Nothing is more spookier than October baseball -OFFICIAL 2023 MLB PLAYOFFS THREAD

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Few things with the way this is going:

1.) Philly is Atlanta's daddy if this winds up a sweep. :yeshrug:

2.) MLB has to redo the playoff format. This isn't football where teams need the rest and recovery. Being in a groove is much more important and we see that just about every year. Go back to the one game Wild Card round. Those games were almost always close and exciting anyway.

3.) Atlanta might have a leadership vacuum. Even with the time off and rust, they aren't showing any fight so far.
Astros last year had a 5 day rest and ended up winning the WS , and the Yankees got a Bye and won their series.
 

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Why are you having a mound visit after Wheeler gives up his first hit? This stuff is goofy.
 

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Astros last year had a 5 day rest and ended up winning the WS , and the Yankees got a Bye and won their series.
While true, I would say it's worth noting they faced weaker opponents than what's gotten through this season and both series were REALLY tight.

Houston swept, but had a walk-off in game one and won 1-0 in 18 innings in game three. Their offense was out of sorts besides Yordan all series.

NY went five against an anemic Cleveland offense.
 
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