The Official 2021 MLB Postseason Thread

[Leo_The_Lip]

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Perhaps. I am more inclined to attribute the Braves win to the adage of good pitching defeating good hitting.

I'm glad you brought this up. Here's an article that, if you read it and think about its conclusions, is that this is NOT true.

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/the-surp...-in-big-spots/

Basically, this article says bad pitchers are worse in the post season, but not as bad as you think. It also shows good pitchers get worse in the post season, but are still bette than bad pitchers. At least I think that is a fair summary.

The article doe not talk about hitters in any way, however if bad pitchers are worse and good pitchers are also worse, does that not mean all hitters, as a group, do better in the post season? And if that's true, doesn't it mean hitters over pitchers in the playoffs?

So good pitching does not really exist in the playoffs, so it can't stop good hitting.

So I'm puzzled by this statistical analysis.

[swoboda]

Originally Posted by swoboda

Astros in 7.

Next time, bet the opposite of whatever this guy says...

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by Leo_The_Lip

So I'm puzzled by this statistical analysis.

Me too. It just seems that Braves pitchers shut down the Astr*s offense for the most part.

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by swoboda

Next time, bet the opposite of whatever this guy says...

I was thinking, though, that at least you had the guts to be that positive. Not a bad prediction at that point, either, given the Astr*s track record in post season play vs. the inexperience of the Braves.

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by thehef

One thing that made me shake my head in wonder though... I realize this is no longer my grandfather's game, my dad's game, or even my game. But still, Fried is dealing last night. 6 innings of shutout ball, a 6-0 lead, and only 70 pitches thrown. Why take him out? I guess in today's game, if he were at 90 pitches and/or it was a 2-0 lead, then I get it. But I just don't see the logic of taking him out in that situation... (true, it did not hurt the Braves. But with a 6-0 lead, the safest move is to stick with the guy who is 100% in shutdown mode, vs. the uncertainty of a reliever - no matter how lights-out that reliever has been in previous games)

You keep talking like this and you will be classified in the same category of old sports fuds who agree with you!

[Déjà Bru]

Originally Posted by Westheim

Barf.

Misspelling earns demerits in this forum, sir. And now, it's MR. Barve to you! ()

[Déjà Bru]

Heh, the local paper was talking about "The Thing Everyone Wants but No One Actually Wears." That is, a World Series ring.

One big reason is its size:

The [Houston Astros 2017 championship] ring has 112 diamonds on top, one for each of the Astros’ victories in the regular season and playoffs that year. It also has an inscribed slogan, “Earned History,” which took on a bitter irony after revelations of the Astros’ electronic sign-stealing scheme from that season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ 11-carat rings from 2020 — 222 round diamonds, 10 princess-cut diamonds, 45 custom-cut genuine sapphires and 8 round genuine sapphires — came in a box with an interior LCD screen that plays a four-minute highlight video, with sound, when opened.

And that ring is not even considered the gaudiest. Jeffrey Loria, an art dealer who owned the Marlins in 2003, commissioned a championship ring with 228 diamond chips and 13 rubies, part of a massive showpiece with the team name displayed across a twisting fish, with a teal diamond as its eye.

Notice that it has Loria's name on it.

What is much more desirable and more likely to be worn? A Hall of Fame ring. "That ring is more understated, with a simple baseball atop a black backdrop on its face."

Craig Biggio:

[monkeyman576]

Max Scherzer and Carlos Correa are on the top of the my Seattle Mariners free agent wish list for the winter.

[thehef]

Originally Posted by monkeyman576

Max Scherzer and Carlos Correa are on the top of the my Seattle Mariners free agent wish list for the winter.

I'd want more info on the 37-year-old Scherzer's health after his late season fade, followed by his postseason struggles, ending with his not taking the ball in game 6 vs the Braves...

[Westheim]

Originally Posted by thehef

I'd want more info on the 37-year-old Scherzer's health after his late season fade, followed by his postseason struggles, ending with his not taking the ball in game 6 vs the Braves...

I love Scherzer, but I would hate to pump $25M+ into him per year with this exact constellation there...

[monkeyman576]

Predicted 2022 Standings as of 11/29 Free Agency

AL East
Tampa Bay 103-59
Boston 96-66
Toronto 94-68
New York 86-76
Baltimore 60-102

AL Central
Chicago 98-64
Detroit 88-74
Cleveland 78-82
Kansas City 70-92
Minnesota 70-92

AL West
Seattle 94-68
Houston 90-72
LA Angels 86-76
Texas 84-78
Oakland 81-81

NL East
NY Mets 88-74
Philadelphia 86-76
Atlanta 84-78
Washington 76-86
Miami 72-90

NL Central
Milwaukee 102-60
St. Louis 88-74
Cincinatti 86-76
Chicago 68-94
Pittsburgh 64-98

NL East
San Francisco 102-60
LA Dodgers 96-66
San Diego 94-68
Colorado 70-92
Arizona 62-100