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Studio 46 - Non-TPiR Discussion => Out In Left Field => Topic started by: catfan2002 on March 21, 2014, 04:44:16 PM
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Close enough to opening day
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Less than 3 hours till baseball
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Dodgers top the Diamondbacks in the first game of the season 3-1. They'll play again at 10 p.m. Eastern tonight down under.
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Dodgers sweep the series
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I don't know if it's too early to make picks but here are mine:
AL East: Boston
AL Central: Detroit
AL West: Oakland
NL East: Washington (I think this is their bounce-back year)
NL Central: Pittsburgh (They were close last time. I think they can do it this year)
NL West: L.A. Dodgers
AL Wild Cards: Texas and Cleveland
NL Wild Cards: Atlanta and St. Louis
World Series: L.A. Dodgers over Boston
Let's see how it goes. :biggrin:
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I want the dodgers to CHOKE. I want them to CHOKE SO HARD.
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Play ball!
The first game in North America is about to get underway as the Dodgers take on the Padres. Already the third game for LA while 27 others haven't even started yet.
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Padres win the first of 3 as they defeat the Dodgers 3-1.
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How about Seth Smith tonight. A game tying home run in his 1st game as a Padre. Ah it's always a great day when the Dodgers lose.
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BASEBALL IS BACK! I took the day off from work today, and I'll be heading over to U.S. Cellular Field to take in the first game of 2014. Grab a hot dog, a couple beers, and we've got good times ahead.
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Heres my picks
nl east nationals
nl central pirates
nl west dodgers
nl wildcards braves and cards
al east rays
al central indians
al west athletics
al wildccards redsox and tigers
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NL: Nats, Cardinals, Dodgers; Giants, Reds
AL: Rays, Tigers, A's; Red Sox, Yankees
East, Central, West, then Wild Cards; not the order of how I think the teams will do.
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I will root for my Reds like always but i just dont think bryan price will make it to the playoffs in his first year as manager
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I will root for my Reds like always but i just dont think bryan price will make it to the playoffs in his first year as manager
Boston did it twice with two of their last three managers. It could happen to the Reds so you never know.
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I think the Toronto Blue Jays will get the AL wild card spot this year. Their pitching appears to be better than last year, plus they have the speed of Jose Reyes. Also, the addition of two new catchers in Dionner Navarro and Eric Kratz will help as well.
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I think the Toronto Blue Jays will get the AL wild card spot this year. Their pitching appears to be better than last year, plus they have the speed of Jose Reyes. Also, the addition of two new catchers in Dionner Navarro and Eric Kratz will help as well.
There are several contraries here. The Jays pitching has been pretty terrible most of ST, and their rotation doesn't exactly strike fear in you. Dionner Navarro was badly overpaid for a second-class catcher and Eric Kratz is an NL reject, how that will translate to the AL is an unknown, but the results aren't always very good. Short of a miracle, the Jays will bring up in the rear in the AL East.
The Jays lineup has practically changed none since the 2013 season started and really, while Adam Lind, Brett Lawrie & Colby Rasmus sometimes show they are relevant, the only things to fear in that lineup are Joey Bats (Jose Bautista) and E5 (Edwin Encarnacion). Dionner Navarro isn't an improvement over J.P. Arencibia, who was becoming really terrible. It's not really beneficial. A healthy Jose Reyes is great, but he cannot singlehandedly improve this team, and I don't see it improving.
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Especially when Reyes is going on the disabled list after his first AB of the season. mrgrgr
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Typical Mets loss. Blow it in the ninth and lose it in extras.
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Tough loss for the Reds 1-0
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My D-Backs BLEW it tonight. We had a 7-3 lead in the 7th and gave up 4 runs in the 7th for the tie and Buster Posey beat us in the 9th. We suck this year. 0-3 with all 3 losses against our 2 biggest and most bitter rivals :( 2014 hurts. :(
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Orioles go 4-0 on Opening Day under Buck Showalter and defeated the Red Sox 2-1. From what I heard, Nelson Cruz made quite a first impression.
