MLB general postseason 2020 thread

Ok. That’s a fairly enlightening explanation.

Instead, the WS will be remembered for two things: Turner reminding everybody of and exacerbating the game's handling of COVID, and Snell getting lifted.

I believe the Brett Phillips hit will be remembered.

i'll remember arozarena's crazy tear

Unreal from Turner. From memory he was the leader of the Dodgers spearheading the "we are taking this seriously, no hi-5's, masks at all times, not walk off celebrations, we do not treat this lightly" public declaration in the middle of the season (if anyone wants to do the work of finding that announcement, much appreciated). I am a Dodgers fan and its really sad to have a world series tainted, especially because of all the decrying of a tainted world series in 2017 that has been done by the fan base! I know its a false equivalence, but it just would have been nice to earn one without having to apologise afterwards :\

https://dodgerblue.com/dodgers-news-justin-turner-concerned-accuracy-saliva-tests-results/2020/07/09/

Interesting read

Instead, the WS will be remembered for two things: Turner reminding everybody of and exacerbating the game's handling of COVID, and Snell getting lifted.

Yes to Turner, also Arozarena's HR's, the crazy game 4, Seager winning WS (and NCLS) MVP. It was a well-played series between two great teams. As for Snell, this isn't Pedro and Grady Little, nobody will remember it by next season. He threw fewer than 6 IP per start in the year he won the Cy Young. He has 21 IP in the seventh inning or later in his entire career. If he stayed in, he would have gotten two, maybe three more outs? Snell got rocked in his third time through the order against the Dodgers in Game 2. Why do people think this represents a turning point in the use (or misuse) of analytics?

Bret Phillips slipped my mind--for sure.

As for Snell, this isn't Pedro and Grady Little, nobody will remember it by next season.

I'll see you in 2029; I'm 0-1 so far.

Meanwhile, Turner rates barely a mention on mlb.com.

Of course he doesn’t. It’s the Pravda of the game.

yeah i really thought this would be a bigger story and black eye on the WS

I think it's a big story elsewhere.

All that's really left, though, is to construct a timeline and figure out if it's all on Turner. If it is, he'll have to live with the consequences both short- and long-term, but that's about it. But depending upon when the Dodgers or the league knew of his positivity, things may escalate. (The fact that they couldn't keep him in that room is already a problem.)

They all knew before G6 that he was potentially positive, and he played anyway.

What about the tests done on the entire Dodgers team after the game? Any positives?

I’ll remember Seager becoming Bonds at SS and Kershaw finally getting a championship as much as the Snell switch and Turner’s stupid decision.

And the one highlight has to be that Philipps hit.

Turner is just one more dumba$$ in a country full of them.

I'd say better armor up next season against the Cardinals and Marlins, as I guess Turner was one of the guys saying "we got to come together to make the season happen" in interviews when those couple clubs had their outbreaks.

Oh well, fxxx the Dodgers anyway.

nobody will remember it by next season

people still define buck showalter's entire career by a pitching change he made in a wild card game in 2016, no way this dies soon

people still define grady little's entire career by *not* pulling pedro in game 7 of the 2003 ALCS (which apparently david ortiz forgot about)

tbf, pedro is a hall of famer and nick anderson has a DWI conviction and felony assault charge for which he received seven years probation

Stolen from a meme: The free-spending Dodgers traded away 2x 2020 Cy Young candidates (Ryu & Maeda) and still had the best record in MLB and won the World Series.

Ryu was a Free Agent tho

awfully weird year for joc pederson -- i mean they were actively trying to get rid of him, but then arte moreno got bored, and then he sucked during the regular season, and then he was pretty great in the playoffs and won the world series

Haven't heard boo about Justin Turner. Maybe the election crowded that out, maybe MLB put it in the O.J.-searching-for-the-real-killer file.

lol bless you guys for being in here rn

(it's just a bunch of Canadians here rn fwiw)

true enough

justin turner is going to end up signing like a pro-rated 1y/$5m deal in may because the system is broken. you'll hear boo about him then

i mean, assuming a normal year, which won't happen either

okay $5m is too low but still

Randy Arozarena can do literally anything. pic.twitter.com/xozIpt5XpQ

— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) November 5, 2020

I wish I could pull pink clothing like he does.

if u can hit a curveball u can wear pink

can u hit a curveball?

okay bros

Major League Baseball has completed its investigation of the events following the Los Angeles Dodgers Victory in Game Six of the World Series. The following statements from MLB, Justin Turner, and the Dodgers were released today. pic.twitter.com/cVu1E6g7lT

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) November 6, 2020

the stinging slap to the wrist echoes across dodgersNation

Hilarious--Friday afternoon, with the election election playing out.

The Bruins fired Peter Chiarelli on the day Aaron Hernandez was convicted of murder.

They fired Claude Julien during the Patriots' Super Bowl parade.

The Red Sox re-hired known cheater Alex Cora as the fate of the country hung in the balance.

Boston PR folks: *chef's kiss*

— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) November 6, 2020

huh, forgot that the Red Sox had a new manager this season. Seems like they're going to be generally forgettable for a bit.

good news for the rest of baseball: the cardinals seem intent on sucking ass next year, saving money for the future? who knows. hopefully they get last place in 2021 and get a good draft pick for once