Talking about baseball

[theywontpayontuesday]

The Mets are ahead of the Giants and Reds by 1.5 games with the Giants actually back by .5 but need outright victory over the Mets to get the wild card spot. The Mets making the playoffs have odds of -170 and I have difficulty believing their actually this good. A current 7 game losing streak is just so attributable to a team which is earning a sub .500 record. Of course things could turn around and the Giants could start losing against the Dodgers today, but not certain as I also tend to believe the Dodgers are overrated. I really felt awfully foolish when I bet $500 +290 then things seemed to be turning around and the odds had become +500.

[theywontpayontuesday]

Bet $200 on Giants +300 to make the playoffs, lfg. Mind you, the Giants have not been on the board to even bet them making the playoffs before today since Idk when.

[theywontpayontuesday]

Diamondbacks are now kicking ass, Giants look like a bad team again now. Much less likely now the Mets have anything to worry about.

[theywontpayontuesday]

I was happy Schwarber got a HR and the Phillies beat the Dodgers. Either seems hard to beat at the moment.

[kewlJ]

Phillies clinched their division on Monday winning that division bet at a nice +240. (bet made when Phils were 3 games back)

Brewers should clinch their division within the next week winning that division wager @ +200 (bet made when cubs were in first place)

My 3rd division wager, Red Sox @ +400, I have already hedged with Toronto and yankees, and will be breaking even, no matter who wins the division.

And my 4th division wager, Rangers @ +650 is dead in the water, unless the rangers can close to withing about 2 games in the next 12 days. That is the point I would be able to hedge and not lose money, otherwise I will lose that bet.

But even if I lose the Rangers bet, my 4 division wagers will turn out quite profitable. Add to that the 6 week run I had betting overs from late June to early August and baseball season will have been very good to me. Overs weren't quite as profitable as last summer, but still pretty profitable.

And the best part for me is all of these baseball wagers were made at online books, contributing to rollover requirements for my bonus whoring play. So baseball was a win-win this year.

[MDawg]

kewlJ: just admit that you enjoy telling stories for attention on forums, and will try to stop doing this in the future.

[theywontpayontuesday]

Phillies clinched their division on Monday winning that division bet at a nice +240. (bet made when Phils were 3 games back)

Brewers should clinch their division within the next week winning that division wager @ +200 (bet made when cubs were in first place)

My 3rd division wager, Red Sox @ +400, I have already hedged with Toronto and yankees, and will be breaking even, no matter who wins the division.

And my 4th division wager, Rangers @ +650 is dead in the water, unless the rangers can close to withing about 2 games in the next 12 days. That is the point I would be able to hedge and not lose money, otherwise I will lose that bet.

But even if I lose the Rangers bet, my 4 division wagers will turn out quite profitable. Add to that the 6 week run I had betting overs from late June to early August and baseball season will have been very good to me. Overs weren't quite as profitable as last summer, but still pretty profitable.

And the best part for me is all of these baseball wagers were made at online books, contributing to rollover requirements for my bonus whoring play. So baseball was a win-win this year.

Yes very incitedul on baseball. Congratulations on your winning picks. Philadelphia is looking quite well right now, and Im hoping Schwarber gets into the HR champ lead to also allow himself in the conversation to dethrone Otahni. I also bet on all 6 divisions correctly back in July, but more of a joke bet 10x very little like under $50.

[theywontpayontuesday]

Sad to say, but Raleigh getting 2 home runs setting him ahead by 4 in a series at home against the Angels, the race is 99.8% over now. RALEIGH is getting the HR champ which trashes Schwarber's case because these same voters are discounting his contributions, so why elevate Schwarber above the golden child Ohtani.

[theywontpayontuesday]

Yeah oops the Mariners aren't playing the Angels, the Brewers are and the Mariners are playing the Royals in KC. Cant believe I messed that one up, but I have partake as usual.

[Half Smoke]

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MLB all time home run leaders Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire have admitted to steroid use. And Sammy Sosa has kind of acknowledged it.

"Yes, on September 16, 2025, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh broke the MLB record for most home runs in a single season by a switch-hitter, surpassing Mickey Mantle's mark with his 55th and 56th homers of the year.

The second of these home runs tied Ken Griffey Jr.'s franchise record for most single-season home runs by a Mariners player.

The Record-Breaking Night

TheMLB record: Raleigh hit his 55th home run of the season, which broke Mickey Mantle's 1961 record of 54 home runs for a switch-hitter.

Franchise Record: In the same game against the Kansas City Royals, Raleigh hit a 56th home run to tie the Mariners' franchise record set by Ken Griffey Jr. in 1997 and 1998.

Additional Context

The Big Dumper: Raleigh is known as "The Big Dumper" and is also the Seattle Mariners' all-time single-season home run leader.
Catcher Record: Raleigh also owns the single-season home run record for a catcher.
Reaction: Raleigh expressed humble disbelief at being mentioned in the same company as Mantle and Griffey Jr. "

[theywontpayontuesday]

Yeah he is running away with it.

[Half Smoke]

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the MLB playoff system which was adopted in 2022 is pretty complicated - wow

The MLB playoffs feature 12 teams (six per league) competing in a bracket-style tournament to determine the World Series champion. The format includes a best-of-three Wild Card Series, a best-of-five Division Series, a best-of-seven League Championship Series, and culminates in the best-of-seven World Series. Top-seeded teams receive a bye to the Division Series, while other teams compete in the Wild Card Series to advance.
Team Qualification
Six teams per league: The American League (AL) and National League (NL) each send six teams to the postseason.
Three division winners: The team with the best record in each division (East, Central, West) receives a playoff spot.
Three Wild Card teams: The three teams with the best regular-season records that did not win their division also qualify.
Seeding and Byes
Seeds 1-3: The three division winners are seeded 1 through 3 based on their regular-season winning percentages.
Seeds 4-6: The three Wild Card teams are seeded 4 through 6 based on their records.
First-round byes: Seeds 1 and 2 in each league automatically advance to the Division Series, bypassing the Wild Card Series.
Playoff Rounds
Wild Card Series (Best-of-Three):
Participants: The 3-seed faces the 6-seed, and the 4-seed plays the 5-seed.
Format: A best-of-three series.
Home-field: The higher-seeded team hosts all three games.
Division Series (Best-of-Five):
Participants: The two Wild Card Series winners advance to play the 1-seed and 2-seed division winners.
Format: A best-of-five series where the first team to win three games advances.
League Championship Series (Best-of-Seven):
Participants: The winners of the ALDS and NLDS.
Format: A best-of-seven series; the first team to win four games advances.
World Series (Best-of-Seven):
Participants: The champion of the American League Championship Series faces the champion of the National League Championship Series.
Format: The final best-of-seven series to determine the overall MLB champion.

[theywontpayontuesday]

I have not seen a 0-0 game through 9 innings this season let alone 11 innings. Giants really got dominated all game 1 hitter until the damn broke in the top of the 11th.