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Sly Fox wrote: ↑October 7th, 2023, 9:23 am The Rangers have an amazing track record of choking down the stretch. The O's should be well-positioned to advance to the ALCS where one team will feel at home regardless of stadium.That reminds me, it's about time to rewatch highlights of the 2011 world series. One of the biggest chokes of all time in any sport.
thepostman wrote: ↑October 7th, 2023, 12:38 pm I think the O's are positioned well to do well against the Rangers. The Rays were a shell of themselves by the time the postseason rolled around and the Rangers took full advantage of that. They won't be so lucky against the O's. Plus who would want an Astros/Rangers ALCS!!?? I may be in Texas now but I haven't completely lost my mind!This isn't aging very well. O's in a huge hole.
LUminary wrote: ↑October 8th, 2023, 9:06 pm Wish all the playoff series’ were best of seven, for several reasons. Going to be extremely difficult for the Birds to dig out from 0-2. What a great regular season they had.Agreed. I also am not a big fan of the three wild card teams. I'd prefer 1 wild card team getting in to even things out and then 2 seven game series before the world series. Do away with the wild card round.
Ill flame wrote: ↑October 10th, 2023, 9:30 am Camden yards is definitely on my list of parks i want to see but i have no motivation to visit Baltimore outside of that so it may be awhile before I find an excuse to visit that part of the country again. I bet experiencing it in a playoff atmosphere really adds to the appeal though. I've been to the pirates and rangers stadium which are both nice venues but attendance was lacking so it kind of takes away from the atmosphere.I'm really not a fan of the wildcard format with extra teams and three-game series. I think the prolonged break has done more harm than good for the top seeds the past two years. You spend tons of energy and adrenaline clinching a division to end the year and then shut down for a week before playing again and have to ramp back up to game speed.
Outside of the pitch clock rules I really don't like what MLB has done to the game. 12 out of 30 playoff teams is too many for a sport that has a 162 game regular season. Allowing the DH in the NL, the new extra inning rules, not requiring pitchers to throw 4 balls on an intentional walk and 26 man rosters don't make the game better.
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