MLB 2017 Season Discussion

[spacemt354]

Great season by the Yankees. Amazing that last year they trade their top players like Beltran, McCann, Andrew Miller, etc in order to rebuild with youth, and then meets those same players in the playoffs the next year, and be one of the last 4 teams standing in the MLB. Plenty to look forward to if a Yankee fan over the next few years. I was just hoping for Yankees vs Dodgers for classic baseball sake.

But this year, Astros were the better team -- though Dodgers might be even better. One thing the Yankees exposed is that the Astros have no bullpen, especially on the road...which will be tough when they don't have home field advantage in the WS. They need their starters to carry them through and their offense to jump out to an early lead, otherwise - they are very vulnerable.

 

[LAKid53]

Great season by the Yankees. Amazing that last year they trade their top players like Beltran, McCann, Andrew Miller, etc in order to rebuild with youth, and then meets those same players in the playoffs the next year, and be one of the last 4 teams standing in the MLB. Plenty to look forward to if a Yankee fan over the next few years. I was just hoping for Yankees vs Dodgers for classic baseball sake.
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But this year, Astros were the better team -- though Dodgers might be even better. One thing the Yankees exposed is that the Astros have no bullpen, especially on the road...which will be tough when they don't have home field advantage in the WS. They need their starters to carry them through and their offense to jump out to an early lead, otherwise - they are very vulnerable.

I was hoping for a Dodgers/Yankees rematch. Maybe next year.

Can't wait for Tuesday. Love to see us sweep. But I'll take 5.

 

[Lucky]

Tough but fair assessment of Harper. I wouldn't give him $400m...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...abb0f1e9ffb_story.html?utm_term=.a3eabd684e46

 

[Dead2009]

Verlander/Kershaw game 1?

Keuchel will probably start game 1 considering he was going to be an option in the bullpen had the game gotten out of hand last night

Alex Cora named Red Sox manager
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21116419/boston-red-sox-tab-alex-cora-47th-manager-club-history

 

[Dead2009]

Indians pitching coach Mick Callaway to be Mets' new manager
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21114731/mickey-callaway-named-manager-new-york-mets

 

[NYwdwfan]

Indians pitching coach Mick Callaway to be Mets' new manager
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/21114731/mickey-callaway-named-manager-new-york-mets

Interesting.

 

[LAKid53]

Yeah, it's gonna be a hot one.

Just looked at the broadcast schedule on Comcast. For some reason, they've decided the WS is 8 games. Game 1 Tuesday LA, Game 2 Wednesday LA, travel day, Game 3 Friday Houston, Game 4 Saturday Houston, an unnumbered game Sunday in Houston, with a comment As Needed, Game 5 Monday in Houston with the comment Last Game Played in Houston, travel day Tuesday, Game 6 LA Wednesday, Game 7 LA Thursday.

Uh?

Won't they be surprised when that 8:00 pm time slot on Monday isn't Game 5. How incompetent can a cable company be? Oh right, it's Comcast....

 

[LAKid53]

Every Dodger remembers the ball that hit Reggie in his York.....

 

[LAKid53]

Nice home run by Gimli from Lord Of The Ri.....I mean, by Justin Turner.

The Redhead strikes again!

 

[NYwdwfan]

The Former Met strikes again!

FTFY

 

[LAKid53]

FTFY

Pffff

 

[LAKid53]

1 down, 3 more to go. And that game went fast - 2 hours and 20 minutes.

 

[LAKid53]

Shortest WS game since 1992.

And congrats on the win. The heat wave certainly didn't tire Kershaw out.

Thanks. He looked like he wanted to go all 9 innings. Verlander vs our rotation will be exciting tomorrow.

 

[LAKid53]

Well that was an entertaining first pitch...

Seeing some of the '81 team - Steve and Fernando - and Vin brought tears to my eyes. "It's time for Dodger Baseball!" Epic.

 

[LAKid53]

That. Was. Brutal.

 

[Lucky]

Yankees announced they will not re-sign Joe Girardi.

Maybe he'll end up in Washington.

 

[NYwdwfan]

Maybe he'll end up in Washington.

I will physically restrain his arm from signing that contract.

 

[Lucky]

I will physically restrain his arm from signing that contract.

You guys already have your new manager. You should have waited a little longer.

 

[LAKid53]

So has MLB become all about the analytics?

 

[Lucky]

So has MLB become all about the analytics?

Dusty Baker is not analytical but ironically the analytics suggest he is/was a very good manager...

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-orioles-always-win-more-than-they-should-theres-a-reason-for-that/

He is getting older though, like some others on that list who have been retired for some time already.