Maybe it's just me, but I'm not concerned about the A's at all. I'm looking at the big picture, and teams that truly stand in our way of winning it all. That said, the Dodgers are one of those teams, and thus I want them to lose as much as possible. If they're playing the A's I want the A's to win (same goes for them playing anyone else in our division). Having home field in the WS means we have FOUR (not three) potential games at home and the DH (and having Alvarez's bat).
Astros only have about a 6% chance of meeting the Dodgers in the World Series. Give me the A's and Angels falling apart so the Astros can rest their pitchers going into the playoffs. Having the pitchers rested is worth more than having to play Alvarez, Brantley, and Tucker in the OF for one more game. Plus, Astros have never lost Game Seven of a World Series in LA.
Yes, you'd rather have the home games but the 2019 Astros proved how little of an edge home field advantage in the WS can be.
Except when the year is 2019 and you're in the World Series. didn't see this posted. yeah we choked like dogs with our homefield in 2019.
Unless the Dodgers suffer some huge injuries (specifically in their rotation) the odds are they will represent the Ntl league in the WS. If the odds are "6 %" we'd face the Dodgers in the WS (and I have no idea where you got this but let's just assume it's the truth) the reason it's that low is because of the Astros chances of winning the AL. Like I said, I am not concerned with the A's or the Angels. As for 2017 we had a completely different team with better starting pitching. I'm not trying to argue with anyone here for crying out loud. If you want the Dodgers to beat the A's and the Angels have at it. As for me EVERY single time I look at the daily scores I'm wanting to see the Dodgers lose.
Concerned is the wrong word. It's more wanting to put the A's in an 0-10 hole by end of the week so we can laugh at them.
My memory of the Astros odds to make the WS is just under 20% from FanGraphs. For Dodgers, it was about 33%. Multiplying the 2 together gets 6%. The 6% involved heavy rounding. Even if you think there is no chance Dodgers get upset on the way to World Series, we are still talking about a ~20% chance of making the WS and an even smaller chance that the games the Dodgers play against the A's will be the deciding games for a one-game home field advantage.
“Coronavirus safety” or “Shielded from thrown objects”? (Also added around home bullpen) “That’s really to create a barrier between our fans and the players and we want to make sure these games are played and there’s no concern with player safety so MLB put some requirements in place that either you create a buffer zone or create something between the fans and the players.” The other option would have been for the Astros to remove 4-5 rows of seats, which is really not an option. “In this case, we didn’t want those fans to lose their seats so by putting some plexiglass between where they sit, they can continue to keep their seats in that area.” “We’re talking about droplets moving forward. Plexiglass prevents droplets from moving that direction so it becomes less likely that you would have something go up and over the plexiglass and be a problem for the players.” — Marcel Braithwaite, Astros Senior VP, Business Operations
That's right Jim. For those that bring up the 2017 WS and the 'Stros winning game 7 in L.A., having home field against the Yankees in the ALCS that same yr certainly paid off as the home team won every game.
We have them for the next three games at home and can certainly add to the hole they're currently in.
I’m glad the A’s won today. While these games are ultimately not make/break over 162, would still have been annoying to be the team that lost to them first.
