4 Teams - 1 World Series - Who is this year's Underdog?

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MsMorrisine
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I'm anointing Toronto

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  • perkdog
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    At this point it's Milwaukee as well

    I highly doubt they survived a 0-2 deficit to LA, they just can't score that many runs

    Toronto has a better chance imo

  • stevek
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    Right now the bookies have it for the league series:
    Mariners -650
    Dodgers -1000

    What that says is the Blue Jays have a slim chance.
    While the Brewers have a very slim chance.

  • BillJones
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    Any team that’s not from Los Angeles.

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  • Maywood
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    I'd think the underdog is Seattle but the way they are playing right now I think they must be the favorite.

    "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety," --- Benjamin Franklin

  • Maywood
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    What that says is the Blue Jays have a slim chance.
    While the Brewers have a very slim chance    .

    Doesn't it really just say where bettors are putting their money??

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  • perkdog
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    @Maywood said:
    What that says is the Blue Jays have a slim chance.
    While the Brewers have a very slim chance    .

    Doesn't it really just say where bettors are putting their money??

    Kind of part of it but if you look at which team has scored more runs regularly I'd say it's probably equal logic

    Toronto and Milwaukee are both down 2-0 I personally didn't research it but I believe Toronto's lineup has produced more scoring

  • perkdog
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    So Toronto is at the top while the Brew Crew is last in team BA for the remaining teams

  • stevek
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    @Maywood said:
    What that says is the Blue Jays have a slim chance.
    While the Brewers have a very slim chance    .

    Doesn't it really just say where bettors are putting their money??

    Today's betting lines are produced by computers. Every statistic and also info such as player injuries, etc, is factored into the odds. This all happens before any bettor wagers a single cent.

    Yes, then after that, the amount of money wagered on a particular side, can affect the odds.

  • ElMagoStrikeZone
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    FOX Sports.

  • bgr
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    Produced by computers? Gee whiz! What will they think of next?

  • donpaul
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    If seattle wins tonight, they can put a stranglehold on the AL , just like ted nugent wanted it...

  • BLUEJAYWAY
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    @bgr said:
    Produced by computers? Gee whiz! What will they think of next?

    An Abacus.

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  • stevek
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    @perkdog said:

    So Toronto is at the top while the Brew Crew is last in team BA for the remaining teams

    Based on that, the Blue Jays might be a heckuva value as a dog in tonight's 8:00 game.

    Plus their incentive not to get swept.

  • bgr
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    @stevek said:

    @perkdog said:

    So Toronto is at the top while the Brew Crew is last in team BA for the remaining teams

    Based on that, the Blue Jays might be a heckuva value as a dog in tonight's 8:00 game.

    Plus their incentive not to get swept.

    On the one hand it sounded like an edge doesn't exist because; computers. But now it seems like they not be considering either Batting Average or Incentive to not be the first team swept 3-0 in a 7 game series. You appear to have broken the code!

  • stevek
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    @bgr said:

    @stevek said:

    @perkdog said:

    So Toronto is at the top while the Brew Crew is last in team BA for the remaining teams

    Based on that, the Blue Jays might be a heckuva value as a dog in tonight's 8:00 game.

    Plus their incentive not to get swept.

    On the one hand it sounded like an edge doesn't exist because; computers. But now it seems like they not be considering either Batting Average or Incentive to not be the first team swept 3-0 in a 7 game series. You appear to have broken the code!

    Thank you genius. And you're the one who still never makes a call. 😆

    BTW - Blue Jays now have a 7-2 lead in the game. Thank you Perk for posting those stats. I tickled the Blue Jays a little bit. 👍

  • BLUEJAYWAY
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    @stevek said:

    @perkdog said:

    So Toronto is at the top while the Brew Crew is last in team BA for the remaining teams

    Based on that, the Blue Jays might be a heckuva value as a dog in tonight's 8:00 game.

    Plus their incentive not to get swept.

    Took the over runs,7, with ML Steelers Thursday.

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  • stevek
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    @BLUEJAYWAY said:

    @stevek said:

    @perkdog said:

    So Toronto is at the top while the Brew Crew is last in team BA for the remaining teams

    Based on that, the Blue Jays might be a heckuva value as a dog in tonight's 8:00 game.

    Plus their incentive not to get swept.

    Took the over runs,7, with ML Steelers Thursday.

    You killed the first part. Good luck on the second part.

  • bgr
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    @stevek said:

    @bgr said:

    @stevek said:

    @perkdog said:

    So Toronto is at the top while the Brew Crew is last in team BA for the remaining teams

    Based on that, the Blue Jays might be a heckuva value as a dog in tonight's 8:00 game.

    Plus their incentive not to get swept.

    On the one hand it sounded like an edge doesn't exist because; computers. But now it seems like they not be considering either Batting Average or Incentive to not be the first team swept 3-0 in a 7 game series. You appear to have broken the code!

    Thank you genius. And you're the one who still never makes a call. 😆

    BTW - Blue Jays now have a 7-2 lead in the game. Thank you Perk for posting those stats. I tickled the Blue Jays a little bit. 👍

    Dodged another clue. Whew.

