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  1. All in all a decent pre-game. Solid anthems, cool flag stuff... next level weird choir stuff. Play f'n ball!
  2. Was just gonna say that. The flag thing they did in the OF for both countries was pretty cool
  3. I really hope nobody boos the US anthem. It's so classless to do that
  4. I mean, I can get behind the idea of what they were going for... something unique and memorable. But seriously, wtf.... that was just weird.
  5. Rating out of 10 on on that weird-ass choir singing before the lineups???? 3/10
  6. Of course not, but if you look at Ohtani, he's merely excellent against LHP (130wrc+) vs top tier superstar against RHP (wrc+ 168). Strikes out more, walks less, SLG is over 100 points lower. Freeman - career-wise 120 wrc+ against LHP vs 151 against RHP. Muncy - 113 vs LHP, 130 vs RHP. I'd take those margins everytime. Muncy has been especially dogsh*t against LHP this season though with a 59 wRC+, 159 vs RHP. Given how the Jays seem to be giving guys different looks this offseason, they might be using different guys in big spots against Ohtani ... first time might be Little, second time might be Fluharty, 3rd time might be Lauer. then Fluharty again, then Lauer and back to Little... something like that. Trying to make sure he gets different looks as often as possible. Feels like Varland is gonna get a shot too given they seem to like using him in every game of the postseason. Seranthony probably matches up more towards the Teoscar part of the lineup.
  7. Ty France is an absolute unit physically for someone under 6 feet tall. but for some reason though he still swings a pool noodle with a 71 for his average swing speed. Quirky numbers for him on defense, 96th percentile range for a 1B. 1st percentile arm.
  8. Yeah, I really don't think Schneider is planning on using France as anything but a pinch hitter. Dodgers have 4 lefty relievers at their disposal in Banda, Kershaw, Dreyer, Wrobleski so you can bet in any important situation later in games with Barger up, one of them is coming in to face him for sure and that's where France and/or Schneider will be used
  9. Highly doubt France starts. He's a pinch hitter at most. He wont be replacing Vlad at any point during a game unless it's a blowout and you're just being ultra-cautious
  10. He was sat plenty down the stretch leading up to the playoffs, but yeah, has been a mainstay since the playoffs started. You're probably right that he's in there. I was just saying there is a logical reason why sitting him could make sense.
  11. Gimenez i can see as the options for SS defense after him are definitely worse defensively. Varsho i can understand sitting against Snell specifically just because Snell murders lefties with strikeouts and Varsho is already prone to swing and miss. PLus, they lose virtually nothing defensively with Straw, and you just shift him to LF or RF later after Varsho enters the game pinch hitting for someone else like France or Schneider.
  12. Me too. I'll take a dirt bike or a quad into the fields any day of the week though.
  13. 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.
  14. how many pitchers did they use in the ALCS?
  15. 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.
  16. 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
  17. Don't discount the possibility of Varland being tried as a starter.
  18. I mean, if there's one thing the Dodgers do, it's spending less on resources.
  19. Don't forget about Woodruff. He will be in the mix for sure if he's willing to come east
  20. Also, think about how many more Sportsnet+ subscriptions were just sold, extended ... etc.
  21. 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***
  22. If their starters go 7-8 IP every game, their pen is pretty good.
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