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AvatarJay Jaffe
2:18
nope
Guest
2:18
the baseball card talk inspired me to go on ebay and buy a barry bonds hologram card I had in the 90s
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:19
I'm still short Marty Bystrom to complete my 1986 Topps set.
Quadrangular
2:19
Which of the rule changes that were railroaded in this season will we regret the soonest?
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:19
expanded playoffs if they stick!
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:19
The worst for the future of the sport is the expanded playoffs
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:19
They're not even official past this season and I'm already angry about it!
Tony Wolfe
2:19
I got used to the extra innings modification remarkably fast
2:20
but expanded playoffs would be the worst
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:20
I don't like the extra-innings rule but don't hate it as much as I expected to.  Don't mind the doubleheader rule IF it is used to make them a regular thing AND give players more off days/better travel schedules in season
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:20
If they agreed to freeze playoff spots at 10 until baseball has at least 36 teams, I'd happily take the extra-inning ghost runner.
Tommy
2:21
what is the feeling of a first round bye for top teams?
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:21
it was working great from 2012-19
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:21
As a fan, I don't want to see great teams having great seasons.
err
I WANT to see great teams having great seasons.
Bb
2:22
Would a 7-inning no-hitter this year have been considered an official no-hitter?
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:22
no
Guest
2:22
From a person who loves baseball but who primarily follows other sports, what are your specific objections against the expanded playoffs?
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:22
sub-.500 teams making playoffs, lack of incentive for teams to improve beyond low-80s win projections, likelihood of best-of-3 series bumping off a powerhouse for no good reason
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:23
Because baseball has a 162 game season and teams are close enough that larger playoff spots just make it a random mess.
Tony Wolfe
2:23
Ben Clemens gave a pretty thorough answer to that question here: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/expanded-playoffs-discourage-greatness/
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:23
yes
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:23
8 seeds only work in baseball because the NBA 8 seeds are almost always dead.
But in baseball, you'd have 78-84 teams toppling 105-57 teams *all the time*
Tony Wolfe
2:23
Fried is out of the game for ATL. Martin in for the eighth
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:27
Like the teams playing at the moment, Tony has experienced a power outage. he's waiting for his wifi to come back
Quadrangular
2:27
Collectively, will we hold our deserved vitriol for the Astros long enough to actually heckle them in person, or will it dissipate before we get the chance?
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:29
on the one hand, we have ample evidence that this country is driven by grievance these days. On the other hand, free agency will start to scatter these guys to the four winds. They re-signed Gurriel but I'd be surprised if Springer stayed, Reddick is a free agent too
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:29
(so is Brantley but he wasn't on the 2017 team)
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:29
#8 seeds in the NBA are 82-254 against #1 seeds. *And* they've been playing best of seven first rounds for nearly 20 years.
2:30
*That's* why 8 seeds work in the NBA playoffs: when they win, it's rare enough to be of historic note.
Tony Wolfe
2:30
SHOCKED I missed a 1-2-3 inning
AvatarDan Szymborski
2:32
Seven seeds are 96-248 against #2 seeds
Guest
2:32
Should Bauer be left in to start the eighth?
Guest
2:32
(Brewers just became Szymborski fans with his comment about teams toppling juggernauts)
Tony Wolfe
2:32
Bell will pretty much ride Bauer as long as he can
Guest
2:32
When was the last playoff game that went into extras at 0-0?
druidiful
2:33
It's pretty amazing how the Reds have gone from having negative pitching war over a full season a couple of seasons ago, to one of the best staffs in the playoffs.
AvatarJay Jaffe
2:33
Has a lot to do with pitching coach Derek Johnson and the team's embrace of analytics
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