MLB Daily Thread: 9/29/17: Sox and Yankees lose, Cardinals eliminated

[SlinkyRedfoot]

thoughts on Chris Thompson

2/10. WNB.

 

[PolarVortex]

TY Montgomery never plays a full game.......

Fox is a total idiot, but throwing Trubinsky into that fire would top all of his other dumb moves

When Kendall Wright is your #1 WR. you dont hang a rookie out to dry like that

@bksballer89 @DirtDirtDirt @Rock Strongo @PolarVortex thoughts on Chris Thompson

Elusive little fucker, but seems like an injury waiting to happen. He's an awesome addition to that offense but if you are asking about his fantasy value then I don't know. I guess my issue would be that he won't be a goal line guy. He's more like a rich man's Theo Ratliff or Giovani Benard. There will be days where he will be a 22-25 point beast but probably more days where he'll only get you 7-9 points.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Bigger dilemma than that if they win the WC game is the prize they'll get for it. Which is Chief Wahoo's moccasin up their asses.

Shame too, cause this Yankee team is awesome, just not quite as awesome as the Indians and Astros

Just a really tough year to be just awesome and not super duper awesome

Incredible slate of teams in the postseason, both AL and NL

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Elusive little fucker, but seems like an injury waiting to happen. He's an awesome addition to that offense but if you are asking about his fantasy value then I don't know. I guess my issue would be that he won't be a goal line guy. He's more like a rich man's Theo Ratliff or Giovani Benard. There will be days where he will be a 22-25 point beast but probably more days where he'll only get you 7-9 points.

Perfect, its why I asked who he would be playing him over....Very tough to count on a guy that busts a 50 yard swing pass for a TD the last couple of weeks, cause the game he doesnt? He will give you next to nothing

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Shame too, cause this Yankee team is awesome, just not quite as awesome as the Indians and Astros

Yep, it's a real shame that in a rare year, when teams like the Astros and Indians are the class of the AL, that the New York Yankees can't be more awesomer.

On behalf of every Indians fan, and both Astros fans, I politely invite you to go fuck yourself.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I'll shit when the mediocre Twins bitchslap the Yankees in the WC game and then sweep the Indians out of the ALDS.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

Yep, it's a real shame that in a rare year, when teams like the Astros and Indians are the class of the AL, that the New York Yankees can't be more awesomer.

On behalf of every Indians fan, and both Astros fans, I politely invite you to go fuck yourself.

Enjoy it while it lasts, youre about to be as pissed as you were in the late 90's starting next season

 

[redseat]

Elusive little fucker, but seems like an injury waiting to happen. He's an awesome addition to that offense but if you are asking about his fantasy value then I don't know. I guess my issue would be that he won't be a goal line guy. He's more like a rich man's Theo Ratliff or Giovani Benard. There will be days where he will be a 22-25 point beast but probably more days where he'll only get you 7-9 points.

Yeah that's what I was thinking and I think Gruden said he wouldn't be used anymore than he currently has been so that sucks

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

I'll shit when the mediocre Twins bitchslap the Yankees in the WC game and then sweep the Indians out of the ALDS.

I havent counted that as a win yet

I wouldnt count it as a win if we were playing the Phillies

One fucking baseball game

 

[redseat]

2/10. WNB.

Damn

 

[redseat]

Depends who you play him over

RBs:

Bell
Thompson
Coleman
Smallwood
Bernard

 

[PolarVortex]

...from your fingers to God's ears.

Why Nats over Cubs? Not saying you're wrong, just curious. Cubs have played really well since ASB. Here are the two teams' NL ranks in the second half:

Stat - Cubs' Rank/Nationals' Rank

RS - 1st/9th
BA - 2nd/9th
OBP - 1st/13th
SLG - 1st/8th
OPS - 1st/10th

Team ERA - 3rd/1st
Stater ERA - 1st/3rd
Bullpen ERA - 11th/1st

Why? Because the Nats have been the better team over 162 games. I give some credence to momentum, but I think Washington has better starting pitching and Harper has been resting up for a month. He was probably on the DL 10 days longer than he would have been if they were in a tighter race for the division crown. Bryce still has to get his timing back and only has three games left to do it, so, that could ultimately become a factor too.

 

[DirtDirtDirt]

RBs:

Bell
Thompson
Coleman
Smallwood
Bernard

Yeah, id give him a very small edge over Smallwood

 

[PolarVortex]

Enjoy it while it lasts, youre about to be as pissed as you were in the late 90's starting next season

The Indians offense and starting pitching isn't going away for the foreseeable future. I don't know about the relief corps. They've been on a roll for awhile. They are overdue for a bad year. Most bullpens can't keep their collective shit together that long.

 

[redseat]

Yeah, id give him a very small edge over Smallwood

Just picked Smallwood on the off chance he could produce... Though I will most likely never start him

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Why? Because the Nats have been the better team over 162 games. I give some credence to momentum, but I think Washington has better starting pitching and Harper has been resting up for a month. He was probably on the DL 10 days longer than he would have been if they were in a tighter race for the division crown. Bryce still has to get his timing back and only has three games left to do it, so, that could ultimately become a factor too.

Reasonable. Harper is definitely a difference maker in that lineup.

 

[PolarVortex]

Reasonable. Harper is definitely a difference maker in that lineup.

And maybe he won't get his timing back in time to be productive in the playoffs. Carlos Correa is just now starting to hit like he was earlier in the season, and he's been back in the lineup for three weeks.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

The Indians offense and starting pitching isn't going away for the foreseeable future. I don't know about the relief corps. They've been on a roll for awhile. They are overdue for a bad year. Most bullpens can't keep their collective shit together that long.

Word.

I wonder what's going to happen with Carlos Santana.

 

[PolarVortex]

Word.

I wonder what's going to happen with Carlos Santana.

Don't know his status. Is he a free agent? I think he would be hard to replace. All those walks. He must be good at running up a pitcher's pitch count. He'll be 32 next year. I guess they have to be careful when they consider how years to invest in him. If he wants more than 4 or 5 then you probably have to let him go.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

If the Red Sox pitching can keep Houston from scoring a shitton of runs, they might surprise the baseball world.

Astros probably have the weakest bullpen of all the playoff teams. 4.66 ERA in the second half, 4.33 overall. That could be exposed in a playoff series, particularly a 7-game series.