I had to work during the game since my store is only about five blocks from Camden Yards, so I could hear some of the cheering. Goodness, while I love football a lot, baseball is the better outdoor feel good sport and today was just a beautiful day for it.
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Especially when Reyes is going on the disabled list after his first AB of the season. mrgrgr
That really surprised me, to be honest. It looked like from the way he played in Montreal last weekend it was fine. I guess he pushed it a little too far. They still have Ryan Goins who is a good second baseman, and of course, Munenori Kawasaki, who is a fan favorite to say the least. I believe they have called up Jonathan Diaz from AAA though, if I'm not mistaken.
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D-BACKS win! Good to final get 1 in the W column.
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Last night's Indians/A's game was rained out. It's the first time this has happened at the Coliseum in nearly 16 years.
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Alex Wood shakes off a first-pitch homer against Milwaukee and goes 7. Freddie Freeman and Jason Heyward go yard as Atlanta defeats Milwaukee, 2-1. Atlanta wins in Milwaukee have been hard to come by of late.
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Error: The score was Atlanta, 5-2.
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Reds lose 7-6
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Mets are swept in their opening series. You have to be a Met fan to know this can happen.
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Atlanta's off to a 3-1 start (half game behind Miami), but they have got to cut down on strikeouts. They have 41 after four games.
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Walk-off grand slam for Ike Davis and one day after Lucas Duda's two homer game.
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Jays beat the Yankees 4-0 with help from a Bautista bomb. Rubber match goes tomorrow
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Bobby Parnell out for the remainder of the season to undergo Tommy John surgery. Jose Valverde will settle into the closer role.
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Ryan Braun hits his first three homers in the same game. Nothing suspicious about that...
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Reds win their first series of the year 2 games to 1 against the Pirates
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Happy anniversary to Randy Johnson's perfect game. On Tuesday April 18th 2004 Randy Johnson pitched a perfect game for my Diamondbacks against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field. Unfortunately we're the worst team in baseball this year mainly because our starting rotation has pitched like kindergarteners in far too many games.
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Cueto pitches his second straight complete game as the Reds beat the Pirates 4-1
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Today marks the 100 year anniversary of Wrigley Field.
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My Rangers kicked some A's again--a three game early-season series sweep in Oakland by a tally of 3-0. Martin Perez pitched his second consecutive CG shutout and has now tallied 26 consecutive scoreless innings. :-D
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Got away with it last time but not tonight. Michael Pineda's been tossed for using pine tar against the Red Sox.
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Got away with it last time but not tonight. Michael Pineda's been tossed for using pine tar against the Red Sox.
Expect a suspension.
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He'll get eight games, maybe ten. Because the media fussed over it last time, I'd expect the latter.
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MLB rules (namely rule 8.02, which states that players may not use foreign substances on the baseball) explicitly state that it's a mandatory ten-game suspension.
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Not all of them get the full ten games. Peralta got eight when he was caught.
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Ten it is. (http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/story/_/id/10833864/michael-pineda-new-york-yankees-banned-10-games-mlb)
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Figures, because he's a Yankee.
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Figures, because he's a Yankee.
Nope, it was not because of what team he is on. It was for "possessing a foreign substance on his person".
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And to rub salt in the would, the Yanks also lost Ivan Nova to season-ending Tommy John surgery.
The Mets, however, take three of four from the defending National League champs. Last night's nine K's in a row were not enough for Wacha who kept giving Mets free passes.
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To make penalties for pitchers more meaningful the penalty needs to be increased to 20 games. 10 games means missing 2 starts. The penalty needs to be increased to 20 games to make it more relevant.
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That's the problem. Pitchers don't have the same schedule all other players do since they play once every few days. If a position player is caught using a corked bat, he's out for ten games. If a pitcher's suspended for ten games for using pine tar, he's really gone only two. Ryan Dempster circumvented around a suspension by having a start moved to the day after it ended.
