As a Dodger fan the 1 game playoff is not something I have ever had occasion to think about. Is this in play now?
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As a Dodger fan the 1 game playoff is not something I have ever had occasion to think about. Is this in play now?
Imagine if you just auto bet Dodgers opponent whenever the starter came out with a multiple run lead.
It’s 3 games now, but all will be on the road if Dodgers fall behind Padres.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kalam
or lean into the live over. autobet if you have the patienceQuote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Ohtani “sacrificed” salary to allow Fraudman the opportunity to build the team around him that the Angels could not.
He’s gotta be fuming.
You need a shut down bullpen in the playoffs. I still have this radical solution involving Ohtani out of the bullpen to close. Ohtani knows what I know. He’s already said that he’d play right field.
Counterpoint: Ohtani's team could have been protecting him from a known gambling problem by deferring so much of his salary.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sanlmar
I’m gonna appropriate this line.Quote:
Originally Posted by KalamCounterpoint: Ohtani's team could have been protecting him from a known gambling problem by deferring so much of his salary.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sanlmar
Can’t lose what you don’t have.
I don’t want to get everyone too excited but we overlooked the headline.
Kershaw agreed to do his off day work out of the bullpen. Like Kershaw pitching relief is still seen as clever after all these years. He gave up a home run in his first inning during his “final start”. He’s a slow starter who finds himself later.
Speaking of final starts he’s pitching Sunday from what I see.
It’s always Kershaw. I can work with that. Christmas gifts don’t buy themselves. Kershaw buys them for me.
P.S. it’s not on Kershaw it’s the dopey front office and analytics.
In the meantime, the Braves won 10 in a row, and the Marlins 9 of 10.
File under "too little, too late".
Mariners are 9-1 last 10 and constructed a Cleveland/Brewers type comeback last night
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Originally Posted by Sanlmar
Down 3-1, oh they are playing Rockies, just fire away
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+230
Won
Sep 23 • 2025 At 11:21:32 PM
Ticket ID: 9609813
Moneyline: SEA Mariners
COL Rockies @ SEA Mariners
I’m the only guy who hasn’t made money on Cleveland. Every night I look and say Flaherty who we generally can’t hit versus Bibbee. And we are -140 now? I can’t pull trigger.
Paging San. New day, same story.
I am having a night.Quote:
Originally Posted by KalamPaging San. New day, same story.
The live over after the starter leaves has been so reliable. Over 5.5 & Over 7 for very plush plus money
Today felt like the playoffs in several games. The marathon is over
Pages is such an impactful player today. Low IQ but crazy athletic instincts … Puig’ish
Ok. Clayton Kershaw warming. Need an adult beverage
sal literally roasting us for being retarded dodger fans is now a fall tradition
Top of 10th Kim on 2nd with no outs and Ohtani, Betts, Freeman coming up, and they get a hit and still get no runs out of it. So much fail.
Treinen.
Roberts is gonna play 2 7 off suit.
were so back yall
we might not be back
reverse jinx were back
Gonna have to examine bullpen usage for tomorrow. Who’s available
Time for San to admit I was right about new reliever Clayton Kershaw?
Settle down Todger. He faced bottom of order.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
If Roki and Kersh is the plan I see an October cruise in your future.
Sorry still counts.Quote:
Originally Posted by SanlmarSettle down Todger. He faced bottom of orderQuote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Look at the motley crew they have otherwise, and you’ll understand why this will be a thing the rest of the way.
Roki crying in dugout meme.
Neither Kersh nor Roki has the lunatic gene that legendary or even functional late inning bullpen guys possess.
The CIA short circuited guys like Jack Ruby and Biden so maybe Friedman can get ahold of that elixir overnight.
Otherwise they just ain’t built for the task
My betting polygraph results.
The accused suffered fading Sawks Crochet early and doubling down on same.
Then we used the patented live over when starting Dodgers pitching hit the showers. Books fall under the spell of shut outs and no hitters and price precious low lines…. then the bullpen door opens and the hammer falls
Strongly considering going to the 10/1 NLWC game at Dodger Stadium.
Tickets are surprisingly cheap, given we are 6 days away. Under $200 each for the seats I usually buy, which is in line with the price of a semi-expensive regular season game. I think LA has early playoff round fatigue, since the Dodgers have seen the first round of the playoffs every single season since 2013.
Also, prices have been falling, and I don't see much of this changing because the next 3 games are mostly meaningless.
I would be seeing Blake Snell.
I'm going to wait until at least 36 hours before, maybe even closer than that.
You sound pretty certain it’s Snell. Just a feeling?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
I’d lock those seats up
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Originally Posted by SanlmarYou sound pretty certain it’s Snell. Just a feeling?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
I’d lock those seats up
All indications are that it will be Yamamoto/Snell for 1 & 2, and 3 is up in the air if it’s necessary.
No need to lock anything up. I am a Stubhub savant and have a natural feel for pricing on there. It’s going down more.
I have Ohtani lined up to start. Let’s bookmark this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan DruffQuote:
Originally Posted by Sanlmar
All indications are that it will be Yamamoto/Snell for 1 & 2, and 3 is up in the air if it’s necessary.
