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  1. Otto von Ballpark
    Friday Oct. 23 Two real starting pitchers again! Both on full rest, and both with pretty fantastic postseason resumes. 7:08 pm CDT World Series Game 3 Los Angeles Dodgers at Tampa Bay Rays (series tied 1-1) Walker Buehler vs Charlie Morton TV: FOX
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    I guess I am curious what you mean by "low level prospects". Were the Twins motivated to deal May and Duffey a couple years ago? They both entered their age-28 seasons with career ERAs over 5 too (albeit better career FIPs). And arguably neither one of them up until that point had as good of a season in the relief as Stephenson's 2019, his first full-time out of the pen. (Actually quite comparable statistically to May's 2019 season.) Stephenson is far from untouchable, but that doesn't mean they'd flip him just to restock their minor league prospect depth. I suspect they'd want something in return that could help them in 2021, and/or meaningful prospects.
  3. Otto von Ballpark
    After watching all that poker, it should be especially easy to call Sinclair's bluff!
  4. Otto von Ballpark
    Too early to worry. I don't think Sinclair will hold out into the 2021 MLB season. Even worst-case scenario, AT&T TV Now is $80 per month but no contract, and I think it supports watching from two locations at once (and/or supports logging in through the Fox Sports app).
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    Why would the Reds be motivated to deal Stephenson? He's arb eligible for the first time this winter but MLBTR estimates he may only get $600k, barely more than league minimum. And given the players they have under contract, the Reds intend to contend in 2021 (and should, in a fairly weak division). And it's not like Stephenson is a lost cause -- he was solid in his first year as a full-time reliever in 2019. His issue in 2020, aside from a stint on the IL making an already small sample even smaller, was 8 HR in just 10 IP. 7 of the HR came in just 3 games. It's obviously something they will have to get under control but it doesn't seem too daunting of a task. He's not worth top prospects at this point, obviously, but that doesn't mean the Reds will have any motivation to deal him for low-level prospects.
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    Comparing 2020's national TV ratings to past years is not particularly meaningful. National TV viewership is largely down across the board. People are finding other ways to engage with content.
  8. Otto von Ballpark
    Down to AT&T TV as a streaming option for Sinclair's RSNs. I expect Sinclair will lose this fight. This is terrible timing for them -- NHL, NBA, and MLB seasons are over, and the NFL has nothing to do with these RSNs. Sinclair is going to lose a lot of money this winter and fans aren't going to care until next year.
  9. Otto von Ballpark
    Nick Anderson, relief ace, called upon in a jam in the 5th inning... and he succeeds! Brained, MN gets some national exposure from Joe Buck in the process.
  10. Otto von Ballpark
    Wednesday, October 21 7:08 pm CDT World Series Game 2 Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Dodgers (Dodgers lead 1-0) Blake Snell vs Tony Gonsolin TV: FOX
  11. Otto von Ballpark
    Only thing I remember about the '91 North Stars is that game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals was only available on pay-per-view in Minnesota. Despite paying for the game, my family gave up after the second intermission and let me play Nintendo on the TV instead...
  12. Otto von Ballpark
    In a way, you could say the Vikings current season is "middle of the road" too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu5hzc2Mei4
  13. Otto von Ballpark
    Aaron Slegers was dropped from the Rays postseason roster, despite 3.2 scoreless IP in the ALCS (all while the Rays were trailing, though). Nick Anderson and John Curtiss are the ex-Twins (or near ex-Twins) remaining for the Rays, along with Brusdar Graterol on the Dodgers side.
  14. Otto von Ballpark
    Tuesday October 20 Baseball is back, and on free TV from here out! 7:11 pm CDT World Series Game 1 Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Dodgers Tyler Glasnow vs Clayton Kershaw TV: FOX
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    Maybe the randomness was more about the 60 game season than the playoffs themselves? The Astros are a good team, as evidenced by the past few years (asterisk aside). They were 19-14 at the trade deadline, then had a disappointing last month of the regular season with a playoff berth all but locked up.
  16. Otto von Ballpark
    Personally, I find the Dodgers interesting/fun to watch. They are high payroll for sure, but they have done a lot of great player development -- both with prospects and with some out-of-nowhere success stories. I'd probably be more annoyed with them if they were an AL team. Bonus: no tomahawk chop!
  17. Otto von Ballpark
    Should be interesting to see the Dodgers pitching strategy. Dustin May is starting, but he's had only one 1 day of rest since throwing 2 innings as the game 5 starter, so he's probably getting pulled very early. The bulk of the innings could go to Gonsolin, Urias, or even Kershaw (he's on 2 days rest). Their top relievers (Jansen, Baez, and Treinen) have all pitched two games in a row, so I wouldn't expect them to pitch very long, but could make an appearance.
  18. Otto von Ballpark
    Sunday October 18 7:15 pm CDT NLCS Game 7 ATL at LAD (series tied 3-3) Ian Anderson vs Dustin May TV: FOX (and FS1, apparently)
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    I like the cut of your jib. I think I was cheering for the Rays again by game 5, that was interesting enough for me.
  20. Otto von Ballpark
    Saturday Oct. 17 Okay, THIS is the last day with multiple baseball games this year. I guarantee it! Four real starting pitchers going today, all on full rest. 3:38 pm CDT NLCS Game 6 ATL at LAD (ATL leads 3-2) Max Fried vs Walker Buehler TV: FS1 7:37 pm CDT ALCS Game 7 HOU at TB (series tied 3-3) Lance McCullers Jr. vs Charlie Morton TV: TBS
  21. Otto von Ballpark
    And I now regret typing this! Feel free to blame me for the Astros comeback, I am officially a bad person.
  22. Otto von Ballpark
    Well, I was wrong here too!
  23. Otto von Ballpark
    I hear you, although Snell had been shaky -- 82 pitches and 4 walks in 4 innings. I was nervous about letting him face the top of the lineup a third time with 2 runners on base. And Diego Castillo had been fantastic in the postseason up until that point, and had two full days of rest -- it's not a bad spot to leverage him at all. And to be clear: pulling Snell there didn't automatically mean they had to rely on a rookie like McClanahan to pitch the 6th and 7th innings and put the game further out of reach. They only turned to McClanahan after Castillo uncharacteristically allowed 4 runs to score. If Castillo isn't quite so ineffective, they have a good enough pen to keep the game closer if they want to. But once Castillo gave up 4, they decided to save those bullets for game 7.
  24. Otto von Ballpark
    You got me there. My mistake was being ignorant of the NFL/NCAA football attendance rules in Texas -- it isn't much of a stretch to see MLB just follow along with those. I wonder what percentage of these fans are traveling for their teams? And I wonder if Atlanta and LA will object to fan attendance if the Astros advance and the WS crowd is overwhelmingly pro-Astros every game...
  25. Otto von Ballpark
    That's some cool spreadsheet magic!
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