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  1. John_Havok
    Me too. I'll take a dirt bike or a quad into the fields any day of the week though.
  2. John_Havok
    you heard.... ya ok.
  3. John_Havok
    I havent watched this but just on the surface i find it incredibly hard to believe these things were offered by the owners and turned down. That's about as sweet a deal as the players are ever going to get. THat last point would require compensation if another team signed the RFA but ... yeah.
  4. John_Havok
    how many pitchers did they use in the ALCS?
  5. John_Havok
    There is no right answer. If the right answer is always "use your best arm when you're up 2 in the 7th with 1 out and 2 runners on" you really do give up the ghost if a rally starts after that. We already know there's no relievers out there for high leverage that go get 8-9 outs. That hasn't been a thing for years. 6 outs max, 4 is far more common. This is where the 3 batter rule came in clutch tbh. It forced the manager to make a decision that considered the 9th facing the exact same part of the lineup with lesser arms where he wouldn't be able to match up 1 pitcher for 1 hitter multiple times. It wasn't solely about using the best arm in the 7th.
  6. John_Havok
    I suspect Berrios is going to have some sort of surgery in the offseason. Maybe just a cleanup or something, but he's definitely going under the knife. His ongoing discomfort could be a real cause of his downturn this season and be reason to expect at least a little bit of a bounceback in 2026 - depending on the procedure of course. If its tendon related, he may be gone for the whole season
  7. John_Havok
    Don't discount the possibility of Varland being tried as a starter.
  8. John_Havok
    I mean, if there's one thing the Dodgers do, it's spending less on resources.
  9. John_Havok
    Don't forget about Woodruff. He will be in the mix for sure if he's willing to come east
  10. John_Havok
    Also, think about how many more Sportsnet+ subscriptions were just sold, extended ... etc.
  11. John_Havok
    Thanks SPANKYgpt. Now that I think about it, I'd actually love to have an AI answer questions like Spanky does at all times. That would be funny as f***
  12. John_Havok
    If their starters go 7-8 IP every game, their pen is pretty good.
  13. John_Havok
    Ty France says hi. Not from the dugout... but he still says hi.
  14. John_Havok
    I wish he wasn't in the 2 hole, but yes, Lukes has more than earned his place as a capable MLB starter. Star? no. I hope he can turn his late blooming into at least a free agency payday, though that will be when he's going into his age 36 season.
  15. John_Havok
    Interesting to think how that may have gone. Had they put George on, put in Speier to face Lukes, Schneider probably goes to Davis Schneider for the pinch hit opportunity. So many scenarios could have happened if those decisions had been made.
  16. John_Havok
    Now from Schneider: Schneider was trying to think alongside Wilson and what counter moves he had. The thought in the Blue Jays dugout was that Wilson might put Springer on first base and go to lefty Gabe Speier for the left-on-left matchup with Lukes. In that scenario, Schneider would have had to pinch-hit for Lukes. “That’s what I thought he was going to do,” Schneider said. “I didn’t know which way Dan was going to go in terms of strategy. But I love the fact that he kept the bat in George’s hands.... I’ll never count George out of an at-bat that means something.”
  17. John_Havok
    Some insights from last night's pitching moves by Seattle: Wilson first: “Bazardo has been doing it all season long,” Wilson said. “And he’s been so consistent at it. He’s done such a good job all year. Felt really comfortable with him out there with the way he’s been throwing the ball, especially this series, and it was a good spot for him.” “[Woo] had such a good outing there, and it was time to turn it over, we thought, to the leverage guys who are in those situations,” Wilson said. “That’s what went into that decision.” On whether there was a thought of walking Springer to face Lukes with the bases loaded: “It’s a tough call,” Wilson said. “It’s a tough decision. You don’t want to put that go-ahead run at first. And then that also introduces [Vladimir Guerrero Jr.] into the equation [hitting behind Lukes] if you don’t get the double play. The way we looked at it, we were going to go with George.”
  18. John_Havok
    I remember, It was... WhoGivesAF*ck
  19. John_Havok
    Criticizing the FO of any baseball team is low-hanging fruit. It's cliche today to describe any oversight as "the most egregious failure in the history of the franchise... " etc... Did Atkins fail to improve certain areas enough? Sure. But his overall process was fine and not a single team in baseball improved every need they had as well as they wanted, not even the Dodgers. That's just not how sports work.
  20. John_Havok
    You need to be ready for him to face Ohtani, Betts and Freeman. Results, probably a K and 2 walks, but not sure who gets what.
  21. John_Havok
    You just know Bassitt is giving it his all knowing he's likely not coming back next season. I mean, not like any of them aren't giving their all, but for guys like him, at his age and contract status there's that little bit extra.
  22. John_Havok
    just checked, 500 level is ranging from 2500 to 4000 Behind-ish for the plate for 20k
  23. John_Havok
    Sooooo close...
  24. John_Havok
    23minutes later....
  25. John_Havok
    One thing you know for certain, their pitching staff will be 100% ready to exploit any perceived holes in any player's swings or approaches. The Jays will need to be prepared. Honestly, I dunno how you prepare for their top 3 hitters. Ohtani is baseball Jesus, Betts is en fuego and Freddy is Freeman. Ya just know Teo is going to hit a bomb in an important spot at some point just to make all the casuals whine about not re-signing him. But, like any other baseball game or series, anything can happen. This series is 100% going to be framed as Vlad vs Ohtani. Superstar vs Megastar.
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