GDT 10/18/2020 - Game 7 vs Dodgers

[striker42]

Yankees also say hello

First, I don't think MLB can go as far as dictating who advances. I just think they slant the playing field to try to get the most lucrative results. I think this goes for all professional sports. You don't let a little thing like the integrity of the game stop you from making a couple billion dollars. So it's possible MLB favored the Yankees against the Rays but the Rays just overcame it. Personally, I think MLB wanted a pennant for the Rays as the Rays desperately need a new stadium or else a new city. Having an exciting playoff run helps. You just have to have a major market team out of the NL.

It's similar to the Falcons Super Bowl run a couple years ago. They got helped by the refs all through the playoffs. Why would the NFL favor a mid-market team? Simple, the Falcons had a new stadium and needed to sell PSLs. The NFL helped them out. They also guaranteed a major market team out of the AFC to ensure great ratings.

I find if you look for the financial incentive, you usually wont be surprised by the results.

 

[thewupk]

25 balls in play with 8 hits. .320 BABIP

The quality of some of their contact earlier in the game was substantial. They should have scored a few more runs. But we should have too. BABIP Gods were against us in the end.

 

[thewupk]

Still stewing. This one got me good. Going to have to not watch any sports for a while.

You’re all great—even the ones of you who sometimes aren’t.

The pieces will take some time to pick up.

Rough ending for sure. But I had more fun in these playoffs than any other since 95. It was a great ride.

 

[Skeeter31]

Go Rays. ~60M payroll vs ~250M payroll WS. Literal David vs. Goliath. Living in Tampa I’ll pull for the Rays and hope for the trifecta of sports championships this year.

 

[thewupk]

Go Rays. ~60M payroll vs ~250M payroll WS. Literal David vs. Goliath. Living in Tampa I’ll pull for the Rays and hope for the trifecta of sports championships this year.

Tampa is the new Title Town

 

[Garmel]

BABIP Gods were against us in the end.

Yep. You're not going to win many games with a .080 BABIP unless you hit a lot of home runs.

 

[thewupk]

Yep. You're not going to win many games with a .080 BABIP unless you hit a lot of home runs.

Hurts when even your homers end up as outs.

 

[CrazyTrain]

So... why in the F did they not have the regular breaks built into this series?

Both teams were running on fumes at the end.

 

[NinersSBChamps]

So... why in the F did they not have the regular breaks built into this series?

Both teams were running on fumes at the end.

Didn’t understand that part. Last years game 7 of the WS was October 30. This year October 28. They very easily could have added a day off after game 4 or something like that.

 

[Tapate50]

Because I'm a glutton for punishment, someone want to put together a video review of Muncy taking TDA out at the plate, even though he was giving him home?

 

[thewupk]

Didn’t understand that part. Last years game 7 of the WS was October 30. This year October 28. They very easily could have added a day off after game 4 or something like that.

Because it's setup so games 3, 4, and 5 are Friday through Sunday on the last full weekend of Oct.

The extra wild card round is what caused there to be no off days until the WS.

 

[CrazyTrain]

Because it's setup so games 3, 4, and 5 are Friday through Sunday on the last full weekend of Oct.

The extra wild card round is what caused there to be no off days until the WS.

I don't really care what MLB wants... the fans and teams deserved better.

 

[thewupk]

I don't really care what MLB wants... the fans and teams deserved better.

I mean I agree to a point. When they pushed back the season 1 week due to 9/11 they had no issues playing into November.

 

[PawPawMaxwell]

I don't really care what MLB wants... the fans and teams deserved better.

MLB really does not care what TV and internet fans want. TV contracts are already in place and it is unfortunate that Braves fans are subject to maybe the worse TV contract coupled with corporate ownership. We may even be the only team in baseball with earning s in the red this year.

 

[PawPawMaxwell]

I mean I agree to a point. When they pushed back the season 1 week due to 9/11 they had no issues playing into November.

I have to think negotiations with the MLBPA had something to do with playing into Nov as well as TV contracts with NFL and other sports.

