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I don't think the cream story is as unlikely as the vast majority seem to think.
If he was going to juice, why use something the East Germans came up with in the 60s that is supposedly detectable in incredibly minute quantities and that no self respecting steroid user seems to use?
Occam's Razor is why.Quote:
Originally Posted by podcast
What else is he going to say? That he was doing roids to cheat, and that his monster contract may have been based upon a mirage?
Dee Gordon used the same thing, but the difference was that he admitted it. Gordon had a lot less to lose by admitting it, as he wasn't a superstar, and teams weren't built around him.
Do any books offer current live odds to win division?
I don’t understand ESPN’s playoff calculator at all.
Right now Cleveland has 2.5 game lead over both Minnesota and Chicago.
This is their playoff chances.
15.3% Guardians
62.9% Twins
52.7% ChiSox
So I assumed it was based on remaining schedule, but both those teams have 7 games left against Yankees and Astros and Padres.
We play 2 in San Diego, those two teams many times, but I’d guess we are .500 or a little better against both, and a bunch of teams that are basically us. Seattle, Baltimore, etc.
Cle ends season with 6 straight against KC at home. Those two end the year playing each other.
We are starting 4 game series against Detroit with 2.5 game lead.. Twins have easy one also. ChiSox have series against Astros.
I was just curious if there were any books that have the Guardians even +240 to win the division given ESPN has them less than 1 in 5. Espn is often laughable, so if there is a book offering it, it might be Cle +120 and not worth a bet.
They play each other a lot, but I like the way we are playing and our starting pitching is coming back to what was expected. Our set up man is pitching well and our closer is elite. If I had to pick one team, I’d pick us.
Twins have this stretch starting in a week.
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Chisox have easier schedule imo, but still seven against Astros and SD starting with Astros tonight and wondered if you could bet it as my book doesn’t have it.
I just think Cle has the schedule advantage and a 2.5 lead over both. I understand there are wildcard implications where those teams fare better, neither Boston or Yankees are playing that well, but we are a whole lot more than 15% to win the division straight out. I was baffled at their algorithm.
I’ve been on Cleveland division for a while. It’s caught up and is fairly priced now.
I have no idea what ESPN is going on about. I couldn’t be bothered to look either. Just keep taking Cleveland plus money most days. You already are I see.
I have Braves +600 but that’s a personal issue
How does Occam's Razor disprove what I said?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan DruffOccam's Razor is why.Quote:
Originally Posted by podcast
What else is he going to say? That he was doing roids to cheat, and that his monster contract may have been based upon a mirage?
Dee Gordon used the same thing, but the difference was that he admitted it. Gordon had a lot less to lose by admitting it, as he wasn't a superstar, and teams weren't built around him.
Dee Gordon did test as well, and he denied knowingly taking it.
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertai...gordon/480582/
Galvis was busted for it, denied knowingly taking it and claimed it was detected at 80 parts in a trillion (which seems to imply it was unlikely to have been taken at a therapeutic dose).
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...ended-50-games
Johaug [female skier] Tests Positive for Anabolic Steroid After Using Sunburn Cream Recommended by Team Doctor
https://fasterskier.com/2016/10/joha...y-team-doctor/
^The Court of Arbitration for Sport case for this says that no parties in the case dispute the facts.
Steroid expert Greg Doucette echoes what I said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDV32DJu9DA
The ESPN odds haven't been updated in awhile. Currently the Angels are 62.8% with a 51-64 record. I like you guys Indians action and I bet some +140 to win the division last week. Twins starting pitching not good enough imo and Chi Sox and Larussa are asleep at the wheel. These playoffs will be really good. Anxious to see the Mets and Yankees in the playoffs. Me thinks the Mets are better set up for a deep run.Quote:
Originally Posted by BCR
Dodgers will need to do without Walker Buehler in 2022. He's having season ending surgery on August 23.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...gery-next-week
This doesn't hurt their chances much, as he was already to be out until mid-September, and possibly could have been a negative addition to the team, due to both rust and soreness. So for 2022, this might actually be a positive.
