Attendance = $$$ so this is likely the reason. Or maybe they're just being *******s as they're wont to do...Quote:
Maybe it has to do with attendance.
This would be the case for just about every franchise during the work week. A Thursday afternoon game will almost always have worse attendance than a night game. I don't know why Toronto or LAA would be special.Quote:
I don't know why Toronto and LAAA don't do it. Maybe it has to do with attendance.
I've been hoping Seager gets the votes assuming the Rangers make the playoffs. However, Ohtani is a shoo-in for the award given his two-way status in my opinion. Unfortunately, I think it is too much for Seager to overcome.bmac_aggie18 said:
Y'all think maybe since Shohei has been hurt the last 10 days, cleared out his locker so will basically be missing all of September, this could be enough to bump Seager to the front runner in MVP Race?
Fuzzy Dunlop said:I've been hoping Seager gets the votes assuming the Rangers make the playoffs. However, Ohtani is a shoo-in for the award given his two-way status in my opinion. Unfortunately, I think it is too much for Seager to overcome.bmac_aggie18 said:
Y'all think maybe since Shohei has been hurt the last 10 days, cleared out his locker so will basically be missing all of September, this could be enough to bump Seager to the front runner in MVP Race?
DallasAg 94 said:
By two-way.... Ohtani is a DH.
I'm hoping what Seager adds playing SS every day adds to what voters see.
Did Ohtani really clean out his locker or did the team do it?!
While his numbers, like Trout's for many years, are among the best performers... their teams have never amounted to much.
MVP, IMO, isn't just about putting up gawdy numbers, but the intangibles that help your team win.
DallasAg 94 said:
I agree Ohtani is a media darling.
Seager just goes about his business. I don't know that his locker room presence provides that motivation to elevate the other players, but what he does on the field, in terms of effort, commitment, and rising to the occasion has value. As mentioned, the Rangers played some of their best baseball without Seager. That kinda works against him.
The Rangers were a better team without A-Rod. He did everything on the field and certainly got media attention. But him turning in Ryan Braun and Manny for using PEDs, because he himself got caught, demonstrates why the Rangers were a better team without A-Rod.
I don't know how Ohtani is in the locker room or perceived by his teammates, but the media attention he and Trout got, IMO, seemed like a distraction. The fact the Angels would shift the rotation to accommodate Ohtani, could be perceived by the other guys in the rotation as an issue.
The Angels screwed themselves at the trade deadline. They were likely out, but at the urgency of Ohtani and a hope by the team they could turn it around to keep Ohtani was a failure. Now, they gave up prospects. They increased their Payroll Tax costing them 2 Rds in draft compensation for Ohtani.
I'm hopeful.
If anything else, it definitely helps us in the 3 games out in Anaheim. We were due for a break anyways, because the mariners and Astros didn't have to play the guardians with all of their waiver pick ups.Fuzzy Dunlop said:
Just got a notification that Ohtani is out the rest of the season with an oblique strain. I think we all knew he wouldn't play again this season but it is now confirmed. Not sure it helps Seags but maybe.
gigem1223 said:
Dane can't throw strikes
gigem1223 said:
Not even close to hitting his targets. This won't end well
gigem1223 said:
Saved his best pitch for last. Reverse jinx worked
Chipotlemonger said:
All the recent Amarillo Sod Poodle talk reminded me of this shirt I have. Busting it out this weekend for sure. #SodSquad
gigem1223 said:
Lowe has got to knock that down at least
