Wolfgang622 wrote:Anyone else a little surprised that there is no team that sort of came from nowhere in this shortened season to be really in the hunt? 60 games is like nothing in baseball... remember the 1995 Phillies? The same Phillies who intentionally permitted Paul Quantrill, Tyler Green, Mike Mimbs, Sid Fernandez, Jeff Juden, and Mike Williams - yes, that Mike Williams - to start 102 of the team's 144 games in baseball's last shortened season?

They were 38-22 after 60 games, 24-13 after 37, where the Phillies are today.

The Marlins are a playoff team currently and the defending champ nats are one of the worst teams in the league. I guess that's not quite the same since 8 teams from each league make the playoffs. I do think it has to do with the landscape of the game, back in the '90s every team was trying to win, or at least put an entertaining team on the field for what they could afford. So bad or middling teams were usually full of veterans with maybe some name recognition and some past successes, so it wasn't crazy that they'd put on a good 60 game stretch or whatever and the magic would run out. Now the landscape is more that there are teams that are trying to win, they have a good mix of vet's, FA's and young talent, then you have teams that are rebuilding, they are essentially just punting the season. Look at the red sox, they wanted to get under the repeater tax so they sold off what they could and are starting a catcher we DFA'd. There aren't really teams in the middle anymore that could catch lightning in a bottle.

Wolfgang622 wrote:Anyone else a little surprised that there is no team that sort of came from nowhere in this shortened season to be really in the hunt? 60 games is like nothing in baseball... remember the 1995 Phillies? The same Phillies who intentionally permitted Paul Quantrill, Tyler Green, Mike Mimbs, Sid Fernandez, Jeff Juden, and Mike Williams - yes, that Mike Williams - to start 102 of the team's 144 games in baseball's last shortened season?

They were 38-22 after 60 games, 24-13 after 37, where the Phillies are today.

I'm not sure what "coming from nowhere" means in this context but the Athletics and the Rays are 25th and 28th in payroll, respectively and are currently 2 of the 3 best teams in baseball. We get so used to those organizations being able to do more with less that we take it for granted.

Squire wrote:

Wolfgang622 wrote:Anyone else a little surprised that there is no team that sort of came from nowhere in this shortened season to be really in the hunt? 60 games is like nothing in baseball... remember the 1995 Phillies? The same Phillies who intentionally permitted Paul Quantrill, Tyler Green, Mike Mimbs, Sid Fernandez, Jeff Juden, and Mike Williams - yes, that Mike Williams - to start 102 of the team's 144 games in baseball's last shortened season?

They were 38-22 after 60 games, 24-13 after 37, where the Phillies are today.

I'm not sure what "coming from nowhere" means in this context but the Athletics and the Rays are 25th and 28th in payroll, respectively and are currently 2 of the 3 best teams in baseball. We get so used to those organizations being able to do more with less that we take it for granted.

Rays and Athletics were both playoff teams last year.

I mean some team that everyone assumed would suck getting hot. Marlins are a good example. Probably about to throttle our asses too.

Of course the Giants were supposed to be dead awful and are not.

Blue Jays?

Wolfgang622 wrote:

Squire wrote:

Wolfgang622 wrote:Anyone else a little surprised that there is no team that sort of came from nowhere in this shortened season to be really in the hunt? 60 games is like nothing in baseball... remember the 1995 Phillies? The same Phillies who intentionally permitted Paul Quantrill, Tyler Green, Mike Mimbs, Sid Fernandez, Jeff Juden, and Mike Williams - yes, that Mike Williams - to start 102 of the team's 144 games in baseball's last shortened season?

They were 38-22 after 60 games, 24-13 after 37, where the Phillies are today.

I'm not sure what "coming from nowhere" means in this context but the Athletics and the Rays are 25th and 28th in payroll, respectively and are currently 2 of the 3 best teams in baseball. We get so used to those organizations being able to do more with less that we take it for granted.

Rays and Athletics were both playoff teams last year.

I mean some team that everyone assumed would suck getting hot. Marlins are a good example. Probably about to throttle our asses too.

Of course the Giants were supposed to be dead awful and are not.

So, there are at least two of them then, right?

As it stands now (or before tonight idk if it changed)

No. 1 Dodgers vs. No. 8 Giants
No. 2 Braves vs. No. 7 Marlins
No. 3 Cubs vs. No. 6 Cardinals
No. 4 Padres vs. No. 5 Phillies

Atlanta/Miami is the equivalent of the NBATV series otherwise 3 very fun matchups.

heyeaglefn wrote:Blue Jays?

Yes, you're right.

MLB says locker room celebrations for clinching playoff spots must be socially distant and not have any alcohol

BigEd76 wrote:MLB says locker room celebrations for clinching playoff spots must be socially distant and not have any alcohol

I don't think we're going to need to worry about that.

looks like the only off days in the playoffs will be after games two and five in the world series.

MLB expected to announce the DS, CS and WS neutral bubble sites today

ReadingPhilly wrote:looks like the only off days in the playoffs will be after games two and five in the world series.

Seems like density to sneak into the playoffs, pull off a big first round upset and then go down with Vinny Velo in game 5 of the DS.

MoBettle wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:looks like the only off days in the playoffs will be after games two and five in the world series.

Seems like density to sneak into the playoffs, pull off a big first round upset and then go down with Vinny Velo in game 5 of the DS.

Huh. I think it feels like destiny to lose all of our remaining games with a bullpen ERA of 33.92.

I think winning a playoff series would be considered a good season.

First round best-of-3s will be at the higher seed locations

ALDS at Petco and Dodger Stadium
NLDS at Minute Maid and the new Rangers stadium Globe Life Field

ALCS at Petco
NLCS at Globe Life

World Series at Globe Life

Families will be allowed to join the players in the playoff bubble if they quarantine for at least a week before

BNightengale
Another awful day in the #MLB scouting world: The #Atlanta Braves, who are in 1st place in the NL East, have informed several of their top veteran pro scouts today that they've been laid off, less than two weeks before the postseason. The Atlanta Braves' sweeping layoffs are across the board, including player development and business operations, besides the pro and amateur scouting departments.

get um

Do they do this often? Alexa Datt, a host on MLB Network, just used her 10th grade Spanish to •kind of• participate in an interview with Pedro and Dinelson Lamet. It was kind of awkward, and she asked him if he likes cake.

Who doesn't like cake?

JFLNYC wrote:Who doesn't like cake?

the citizens of France, circa 1793.


I know she didn't really say it