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I legitimately saw someone on social media claim the Dodgers and Nats have a better top 3 than our entire staff.

Contraception is real folks....please use it if you're having these thoughts.
 
EdMonix11 said:
Via Fangraphs.... link to full article below.

Best-Ever Pitching Staffs
Team Season Games WAR/162
Indians 2017 / 143 / 30.9
Braves 1996 / 162 / 29.5
Braves 1994 / 114 / 28.8
Braves 1997 / 162 / 28.5
Yankees 2003 / 163 / 28.4
Yankees 2002 / 161 / 28.4
Phillies 2011 / 162 / 28.1
Braves 1999 / 162 / 27.8
Braves 1995 / 144 / 27.2
Cubs 1970 / 162 / 27.1

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/so-the-indians-might-have-the-best-pitching-staff-ever/
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And to think that our pitching staff has to actually put the ball over the plate for a strike unlike those Braves teams.....
 
Real Deal said:
What did Babe Schwarber do to us after sitting since April? Killed us. It's baseball man, these guys are the best professionals. I would never question a guy forgetting how to play. Brantley waited his whole life for this moment. Brantley is better than the last bullpen arm. Brantley could get hot or not, but he'll put up great at bats.
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I love Brantley. I really do, but I'm not keeping him for the sake of keeping him on the roster. I don't know what the 25 man roster was going to look like, and now with the Zimmer injury I really don't know.

What I do know is that Brantley has been on the 10 day DL for a month. He still hasn't run and still hasn't done agility drills. I have a hard time putting him on there over a healthy body.

I don't care if he's waited his whole life, so has every other guy on that roster.

Michael isn't going to Brock Lesnar himself into the WS. I even have a hard time picking up his option over paying Santana at this point.
 
Has there ever been a team with 4 players with 200 K's, or even 5? It's not going to happen this year, but it's not out of the question that it COULD happen next year with Kluber-Carrasco-Bauer-Salazar-Clev on a full year of innings.
 
bob2the2nd said:
It was a joke
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I know, but I got curious myself so I found one thing different than the other years. Paul Byrd though was around on that team as well which was interesting to see.

bigfoot5415 said:
I love Brantley. I really do, but I'm not keeping him for the sake of keeping him on the roster. I don't know what the 25 man roster was going to look like, and now with the Zimmer injury I really don't know.

What I do know is that Brantley has been on the 10 day DL for a month. He still hasn't run and still hasn't done agility drills. I have a hard time putting him on there over a healthy body.

I don't care if he's waited his whole life, so has every other guy on that roster.

Michael isn't going to Brock Lesnar himself into the WS. I even have a hard time picking up his option over paying Santana at this point.
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The projected playoff roster thread kind of debates on who should be on the 25 man roster if you wanted an idea.

Also with Brantley it depends on when he comes back. I never saw him back until about weekish left in the season anyways, but it's hard to keep that type of player off the playoff roster if he is physically healthy even if it's off the bench, I think they will find a spot for him if he is able to run.
 
bigfoot5415 said:
I legitimately saw someone on social media claim the Dodgers and Nats have a better top 3 than our entire staff.

Contraception is real folks....please use it if you're having these thoughts.
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No way on the Dodgers

Nats have a legitimate argument.
 
How the fuck are these games not being nationally televised? They're going for multiple records in the next few games and not even espn 2 can flex them? Wtf
 
RG said:
If a big market team was doing this, E$PN would be covering it non-stop
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Am I remembering incorrectly or did they televise all the nerds games when they were going for the streak to begin the season (literally not even most wins in a row, much less of a big deal than this)
 
The Wizard of Moz said:
Am I remembering incorrectly or did they televise all the nerds games when they were going for the streak to begin the season (literally not even most wins in a row, much less of a big deal than this)
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I don't remember
 
How bad would you guys hate Trevor Bauer if he was on another team?
 
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