Again. Every team does this. It’s tradition at this point.
I don’t even really disagree that it’s kinda dumb but it’s here to stay, at least for now.
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I don’t even really disagree that it’s kinda dumb but it’s here to stay, at least for now.
I am just making a comment, thats all. Not judging at all. Like you said, it is what it is.
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The best explanation from the players is that they are advised to celebrate making the playoffs and each subsequent series win as hard as they can because you never know if it will happen again.
That's been lessened a bit with the addition of the additional wild car spots but I'd still point to Mike Trout as a good example.
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Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani. Poor Ohtani hasn’t even seen a .500 season yet.
There was a Leaf reporter that tweeted out yesterday if the Leafs celebrated like that after making the playoffs there would be scorch earth reactions lol. First of all baseball play twice as many games as the NHL does, secondly every team does this. It’s been going on since I started watching baseball. Not sure why all of a sudden it’s getting reactions from people. The Leafs reporter really exposed herself on how little she follows other sports other than hockey
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It does look silly to a hockey fan. Imagine the last wildcard seed celebrating with popping champagne
and such, lol. But I understand why this happens in baseball, so it doesn't bother me at all.
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i gotta say with the expanded playoff format celebrating getting in a wild card is pretty lame.
Pre expansion yeah, celebrate the night away.
Even with the initial wild card spot... champagne makes sense.
But now? it's a weird look. especially in the manner the jays made it this season. 6 teams make it. 9 teams don't. Those numbers don't seem that far apart.
but who really cares. not that important.
Pre expansion yeah, celebrate the night away.
Even with the initial wild card spot... champagne makes sense.
But now? it's a weird look. especially in the manner the jays made it this season. 6 teams make it. 9 teams don't. Those numbers don't seem that far apart.
but who really cares. not that important.
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Why wouldn’t they? They play in the best division in baseball and played 162 games, and qualified for the postseason.
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I reckon sometime today. Usually they are announced the day before. Would be weird to announce the roster on the day of the game.
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They're still a top 10 team by overall standings, and it's not like they weren't in the best division in all of baseball.
When you get into that business as usual, don't celebrate until you've earned it mentality, you end up like the '22 Mets. They weren't satisfied with clinching the postseason, they planned on celebrating when they clinched the division title. Well, they didn't. And sure enough they lost to the Padres in the wildcard series, and this year they came in 4th in their division...
I think it definitely made more sense before, especially with expanded rosters and giving those regulars a day off after their celebrations, but I love the tradition as it magnifies the challenges of a 162 game season, as well as every series win from here on out.
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Just saw a tweet that says they have to be set by 10 a.m.
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MLB teams forever have celebrated making the playoffs like that..... Until 1994 that meant something because only division winners (and only 2 divisionsl) made the playoffs so it was a real accomplishment.
Then they added expanded the playoffs but still it was only 4. Now that they are getting closer to hockey and basketball it's diluting it but still when you play 162 games and only 6 of 15 make it that is still something so it doesn't bother me
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To be fair, any NBA team or NHL that secured a playoff spot in the second last day of the season is going to have a big celebration too. Right? Tooth and nail for 6 weeks watching scoreboards trying to scrape in to the last wildcard spot, they’re gonna have a shindig.
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Biggest worry for me is the fact that Gaus/Bassitt had two of their poorest starts of the season against the Twins. In Gausman's case both of his starts against the Twins they didn't even bother swinging at his splitter. They're going to be one of the most patient teams and make the starters work even if it means striking out.
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LOL, you would cite examples but I would just ignore them? WOW...just WOW, you and I both know that is a bullshit answer.
Would have been a lot longer if MLB didn't start to hand out loser participation Wildcard spots. Playoff spots are not as special as they once were.
Sorry former Leaf reporter she now works for ESPN. Kristen Shilton
It’s not a big deal I just found it funny that of course she had to bring the Leafs into the conversation. It might seem silly to celebrate like that over a WC birth but every team does it. They did it last year as well
I have a feeling both are going to be lights out. My concern is the complete opposite, I think the bats go cold again. And with our complete lack of ability to bunt or move guys around the bases we’re going to need some HR’s
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I got stats too but they are more telling, lgBA 22nd, lgOBP 24th, lgSLG 22nd, ISO 18th, R/G 14th, rBOA 12th, BB% tied for 15th, RE24 13th. RBI 17th. Their approach with base runners on is not a small ball approach, except for a few players.
or you could watch a game or two and see their shitty swing for the fences approach.
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True but misleading, Jays had a .462 win % vs teams over .500, Twinks had a .507 win percentage vs teams over .500.
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Far from a participation ribbon. This isn't like the NHL when only 5/21 teams were missing out on the playoffs. In fact, despite there being more playoff spots than ever before, this is only the second time that one of the Yanks/Red Sox have missed out on a playoff spot in a single season since 1993, and the third time ever that they have finished in the bottom two spots of a division/conference (1925, 1966).
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Agree, very weird. Winning last place for playoff teams by one game is something to be proud of? Just a few years ago this was not even a playoff spot.
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