as Angels manager. Alot of jobs opening up. 1 more and it will be 20% of the league. And wouldn’t shock me if Boone is out is NY if lose WC round.

[RaoulDuke79]

Snitker steps down so Braves will be another Manager gig open.

I wonder if DeRosa from MLB Network takes one of these gigs. I feel he is a great baseball mind and would hate to lose him on the network, but has been getting his managerial chops with USA WBC team and seems like he is projecting to get a shot. He has playing day ties to at least 3 of the open gigs and know he has soft spot for Atlanta.

I wish the Astros would fire Espada and bring DeRosa in...but I know that won't happen.

[MickeyDavis]

We'll have one game 3

[Thunder Muscle]

Trying to determine if I want an afternoon or late night game to determine who I want in this Yanks/Red Sox series haha!

[ReasonablySober]

I want a night game. If we lose it means I can just go to bed. If we lose during a day game I'm gonna be annoyed for hours.

[MickeyDavis]

Read on Twitter

[MickeyDavis]

Two straight solid outings for Devin

[MickeyDavis]

Yankees score. Crap