NL Central Thread 2016

[bksballer89]

Unreal that the Pirates are only 2.5 out.

 

[bksballer89]

I'm hoping the Pirates can take the division, as the current one game playoff format is nonsense.

The Pirates are on pace to have the 2nd best record in all of MLB over the course of a 162 game season, but are currently slated for a one and done scenario.

It's wrong.

They need to either make the opening round a best of three or seed the division winners and two wild cards by record.

I agree the one game playoffs is nonsense but they'll never seed the 4 playoffs teams by record unless this happen more frequently. It defeats the purpose of winning your division. I would love a best of 3 though

 

[ElTexan]

Unreal that the Pirates are only 2.5 out.

Cubs gonna put an end to those shenanigans in a few hours.

 

[ElTexan]

If you needed to win ONE game today, you'd start Arrieta... he's RIDICULOUS.
Last 117 innings: 1.00 ERA

 

[Diamondeye]

I agree the one game playoffs is nonsense but they'll never seed the 4 playoffs teams by record unless this happen more frequently. It defeats the purpose of winning your division.I would love a best of 3 though

Not necessarily, as winning its division should guarantee a club a playoff sport, but not an automatic bypass of the one game playoff if they finish with the fourth or fifth best record in their league.

If anything, what is being defeated right now is the thoroughness of a 162 game season, aimed at legitimately determining whom the best teams are, with the one game wild card round.

 

[Villain]

Not necessarily, as winning its division should guarantee a club a playoff sport, but not an automatic bypass of the one game playoff if they finish with the fourth or fifth best record in their league.

If anything, what is being defeated right now is the thoroughness of a 162 game season, aimed at legitimately determining whom the best teams are, with the one game wild card round.

I agree on both points. I don't think there are many people who would dislike a 3-game WC series.

The only negative I see in that is the way it can push the playoffs deeper into fall.

 

[scoutyjones2]

They could shorten the season, which they won't do...or bring back a couple scheduled Double Headers's during the season...

 

[rmilia1]

Lets not allow Scrubbie fans get ahead of themselves...Arrieta, one year wonder, is better than Cole? Nah...and it isn't a series you will be playing, it will be a one game, winner moves on...good luck with that...

My guess is we won't be playing a 1 gamer against pittsburgh. Likely we will be playing STL. That next series against Pitt will be great though. Cubs and Pirates match up well

 

[ElTexan]

If anything, what is being defeated right now is the thoroughness of a 162 game season, aimed at legitimately determining whom the best teams are, with the one game wild card round.

*who

 

[Villain]

*who

*KNOCK KNOCK*
(Who's there?)
To.
(To who?)
TO WHOM!!!!

 

[ElTexan]

Cubs gonna put an end to those shenanigans in a few hours.

.....aaaannnnd done.

 

[ElTexan]

*KNOCK KNOCK*
(Who's there?)
To.
(To who?)
TO WHOM!!!!

The verb is "are" in the sentence in question [see below]. Writer wasn't placing the object of a transitive verb or of a preposition. So, it's 'WHO,' not 'whom.'

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Writer wrote "aimed at legitimately determining whom the best teams are..."

Invert it: The best teams are WHO [not WHOM].
Or even more easily: aimed at legitimately determining WHO [not whom] are the best teams...

You don't say, "The best person is him." You say, "The best person is he."
QED. Learn your lesson.

 

[Villain]

The verb is "are" in the sentence in question [see below]. Writer wasn't placing the object of a transitive verb or of a preposition. So, it's 'WHO,' not 'whom.'

*************
Writer wrote "aimed at legitimately determining whom the best teams are..."

Invert it: The best teams are WHO [not WHOM].
Or even more easily: aimed at legitimately determining WHO [not whom] are the best teams...

You don't say, "The best person is him." You say, "The best person is he."
QED. Learn your lesson.

Yikes. I was agreeing with you and sharing my goofy grammar joke.

 

[HammerDown]

 

[HammerDown]

Doesn't hurt my feelings at all to see Starlin get ahold of a couple of 'em and down the Cards!

 

[Kevin12773]

Doesn't hurt my feelings at all to see Starlin get ahold of a couple of 'em and down the Cards!

And add in a post game presser from Maddon making fun of the cards and you have an outstanding day

 

[Villain]

Unreal that the Pirates are only 2.5 out.

So much for that, eh?

 

[thedddd]

So much for that, eh?

Honestly didn't expect them to catch the cards or even stay that close for any amount of time.

 

[packerzrule]

Cubs and the Rangers are the whitest of hot right now.

Would there be a rip in the time continuum if they both ended up in the WS?

 

[Villain]

Honestly didn't expect them to catch the cards or even stay that close for any amount of time.

Yeah, but it would've been cooler if they did.