MLB Off-Topic

[Madden08PCgmr]

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I always wondered how much different it could have been for those Braves if they had won that first one.

[DrJones]

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One of the less talked about World Series is 1992.

Game 1 - ATL wins
Game 2 - TOR scores 2 in the top 9th to win
Game 3 - TOR scores 1 in the bottom 8th to tie, 1 in the bottom 9th to win
Game 4 - TOR wins by 1 run (ATL threat in the 8th stopped)
Game 5 - ATL wins
Game 6 - ATL ties in the bottom 9th, TOR scores 2 in top 11th, ATL scores 1 in bottom 11th but loses

1991 WS felt like it was really back/forth but ATL was better all around. It's one of the few 6-game WS where the winning team was outscored in the series.

Or put another way, the Blue Jays won that World Series despite their "ace" Jack Morris stinking up the joint every time he took the mound.

0-3, 7.43 ERA, 18K/15BB in 4 ALCS/WS starts. The only Morris start Toronto won, he was yanked down 5-1 in Oakland before the Jays made a late comeback capped by Alomar's 9th inning HR off Eck.

[DrJones]

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The Angels are just cursed, is all.

Cursed by bad ownership, from what it sounds like.

[dickey1331]

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The Rangers are 4-16 in their last 20. This collapse has been terrible.


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[Blzer]

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The Rangers are 4-16 in their last 20. This collapse has been terrible.


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I love how Giants fans are calling for Kapler's head (deservedly so) and want Bochy back.

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[Speedy]

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Nationals meanwhile are just pouring drama upon drama on themselves.

[Bard]

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The Rangers are 4-16 in their last 20. This collapse has been terrible.


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As a Red Sox fan, I know something about late season collapses. Just wait until the last series of the season for the real heartbreak.

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[Majingir]

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Don't worry, Rangers have a 4 game series vs Jays coming up.

The way the Jays play, the Rangers probably win 3 of 4.

This season is gonna come down to game 162 with the fanbase of the top team out of the playoffs raging that they finished better than the Twins and at least 1 NL playoff team yet are out of the playoffs.

[dickey1331]

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Don't worry, Rangers have a 4 game series vs Jays coming up.

The way the Jays play, the Rangers probably win 3 of 4.

This season is gonna come down to game 162 with the fanbase of the top team out of the playoffs raging that they finished better than the Twins and at least 1 NL playoff team yet are out of the playoffs.

The Rangers don’t have a good history of beating the blue jays with something on the line


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[Majingir]

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The Rangers don’t have a good history of beating the blue jays with something on the line


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It's not October, they have a shot.

[Picci]

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I know it didn't happen today but 10 days later a city and the baseball world would learn to smile again. Yes, it was that special.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgQdwpfxQsE

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[Majingir]

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Looks like the Rays are staying after all.

https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2023/09/18/stadium-gas-plant-district-2028-tropicana-field-stuart-sternberg/

What I don't get is how does this improve anything?

It's in the same location, same artificial turf, same fully domed stadium, just a newer ballpark with smaller capacity.

Wasn't the whole point of a new stadium to not be in the same location as before, and presumably have non artificial field and retractable roof?

[slickdtc]

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The Rangers don’t have a good history of beating the blue jays with something on the line


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They know how to beat ON them, just not how to actually beat them on the scoreboard

[Majingir]

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Rays confirm the new ballpark, will open in 2028.

So with As likely going to Vegas soon and Rays situation sorted out, how soon before MLB starts up the expansion talks? I could see them at least discussing it as early as this offseason.

[zello144]

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https://www.mlb.com/news/rays-st-petersburg-ballpark-agreement

Rays didn't learn. Should have left St. Pete and moved to Tampa or just leave Florida. I also hate the design.