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[2006Coltsbestever]

The whole division stinks except for the Brewers and Cards. Cubs have played like doo doo and are only 1 game out of 3rd place  .

[Myles]

3 hours ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

The whole division stinks except for the Brewers and Cards. Cubs have played like doo doo and are only 1 game out of 3rd place  .

Cardinals have won allot of close games.  That could flip and they will be back at the bottom of the division.  

[landrus13]

 

[HOZER]

On 6/28/2024 at 2:54 PM, 2006Coltsbestever said:

 

 

I remember when @HOZERand at @PuntersArePeopleTootoo gave me grief when I was hesitant about the Counsell hire, now you guys know why. 

 

 

Hey Brother, I didn’t give you grief, I was NOT excited about the hire one bit, and now we are seeing why. It’s like he was brought in to sabotage the team, totally unacceptable. I have been too busy with move to Texas and new job to watch all the games but have been tracking and catching what I can….disgusting.

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 hour ago, HOZER said:

Hey Brother, I didn’t give you grief, I was NOT excited about the hire one bit, and now we are seeing why. It’s like he was brought in to sabotage the team, totally unacceptable. I have been too busy with move to Texas and new job to watch all the games but have been tracking and catching what I can….disgusting.

Glad to hear from you again, hope everything is well. Yeah, this has been disappointing as heck. I expected the Cubs to at least make the playoffs. There is a long way to go but as of now, I don't see, especially if they sell. Counsell has been terrible.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Baseball is such a long season, so I know better than anyone to just give up on my team before mid-July. Here we are mid-July and the Cubs have won 4 in a row but now go to St. Louis for a 4-game set. I don't expect a sweep (that is asking way too much) but if we can get 3 out of 4 then we need to stay the course. We are currently a half game out of 3rd place behind the Pirates in the Central and 4 games behind the Cards for a WC spot. If the Cards tear us a new one like win all 4 or even 3 of 4, it's over then IMO. We need 3 of these to prove keeping this team together is worth it. 

[RollerColt]

Reds have been winning lately, but so has literally everyone else in the division and the league. So while they’re almost back to .500, they haven’t made any progress for a wildcard spot and are still basically tied for last place. 
 

At least they’ve been fun to watch for a couple days. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, RollerColt said:

Reds have been winning lately, but so has literally everyone else in the division and the league. So while they’re almost back to .500, they haven’t made any progress for a wildcard spot and are still basically tied for last place. 
 

At least they’ve been fun to watch for a couple days. 

Cubs just won their 5th in row, the Professor looked great for a change. Big win over the Cards. I am not sure what has lit a fire with this team but I hope we can keep it going. It's jumbled up again between the Cubs, Reds, Pirates. Cubs and Reds are at 46-49, Pirates 46-48.

[HOZER]

11 hours ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Cubs just won their 5th in row, the Professor looked great for a change. Big win over the Cards. I am not sure what has lit a fire with this team but I hope we can keep it going. It's jumbled up again between the Cubs, Reds, Pirates. Cubs and Reds are at 46-49, Pirates 46-48.

It was great to see the Professor back at it, made a deep run too. Really hope the team has had enough with losing and are going to turn the season around. Backing my team either way, GoCubsGo!

[HOZER]

[HOZER]

On 7/11/2024 at 1:38 PM, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Glad to hear from you again, hope everything is well. Yeah, this has been disappointing as heck. I expected the Cubs to at least make the playoffs. There is a long way to go but as of now, I don't see, especially if they sell. Counsell has been terrible.

Everything is good, moving cross country sucks. Have moved twice actually from Indiana to rental in TX, and just recently to newly purchased home. Don’t want to do this ever again!!!! New job is going great,  now to find some Colts fans down here in the land of Cowboys/Texans fans.

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 hour ago, HOZER said:

I am hoping I can say fly the flag more Hozer. I don't expect it but if we sweep the Cards, we will be tied with them, back in 2nd place. + we would be back to .500. I will take 3 of 4 and run with that. So far 1-0.

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 hour ago, HOZER said:

Everything is good, moving cross country sucks. Have moved twice actually from Indiana to rental in TX, and just recently to newly purchased home. Don’t want to do this ever again!!!! New job is going great,  now to find some Colts fans down here in the land of Cowboys/Texans fans.

Glad the job is going great . Finding Colts fans there may be impossible. I can picture everyone loving the Cowboys there and liking the Texans because of Stroud. I hope somehow, we can win the division so maybe some people will jump on our bandwagon. I can't see myself ever leaving Indianapolis. I was born and raised here and at 53, I am too old for a big move lol. Unless a certain lady sweeps me off my feet, then I could move to NY or someplace like that .

[2006Coltsbestever]

This 1st inning has been terrible. Cubs can't even get an out. Predictable  .

[2006Coltsbestever]

This is a crap show, time for bed. Goodnight, folks. This pitcher gives up 9 runs and Counsell just leaves him in. He should have been yanked when the score got to 3-1 and nobody out. 9-1 Cards, Counsell is a ding o ling 

[Myles]

Cards/Cubs split the series.  I'll take it.

[2006Coltsbestever]

11 minutes ago, Myles said:

Cards/Cubs split the series.  I'll take it.

I figured it out, when I don't watch the Cubs, we win. When we fell to 41-49, I quit watching out of disappointment. The Cubs won 5 in a row, and I didn't watch any of the games, just seen the scores. I watched the double header yesterday and we lost both. I didn't watch a single pitch today and just looked at the score and we won 8-3. 

