Major League Baseball 2011

[Grenouille]

Papelbon!

He's a good closer, but that was a pretty big overpayment, IMHO. The Philly media will love him. He's always ready to give a soundbite.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos kidnapped in Venezuela.

This is really sad to see. The reason the Twins traded Ramos for Matt Capps was that we had just signed Joe Mauer to a 8-year $184 million dollar contract and we needed a closer after Joe Nathan had Tommy John surgery.

https://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/...tionals-wilson-ramos-kidnapped-home-venezuela

I'm glad he made it out alive.

https://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/...hington-nationals-found-alive-well-kidnapping

horrible.

These are the new uniforms? If so, yikes!

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

Still better than that home run feature in their park.

What is it?

He's a good closer, but that was a pretty big overpayment, IMHO. The Philly media will love him. He's always ready to give a soundbite.

Agreed, he was overpaid.

 

[Grenouille]

What is it?

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[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

^^Wow!

It's like a logo for a cheap carnival ride.

 

[The Ringer]

I like the uniforms and the ferris wheel.

 

[Kabukiman]

The regular season is going to be almost as pointless as the NBA's as early as next year: https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...11/17/gIQAebezUN_story.html?tid=pm_sports_pop

 

[ProgMatinee]

Its only 5 teams per league. Winning the division essentially means a 1st round bye, so its going to be more important than it used to be.

I like it.

The years with the 1 game play in are always exciting, now we get at least 2 of those every year. Win.

 

[mikedanger]

Its only 5 teams per league. Winning the division essentially means a 1st round bye, so its going to be more important than it used to be.

I like it.

The years with the 1 game play in are always exciting, now we get at least 2 of those every year. Win.

it's not really a 1st round bye since the 1st round consists of 1 game between the 2 wild card spots. they are trying to manufacture excitement instead of just letting it happen and it's going to blow up in their faces. what about the game 1 pitching matchups? if detroit has to use verlander to get past their play in game it's going to cost us a sweet verlander/sabathia face off for example.

also, you just know everyone is going to love this scenario...let's say the yankees win the east by 4 games over the red sox and 6 games over the rays. well if the rays and red sox have the 2 next best records, they have to play 1 more game for a playoff spot even though the red sox beat them in the division? you can't manufacture excitement like we had this season so stop trying...just let it happen, bud

 

[ProgMatinee]

it's not really a 1st round bye since the 1st round consists of 1 game between the 2 wild card spots. they are trying to manufacture excitement instead of just letting it happen and it's going to blow up in their faces. what about the game 1 pitching matchups? if detroit has to use verlander to get past their play in game it's going to cost us a sweet verlander/sabathia face off for example.

also, you just know everyone is going to love this scenario...let's say the yankees win the east by 4 games over the red sox and 6 games over the rays. well if the rays and red sox have the 2 next best records, they have to play 1 more game for a playoff spot even though the red sox beat them in the division? you can't manufacture excitement like we had this season so stop trying...just let it happen, bud

For all the excitement you think they'll lose in the wildcard race it will encourage more at the division.

It IS a first round bye. You're telling me that a team who is in position to win the division would be content to get the wild card when they know their life will be at stake in a 1 game playoff? No way. If the Red Sox and Yankees are both tied in the playoff race they are going to fight it all the way until the division is won, which is how it should be instead of just taking it easy knowing they have the wildcard.

 

[mikedanger]

i have never seen a neck and neck race for the division where one team just concedes with a week left and settles for the wild card. the goal always has been and always will be to win the division.

 

[ProgMatinee]

i have never seen a neck and neck race for the division where one team just concedes with a week left and settles for the wild card. the goal always has been and always will be to win the division.

It ended up being a moot point last year when Boston fell apart, but the conversation for much of the year was "it doesn't matter who is division champs and who is wild card between the Yanks and Sox".

 

[Valfar]

I love the new Jays uni's..

 

[The Josh]

Those do look good.

 

[ProgMatinee]

Old school. Hopefully they stick with them instead of changing every 3 years like they have recently.

Remember these when they ripped off the Rangers?

 

[Grenouille]

Old school. Hopefully they stick with them instead of changing every 3 years like they have recently.

Remember these when they ripped off the Rangers?

The steroid Jay.

I really like the new unis. Much better than the dreck Toronto has worn the last 10 years aside from their throwback days.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

it's not really a 1st round bye since the 1st round consists of 1 game between the 2 wild card spots. they are trying to manufacture excitement instead of just letting it happen and it's going to blow up in their faces. what about the game 1 pitching matchups? if detroit has to use verlander to get past their play in game it's going to cost us a sweet verlander/sabathia face off for example.

also, you just know everyone is going to love this scenario...let's say the yankees win the east by 4 games over the red sox and 6 games over the rays. well if the rays and red sox have the 2 next best records, they have to play 1 more game for a playoff spot even though the red sox beat them in the division? you can't manufacture excitement like we had this season so stop trying...just let it happen, bud

Agreed! Just remember how much excitement there was on the last day of this season?

Like I've said before, just hand out trophies to everyone in the beginning of the season to make everybody happy.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

Justin Verlander adds MVP to his Cy Young award.

 

[Grenouille]

Justin Verlander adds MVP to his Cy Young award.

Wow, the BWAA got it right giving it to a pitcher unlike 1999.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

Wow, the BWAA got it right giving it to a pitcher unlike 1999.

And 1999 was.......