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fourheels said:
As much as I dislike the Mets, I despise the Phillies even more.
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For me, it's not the team that I dislike, it's the nasty hometown, in person Philly fans that are so despicable. That fanbase will turn on their own in a heartbeat if they don't win.
 
I understand baseball pretty well but perhaps not to the point of an expert level when looking at statistics. My point being, I looked at the Dodgers starting pitchers stats prior to this game and he seems to be terrible. I can't think he was their best option.
 
Rock said:
I understand baseball pretty well but perhaps not to the point of an expert level when looking at statistics. My point being, I looked at the Dodgers starting pitchers stats prior to this game and he seems to be terrible. I can't think he was their best option.
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The large numbers of injuries to LA's starting pitching corps have hurt the team in a big way. Buehler is prolly the team's best 3rd option and he's been consistent when needed .
LA's comeback has been magnificent and now only 1 run down.
 
Meant to share this after the last Royals vs Yankees game the other night. Yankees sure are a cocky bunch.

Rondon started the game out just about unhittable and was really putting on a show (making an ass out of himself) after every out.


Royals players weren't too happy about it and Perez let them know after taking Rondon yard.


Jazz Chisholm Jr said the Yankees are the best team and the Royals just got lucky.
 
Bigs23 said:
Most baseball players are pretty cocky. It come with the territory.
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It’s changed a ton though, in terms of the demonstrative stuff. Bat flips etc would have earned head shots back in the day. And when pitchers batted etc.

ETA: last night Jesse Winker for the Mets stood in the box watching his moon shot about until it landed. It was pretty obnoxious and made me feel old and cranky.
 
I think there’s a middle ground. Whereas in the past it was overboard, bending over backward to not show up a pitcher you just took deep, or a batter you just K’d. It was almost supposed to be joyless and expressionless, or else someone would get plunked.
And now maybe it’s overboard the other way, with guys celebrating every little thing like they’ve done something.

Somewhere in between is probably about right. But when two cities or teams or two guys have reason to dislike each other, then I’m all for them letting it rip. It adds to the fun and drama.

My whole sports playing life I’ve been of the Barry Sanders school of handing the ball to the ref in the endzone and acting like you’ve been there before. But when someone comes at me, then they’re gonna get it. It’s one of the best parts of sports and makes rivalries, which everyone loves.
 
Geisterfahrer said:
It’s changed a ton though, in terms of the demonstrative stuff. Bat flips etc would have earned head shots back in the day. And when pitchers batted etc.

ETA: last night Jesse Winker for the Mets stood in the box watching his moon shot about until it landed. It was pretty obnoxious and made me feel old and cranky.
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Bat flips are good for the game. Does anyone complain when Curry does his night-night? In the NFL, players have choreographed celebrations in the end zone and guys who hit HRs can't flex a little?

The problem for baseball is that its best plays are the least exciting. Strikeouts are . . . eh. Every now and then, a pitcher will K someone with a truly special pitch but not often and anyway, the difference between a good slider and an amazing one is like 2 inches of movement. And HRs are dime a dozen. Even the ones that are hit a mile are only special in the outcome. The swing is the same, the pitch is the same, the resulting flyball is the same, etc.

The only baseball equivalent to the monster jam or a long TD run are defensive plays, which are increasingly rare and a lot of the time, the "highlights" are recoveries from bad jumps. I think baseball would become more exciting if it divested the HR. Make HR Derby its own sport. Then move the baseball fences back 30 feet and play small ball. SBs, triples, OFers making plays -- those are all more exciting than long fly balls that clear a fence.
 
If I recall correctly, the teams with first round byes last year lost 3 of 4 div series, with two of them being sweeps. The one that didn't lost in the next round.

At the moment, teams with first round byes this year are behind in two series, tied in one, and currently trailing in a game 3 (so they're slightly behind in the series).

Baseball playoffs have become broken. Baseball's always been a coin-flip type of sport. Home field is not particularly valuable; there's lots of random variation in performance; and the best teams don't always win. But now it's getting ridiculous.
 
superrific said:
Bat flips are good for the game. Does anyone complain when Curry does his night-night? In the NFL, players have choreographed celebrations in the end zone and guys who hit HRs can't flex a little?

The problem for baseball is that its best plays are the least exciting. Strikeouts are . . . eh. Every now and then, a pitcher will K someone with a truly special pitch but not often and anyway, the difference between a good slider and an amazing one is like 2 inches of movement. And HRs are dime a dozen. Even the ones that are hit a mile are only special in the outcome. The swing is the same, the pitch is the same, the resulting flyball is the same, etc.

The only baseball equivalent to the monster jam or a long TD run are defensive plays, which are increasingly rare and a lot of the time, the "highlights" are recoveries from bad jumps. I think baseball would become more exciting if it divested the HR. Make HR Derby its own sport. Then move the baseball fences back 30 feet and play small ball. SBs, triples, OFers making plays -- those are all more exciting than long fly balls that clear a fence.
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So your point is baseball is boring? Never heard that one before.
 
Geisterfahrer said:
So your point is baseball is boring? Never heard that one before.
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Not exactly. It's that it has de-emphasized the parts of the game that are the best. The 1980s (especially the NL) were more exciting because there was more going on than swing and either miss or kill it.
 
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