Last 3 combo MVP/Cy Young winners were all on playoff teams, Kershaw 2014, Verlander 2011 and Eckersley in '92. Nats don't crap the bed and completely miss the senior circuit playoffs, Scherzer might've been a combo MVP/Cy Young contender. Don't see a .500 pitcher on a basement-dweller taking MVP and Cy.

Brewers chase down the Cubs for the division and Yelich takes MVP. He might already have it locked up. Yelich last night went 2 for 6 with 6 of those meaningless-to-sabermetricians RBI's.

How the heck did the Brewers draw the lowly Tigers for the deciding series of the season? While the Cubs contend with a still in it Cardinals team. Maybe the Tigers triple-A squad will be motivated to play spoilers and take a game or two off the Brewers.

I'd give the defensive argument more weight if Baez primarily played a premiere defensive position. I know fans are "all like OMG, he does things no other player can do...and his tags" and while I'd debate the truth of that point, if taken as 100% truth, it just is not that impactful at 2B.

Furthermore, if he were an everyday SS, I think his offensive numbers would suffer. That position puts a lot more stress on the body and I think Russell's contributions from there are understated.

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DeGrom

8 IP 2 H 0 ER 0 BB 10 K

He had an incredible season.

Oakland will have 96 wins tonight, lowest payroll in mlb.. I love it

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Mil / Oak WS , ratings nightmare.

Oakland has to beat Houston and Boston....I don't see it.

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Yelich is 2 RBI off the TripleCrown?!? Holy shit

Id love to see him win the Cy Young with a 10-9 record

this last win was huge to get him into double digit wins and get him above .500

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The Dodgers had Ferris Buehler set to start today but are now starting Rich Hill to set up a better rotation for the playoffs. Interesting

Quick start by the Dodgers. up 2-0 in the first.

Dodgers up 7-0 Rockies up 4-0. Looks like a Game 163 tomorrow.

Scioscia is out in LA. Bad year for baseball dinosaurs.

this is 2 month old news.

Two 1 game playoffs this year in baseball.

Two Game 163's.

Should be a bigger deal in the media but it's not because no New York teams are involved.

You live in a world were Enron and Napster are still viable. You are the last person who can get on anybody for posting old news.

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Losing Scioscia, Beltre, and Mauer in one fell swoop. Time flies.

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and whats with the Hunter Pence goodbye's. Is he retiring or some shit?

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Just saw those farewells. Sucks.

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

Great catch by David Dahl. I love that dude. I was Hoping he’d be a change of scenery guy but the Rockies finally got their heads out of their ass and started playing him everyday. Dude could be a monster.

A healthy Bryant, Machado, Baez, and Rizzo will make one hell of a Cubs infield in 2019.

Ferris is throwing the shit out of it for the Dodgers. 1 hit thru 6.

Man that's a huge win by the Dodgers. Now they get a few days off and host the Braves while the Rockies have to jump on a plane to play an elimination game at the Cubs. Ferris is a Dude.

Wow molitor fired. From manager of year to fired in 1 year. Crazy

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Girardi was fired the same year he was named manager of the year. Happened in the NBA this year, too!

Kenley jansen ending the season by giving up 2 HRs.

doesnt bode well for the playoffs.

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