  • perkdog
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    Well the Dodgers finished off the Brew Crew, they simply couldn't hit

    Baseball is tough when the bats get cold, the Brewers bats just never got going and they way they hit in the playoffs was just atrocious, I would have liked to see a new team win it but looks like the Dodgers might win it again

  • bgr
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    @perkdog said:
    Well the Dodgers finished off the Brew Crew, they simply couldn't hit

    Baseball is tough when the bats get cold, the Brewers bats just never got going and they way they hit in the playoffs was just atrocious, I would have liked to see a new team win it but looks like the Dodgers might win it again

    I also watched 4 games which featured some of the best pitching I have ever seen in a postseason series. 4 straight games of dominance on the mound - with the exception of a couple innings and a few missed locations that will be forgotten soon enough.

    I have some questions about the approach the Brewers decided to take at the plate in that series. It was a stark contrast to the regular season and the NLDS where they were much more patient at the plate. So many splitters which the Brewers hitters had no response for.

    The Brewers pitching was also really good, but I'm not surprised it went unnoticed in that series. I would have really liked to see Woodruff able to play on the postseason.

    Looking forward to the WS now.

  • perkdog
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    @bgr said:

    @perkdog said:
    Well the Dodgers finished off the Brew Crew, they simply couldn't hit

    Baseball is tough when the bats get cold, the Brewers bats just never got going and they way they hit in the playoffs was just atrocious, I would have liked to see a new team win it but looks like the Dodgers might win it again

    I also watched 4 games which featured some of the best pitching I have ever seen in a postseason series. 4 straight games of dominance on the mound - with the exception of a couple innings and a few missed locations that will be forgotten soon enough.

    I have some questions about the approach the Brewers decided to take at the plate in that series. It was a stark contrast to the regular season and the NLDS where they were much more patient at the plate. So many splitters which the Brewers hitters had no response for.

    The Brewers pitching was also really good, but I'm not surprised it went unnoticed in that series. I would have really liked to see Woodruff able to play on the postseason.

    Looking forward to the WS now.

    For sure the pitching was very good, it's not like the Dodgers lit up the scoreboard in the series either other than Ohtanhi hitting 3 bombs last night.

    I wanted Milwaukee to win the series, I'm probably rooting for Seattle now

  • galaxy27
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    in 10 years there's going to be about 250 mexican kids having to explain why their name is Shohei Rodriguez

  • Basebal21
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    Just give it to the Dodgers already and lets move onto the off season where we can talk about how weird it is the Giants are trying to hire the Tennessee HC

    Fire AJ Preller

  • bgr
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    The Penn State kiss of death. Dodgers just lost the WS.

  • Basebal21
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    The Mariners are the only somewhat likeable team left. So hopefully it does jinx the Dodgers if it means they win.

    Fire AJ Preller

  • LandrysFedora
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    Whoever ends up playing the Dodgers.

  • BillJones
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    @LandrysFedora said:
    Whoever ends up playing the Dodgers.

    The Dodgers are tiresome, just like the Yankees. They always get the best player and have enough around him to win.

    As a Boston fan, the Mookie Betts deal left me cold. After giving the Dodgers trouble in a World Series, they offered to pay him a gazillion dollars to play for them for the rest of his career. Great for Mookie. Great for the Dodgers, but I don’t have to like it. It’s always the big market, big money teams who get the players. That’s why baseball is a turnoff.

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  • bgr
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    I guess I was the only one who enjoyed the season then. Fly that W.

  • LandrysFedora
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    @BillJones said:

    @LandrysFedora said:
    Whoever ends up playing the Dodgers.

    The Dodgers are tiresome, just like the Yankees. They always get the best player and have enough around him to win.

    As a Boston fan, the Mookie Betts deal left me cold. After giving the Dodgers trouble in a World Series, they offered to pay him a gazillion dollars to play for them for the rest of his career. Great for Mookie. Great for the Dodgers, but I don’t have to like it. It’s always the big market, big money teams who get the players. That’s why baseball is a turnoff.

    I totally agree. As a Braves fan I have to now watch Freddie Freeman collect rings with them. Freddie should have been a Braves lifer. I still root for him as a person but hope his Dodgers flop every chance they can. So, I can relate to your Mookie Betts deal. Go whoever plays the Dodgers!

  • BLUEJAYWAY
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    My WS play,Jays still alive.

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  • Basebal21
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    @LandrysFedora said:

    @BillJones said:

    @LandrysFedora said:
    Whoever ends up playing the Dodgers.

    The Dodgers are tiresome, just like the Yankees. They always get the best player and have enough around him to win.

    As a Boston fan, the Mookie Betts deal left me cold. After giving the Dodgers trouble in a World Series, they offered to pay him a gazillion dollars to play for them for the rest of his career. Great for Mookie. Great for the Dodgers, but I don’t have to like it. It’s always the big market, big money teams who get the players. That’s why baseball is a turnoff.

    I totally agree. As a Braves fan I have to now watch Freddie Freeman collect rings with them. Freddie should have been a Braves lifer. I still root for him as a person but hope his Dodgers flop every chance they can. So, I can relate to your Mookie Betts deal. Go whoever plays the Dodgers!

    You can thank Freemans former agent for that which is why Freeman fired him basically right after signing with the Dodgers. The scuttlebutt and reports/rumors are that the Braves were close enough Freeman would have accepted especially considering the tax differences but wasnt aware of it. The lower offer means a lower commission and I cant think of a time when an agent gets fired basically mmediately after their client signs a contract of that size.

    Fire AJ Preller

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