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Only problem is that games can go into late extra innings and you may need your starting pitcher to pitch in relief.
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Figures, because he's a Yankee.
Or perhaps because ten days earlier he was caught doing the same thing. I mean, seriously, how stupid is he? This is 2014, not 1952 when there was probably a total of two cameras filming a game, if at all, while there are 20-30 cameras, if not more, filming every game from numerous angles now. He should've known better.
There has to be something better to help pitchers maintain their grip other than pine tar. I completely understand the rule about not altering the ball because that's clearly not fair. Does anyone know what pine tar exactly does to the flight of the ball?
I like how the general consensus is "everybody does it just don't get caught." Everybody's cool with this, but when it comes to PEDs, it's like "blacklist him now!" Sure, PEDs are different from pine tar, but rules are rules.
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Reds lost a tough one 5-4 to the Braves
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Ryan Braun fools around with his bat in the dugout and hits teammate Jean Segura in the face. Not something you want to do when you're the best team in the majors.
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Yu Darvish loses a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth, which probably would have been a good thing. Papi's fly ball being ruled an E9 instead of a hit would have been the asterisk.
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Fernando Rodney blows a 1-0 save in the ninth inning to the Rays and the Mariners lose it 2-1. Disappointing, but the Mariners have been playing good ball as of late. It's too bad a flu bug has been going around the clubhouse negatively affecting the play of the team. Playoffs is likely a pipe dream, but if the M's finish over 500, that's a successful season in my book.
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Reds and Padres got rained out double header today first game at 12:35 second at 6:10
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Blue Jays get crushed by the Cleveland Indians 15-4. Toronto infielder Steve Tolloson (sp?) comes in to pitch the top of the 9th inning.
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Not MLB, but I just saw an IL game end on a walk off balk. Yes, a balk. Weird thing.
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Anyone else but me alarmed by all the Tommy John surgeries we've been seeing so far? Marlins' Jose Fernandez becomes the latest victim and Rangers' Matt Garza may be next.
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All these Tommy John Surgeries this season is the equivalent of torn ACL's in the last NFL season.
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You the rate of such surgeries is way up since the turn to the 21st century. Pitchers are throwing harder and faster than ever so we're seeing a lot of strain on tendons and ligaments. Perhaps it would be best to really limit the innings of all pitchers below the age of 25 to reduce the risk though there's no way to eliminate that risk. Did anyone hear about that pitcher who threw 194 pitches in a high school game? That's absolutely asinine.
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194 pitches? At that rate, he's going to need Tommy John before he even gets drafted. There's no point in throwing that many at that age.
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I wonder if perhaps pitchers are "babied" too much, which actually causes more strain on the ligaments. Years ago, pitchers would throw 150, even close to 200 pitches in a game, and didn't have many problems. Nolan Ryan is a good example of that. It could be mechanics.
One theory I heard by former 30 game winner Denny McLain was that lowering the mound after 1968 causes more strain on the arms and motions of pitchers. I don't think he cited any kind of scientific research with that comment.
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My Diamondbacks win 2 out of 3 to take the series against the Dodgers. If feels great to win this series and it's always a great day when the Dodgers lose! :)
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Reds beat the Nationals 4-3 in a 15 inning game
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Not MLB, but I just saw an IL game end on a walk off balk. Yes, a balk. Weird thing.
Happened today in Cleveland. Al Albuquerque balks in Asdrubal Cabrera from third for a 11-10 win in the 13th. This after they gave up a run in the top of the inning.
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Jeff Smardzija (0-4) currently leads the majors with a 1.46 ERA.
Yes, you read that correctly.
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This is evidence that the pitcher can't win all the games by himself. Need some help with offense as well.
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This is evidence that the pitcher can't win all the games by himself. Need some help with offense as well.
Yesterday was more on Darwin Barney's shoulders.
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My biggest surprise are the Milwaukee Brewers. Ryan Braun is playing like he never left the Brewers last season. I think Milwaukee put what happened last year and moved forward. Granted it's early, but I think the Brewers have what it takes to make the playoffs.
