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Wobbie

Gtilley8 said:

Wobbie said:

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

bootlegger10 said:

Baseball playoffs are absurd.  You play 162 games and then ONE game is sufficient for a wild card?  You need 162 games to determine who the best team in a division is but ONE game is sufficient to determine a playoff series. 

BUT

Those teams in the wild card wouldn't be in the playoffs period, if it NOT for the wild card. Over the years many a team has finished 1 game out, after 162 games, and they miss the playoffs completely. This wild card now gives them a 1 game chance. I guess. But yeah, I can also see going to a 3 game series too.

1993 Giants won 103 games and didn’t even have a WC game. thanks, rockies....0fer v. the braves.

Because it sucks to have been in the world series just 4 years prior to that.  

and swept.

HesCalledDyer

Chili Davis, one and done.

bflynn1

Good

bbiggs

HesCalledDyer said:

Chili Davis, one and done.

I believe Boston fired him last year. Look at their offense this year. 

Wobbie

HesCalledDyer said:

Chili Davis, one and done.

Giants legend!

not really, but the 80s were rough.

I believe both chili and hac man Leonard hit exactly 100 HR for the Giants 

Gtilley8

bbiggs said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Chili Davis, one and done.

I believe Boston fired him last year. Look at their offense this year. 

Exactly what I was thinking the second I heard he was fired.  

bbiggs

Gtilley8 said:

bbiggs said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Chili Davis, one and done.

I believe Boston fired him last year. Look at their offense this year. 

Exactly what I was thinking the second I heard he was fired.  

Hopefully we’ll follow suit next season. 

bbiggs

Oh...and F the Brewers. 

From,

A not at all salty Cubs fan.  

darwinstheory

bbiggs said:

Gtilley8 said:

bbiggs said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Chili Davis, one and done.

I believe Boston fired him last year. Look at their offense this year. 

Exactly what I was thinking the second I heard he was fired.  

Hopefully we’ll follow suit next season. 

I think a lot of that will depend on how well either Harper or Machado produce for them next season. 

HesCalledDyer

Hopefully Machado.  I really don't want another overpriced right fielder.  You know Machado will produce.  I think he'll stay in LA or join the Yankees, though.

darwinstheory

HesCalledDyer said:

Hopefully Machado.  I really don't want another overpriced right fielder.  You know Machado will produce.  I think he'll stay in LA or join the Yankees, though.

Agreed

HesCalledDyer

That would be a hell of an infield though.  Rizzo, Baez, Machado, Bryant around the horn.  Especially if KB gets back on track offensively.

bbiggs

HesCalledDyer said:

That would be a hell of an infield though.  Rizzo, Baez, Machado, Bryant around the horn.  Especially if KB gets back on track offensively.

Getting Machado makes a lot more sense now that Russell is presumably gone. There will still be a couple of odd-men out (i.e. Murphy and Bote), but that’s a good problem to have. 

HesCalledDyer

bbiggs said:

HesCalledDyer said:

That would be a hell of an infield though.  Rizzo, Baez, Machado, Bryant around the horn.  Especially if KB gets back on track offensively.

Getting Machado makes a lot more sense now that Russell is presumably gone. There will still be a couple of odd-men out (i.e. Murphy and Bote), but that’s a good problem to have. 

And I'm sure Maddon will pull his lineup shuffling antics to ensure that we have plenty of days of Rizzo-Murphy-Baez-Machado or Rizzo-Baez-Mahcado-Bote with Bryant in left in both situations.

I still think we are a starting pitcher or two away from being WS competitive again. Lester, Hendricks, & Quintana are the core. I didn't have much faith in Darvish before the injury, and now I really don't have any.  I'm not sure how much Hamels can hang at his age.

Wobbie

HesCalledDyer said:

Hopefully Machado.  I really don't want another overpriced right fielder.  You know Machado will produce.  I think he'll stay in LA or join the Yankees, though.

machado would cement your Evil Empire, Midwest status.

HesCalledDyer

Wobbie said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Hopefully Machado.  I really don't want another overpriced right fielder.  You know Machado will produce.  I think he'll stay in LA or join the Yankees, though.

machado would cement your Evil Empire, Midwest status.

You live in a strange world.  We've paid for Lester, Heyward, & Darvish.  Only one of whom even remotely performs at a professional level on a consistent basis.  All other talent is either home grown or acquired through trades, and we've given up a hell of a lot more talent than we've acquired.

Wobbie

HesCalledDyer said:

Wobbie said:

HesCalledDyer said:

Hopefully Machado.  I really don't want another overpriced right fielder.  You know Machado will produce.  I think he'll stay in LA or join the Yankees, though.

machado would cement your Evil Empire, Midwest status.

You live in a strange world.  We've paid for Lester, Heyward, & Darvish.  Only one of whom even remotely performs at a professional level on a consistent basis.  All other talent is either home grown or acquired through trades, and we've given up a hell of a lot more talent than we've acquired.

you might have a point. might.

your IF would be stellar. your OF, not so much.

darwinstheory

OF of Bryant, Almora & Heyward....that'll be just damn fine with me. 

Backing up an IF of Baez, Machado, Rizzo and Murphy/Bote.

That's 1 defensive liability in Murphy and 1 offensive liability in Heyward. I'll take my chances with that. 

HesCalledDyer

If Joe can resist playing Happ and his 3-4 strikeouts every god damn day, our outfield will be fine.

Wobbie

I thought bryant was 3B?