Baseball 2018 - Page 6

Cobra Mgr · 09-30-2018, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by cephasjames

Why are there play-in tiebreakers for division titles? Didn't they use to determine tiebreakers by who won the season series?

Someone can correct me, but I don't think they have ever used a tiebreaker system in MLB. You could sweep the season series, but if your OVR record is identical, you play a one game playoff.

Cobra Mgr · 09-30-2018, 08:48 PM

Yelich can still win the triple crown. Problem is, the guys ahead of him in HR & RBI play tomorrow too.

cephasjames · 09-30-2018, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

Someone can correct me, but I don't think they have ever used a tiebreaker system in MLB. You could sweep the season series, but if your OVR record is identical, you play a one game playoff.

I just looked it up and you're correct. Not sure what I was thinking.

knightdreamer2k · 09-30-2018, 10:00 PM

There was a tie breaker before I am sure of it. It happened in 2005. Yankees and Red Sox was determined by record against because both teams were going to the playoffs regardless.

cephasjames · 10-01-2018, 07:48 AM

Yep. That may have been what I remembered. I guess for that one, both teams were headed into more or less equal series (both teams ended up as the "away" team in their series), so it wasn't that big a deal. Whereas now its the difference between a series and a one-and-done.

Westheim · 10-01-2018, 01:34 PM

Does it make me a bad person to hope for a Dodgers-Cubs deathmatch in the wild card game?

Cobra Mgr · 10-01-2018, 01:52 PM

As long as the Yanks & Sox get eliminated, I'll be happy. Tired of the networks thinking everyone wants to see those 2 ad nauseam.

knightdreamer2k · 10-01-2018, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

As long as the Yanks & Sox get eliminated, I'll be happy. Tired of the networks thinking everyone wants to see those 2 ad nauseam.

Whoa not cool man! Just kidding, yeah I can see that where there is constant coverage. Being a Yankee fan I hope so are crushed.

Just like Cardinals-Cubs, the networks seem to favor these series too much where it reduces exposure for other teams/players.

Cobra Mgr · 10-01-2018, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by knightdreamer2k

Whoa not cool man! Just kidding, yeah I can see that where there is constant coverage. Being a Yankee fan I hope so are crushed.

Just like Cardinals-Cubs, the networks seem to favor these series too much where it reduces exposure for other teams/players.

I told my mother I am anti- BoSox, Yanks, Cubs, Cards & Dodgers.

Westheim · 10-01-2018, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Cobra Mgr

I told my mother I am anti- BoSox, Yanks, Cubs, Cards & Dodgers.

I have trouble ranking these in order of yuck. Probably the Red Sox and Cubs on the "least yuck" end. The other three are tough.

I am under the impression that Mets fans have no gripe with the Red Sox, but Red Sox fans detest the Mets despite our common foe. I have read that the 1986 World Series is the main reason for that because it extended the Sox' suffering into the seventh decade.

Cobra Mgr · 10-01-2018, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

I have trouble ranking these in order of yuck. Probably the Red Sox and Cubs on the "least yuck" end. The other three are tough.

On my hate power rankings.............

4. Cubs & Dodgers
3. Cards
2. BoSox
1. Yanks

ThatSeventiesGuy · 10-01-2018, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

Does it make me a bad person to hope for a Dodgers-Cubs deathmatch in the wild card game?

Nope. Because I'm doing the same.

Westheim · 10-01-2018, 04:40 PM

The best thing for me here is, Wednesday is a national holiday, and I can just watch the NL Wildcard bonanza from the archives with a king-sized breakfast without ruining my sleep.

Meanwhile I wonder what the heck Ryan Braun was just doing there...

Whoofe · 10-01-2018, 04:54 PM

I'm rooting for the brewers, since they have a number of ex-Royals, the players are likable (to me), they are a small market team, Midwestern team, and because they have had a long world series draught.

A's, Astros, Rockies, Braves are also acceptable to me, because of one or more of the above reasons

ThatSeventiesGuy · 10-01-2018, 05:15 PM

Der Schlubs are going to the Wild Card game. Which means I'm rooting for whoever the other team is. Even if it's the Doggos.

Germaniac · 10-01-2018, 05:52 PM

What a team

Déjà Bru · 10-02-2018, 03:16 PM

Um, I think we can label Khris Davis as a .247 hitter now.

Westheim · 10-02-2018, 04:11 PM

Woof. Those strikeouts.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 10-02-2018, 06:26 PM

The sad thing is, that K rate isn't all that terrible by current slugger standards. Never realized just how ahead of his time Adam Dunn was. A true visionary, than man.

Cobra Mgr · 10-02-2018, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Um, I think we can label Khris Davis as a .247 hitter now.

Deja vu. I posted about that earlier.

Anyways, that seems impossible. I wish a mathematician would calculate the odds of someone doing that.

09-30-2018, 08:48 PM	#102
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10-01-2018, 01:52 PM	#107
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 8,923	As long as the Yanks & Sox get eliminated, I'll be happy. Tired of the networks thinking everyone wants to see those 2 ad nauseam. __________________ If a man is guilty 4 what goes on inside of his mind, then let me get the electric chair 4 all my future crimes. - Prince Batdance June 7, 1958 - Apr 21, 2016 Don't fall for the spin

10-01-2018, 04:40 PM	#113
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,853	The best thing for me here is, Wednesday is a national holiday, and I can just watch the NL Wildcard bonanza from the archives with a king-sized breakfast without ruining my sleep. Meanwhile I wonder what the heck Ryan Braun was just doing there... __________________ Portland Raccoons, 92 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

09-30-2018, 10:00 PM	#104
knightdreamer2k Major Leagues Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 452	There was a tie breaker before I am sure of it. It happened in 2005. Yankees and Red Sox was determined by record against because both teams were going to the playoffs regardless.

10-01-2018, 04:54 PM	#114
Whoofe All Star Reserve Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 590	I'm rooting for the brewers, since they have a number of ex-Royals, the players are likable (to me), they are a small market team, Midwestern team, and because they have had a long world series draught. A's, Astros, Rockies, Braves are also acceptable to me, because of one or more of the above reasons

10-01-2018, 05:15 PM	#115
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,426	Der Schlubs are going to the Wild Card game. Which means I'm rooting for whoever the other team is. Even if it's the Doggos. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1

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10-02-2018, 04:11 PM	#118
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,853	Woof. Those strikeouts. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 92 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

10-02-2018, 06:26 PM	#119
ThatSeventiesGuy Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Midland, MI Posts: 3,426	The sad thing is, that K rate isn't all that terrible by current slugger standards. Never realized just how ahead of his time Adam Dunn was. A true visionary, than man. __________________ https://forums.ootpdevelopments.com/...00&postcount=1 Last edited by ThatSeventiesGuy; 10-02-2018 at 06:27 PM.