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

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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

Thanks to Mat Germain. Mat can be found on Twitter @Mat_Germain_ Mark can be found on Twitter @TheBaseballBiz
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