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Jays have had a tough 3-7 skid against several teams below .500, and their playoff odds are probably pooched now.

 

Would be nice to see someone other than Montoyo managing the club next season. I know fans overplay the role of the manager and that a good one maybe buys an average team an extra 5 or so wins, but the number of one-run games lost over bullpen mgmt has been ridiculous.

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So, Gary, Keith, and Ron were talking about the Boudreau Shift not too long ago during tonight's telecast (the Mets are on the road in Fenway Park). "Fun" fact: The Boudreau Shift would be banned under Manfred's rules proposal limiting defensive shifts. Overshifts similar to the one Boudreau used are still being played today, especially against hitters who are so good at hitting the ball to one side of the field.

 

This is how stupid and short-sighted Manfred's proposed rules changes are. :wacko:

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The possibility that we could have a NLDS with two 100-win teams... :omg: 

 

LOL at anyone calling for the Postseason to be rEsEeDed; I don't like the idea of a single-elimination WC round either, but the system is working as the League intended it to be: Don't want your season to come down to one game? Win your :censored: division. Them's the rules; I can't believe that we're actually having to argue this :censored: .

 

No need to re-seed; let's not stoop down to the NBA's level... 🙄

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American League:

 
Wild Card Game:
Red Sox over yankees
 
Division Series:
Rays over Red Sox in 4
White Sox over Astros in 5
 
Championship Series:
Rays over White Sox in 6
 
National League:
 
Wild Card Game:
Dodgers over Cardinals
 
Division Series:
Giants over Dodgers in 5
Brewers over Gwinnett in 3
 
Championship Series:
Giants over Brewers in 5
 
World Series:
Giants over Rays in 7
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On 10/4/2021 at 11:15 PM, ShortstopVM said:

American League:

 
Wild Card Game:
Red Sox over yankees
 
Division Series:
Rays over Red Sox in 4
White Sox over Astros in 5
 
Championship Series:
Rays over White Sox in 6
 
National League:
 
Wild Card Game:
Dodgers over Cardinals
 
Division Series:
Giants over Dodgers in 5
Brewers over Gwinnett in 3
 
Championship Series:
Giants over Brewers in 5
 
World Series:
Giants over Rays in 7

You got the first one right... just curious what your reasoning for the White Sox over the Astros is?

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So much for the Brewers sweeping the Braves... 🙄 Cobb County making themselves look like they belong in the Postseason :rolleyes: 

 

 

On 10/6/2021 at 12:30 AM, idolwatcher_1 said:

You got the first one right... just curious what your reasoning for the White Sox over the Astros is?

 

Slightly better pitching - which failed them in the first two games in Houston... 😱

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On 10/11/2021 at 7:37 PM, ShortstopVM said:

Slightly better pitching - which failed them in the first two games in Houston... 😱

ok, I just thought it was odd because Houston faced their pitching for 7 games during the regular season, and still won 5 of them.  What that told me was that Houston's hitting would likely overpower the White Sox pitching, making the Astros the favorites to win.

 

Houston led MLB in hitting and in defense at the end of the regular season, so they really have shown that if they can keep that up, and their pitching goes well, they could potentially win it all.  The Astros also won 5 out of 7 games this season against the Red Sox, so the Red Sox will have to hope that their starting pitchers and their bullpen do really well during four of their games against the Astros, because that may be the only way they can win against them is to keep their offense from getting going.

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