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Selig has said that with the new labor agreement, or whatever its called, its almost certain that they will expand the playoffs by adding 2 more wild cards to each league. I think its a good move. Its always unfortunate when a team fighting for the wild card can end up with a better record than the winner of another division and still miss the playoffs
That's a good point, you may very well be right that it's a more of a leverage move more than a definite expansion of playoffs. Here's one of the articles I had read about it: sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=5821797
Post by nodepression on Sept 29, 2011 12:16:36 GMT -5
It's one of those things where I don't necessarily like the idea on paper, but will end up loving the extra playoff games. Baseball fans don't like to see many things changed, maybe more so than any other sports fans, so it'll be interesting to see the collective reaction.
Speaking of playoffs, I don't think I've been any more excited for the playoffs without the Cubs in it.
Post by flanzonyc on Sept 29, 2011 13:25:52 GMT -5
NoD has it right in terms of a cap. If you don't institute some kind of cap, there will always be detractors from the MLB.
And the "well, we play by the rules" argument for teams like the Yanks, Sox, Phils, Mets, Angels, Dodgers isn't really all that honest. Those teams play by a different set of rules, and the Yankees play by their own set of rules altogether.
Institute a hard cap (if you have a soft cap like the NBA, the Yankees would disregard the cap altogether and pay their luxury tax happily), make a minimum cap, and let the teams that can't turn a profit spending the minimum cap decay and cut them from the league. Not every major city can support sports franchises. The interest simply isn't there for some places.
Post by Mean Mr. Mustard on Sept 29, 2011 13:57:10 GMT -5
Aren't Red Sox fans secretly happy about the outcome of last night? - They never really had a chance to win the World Series with the way they were playing and they dont have to stress about losing to the yankees in the playoffs - A little adversity may scare off the fake fans that have accumulated in droves since the turn of the century. - They can go back to acting like they are cursed and always bitch and complain and feel sorry for themselves.
I'm leaning towards this theory, but I could be convinced otherwise. Truth is Boston pro sports deserved this for having all 4 teams win titles in the last decade.
Post by flanzonyc on Sept 29, 2011 14:12:57 GMT -5
The 3 holes in my Sox fan roommate's bedroom would beg to differ.
These are all "it's not all that bad" types of comments/theories. Ultimately, you never want to be out of it. Even if the consensus was that they couldn't win it all, teams have been counted out dozens of times, only to go on a miracle run to a title.
While I understand the line of thinking there, it's simply not realistic to expect a Sox fan to read those 3 statements and say "....you know what? You're right. It's not that bad."
Post by Mean Mr. Mustard on Sept 29, 2011 14:28:43 GMT -5
^^^ You're mostly correct. I was just getting at the point that many Sox fans enjoy complaining about how heartbreaking it is to be a Sox fan and this gives them a little ammunition to go back to that attitude.
^^^ You're mostly correct. I was just getting at the point that many Sox fans enjoy complaining about how heartbreaking it is to be a Sox fan and this gives them a little ammunition to go back to that attitude.
Oh, the self-hatred will absolutely be in full force.
If one more "woe-is-me" Sox fan complains in my presence I'm going to beat him over the head with my dad's '86 Mookie Wilson doll (complete with stand that makes it look like he's leaping in the air after Buck let it through is legs). And yes, that doll does exist, and it took the place of my high school graduation picture after my first college report card was sent home.
Post by flanzonyc on Sept 29, 2011 15:29:58 GMT -5
That's gonna be tough, since I don't live with them anymore, and I don't have a car.
Asking my dad to operate the phone on his camera is like asking a homeless person to operate a bidet. If I make it home any time soon, I'll take one if I remember.
My school had a mid-semester report card they sent to parents during their child's freshman year. Absurd, I know, but it's a Jesuit party school so they try to show the parents that are paying an absurd amount of money that the school is keeping tabs on their kids.
My parents said if they were going to pay half (I had half covered by scholarship) then they were going to get my grades sent to their house.
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
Haha. I'm praying I'm wrong but their history against Halladay and Lee don't bode well. But I think they'll handle Verlander. They owned the Rangers this year. Actually rooting for an NL team this year. Go Brew Crew! Until the WS of course.
Holy crap, can't believe Francona got fired. Thats coming from a Yankees fan/Red Sox hater. Bad move imo.
Technically he was not renewed. Maybe that's not supposed to feel as bad as getting fired?
It wasn't Tito's fault that Crawford sucks as a Sox. If anybody should go it should be Epstein. That Crawford poison pill is going to haunt them for a few more years too. Unless they want to buy high and sell low.
Although to be fair, no team probably saw Crawford's collapse.
Rumor has it that the Yankees drove up the price on Crawford hoping that the Sox would sign him and overpay. If it's true it was pretty fucking smart.
Crawford is not built for Fenway. Get a slow, good-fielding, decent-hitting outfielder with a good arm to play left field. You usually don't have to pay top dollar for them and when that one wears out you can usually find another one.
Although to be fair, no team probably saw Crawford's collapse.
Rumor has it that the Yankees drove up the price on Crawford hoping that the Sox would sign him and overpay. If it's true it was pretty quacking smart.
Cashman pretty much admitted it.
If you haven't read my Facebook statuses today, here's it in a nutshell: Tito shouldn't have been fired, Theo should have gone.
Between Drew, Dice-K, Lackey, and Crawford - then letting Cashman fuck with his head and trying to play like a Steinbrenner ... some terrible terrible moves over the years.
I think you can add to that litany with him expecting V Martinez to be an everyday catcher when everyone's grandmother could run on him. That's the problem with the Sox trying to stay with the Yanks. You better direct every dollar the right way or your fukked. The Yankees can afford mistakes but the Sox can't. A-Gon turned out to be a great move but Lackey sucks. Soriano has been a bust for the Yanks IMO but Cashman gets away with it because the money has strengthened the rest of the team. WIth a run differential of +200 your mistakes are glossed over. I can understand the desire for a cap but will KC, Florida, Wash draw fans even with a minimum? Some of these guys are in MLB just to make a buck. That sucks even worse than the Steingrabbers spending gobs of money. And some owners couldn't put together a team with the answer sheet. Looking at you O's.