MLB 2023 Season: Rangers are going hunting for Snakes
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Oy...those Rangers City Connect uniforms...they look like they should be painting houses or delivering French fries or some damn thing. 
It takes about three seconds to type "korean baseball batflip" on YouTube, my man.
But just because Uncle Timby loves and smiles upon you all:
I don't see anyone laughing at yours. Sir.
Anyway, Cody Bellinger, who is on a tear, is coming back from the paternity list. Clearly the Dodgers were fucking like jackrabbits last July.
I had a question about the seeding for each league's playoff brackets:
My understanding is that each of the division leaders is seeded from #1 to #3, based on best to worst; with the three "wild card" teams in each league seeded #4 to #6 - even if they have a better win/loss record than one (or even two) of the second- and/or third-best division leaders. Then, the bracket (as of 2022) is set up - with no re-seeding - as shown here.
My question is this: in cases where one or more of the "wild card" teams are in fact stronger then the second and third-best division leaders (which appears to be more of an issue for the American League, given how strong the AL East division teams tend to be), should there in fact be some sort of re-seeding, so as to prevent a lop-sided bracket?
To put it another way: right now, the third-best "wild card" slot (on paper, at least) has an easier run to the Championship Series than the best and second-best teams, as those have to play against one another before running into the best division leader in the Division Series.
For example: say if this year, the three American League "wild cards" are all from AL East, and (for argument's sake) all do better than both of the AL Central and AL West division leaders. The current setup would then apparently incentivize the teams in "wild card" contention to not finish the regular season as best as they can, as the third-best among them gets to go to the other side of the post-season bracket.
So, in such circumstances, should the #4 seed instead be the one sent to the other half of the bracket, with the #5 and #6 seeds obliged to play the #1 seed in the Division Series?
My understanding is that each of the division leaders is seeded from #1 to #3, based on best to worst; with the three "wild card" teams in each league seeded #4 to #6 - even if they have a better win/loss record than one (or even two) of the second- and/or third-best division leaders. Then, the bracket (as of 2022) is set up - with no re-seeding - as shown here.
My question is this: in cases where one or more of the "wild card" teams are in fact stronger then the second and third-best division leaders (which appears to be more of an issue for the American League, given how strong the AL East division teams tend to be), should there in fact be some sort of re-seeding, so as to prevent a lop-sided bracket?
To put it another way: right now, the third-best "wild card" slot (on paper, at least) has an easier run to the Championship Series than the best and second-best teams, as those have to play against one another before running into the best division leader in the Division Series.
For example: say if this year, the three American League "wild cards" are all from AL East, and (for argument's sake) all do better than both of the AL Central and AL West division leaders. The current setup would then apparently incentivize the teams in "wild card" contention to not finish the regular season as best as they can, as the third-best among them gets to go to the other side of the post-season bracket.
So, in such circumstances, should the #4 seed instead be the one sent to the other half of the bracket, with the #5 and #6 seeds obliged to play the #1 seed in the Division Series?
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oh geez, I hope Jake Bauers is OK 
I had to look up TOOTBLAN. 
As for Hosmer, I'll always be rather fond of him, if for no other reason that my parents are in the crowd on his Storm Chasers rookie card (they're directly below his right arm).
As for Hosmer, I'll always be rather fond of him, if for no other reason that my parents are in the crowd on his Storm Chasers rookie card (they're directly below his right arm).
As for Hosmer, I'll always be rather fond of him, if for no other reason that my parents are in the crowd on his Storm Chasers rookie card (they're directly below his right arm).
Be fond of him all you want. I am far beyond ready for the Cubs to fire him.
From a rocket launching pad.
Into the sun.
At least Hosmer can pick balls out of the dirt without losing his glove. That's a plus over Mancini.
Do you remember if we got any good pitchers out of the 2021 fire sale? We need some help in the rotation at #4 and #5 and a couple relievers are iffy at best. Still good stats overall at the moment.
For City Connect uniforms, I saw some pics of the Mariners unis. A cross between the old Pilots jerseys and the "unlucky" inverted trident on the hat, in a darker blue.
The Seattle Pilots were before my time, but we used to pass by Sick's Stadium in the Rainier Valley almost every weekend on our way to my grandparents house.
They eventually tore it down and put up a Lowes. Fun fact, right inside the door, on the floor, is a plaque signifying where home plate would be and what direction the pitcher's mound and outfield would be in the parking lot.
Because I like you, I dug up my posting from trade deadline 2021 (which I spent with my now-ex-girlfriend, who looked at me in horror when I screamed "FUCK!" as my phone alerted me to the Bryant trade):
Kilian has lost his control, unfortunately, meaning he's got pitches so far out of the zone that would land all the way in Naperville. I'm not sure what the fuck happened to him. Espinoza is already in the Padres' minor league system, and Alexander Vizcaino already went back to the Yankees. Daniel Pelencia is still in AA and he got knocked around pretty hard last year, and this season has been a rough start, too.
Bailey Horn might turn out to be a good reliever, he's got good numbers in AA, but relievers are so fungible that it's hard to put money on them (I mean, hell, even Billy Wagner eventually broke down). And Codi Heuer is still recovering from Tommy John surgery.
So ... the answer is a resounding "meh."
Bryant has been so injury prone, I'm not sure it was a bad thing they traded him. Like you, I didn't think so at the time.
Kilian did manage to whittle his ERA down to a "respectable" 18.90 in a total of 3.1 IP
But man, 3 bases loaded chances and not too many runs came from those chances. Still, the Cubs were 4th in RISP before today, which is a huge jump from the last, what, few years?
I'm hoping Kyle Hendricks can get it together in a few more rehab starts. He gave up 6ER in 1.2IP, but only his first start since last July.
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