2020 MLB Season Thread

[Pro-Israel, anti-Bibi]

The only team with a shot to beat the Dodgers is the Athletics, imo. Cali World Series incoming.

[Pro-Israel, anti-Bibi]

The only team with a shot to beat the Dodgers is the Athletics, imo. Cali World Series incoming.

No point in even playing the postseason IMO, never forget that the Marlins have a 100% WP in postseason series

2020 is going to meme it into existence.

[Pro-Israel, anti-Bibi]

Trashtros live to cheat another round. Guess I'm a Rays fan now.

[Pro-Israel, anti-Bibi]

Rays, please win Game 5 so I'm not forced to root for the Yankees in the ALCS.

Sincerely, a guy who doesn't like the Yankees but who hates the Astros even more.

This.

[Pro-Israel, anti-Bibi]

The Dodgers are pathetic.

[Pro-Israel, anti-Bibi]

The Dodgers are pathetic.

Counterpoint: the Braves are really good.

Nah they'll blow it eventually like all Georgia teams. The Dodgers just don't know how to get out of a postseason.

[Pro-Israel, anti-Bibi]

Trashtros done. Thank you Rays!

[Pro-Israel, anti-Bibi]

The Dodgers are pathetic.

Counterpoint: the Braves are really good.

Nah they'll blow it eventually like all Georgia teams.

😏

[Pro-Israel, anti-Bibi]

The Rays may be the third team this century without a Hall of Famer to win a title after just 1 (maybe 2) last century. (Blake Snell has an ok shot, hard to say so early with pitchers. Angels had Lackey and K-Rod and you just can't count on it. Glasnow will need to be a very late bloomer.) To do so, they will need to beat a third superteam with at least 4-5 likely Hall of Famers. Can't say they wouldn't have earned it!

If you want to make an argument on a technicality (and make a very, very long-term bet), Wander Franco is in the 40-man player pool they submitted for the playoffs, even though he probably won't play. Hasn't played above Class A, but if you're picking a future Hall of Famer off this roster...

That's as goofy as saying Pete Buttigieg will win in a landslide in 2048.

[Pro-Israel, anti-Bibi]

Great win for the Dodgers.

But seriously... there was no reason to take out Snell. That was an embarrassment. The next three guys were 0-6 against him and Anderson gave up a RBI double. Madness.

[Pro-Israel, anti-Bibi]

DODGERS!!! WORLD CHAMPS!!!

Did everyone hear that Justin Turner tested positive for COVID-19 and that's why he was taken out of the game? That's going to be a big story tomorrow on ESPN & FS1's talking head shows.

Wait, wasn't he part of the celebration afterward?

Yep. Turner should face a lengthy suspension next year.
https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1321312713390362625

He looks like a good old boy who doesn't need to hear some fruity scientist tell him about no "free radicals" or "ventilator tubes".

[Pro-Israel, anti-Bibi]

DODGERS!!! WORLD CHAMPS!!!

Did everyone hear that Justin Turner tested positive for COVID-19 and that's why he was taken out of the game? That's going to be a big story tomorrow on ESPN & FS1's talking head shows.

The Dodgers tried to play it down, but it sounds like management, Dave Roberts and his teammates wanted him out there. Apparently he was heartbroken, crying, but still he should understand the severity of what he did. I get he's a Free Agent and he might not be back with the team. But I blame Rob Manfred, it looked like way more than 11,000 fans tonight and he had no idea how to answer the questions about it. He also got almost booed out of the building. The fans don't like him and I'm sure the owners are going to have a lot of questions and TV executives.

Wait, wasn't he part of the celebration afterward?

Yep. Turner should face a lengthy suspension next year.
https://twitter.com/bubbaprog/status/1321312713390362625

He looks like a good old boy who doesn't need to hear some fruity scientist tell him about no "free radicals" or "ventilator tubes".

https://twitter.com/Starting9/status/1321302363290959872?s=20
Also, he was completely hammered, so I suspect they may or SHOULD move on from him as Commissioner. I'm all for the DH in the AL & NL, I'm for adding 2 more teams to the league (looking at you Montreal), but I'm not for the 16 teams in the playoffs or some other weird ideas he has for the game. But, the DODGERS ARE CHAMPIONS!!! East LA was going bananas. Love it! Though I suspect cases are going to be a mess next month.

Manfred sucks but as long as he keeps doing the owners' bidding they will stick with him. That's how all sports' commissioners work. Look at the NFL, Paul Tagliabue was objectively a disaster who led the efforts to hide CTE and he just got elected to the Hall of Fame?