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    Going back to 4 teams, or turning the current wild card game into a 3 game series are much better options than what is proposed.

    Teams were way more inclined to go for it and make big trades at the deadline when the Wild Card spot was worth more than a 1 game crap shoot.

    Starting the post season with odd numbers of teams in each league just feels weird and forced. 7 teams? If we must add teams, how about we go back to an East and West with a balanced schedule, 6 teams make the playoffs in each league, 2 best of 3 series for the bottom 4 (like the normal season), top 2 get a bye.

    Rewards the division winner appropriately, and the 2nd and 3rd best get home advantage.

    The picking of opponent stuff is way too gimmicky.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    New playoffs format discussed for 2022: https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-conside...tseason-format

    Interestingly, this is somewhat similar to the NBA format I proposed on PFA a few months ago, including byes for the best teams.

    The new proposed MLB format:

    The team with the best record in both the American and National League would receive a first-round bye, automatically advancing to the Division Series. The other two division winners would host all three games in a best-of-three Wild Card round, as would the Wild Card team with the next-best record.

    Three other Wild Card teams would also advance to the best-of-three round, though none would host a game.

    The division winner with the second-best record in the league would then get to decide which of the bottom three Wild Card teams it wants to play in the opening round -- a decision that would be aired on live television on the final Sunday night of the season, just hours after the regular season concludes.
    LOL @ the live announcement of which team they want to play. That part sounds dumb. That sounds like they're publicly humiliating the worst of the wildcard teams.

    The above sounds confusing, but they're saying that four (!!) wildcard teams would exist in each league. WTF!!!

    That's a horrible idea. You'd make the playoffs if you finished just barely over .500, and it would open a serious possibility each year of sub-.500 teams making the playoffs!

    This is not good, especially because MLB games have such variance, and the worst team can easily beat the best team in a short series. (It's different than the NBA, where the much better team almost always prevails.)
    Go back to 2 divisions, six playoff teams. Winner of each division gets a bye. Other 4 teams play a best of 3 to advance. Problem solved.

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    Changes to rules for 2020: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/m...r-designation/

    Most notable: 3-batter minimum for all non-injured pitchers, 20 second max to decide whether to ask for replay, and the return of the 15-day disabled list instead of 10 for pitchers only.

    Oh, and now all rosters will be 26-man, and Sept 1 will be 28-man instead of 40.

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    Listen to this idiocy being spewed by Carlos Correa. First, some background. Cody Bellinger said this about the 2017 Astros:



    Carlos Correa responded in an interview with Ken Rosenthal:



    First off, LOL at the height difference here. Rosenthal, who is generously listed as 5'5", looks like a little kid next to Correa, who is listed as 6'4". Looks like more than 11 inches to me. But whatever.

    Correa spews a bunch of complete nonsense. He even directly contradicts himself, by saying that knowing which pitches are coming is a huge advantage, but also that the Astros didn't have an unfair edge in the 2017 World Series. Huh???

    This guy isn't very bright. He should really keep his mouth shut.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    Listen to this idiocy being spewed by Carlos Correa. First, some background. Cody Bellinger said this about the 2017 Astros:



    Carlos Correa responded in an interview with Ken Rosenthal:



    First off, LOL at the height difference here. Rosenthal, who is generously listed as 5'5", looks like a little kid next to Correa, who is listed as 6'4". Looks like more than 11 inches to me. But whatever.

    Correa spews a bunch of complete nonsense. He even directly contradicts himself, by saying that knowing which pitches are coming is a huge advantage, but also that the Astros didn't have an unfair edge in the 2017 World Series. Huh???

    This guy isn't very bright. He should really keep his mouth shut.
    i think carlos correa would make a great vp candidate to any of the losers running on the left.
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    Johnny Manziel will be the 1st pick in the draft. I truly believe not only will Johnny Manziel be rookie of the year, quite possibly he will be MVP as his style will shock defensive coordinators. Manziel may only be 6 feet tall, but he has size 15 feet. And he has HUGE hands. I know some NFL scouts so I know what I am talking about.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    Changes to rules for 2020: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/m...r-designation/

    Most notable: 3-batter minimum for all non-injured pitchers, 20 second max to decide whether to ask for replay, and the return of the 15-day disabled list instead of 10 for pitchers only.

    Oh, and now all rosters will be 26-man, and Sept 1 will be 28-man instead of 40.
    Hate the three-batter minimum. Punishes good managers who know how to work the bullpen.

    Also, the teams most directly affected by the Astros should just plunk every guy in their lineup at least once this year. But they won't because baseball would come down on them. It's become pussified like every other sport.

