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  1. glory
    I didn't even consider the time zone issue for the Mariners. Starting their series at noon, regardless of their opponent, would be unfair to Seattle fans. Same with the Padres. So yeah, if it's Jays/Rays, then it's pretty much guaranteed to be the earliest game (or Toronto/Cleveland if the Jays somehow collapse down the stretch). If it's Jays/M's, then it's likely later in the afternoon/early evening, unless ESPN/MLB want to be cruel to Seattle. Honestly, as long as the game is not at the Trop, I don't care what time it starts.
  2. glory
    Just looked up the 2020 TV ratings for Jays/Rays, and they were really bad. That could have been for a number of reasons (pandemic, election, no fans, etc), but that seems like a matchup that would get tossed in the 12:30 timeslot on ESPN2 or something. Canadian viewers don't count towards ESPN's ratings, and while Tampa gets good local TV numbers, I don't think their fanbase stretches beyond that. My guess is Toronto/Seattle might get the better timeslots if J-Rod plays. But yeah, it really depends on what the official matchups are. ESPN is going to put the games they think will draw the best in the most desirable time slots, so based on the above matchups, the NL is likely getting top priority in that regard.
  3. glory
    I was surprised by the attendance as well as I was expecting closer to a sellout. The Jays have pretty much locked up a playoff spot but they are still fighting for homefield in the WC round so they are playing for something, and it's against the Yankees. Judge's chase is the closest thing to a national story baseball has had in a long time. ESPN hates baseball and even they are interrupting College Football games to show Judge at bats, so there has to be some national interest for them to do that. Maybe that doesn't translate over to Canadian audiences. The fact that it's the AL/"clean" record doesn't hold the same weight as it would have if the McGwire/Sosa/Bonds stuff never happened. The WC round starts on a Friday so I don't think anyone has to worry about tickets sales for that assuming the Jays are hosting, although the games are on ESPN, so it's going to be the death timeslots most likely (ex. noon). Toronto fans are going to show up for playoff games regardless.
  4. glory
    Berrios starts tomorrow, so he's my guess.
  5. glory
    Vlad will be a FA at age 26 going into his age 27 season. Bichette at age 27 going into his age 28 season. So on top of being sons of rich former MLB players, they also know they won't be old as f when they reach free agency. I still think the Jays end up signing/extending Vlad, and losing Bichette to free agency, but I'm basing that off nothing.
  6. glory
    I've said before I will have to see it to believe it as far as Stripling starting Game 3 of the WC round, but I don't see how that's even a debate at this point for the team/front office. My guess is that they'll go with Berrios in Game 3 if the series is at home, since his home numbers are a lot better than his road numbers, and I have a suspicion they want to show faith in him after just signing him to a long ass deal so that might factor in as well. We will see. If the series is on the road, then the Jays would be nuts to go with Berrios in any of the 3 games.
  7. glory
    The Jays push Manoah to 113 pitches to get through 7, but then take out Stripling after 5 when he's at 76 pitches. Never doubt the analytics.
  8. glory
    This is why Manoah shouldn't be pitching in game 162 and missing the WC round just for home field. Big game pitchers pitch in the big games.
  9. glory
    Yeah, if the end result is a 3 game series in Tampa for the WC round, then I want Manoah, Gausman, and Stripling in the 3 games. If the Jays lose, then they lose, but go with your best. I still have a bad feeling that Berrios will be starting a Game 3 regardless, but I hope the Jays prove me wrong there.
  10. glory
    On the plus side, it looks like Stephen Nelson is the main PBP guy in the booth for the Yankees game. I'm not familiar with his game calling but the only thing I know about Apple TV games is that one broadcast with Melanie Newman as the lead announcer is unlistenable, and the other is less offensive, so Judge is getting the the less offensive of the two broadcasts if that's the case. Pujols would be getting screwed if he hits his 700th, but that's probably not happening tonight anyway since he needs 2 (possible but not likely).
  11. glory
    I believe there was talk that Apple would bring in Michael Kay and the YES booth to announce only during Judge at bats, and go back to the regular Apple TV crew for the rest of the game. Not sure if that is happening or not, but clearly people within the game are worried about Apple announcers messing that call up.
  12. glory
    Yeah, something like that wouldn't be Schneider's call. Home field is important, especially if facing the Rays, but not sure I'd make that trade off losing Manoah for the WC series. It's not even a guarantee the Jays win game 162 with Manoah on the mound, and I don't want 2022 Berrios anywhere near a mound during the WC series.
