Detroit or Cleveland

[Crizilla]

Watch party thread. Series starts Tuesday. Ms will play the winner.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Bring either on. Detroit limped in, but HFA will matter. A lot.

 

[hawkfan68]

Whoever it may be, the M's should be well rested since they didn't even bother to show up against the Dodgers this weekend.

 

[NoGain]

Detroit.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Whoever it may be, the M's should be well rested since they didn't even bother to show up against the Dodgers this weekend.

IF the games actually mattered, they would have shown up plenty. After a 17-1 run, I would think M's fans actually know that.

 

[Sperrydogg]

IF the games actually mattered, they would have shown up plenty. After a 17-1 run, I would think M's fans actually know that.

Yeah I think we would have played harder if we won the first game, but we would have had to sweep them to make a difference and that would have taken a lot of bullets

 

[Glasgow Seahawk]

Need Detroit to get their finger out their ass. Cleveland are red hot and a scary team to play right now

 

[Crizilla]

Need Detroit to get their finger out their ass. Cleveland are red hot and a scary team to play right now

True their pitching has been great. We swept them at home earlier In the year if that means anything

 

[Hawk-Lock]

Not really sure it matters, we are better than both and have HFA. Guardians are historically one of the worst offensive teams to make the playoffs. Detroit nearly had a historical collapse but just barely held on.

I think the only way we lose to either team is we are very rusty with the layoff, which I do think is real. Stats show that teams coming off the bye don’t have much of an advantage.

 

[Crizilla]

Not really sure it matters, we are better than both and have HFA. Guardians are historically one of the worst offensive teams to make the playoffs. Detroit nearly had a historical collapse but just barely held on.

I think the only way we lose to either team is we are very rusty with the layoff, which I do think is real. Stats show that teams coming off the bye don’t have much of an advantage.

I don't think there's any advantage. It's more of an opportunity to rest players. Which the M's needed. The bye didn't hurt the Seahawks in 13 and 14. If Ms are 100% healthy they should beat either team they are better than both agreed

 

[SoulfishHawk]

4-2 vs. Cleveland
4-2 vs. Detroit

Just sayin

 

[Hawker]

We needed the bye to let Woo rest up. That was the best part about locking up the #2 seed: Woo's health

Cleveland is so hot (as are we) so I'd rather root for Detroit in their little 3-game wildcard series. And we hope it goes a full 3 games, with extra innings, so their bullpens are tired.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Yep, I'm not afraid of either team, the M's are a better team. So, let it go 3 games.

 

[Glasgow Seahawk]

When do they typically announce their play off rosters including bullpen? I doubt it will matter as cal will catch all the games but with Harry Ford playing recently will they even bother including mitch garver as backup catcher or is he likely done as a mariners now?

 

[sutz]

When do they typically announce their play off rosters including bullpen? I doubt it will matter as cal will catch all the games but with Harry Ford playing recently will they even bother including mitch garver as backup catcher or is he likely done as a mariners now?

Wishful thinking. Garver will be on the roster. Not sure they need 3 catchers for the playoffs and Ford isn't hitting that well. Strange we don't have a thread speculating on who makes the playoff roster already.

 

[Hawk-Lock]

Personally I’d rather have Garver than Ford. Not the time to try to get Ford going, he got such little playing time in the season, don’t want to put him in a situation like this.

The question is, do they keep Cole Young or Ben Williamson on the roster? I would assume Rivas will make the roster as a defensive 2B and a pinch runner. Not really sure Young is needed. I do like the idea of having Williamson as a late defensive replacement at 3B. Also do they keep Mastroboni for speed?

 

[Ruminator]

Wheeee!!.... Wheeee!!.... Wheeee!!.... WHEEEEEEE!!!!!

Sorry, I'm still enjoying Houston failing to make the the playoffs.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

This ^^^^

Did I do a stupid dance when they got eliminated? Yes, I did.

 

[Azvacar]

4-2 vs. Cleveland
4-2 vs. Detroit

Just sayin

THought the ALDS was a 5 game series? Am I wrong or did they change that while I wasn't looking? (Wouldn't be the first time)

 

[SoulfishHawk]

I'm just saying their head to head vs. those teams.

Wild Card is best of 3
ALDS is best of 5
ALCS and WS is best of 7

I like that format a lot.