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    Are baseball diehards going nuts over this three batter minimum shit?

    Revenue is way up; this move totally alters advantages that smart teams have and really devalues certain types of relievers...right?

    Also just huge LOL at the Astros debacle and the Manfred interview. Wouldn't every other owner be completely on board with Houston getting a massively worse punishment?

    Makes me think that other teams, if not most, have had similar shit going on.

    Did not think that anyone would surpass Roger Goodell in terms of ineptitude, but here we are.
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    3 batter is fine with me, speeds up the game a bit and makes it more important to set your lineup correctly/have a L/R balance.

    The game was already trending away from the LOOGYs and such into a "use your best bullpen arms in high leverage, sometimes for 5 or 6 outs" anyway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gut View Post
    3 batter is fine with me, speeds up the game a bit and makes it more important to set your lineup correctly/have a L/R balance
    I'm okay with it, too.

    Teams have gone crazy with the 1-batter pitching changes due to recent analytics, and it makes the end of the game painfully slow.

    I do wonder if some teams will abuse the "injury" exception, claiming a pitcher is injured, taking him out, and then suddenly he gets better after the game.

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    Yankee injuries right back to last years pace. Paxton already out til May, and now Severino with the dreaded "forearm soreness". Just give the kid the new ligament now.

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    the randomness of legal sports wagering...

    tried to bet $100 this time on the LAD U...was able to bet a cool $44.57 this time...

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    don't like the must pitch to 3 batters rule. bb is game about match ups, not about saving an extra 5 minutes
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    Johnny Manziel will be the 1st pick in the draft. I truly believe not only will Johnny Manziel be rookie of the year, quite possibly he will be MVP as his style will shock defensive coordinators. Manziel may only be 6 feet tall, but he has size 15 feet. And he has HUGE hands. I know some NFL scouts so I know what I am talking about.



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    Quote Originally Posted by gut View Post
    3 batter is fine with me, speeds up the game a bit and makes it more important to set your lineup correctly/have a L/R balance.

    The game was already trending away from the LOOGYs and such into a "use your best bullpen arms in high leverage, sometimes for 5 or 6 outs" anyway.
    This might actually save some managers from themselves.

    Tilted the fuck out of me when a righty reliever is dominating everyone, and he gets lifted for some shit lefty specialist because a lefty is coming up to bat. Then, predictably, the lefty batter hits a bomb off the "specialist".

    In general, I am a big fan of going with the hot hand in relief pitching. This might prevent managers from screwing this up.

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by gut View Post
    Yankee injuries right back to last years pace. Paxton already out til May, and now Severino with the dreaded "forearm soreness". Just give the kid the new ligament now.
    ...and now Judge, like severino, apparently hurt last September/October and the Yankee training staff was like "uh....go rest for a few months n see what happens, I'm off the clock."

    Sanlmar, explanation needed here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gut View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by gut View Post
    Yankee injuries right back to last years pace. Paxton already out til May, and now Severino with the dreaded "forearm soreness". Just give the kid the new ligament now.
    ...and now Judge, like severino, apparently hurt last September/October and the Yankee training staff was like "uh....go rest for a few months n see what happens, I'm off the clock."

    Sanlmar, explanation needed here.
    I thought I saw on the ESPN crawl that they think it's a broken rib???

    how the fuck do you break a rib 6 months ago and now all of a sudden it's a problem? thought a broken rib hurt like hell...they said they might take it out if it's an issue...jesus what a fuck up...

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    Quote Originally Posted by GambleBotsChafedPenis View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by gut View Post

    ...and now Judge, like severino, apparently hurt last September/October and the Yankee training staff was like "uh....go rest for a few months n see what happens, I'm off the clock."

    Sanlmar, explanation needed here.
    I thought I saw on the ESPN crawl that they think it's a broken rib???

    how the fuck do you break a rib 6 months ago and now all of a sudden it's a problem? thought a broken rib hurt like hell...they said they might take it out if it's an issue...jesus what a fuck up...
    As someone who broke 3 ribs in 2014, I can tell you this is weird.

    They take awhile to heal (for me 11 weeks), but they're all better after that and there's no lingering pain. First 2 weeks are super painful.

    If you're not mostly better within 6 weeks and all better within 13 weeks, you need to look at it. How 6 months pass without monitoring this for a star MLB player is something I would like to know.

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    While the 2020 season remains paused, many Dodgers fans can now at least look forward to catching their team in action when MLB resumes play. An agreement has at long last been reached that will bring Dodgers games back to many televisions in Southern California, as Ramona Shelburne of ESPN reports (Twitter link) and has now been announced.

