Thought the Braves might be more like -110, but sounds about rightOriginally Posted by Powel Crosley
Thought the Braves might be more like -110, but sounds about right
Forgive me for asking something ignorant, but why is St.Louis a higher seed this us when we both finished 2nd? Shouldn't they have to play the games at Detroit? Wouldn't these games be very meaningful as it could determine who gets the higher seed between the two teams?
I don't understand why they are ranked higher and did so by getting an advantage of playing 2 days less.
What am I missing here? Is MLB just saying fairness doesn't matter?
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goldglover9 (09-27-2020)
MLB said from beginning winning % would determine standings. Further, they said all along that the extra games would be played ONLY if it affected who made or missed playoffs OR if it affected home field in wild card round. It turned out that the only thing it would have determined was who played Padres and who played Braves. Not consequential enough to make them play those games.
It’s not unfair to us; had STL lost today we would have finished ahead of them even though they still could have passed us by playing the two extra games. I view it as a non-issue and not anything unfair to us.
M2 (09-27-2020)
sucks to be the Pirates
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”― Marcus Aurelius
Reds first game Noon Wednesday on ESPN
Full schedule for Tuesday and Wednesday. Times are Eastern time:
Tuesday September 29th
Astros Twins 2 PM ABC
White Sox A's 3 PM ESPN
Blue Jays Rays 5 PM TBS
Yankees Indians 7 PM ESPN
Wednesday September 30th
Reds Braves Noon ESPN
Astros Twins 1 PM ESPN2
Marlins Cubs 2 PM ABC
White Sox A's 3 PM ESPN
Blue Jays Rays 4 PM TBS
Cards Padres 5 PM ESPN2
Yankees Indians 7 PM ESPN
Brewers Dodgers 10 PM ESPN
They don't list game times past Wednesday so far
Last edited by Reds Fanatic; 09-27-2020 at 10:15 PM.
I don’t mind STL skipping the Detroit games but I did get to thinking.
Why did the DBacks and Rockies play their final “meaningless series” in the wake of COVID?
I know it wasn’t easy to come up with the COVID rules but I’d argue STL-Det was more meaningful than Dbacks-Rox.
alwaysawarrior (09-28-2020),Edd Roush (09-27-2020)
I’m good with noon games, crowd will be quiet and should eliminate some of the home field advantage.
Crowd?
Not sure if serious.
Shoulda known the Damn Yankees would play in prime time both Tuesday and Wednesday
Last edited by Ron Madden; 09-27-2020 at 10:22 PM.
Reds Fanatic (09-27-2020)
I think the difference is simply the St. Louis / Detroit series would have went beyond the set parameters of the season, and impacted St. Louis in preparation for the playoffs. Nearly half of the games in all of professional sports during the last month are meaningless....but you still play out the schedule.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”― Marcus Aurelius
One thing you can always count on is the Yankees and Dodgers in prime time. Though for LA is kind of interesting they scheduled the Dodgers game the same time the Lakers will be playing game 1 of the NBA finals
It would be kind of hilarious if the NL Central went 0-4.
Obviously I’m rooting hard for the Red, but that would be pretty crazy.
What would you say.....ya do here?
national fan base.....Lakers, Cowboys, etc. Television people know they will draw a multiple of almost any other team from coast to coast.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”― Marcus Aurelius
I was thinking the opposite...and how that would kind of suck. It would be like just continuing this season with the 4 NL Central teams. I am excited to see a new lineup in the Braves.
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.”― Marcus Aurelius
RedTeamGo! (09-27-2020)
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