# MLB: Post-Season 2019 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [September 30, 2019, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046 "2019-09-30T14:37:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/21 "2019-10-01T13:46:32Z")
I’m really looking forward to the post-season, because it will be about the first chance all year I’ve had to watch baseball on a regular basis. We moved house in the summer, from west coast to east, and the end of the university teaching year in April and May, followed by the hassle and stress of moving and then getting settled in a new place, meant that I didn’t have much time to watch, and I didn’t bother with my MLBtv subscription this year. I went to a few games back in April and May, but apart from that I’ve been a bit out of the baseball loop this year. How have the Orioles been doing? 🙂 Like most people who are not Yankee fans, my first wish for the playoffs is for the Yankees to be eliminated as early as possible. I’d also be happy to see the Cardinals gone sooner rather than later. Apart from that, I really don’t mind who wins. If the games and the series are exciting, that will be enough for me. ---
**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/22 "2019-10-01T13:50:13Z")
Tampa over Oakland Washington over Milwaukee Astros over Tampa in 3 Yankees over Twins in 4 Dodgers over Nats in 4 Braves over Cards in 5 Astros over Yankees in 5 Dodgers over Braves in 6 Astros over Dodgers in 6. Let’s see how wildly wrong these are. I can’t do worse than I’m doing picking NFL games. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/23 "2019-10-01T14:10:30Z")
If I get this exact I’ll have to change my name to Nostradamus Oakland over Tampa Bay Milwaukee over Washington Houston over Oakland in 4 New York over Minnesota in 4 St Louis over Atlanta in 3 Milwaukee over Los Angeles in 5 New York over Houston in 6 St Louis over Milwaukee in 5 New York over St. Louis in 5 ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/24 "2019-10-01T15:18:26Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > New York over St. Louis in 5 Ooh, we haven’t had a good old-fashioned Cardinals-Yankees World Series in my lifetime! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/25 "2019-10-01T15:29:27Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Ooh, we haven’t had a good old-fashioned Cardinals-Yankees World Series in my lifetime! The Last one ended with Yogi getting fired and the Yanks going through their worst decade following it. 1964 was shortly before I was born, I was born into the Yanks down period, largely coinciding with the Giants absolutely sucking and NYC itself falling apart. We were part of the middle-class flight I guess. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/26 "2019-10-01T15:56:37Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > If I get this exact I’ll have to change my name to Nostradamus > > Oakland over Tampa Bay > Milwaukee over Washington > > Houston over Oakland in 4 > New York over Minnesota in 4 > St Louis over Atlanta in 3 > Milwaukee over Los Angeles in 5 > > New York over Houston in 6 > St Louis over Milwaukee in 5 > > New York over St. Louis in 5 If all playoff series are random, everyone’s bracket is 512-to-1. It’s unlikely, but not impossible, and so I assume THOUSANDS of people will have a perfect bracket. (This is as opposed to an NCAA bracket, which is 9.2 quintillion to one if all games are random; they aren’t, but even if you favor heavy favourites it’s trillions to one.) I guess if you make logical choices you might shave it down to 480-to-1 or something but baseball teams are too evenly matched to really narrow it down too much. So that’s why MLB threw in the tiebreakers. Many people will have perfect brackets, but nailing all those tiebreakers? Can’t happen. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/27 "2019-10-01T16:51:18Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > If I get this exact I’ll have to change my name to Nostradamus [Given how vague Nostradamus’ predictions were](http://quora.com/How-accurate-was-Nostradamus), if you’re emulating him your picks should read like this: _A mighty cudgel was swung in the Wild Card, but he pitcheth yet. Yea, the bullpen masters are to be feared in the Division Series. A might chorus greets the triumphant coastal warriors as they vie for pennants, yet do not count out the hinterland battlers. For world honors, the best will out._ 😃 I have the Dodgers beating the Yankees\* in six in the Series. \*I’d love to see the Twins or Astros knock off N.Y., but a team that’s overcome so much in terms of injuries and other noise has an edge on the A.L. pennant. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/28 "2019-10-01T20:25:13Z")
