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MLB 2019 and Beyond: Something Something Three True Outcomes....

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dxmnkd316 said:
Wait, the NLCS is over?
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Yup. The Cardinals never led in any game.

My coworkers discovered the Nats a week ago. Tomorrow will be a trying day.
 
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did not see THAT coming. guess they used up all their runs in Game 5 vs. Atlanta. Are the Nats' starters really that untouchable, or did St. Louis' offense just die?
 
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JF_Gophers said:
Any more runs and this game may be over for the Yankees. I dint think they are going to score a lot vs Cole.
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And Cole was vulnerable last night.

The Yankees are going to bemoan the blown opportunity to win on Sunday. As Tampa showed, the only way you beat Houston is to steal a Verlander/Cole game. The Yankees needed to steal that game on Sunday.
 
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From ESPN.com: A stat to impress your friends: On May 31, the Tigers and Nationals both had 33 losses. The Tigers finished the season 47-114; the Nationals are going to the World Series.
 
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Russell Jaslow said:
From ESPN.com: A stat to impress your friends: On May 31, the Tigers and Nationals both had 33 losses. The Tigers finished the season 47-114; the Nationals are going to the World Series.
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This should be inscribed on the lintels of every locker room. A bad start does not doom a team.
 
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jen said:
did not see THAT coming. guess they used up all their runs in Game 5 vs. Atlanta. Are the Nats' starters really that untouchable, or did St. Louis' offense just die?
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I think it was a little of both. The Cards' bats didn't wake up until last night, and even then, they were shut down when they threatened.
 
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Maddon to the Angels for three years to be made official this afternoon.
 
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Kepler said:
This should be inscribed on the lintels of every locker room. A bad start does not doom a team.
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And it's just simple math. 33 losses is not great, nor is 19-33, but with 162 games there's still a lot left to play. You wouldn't count out a 2-3 NFL team.
 
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French Rage said:
And it's just simple math. 33 losses is not great, nor is 19-33, but with 162 games there's still a lot left to play. You wouldn't count out a 2-3 NFL team.
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I think it's a bit more analogous to 2-4, but same same.
 
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Contemplating NL expansion, addition of Montreal and Las Vegas, got me very excited about 4x4 realignment. My dream alignment:

(revised, above)
 
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Spartanforlife4 said:
Sad to see Pittsburgh folded in your future alignment.
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Aha! That's who I forgot, thank you! That screws up enough though that we'll need to move some teams around.
Code: 
[B]NL[/B]

Montreal (exp)
New York
Philadelphia
Washington

Chicago
Cincinnati
Milwaukee 
Pittsburgh

Atlanta
Miami
St. Louis
Tampa (mov)

Arizona
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco


[B]AL[/B]

Baltimore
Boston
New York
Toronto

Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Minnesota

Colorado (mov)
Houston
Kansas City
Texas

Anaheim
Las Vegas (exp)
Oakland
Seattle


Better?
 
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Also, based on the current rumors, I would think LV and Montreal are more relocation areas than expansion cities.

Oakland to Vegas
Tampa to Montreal

Expansion to Raleigh/Carolina
Expansion to Nashville

AL:
East - BAL, BOS, MTL, NYY
South - TEX, HOU, KC, NSH
North - DET, TOR, CHW, CLE
West - LAA, LV, SEA, MIN

NL:
East - PIT, PHI, NYM, WSH
South - ATL, CAR, MIA, CIN
North - CHC, MIL, STL, CO
West - LAD, SD, SF, AZ

Don’t like the Twins out west, but they get squeezed.
For rivalry purposes I would rather flip the Reds and Rockies.
 
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Spartanforlife4 said:
Also, based on the current rumors, I would think LV and Montreal are more relocation areas than expansion cities.

Oakland to Vegas
Tampa to Montreal

Expansion to Raleigh/Carolina
Expansion to Nashville
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I'll buy your moves. I can't see both those expansion sites.

Here are the current holes:

1. New York, could support a third team (might even support four) but that gains nothing for MLB and cuts the pie which neither incumbent will permit.
18. Orlando, with Tampa leaving this is a gaping hole but FL baseball seems to have very bad ROI so let's nix it.
20. Sacramento, with Oakland leaving this becomes even more attractive. A possibility.
22. Portland, as a lover of Portland: for hockey, yes, but they have better things to do in those few summer months.
23. Charlotte, a very strong contender and likely a lock.
25. Raleigh, knocked out by Charlotte.
27. Nashville, I don't see what it adds with Charlotte in and the future is West.
28. Indianapolis, see Nashville.
30. Salt Lake City, another strong possibility and a great rival to Phoenix, Las Vegas, and Colorado.
31. San Antonio, another great choice and Texas can certainly support 3 teams.

I'd personally go with Charlotte and San Antonio, but it will come down to which cities will bend over for MLB the most abjectly.
 
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