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Thread: How will the regular season end for the 2021 Boston Red Sox

  1. 10-05-2021, 08:07 AM #466
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    Quote Originally Posted by 5GoldGloves:OF,75 View Post
    Topps Now just issued 10-card team sets for all the clubs still alive. The add for the Red Sox set says "Postseason 10 Card Team Set"

    Here is the link with a pic of the sample card of Bobby Dalbec -- it says Postseason right on his card!

    https://www.topps.com/cards-collecti...zNArujcnBszQjR
    1) I don't think anyone is doubting the game is officially called the "post season."
    2) Some are saying they don't view the game as being the "Playoffs" but rather similar to a "tie-breaker" play-in game that used to be game 163 of the regular season.
    3) Some may be making a distinction between "post season" and "playoffs." (not sure on this one)
    When you say it's gonna happen now
    When exactly do you mean?
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  2. 10-05-2021, 11:35 AM #467
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    Today is Aaron Boone's last day as Yankee manager.
    Old school is good school.
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  3. 10-05-2021, 11:38 AM #468
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    Quote Originally Posted by dgalehouse View Post
    Today is Aaron Boone's last day as Yankee manager.
    A sad day for Sox fans, but at least we could be part of that celebration.
    When you say it's gonna happen now
    When exactly do you mean?
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  4. 10-05-2021, 11:40 AM #469
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    Quote Originally Posted by moonslav59 View Post
    1) I don't think anyone is doubting the game is officially called the "post season."
    2) Some are saying they don't view the game as being the "Playoffs" but rather similar to a "tie-breaker" play-in game that used to be game 163 of the regular season.
    3) Some may be making a distinction between "post season" and "playoffs." (not sure on this one)
    It's post-season.

    The tiebreaker game 163 is, by rule, regular season. Any statitstics that occur in those tiebreaker games count towards the regualr season stats, and the win counts towards the regular season record of the teams. The 1978 Red Sox finished the regular season with a record of 99-64, and the Yankees were 100-63 that year. In both cases, those records do not add up to 162 games. In contrast, the 2019 WS Champ Nationals finished the regular season 93-69 for a total of 162 regular season games, Their victory over the Brewers in the Wild Card game did not change that record. And winning pticher Stephen Strasburg's record was listed as 1-0 in the box score, with the game not impacting his 18-6 regular season record...
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  5. 10-05-2021, 12:26 PM #470
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    Quote Originally Posted by notin View Post
    It's post-season.

    The tiebreaker game 163 is, by rule, regular season. Any statitstics that occur in those tiebreaker games count towards the regualr season stats, and the win counts towards the regular season record of the teams. The 1978 Red Sox finished the regular season with a record of 99-64, and the Yankees were 100-63 that year. In both cases, those records do not add up to 162 games. In contrast, the 2019 WS Champ Nationals finished the regular season 93-69 for a total of 162 regular season games, Their victory over the Brewers in the Wild Card game did not change that record. And winning pticher Stephen Strasburg's record was listed as 1-0 in the box score, with the game not impacting his 18-6 regular season record...
    I know what the official answer is, but I'm okay with people not viewing this game as part of the "playoffs," even though it is.
    When you say it's gonna happen now
    When exactly do you mean?
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  6. 10-05-2021, 12:58 PM #471
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    I said we were going to win the division and we didn't. They way underperformed in the second half but still won the top WC.

    I also said this team would make the WS vs SFG. If somehow the stars align and everybody in our team play at their potential or close to it, it is still possible. Also pressure is not on this team but on others this time and it is a good handicap. They are the underdogs this time —like in 2018.
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  7. 10-05-2021, 01:59 PM #472
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    Quote Originally Posted by moonslav59 View Post
    I know what the official answer is, but I'm okay with people not viewing this game as part of the "playoffs," even though it is.
    Are you also ok with people referring to a tomato as a vegetable?
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  8. 10-05-2021, 04:09 PM #473
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    Quote Originally Posted by notin View Post
    As George Will famously said, "the beauty of being a pessimist is you're constantly either proven right or pleasantly surprised."
    There is no beauty in losing. It is disappointing for pessimists too. George Will is an irrelevant fool.
    The King of TalkSox has Spoken.

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    Chaim, you are in the big leagues now. Drawing 10,000 fans a game is not going to cut it, and people don’t buy tickets to Fenway to talk about the Farm

    Quote Originally Posted by notin View Post
    "Relief pitchers are a crapshoot." No, the truth is "Crapshoot pitchers are relievers."
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  9. 10-05-2021, 04:10 PM #474
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kimmi View Post
    Exactly. It's a win-win, in a warped sort of way. LOL
    That is an incorrect conclusion, since George Will is wrong in his assumption.
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    Chaim, you are in the big leagues now. Drawing 10,000 fans a game is not going to cut it, and people don’t buy tickets to Fenway to talk about the Farm

    Quote Originally Posted by notin View Post
    "Relief pitchers are a crapshoot." No, the truth is "Crapshoot pitchers are relievers."
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  10. 10-05-2021, 04:46 PM #475
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    Quote Originally Posted by a700hitter View Post
    There is no beauty in losing. It is disappointing for pessimists too. George Will is an irrelevant fool.
    No.

    Losing may be upsetting to pessimists. But by definition it isn’t disappointing…
    Last edited by notin; 10-05-2021 at 04:49 PM.
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  11. 10-05-2021, 06:26 PM #476
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    Quote Originally Posted by a700hitter View Post
    There is no beauty in losing. It is disappointing for pessimists too. George Will is an irrelevant fool.
    Correct. Losing is not a beauty by any means.

    It is going to be a close game but I think we will win compadre.
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  12. 10-05-2021, 07:40 PM #477
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    Quote Originally Posted by notin View Post
    No.

    Losing may be upsetting to pessimists. But by definition it isn’t disappointing…
    Stupid distinction. And it is disappointing... just not unexpected.
    The King of TalkSox has Spoken.

    Quote Originally Posted by a700hitter View Post
    Chaim, you are in the big leagues now. Drawing 10,000 fans a game is not going to cut it, and people don’t buy tickets to Fenway to talk about the Farm

    Quote Originally Posted by notin View Post
    "Relief pitchers are a crapshoot." No, the truth is "Crapshoot pitchers are relievers."
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  13. 10-12-2021, 02:10 PM #478
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    Quote Originally Posted by a700hitter View Post
    There is no beauty in losing. It is disappointing for pessimists too. George Will is an irrelevant fool.
    George Will gets sent to the wall when the revolutionaries come for Red Sox Nation.
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