However, he already had Tommy John surgery before his Major League career even got going, and it's possible this is a last ditch attempt to save his career, and he might already be done. That would be quite disappointing. He was seen as the ace of the 2020s, and thought to still be a viable pitcher in the early 2030s. Now it might be prematurely over.
Sad!
Dodger pitcher Walker Buehler has been "peacefully taken off life support" after a suitable donor recipient was found, a spokesperson has confirmed.
Forget under 7, under 5 is +265, under 5.5 +170 in Verlander- Cease matchup tmrw.
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Originally Posted by gut
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It could be worse. The Dodgers could have just handed Walker a big contract.
He's not a free agent until 2025, so the Dodgers have some time to see how (and if) he recovers from this.
Suddenly Julio Urias -- the most mishandled pitcher in the organization -- is the staff ace. Think of what he could have done for them if they just let him get his feet firmly planted as a starter years ago.
Anyway, the organization is going to have to ride or die with Urias/Gonsolin/Anderson, plus whatever they get out of Kershaw, in the postseason. And a shaky bullpen.
Let's just say I hope they keep hitting.
Sanlmar will like this.
Throughout my entire lifetime, the Dodgers have had a problem winning the World Series in a 162-game season.
The 162-game season started in 1962. The Dodgers won the World Series in 2 of those first 4 seasons, taking it down in 1963 and 1965.
From 1966 to 2021, there were 5 shortened seasons and 51 normal seasons. The Dodgers won just one World Series in those 51 normal seasons just ONCE -- in 1988. And they had to win as the underdog against the powerful Mets and A's to do it.
However, somehow they've done much better in the 5 shortened seasons:
1972: Missed playoffs
1981: Won World Series
1994: No postseason, first place at time of strike
1995: Finished first, lost NLDS
2020: Won World Series
Since 1966, they are 2-for-4 in winning the World Series in shortened seasons (1994 doesn't count, obviously), and 1-for-51 otherwise. Ouch!
To be fair, they likely would have won in 2017 if Houston hadn't cheated. This year might be their best chance to win in their modern history, though three very good teams (Mets, Yankees, Astros) could derail tihs.
And down south, Fernando Tatis Jr has had his bobblehead cancelled.
Word on DA STREET is that the Padres are looking to cancel something else -- his contract!
Whether they'll be successful is a different story.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...ing-suspension
Those showing up for a bobblehead will get a Juan Soto T-shirt instead.
The Padres haven't been hitting at all since Soto showed up. Soto himself has been okay (just 1 HR though), but the rest of the lineup has just been punchless. They could miss the playoffs if the Brewers, Phillies, and Braves play well enough down the stretch.
Okay... one more post.
Tony LaRussa had a weird moment (yes, another one) when it appeared a heckling fan made him insert a pinch runner in the game.
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...tell-heard-him
https://twitter.com/WeinoChi/status/1559378901159350277
LaRussa is almost 78 years old, and should not be managing. Like Joe Biden, he seems to be going senile. This isn't the same LaRussa who managed those great A's teams of the late 1980s.
So why is Kimbrel the Dodgers closer again? I looked at his stats and this year isn't a blip, he has sucked for like 4 years now. What is the point of trotting this guy out to lose games? Does Dodgers management think he is going to turn a corner and get good again? What is the track record on older pitchers who were very good in their prime but have sucked for 4 years straight becoming good again? Cant be very high I imagine.
Yeah he's just getting worse and worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kalam
Very annoying to see the Braves acquire Rasiel Iglesias as a second closer, and the Dodgers didn't do anything. Big hole in their World Series strategy.
I’m glad you asked. Your question is echoed by most of America.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kalam
First, shout out to Chris Taylor’s game saving catch in center field in the bottom of the 9th. Heroic. Taylor made Kimbrel possible in the 10th.
Back to your questions. Its tradition mostly.
The Dodgers for the last dozen years or so have been seeking to prove that bullpens in the playoffs aren’t that important. Evidence so far indicates the Dodgers are wrong but the fans seem to like it. Coincident with this, the Dodgers ownership harbors a concern that if they ever win a World Series fan enthusiasm will decline. The Dodgers have seen this occur in Boston and Chicago and are doing their best to sully their chances in the playoffs.
