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Madvillainy2004 wrote:Crazy we had solid bounce back years from Yusei and Berrios but Manoah just totally forgets how to pitch. Baseball is weird lol
Raider917 wrote:only the 2nd 10 run game of the season isnt it?
Mehar wrote:Glad to be in a Wild Card Spot, next to the Yankees given how poorly this team has hit the past month. Given how much the Yankees have been banged up this year with injuries, and without Judge who has been injured for 3 weeks and potentially for another month or so; you got to hand it to them also for being in a WC spot given how many of their key players have been out this year.
It sucks a team like the Twins, who are playing in a weak division, and only a game above .500 would be in a playoff position today over other teams that are well above .500. Hopefully, in the not too distant future, MLB would give the top 6 playoff spots to the 6 teams with the best record in the Conference, regardless of the division they play in.
Raps in 4 wrote:Mehar wrote:Glad to be in a Wild Card Spot, next to the Yankees given how poorly this team has hit the past month. Given how much the Yankees have been banged up this year with injuries, and without Judge who has been injured for 3 weeks and potentially for another month or so; you got to hand it to them also for being in a WC spot given how many of their key players have been out this year.
It sucks a team like the Twins, who are playing in a weak division, and only a game above .500 would be in a playoff position today over other teams that are well above .500. Hopefully, in the not too distant future, MLB would give the top 6 playoff spots to the 6 teams with the best record in the Conference, regardless of the division they play in.
That would require getting rid of divisions. I don't think it'll ever happen.
Hottie McShotty wrote:Raps in 4 wrote:Mehar wrote:Glad to be in a Wild Card Spot, next to the Yankees given how poorly this team has hit the past month. Given how much the Yankees have been banged up this year with injuries, and without Judge who has been injured for 3 weeks and potentially for another month or so; you got to hand it to them also for being in a WC spot given how many of their key players have been out this year.
It sucks a team like the Twins, who are playing in a weak division, and only a game above .500 would be in a playoff position today over other teams that are well above .500. Hopefully, in the not too distant future, MLB would give the top 6 playoff spots to the 6 teams with the best record in the Conference, regardless of the division they play in.
That would require getting rid of divisions. I don't think it'll ever happen.
Now that there's a balanced schedule I could see this happening. Just have two conferences. An AL and NL. Top 6 teams in each conference make it into the playoffs.
Raps in 4 wrote:Hottie McShotty wrote:Raps in 4 wrote:
That would require getting rid of divisions. I don't think it'll ever happen.
Now that there's a balanced schedule I could see this happening. Just have two conferences. An AL and NL. Top 6 teams in each conference make it into the playoffs.
it's not balanced though. You still play 13 times against division opponents (6-7 times against non-division opponents). They'd need to fully balance it (like the NBA) to get rid of divisions or teams in the Central will still have an easier schedule.
Parataxis wrote:Raider917 wrote:only the 2nd 10 run game of the season isnt it?
This and Tampa? I thought we had had more.
Wild that our two highest scoring games came against the best and the worst teams, if so.
Raps in 4 wrote:Mehar wrote:Glad to be in a Wild Card Spot, next to the Yankees given how poorly this team has hit the past month. Given how much the Yankees have been banged up this year with injuries, and without Judge who has been injured for 3 weeks and potentially for another month or so; you got to hand it to them also for being in a WC spot given how many of their key players have been out this year.
It sucks a team like the Twins, who are playing in a weak division, and only a game above .500 would be in a playoff position today over other teams that are well above .500. Hopefully, in the not too distant future, MLB would give the top 6 playoff spots to the 6 teams with the best record in the Conference, regardless of the division they play in.
That would require getting rid of divisions. I don't think it'll ever happen.
Parataxis wrote:Raps in 4 wrote:Mehar wrote:Glad to be in a Wild Card Spot, next to the Yankees given how poorly this team has hit the past month. Given how much the Yankees have been banged up this year with injuries, and without Judge who has been injured for 3 weeks and potentially for another month or so; you got to hand it to them also for being in a WC spot given how many of their key players have been out this year.
It sucks a team like the Twins, who are playing in a weak division, and only a game above .500 would be in a playoff position today over other teams that are well above .500. Hopefully, in the not too distant future, MLB would give the top 6 playoff spots to the 6 teams with the best record in the Conference, regardless of the division they play in.
That would require getting rid of divisions. I don't think it'll ever happen.
I could though, see an expanded MLB to 32 teams, and then going back to two divisions per league.
2 division winners plus 4 wildcards makes it a lot more reasonable. Still not perfect though.
polo007 wrote:
Stromile12 wrote:How's Manoah been doing after being sent down
Parataxis wrote:Stromile12 wrote:How's Manoah been doing after being sent down
AFAIK, he hasn't pitched in a live game yet.
Randle McMurphy wrote:Parataxis wrote:Stromile12 wrote:How's Manoah been doing after being sent down
AFAIK, he hasn't pitched in a live game yet.
Yeah, which is why it was bizarre those like Ben Wagner were suggesting him starting on Canada Day as if that was a real possibility.
Let's see if he can even get minor leaguers out again first. I'm pretty skeptical on that.
SharoneWright wrote:polo007 wrote:
Team really trying to boost the kid's confidence hyping his role in a 2-1 series win v. Oakland... Don't forget the grand slam in Tampa!!
Jago88 wrote:
Oh dear. Although, the caveat is 'he is working on things, trying some things out' so...