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Mrs. Phanatic
9:15
Would regular season baseball games be more watchable if they shows all of the high speed replays we’re getting tonight?
AvatarAlex Sonty
9:15
Do you not like baseball?
lol
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:16
Well, that went out fast
Honestly, I'm *more* inclined to leave Valdez in now.
Mateo
9:16
Unreal that the homer occurs while Buck says "Valdez fighting to stay in the game"
Roach
9:16
Exit velocity of 112 mph...I think Duvall got all of that
Lzfreak
9:17
Is there any correlation between having an excellent bullpen and overperformance in the postseason?
AvatarAlex Sonty
9:17
I've wanted to look into this, but haven't because when I have that question and I'm always doing football stuff. My guess is not as much as I want there to be.
5 Run Homer
9:17
Here’s the thing: dynasties rule and are fun as hell. Regular season parity is overrated
AvatarAlex Sonty
9:17
It totally depends on the sport.
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:18
Soler's HR down to *seventh* hardest hit this game.
Russ
9:18
Eddie Rosario is the greatest Brave trade since ___... (Mark Teixeria obviously excluded)
Roach
9:18
A-Rod agrees with you Dan, those pesky odd leads just aren't that desirable.
PJ
9:18
They should make it the Crawford Sandbox, you know, for kids!
Whitty
9:18
Just make baseball a year round sport
AvatarAlex Sonty
9:18
If KBO pivoted to the winter, I'd play KBO DFS every night.
AvatarDavid Laurila
9:18
I did the chat for ALDS Game 1 between the Astros and White Sox, which was a 6-1 snoozefest that took 3:34 to play. I'm hoping this one turns into something better than that...
Russ
9:18
Is Adam Duvall the best Braves trade since Eddie Rosario?
ChuckNChino
9:19
too early to throw in the towel, imo
B’Ryce Hammer
9:19
how to win in two steps: 1. Chase the starter 2. Shred the pen
JamesD84
9:20
The big-money teams have a floor.  The Yankees haven't been below .519 since 1992.  They're well-run, but not that much better-run than anyone else.  If the Mets didn't have tons of money, with their management they'd be the Rockies.
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:20
But how big a deal is it REALLY that small money teams are crappier crappy teams than big money teams when they're crappy?
GoBarves
9:20
Dansby for Shelby Miller, Russ
Joe
9:21
the dansby Swanson trade
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:21
And how do you make a system in which ensuring more parity isn't just a player-to-team wealth transfer program?
Jake Cave
9:21
Mets and Rockies have the same number of WS appearances this century
Lzfreak
9:21
The Mets are already the Rockies in terms of WS appearances in the last 20 years
Molina Mo Problems
9:21
The real problem is that small market teams spend like they are independent league teams. A's and Rays could afford higher salaries
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:21
But why would they? MLB's revenue sharing system doesn't incentivize spending on your team.
Harmon Ripkowski
9:22
Just throwing out the Fred McGriff trade...
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:22
Revenue sharing should be designed to normalize the marginal value of a win from market to market
sadtrombone
9:23
Yeah definitely too soon to throw in the towel. The Astros regularly put up 5-6 against every playoff team.
But obviously it's not looking good.
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:24
TB gets no change in their national, merchandising, internet, or international revenue if they're good. They see little attendance change from being good. The system doesn't incentivize the Rays to spend.
Lzfreak
9:25
Salary cap and floor together seems like a win win
AvatarAlex Sonty
9:25
For football, it works. I think this is horrible for baseball. Contracts are really tricky and the ways rosters fluctuate. And the contracts would just get smaller, when I'd argue they aren't large enough in terms of AAV.
AvatarDan Szymborski
9:25
If the Rays got a lot more revenue in 95 win years than they normally get in 95 win seasons and a lot less revenue in 75 wins than they normally get in 75 win seasons, they'd actually have a financial incentive to put money into the team.
We already have a soft salary cap
AvatarAlex Sonty
9:25
Yes
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