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In more forward facing news, now we can look forward to how terrifying the draw will be on Friday. Fully expecting some nonsense like Brazil, Senegal, Wales
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Also the US scored more actual goals than any team save Canada(and that 2 goal difference was entirely in the h2h), so it’s not like it was all underlying numbers with no production.
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Minor League Musings
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Little Slide Rooter's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
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I don’t see the downside right? Maybe pisses off their club teams a little but at the end of the day we haven’t clinched however unlikely it is for Costa Rica to score 6 times on the US. There's a couple guys who have injury histories that I think you consider not starting to make sure you don't overdo it with their workload. Pulisic is an easy one in that regard, just go with Weah and Morris or Arriola(assuming Reyna isn't ready to go 60+). Adams is the other one that's a bit trickier given how important he is to their defensive success. Maybe start him but he's a for sure halftime sub as long as they aren't down 3 or something. Everyone else I don't see an issue, though there's a couple other guys you could rest(Jedi, Musah) if you wanted to do more of a B team.
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2022 Spring Training
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Brian's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Rivas is optionable and honestly I don't really rate him so that's the easy choice for me. -
Canada might be into Pot 3 now with Ghana slotting in behind them instead of Nigeria barely in front. They should also be pulling for Mali and of course North Macedonia. Speaking of which, Portugal took a lead, so the USA to Pot 1 dream might die at step 1.
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There are laser pointers everywhere in this Senegal/Egypt qualifier, I'm almost afraid if Egypt gets a penalty it's going to turn the whole thing into a farce.
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The official website looks like it localizes it for your location if you scroll down: https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022 So the 4 group stage time windows appear to be 5 AM/8 AM/11 AM/2 PM Eastern time. Qatar doesn't do daylight savings but they seem like they're accounting for that if my time zone math is right. Knockout stage games are all at 10 AM and 2 PM Eastern
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Minor League Musings
Transmogrified Tiger replied to Little Slide Rooter's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
He has to be added to the 25 man(and then accrue service time his entire rehab) in order to be put on the 60 day, I think. -
General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread
Transmogrified Tiger replied to David's topic in General Baseball Talk
All the gameplay rule changes(shift restrictions, pitch clock, etc) agreed in the CBA negotiations are set to happen next year so there's time to thoughtfully implement them. The exception is the universal DH, which does start this year. -
This site/twitter account seems to be the best bet for the conditional projections as it relates to pots. However, they note later that a couple of these permutations are extremely thin margins, so the chances could be more or less with other combinations of results this week
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General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread
Transmogrified Tiger replied to David's topic in General Baseball Talk
Combine that with the pickoff limitations related to the pitch clock and you create a lot of stolen base opportunities, how many current CS happen with more than a foot to the base? That would have the knock on effect of motivating pitchers to be faster to the plate(maybe limiting some velocity?) and putting a higher premium on catcher arms(especially if automated balls/strikes are coming). -
Alternatively, Netherlands draw/lose their friendly w/ Germany tomorrow, Mexico lose/draw, US win, North Macedonia win -> US to Pot 1
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Yep, CR still needs to win by 6. Another Panama goal would make it 5.
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goodness gracious gio
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Also he's really good at playing passes in behind, which is gonna be on the whole half and part of why I suggest Morris instead of Reyna
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Gotta think really hard about getting Pulisic, Adams, Musah, and Jedi off reasonably quickly, if not at the half edit: maybe Roldan, Morris, and Bello at the half, Acosta around the 60 min mark
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If that happens do you play the game in Costa Rica with a neutral strategy and then go uber conservative if they go down by a goal or two, or do you bunker from the start? I think you just play. The US's defensive excellence comes from squeezing opponents well before they get to the goal so you don't need to bunker or go to 5 in the back, but you also don't need to try to press a bunch of goal kicks either. Once you get into the 2nd half or so maybe you drop lines a bit or add another CB, but even if the US is uncertain to win @CR in neutral circumstances, they are abundantly good enough to not lose by 6.
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get one more GD the rest of the night(and Panama is eliminated if they don't win so there will be copious chances) and CR has to beat the US by 6. The US has allowed 7 total goals in 12+ games.
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Arriola, with a towering header no less, amazing
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I'm being greedy, but if you're calling a foul for a guy putting his hands around the opponent's neck while not even looking at the oncoming ball, is that not a red? In any case, stone cold from Pulisic
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Adding some detail to this, if the US matches CR's GD today(currently CR is up 1), CR needs to win by 4 against the US to avoid the playoff. If the US beats CR's GD by 1 or 2, it's by 5. If they beat it by 3-4, it's by 6. Okay CR going final makes this simple. If the US wins by 1 tonight, CR needs to beat the US by 4 to move past them, if the US wins by 2-3, it's 5, if the US wins by 4-5, it's 6. The last time we went to Costa Rica in WCQ, we lost 4-0 and Klinsmann was fired after.
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10 minutes into Costa Rica/El Salvador and El Salvador's captain needs stretchered off for a non-contact injury, not a terrific omen
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I think that's probably right, with the exception that I'm guessing they'll give St. John every opportunity to make it as a 2nd lefty, especially if Steele is being counted on every 5/6 days in April. Chavez and Gsellman can both go straight to Iowa so there's not an opportunity cost with them at the start, and then if St. John can't get outs or Steele comes back to the pen you can swap them/make him part of the end of April trim.