  13. glory
    Let’s see if the Jays have the balls to start Stripling in game 3 of the WC series.
  14. glory
    Yeah seriously. Pearson better be a 1 inning max reliever going forward.
  15. glory
    Wow. That’s a Charlie quote right there. Not good. With the WC round coming up, decisions like that are kind of scary.
  16. glory
    Is Bass hurt/unavailable? He should be in this game right now.
  17. glory
    Yeah on top of all the amazing offensive numbers, Judge has played quite a bit of CF this season and is a positive defender there. So even on defense he is extremely valuable. There is no question he should be the MVP this season.
  18. glory
    Judge hits 60 and then a walk off grand slam for Stanton. Wow.
  19. glory
    Looks like Friday's Apple TV lineup has both the Yankees game and the Cardinals game, and MLB is not going to move them. So if you want to watch Judge possibly breaking/tying the AL HR record and Pujols possibly getting his 700th home run (assuming they don't get to those milestones earlier), then you'll have to watch it on Apple. To be fair, there was no way MLB could have had the foresight to predict this when they made the schedules, but they better hope neither of those milestones happen on Apple. Melanie Newman having to make a record breaking call that will be replayed for decades would be a travesty.
  20. glory
    Gibbons in 2015 was definitely hurting the Jays in much of the same way as Buntoyo was hurting the team in 2021 (not knowing who his best relievers were, etc). I mean, the 2015 team was .500 at the deadline despite having a +1 million run differential, so even had that in common with 2021 Charlie, except the AL East in 2015 was considerably weaker than it was in 2021. I thought Gibbons got better in 2016-18, but definitely agree that it's revisionism with him, more so for his personality. Gibby vs Charlie in the personality department was night and day so it probably became more glaring when we had to watch Bongos in person for 3 years.
  21. glory
    He's going to want more than $300m overall, and likely wants to be the highest paid position player in AAV, so I'll go with 9/350. If I had to guess a team, I'd say the Giants. I don't think the current Red Sox FO is going to sign a contract like that, and Cohen's going to have to replace practically his entire rotation next season (deGrom in particular), as well as dealing with FA for Diaz and Nimmo, so there's going to be a limit to what he can spend. Dodgers don't need him. Angels are trash and need to re-sign Ohtani, plus they might be sold, so I'd rule them out. I don't think Cashman wants to go that high, but if Judge breaks the non-roid HR record and wins the triple crown, then there's a good chance Cashman/Hal get run down by an angry mob if Judge leaves. From a branding standpoint, I think Judge would be foolish to leave the Yankees. He is much more marketable as a Yankee than as anything else, but that may not be important to him. I'd say it's going to be the Giants or Yankees, but I'd lean towards the Giants.
  22. glory
    Hopefully this team is finding its groove at the right time. This team resembled a mid to high 80's win team for much of the season, but now they are turning it on. Right time to gel.
  23. glory
    I don't disagree that umpiring needs to be resolved, but improving the pace of play and making a more entertaining product is pretty important. That's why I mentioned defensive 3 seconds in the NBA because the main intention was to improve the quality of play. They wanted players to be able to drive to the basket for dunks, and other things that made the game more enjoyable. They have since made rule changes that help offensive players, and that was done so that they never have to experience a 2004 Pistons/Spurs type of Finals again (low scoring, boring). My point is not that everyone has to accept the new rules, just that MLB is doing it for the same reason the NBA did their changes. Limiting pick offs will speed the game up but also lead to more stolen bases, which is what the league wants. The pitch clock should hopefully shave a good chunk of time from the average game. I'm not sure the shift regulations will add significantly more BABIP/doubles/triples, we will have to wait and see on that one. Hopefully the robo umps are coming soon.
  24. glory
    Yeah, the NBA has changed so much in the last 20-30 years, and basketball fans don't care one bit. Seriously, watch an NBA game from 2000-05 and compare it to today. It's almost a different sport. Yet when baseball wants to do things to speed the game up or make it better, they have to feel the wrath of fans who think MLB is trying to ruin the sport. In 2001 the NBA implemented the defensive 3 second violation so someone like Shaq couldn't get sleep in the paint all game. If that happened in baseball, it would be the biggest injustice ever because it would be "unfair to limit where a player can stand" or whatever. I'm not saying people have to agree with every rule change, it's a matter of preference at the end of the day, but baseball continues to be the sport where change is next to impossible.
  25. glory
    It's probably not going to happen, but Stripling better start game 3 of a WC series. Berrios has been too inconsistent all season.
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