The Hey its 2021 now guys MLB thread

[Dish]

AL Central champs.

Hopefully this October appearance is better than last year.

[CreightonWarrior]

Concern level for the brewers starting to rise a little.

[wadesworld]

Concern level for the brewers starting to rise a little.

Why?

[The Sultan]

Because they've been playing like sh*t for over a week now with their only wins being two come from behinds against the Cubs.  Getting swept at home by the Cardinals two weeks before the playoffs begin is a cause for some concern.  (If they don't come back today that is.)

[wadesworld]

They're fine.  They've been locked into the 2 seed for months.  The Dodgers have always been the best team in baseball.  If the Cardinals take out the Dodgers in the Wild Card round, the Brewers are in great shape.

[The Sultan]

Only time will tell if my concerns are justified.

[MUfan12]

They're fine.  They've been locked into the 2 seed for months.  The Dodgers have always been the best team in baseball.  If the Cardinals take out the Dodgers in the Wild Card round, the Brewers are in great shape.

I disagree about them being fine. Losing 7 of 9 and being generally inept in all three facets of the game isn't good. The bullpen leaking oil is a major concern.

Yes, they'll still win the division, but my hopes for the postseason have changed.

[wadesworld]

I disagree about them being fine. Losing 7 of 9 and being generally inept in all three facets of the game isn't good. The bullpen leaking oil is a major concern.

Yes, they'll still win the division, but my hopes for the postseason have changed.

Cousins and Ashby will get very few, if any, innings in the Playoffs.  They're playing to be healthy come Playoff baseball, not to win this week's baseball games.  These games are meaningless for the Brewers.

They'll start Burnes, Woody, and Freddy and their bullpen will be Lauer (who will get a start if they get to the NLCS), Hauser, Boxburger, Williams, and Hader.  I'm not worried one bit about their bullpen for Playoff purposes.

Could they lose to the Braves in the NLDS?  Of course.  The Braves are good and a 5 game series in baseball hardly guarantees the best team comes out of it.  But my level of concern for where the Brewers are now is no different than where it was a month ago or a week ago.  They're the second best team in the NL.

[jsglow]

But they do need to find a way to put their foot back on the gas.  This last week has been their worst since probably May.  And that's no way to head into the postseason. 

[Dish]

If you like money, Cleveland is +112 on FD for Game 2.

The Sox are basically taking the 9 guys that are sober. I think if they could forfeit game 2 tonight, they would.

[Pakuni]

If you like money, Cleveland is +112 on FD for Game 2.

The Sox are basically taking the 9 guys that are sober. I think if they could forfeit game 2 tonight, they would.

My Sox total wins bet does not approve.
In fact, it sort of hates the whole second half.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

I'm fine with this mini-slump.  Get the losses out of the way before the playoffs start.

[WI_Inferiority_Complexes1]

Obviously, none of this matters, as MIL has been set to host ATL in the NLDS for weeks.

But, the Brewers' record for wins in a season is 96, (achieved in both 2011 and 2018). On September 10, MIL was 87-55, and only needed to go .500 in the final 20 games to break their team record.

It's still possible, but they would now need to go 6-3 against NYM, STL, and LAD to get to 97 wins.

[Dish]

My Sox total wins bet does not approve.
In fact, it sort of hates the whole second half.

The day Eloy got hurt in spring training, I grabbed Sox under 91.5. It's been odd cheering them to win and lose at the same time. I feel better about the bet now since they're locked into the 3 seed more or less.

[WI_Inferiority_Complexes1]

Yeli is giving away 10,000 tickets in 5 minutes.  See you there!

https://www.mlb.com/brewers/tickets/specials/yelich

#ThisIsMyCrew

Yelich went 0-11 with 2 BB, (one intentional), in the four games for which he bought tickets.

[Pakuni]

The day Eloy got hurt in spring training, I grabbed Sox under 91.5. It's been odd cheering them to win and lose at the same time. I feel better about the bet now since they're locked into the 3 seed more or less.

Ha. I've got over 90.5.
Let's go .500 the rest of the way and we'll meet in the middle as winners.

[Dish]

Ha. I've got over 90.5.
Let's go .500 the rest of the way and we'll meet in the middle as winners.

I like it.

[dgies9156]

That smoke trail you saw today leaving AmFam was a Redbird absolutely smoking the Brewers. Fly high Redbird, fly high.

Not sure any team wants to face these guys right now.

[panda]

O/U 1.5 playoff games for the Cards? I'm going under.

[wadesworld]

O/U 1.5 playoff games for the Cards? I'm going under.

Agreed.

I would love to be wrong though. Taking out the Dodgers and then Giants would be awesome.

[dgies9156]

Agreed.

I would love to be wrong though. Taking out the Dodgers and then Giants would be awesome.

I'd be insufferable!

[Dish]

This Cardinals run is eff'n ridiculous.

[CreightonWarrior]

Better now than in the playoffs. Peaking too soon!

[dgies9156]

This Cardinals run is eff'n ridiculous.

I prefer to think of it as wonderful.

While the little Cubbie bear beds down fir winter hibernation, the Cardinal flies high headed into his favorite month — October.

Except for a few times in the last 108 years, the Cubbie bear knows not the thrill of October baseball. He sleeps mightily while the redbird of the south flies brightly toward another championship.

[The Sultan]

Man Robin Yount is something...