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Angels lost anyways, and Mike Trout left the game with groin tightness. Fire the manager again!!! 13 L’s in a row
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I hope the M’s are good this year too. I felt they were a bit of a mirage last year, out-performing their actual talent level a little bit, but I think they’re an improved team this year. Guess we’ll see what happens. Projection systems and analysts all seem to be fairly high on the Jays this year, which is cool, but I’m not totally convinced just yet that they can win the AL East. It’s gonna be tough. Super high hopes though.
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But speaking of dangerous lineups... The Dodger's should be very scary too
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I was thinking the same thing. Don’t make any sense to me. Many things about the HoF don’t make sense to me
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I dunno about the Giants. I thought it was a mirage, but... they were really good all year last year, and baseball is a long season. So maybe they're legit. I don't think they'll be that good again this year though. The Dads seem doomed to disappoint. I want them to be good I have no clue why Bryant signed in Colorado. Like, I get why he'd take the money, but if he wants to win anything then that's not the place to go! But if he just wants to be 'the guy' and make big money then it makes sense. He instantly becomes Colorado's "Franchise Player" by signing there. And his stats will probably get padded by playing half of his games in Colorado. It's still a head-scratcher to me though... Hard to expect anything of the D-Backs either. Dodgers should steamroll that division unless the Giants surprise them again this year.
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Well, the Jays came out of Opening Weekend with a 2-1 record, so I guess I can live with that. Keep winning 2-of-3 and that's an 108 win team! Pitching really hasn't looked sharp though. They had to come back from a 7-0 deficit to win on Opening Night, and yesterday they were up 6-1 and ended up taking a 12-6 loss To the Rangers' credit, it looks like they've put together a pretty solid team this year. Maybe they can take a run at the AL West if things all work out for them. Nice to see Seattle sitting at 2-1 too!
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I'm kinda surprised to see the M's and Angels at the top of the NL West right now. I wasn't a big believer in the M's last year despite their successes. I guess I'm still not convinced about that team from last year. But they're still winning games here in 2022 so I guess they're better than I thought! I also just expect the Angels to underwhelm despite having Trout and Ohtani. They've never really managed to put a good team around Trout in the decade or so he's been around. Dude's a perennial MVP candidate and usually the teams is going nowhere fast. I hope they're actually good this year. It's weird to see them winning so many games The Jays won again last night. Come-from-behind, extra inning win over the Red Sox. You can never count this team out of a game!
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Bummer about the injury to Ray for Seattle too
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I dunno, I'm getting a bit skeptical of Cleveland now. They're certainly winning a lot of games here in September, but the AL Central is such a weak division. They've been playing some pretty bad teams (in and outside the division) this month. They might not fair as well when they start playing good teams in the postseason. The Jays won last night, Vladdy walked it off in the 10th. And Judge didn't homer. Yay!
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I was pretty confident the Rangers would advance after going up 2-0, but at the same time I knew Houston had it in them to come back. They are a very tough and experienced team. I felt like Game 4 was must-win for Texas. Once they let Houston even it up to 2-2, it was over in my mind. Going back to Houston for Games 6 and maybe 7 really swings things in the Astros' favour. It will take a miracle now for Texas to turn it around. This is a bit reminiscent of their World Series against St. Louis where they just couldn't quite finish the job. I'm happy to see the DBacks even up their series with the Phillies, though I am still quite confident in Philly. An upset would be cool too though. I just can't help but think about that damn trade the Jays did sending Moreno and Lourdes for Varsho...
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Braves are toast. 3 upsets in the Division Series. Only Houston made it out. I feel like it's going to be a Rangers/Phils matchup in the World Series. Maybe those pesky Astros can still knock out the Rangers, but man that Rangers lineup is going to be tough. I would also love to see the DBacks beat the Phils in the NLCS, but they're a pretty young team still and I think Philly might be too much for them right now. Whatever happens, I am looking forward to the ALCS/NLCS, and it should be a good World Series whichever teams advance.
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I DO NOT LIKE THE RANGERS Hoping for a win tonight, but the Jays really haven't given me anything to be optimistic about since this series started... I definitely won't be shocked if they get swept
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The bracket is set! I think the Jays can beat Minnesota, but it's a pretty close match-up and I won't be shocked to see them lose. The Twins are playing quite well the last couple months.
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Man, I did not see Texas coming back after blowing all three home games. Weird series. Props to the Rangers for being resilient. I expect Philly to win tonight… But if Arizona does then that will be interesting.
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I'm not sure it's possible for the M's to blow it... who's going to catch them? Baltimore? I have my doubts about that... The Jays finally won a game today..! I can't watch this team play at The Trop. Nothing good ever happens for the Jays there
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Not just Dodger fans loved Vin!
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I don’t think staying quiet was the plan. They were probably in on guys but didn’t want to meet the asking prices. There was a lot of competition between buying teams, I think. Toronto got a couple relievers from Miami, which will help, and it seems like they’re trying for Iglesias (and maybe Syndergaard too?) from LAA. That would also help. That Soto deal is nuts. Looks like they also got rid of Hosmer to Boston after they couldn’t include him in the Washington deal. edit: An added complication for Toronto is that, due to public health rules in both Canada and the U.S., they basically cannot sign or acquire any non-vaccinated players. They would only be part-time players. So depending who teams want to send in Toronto in trade negotiations, sometimes it just won’t work well for Toronto if they happen to not be vaxxed.
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The Jays took 3 of 5 from the Rays this week. I wanted that last game so badly--to take 4 of 5--but the Jays went out there yesterday and got their butts kicked Oh well, still a series win. Seattle has the thinnest of leads in the WC standings right now. Here's what's going down this weekend: The Jays host the O's for 3 games The Rays are back in Tampa and have the Rangers coming to town for 3 games The M's are headed to LA for 4 games against the Angels Most importantly, the Jays need to take care of business in Baltimore. But if Texas and LAA could help a bit and hand the Rays and M's a few losses, that would be much appreciated too!
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They spent over $1 billion just this month Anything less than multiple World Series wins should be seen as disappointing for L.A.
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I'm not so sure about that... You always hear talk about how pitching and defense are most important in the postseason, and of course they are important, but hitting, and especially power hitting, is very critical in October too. I heard a stat on a podcast yesterday that every team that advanced from the WC round out-homered the other team. It's harder to string singles together in the postseason, so multiple HRs, and timely HRs, often win the game. The Rangers' lineup doesn't really have any easy outs. If they can just clobber the other team then perhaps their pitching isn't as key for them. Atlanta will need to try to do the same thing. Philly is a pretty tough match up for them.