No need to lock anything up. I am a Stubhub savant and have a natural feel for pricing on there. It’s going down more.
https://x.com/Freddy_courd/status/1971348474986889435
I keep seeing this mentioned. Not many seem to care that Cal Raleigh just hit his 60th, but those that do want him to hit 63 because of this. For those who don't follow baseball closely:
"But Insider went on to explain that most of the “Goldilocks” balls, more batter-friendly than the “dead” balls, were found at three types of games/events:
-Postseason and World Series games.
-The All-Star Game and Home Run Derby.
-Regular season games that used balls with special commemorative stamps on the outer leather, such as the Rangers’ 50th anniversary ball.
However, there was an exception. The only “Goldilocks” balls Insider obtained from the regular season that did not have commemorative stamps came from Yankees games. Eleven such balls were obtained."
https://www.si.com/mlb/yankees/news/...home-run-chase
Yeah the MLB infatuation with the HR has corrupted the game at times, for sure.
I wish they'd just stick to one and only one ball, and also make it clear what changes they've made. Otherwise it's unfair to teams trying to put together a roster. A dead ball will favor contact-hitting and pitching-heavy teams, whereas a juiced ball will favor teams with more power hitters.
People are also rooting for Raleigh because he's an underdog. Everyone expects Judge and Ohtani to come up with 50+ HR each year. Raleigh has power but nobody thought 60 in a million years.
Mets close to having officially blown it.
If the Reds -- who simply cannot get more than a handful of games over .500 all season -- win both of the remaining games, they are locked into Wildcard #3 versus the Dodgers, no matter what the Mets do.
The Mets have to go 2-0 if the Reds go 1-1, and they have to go 1-1 or better of the Reds go 0-2 in the next 2 games. That's because they have the same 82-78 record, and the Reds won the season series 4-2.
The Reds seriously have had the weirdest trajectory, being near .500 the ENTIRE way, and also being the very last team to get swept in a series. Now it looks like they'll just cruise into a playoff spot without ever having had a hot streak at any point of the season.
Since All Star Break. Pretty good recent sample size.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
32-31 Cincinnati
33-30 Dodgers
Nearly identical records vs teams >.500
Should be a great series
Well, I've done it.
I bought tickets for the Dodgers, an incredible 60 hours before game time. Very unlike me.
But I didn't want an inventory issue regarding the seats I wanted (sometimes that can create micro-inflation zones within the stadium), and there simply weren't a ton up for sale in that area. Plus these will obviously have a floor, so it's not like it's going to go down much further, even if I bought a little too early.
I paid $109/each. That's the cheapest postseason Dodgers tickets I've bought in many years -- and the cheapest period if you account for inflation.
Not sure why there is such little interest in this series. I realize it's not yet the NLDS, but it's more important than a regular season game by a wide margin, yet it's priced cheaper than a lot of regular season games were!
When you see the seat pics I'll post Wednesday night (I'm going to game 2), you'll see what I mean what a great deal I got for $109/ea. This is out the door, after fees/taxes/etc. Below face value obv.
Game is at 6:08pm. I still believe I'll be seeing Snell. The Reds will likely be sending Nick Lodolo to the mound, after Hunter Greene takes the bump in game 1.
Mets really fucked this one up. Imagine such an expensive team missing the playoffs entirely, in a year where the final wildcard spot went to an 83-win team.
Even worse, a win the final day of the season would've gotten them into the postseason, yet they got shut out by the Marlins, who aren't even playing for anything. Embarrassing.
The Mets went 38-55 in their final 93 games. What a disaster.
Congrats to BCR's Injuns for their historical comeback from 15.5 back to win the AL Central. Funny that the choking Tigers will be their Wildcard Series opponent.
Rockies ended up losing 119, so they didn't beat the modern loss record by the White Sox.
The White Sox were the only other 100 loss team, dropping 102. Next one down was the Nationals at 96.
27 of the 30 teams won 70+ games, which is at least encouraging regarding competitiveness.
There was no absolutely dominant team. Milwaukee won 97 to finish with the best record. This is the second year in a row with no 100-game winner.
To show you how face prices and secondary market prices are out of whack with the Dodgers wildcard series, that same $109 I paid for excellent seats would buy you second-level seats way out in right field in the back of the section, and the cheapest face value nosebleed ticket is $80.
The average dope just goes to dodgers.com and buys what they see is available.
It used to be that the primary market gave you incredible deals, but it was hard to get the tickets. In the old days, you'd have to line up outside the stadium hours in advance, or sometimes overnight.
Now the primary market gouges you, even for nosebleed seats. MLB has taken the position that the plebes who know little about the ticket game will be the ones who get the worst value.
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Originally Posted by Dan Druff
EvenTribe tickets are expensive for playoffs because of the higher primary starting point.
I’m shopping and I usually sit like first few rows behind the dugout for $185 per. This year it’s going to cost be $375 for same tickets atm. I’m sure they’ll drop by game time, but way higher starting point.
Strangest year ever as Tribe fan. Post season baseball never entered my brain. I mean ffs we are a division winner with a negative run differential. I’d be shocked if that has ever happened.
To be fair, the Dodgers dugout tickets are still very expensive. But I don't care, because I don't like those seats. The foul fence makes me lose track of the ball in the infield. I can't be on the field level anymore.
But I'm happy to get these seats so cheaply. LA is a huge market once you add in the population of all the outlying areas, so that drives up the price big time for any high profile game, especially in the last few years.
This was a welcome relief.
It looks like I'll probably be getting to see Yamamoto after all, which makes me happy. You never know what you're going to get with Snell.
If you do go to the Injuns games, take some pics.