    The 2013 creation of the Spectrum SportsNet LA network — jointly owned by the Dodgers and Charter Communications — promised more content, but came with a catch. Carriage fees agreements were not forthcoming between SportsNet LA and TV providers such as Direct TV and Dish Network. That left an effective blackout for large swaths of the market.

    Now, SportsNet LA has a deal in place with AT&T to carry Dodgers games on Direct TV and other AT&T-owned outlets. Other major providers still don’t have deals in place with SportsNet LA, so the situation hasn’t yet improved for all fans. But many will now be able to watch games as before. And perhaps this agreement is cause for optimism that bargains can be struck with the other providers as well.

    The timing is obviously interesting, with the Dodgers staring at a major loss of revenue in 2020. With an increasing likelihood that MLB will stage contests without fans for at least part of a truncated season, it’s all the more important for the team to deliver its media content to fans. Whether the coronavirus pandemic specifically prompted this agreement isn’t known. No doubt we’ll learn more as further details emerge.
    Back on TV for Druff?

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    Quote Originally Posted by gut View Post
    While the 2020 season remains paused, many Dodgers fans can now at least look forward to catching their team in action when MLB resumes play. An agreement has at long last been reached that will bring Dodgers games back to many televisions in Southern California, as Ramona Shelburne of ESPN reports (Twitter link) and has now been announced.

    The 2013 creation of the Spectrum SportsNet LA network — jointly owned by the Dodgers and Charter Communications — promised more content, but came with a catch. Carriage fees agreements were not forthcoming between SportsNet LA and TV providers such as Direct TV and Dish Network. That left an effective blackout for large swaths of the market.

    Now, SportsNet LA has a deal in place with AT&T to carry Dodgers games on Direct TV and other AT&T-owned outlets. Other major providers still don’t have deals in place with SportsNet LA, so the situation hasn’t yet improved for all fans. But many will now be able to watch games as before. And perhaps this agreement is cause for optimism that bargains can be struck with the other providers as well.

    The timing is obviously interesting, with the Dodgers staring at a major loss of revenue in 2020. With an increasing likelihood that MLB will stage contests without fans for at least part of a truncated season, it’s all the more important for the team to deliver its media content to fans. Whether the coronavirus pandemic specifically prompted this agreement isn’t known. No doubt we’ll learn more as further details emerge.
    Back on TV for Druff?
    I don't have DirecTV. I used to years ago.

    Their customer service sucked big time. Finally gave up on them years ago when one of my contracts ran out.

    This is good news, though, and indicative that maybe other TV providers will take a similar deal.

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    David Price is overpaid for sure, but at least he's putting some of the money to good use:

    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...lp-coronavirus


    Class act. My opinion of him just went up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
    David Price is overpaid for sure, but at least he's putting some of the money to good use:

    https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...lp-coronavirus


    Class act. My opinion of him just went up.
    It was a classy “gesture” only. A rare one at that. His agent may have suggested this. David Price is not a class act.

    I believe he struggles with mild mental illness. His behavior may have organic reasons and it may not be his fault. Maybe some understanding is in order but he is not a class act nor a great baseball player.

    The things he has said or done, his episodes of “quit” on the field, his career-long failure to cope with playoff pressure. I think his inconsistent extremes of behavior are a tell.

    I have never mocked his mental illness. I love Greinke, to use a Dodger example. Loved his antics and his complexity. I love the underdog. I have made a career fading Price and him being nuts is an honest part of the mix why though I rarely mention it in handicapping. I usually describe him as soft.

    Greinke once being the best Dodger pitcher on the staff was a true underdog story. I’ll admit Greinke being a winner and Price a loser colors the conversation.

    My frustration with Price is more a criticism of the Red Sox. The contract length and amount was nonsensical. This is the Dombrowski conundrum. The owner told Dombrowski to get a WS championship and he did. He was then fired. A championship is worth almost any cost in my view. The value of prestige is incalculable. Was Dombrowski unfairly victimized?

    He has a ring. Dodgers don’t. There is that.


    Grabbed the first result of an easy search. This conversation is a decade old.

    Boston Red Sox Rumors: David Price Mental Health Issues? Site Calls Him ‘Crazy’
    Read more: https://www.inquisitr.com/4044079/bo...#ixzz6Nwyn30HF

    The Dennis Eckersley episode is evidence of his unsavory behavior.

    Don’t get too wrapped up in the Dodgers this year or you too could have issues.
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