2020 MLB Playoffs Thread

posted by Laley23

I think you’re wrong. Deshields could be that missing link of veteran presence that takes them over the top.

Veteran presence over Mr. October....ballsy

WS game is in Texas. Are they all going to be? Is this their version of the bubble? 

Yeah, all in Arlington afaik. 

Watching Mookie run the bases and play defense after watching the Reds do those things for 62 games....QUITE the gap

posted by friendfromlowry

WS game is in Texas. Are they all going to be? Is this their version of the bubble? 

They’ve been in a bubble since I think Wild Card round. AL in San Diego and NL in Arlington. WS is Arlington.

I haven’t paid attention since the Reds went out (obviously)

Free advice to TB: When your starter struggles to get through the fourth, throwing a lot of pitches and giving up a two-run bomb, maybe don't bring him back out for the fifth. Especially considering the Series has off days, unlike the rest of the playoffs this year, so you don't exactly have to worry about overworking your bullpen.

Plus, Tampa never lets their starters go deep

Game 1 was the lowest rated World Series game of all time.

posted by Al Bundy

Game 1 was the lowest rated World Series game of all time.

Game 7 of NLCS was higher rated than any NBA Finals game

posted by Ironman92

Game 7 of NLCS was higher rated than any NBA Finals game

Both sports seem to be struggling with ratings. There was a time when I never missed a baseball playoff game, except for some day games if I was at school/work, and I watched a lot of basketball playoff games. I've watched very little baseball since the Indians have been eliminated, and I have hardly watched any basketball at all this postseason.

NBA got killed by NFL and basically every other sport being back. 

MLB, well, they have been fucking up their sport for years. Just another year of dwindling ratings

I'm kind of the exception on MLB, being an older guy who barely pays attention where we're the primary group that's still watching. I find much irony that the way the game should be played according to the advanced statistics makes the game far less interesting to watch.

End of last night's game basically justified this entire season. All sorts of insanity all happening at once.

Dave Roberts appears to be on the precipice of over-managing again. Kershaw has been really good tonight, but he has May warming. For me, this is Kershaw thru the 7th unless he gets 2 aboard.

No matter if he's safe or out I like to see the straight steal of home.

posted by Laley23

Dave Roberts appears to be on the precipice of over-managing again. Kershaw has been really good tonight, but he has May warming. For me, this is Kershaw thru the 7th unless he gets 2 aboard.

I like May after them having seen Kershaw 2-3x....very different. He’ll have to locate some but his 101 wildish near the zone looks a lot different than lefty Kersgaw

posted by Ironman92

I like May after them having seen Kershaw 2-3x....very different. He’ll have to locate some but his 101 wildish near the zone looks a lot different than lefty Kersgaw

posted by queencitybuckeye

I'm kind of the exception on MLB, being an older guy who barely pays attention where we're the primary group that's still watching. I find much irony that the way the game should be played according to the advanced statistics makes the game far less interesting to watch.

I can remember baseball back to the late 70s, and I agree with you. I think that it is a combination of smaller stadiums and analytics that have turned it into a game of too many homeruns and strikeouts. Runners like Rickey and Coleman were fun to watch and put so much pressure on the defense.

With that said, what I have watched of the World Series has been entertaining. 

So Dave Roberts is up 3-2 in the series...has lost last two World Series and is pitching Gonsolin who is 0-2 with a 9.3 era this postseason.

You don’t want game 7 with an underdog.