Good for Joe!
Agreed. Heās earned a shot at a Big League skipper job.
I donāt know about the method but the course was way over due.
Happy for Joe as well, but I sure wanted him to be our next manager.
It was basically fired Woodward on a Monday and Daniels on that Friday or whatever. When Woodward was fired, Jon Daniels sat up there and answered questions about it. When asked about Daniels being fired the owner said he made the decision to fire Daniels Sunday. So he had already decided to fire the GM but still had the GM fire the manager, and take the āheatā at the press confrence about the firing. Pretty fucking shitty
Agree
Still no confirmation on the Espada report. Doesnāt necessarily mean it isnāt trueācould be that they wonāt confirm while the Astros are still playing. If itās true, Iām very happy for him.
I hope heās not taking the Marlins job. That seems like a losing situation.
I just read a report saying CWS brass is still interviewing. Says Ozzie G. is in talks about returning.
Not sure I like that the Angels and Rangers are seemingly trying to become competent with new FO and Manager hires.
Espada will get a job soon, heās too good not to.
Oh my god this would be comedy gold
anyone volunteering to live in chicago?
Martin Maldonado has been named a silver slugger finalist.
I donāt care how shiny and sparkly Ohtani is, if Alvarez doesnāt win it at DH, thereās something seriously wrong.
Ohtani is a finalist at 2 positions ( as is Springer)
UT despite not playing an inning in the field except at pitcher?
The Korean Series wrapped up tonight with #1 ranked SSG Landers (Incheon) defeating the #3 ranked Kiwoom Heroes (Seoul). Whatās interesting about the KBO is the playoff format which looks like this:
KBO Postseason Structure
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Wild Card (ģģ¼ėģ¹“ė): #4 and #5 face off in a ābest of 3 seriesā in which the #4 team is considered to have already won one game. In other words, either one or two games will be played. The #5 team must win two games to advance, whereas the #4 team can advance with just one win or tie. (No #5 team has ever done this.)
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Semi-Playoff (ģ¤PO/ģ¤ķė ģ“ģ¤ķ): The Wild Card winner faces #3 in a best of 5 series: two games at #3 teamās home stadium, a travel day, two at the other teamās home, another travel day, and the final game at #3ās home.
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Playoff (PO/ķė ģ“ģ¤ķ): The Semi-Playoff winner faces #2 in a best of 5 series (same format as Semi-Playoff).
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Korean Series (ģ½ģ/ķźµģė¦¬ģ¦): The Playoff winner faces #1 in a best of 7 series: two games at the #1 teamās home stadium, a travel day, three games at the other teamās home, another travel day, and the final two games at #1ās home.
Pretty wild stuff.
So #1 could have to wait something like 17 days before playing again? I guess theyād at least have their pitching lined up.
Yep only two teams play at a time. Basically a gauntlet.
Wow. I wonder if MLB teams could learn something about how to keep pitching (and the whole team) prepared and sharp from the teams that have been #1 since this format started.
@Matt , Do the #1 teams win that final series regularly or are they trounced routinely?