MLB Wild Card, Manager changes, Postseason Analysis with Mat Germain RaysUp

If the season ended today . . . and it did


Fan Exhaustion 

Marlins did not return to NY 

Gabe Kaplan – too rough for San Francisco Giants  -
perfect fit for the Angels

Steve Cohen, Mets, says goodbye to Buck Showalter

Dusty Baker was able to meld a fractured Astros team

Tony Francona strength - listens & cares for his players

Big Papi meets Tony Francona

Miguel Cabrera retirement – would Miggy have continued his
career in Miami sans Loria

Joey Votto ejection statement

World Series walk begins with Wild Card best 2 out of 3

3 game competition gives a better sense of a teams’ measure

Mat would like a postseason without byes for any teams 

Tampa Bay Rays, Never know what you are going to have at the
end of the series

Rays will face weaker pitching with Rangers & Orioles

Yandy Diaz wins batting average title

No local Bally Sports in postseason

Difficulty with national broadcasters doing such a poor job
on the Rays – John Smoltz

MLB beats their chest on increased viewership, however
continue blackouts

MLB building revenue base through Repetition, Frequency,
Gambling

Entertainment shows for Baseball in 7th inning stretch?

Tyler Glasnow & Taylor Swift arm in arm promo for the
Rays?

Cardinals, Adam Wainwright concerts

Saint of Second Chances – Mike Veeck – Disco Demo in Chicago
& fireworks in the Trop

PostSeason Rays, Tapia, Aranda, Basabe & Junior Caminero

Rays Roster Luke Raley & Jose Siri may return.  Who
will leave

Junior Caminero AA rookie with veteran performance 

Basabe will probably not make it to postseason

Mat measures the impact of not facing Blue Jays, righties
Kevin Gausman, Jose Berrios & Chris Bassitt 

Junior Caminero will bring a lot to the plate facing Rangers
lefties

Kevin Cash & Wild Card roster

Marlins – how will they fare against the Phillies

Lou Schiff’s @BaseballandLaw, Marlins team is building a lot
of experience

Kudos to Kim Ng for her constructive calls for the Marlins

Mat & Mark face off on National League champion choices
Atlanta Braves or Milwaukee Brewers

3 PM First Pitch starts to Wild Card games 

MLB should consider NFL model of broadcasting most games
simultaneously? 

How many viewers does MLB lose while fans are at work during
broadcast?

Mark reminiscences about days of old with newspaper box
scores & radio as the only source to track the game

Mat likes Balanced schedule but needs consideration of
extending playoffs & possibly cutting regular season by 3
games. Also scheduling should consider varying local weather
impact throughout the season.

Mat’s proposed New MLB format would include:

MLB with 32 teams & 5 game playoff & cut regular
season to 159 teams

What does a 32-team format look like

Create 4 regional divisions to 8 teams per region

Set number of teams to 2 top per region that enter into the
playoffs

Junior Caminero from AA skips AAA leaps to Major League Tampa
Bay Rays

Caminero is mature & methodical with a veteran attitude

Rays Bullpen pitching plan, Taj Bradley – a strategy reflects
Dodger method with Julio Urias

Taj is a cool & fierce competitor




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