2023 MLB Playoffs

[casimir]

36 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

There is an 87.5% chance that he's wrong.  

Is this an OE%?  Oblong's effectivity %?

[casimir]

2 hours ago, oblong said:

I think he's done.  Very admirable career.  Lived up to his contract, rare for a pitcher to do that.  I'm glad he was a Tiger.  His performance out of the bullpen in 2013 was one of the greatest moments we saw during that 2011-2013 run.

 

I don't know that he's done yet.  He had a pretty good season.

[oblong]

34 minutes ago, casimir said:

Is this an OE%?  Oblong's effectivity %?

hey, leave my wife out of this

[chasfh]

1 hour ago, Tiger337 said:

There is an 87.5% chance that he's wrong.  

I think it might be down to a 75% chance.

[Dan Gilmore]

Well, MIguy is new, so he doesn’t know the need to book it! if it’s a lock.😎

[MIguy]

Such a cool view.

 

 

[oblong]

Damn good game so far. 

[oblong]

Max didn’t make it out of the third but he didn’t exactly implode. 

[MIguy]

These two made me LOL!

 

[1776]

Bochy is going back to the World Series. He’ll have a chance to join Sparky and LaRussa in the record books if he can win one more series. 
 

[casimir]

18 hours ago, oblong said:

hey, leave my wife out of this

[RatkoVarda]

Rangers look like they are going to be a problem for years to come. Great farm system, ownership that actually spends money on free agents, and an aggressive GM who isn't afraid of either the salary scolds or the prospect scolds.

and some of their free agents signings - gasp - did not pan out. the shame must be too much for them to bear. i hope they find something to do to distract themselves from those failures.

[casimir]

10 hours ago, oblong said:

Max didn’t make it out of the third but he didn’t exactly implode. 

I know the Rangers have said he's ready, but its probably just ready enough.  A few innings out of him at whatever % he is now is probably better than other 100% options that they have.  I think Scherzer has a reputation for being honest about when he has gas left or when he's done during a game, so that self honesty helps.  And Bochy & Maddux are probably a good manager & coach combo to navigate his innings and realize when to pull him.

[1776]

NM

Edited October 24, 2023 by 1776

[Tiger337]

45 minutes ago, RatkoVarda said:

Rangers look like they are going to be a problem for years to come. Great farm system, ownership that actually spends money on free agents, and an aggressive GM who isn't afraid of either the salary scolds or the prospect scolds.

and some of their free agents signings - gasp - did not pan out. the shame must be too much for them to bear. i hope they find something to do to distract themselves from those failures.

prospect hounds.  

[oblong]

Houston was 1-5 this year at home in the playoffs.  

I can't believe people left the game early last night.  It was game 7.  There's no clock in baseball.  Sure they had a slim chance to win but why risk seeing the most incredible comeback in playoff history at that point?  I know traffic in Houston stucks (Houston is one hour away from Houston) but you spent the money and time, what's an extra few minutes?

 

 

[Shades of Deivi Cruz]

12 hours ago, MIguy said:

These two made me LOL!

 

 

I always feel the same way about the facepaint guys (or any elaborate outfit). Once the game goes downhill, you look and feel like an idiot.

[casimir]

1 hour ago, oblong said:

Houston was 1-5 this year at home in the playoffs.  

I can't believe people left the game early last night.  It was game 7.  There's no clock in baseball.  Sure they had a slim chance to win but why risk seeing the most incredible comeback in playoff history at that point?  I know traffic in Houston stucks (Houston is one hour away from Houston) but you spent the money and time, what's an extra few minutes?

 

 

AL Wild card home teams were 2-2.

AL division series home teams were 2-5.

AL championship series home teams were ....0-7?

Texas might want to look into being the road team for the entire World Series.  For the playoffs they're undefeated on the road (8-0) and blemished at home (1-3) if I an looking at this correctly.

Edited October 24, 2023 by casimir

[lordstanley]

One game for the National League pennant .. and the starters are Brandon Pfaadt vs Ranger Suarez, lol. Doesn’t sound right. 

[casimir]

6 hours ago, lordstanley said:

One game for the National League pennant .. and the starters are Brandon Pfaadt vs Ranger Suarez, lol. Doesn’t sound right. 

Doesn’t seem as bad as when the Tigers had to use Brad Penny as a playoff starting pitcher.

[Sports_Freak]

12 hours ago, 1776 said:

Bochy is going back to the World Series. He’ll have a chance to join Sparky and LaRussa in the record books if he can win one more series. 
 

You mean managers who have won a world series in both leagues?

[1776]

4 minutes ago, Sports_Freak said:

You mean managers who have won a world series in both leagues?

Yes.

[casimir]

I heard this on a podcast today.  I choose for it to be true because I don’t feel like looking it up for it’s accuracy.  The Phillies have been around for 140 years.  The World Series has been around for 120ish years.  This is the Phillies’ first game 7.

[lordstanley]

8 minutes ago, casimir said:

I heard this on a podcast today.  I choose for it to be true because I don’t feel like looking it up for it’s accuracy.  The Phillies have been around for 140 years.  The World Series has been around for 120ish years.  This is the Phillies’ first game 7.

They can thank Joe Carter for that.

[chasfh]

I'm not sure when I last thought of a rookie as being a good bet to make the Hall of Fame, but I feel that about Corbin Carroll.