17 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Anyone here watch the game on TBS Youtube TV? It seems the feed was WAY behind. And I mean 30 seconds to a minute.

YouTube TB is always behind like that.  I like to text with my son during Eagles games.  He'd be watching on YouTube TV, so I would have to wait for him to react first so not to spoil anything.

Just now, Cochis_Calhoun said:

Jeudy's pick is meaningless if he isn't performing better than a second round pick, in terms of circumstances Matthews played his first two seasons with a revolving door of Foles, Barkley, Buttfumble and Bradford at QB and put up better numbers than Jeudy.

Possibly but pedigree does indeed factor into trade scenarios.  Happens all the time - mostly with QB’s but other positions as well.

His contract factors in as well.  He has a 5th year option and a potential 12 mil cap hit next season.   If he’s willing to restructure/resign on a better deal for the trading team, his stock goes even higher (in terms of what a team would be willing to give up to get him) 

MLB should have the teams with byes play exhibition games against each other during the wild card round to stay sharp.

More revenue.

9 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

The best thing Bo and Zach did was the Swooper Soarcasting game. It was really the main reason I would keep tabs on the pod during the season. Every week they'd have a game where they each have several items they think could happen within the game and they'd bid on them with a set number of points each week and then after every game they'd see who got the most right and then crown a winner at the end of the season. But for it to work it requires 3 people, which they no longer have. Oddly, they can't seem to just bring someone else in from the PHLY team to make it work. But instead they're doing this "Goose Wisely" game, which isn't nearly as good.

I wonder how mandated it is. It portrays this loose and laid back atmosphere, but on the other hand, the time slots feel very structured. Which is odd for a web based format. It's not TV, they should have way fewer time constraints. But they have time constraints on every show. And if they wanted to make Swooper work they could just pull Jamie or Bodner or Kyle or someone else from there to add another person to the mix, but I'm guessing if they could they'd have done it by now.

Whenever that segment started, I would immediately put on a different pod. I couldn’t care less about most of their games, tbh. 

6 minutes ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Doesn’t for me either but that’s what you are gonna hear from baseball purists. I have no issue with it being 8 teams in each league. It makes more money for baseball and it stops this BS excuse about layoffs. 

^^^THIS... 1000000x this.

 

It's about whatever they think will bring in the most money.  More teams in the playoffs means more eyeballs watching on TV.   Merely extending a series from 3 to 5 games or 5 to 7 games doesn't really expand the audience.  But, adding 4 new markets to the playoffs does, as fans of teams in the playoffs will be tuning in to some of the other games to see the potential matchups.

They just need to eliminate the extra wild card.  The new format is obviously stupid.  Go back to 3 division winners and 1 wildcard, or just reorganize it all and form 4 divisions.  

26 minutes ago, paco said:

I've noticed a delay with football (sunday ticket and regular channels) to the point that I turn my ringer off so I don't get spoilers courtesy of the ESPN Fantasy app.

Are you using Wi-Fi or ethernet when watching Sunday ticket?

32 minutes ago, Ace Nova said:

You’re taking the one or two times his decisions "could have” cost us and not looking at how his decisions (the other 90% of them) led this team to the World Series last year; to 92 wins, wild card birth/series win, NLDS win against the best team (regular season) in baseball and to another NLCS  - this year.  

They just shut down the best offensive team in baseball.   That’s not "luck”.   

  Baseball analytics are based on long term probabilities/matchups, etc. Nothing is 100%, especially in baseball but he’s done a masterful job of getting everything he can out of this team and putting them in a position to succeed over the past two seasons.  

His resume speaks for itself. 

 

No, I just listed how he did hurt them last year. I also showed how he hurt on Monday. It's a-hole stupid to not understand how he puts them in bad spots leaving guys in. They did get lucky that ball didn't drop last night or the guy didn't come home on the wild pitch. Managers shouldn't cost their team games or put them into situations like they were in last night needlessly.