My biggest disappointment is the Pittsburgh Pirates. Last season, they made the playoffs for the first time in 2 decades. This season, they're off to a 19-26 start. If the Pirates don't improve soon, they can forget about making the playoffs.
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I'm truly surprised that the Blue Jays and the Angels are doing well. Like the Brewers, I think they may have what it takes to go far. I don't know what happened to the defending world champs. The Red Sox have lost nine straight, including today on a walk-off error in the 15th.
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No offense to any Blue Jays fans but if the Blue Jays are leading the division, then you know the AL East is really bad.
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Brewers and Blue Jays both due for major regression.
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No offense to any Blue Jays fans but if the Blue Jays are leading the division, then you know the AL East is really bad.
Either last year and the year before and Toronto lead the division for a good clip and the whole division was strong.
That being said the division this year sucks. The Orioles are 2.5 games back of Toronto at this point and they're one game from .500. For comparison, in the AL Central and AL West, teams with a record of .500 are 5.5 games back of the division lead in both divisions.
I agree with Adam about the Blue Jays, they may be having a nice run right now, but it's not going to last. I wouldn't count them out for the post-season, I wouldn't count any team out at this point, but the Blue Jays are probably going to falter.
I'm not too sure about Milwaukee. I think they could keep it up, it might be difficult with the Cardinals chasing them down, but they've been playing well since the word go.
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I think Milwaukee is more for real than some think but when it comes to baseball I'm always going to believe in St. Louis. Their track record is just so historically good you have to trust them. On the other hand it's a sad commentary on the A.L. East if Toronto wins it.
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Just making sure...it's only May, correct?
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Josh Beckett of the Dodgers throws the first no-hitter of 2014.
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Josh Beckett of the Dodgers throws the first no-hitter of 2014.
MLB Network covered the last couple innings live and the real odd thing about it was that the crowd IN PHILADELPHIA seemed to be rooting for him in that 9th inning! Rooting for the opponent? SMH!
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MLB Network covered the last couple innings live and the real odd thing about it was that the crowd IN PHILADELPHIA seemed to be rooting for him in that 9th inning! Rooting for the opponent? SMH!
That's happened a lot because its a rare treat for fans to see a no-hitter.
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MLB Network covered the last couple innings live and the real odd thing about it was that the crowd IN PHILADELPHIA seemed to be rooting for him in that 9th inning! Rooting for the opponent? SMH!
It's a show of sportsmanship for a superb outing for Beckett and something that is very rare in the sport. They shouldn't be lambasted over it, it was one game, and great pitching. I don't know if they were actively rooting per-say, but I'm sure the true fans of Baseball in general enjoyed it.
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Brewers and Blue Jays both due for major regression.
As a fan of the latter, I would be perfectly OK with Orioles-style regression where it happens *next* season, thank you very much.
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Goodbye Jose Valverde and, after what happened in today's game, good riddance.
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Reds lose 4-3
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Smardzija finally gets a win, and falls to second in ERA by giving up three runs while doing so. Go figure.
Also, the 19-30 Cubs have a total run differential of only -2, better than 14 other teams, including the 27-23 Yankees.
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Petit is at best a double-A pitcher. Why he's in the majors at all baffles me.
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9 in a row for the Jays! They sweep the Rays out of town with a 3-2 walk-off victory! :-D
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The just-concluded four-game series Atlanta had with Boston (two here, two there) shows why Atlanta will probably not make the post-season or if they do they won't get past the first round. They had the lead in three of those games and could not maintain it, losing those three (getting swept in the series).
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If tonight's Red Sox/Rays game is any indication, it's that the MLB needs to look into whether or not hitters are being thrown at. The umps have way too much authority.
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Again: WHY IS PETIT PITCHING IN THE MAJORS.
