MLB - the 7th Inning Stretch

Re: MLB - the 7th Inning Stretch

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Sun Jul 01, 2018 5:15 pm

Cubs just won their 4th in a row, now just a half game out of 1st in the NL Central. Brewers lost today so they fall to 48-35, Cubs are now 47-35. Cubs can win the NL Pennant I am sure of that but winning the WS will be tough. Redsox, Yankees, and Astros are loaded. Cubs need to make a trade to get another ACE Pitcher to go with Lester. I would love to get deGrom from the Mets. They may unload him since they stink this year.
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Re: MLB - the 7th Inning Stretch

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Tue Jul 03, 2018 4:31 pm

Cubs have now won 5 in a row, they took care of the Tigers today 5-3 at Wrigley. Still remain in the 1st Wildcard spot at #4 because the Brewers keep winning as well. Brewers won today to improve to 50-35, Cubs are 48-35 = 1 game out of 1st place in the NL Central. Kris Bryant is due back Friday vs Cincy as he is near 100%. We have been winning without our best player, so it's cool to see the team step up and win 5 straight.
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Re: MLB - the 7th Inning Stretch

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Tue Jul 10, 2018 10:49 pm

-Lets talk some Baseball folks. Man is this season something else or what? The All-Star break is approaching, just a few days away. The season is already slightly half over technically games played wise and do we have some tight races or what? It is already July 11th now!

-Lets look at the American League first shall we?
AL East
Red Sox 64-29 #1 Seed
Yankees 59-31 (3.5 back) They are currently the 1st Wildcard team.
-It's a 2 team race here. The shame of this is, the 2nd place finisher will be a 4 or 5 Seed = a Wildcard team. Yankees are 59-31 on pace to finish 106-56 and they may end up a Wildcard. That Wildcard Round is scary because 1 Bad game and your season is over.

AL Central
Indians 49-41 #3 Seed

AL West
Astros 62-32 #2 Seed
Mariners 57-34 (3.5 back) They are currently the final Wildcard team.
A's 51-41 (10 back)

-The 4 best teams in the whole league record wise all come from the American League = Red Sox 64-29, Astros 62-32, Yankees 59-31, and Mariners 57-34. Only 1 of them can make the World Series though.


The National League:
NL East
Phillies 51-39 #2 Seed
Braves 50-40 (1 back) They are currently the final Wildcard team.
Nationals 46-45 (5.5 back)

NL Central
Brewers 55-37 #1 Seed
Cubs 52-37 (1.5 back) They are currently the 1st Wildcard team.
Cards 47-43 (7 back)

NL West
D-Backs 51-41 #3 Seed
Dodgers 49-42 (1.5 back)
Giants 48-46 (4 back)
Rockies 46-45 (4.5 back)

-If the season ended today the Brewers would be the #1 Seed in the NL. Cubs have the 2nd best record but would be a Wildcard team.

-In closing, I feel for teams like the Red Sox, Astros, and Yankees because they all may finish with a record that is off the charts and not even make the WS. That is why when the Cubs went 103-58 in 2016 it was extremely important they finished the deal by winning the WS (and they did otherwise nobody would care they won 103 games). Great season's don't grow on trees, the Cubs got their Ring in 2016! The AL Playoffs are going to be outstanding when they arrive. The NL Playoffs will be too because teams like the Cubs and Dodgers are still real dangerous to any AL team IMO and will be fun to follow. I still think the Dodgers will win the NL West.
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Re: MLB - the 7th Inning Stretch

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Fri Jul 13, 2018 10:47 pm

Cubs win 5-4 over SD! They now have the best record in the NL by %points over the Brewers and are of course in 1st place in the NL Central. Keep it up guys, lets be #1 heading into the break. El Mago stole 2nd, stole 3rd, and stole home in the 10th Inning! :kingclaphands:
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Re: MLB - the 7th Inning Stretch

Postby lakerevolution » Sat Jul 14, 2018 12:31 am

MAX MUNCY!!! Solo homer and 2-RBI double to get the late 3-2 win over the crosstown Angels! We are in SOLE possession of first place by half a game, while the Cubs are in a virtual tie with the Punky Brewsters! Dodgers and Cubs both 7-3 in their last 10 while Arizona and Milwaukee are 5-5. It's put up or shut up time fellas, and those Fenway Chowda-Heads are HOT over the Yanks right now.

Play ball!!! :bbalargu:
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Re: MLB - the 7th Inning Stretch

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:03 am

lakerevolution wrote:MAX MUNCY!!! Solo homer and 2-RBI double to get the late 3-2 win over the crosstown Angels! We are in SOLE possession of first place by half a game, while the Cubs are in a virtual tie with the Punky Brewsters! Dodgers and Cubs both 7-3 in their last 10 while Arizona and Milwaukee are 5-5. It's put up or shut up time fellas, and those Fenway Chowda-Heads are HOT over the Yanks right now.

