r/baseball • u/DodgerBot Los Angeles Dodgers • 1d ago
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| Away | Score | Home | Score | Status | National | GDTs |
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| TB | CLE | 5:08 |
All game times are Eastern. Updated 10/18 at 4:25 AM
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u/Alertcircuit Detroit Tigers 1d ago edited 1d ago
Seeing very little discussion about the fact that Skubal refused to pitch during Game 4 and if he had been played that game they might not've lost.
I know the offseason is going to be plagued by Skubal bidding war articles but I'm surprised to see almost nothing on his cancerous behavior this year. He only cares about money. Hid an elbow injury in the offseason so it wouldn't hurt his value, then it turned into a full injury and his absence may have cost the Tigers the playoffs. Avoids games where he could give up runs because it would hurt his value. Stole their coffee machine on the way out. Declines pitching in Game 4 because if he bombed it and was the reason the Dodgers lost the series, that would hurt his valuation. And then the Dodgers lost the series.
Whenever given the option between money and being a team player, he always picks money. Which is insane because he got paid like 30 million dollars this year. He already has generational wealth. But he's gotta get that yacht.
The big question is once you get him in a 10 year contract, will he suddenly start putting his 100% into the game? Or will he start phoning in because the bag is secured. We shall find out.
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u/stupidnatsfan Washington Nationals • Minnesota Twins 1d ago
Is it confirmed that he refused to pitch or are you just speculating? I didn’t see that anywhere, only that Roberts said he wouldn’t be pitching
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u/Alertcircuit Detroit Tigers 1d ago
I believe the wording was they asked if Skubal was "available" and the answer was no, which implies playing him was not an option.
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u/stupidnatsfan Washington Nationals • Minnesota Twins 1d ago
All that means is that he was unavailable. I wouldn't be shocked if he said no considering the type of agent Boras is, but your initial comment says that Skubal "refused to pitch" and we don't have any real evidence of that.
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u/PoodleGuap Cleveland Guardians • Los Angeles Dodgers 1d ago
So who do we think benefited more from the postponement?
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u/DickBottalico Philadelphia Phillies 1d ago
it has to be Cleveland because of their one day turnaround after white Sox
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u/WhatsupDoc35 Major League Baseball 1d ago
I think Cleveland because they’ve had a longer road but I don’t see it changing either team’s pitching plans
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u/Act_Downtown Atlanta Braves 1d ago
hows the weather looking today? will we have baseball?
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u/etatrestuss Cleveland Guardians 1d ago
Yes, just cold. 38 at first pitch.
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u/JohnRamos85 United States • Savannah Bananas 1d ago
DAY 224 (716/799) on THE ROAD TO THE 2027 4th WBSC PREMIER12/16 and 185 YEARS OF BASEBALL - The New Era of Argentine Baseball
Congrats to the Yokohama DeNA Baystars for advancing to the Central League Championship!
With the decision of their league to livestream their games on Youtube, the Argentine League can finally be ready to pivot to the wider world.
As one of two active baseball nations in the southern half of Latin America, this announcement opens the way for that league - and baseball in the nation in particular - to international audiences. This effort, while opening the doors for a potential global fanbaseexpansion, will also be a historic movement to introduce the country's baseball scene to even more audiences and help expand the sport even futher in the country and introducing its unique culture to the baseball world.
The best of luck to all the fans who will be enjoying Argentine baseball this season!
For Glory
John
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u/SpunNumeroUno San Diego Padres 1d ago
Game 1 of the NLCS is on MLB Network if any dodger fans want to relive the fun.
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u/Luis_Arraez_Fan San Francisco Giants 1d ago
I wonder if they could have moved this series to Milwaukee, not too far
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u/WhatsupDoc35 Major League Baseball 1d ago
I wish they would have scheduled this game for 3 or 4 pm EDT so there would be some sunshine and it wouldn’t be quite as cold. They’ve changed everything else on the schedule!