re: DAT 11/2: Astros (Javier) @ Phillies (Nola) 7:03 CT FOX

Let’s go?

I’m tired and still pissed

But dangit last night was still pretty fun. Great atmosphere in that stadium. Really disappointed in Lance, so frustrating guys that have never done it at this stage always rise up against Houston but our guys continually shite down their legs

Your mom needs a break. But it's not coming anytime soon. Hear that? It's the faint buzz of AN27 calmly ripping your chest open and shoving strikes where your heart should be. Htown has no soul. That's why the only team you can finish on is the equally soulless cultureless bought and paid for dodgers.

Grease the poles. Play the song. RING THAT F*KN BELL!

Philly fans are some weird dudes

Look on the bright side everyone.

Brad Lidge will no longer be counted on for years and years of pregame interviews, “Brad, how did you recover from that moonshot?”

Now it will be, “Lance, how did you recover from that terrible case of shitting your pants on national television?”

Meh, still a good story. And we get hours and hours of enjoyment of these low IQ “Phillies fans” with their witty banter and insightful baseball knowledge.

Today the Astros will win.

We will force this thing to go back to Houston. And we will win.

I stand by my complaints that a team barely over 500 shouldn't be in the playoffs. You play 162 games in a year to separate the good from the bad. Increasing the number of playoff teams does not create a better product. It allows for situations like this... where a team that really isn't that good, gets hot at the right time. If this is how we are going to do the playoffs then why play 162 games?

I also stand by my statement that Dusty Baker is a screw up and is wasting the window of opportunity that this team has.

I also stand by my statement that the 2-3-2 set up is ridiculous. It should be changed to 2-2-1-1-1. The 232 is not a home field advantage for the better team. There is no reason the 2nd best team should get 3 straight games at home.

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I stand by my complaints that a team barely over 500 shouldn't be in the playoffs. You play 162 games in a year to separate the good from the bad. Increasing the number of playoff teams does not create a better product. It allows for situations like this... where a team that really isn't that good, gets hot at the right time. If this is how we are going to do the playoffs then why play 162 games?

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The AL West is the worst division in baseball and its not even close

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That's a weird way to spell AL Central.

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Careful. You may confuse the 9 year old and he might say something derogatory about your momma.

Stros fricked.. Phillies Stacked!

Oh, how crazy, who would have thought, the teams with the best records played the worst teams in the regular season

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MLB Strength of Schedule Played
Our Strength of Schedule Played shows the current average ranking for each opponent that a given team has faced to date.

DIFFICULTEASY
TEAM DIVISION GURU
RANK AVERAGE
OPPONENT
RANK
1 Red Sox78-84 AL East 17
13.20
2 Athletics60-102 AL West 28
13.40
3 Nationals55-107 NL East 30
13.70
4 Orioles83-79 AL East 18
13.80
5 Marlins69-93 NL East 23
14.30
6 Angels73-89 AL West 19
14.40
7 Blue Jays92-70 AL East 6
14.60
8 Rockies68-94 NL West 26
14.60
9 Rays86-76 AL East 9
14.70
10 Rangers68-94 AL West 22
14.70
11 Yankees99-63 AL East 3
14.90
12 Royals65-97 AL Central 25
15.00
13 Diamondbacks74-88 NL West 20
15.30
14 Reds62-100 NL Central 27
15.30
15 Pirates62-100 NL Central 29
15.30
16 Phillies87-75 NL East 10
15.40
17 Tigers66-96 AL Central 24
15.50
18 Mariners90-72 AL West 8
15.80
19 Giants81-81 NL West 14
16.10
20 Padres89-73 NL West 11
16.10
21 Mets101-61 NL East 5
16.20
22 Cubs74-88 NL Central 21
16.20
23 Twins78-84 AL Central 15
16.20
24 White Sox81-81 AL Central 16
16.60
25 Braves101-61 NL East 4
16.90
26 Astros106-56 AL West 2
16.90
27 Brewers86-76 NL Central 13
17.10
28 Guardians92-70 AL Central 12
17.20
29 Dodgers111-51 NL West 1
17.50
30 Cardinals93-69 NL Central 7
17.70

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2022 MLB Strength of Schedule Rankings