Play ball!!! :bbalargu:


Things are starting to sort themselves out. The All-Star break is in 2 days and the League looks like this regrading who would be in the Playoffs,
The AL
AL East
Red Sox 66-30 = #1 Seed
Yankees 61-32 (3.5 back) - They have the 1st Wildcard spot.
-This is a 2 team race. I am sure Ken is a nervous wreck because getting the 4 Seed isn't fun knowing 1 Bad game is your whole season. Whoever doesn't win this Division will be a Wildcard.

AL Central
Indians 51-42 - They are quietly winning a weak Division and laughing while doing it as a #3 Seed.

AL West
Astros 63-34 = #2 Seed
Mariners 58-37 (4 back) - They are a team that I wouldn't want to play in a 1 game situation in the Playoffs. They are comfortably in the last Wildcard spot.

The NL
NL East
Phillies 53-40 = #2 Seed
Braves 51-41 (1.5 back) - They have the last Wildcard spot as of now.

NL Central
My Cubs 53-38 = #1 Seed
Brewers 55-40 (they are %points behind the Cubs), hold the 1st Wildcard spot.

NL West
Dodgers 52-42 = #3 Seed
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Re: MLB - the 7th Inning Stretch

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Sun Jul 15, 2018 2:48 am

Cubs now lead the NL Central by 1.5 games. The BrewCrew are in a July Swoon and we are redhot! They now have 4 more losses than we do. We are looking pretty at 54-38 and they are 55-42. Cubs have the best record in the NL period and can play better which is scary. 1 more game than the All-Star Break is here. It will be shit or get off the pot then for all teams once the 2nd half starts.
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Re: MLB - the 7th Inning Stretch

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Mon Jul 16, 2018 1:06 am

Things are starting to sort themselves out. The All-Star Break is here, here would be the Playoffs teams if the season ended today:
The AL
AL East
Red Sox 68-30 = #1 Seed
Yankees 62-33 (4.5 back) - They have the 1st Wildcard spot.
-This is a 2 team race. I am sure Ken is a nervous wreck because getting the 4 Seed isn't fun knowing 1 Bad game is your whole season. Whoever doesn't win this Division will be a Wildcard.

AL Central
Indians 52-43 - They are quietly winning a weak Division and laughing while doing it as a #3 Seed.

AL West
Astros 64-35 = #2 Seed
Mariners 58-39 (5 back) - They are a team that I wouldn't want to play in a 1 game situation in the Playoffs. They are comfortably in the last Wildcard spot.

The NL
NL East
Phillies 53-42 = #2 Seed
Braves 52-42 (.5 back) - They have the last Wildcard spot as of now.

NL Central
My Cubs 55-38 = #1 Seed
Brewers 55-43 (2.5 back) hold the 1st Wildcard spot.

NL West
Dodgers 53-43 = #3 Seed

-The so called real season starts now once the Break is over. Ken and Rev/Craig how do you feel about your teams heading down the stretch run? As a Cubs fan I am super happy sitting at #1 in the NL. Brewers have played so great up until this week, now they are falling back. Cubs taking control as they are going for their 2nd WS appearance and WS Title in 3 years.

-Shit gets real now once the 2nd half starts, no excuses. Before the season started I predicted Dodgers over Cubs in the NLCS and I had Yankees over Astros in the ALCS. I had Dodgers over Yankees in the WS. I still may be right but I hope my Cubs find a way to beat these teams. I knew the Red Sox would be good but not this good!
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Re: MLB - the 7th Inning Stretch

Postby lakerevolution » Mon Jul 16, 2018 2:12 pm

I don't know a great deal about the D-bags lineup (though I should), but they haven't shown me enough to convince me they're capable of winning out and taking the division. It's ours to lose at this point and although we are a solid team, our hot-and-cold spells are not exactly confidence-builders. What we do have now is deep post-season experience and a band of brothers hungry to win it all. The Rockies and Giants might hit short hot streaks before the season is through, but the way the Dodgers' momentum has been building, I don't expect too much trouble. The NL West may not inspire a lot of fear from other ballclubs, but we are competitive. In the NL East it's a mashup of teams not likely to bring much of a threat to either the Cubs or Dodgers.

