Comments on: The State of the Races http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/06/the-state-of-the-races/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Sun, 19 May 2013 01:46:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: koufaxmitzvah http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/06/the-state-of-the-races/comment-page-1/#comment-190433 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:09:39 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=83812#comment-190433 Dodgers will overtake the Giants.

]]> By: Chris Fiorentino http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/06/the-state-of-the-races/comment-page-1/#comment-189891 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:19:28 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=83812#comment-189891 It looks like the Phillies magic number to clinch a playoff berth is 6…meaning barring bad weather the next couple nights, by Sunday night, no matter what happens, they will likely be the first team to officially lock up a playoff spot.

(yeah, that’s a tweak to both the Braves and Brewers fans)

]]> By: Mr. Jason "El Bravo" Heyward http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/06/the-state-of-the-races/comment-page-1/#comment-189855 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:13:36 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=83812#comment-189855 “The skinny: It’s not the biggest lead by number of games — that goes to the Brewers in the Central — but it is the biggest gulf in team quality between first and second.” Craig had me for a second, but then I realized that the Cards/Brew crew would be the correct answer here. There are multiple errors here, one, underestimating the Brewers, two, underestimating the Braves, three, overestimating the Cards.

]]> By: Jonny 5 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/06/the-state-of-the-races/comment-page-1/#comment-189831 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:51:56 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=83812#comment-189831 The Cardinals are leading the Poopie Pants division.

]]> By: Francisco (FC) http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/06/the-state-of-the-races/comment-page-1/#comment-189801 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:11:02 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=83812#comment-189801 Yankees pitching has been bipolar all year

Well at least for pitchers not named Mariano Rivera and C.C. Sabathia.

]]> By: uyf1950 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/06/the-state-of-the-races/comment-page-1/#comment-189799 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:07:58 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=83812#comment-189799 Craig, slight correction in your comment above about the Yankees leading the Rays in the Wild Card. I think it’s more like 9 plus games that the Yankees lead the Rays. Did you mean the Red Sox lead the Rays?

]]> By: yankeesfanlen http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/06/the-state-of-the-races/comment-page-1/#comment-189793 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:54:43 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=83812#comment-189793 Yankees pitching has been bipolar all year, but we knew that from the start. The bullpen is usually dependable, and it’s what we have to use. Use it more sparingly, Joe, they CAN throw 40 pitches without needing a fainting couch. Bringing a new pitcher in with men on base only completes the process of letting them score.
We’ve scored 765 runs and have had 197 homers, why bunt and steal? Montero is here, I do not wish to see Grumpy again.

]]> By: 4d3fect http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/06/the-state-of-the-races/comment-page-1/#comment-189788 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:52:46 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=83812#comment-189788 it tends to get less interesting every time the Angels get close

Whaa…? East coast bias!!

]]> By: dracko19 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/06/the-state-of-the-races/comment-page-1/#comment-189784 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:45:16 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=83812#comment-189784 This is really lame. You would be far better off putting up a MVP tracker than this. At least that could be updated with something every day more relevant.

]]> By: Kevin S. http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/06/the-state-of-the-races/comment-page-1/#comment-189781 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:40:01 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=83812#comment-189781 You can’t gain ground when your only viable strategy is to wait for the other team to totally and utterly crater.

Unfortunately, Brian Sabean saw his team do just that last season and thought it was somehow a repeatable skill the Giants had, so he doubled-down on that awful offense.

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