Bush league post. Lots of ways to pile on, but is this the best you've got?
legit question to bernie if he's around, espn was talking about how Buck might move to the front office to become the gm next season. Any thoughts on that/have you heard anything?
The Rays' entire opening-day payroll this season was less than the combined salaries of the Yankees' Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira. Or Rodriguez and Derek Jeter. Teixera and Jeter. Or look at it this way: Two players who left Tampa last off-season for long-greener pastures in, respectively, New York and Boston—Rafael Soriano and Carl Crawford—made $25 million this season. The Rays' payroll, for 25 players, was just under $42 million. Or this: The Rays have made the playoffs in three of the last four seasons. In those four seasons, they have spent a total of about $220 million on payroll. The New York Yankees have spent about $207 million on payroll this year alone.
personally I think putting buck in that role would be a BIG MISTAKE.
This year seems kinda unique in that two teams tanked. I wonder if that's happened before.
The '51 Dodgers lost a 13.5 game lead after mid-August before The Shot Heard 'Round The World.
Of course the '64 Phils....fuck Gene Mauch.
The Bucky Fucking Dent Red Sox swoon.
The Mets of a couple years ago.
But was there even a year with two teams doing it?
According to coolstandings.com, at that point — and remember, this is merely four weeks ago — the Rays had a 1.7-percent chance of reaching the playoffs, the Cardinals a 3.3-percent chance. At that point, the chance of the Rays and Cardinals reaching the playoffs was (roughly) 1 in 1,783.
Once every 1,783 times, a 1-in-1,783 shot will come through. And there are, if you go looking for them, a lot of 1-in-1,783 shots out there.
One last thing about my Nats (sorry)
Strasburg finishes this year with a .71 WHIP in 6 starts.
OK...carry on with relevant conversation.
“Team president Matt Silverman pulls out his smartphone and shows a text message Sternberg sent at 10:30 p.m., before the start of the ninth inning: ‘Will come down to my man Dan’ Sternberg was referring to Dan Johnson, who three years earlier hit the most famous home run in team history to tie a game in the ninth against the Red Sox and propel the Rays on to their first American League East division title. As if on cue, manager Joe Maddon sent Johnson to the plate to pinch-hit for Sam Fuld.”
One last thing about my Nats (sorry)
Strasburg finishes this year with a .71 WHIP in 6 starts.
OK...carry on with relevant conversation.
legit question to bernie if he's around, espn was talking about how Buck might move to the front office to become the gm next season. Any thoughts on that/have you heard anything?
Buck is moving to GM. It's been a poorly kept secret since the middle of the year. He should revamp almost everything. So many things are bad. Get rid of the Stockstills, Lee McPhail IV, but I'd keep Joe Jordan. Buck realizes how bad the system is and how lacking the organization is of talent. Theory is Willie Randolph will be manager.