Running 2017 MLB regular season thread

Motherfucker ...

 

Gosh I hope the Coppy thing isn't related to Maitan. That would suck.

 

John Coppolella's resignation just the start of the Atlanta Braves' problems

Some insane details in this piece, including that Coppolella sent 2,000-word (!) text messages to other general managers.

“This place is totally [expletive] up,” one high-ranking Braves employee said last week. “I just hope when it blows up, it doesn’t take all of us down.”

 

John Coppolella is Ragu?

 

Playoff thread?

Preemptive: No, the wild card round should not be best of 3. Columnists everywhere, stop trying to ruin the best playoff format we've ever had. Elimination games are inherently awesome. Nobody wants to watch a 3.5-hour game 2 between two 87-win teams from the opposite league of their fandom, pushing back the start of the real playoffs.

 

I agree, Rick.

 

I'm surprised that the Yankees didn't take a 3rd catcher for tonight. I would have.