 

[AJonesATL]

This one hurts so I'm going to offer some rationalization to help ease the pain. Winning it all would have been awesome and it counts for something - but make no mistake, this was a 60 game season, half the league made the playoffs, a 29-31 team made the ALCS and the playoffs were unlike any other.

As fun as it would have been and as much as I'd have still loved it, this was not a normal season and this is not a world series on par with any other. To me saying this comes with an asterisk was always going to be an understatement. Its been a gimmick of a season. As far as I'm concerned this years winner should be deemed winner of the "2020 Baseball Tournament" and calling this a normal world series is an insult to all the teams in the past that have had to grind through 162 games and make the world series by competing against only the best teams in the playoffs.

Case and point - as much as I loved our resiliency, we literally had a 2 man rotation and survived in many part because of the 60 game season. Frankly if this year went 162 games, short of trades it just would not have been sustainable. As far as I'm concerned we took advantage of the unique season to get some monkeys off our back, finally made a post season run, made all the more clear where our improvement areas are and got critical experience to benefit us in a future season that truly counts.

That's not to take anything away from our team and for the players and I know they wanted this one as much as any. Still, there is an element to me after all these years of pain that felt getting it done in this season just wouldn't have meant what I know it will and should mean if and when we finally get it done in a proper season - and ideally with 50,000 fans ROCKING.

There...I've managed to convince myself why this loss didn't matter

 

[salmagundy]

At least Freddie's other half can attend her baby shower now.

Little consolation to loosing the NL LCS

 

[WaitingFor2017]

Just realized the season started and ended in a circle - In the opening game, the Braves lost a 1-run game due to Chris Martin giving up what ended up being the game winning home run.

 

[CyYoung31]

This one hurts so I'm going to offer some rationalization to help ease the pain. Winning it all would have been awesome and it counts for something - but make no mistake, this was a 60 game season, half the league made the playoffs, a 29-31 team made the ALCS and the playoffs were unlike any other.

As fun as it would have been and as much as I'd have still loved it, this was not a normal season and this is not a world series on par with any other. To me saying this comes with an asterisk was always going to be an understatement. Its been a gimmick of a season. As far as I'm concerned this years winner should be deemed winner of the "2020 Baseball Tournament" and calling this a normal world series is an insult to all the teams in the past that have had to grind through 162 games and make the world series by competing against only the best teams in the playoffs.

Case and point - as much as I loved our resiliency, we literally had a 2 man rotation and survived in many part because of the 60 game season. Frankly if this year went 162 games, short of trades it just would not have been sustainable. As far as I'm concerned we took advantage of the unique season to get some monkeys off our back, finally made a post season run, made all the more clear where our improvement areas are and got critical experience to benefit us in a future season that truly counts.

That's not to take anything away from our team and for the players and I know they wanted this one as much as any. Still, there is an element to me after all these years of pain that felt getting it done in this season just wouldn't have meant what I know it will and should mean if and when we finally get it done in a proper season - and ideally with 50,000 fans ROCKING.

There...I've managed to convince myself why this loss didn't matter

I agree. Don’t get me wrong, I wanted to win this one, but not nearly as bad as past years. I wasn’t that excited when they beat the Reds, more relieved. I wasn’t excited when they beat the Marlins because I knew they were going to. Neither one of those teams was very good. I was happy they won, sure, but I wasn’t glowing and full of adrenaline. This is despite the fact that the Braves haven’t won a playoff series in 20 years, nor have appeared in an NLCS in that same time frame. And it’s not just facing poor teams, the lack of fans and cool weather really took away from the usual playoff atmosphere. The NLCS was the only time I felt any type of anxiety and excitement, and that was only once we were up 3-1 and on the verge of doing something special. Last night definitely hurt though, but it was nice finally feeling like I should have during a tense playoff series.

I really wanted this, but if you gave me a choice, I’ll take winning it in a normal season. It’ll be much sweeter.

 

[cajunrevenge]

Why am I seeing World Series Game 1 ads that have Braves hitting highlights in them. I understand they might be in the background of some dodger highlights but they are just right in there as if they are playing. Just really rubbing it in MLB.