2020 MLB postseason thread

LaRussa's tenure in Arizona was a disaster, but the White Sox are good right now anyway. As long as they keep him out of player personnel decisions, I think the move could "work" anyway. Unlike other sports, I think baseball managers are either "average" or "actively awful," and I think he's more in the former category than the latter.

 

I love Baseball Reference.

1975 Reds
22 complete games
1.62 pitching changes per game.
663 Ks.

2019 Reds
0 complete games
3.395 pitching changes per game
1552 Ks

Jesus

 

Actually, back then they had the pitcher batting in the odd-numbered years' WS and the DH in the even numbered years and in both instances would play by those rules for the entire series. I think it was 1985 Series when that started going with the DH in AL parks and without the DH in NL parks.

 

Jesus what?

 

I once heard the World Series DH thing described as a "Solomonic" compromise, but I found myself thinking, "It took you guys 10 years to figure that out?"

 

Liebrandt's delivery kind of looks like the pitching equivalent of Elaine dancing.

 

‎Jon Leonoudakis‎ to The Baseball Reliquary
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NOW PLAYING IN MY FRIDGE: KERSHAW'S WICKED CURVE GRAPEFRUIT WHEAT ALE!

A friend of my wife was kind enough to gift me a couple of cans of this collectible (due to the "World Series Champs" date stamp) brew.
I haven't tried it yet, and I'm not much of a beer hound but will crack it open and share results.

 

Fruity beers are actually pretty good.

 

fair. Try a pineapple IPA. It’s really good.

 

Fruit juice brewed into beer is different from those people who put a slice of fruit into the neck of their beer bottle, unless there are in fact a bazillion flies swirling about.