Enter Kimbrel. He makes Jansen look like Mariano Rivera. Kimbrel can be hidden from the Chicano gang members during the regular season for the most part. Occasionally, the Dodgers play a quasi-playoff grade team like the Brewers and the bullpen is exposed.
Jansen was lambasted by sports writers but it didn’t seem to affect attendance or fan interest. In fact, their popularity grew. Kimbrel just turns up the fail a couple of clicks.
Its like the racing greyhound and the mechanical rabbit. If the greyhound ever catches the fake rabbit he won’t run again and has to be put down. This is the Dodger model. Don’t catch the rabbit
I can’t stand Joe Davis. I always watch the opponent’s broadcast even when I’m on the Dodgers. They pointed out that Kimbrel was warming in the pen. Davis is usually preoccupied with fellating the Dodgers and never points out these things. It was +195 - +200. I took both.
Win or lose the Kimbrel entertainment value with money riding just can’t be beat anywhere.
Don’t ever change Blue.
Not sure I’d classify the Braves as a good team instead of excellent. Defending champs, best record in baseball since June 1st, and starting to get healthy at the right time. Plus somehow every young kid they call up seems to excel and immediately be given a team friendly long-term extension.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
He was great last year, what are you talking about?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kalam
This year he's had some bad luck, the drop in K% isn't pretty though.
Next time I lose a game I’ll have to remind myself of tonight. Have dogshit Tribe -1.5. Down 4-2 with two out and no one on in bottom of 8th Third guy strikes out but reached on passed ball. Straw hits one through pitchers legs. Kwan then hits what looks like foul ball that bounces in and out for ground rule double. Rosario gets infield hit. Jose hits a pool cue that looks like out and drops and gets by left fielder clearing the bases. Next three guys get hits. Ends up 8-4 by end of the inning. Clase is already warming up as it looked like a save situation, so I get him for ninth even up 4. The luckiest strangest series of hits I can ever recall that I’m on the good side of. One of the weirdest innings I can ever recall.
Well at least he finally got his first 1-run save.... in mid-August.
Not so simple.Quote:
Originally Posted by podcastHe was great last year, what are you talking about?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kalam
This year he's had some bad luck, the drop in K% isn't pretty though.
Kimbrel was lights out from 2010-2018.
Then he went to the Cubs in 2019, and the wheels fell off:
2019: 6.53 ERA / 1.597 WHIP
2020: 5.28 ERA / 1.435 WHIP
Then... out of nowhere he was lights out again with the Cubs. In the first half of 2021, he had a 0.49 ERA and 0.709 WHIP, whiffing an amazing 64 in 36 innings!
However, once he was shipped across town to the White Sox, things fell apart again. He had a 5.09 ERA.
The Dodgers then acquired him for 2022. So which Kimbrel was showing up? The amazing one from the first half of 2021, or the fairly bad one from the second half of 2021? We got the bad one. His WHIP is especially problematic ... approaching 1.6.
That's not a surprise. You don't really want to grab a player on a downswing, especially an older one. Sometimes there's value to be had by grabbing a former good player (for cheap) who has recently hit rock bottom, but that's more of a reclamation project, and not something you should count on.
The Dodgers acquired a "closer" who has mostly sucked since 2019, to be their closer on a team expected to be one of the top World Series contenders.
:baddecision
Looks like another exciting one tonight. I need some kind of Kimbrel alert on my phone.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
He just has no swing and miss pitch that is required of closers.
Always do immediately what you plan to do eventually. Having said that Trienen and Amonte and some other wounded veterans return. Who has any idea what the Dodgers bullpen thoughts are. Perhaps there simply are none. This is likely all media.
Hint: Anyone with the nickname “Dr Phil” should be the closer. That’s just me
Kimbrel was a suspected sticky stuff merchant in the first half of his outlier year 2021 like nearly everyone else as driveline pitcher performance data kicked in. The goo just got completely out of hand. Bums like Kimbrel briefly looked like Mariano Rivera.