 

Cubs really needed to win 3-1 because we gained 0 ground on the Cards!, but 2-2 may keep them from selling. 47-51 isn't what I expected so far, but the Reds are 47-50 and Pirates 47-48. So, it is still bunched up. 

 

On a sidenote: we should have won the 2nd game of that double header, once again Counsell screwed it up over thinking things. 

[Myles]

17 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

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On a sidenote: we should have won the 2nd game of that double header, once again Counsell screwed it up over thinking things. 

i think saying the Cubs should have won the game is too much.  They could have won but the Cardinals had something to say about that.

[2006Coltsbestever]

4 minutes ago, Myles said:

i think saying the Cubs should have won the game is too much.  They could have won but the Cardinals had something to say about that.

Cubs lead the whole game and was up 4-3 in the 8th. Leave it to us blowing another lead. Counsell is worse than Ross  

[Myles]

3 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Cubs lead the whole game and was up 4-3 in the 8th. Leave it to us blowing another lead. Counsell is worse than Ross  

Cardinals are down the whole game and were down 3-4 in the 8th.  Multiple all star Nolan Arenado hits a ball to take the lead.  As much as the Cubs have to give it away, the Cardinals have to take it.  

[2006Coltsbestever]

5 minutes ago, Myles said:

Cardinals are down the whole game and were down 3-4 in the 8th.  Multiple all star Nolan Arenado hits a ball to take the lead.  As much as the Cubs have to give it away, the Cardinals have to take it.  

Fair point but my train of thought is always, if you are up with 6 outs to get, you should win. Good teams know how to close, that is why as of now, I don't think the Cubs are good. On paper, Cubs have the best team in the Division or it's even with the Brewers, Cubs are simply underachieving badly and IMO it is all on the Manager. Cubs have blown at least 7 or 8 games when they have had leads going to the 8th, that is losing Baseball.

[RollerColt]

Standings after the all star break:

 

Brewers 56/42

Cardinals 51/47

Pirates 50/48

Reds 47/52

Cubs 47/53

 

Reds just can’t finish games. 

[RollerColt]

Reds are now dead last again. Cubbies fought tough and earned the win. That team is much more deserving with at least an ownership that tries and cares. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Cubs are just playing out the season now. They aren't any good. I have to say as a fan since 1984, this season ranks way up there as 1 of the most disappointing seasons ever to me.

[Myles]

I had thought that the team who finishes secong in the Central would make the wild card round.   Not looking like that will happen now.

[RollerColt]

The Cincinnati Reds are done. Stick a fork in ‘em. 
 

That now makes it 29 straight years without a playoff series win. 

[NFLfan]

11 minutes ago, RollerColt said:

The Cincinnati Reds are done. Stick a fork in ‘em. 
 

That now makes it 29 straight years without a playoff series win. 

 

It does not seem that long ago. Didn't the Reds win a World Series with Lou Pinnella? It does not seem like over 29 years ago. Time flies.

[RollerColt]

25 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

 

It does not seem that long ago. Didn't the Reds win a World Series with Lou Pinnella? It does not seem like over 29 years ago. Time flies.

Yep, back in 1990. I was only 2. Last playoff series win was ‘95. 

[Myles]

On case anyone is interested.

2024 MLB Playoff format: How does the MLB postseason work?

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Published July 27, 2023 12:19pm EDT | Updated July 27, 2023 12:20pm EDT

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Back in 2022, the MLB introduced a new playoff format focused on two key areas — more teams and an expanded Wild Card round.

Here's everything you need to know about the MLB postseason format:

How many teams reach the MLB playoffs? How many Wild Card teams are there?

12 teams will make the MLB playoffs — six from both the American League and National League. This is an increase over the previous format which had 10 teams.

This is broken out with three division winners in the AL and NL as well as three Wild Card teams.

How are the teams seeded?

Each league uses the same seeding format below:

No. 1 seed: Best record in the AL or NL

No. 2 seed: Second-best record for a division winner

No. 3 seed: Third-best record for a division winner

No. 4 seed: Best record for Wild Card teams

No. 5 seed: Second-best record for Wild Card teams

No. 6 seed: Third-best record for Wild Card teams

The first and second seeds in each league receive a bye and advance automatically to the Division Series. The Wild Card Series features each league’s No. 3 seed against the No. 6 seed and the No. 4 seed against the No. 5 seed.

How many rounds are in the MLB Playoffs?

There are four rounds:

Wild Card Round

Divisional Round

League Championship Round

World Series

What happened to the Wild Card Game?

The single-elimination Wild Card game was replaced with a best-of-three Wild Card Series.

What’s the format for the Wild Card Series?

The higher-seeded team (No. 3 and No. 4) in each series will host all three games. The games will take place on three consecutive days.

Will the MLB playoffs have reseeding?

There will be no reseeding in this format. The winner of the No. 4- and 5-seeded matchup will advance to the Division Series and play the No. 1 seed. The winner of the No. 3 and 6 seeded series will take on the No. 2 seed. The goal is to keep the No. 1 seed from having to face a divisional winner until the League Championship Round.

What are the division title tiebreakers?

Tiebreaker games, also known as Game 163, are not used anymore. Ties are solved by head-to-head record initially. If there is still a tie, other factors are considered such as:

Record against other teams in their division

Record against other teams in their league, but outside their division

Record of last half of intraleague games

Record of last half of intraleague games plus one

Which team gets home-field advantage in the World Series?

The team with the best record in the regular season gets to begin the World Series (and potentially host Game 7) at their home ballpark regardless of playoff seeding. If two teams have the same record, they use a tiebreaker system based on the division tiebreaker rules.