IOGIYWITB, Mets edition.

[tom joad]

the Dodgers and Braves are both a loss away from being ousted.  (well, the Mariners too.)

IMO the Division Series should be 4 out of 7.

shorten the regular season to 154 games (if necessary.)

[Grape Ape]

the Dodgers and Braves are both a loss away from being ousted.  (well, the Mariners too.)

IMO the Division Series should be 4 out of 7.

shorten the regular season to 154 games (if necessary.)

Agree, it really should.

Especially with the WC round now.

[funk51]

the Dodgers and Braves are both a loss away from being ousted.  (well, the Mariners too.)

IMO the Division Series should be 4 out of 7.

shorten the regular season to 154 games (if necessary.)

  phillies still would have beaten the braves. hard to come back from a 3-1 hole.

[tom joad]

  phillies still would have beaten the braves. hard to come back from a 3-1 hole.

yeah, winning 3 in a row is hard ... but the Braves just did that against the Mets 2 weeks ago.

I just think that the top two teams in each league (HOU, NYY, LAD, ATL) over the course of 6 months of baseball shouldn't be eliminated without playing a best of seven series.

[Grape Ape]

yeah, winning 3 in a row is hard ... but the Braves just did that against the Mets 2 weeks ago.

I just think that the top two teams in each league (HOU, NYY, LAD, ATL) over the course of 6 months of baseball shouldn't be eliminated without playing a best of seven series.

This is correct.

I have no love for LA, but to be eliminated in a short series by a team that they absolutely dominated statistically over the 162 is BS.

Also, NYY have created their own problems, and should have swept.

[Humble Narcissist]

yeah, winning 3 in a row is hard ... but the Braves just did that against the Mets 2 weeks ago.

I just think that the top two teams in each league (HOU, NYY, LAD, ATL) over the course of 6 months of baseball shouldn't be eliminated without playing a best of seven series.

The only thing that matters is making the playoffs. Once a team makes the playoffs it's a crap shoot to who wins in most sports. Regular season wins mean nothing besides making the playoffs.

[funk51]

Managers: Joe Girardi (22-29) and Rob Thomson (65-46)   Phillies aren't the same team after they fired Girardi. maybe managers and coaches can make a difference.

[SF1900]

Baseball is horribly boring.

The games are long. The season is long. Everything about baseball is long and boring.

Almost as boring as soccer.

[Rambone]

Baseball is horribly boring.

The games are long. The season is long. Everything about baseball is long and boring.

Almost as boring as soccer.

Brutal yet true!

[SF1900]

Brutal yet true!

Actually, Rambone, golf is the most boring!

[Humble Narcissist]

Baseball is horribly boring.

The games are long. The season is long. Everything about baseball is long and boring.

Almost as boring as soccer.

That's why the ratings are so bad. Society is much more fast paced today for baseball to be relevant anymore. How long can they continue to pay those salaries?

[funk51]

https://stathead.com/tiny/gs2JS

[Grape Ape]

https://stathead.com/tiny/gs2JS

Interesting - Bryce's higher OPS seems to be mostly on his ability to draw walks, but Manny has two more full seasons of PA during that age period, which is why he has accumulated a higher WAR.

[SF1900]

That's why the ratings are so bad. Society is much more fast paced today for baseball to be relevant anymore. How long can they continue to pay those salaries?

Baseball is so boring that it should be deemed illegal.

It’s not exciting like bodybuilding.

[Grape Ape]

That's why the ratings are so bad. Society is much more fast paced today for baseball to be relevant anymore. How long can they continue to pay those salaries?

Lol.

They'll do around 10 billion in revenues this year.

I think they've got the salaries covered.

[residue]

That's why the ratings are so bad. Society is much more fast paced today for baseball to be relevant anymore. How long can they continue to pay those salaries?

pretty much till gen x dies, that's prob the last generation to give a shit about baseball

[funk51]

Baseball is so boring that it should be deemed illegal.

It’s not exciting like bodybuilding.

   

                                                 nothing like dem oiled up men in thongs to excite a crowd.

[Humble Narcissist]

Lol.

They'll do around 10 billion in revenues this year.

I think they've got the salaries covered.

For now but they are living off television contracts negotiated years ago.  Eventually these low numbers have to bring down those contracts down. Attendance during the regular season is terrible in most major league cities.

[Grape Ape]

For now but they are living off television contracts negotiated years ago.  Eventually these low numbers have to bring down those contracts down. Attendance during the regular season is terrible in most major league cities.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance

Looks like it's up massively from last year, but 21 likely impacted from Covid, of course.  Compared to 2018-19 levels, looks about 4-6% off, but the major cities like LA / NY / St Louis still have high numbers.

Obviously down a bit, but doesn't sound catastrophic.  I think it might be more about the ridiculous cost of game attendance.

[Humble Narcissist]

https://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance

Looks like it's up massively from last year, but 21 likely impacted from Covid, of course.  Compared to 2018-19 levels, looks about 4-6% off, but the major cities like LA / NY / St Louis still have high numbers.

Obviously down a bit, but doesn't sound catastrophic.  I think it might be more about the ridiculous cost of game attendance.

I'm sure MLB wants any combination for the World Series except Philadelphia vs New York because an only east coast series would have bad ratings across most of the country. San Diego vs New York or Houston vs Philly would probably have better ratings.

The cost of going to a game is ridiculously high especially if you are taking a family.

[funk51]

I'm sure MLB wants any combination for the World Series except Philadelphia vs New York because an only east coast series would have bad ratings across most of the country. San Diego vs New York or Houston vs Philly would probably have better ratings.

The cost of going to a game is ridiculously high especially if you are taking a family.

   someone on facebook is selling one ticket for friday's game in philly for 1400 dollars.

[Grape Ape]

I'm sure MLB wants any combination for the World Series except Philadelphia vs New York because an only east coast series would have bad ratings across most of the country. San Diego vs New York or Houston vs Philly would probably have better ratings.

The cost of going to a game is ridiculously high especially if you are taking a family.

I would agree.  Philly / NY is probably the least unlikely, but this whole post season has not gone to plan.

Baseball cost is stupid.  Although I despise the Red Sox, they do a cool thing for the college kids in the area - they get emails to buy $9 tickets the day of the game, so that gets younger people in the stadium.