Tecumseh
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Baseball writers, that's how. The dinosaurs voting for these awards won't pick a guy who has only played ~60 games by season's end
MLB regular season thread - Part XI - Twins have lost 96
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Baseball writers, that's how. The dinosaurs voting for these awards won't pick a guy who has only played ~60 games by season's end
The Night King
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NJDevs26
Once upon a time...
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Honestly the only real competition at this point is Fulmer, who's struggled down the stretch though his overall numbers are still very good.
I wouldn't neccesarily give it to a guy that's played less than half a season either, but this season could be an outlier.
Tecumseh
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The competition is pretty weak this year but I have a hard time believing the voters will go for a guy with that small of a track record. Hell I'd be surprised if he finishes top 3
BackToTheBrierePatch
Nope not today.
yeah because the ****ing Braves are a powerhouse
remember when I was trying to say nice things about Terry Collins? yeah about that
It really should of not come down to Cespedes having his walkoff HR taken away by a great catch. 3-0 lead headed to the 7th you should close that game out every single time against a team like Atlanta.
just ridiculous.
Pwnasaurus
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This is why strength of schedule argument down the stretch can be so silly. Teams like the Brewers, Phillies, Braves, etc. have players fighting for jobs, high level Sept callups, etc and likely look a lot different than they did when they were playing to the bulk of that sub .500 record in April, May, June and July. The Braves played this series like a playoff series and celebrated like they won Game 7 of the NLCS after that Inciarte catch. I expect the Phillies to be very competitive as well.
Voight
#winning
Vamos Rafa
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Focusing now on the Nats. The Dodgers just need to finish with the same record as the Nats to get HFA in the NLDS since LA won the season series. Currently 3 games back.
MurrayBannerman
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The Phillies offense is awful. The Mets should be able to at worst win 2 of these 4. Even the hot Braves offense did not exactly torch the Mets outside of game 1.
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Cubs magic number for home field thru playoffs= 2
I don't know about anybody here, but I think they get it.
I don't know about anybody here, but I think they get it.
Pwnasaurus
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Looks like the Cubs will be the only team to hit 100 wins this year.
I remember ppl picking teams like the pirates and Cards to win the division.....
I remember ppl picking teams like the pirates and Cards to win the division.....
Cubs2024WSChamps
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Yeah, that was totally unrealistic at the start of the year
Considering the additions the Cubs made during the winter, it was nothing more then wishful thinking.
But nobody is faulting teams for trying. The Cubs were much, much better then the field and proved it.
Here's to the central division. At least you tried.
MurrayBannerman
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McOilbleeder
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Sources: Cubs VP Jason McLeod has done well in Twins' interview process, and is said to be well-regarded, well-positioned in MIN discussions
Don't screw this up, don't screw this up...
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Sources: Cubs VP Jason McLeod has done well in Twins' interview process, and is said to be well-regarded, well-positioned in MIN discussions
Don't screw this up, don't screw this up...
MurrayBannerman
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McOilbleeder
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No argument from me. He's been my top choice all along. Him and someone like Bloom in the POBO and GM spots would really give this franchise some direction. Something we've been lacking for the past little while.
Not if the Cards are swept and San Fran only takes 2 in San Diego. I cannot put faith in any of these teams right now to win series. The Mets/Cards/Giants have 12 games in the next week vs the Reds/Phillies/Padres. I would not be surprised if they only go 6-6 in those games.
GIN ANTONIC
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I think you have to at this point. Regardless of his games played he's putting up historic numbers and they are going to look pretty damn good compared to catchers who played the whole year.
I never thought AA was the best fit for MIN based on his approach but he obviously still would have been a huge upgrade. I don't know much about Jason McLeod but I'm sure he'd do fine all things considered.
Pwnasaurus
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Well sure, if a team gets swept it doesn't really matter what other teams are doing.
MurrayBannerman
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The whole point is to change the approach. They're cleaning house. Or at least they should.
McLeod is the best player dev guy in the business.
GIN ANTONIC
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Well, yeah, but Twins need to re-build and reload and I don't know if AA is that kind of guy, but I guess we'd have to see.
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