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Should we be concerned about Vaughn? Also, this means El Gary is the backup 1B for the weekend...
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Unless he's been added today, he's not on the roster. You may mean Richardson, who is also unlisted on the chart.
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If Wilson's being brought in here. who's going down? I assume it's the guy they brought up yesterday to replace Gordon. Mildly surprised this isn't Drohan's start - he hasn't pitched since Friday in Balt, and Philly is not great against lefties. Whatevs. He'll likely be one of the arms today, anyway.
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Huh. I had seen a little chatter that he wasn't under consideration for the perma-gig and I don't think they've performed anything more than middling during his interim stint. They did sell at the deadline, though, so maybe middling is better than expected
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I assume it means shutting a premium pitcher down in the regular season to keep him fresh for the postseason while having a "free" extra roster spot on your 40-man during the regular season. Like they seem to do...
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It’s the same tiebreaker - we won 2 of 3 way back at the beginning of the year from TB. So, it’s a magic number of 4 (update: 3).
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Brewers (May) vs Phillies (Wheeler): 9/22/26, 5:40pm
formerlybis replied to Frisbee Slider's topic in Archived Game Threads
While of course I'm rooting for a win, my expectations are pretty low for this one. I'm gonna focus on the bigger picture, by which I mean I hope a) May can show some serviceability, and b) the experience of facing Wheeler can go into the collective knowledge base and prepare them for what it'll be like in the playoffs. I kind of hate facing Philly right now, to be honest - they'll learn a lot about us, too. However, their mindset will be shorter-term in trying to get into that #3 slot and a home-field series. -
The AL picture has cleared up a little bit. The White Sox and Cleveland are likely the #2 and #6 seeds - Cleveland has a one-game lead in the Central, but the tiebreaker would go to CHW. The #3 seed is going to be Texas or Houston. Similar to the other division, Texas has a one-game lead, but the Astros have the tiebreaker. The loser between those two will likely be out of the playoffs.
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We’re one, but we’re not the same We get to carry each other, carry each other. One!
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Something we don’t talk about much - the Dodgers and their fanbase want the bye first and foremost, too. Their magic number on ATL is 3.
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Brewers (Gasser) vs Orioles (Rogers): 9/19/26, 3:05pm
formerlybis replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Archived Game Threads
I was thinking Gordon was brought in to spot-start on Sunday, and they still might want him to come in after Miz goes around 60-70 pitches. But, given the usage last night, they may need him today instead. I also am keeping an eye on Megill - it'd be super ballsy to switch roles with Uribe at this late juncture. Don't know if we're at that level of concern just yet, but, as I said, keeping an eye on it. -
Brewers (May) vs Orioles (Povich?): 9/18/26, 6:05pm
formerlybis replied to Brandon Glick's topic in Archived Game Threads
I said something similar in the MLB thread, but Baltimore has a realistic shot in the race for the postseason. It's not a good shot, but it's in the category of stranger things have happened. Cleveland (the current last WC) has a magic number of 7 on them with 9 games left, so Baltimore would need 12 of the 18 remaining results to go their way - if Bal goes 7-2 and Clev goes 4-5, that'd do it. However, they also have to hop over Toronto and Texas (currently both 1 game ahead of them), who happen to be playing each other this weekend - Baltimore will be rooting for neither team to sweep. Anyway, it's not completely over for them, but it'll be moot if they can't at least take two of these 3 (and that might not be enough). -
Yep - there's 6 teams battling for 3 spots, and they will be the #2, #3, and #6 seeds, so it is true and locked in that the best 3 teams will be facing each other (the #1, #4, and #5 slots). One of the 6 teams I'm counting in this is Baltimore, who is next up for the Brewers. They would have to hop over three teams, but the current 3rd WC White Sox magic number on them is a not-so-sure-thing 8 with 9 to play and the Blue Jays and Rangers are head-to-head this weekend - it will take some help, but it's not that unrealistic if they can somehow get at least a couple from the Crew.
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I applaud giving Harrison this opportunity. We last saw him come out of the bullpen in Cincy and although I believe he faced 4 hitters and didn't record an out, he did return to having very good velocity. That is a potentially promising sign, at least. The team has some leeway now to try a couple things, so give Harrison a couple of starts and see if he can take the next step after getting his velo back. He's earned some equity by being the unquestioned #2 starter for 80% of the season. I admit it's going to be hard for him to earn enough trust to use him in the postseason at this point, but give him the opportunity to make it a tough decision.
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With the win today, Guardians take the AL Central lead by a half-game, but the White Sox own the tiebreaker. Too much else to list - the AL is going down to the wire with a bunch of .500-y clubs...
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Mitchell was pulled pretty early in Sunday's game - I don't recall hearing anything about that being injury-related and he played the whole game yesterday. They can afford to be cautious, but my antennae are up a little bit.
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Right - I was going more for "bragging rights" to be better head-to-head against ATL. We have a close battle for that
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I absolutely agree, This is my view, too, But, we can allow for the stubborn playfulness of posters making a point that isn't about the rules - "outright" is better than winning by tiebreak. No one disagrees with that, I don't think. It's just that 99.999% of people don't consider that more important than clinching at all. It does happen - seems like mostly in football - that losers of tiebreaks do take (somewhat dubious) credit for co-championships.
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It's ok. There is some logic to being stubborn about clinching an outright championship. He knows he's being pedantic, though
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It's not likely to matter, but going down a rabbit hole, the race for the tiebreaker between MKE and ATL is kind of interesting, and is unlikely to be decided before the last day of the season (ergo, make the magic number 6 and be done with it) We were 3-3 head to head, The next criteria is division record: ATL is 32-17, and Brewers are 31-16. If that finishes in a dead heat, the next criteria is conference record - that's also extremely close with Brewers at 65-41 and ATL and 65-42. Then comes conference record after the All-Star Break - I am not going to look that up,
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I'm 80% agreed. His velo was much better in his outing out of the bullpen in Cincy (even if his effectiveness was terrible), which makes me hold out a little bit of hope. I wonder if they give him a couple of starts in these last two weeks to see if he can get "it" back. If not, there really is no role.
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Reds (Burns) vs Brewers (Gasser): 09/13/26, 1:10 PM
formerlybis replied to Brock Beauchamp's topic in Archived Game Threads
I guess we should root for the Cubs against the Braves? Magic number on ATL is 8 with 12 to play. Maybe win at least one, Cubs... -
Rather than start a new thread, I'll put this here. I doubt I'm alone in this, but it looks to me like the pitching staff is showing signs of fatigue. You'd think every team is battling this, though (except maybe the Dodgers who have some fresher arms). I don't expect it - it's way too much to hope for - but it would just be awesome if Woodruff could come in and contribute.
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Just checked the AL playoff picture for the first time in a while. The Guardians and White Sox are in volatile spots - only a half game separates them for the Central crown, and the winner could get the 2-seed and the first round bye (Astros are currently the 3-seed, also a half game behind Chicago). The loser between those two would be the 6 seed, but possibly out altogether because the pursuers for that spot are only 2 or 3 back right now. It’s possible that the AL East gets 4 teams in, with all having better records than the 2-seed.