Then the league cracked down.
I was just disproving the "he's sucked for 4 years", not saying he should be the closer. Even with a bad stint with the White Sox, his xERA was still top 2% last year. This year it's 3.58, not closer quality but still solid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan DruffNot so simple.Quote:
Originally Posted by podcast
Kimbrel was lights out from 2010-2018.
Then he went to the Cubs in 2019, and the wheels fell off:
2019: 6.53 ERA / 1.597 WHIP
2020: 5.28 ERA / 1.435 WHIP
Then... out of nowhere he was lights out again with the Cubs. In the first half of 2021, he had a 0.49 ERA and 0.709 WHIP, whiffing an amazing 64 in 36 innings!
However, once he was shipped across town to the White Sox, things fell apart again. He had a 5.09 ERA.
The Dodgers then acquired him for 2022. So which Kimbrel was showing up? The amazing one from the first half of 2021, or the fairly bad one from the second half of 2021? We got the bad one. His WHIP is especially problematic ... approaching 1.6.
That's not a surprise. You don't really want to grab a player on a downswing, especially an older one. Sometimes there's value to be had by grabbing a former good player (for cheap) who has recently hit rock bottom, but that's more of a reclamation project, and not something you should count on.
The Dodgers acquired a "closer" who has mostly sucked since 2019, to be their closer on a team expected to be one of the top World Series contenders.
:baddecision
I kinda wonder if Pujols is doing roids to end his career, the same way David Ortiz did.
It was very clear Ortiz was on the roids in his final year, but baseball looked the other way because he was both beloved and clearly in his final year.
Pujols is also quitting. He has 3 HR in the last 2 games, and just seems to be hitting better lately. Wouldn't surprise me if he's juicing down the stretch, knowing that there's no chance they will test him.
Remember, this is a guy who continues to lie about his age. He's really 45 1/2. He seems to have too much power.
Dodgers reporter David Vassegh went down "Bernie Brewer's slide" twice, and the second time it didn't go well:
https://twitter.com/SportsNetLA/stat...12325230620672
Vassegh is 46, and probably shouldn't be doing things like this.
He somehow went back to his job in the 5th inning and completed his duties at that point.
Here's an ESPN article on it: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...e-brewer-slide
I actually heard Vassegh on his first radio gig in the '90s, when he was working as an intern to LA sportstalk legend Joe McDonnell, who I was a big fan of. Vassegh was a young guy at the time, and was frequently derided as "the kid" and criticized on air when things didn't go right behind the scenes. However, apparently Vassegh and McDonnell actually became very close, and Joe's rants against him were an act. Vassegh was the one who McDonnell, then 700 pounds, called to help him when he "fell and couldn't get up" at home. McDonnell had gastric bypass surgery soon after, lost a ton of weight, but died in his late 50s in 2015.
Vassegh finally came into his own, becoming host of Dodger Talk in 2012, and has had the job ever since. He did annoy Adrian Gonzalez in 2015 when he kept criticizing Gonzalez's speed on the basepath, causing Gonzalez to challenge him to a race:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlQLTjSmxQA
Vassegh lost really badly.
In this situation, the injury might have helped him, as it brought him the most attention he's ever had. Austin Barnes even dedicated his home run that night to Vassegh.
I wonder if doctors checked him for conditions. Like osteoporosis or something?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
Like I can’t believe he got that hurt from that. I was expecting it to be some high impact thing He doesn’t appear in poor shape and that was absolutely nothing. To get that hurt is abnormal. I’ve watched it like 4 times trying to see if he hit at a weird angle, but it doesn’t make any sense for him to be that hurt.
Before the Dodger gig Vassey was the producer of Petros and Money which was a national show at the time (it has since been downsized to regional). I used to listen to them a lot, and he was on air a lot as a comedic prop.
When the local Fox Sports affiliate signed their deal with the Dodgers he moved to do Dodger stuff. I always wondered whether that was something he wanted or if he was forced to do it. Radio is really weird where guys get moved around or fired with no warning pretty regularly and they just have to go with it, and you never really know how voluntary it was.
