AL Wild Card Game: Oakland Athletics @ New York Yankees -October 3, 2018 - 8:08 PM ET

[TheHurl]

a game?

[Orgfiller]

a game?

 

If Britton stays out there maybe, but it's still really far from being one.

[P2F]

Zach Britton suxxxxxxxxxx

[havok24]

Zach Britton suxxxxxxxxxx

 

Showalter was right!

[Boxcar]

What a horrendous call by the ump, that's unacceptable.

 

Yeah, just because replay is a thing doesn't mean that umps can take it easy. If they are just going to relax and let technology fix their mistakes, why not just skip the middle man?

[Orgfiller]

Another dinger pls, Britton is trash, gotta take advantage before Chad Green comes in.

[Boxcar]

I don't think it's emphasized enough the payroll discrepancy in this game. That's not to take anything away from the Yankees, they are a legitimately excellent team built by very smart people, but it sure helps when your top 5 salaried players alone make more than the opponent team's payroll. There's a $100M difference in payroll between these two teams.

 

This year was a huge win for analytics. 5 of the top 10 teams in payroll didn't make the playoffs (with the Giants second in the MLB at a whopping $205M), while two teams in the bottom 10 (Brewers and the A's) did make it with the Rays at the very bottom having won 90 games in the AL East.

 

How the f*** are the Giants #2? Off hand, I can't even think of who would be expensive on their team.

[TheHurl]

I don't think it's emphasized enough the payroll discrepancy in this game. That's not to take anything away from the Yankees, they are a legitimately excellent team built by very smart people, but it sure helps when your top 5 salaried players alone make more than the opponent team's payroll. There's a $100M difference in payroll between these two teams.

 

This year was a huge win for analytics. 5 of the top 10 teams in payroll didn't make the playoffs (with the Giants second in the MLB at a whopping $205M), while two teams in the bottom 10 (Brewers and the A's) did make it with the Rays at the very bottom having won 90 games in the AL East.

 

I would bet the bottom 10 beat the middle ten by 100 wins.

[glory]

Not too happy with the Indians-Astros first pitch at 2pm on Friday.

 

MLB is going to pimp the s*** out of New York vs. Boston, as they should. That will get all the prime time spots, and the only chance MLB has of getting mainstream buzz.

[Orgfiller]

How the f*** are the Giants #2? Off hand, I can't even think of who would be expensive on their team.

 

They have a bunch of s***** and injured pitchers in Shark and Cueto who make bank, Posey is expensive, Melancon makes $20M a year lmao, Pence $18.5M, and then a bunch of guys who aren't elite but still make a lot of money.

[glory]

Damn, Stanton crushed that.

[TheHurl]

How the f*** are the Giants #2? Off hand, I can't even think of who would be expensive on their team.

 

$20M for Melancon this year is all you need to know.

 

Mark Melancon $20,000,000 9.73

Hunter Pence $18,500,000 9.00

Brandon Belt $17,200,000 8.36

Brandon Crawford $15,200,000 7.39

Evan Longoria $12,000,000 5.84

Madison Bumgarner $12,000,000 5.84

 

On the DL

 

 

Buster Posey (60-day) $22,177,777 10.78

Johnny Cueto (60-day) $21,000,000 10.21

Jeff Samardzija (60-day) $19,800,000

[Boxcar]

Holy f***, how to not spend money 101 with Brian Sabean

[Orgfiller]

I would bet the bottom 10 beat the middle ten by 100 wins.

 

Fun fact: the bottom 10 does not include the Baltimore Orioles.

[Boxcar]

Fun fact: the bottom 10 does not include the Baltimore Orioles.

 

Maybe without Chris Davis

 

For the next 4 years

[Orgfiller]

Maybe without Chris Davis

 

For the next 4 years

 

Don't forget Mark Trumbo who still has $11M left after having contributed -0.9 WAR for $22M. He actually has a bit of deferred money too!

[Omar]

MLB is going to pimp the s*** out of New York vs. Boston, as they should. That will get all the prime time spots, and the only chance MLB has of getting mainstream buzz.

 

Why cant they start the game at 4pm eastern time? I bitch about this every year.

[onwego]

I don't think it's emphasized enough the payroll discrepancy in this game. That's not to take anything away from the Yankees, they are a legitimately excellent team built by very smart people, but it sure helps when your top 5 salaried players alone make more than the opponent team's payroll. There's a $100M difference in payroll between these two teams.

 

This year was a huge win for analytics. 5 of the top 10 teams in payroll didn't make the playoffs (with the Giants second in the MLB at a whopping $205M), while two teams in the bottom 10 (Brewers and the A's) did make it with the Rays at the very bottom having won 90 games in the AL East.

 

Sanchez, Judge, Andujar, Voit, Hicks and Torres are paid that much so soon in their careers???????

 

I see about 7 million in total to these Yankees in 2018.

 

You are welcome for this schooling.

[glory]

Billy Beane is the Raptors, and the Yankees are LeBron James. Can't beat them regardless of what decade it is.

[Orgfiller]

Sanchez, Judge, Andujar, Voit, Hicks and Torres are paid that much so soon in their careers???????

 

I see about 7 million in total to these Yankees in 2018.

 

You are welcome for this schooling.

 

Lol

[Spanky99]

Showalter was right!

 

lol

[bones10]

f*** the Yanks

[bones10]

Indians Yankees ALCS would be fun though

[TheHurl]

With the Cubs and A's being out, Cleveland is the only team I have a wager on remaining.

[P2F]

With the Cubs and A's being out, Cleveland is the only team I have a wager on remaining.

 

Luckily for you, they're winning the World Series this year.

[Spanky99]

Why cant they start the game at 4pm eastern time? I bitch about this every year.

 

4 Games Friday buddy, Rox @ Brewers at 4:15 EST