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Mark Buehrle gets his 10th win as the Jays shut the Royals out 4-0 to split their 4-game series. Encarnacion gets his 19th home run
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Braves sweep the Marlins; yesterday reliever Craig Kimbrel tied John Smoltz for all-time saves by a Brave, at 154.
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The Mets may have solved their hitting problems but they still haven't solved their bullpen problems.
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Jays down the Tigers 8-2 for their 4th straight win and now lead the AL East by 5 games over the Yankees
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If the Giants and the Reds meet again in the postseason, it's gonna go the full 5 games again.
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We have to get back to 500 before we can think about the playoffs
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Blue Jays continue their winning ways by defeating Detroit 7-3 for a 3 game sweep.
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Tonight, the Blue Jays celebrate the 25th anniversary of their first game played in the SkyDome (now Rogers Centre) as they begin a 3-game inter-league series with St. Louis
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Tell me the Mets didn't get swept by the worst team in the majors (2nd worst now but still).
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Cain returns with another one of those "torture" games for the Giants.
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Ugh, do any questionable calls go against the Brewers?
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Ugh, do any questionable calls go against the Brewers?
When it comes from the two words Angel and Hernandez, no.
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Blue Jays aren't doing too well as of late. They've dropped 5 of their last 6 and are only 3.5 games up on Baltimore, who they are currently in a 4 game series with. It would be great if Toronto can get a split out of this series!
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All teams go in streaks, but I think Toronto was playing over their head.
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Whats up with the Royals 10 in a row and a 1.5 game lead in the AL Central. My Reds go for 3 in a row tonight which will get them back to 500 for only the second time all year we last were at 500 after the second game of the season.
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Clayton Kershaw throws the second no-hitter of 2014. Would have been a perfect game had Hanley Ramirez not committed a throwing error in the seventh.
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Blue Jays aren't doing too well as of late. They've dropped 5 of their last 6 and are only 3.5 games up on Baltimore, who they are currently in a 4 game series with. It would be great if Toronto can get a split out of this series!
Make that 10 for their last 13 and now holding a 1.5 game lead after being swept by the Yankees. Toronto's in a free-fall.
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Make that 10 for their last 13 and now holding a 1.5 game lead after being swept by the Yankees. Toronto's in a free-fall.
Did see that coming. The AL East is still a crapfest though.
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Yankees have won 16 straight at home now to the Jays. Last time they were this good against a opponent at home? 1960-1962, against the Indians.
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Reds blow a 8 run lead and lose 14-9 to the Blue Jays
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How about the end of that Marlins game tonight. That was a freaking awesome throw. And Carlos Beltran with that thrilling walkoff home run to win the game for the Yankees over the Orioles. Some really exciting stuff tonight
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First of all, how does Ubaldo Jiminez still have a job? Six walks in 5 2/3? Come on, now.
Second, I know it's only Britton's second blown save and blown saves happen, but this was perhaps the worst time ever to blow a save. Not against the division rival who you're trying to chase down.
Third, I'm shocked that this was the Yankees first walk off win of the season. Awfully late.
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Reds blow a 8 run lead and lose 14-9 to the Blue Jays
That was the 2nd biggest comeback in Blue Jays' history, since coming back from a 10-0 deficit against Boston on June 4, 1989.
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Tim Lincecum has thrown his second ever no hitter today against the Padres. His first was last July against.... the Padres.
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Woooo free pizza
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Woooo free pizza
Sorry catfan2002, that was only for the first two no hitters of the season, Tim's no hitter was #3.
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Romo is yanked from his reliever position!
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Rajai Davis of Detroit becomes the most recent player to hit a super walk-off grand slam (his team trailed by three runs in the bottom of the ninth).
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Reds give up only 1 hit but lose 1-0 to the Padres
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Whose idea was it to have these teams have stars on their caps for the All-Star game coming up? It looks like the Astros are playing all these games.
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4 Reds made the all star game Cueto Chapman Frazier and Mesoraco
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At last the Jays' losing streak is broken! 4-0 victory over the Angels yesterday.