4 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

^^^THIS... 1000000x this.

 

It's about whatever they think will bring in the most money.  More teams in the playoffs means more eyeballs watching on TV.   Merely extending a series from 3 to 5 games or 5 to 7 games doesn't really expand the audience.  But, adding 4 new markets to the playoffs does, as fans of teams in the playoffs will be tuning in to some of the other games to see the potential matchups.

Yep. It’s always about their bottom line and making money. Whether we like it or not it’s eventually going to happen. It’s kind of like what we think is gonna happen with the one seed in the nfl. Most believe the one seed is eventually gonna have to play a wildcard round game. Because the only way you can maximize value in the playoff format would be to have two extra games. And the only other way besides adding an extra playoff game would be having 18 games as opposed to 17.

Just now, Mike030270 said:

Are you using Wi-Fi or ethernet when watching Sunday ticket?

WIFI

 

I'd be surprised that was the deciding factor between near real time and a 30 second delay.  

6 minutes ago, Mike31mt said:

They just need to eliminate the extra wild card.  The new format is obviously stupid.  Go back to 3 division winners and 1 wildcard, or just reorganize it all and form 4 divisions.  

That would eliminate 2 wild cards from each league.  No way that happens... or are you suggesting eliminating one, and going with a 1 game play in for the WC spot between the two WC teams?

1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

Yep. It’s always about their bottom line and making money. Whether we like it or not it’s eventually going to happen. It’s kind of like what we think is gonna happen with the one seed in the nfl. Most believe the one seed is eventually gonna have to play a wildcard round game. Because the only way you can maximize value in the playoff format would be to have two extra games. And the only other way besides adding an extra playoff game would be having 18 games as opposed to 17.

Both will be coming soon.

 

 

7 minutes ago, Connecticut Eagle said:

MLB should have the teams with byes play exhibition games against each other during the wild card round to stay sharp.

More revenue.

They could have their major league team play their AAA affiliate. I know back in the day the Tucson Toros played the Houston Astros in an exhibition game. 

Just FYI:

The Astros had the bye for all 3 years of this format (including the 1 game setup in 2021).

The Astros are also not soft.

 

Bye or no bye, Just suck less next time.

 

Clayton Kershaw and the Atlanta Braves did not start choking with this new format. They are world class chokers regardless of format.

1 minute ago, e-a-g-l-e-s eagles! said:

They could have their major league team play their AAA affiliate. I know back in the day the Tucson Toros played the Houston Astros in an exhibition game. 

That would benefit their farm system too.

19 minutes ago, McMVP said:

Yeah… if he can party in the Phillies locker room, he can play on Sunday 😂

I dunno. Phillies party pretty hard and he's kinda old. 

2 minutes ago, Diehardfan said:

No, I just listed how he did hurt them last year. I also showed how he hurt on Monday. It's a-hole stupid to not understand how he puts them in bad spots leaving guys in. They did get lucky that ball didn't drop last night or the guy didn't come home on the wild pitch. Managers shouldn't cost their team games or put them into situations like they were in last night needlessly.

It’s baseball.  You have no idea if whatever you thought would be the "right” decision at the time would have even worked!  Just stop.
 

I’ll go with the guy that got us to the WS last season and got us to this point this year - 10 out of 10 times vs random fans yelling about something that "could have happened”.  
 

I understand it’s your "schtick” to worry about everything, being a naysayer, etc but just try to enjoy the ride.  

 

 

6 minutes ago, paco said:

WIFI

 

I'd be surprised that was the deciding factor between near real time and a 30 second delay.  

Next question was going to be what is your speed on Wi-Fi

39 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

Anyone here watch the game on TBS Youtube TV? It seems the feed was WAY behind. And I mean 30 seconds to a minute.

That's what I used and it seemed like I was on time with everyone else.

I don't know what it is about baseball that people look at it with far less nuance than other sports.