I see the Red Sox running through everybody, including the Yankees and defending champion Astros, on their way to the WS. Will they meet the Dodgers or Cubs? Only thing we know for sure: Once the World Series is here, we'll be too caught-up in the Lakers pre-season to care! :waaaaa:
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Re: MLB - the 7th Inning Stretch

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Mon Jul 16, 2018 5:44 pm

lakerevolution wrote:I don't know a great deal about the D-bags lineup (though I should), but they haven't shown me enough to convince me they're capable of winning out and taking the division. It's ours to lose at this point and although we are a solid team, our hot-and-cold spells are not exactly confidence-builders. What we do have now is deep post-season experience and a band of brothers hungry to win it all. The Rockies and Giants might hit short hot streaks before the season is through, but the way the Dodgers' momentum has been building, I don't expect too much trouble. The NL West may not inspire a lot of fear from other ballclubs, but we are competitive. In the NL East it's a mashup of teams not likely to bring much of a threat to either the Cubs or Dodgers.

I see the Red Sox running through everybody, including the Yankees and defending champion Astros, on their way to the WS. Will they meet the Dodgers or Cubs? Only thing we know for sure: Once the World Series is here, we'll be too caught-up in the Lakers pre-season to care! :waaaaa:


Baseball is strange because the best Regular Season team rarely wins the WS. Wildcard teams have even won it often. Nothing is in stone. Cubs or Dodgers could win the whole thing if they get the breaks. Most people thought last season there was no way the Dodgers would lose after they beat the Cubs 4-1. They even had HFA.

-My favorite time of the year is October because of the Baseball Playoffs, Basketball starts, and Football is in about Week 3 or 4. I love fall weather here in Indy too. It usually stays in the high 60's to low 50's with no rain or no snow obviously.
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Re: MLB - the 7th Inning Stretch

Postby lakerevolution » Wed Jul 18, 2018 2:26 am

2018 All-Star game: FIRST EVER MLB game with 5 homers hit by each team by completely different players.
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Re: MLB - the 7th Inning Stretch

Postby lakerevolution » Thu Jul 19, 2018 3:54 pm

Machado to be in lineup for the Dodgers Friday night:

Asked if the Dodgers would re-sign Machado, Zaidi demurred.

"Let's have him at least show up in a Dodger uniform before we start asking those questions," he said. "We hope he plays well and creates a good market for himself. We're not worried about what happens past 2018."

His contract is up, so the Dodgers will have to re-sign him. Now we need our pitching staff to step up.
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Re: MLB - the 7th Inning Stretch

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Thu Jul 19, 2018 8:08 pm

lakerevolution wrote:Machado to be in lineup for the Dodgers Friday night:

Asked if the Dodgers would re-sign Machado, Zaidi demurred.

"Let's have him at least show up in a Dodger uniform before we start asking those questions," he said. "We hope he plays well and creates a good market for himself. We're not worried about what happens past 2018."

His contract is up, so the Dodgers will have to re-sign him. Now we need our pitching staff to step up.


Enjoy your new toy Rev. Machado is a Great player. You guys have a real dangerous lineup now. Cubs just pounded the Cards tonight and now have a 3 game lead in the NL Central over the BrewDrinkers. You ready for round 3? I see it coming in the NLCS, it is going to be Cubs/Dodgers again 3 years in a row for the NL Pennant. Those 2 teams are just better than everyone else in the NL.
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Re: MLB - the 7th Inning Stretch

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Fri Jul 20, 2018 8:05 am

If the Cubs go through the Dodgers in the NL Playoffs and then beat either the Red Sox, Astros, or Yankees in the World Series, can they be considered a Dynasty during this decade?

-If they win the NL Central, that will be 3 years in a row = 2016-2018

-They have already made 3 straight NLCS = 2015-2017

-Already won a WS in 2016 beating the Dodgers in the NLCS and then beating the Indians in the WS without HFA

-So if they beat this Dodgers team in the Playoffs again, then beat a powerhouse like the Red Sox, Astros, or Yankees are they a Dynasty for this decade? That would be 2 World Series wins in 3 years playing against top notch competition. The Giants have won 3 WS this decade = 2010, 2012, and 2014 so they would still lay claim to team of the decade but the Cubs have a chance to really cement this Core teams legacy. I believe they can win it all, they have been there and done that. Maddon is a mad scientist, Lester is a bulldog in the Playoffs and an ACE, and Bryant, Rizzo, Baez, and Zobrist are all beasts. The Bullpen really doesn't have anyone dominant but it has Good depth. Maddon has alot of Pitchers he can plug in for an Inning or 2 that have produced solid results.
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Re: MLB - the 7th Inning Stretch

Postby 3Peatkb24 » Fri Jul 20, 2018 2:06 pm

Getting our ass kicked good today. I love it, we needed it - never want to get too over confident or relax. Right now it's 15-1 Cards in the 7th Inning. I hope they have fun rubbing it in because come tomorrow they will be sorry. Everything has went the Cubs way the last 2 weeks so we were due for a clunker. It happens to the best, can't win em all :silly3:. Doesn't matter if you lose by 15 or by 1, it's all the same in the end.
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