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This list is so weird...
In 1995, you had the 100-44 Cleveland Indians drawing the 86-58 Boston Red Sox...
Cleveland had best record in baseball by 10 games, Boston 3rd best...
Boston had home field in that ALDS!
Pittsburgh won 98 games in 2015, the second best record in baseball, and all it bought them was one game against Jake Arrieta.
Arrieta threw a complete game shutout at PNC Park, struck out 11, walked nobody, and the Cubs won 4 to 0.
The year before, the Pirates' Wild Card game was against Madison Bumgarner, and he shut them out too. Two straight Octobers that lasted exactly one night.
Which team's October luck bothers you most?
Cleveland never picking first til they crazy lottery of 2024. MLB alternating 1st overall pick by league was always kind of crazy
David Clyde went first overall to the Rangers in June 1973, an 18 year old lefty out of a Houston high school. About three weeks later he was starting in the big leagues.
He struck out eight in his debut, got the win, and drew the first sellout in Arlington Stadium history.
By 1979 he'd thrown his last major league pitch, with 18 career wins.
Texas hasn't picked first since. Seven teams, the Dodgers, Giants and Cardinals among them, never have.
When did your team last pick first overall?
"Steelers don't lose to the Browns at home"
Except during playoffs 😂
The Steelers are 5-2 and on top of the Division. Let's look at their remaining schedule and see if they are a playoff team:
Falcons (home) W 20–13
Patriots (away) L 3–20
Bengals (home) W 30–27
Browns (away) L 24–27
Colts (home) W 34–22
Buccaneers (away) W 26–19 (OT)
Saints (Paris) W 16–10
Browns (home) - W (Steelers don't lose to the Browns at home)
BYE WEEK
Bengals (away) - L (Bengals at home, Steelers typically out of sync after a bye, give the Bungles the win)
Eagles (away) - W (Hurts out, Barkley hurt, Brown hurt, their line is a mess. Steelers get their 1st win in Philly since 1965)
Broncos (home) - W (Nix looks bad, but their D is good. This is gonna be a 10-6 win)
Texans (home) - L (Annual stinker game we are supposed to win, but lose)
Jaguars (away) - L (Jags are humming & Lawrence is playing great. Tuff road game)
Ravens (home) - W (Jackson can't stay healthy and the Steelers own the Ravens)
Panthers (home) - W (Not a good team, but has a decent record because their division is so bad. Steelers win)
Titans (away) - W (This team is just bad)
Ravens (away) - W (Steelers are 8-2 vs the Ravens in the last 5 years with 3 sweeps. The Steelers sweep again)
Final Record 12-5, back to back division champs.
I'd argue the most important play was the 4th down when Tennessee was down 7 and had a delay of game and false start missed by the refs...
But I agree this definitely should have been a false start too
Except that there is no definition of a swing so by rule, ump was correct calling it a swing.
Using a rule that doesn't exist to justify your incorrect claim is weird 🤷🏼♂️
More like the Bengals...
"Tampa Bay sports never easy"
Dude you have seen 5 titles in last 25 years. 3 in last 7 years.
It's easier being a TB fan than almost any other area in country
I mean, if Yandy thought it was a ball he shouldn't have swung 🤷🏼♂️
Matt retweeted
The MLB rule book does not define a "swing" or "checked swing." It is 100% the umpire's judgment.
But just about every accepted understanding makes that swing. The barrel of his bat was through the hitting zone -- past parallel to the front of the plate. Had the ball struck the bat it would have gone into fair territory. That's no different than a bunt attempt that isn't pulled back in time.
You can't say the overhead view distorts things and use "that" side angle that is clearly not down the line or showing anything of value...
I mean, it was a correct call in that there's literally no rule on a swing, and by every measure umps use that's a swing all day.
Also they are using an ABS like system for check swings in minors and not really any issue with it...
The Rays won the ALCS so it won't get talked about but I'd argue Cash was outmanaged (by a lot) for most of thay series with strange bullpen decisions there as well. When you win tho it doesn't matter...
Cleveland was arguably a check swing and fielded groundball away from going to World Series.
Rays playing bad defense and a check swing making them down 0-2 feels poetic
I hate takes like this. Yes, you should end games with correct calls.
Yes, I may be butter about Palacios no call still























