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So ESPN has a prediction of MLB's Sept/October... they ask who will be the World Series teams -- there's clearly some idiocy involved

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Sep 5 '23, 14:27

AL
Houston Astros: 8
Seattle Mariners: 3
Texas Rangers: 3
Minnesota Twins: 1
Toronto Blue Jays: 1
Tampa Bay Rays: 1

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So, out of 17 voters, only 1 picked either of the two best teams in the league all damn season? There are more votes here for the 7th best team (Toronto -- not a playoff team today) than the best team in the league.

There's more votes for a team that has the 8th best record in the league than the #1 team and the same votes as the 2nd best team.

Get the fuck outta here.

And just so we're clear...when I say 2 best teams, I mean the two teams that are at least 5+ games up on the West leaders. You wanna select Houston/Seattle/Texas...okay.

Toronto and Minnesota, gtfoh.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38284948/mlb-september-predictions-world-series-playoff-races-mvp-cy-young (www.espn.com)

Responses:

Err, zero votes for Baltimore? So, more people think Baltimore has the best record than makes the World Series? -- nm - David Sep 5, 14:41 1
- Right? I know playoff baseball is crazy and best teams don't make it more often than not...but Minnesota gets a vote? -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 5, 15:22
Idiocy on ESPN's baseball pages? I'm shocked to see you suggest such things. -- nm - crash davis Sep 5, 14:31
Toronto has had the best pitching staff since the All-Star Break FWIW. -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 14:29 8
- That's fair, but you'd think that the team 10 1/2 games up would get more postseason respect, right? -- nm - David Sep 5, 14:42 7
  - Toronto is 26-21 since the break, but 1-2 vs Seattle and 2-5 against Baltimore. - the wrong element Sep 5, 15:11
  - Going to the actual article, the guy who picked the Twins to go to the WS also picked the Brewers to be their opponents. -- nm - crash davis Sep 5, 15:10 3
    - I could make a real case for Milwaukee. It basically involves their pitching standing on its head. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 5, 15:26 2
      - I think that WS pick shows the danger of edibles. -- nm - crash davis Sep 5, 15:32 1
        
        I can at least build a case for half of it. The case for the AL choice would involve multiple plane crashes. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 5, 15:35
  - Sure, just that Toronto isn't a ridiculous proposition (although they are definitely on the outside looking in, to be sure) -- nm - Reagen Sep 5, 15:09 1
    - Yes, I shouldn't lump them in with Minnesota. They're not completely undeserving of consideration. -- nm - Will Hunting Sep 5, 15:23

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