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    2016 Postseason Thread

    Wild Card and Division Series schedule:

    AL Wild Card Game:
    Orioles at Blue Jays: Tuesday 8PM

    NL Wild Card Game:
    Giants at Mets: Wednesday 8PM Wed

    Orioles/Blue Jays vs. Rangers
    Game 1: 10/6
    Game 2: 10/7
    Game 3: 10/9
    Game 4: 10/10*
    Game 5: 10/12*

    Red Sox vs. Indians
    Game 1: 10/6
    Game 2: 10/7
    Game 3: 10/9
    Game 4: 10/10*
    Game 5: 10/12*

    Giants/Mets vs. Cubs
    Game 1: 10/7
    Game 2: 10/8
    Game 3: 10/10
    Game 4: 10/11*
    Game 5: 10/13*

    Dodgers vs. Nationals
    Game 1: 10/7
    Game 2: 10/8
    Game 3: 10/10
    Game 4: 10/11*
    Game 5: 10/13*

    *If necessary
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    Who is everyone going for? I'm pulling for the Cubs in the NL and Rangers in the AL!

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    Cubs in the NL.

    I'd like to see a Cubs-Indians World Series or a Cubs-Red Sox World Series.

    Both would be awesome.

    Cubs haven't won since 1908, Indians since 1948 (against the Boston Braves I believe).

    A Cubs-Red Sox World Series would be played entirely at Fenway and Wrigley, which is just awesome to think about. And between the Cubs and David Ortiz, it would be the highest-rated World Series in many years.

    Honestly, as long as the Nationals or Mets don't win it, I'm fine.

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    Dodgers vs Rangers

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    I am going to enjoy it all, unless the Sawx and/or the Nats make it to the WS. Then, I'll have to actively pull for whomever they are playing.

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    Bautista at it again

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    Crowd in Toronto is rocking.

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    Anyone else just see that water bottle thrown from the stands?
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    How stupid do you have to be to throw something at a player?

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    Toronto fans are acting crazy again, throwing stuff at players again during the game. That almost hit the Baltimore outfielder just as he was catching it. I saw the same nonsense last playoff from Toronto fans vs Texas.

    It was a can not a bottle, wow.

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    I hope this game is an indication of what is to come this postseason
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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt View Post
    yes, 1 and 3 with 1 out is definitely the time. But it sounds like many would have brought him in the 9th.. So he still wouldn't be available by the 11th.
    Others have pointed out that using him earlier allows your other pitchers better than Jimenez to be available in the 11th/12th even if you don't score.

    But the actual outcome doesn't matter in determining the best strategy. Even if they would have still lost after using Britton, it would be the right decision. It's not a bad decision because they lost, although that certainly makes it more glaring and newsworthy. It's a bad decision because it's a bad decision.

    I would have kept him out until you entered dangerous territory, but using him in the 9th is clearly better than never using him. And you could certainly argue that in a game like that, every batter is dangerous territory regardless of situation because every AB could have put the Blue Jays up.

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    Its a hell of a lot easier to stomach a loss knowing you gave it your best shot (cough Kimbrell/Britton) than it is losing with Ubaldo effing Jimenez on the hill.
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    It still dumbfounds me that teams don't sit down with the analytics people and the coaches and go over the 10-15 most likely scenarios to happen in a game and plan for each one.

    Britton can go 1+ inning in a playoff game after having a day off on Monday with another day off scheduled for Wednesday. If the strategy they came up with was anything other than "Britton faces Donaldson, Encarnacion and Bautista in the 8th or later", everyone involved with that decision has no business being in a position of authority for a MLB club.

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    good grief.. I didn't mean to imply that I agreed with Bucky.. Just once you use Britton, you don't know how it plays out from there. Some people use matchups to determine who will face who while others would have gone with best pitcher available to start 9th and push that guy to his limit then get next best up. Always having a specialist up and ready just in case.

    But what would the back lash have been if in the 13h or 14th and Os up 1, Ubaldo was closing and gave up the 3 run bomb..

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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt View Post
    But what would the back lash have been if in the 13h or 14th and Os up 1, Ubaldo was closing and gave up the 3 run bomb..
    at least your best pitcher wouldn't have been left on the bench all game. if britton gets you out of that situation in the 11th and you get put back in it 3 innings later, so be it - at least you extended the game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by yeezus View Post
    at least your best pitcher wouldn't have been left on the bench all game. if britton gets you out of that situation in the 11th and you get put back in it 3 innings later, so be it - at least you extended the game.
    I agree.. just playing devils advocate.. I do think there would be some who would be upset that he used his closer in a non save situation and thus didn't have him available when he really needed him. but if you can't get to that scenario, then what good is it anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bravesfanMatt View Post
    But what would the back lash have been if in the 13h or 14th and Os up 1, Ubaldo was closing and gave up the 3 run bomb..
    Very little if there were no other options.
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    Better to use Britton in the high leverage scenario staring you in the face than saving him for the scenario that may never happen.

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    The 11th you knew you had Donaldson, EE, and maybe Bautista coming up so you have to let him start that inning. 3 of the best power hitters back to back to back and you don't use the best closer in the game? Inexcusable

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