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'O Zio

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You were saying exactly the same about Football just 6 weeks ago. That wasn't very prophetic.

Baseball will find a way to make things work, just like Football and most other sports already have.

Completely incomparible situation between the two countries at the moment unfortunately. With how poorly the marlins have handled things it wouldnt surprise me if other teams/players decided to opt out somehow. As someone says above, the Marlins knew they were riddled and just played anyway without even consulting the other team. That alone has to make plenty of opposition players sceptical that they really are safe
 

Trotter

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Bit difficult to judge as been no intra-conference games East having just played East teams for example.

However winner of the Yankees/Rays "quarter final" which is a coin toss (Rays having had Yankees number during regular play, but in period Yankees had many starters out) against the Dodgers is my prediction for World Series
 
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JCRD

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I'm not the biggest mlb fan but have been to see the San Diego padres so they're my team even though I don't have too much of a clue on what's going on

I did watch last night though against the cardinals and they won so now I'm their biggest fan.

We best win the world series
 

Trotter

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So the series have gone as expected. Dodgers swept San Diego, Atlanta swept Miami, and the Yankees-Rays match goes down to the final game, with Cole pitching for Yankees, they must hold the advantage now, and whichever team win would be expected to dominate Houston (has there ever been a team with a negative regular season record that has made it to League Championship series like the Astros have)

Still expecting Dodgers v. Yankees/Rays world series, and if betting man would be go with the 2 most famous teams in Baseball will meet in World Series for first time since 1981.
 
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JCRD

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So the series have gone as expected. Dodgers swept San Diego, Atlanta swept Miami, and the Yankees-Rays match goes down to the final game, with Cole pitching for Yankees, they must hold the advantage now, and whichever team win would be expected to dominate Houston (has there ever been a team with a negative regular season record that has made it to League Championship series like the Astros have)

Still expecting Dodgers v. Yankees/Rays world series, and if betting man would be go with the 2 most famous teams in Baseball will meet in World Series for first time since 1981.

I got into Baseball this week and chose the Padres as my team - i watched them in a couple of games back in 2015 at Petco so thought why not. Was up all night watching them

Fuck me Padres are shit - I support teams that simply do not bloody win anyways - WHYYYYYYY
 

Trotter

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I got into Baseball this week and chose the Padres as my team - i watched them in a couple of games back in 2015 at Petco so thought why not. Was up all night watching them

Fuck me Padres are shit - I support teams that simply do not bloody win anyways - WHYYYYYYY

They are not shit. Had 3rd best record in the season, and are probably the 4th or 5th best team currently. (Rays and Yankees both better IMO as well as Dodgers, Padres and Braves similar)
They were just outclassed by a team with the best record in baseball, who are favourites to win it all, that are superior to Padres in every department
 

JCRD

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They are not shit. Had 3rd best record in the season, and are probably the 4th or 5th best team currently. (Rays and Yankees both better IMO as well as Dodgers, Padres and Braves similar)
They were just outclassed by a team with the best record in baseball, who are favourites to win it all, that are superior to Padres in every department

Ok not shit but watching it they were totally outclassed. The Dodgers really good though.

I felt they didnt pitch well - such a vast difference in the pitching of the Dodgers compared to Padres.

Ill definitely take a much more vested interested next season but dont think ill watch erm every game - obviously.

I have enjoyed the Yankees v Rays match ups and been watching it - seems closely matched which makes it intriguing.
 

Trotter

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Ok not shit but watching it they were totally outclassed. The Dodgers really good though.

I felt they didnt pitch well - such a vast difference in the pitching of the Dodgers compared to Padres.

Ill definitely take a much more vested interested next season but dont think ill watch erm every game - obviously.

I have enjoyed the Yankees v Rays match ups and been watching it - seems closely matched which makes it intriguing.

Yep, certainly has been. First pitch in deciding game is in half hour. I rate Yankees as favourites, purely due to arguably best pitcher in baseball ,Gerrit Cole starting for them tonight. (plus they are my team)
 

JCRD

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Yep, certainly has been. First pitch in deciding game is in half hour. I rate Yankees as favourites, purely due to arguably best pitcher in baseball ,Gerrit Cole starting for them (plus they are my team)

Ill be watching it on BT Sport - As for Stanton - knows how to hit a ball

Cole did look good, huge difference to the Padres lot
 

Trotter

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Ill be watching it on BT Sport - As for Stanton - knows how to hit a ball

Cole did look good, huge difference to the Padres lot

Yep Stanton, damn he hits a hard long ball. Last time I was over in New York to watch a game (April 2018) was just after he signed for Yankees, was in a real slump and was getting booed by the Bronx crowd. How times change.
 
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JCRD

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Question

So say you have the three bases loaded with one out remaining - the batsman hits it to second base but by then the runner from the third base is on his way to the home plate. The second base runner is out and im presuming so is the first base runner - given there are no more batsmen - but why does the runner from third to home not count as a run?

A bit convuluted from me and im sure its a simple explanation but dont really get that.
 

Trotter

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Question

So say you have the three bases loaded with one out remaining - the batsman hits it to second base but by then the runner from the third base is on his way to the home plate. The second base runner is out and im presuming so is the first base runner - given there are no more batsmen - but why does the runner from third to home not count as a run?

A bit convuluted from me and im sure its a simple explanation but dont really get that.

A run usually counts if it happens before the 3rd out, however with the exception if caught (cannot do a sacrifice fly with 2 out), or forced out, which with bases loaded it would be (Forced means all runners would have to advance to give hitter a base to advance to)
 

JCRD

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A run usually counts if it happens before the 3rd out, however with the exception if caught (cannot do a sacrifice fly with 2 out), or forced out, which with bases loaded it would be (Forced means all runners would have to advance to give hitter a base to advance to)


Cheers mate - was really grating me.
 

JCRD

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Spectacular ending to game 4!!

I watched that and couldn't believe that ending. Watched all four hours because y'know... Insomnia.

I wanted the Ray's to win, something unlikeable about the Dodgers... I think its just LA as a whole really
 

yankspurs

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1. Kevin Cash needs to be unceremoniously fired immediately. And the analytics departments need to take a back seat for a bit. That was a disgustingly awful decision.
2. Rob Manfred needs to follow him out the door stage left. What a beyond terrible commissioner. The biggest night in the sport became a fucking shit show immediately and now it’ll be a major miracle if there isnt massive outbreaks in the Dodgers & Ray’s organizations. A comedy of incompetence.
 

yankspurs

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1. Kevin Cash needs to be unceremoniously fired immediately. And the analytics departments need to take a back seat for a bit. That was a disgustingly awful decision.
2. Rob Manfred needs to follow him out the door stage left. What a beyond terrible commissioner. The biggest night in the sport became a fucking shit show immediately and now it’ll be a major miracle if there isnt massive outbreaks in the Dodgers & Ray’s organizations. A comedy of incompetence.
So not only did they let a a player they didnt have test results for play then take him out when it came back positive in order to isolate him which is a massive failure as is, they let him come back out to celebrate the series win without a negative test. Fire Manfred immediately and cut all ties with him. Jesus fucking christ. By far the single worst commissioner in sports. Which is saying something when Roger Goodell exists and european football authorities is filled to the brim with inherently corrupt people in charge. This is absolutely insane.
 
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