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MLB 2020: A New Hope
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Acetaminamerican
Re: MLB 2020: A New Hope
There is no way in Hell that the NL East is going to be that competitive, and I can't see the AL Central being that lopsided, despite the Twins additions.
I do fear they have accurately predicted the NL Central, right down to the winner barely being above .500. Is it possible for the winner to be *below* .500?
There is no way in Hell that the NL East is going to be that competitive, and I can't see the AL Central being that lopsided, despite the Twins additions.
I do fear they have accurately predicted the NL Central, right down to the winner barely being above .500. Is it possible for the winner to be *below* .500?
Kepler
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Re: MLB 2020: A New Hope
We almost did it because of course we did.
And to prove what a crapshoot short series are, we then beat the Reds and led the A's 3-2 with Seaver and Matlack going to the hill.
We almost did it because of course we did.
And to prove what a crapshoot short series are, we then beat the Reds and led the A's 3-2 with Seaver and Matlack going to the hill.
WeAreNDHockey
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Re: MLB 2020: A New Hope
St Louis actually won the Series after only winning 83 games in 2006. They had to beat... ahem ... a Mets team that finished 16 games better than them (and was 4-2 against them during the regular season) to get to the Series.
St Louis actually won the Series after only winning 83 games in 2006. They had to beat... ahem ... a Mets team that finished 16 games better than them (and was 4-2 against them during the regular season) to get to the Series.
Kepler
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Spartanforlife4
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Re: MLB 2020: A New Hope
One of only two teams to get a straight zero in both raw and adjusted playoff percentage.
I like that they're projected above the Royals, but even KC has playoff hopes (0.1%) while the Tigers have none.
One of only two teams to get a straight zero in both raw and adjusted playoff percentage.
I like that they're projected above the Royals, but even KC has playoff hopes (0.1%) while the Tigers have none.
Re: MLB 2020: A New Hope
It's a mall-like section between casinos with a bunch of shops and restaurants. That's actually not a bad memorabilia store that he's in. I visit Vegas about every year, and always see him there when I cut through this section during the daytime.
It's a mall-like section between casinos with a bunch of shops and restaurants. That's actually not a bad memorabilia store that he's in. I visit Vegas about every year, and always see him there when I cut through this section during the daytime.
Hammer
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Re: MLB 2020: A New Hope
The Tigers are still going to be very bad this year, but this should be the last of the really hideous years. After this year, the only money on the books is Miggy through 2023. They can start adding next winter. They've got young pitching coming out of their ears, but not many bats at all in the farm system. The good news is, it's much cheaper to buy a bat than an arm.
The Tigers are still going to be very bad this year, but this should be the last of the really hideous years. After this year, the only money on the books is Miggy through 2023. They can start adding next winter. They've got young pitching coming out of their ears, but not many bats at all in the farm system. The good news is, it's much cheaper to buy a bat than an arm.
Kepler
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Russell Jaslow
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Move the Dodgers back to Brooklyn and my father would be thrilled with this.
Move the Dodgers back to Brooklyn and my father would be thrilled with this.
Kepler
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Re: MLB 2020: A New Hope
Yankees in the Bronx, Giants in Manhattan, Dodgers in Brooklyn, Mets in Queens. And most important, no MLB west of St. Louis. Make the PCL Great Again.
Staten Island can root for the Phillies. They should be in New Jersey anyway.
I'm surprised there has been no ML team in CT since IIRC Hartford in the 19th C. (fun fact: Mark Twain's favorite team).
Yankees in the Bronx, Giants in Manhattan, Dodgers in Brooklyn, Mets in Queens. And most important, no MLB west of St. Louis. Make the PCL Great Again.
Staten Island can root for the Phillies. They should be in New Jersey anyway.
I'm surprised there has been no ML team in CT since IIRC Hartford in the 19th C. (fun fact: Mark Twain's favorite team).
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Russell Jaslow
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Re: MLB 2020: A New Hope
I think the league is absolutely ready for expansion of teams and (slightly) playoff teams. While I don't like the idea of a 100+ win team getting stopped in a 1-game playoff by a mediocre team with a terrific pitcher, I feel like a 3-game series would alleviate that.
My idea:
Playoff format:
I think the league is absolutely ready for expansion of teams and (slightly) playoff teams. While I don't like the idea of a 100+ win team getting stopped in a 1-game playoff by a mediocre team with a terrific pitcher, I feel like a 3-game series would alleviate that.
My idea:
- Add two teams (Vegas? Portland? I dunno)
- Even out the divisions
- No more unbalanced schedule
- 6 playoff teams per league
- Put the DH in the national league and tell the old farts to **** off
- 154 game season so we don't take the playoffs halfway into November
Playoff format:
- Copy the NFL - it's the one thing they do right
- Top two teams get a bye
- Remaining 4 play best-of-3 series
- Reseed second round, and the rest of the playoffs are best-of-7
Kepler
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Re: MLB 2020: A New Hope
As the resident promoter of All Things Portland I do not recommend baseball in Portland. It isn't a baseball city. Portland is a soccer town in the summer and a hockey town in the winter (indeed Portland should have gotten the N instead of Seattle -- the comparative WHL support is far stronger for Portland, and we are farther from Vancouver).
Quite frankly Portlanders have better things to do in the summer than watch baseball. A domed stadium would be an eyesore and not fit in with the local ethos or culture. It's just a bad idea.
To me the obvious places for baseball are Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. Even Albuquerque before Portland. Phoenix is getting so huge a second team will eventually be viable (say, Tempe, or maybe Glendale though Glendale sucks).
As the resident promoter of All Things Portland I do not recommend baseball in Portland. It isn't a baseball city. Portland is a soccer town in the summer and a hockey town in the winter (indeed Portland should have gotten the N instead of Seattle -- the comparative WHL support is far stronger for Portland, and we are farther from Vancouver).
Quite frankly Portlanders have better things to do in the summer than watch baseball. A domed stadium would be an eyesore and not fit in with the local ethos or culture. It's just a bad idea.
To me the obvious places for baseball are Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. Even Albuquerque before Portland. Phoenix is getting so huge a second team will eventually be viable (say, Tempe, or maybe Glendale though Glendale sucks).
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