Today the prevailing sentiment is Topper managed yesterday to perfection. I'm not gonna bury the guy, because he's done a great job, but saying "every move he make worked" is going too far with it. Going to Soto in the 9th didn't work. Dude set up 1st and 3rd with no outs. Strahm got out of it and credit to him, but the Soto move did not work like Topper expected it to or he wouldn't have needed Strahm to finish the game off like that. Can't judge a game's decisions just based on if you win or lose. And this works in the other direction as well. In defense of Topper, he shouldn't have been knocked for his pitching decisions in game 2, because I think they made logical sense.

10 minutes ago, Iggles_Phan said:

That would eliminate 2 wild cards from each league.  No way that happens... or are you suggesting eliminating one, and going with a 1 game play in for the WC spot between the two WC teams?

No eliminating them all.  I agree it will never happen but its hurting the product IMO

Just now, Ace Nova said:

It’s baseball.  You have no idea if whatever you thought would be the "right” decision at the time would have even worked!  Just stop.
 

I’ll go with the guy that got us to the WS last season and got us to this point this year - 10 out of 10 times vs random fans yelling about something that "could have happened”.  
 

I understand it’s your "schtick” to worry about everything, being a naysayer, etc but just try to enjoy the ride.  

 

 

Dude, it's not just my schtick. Many on here Monday were saying the same thing before it went bad. They said the same thing last night "why is he going back out". You are the only person on here I can think of that doesn't grasp he leaves people in longer than he should at times or sends people back out that he shouldn't. He puts them into bad spots they don't need to be in which is not what a manager should do. Do managers put the wrong people in? Many times. Do they sometimes leave people in longer than they should? Sure. But Robby T does it too often for me. He literally did it twice Monday. Last night they sure as hell got lucky it didn't again. If that ball drops they are going to ATL. It cost them last year. Almost did this year. He also refuses to protect Harper by leaving cold bats behind him. I sure as hell hope that doesn't hurt them again. 

Also, they were talking about his decisions to leave people in on ESPN radio after the game as the night went on. 

Just now, Sack that QB said:

I don't know what it is about baseball that people look at it with far less nuance than other sports.

Today the prevailing sentiment is Topper managed yesterday to perfection. I'm not gonna bury the guy, because he's done a great job, but saying "every move he make worked" is going too far with it. Going to Soto in the 9th didn't work. Dude set up 1st and 3rd with no outs. Strahm got out of it and credit to him, but the Soto move did not work like Topper expected it to or he wouldn't have needed Strahm to finish the game off like that. Can't judge a game's decisions just based on if you win or lose. And this works in the other direction as well. In defense of Topper, he shouldn't have been knocked for his pitching decisions in game 2, because I think they made logical sense.

He's still batting Schwarber leadoff; he's a good manager and has a good record of making in-game decisions, but that one needs to change.  

The Phillies lost the World Series last year because they got no-hit in Game 4, at home, leading two games to one.  Totally changed the momentum of the series for the worse.  Not much the manager can do when the offense is completely eliminated.

3 minutes ago, Sack that QB said:

I don't know what it is about baseball that people look at it with far less nuance than other sports.

Today the prevailing sentiment is Topper managed yesterday to perfection. I'm not gonna bury the guy, because he's done a great job, but saying "every move he make worked" is going too far with it. Going to Soto in the 9th didn't work. Dude set up 1st and 3rd with no outs. Strahm got out of it and credit to him, but the Soto move did not work like Topper expected it to or he wouldn't have needed Strahm to finish the game off like that. Can't judge a game's decisions just based on if you win or lose. And this works in the other direction as well. In defense of Topper, he shouldn't have been knocked for his pitching decisions in game 2, because I think they made logical sense.

Frankly we really should avoid using soto in high leverage situations. He’s had this issue all year. He’s super inconsistent and tends to be wild. At this point i actually trust Orion over him. Unfortunate cause it was a solid trade for what they gave up but he just hasn’t lived up to what they thought he’d be.