Oh, why not be wrong publicly? A’s over Rays Nationals over Brewers Yankees over Twins (4) Astros over A’s (5) Braves over Cardinals (5) Nationals over Dodgers (3) Astros over Yankees (6) Nationals over Braves (6) Astros over Nationals (5) ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/29 "2019-10-02T00:00:52Z")
Sorry to bother you folks. I have been watching the entire 2019 season on my computer. I cannot log in. They are saying I need cable tv to watch the post season. I don’t have a TV. Any solutions? Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/30 "2019-10-02T00:08:41Z")
It’s the same rule as during the regular season. With MLB you cannot watch nationally televised games live unless you have cable access to the carrying channel. All of the post-season is nationally televised. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/31 "2019-10-02T00:11:09Z")
I’ve never been to any kind of post season game in any sport. This year I tried to go through Ticketmaster when the tickets became available and managed to get tickets for game 1 and 2 in Yankee Stadium. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/32 "2019-10-02T00:36:56Z")
> [@OldGuy](#): > > It’s the same rule as during the regular season. With MLB you cannot watch nationally televised games live unless you have cable access to the carrying channel. All of the post-season is nationally televised. Thank you for the reply. I am able to watch todays game on my iPad. Using Apple TV . But, I do miss the larger screen of my desktop. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/33 "2019-10-02T00:49:43Z")
Looks like starting Scherzer in a must win game was a big mistake. He hasn’t been the same since coming off the IL. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/34 "2019-10-02T01:28:46Z")
> [@harmonicamoon](#): > > Thank you for the reply. > > I am able to watch todays game on my iPad. Using Apple TV . But, I do miss the larger screen of my desktop. I have had success in the past using a DNS service called [Unlocator](https://unlocator.com). Basically, it fools MLB into thinking that your computer is overseas somewhere, like the UK, and allows you to watch postseason games. It’s $5 a month, but you can do it month-to-month and cancel when the season is over, and I think they have a free trial so you can test whether it still works or not. I’d test it for you, but as I said in an earlier post, I didn’t subscribe to MLBTV this season. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/35 "2019-10-02T02:53:10Z")
> [@OldGuy](#): > > It’s the same rule as during the regular season. With MLB you cannot watch nationally televised games live unless you have cable access to the carrying channel. All of the post-season is nationally televised. Sheet…I have the same MLB package I’ve had for ten years and this is the first year I couldn’t watch on my Ipad or phone. Just gave me bullshit about “You haven’t bought it from Apple” or some bullshit. Also PS3 stopped supporting it, so I wasn’t happy this year ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/36 "2019-10-02T02:54:40Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I’ve never been to any kind of post season game in any sport. This year I tried to go through Ticketmaster when the tickets became available and managed to get tickets for game 1 and 2 in Yankee Stadium. You should be ashamed to be a part of a bloodbath. Twins will never beat the Yanks…and I hate the Yanks. Oh…my prediction: Dodgers over Yanks ala 1981 ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/37 "2019-10-02T03:11:04Z")
Well, that was fun. Amazing comeback by the Nats. These playoffs could get interesting ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/38 "2019-10-02T03:23:45Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Well, that was fun. Amazing comeback by the Nats. These playoffs could get interesting The Brewers’ bullpen failed to hold a lead in the last two regular-season games, and now tonight. Ugh. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/39 "2019-10-02T03:26:55Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > The Brewers’ bullpen failed to hold a lead in the last two regular-season games, and now tonight. Ugh. The Nats bullpen blew plenty of games this season as well. ---
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2019, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046/40 "2019-10-02T03:31:09Z")
Yeah, no kidding. I only caught the final inning and a half of that game, but I’m glad I did. The Brewers really shot themselves in the ass there. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2019/841046.md?page=3)