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Originally posted by False1 View PostAlso, a difference of 7 wins over the course of 162 games is enormous in determining whether a team makes the playoffs and at what seed, but it's not a huge determining factor in terms of who wins in a short series..
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Originally posted by Yankee Tripper View PostI agree that the best roster is always the goal as the best talent will win the most often and give you the greatest margin for error.
But silly one offs happen in nearly every series that is decided by 1 game. I mean if Tony Clark's ball in G5 hits the wall in RF instead of skipping over the lowest RF wall in MLB by inches the Yankees win the 2004 ALCS and we never talk about the 3-0 comeback.
If replay is around in 1996 Jeffery Maier never becomes a household name and the dynasty might not have gotten kicked off.
And sure, you could make these types of arguments... if you're into excuses. You could also make the argument, which is more germane to this particular discussion, that if the 2004 Yankees had a better 1B on the roster than the guy with a 95 OPS+ in the regular season that went 3 for 22 with 10 K's in the 2004 postseason that it might not have come down to that situation at all. That's kind of the whole point of this discussion. Yes, odd things happen like freak plays or David Freese or Madison Bumgarner or whatever. ALL THE MORE REASON to have the best possible roster to reduce the risk of those oddball things being the only thing that separates the team from defeat.
I have no idea what you are going for with this one. The funny thing is if Acuna doesn't get hurt do the Braves make the moves they did that were instrumental in their 2nd half surge?
Oh and I think the Yankees played .630 ball in the 2nd half which translated to a 102 wins over 162, but 1st half games count too.
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Originally posted by ymike673 View PostHad the Rays been smart they would have let the Yankees beat them twice the last weekend to give the Yankees home field in the WC game. Rays would have probably beat the Yankees a lot easier in the DS.
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