1-Man’s Opinion on Sports-Thursday. “PENNANT RACE = CHAOS”

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“PENNANT RACE = CHAOS”
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Two weeks out from the end of the pennant race, and so much is undecided, so much turmoil everywhere.  A close up look at questions you might consider:

DODGERS..Might have the biggest payroll, might have a Gold Standard rotation, but whom in the bullpen are you going to trust in postseason.  LA has relief pitchers, all with veteran closer’s experience on their resume, with ERAs between (4.21-and-4.78) and you are going to give them the ball?

PADRES..They think they fixed the bullpen, but they have not fixed the rotation beyond starter Nick Pivetta.  Do you really believe you are safe if you give the ball to Darvish-Cease-Vasquez in the playoffs?  And what about Manny Machardo, hitting just (.193) since August 1st?  A by-the-way, #29 in home runs this year.  And as you read this, they are (5-11) the last three weeks.

METS..The year long pitching issues are resurfacing, and despite a batting order led by names like Soto-Alonso-Lindor, New York might not make the playoffs, even with that big payroll.  At last check this week, they had 3-rookie pitchers in the starting rotation.

YANKEES…What a poorly constructed team, with a thin bullpen, and a team flawed by really bad defense.  If Aaron Judge or Giancarlo Stanton don’t hit home runs, can they win?  Outscored (23-3) last two games.

HOUSTON..All you need to know, awful lot of pitching injuries, and 25th in runs scored.

CUBS..Great season but now Kyle Tucker and Peter Crow-Armstrong are ailing and they are not hitting.  Wrong time of the year for this to happen.  They are now #26 in runs scored.

TORONTO..Bats have cooled, Bichette just went on the DL, and the bullpen is erratic.

SEATTLE..Big Dumper-Raleigh, plus Suarez-Naylor they can hit, but they are fading at the bad time, on a (6-15) skid.

DETROIT..Two extended losing streaks leads to a basic question.  Who aside from ace Tarik Skubal do you believe in on this rotation now?

PHILLIES..Need the lineup to get hot.  Now Trea Turner is hurt.  There is no Zach Wheeler.  Might an all lefthander rotation survived in the playoffs?

MILWAUKEE…Even the Brew Crew has cooled off.  On pace to 100-wins, they have gone thru a (6-8) spell.

Two weeks to go, and a bunch of teams have issues.
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