I dont really know the comparable salaries of a syndicated sports show producer versus Dodger talk host. But I know he had recently gotten married and had just started a family, and in that spot I wouldn't have been thrilled to switch jobs to be on the road traveling 100 nights/year.
Order is restored. The NL West is once again a dumpster fire.
The Padres are a train wreck.
The San Diego fans are booing.
Right now Cleveland is on pace to win the division with an 86-76 record. Shameful.
ESPN somehow projects the Orioles have a 4% chance of making the playoffs. What?! They're 2.5 out of the last spot, and they're the 4th best wildcard team at the moment in the AL.
I really wish I could bet against these ESPN projections at their odds.
Dodgers give a small extension to Max Muncy: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...lion-extension
He gets $13m for 2023, but the more significant part is 2024, where the club has an option for him at $10m, which would become $14m if he hits a certain number of 2023 AB.
That's important because he'd be a free agent in 2024. The team had him under control for 2023 anyway, but this avoids arbitration.
It's a smart contract because this gives the Dodgers two more seasons to evaluate him before having to make the decision about a big, long-term deal. Muncy likely signed this contract because of his down 2022. He's not likely to get more than $13m in arbitration, due to this down year. Here he gets one more year to prove himself, and still gets as much as $14m, rather than being in the awkward position of trying to establish a long term deal if he has another substandard year in 2023.
Overall this is team friendly.
Honestly it’s the only thing MLB has done right in twenty years. Kind of did their best to keep the haves and have nots aligned. I mean Chicago has almost $200m payroll, but are inept.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
I feel bad for the Arizona and Colorado’s and Baltimore’s of the world trying to compete in that arms race. They’re lucky to be in a race once a decade.
Cleveland has $64 million payroll. As well as they’re ran, it’s hard to compete with the coastal teams with billion dollar cable deals. I’d grow disinterested by July most years and focused on the wild card if anything.
If everyone gets in the playoffs what’s the point of the regular season?Quote:
Originally Posted by BCRHonestly it’s the only thing MLB has done right in twenty years. Kind of did their best to keep the haves and have nots aligned. I mean Chicago has almost $200m payroll, but are inept.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dan Druff
I feel bad for the Arizona and Colorado’s and Baltimore’s of the world trying to compete in that arms race. They’re lucky to be in a race once a decade.
Cleveland has $64 million payroll. As well as they’re ran, it’s hard to compete with the coastal teams with billion dollar cable deals. I’d grow disinterested by July most years and focused on the wild card if anything.
You wanna fix parity create a hard salary cap. This new playoff structure is not the solution and I really don’t think it was meant to be.
Having said that, salaries generally are directed at run production. We know the playoffs are about pitching. Playoff successes like Nationals and Braves should give the Guardians hope.
This regular season has been one of the most boring in memory. Can’t wait for playoffs
Tonight’s Brewers Dodgers is a rare interesting series. Burnes Gonsolin is worthy of your time. Playoff caliber. Good bullpens. Neither team is going for broke over this matchup - regular season is never playoffs.
I do give the Dodgers credit for showing up every night when they positively don’t need to win another game. For that charity I tip my cap.
Regular season is idiotic.
- Barry Goldstein
Barry picture shocked me. Has Isildur gone gray too?
Did the heads up match between Isildur & Hastings mark the nigh water mark in poker. I have a distinct memory of driving in my car and hearing reports from CBS radio or something similarly mainstream talking about the nosebleed games in 2009. God I feel old. None of these guys look remotely similar to HSP days now.
I’d love a hard cap. I’d be thrilled to put Tito and our system up against the Dodgers and big markets every year on a level playing field. They often have more dead money than we do payroll. I’ve been wanting that for years.Quote:
Originally Posted by SanlmarIf everyone gets in the playoffs what’s the point of the regular season?Quote:
Originally Posted by BCR
You wanna fix parity create a hard salary cap. This new playoff structure is not the solution and I really don’t think it was meant to be.
Having said that, salaries generally are directed at run production. We know the playoffs are about pitching. Playoff successes like Nationals and Braves should give the Guardians hope.
This regular season has been one of the most boring in memory. Can’t wait for playoffs
Tonight’s Brewers Dodgers is a rare interesting series. Burnes Gonsolin is worthy of your time. Playoff caliber. Good bullpens. Neither team is going for broke over this matchup - regular season is never playoffs.
I do give the Dodgers credit for showing up every night when they positively don’t need to win another game. For that charity I tip my cap.
Regular season is idiotic.
- Barry Goldstein
Barry picture shocked me. Has Isildur gone gray too?
Did the heads up match between Isildur & Hastings mark the nigh water mark in poker. I have a distinct memory of driving in my car and hearing reports from CBS radio or something similarly mainstream talking about the nosebleed games in 2009. God I feel old. None of these guys look remotely similar to HSP days now.
And we’d need to double ours to meet minimum in hard cap league. Just assume it’s never getting through the union.
If my team were sitting 12 back of the Yankees and Astros on June 1 every year, they’d simply lose me for the most part. I’d just golf six days a week instead of 4. I’m not you, gut, or Druff that is following the league and truly love the game like I once did. It’s not the soundtrack of my summer like it is for you. I follow my division, games I bet, and Ohtani at bats and his days on the mound.
Might as well contract in that scenario where two teams emerge from AL and NL. If we need to win division as it stands, I’d be in most years as our division is winnable most years.
Onto tonight.
Let’s hope this thread is better karma than wagering thread.
Single @
+125
Open
Aug 23 • 2022
Ticket ID: 4899001
Moneyline: CLE Guardians
CLE Guardians @ SD Padres
Single @
-143
Open
Aug 23 • 2022
Ticket ID: 489901
Moneyline: CHI White Sox
CHI White Sox @ BAL Orioles
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Aug 23 • 2022
Ticket ID: 4898991
Moneyline: CHI White Sox @ -143
CHI White Sox @ BAL Orioles
Moneyline: CLE Guardians @ +125
CLE Guardians @ SD Padres
Odds:
+339
$50 max on the profit boost.
Same bet at normal odds
Parlay (2 Picks)0 of 2 settled
Aug 23 • 2022
Ticket ID: 489901
Moneyline: CLE Guardians @ +125
CLE Guardians @ SD Padres
Moneyline: CHI White Sox @ -143
CHI White Sox @ BAL Orioles
Odds:
+283
There is no true hard cap in any of the big 4. NBA at least openly is a soft cap. NFL hard cap is a joke. Look at the Saints for the clearest example of that for the last decade. Converting salary to bonus, voidable contract years, etc. No one ever gets cut STRICTLY FOR salary cap purposes.
NHL is the closest, after fixing those absurd 15 year contracts amd shit, but as we've recently seen from Tampa, you can LTIR finagle the cap a bit.
What MLB needs more is a salary FLOOR. Nutting in Pittsburgh wants to keep payroll at 30m? Sorry buddy, time to sell, gotta spend 80. Or whatever the number would be.
I have no problem with soft caps.
I wonder sometimes if I might be guilty of just getting old and cranky. I never watch NBA anymore, It’s been months since I looked up Bill Simmons. I hate the new game.
I haven’t watched any preseason NFL either. I just don’t care about the no touch game.
I never used to watch NHL. I love the sport and am consumed nightly the past couple of years.
I watch a lot more tennis in recent years.
So I still love sports.
Baseball is close to dead to me in the regular season. If I weren’t hate-watching the Dodgers I might not watch at all. I bet many games that I never see. It’s just numbers. I pray the playoffs are still good.
Oh, the new catcher obstructing the plate rule is bollocks. Just awful. You’d think the NFL thought that one up.
The Tatis saga continues.
He is "apologizing" and now having.... shoulder surgery?
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...oulder-surgery
Ummmm... .what?
I thought he was all better, and ready to play, prior to the suspension. Remember he had shoulder problems last year, so this might mean he never got fully better, and was attempting to play anyway, similar to Max Muncy earlier this year.
And when MLB players ignore pain and try to play through it, things rarely go well. Maybe this suspension is actually doing him a favor.