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Your division leaders at the All-Star break:
AL East: Baltimore
AL Central: Detroit
AL West: Oakland
NL East: Tie between Atlanta and Washington
NL Central: Milwaukee
NL West: LA Dodgers
The second-best team in the majors is not leading their division. The Angels are 1.5 behind Oakland. Plus, Milwaukee fell back down to earth yesterday but won against St. Louis today to stay on top of the NL Central. There is also a 3.5 game difference between Milwaukee and fourth place Pittsburgh.
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Go home CBS, you're drunk!
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So Mr. Noodle's brother Mr. Noodle is alive! :P
Speaking of the real Jeter, he went 2-2 with a run today. Could potentially be the game's MVP.
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Jeter got a great reception from the crowd (as expected), but just before his 1st hit you could hear someone doing the"overrated" chant. I loved how he hit that double just about a second later. Also, when he was removed from the game and got his final rousing applause from the crowd you could hear Frank Sinatra's New York, New York playing in the background. That was pretty cool. It's only fitting that Derek Jeter went 2 for 2 in his final All Star Game appearance. Jeter is a 5 time world champion, a 7 time American League Champion, a member of the 3000 hit club, the Yankees all time hits leader, and a clutch performer. As much as he did at the plate, the greatest play I ever saw Jeter make was that sensational defensive gem when he threw out Jeremy Giambi in game 3 of the 2001 ALDS VS the A's. I know Jeter will be a 1st ballot Hall of Famer and I also hope the Yankees retire his number 2.
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Atlanta 2B Dan Uggla has been shown the door. To paraphrase Tommy Lasorda, Uggla hasn't been able to "hit water if he fell off a boat," batting .173 since the start of 2013. His one-game suspension over the past week didn't help his cause.
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13 days till the trade deadline
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San Francisco signs Dan Uggla to a 1-year minor league contract. He'll be at the team's AAA club at Fresno.
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No talk about Ryan Raburn's awful defensive play?
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The Mets rallied for three runs to win last night against their former closer. Sweeeeeeeeeet.
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No talk about Ryan Raburn's awful defensive play?
So awful that 50 cent's pitch was much better.
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Reds end their 7 game losing streak with a 1-0 win over the Nationals
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Couple of huge trades for the Red Sox. Felix Doubront was sent yesterday to the Cubs for a player to be named later. Today, they traded John Lester to the A's for Yoenis Cespedes.
Another trade if note: Justin Masterson was traded by the Indians to the Cardinals for a minor league outfielder.
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Rumors that Dan Uggla was released by San Francisco have been greatly exaggerated. However, since being acquired for AAA Fresno, he is 0-16 in four games.
As the trade deadline nears, local opinion is that the Braves will stand pat.
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David Price traded to the Tigers, per Ken Rosenthal.
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David Price traded to the Tigers, per Ken Rosenthal.
Mariners get Austin Jackson, Tampa gets Drew Smyly and prospect
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Smyly, Nick Franklin and Willy Adames to Tampa Bay, in fact.
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Other trades of note:
The Yankees swap Kelly Johnson for Stephen Drew of the Red Sox. It's the first trade between the rivals since 1997.
Boston also trades John Lackey to the Cards for Allen Craig and Joe Kelly.
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Other trades of note:
The Yankees swap Kelly Johnson for Stephen Drew of the Red Sox. It's the first trade between the rivals since 1997.
Boston also trades John Lackey to the Cards for Allen Craig and Joe Kelly.
Johnson for Drew sounds like a swap of bad contracts. Both have been awful this season.
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Atlanta does a little horse trading. They get IF/OF Emilio Bonifacio and LHP James Russell from the Cubs in exchange for Class A pitcher Victor Caratini and cash considerations. The Dodgers sweep the Braves; Clayton Kershaw is lights out. His ERA in July was 1.07.
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The Giants have cut bait with Dun Uggla, who refused reassignment to AAA Fresno.
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Tony Bosch, founder of Biogenesis, has been arrested and now awaits trial. He's pleading guilty to distributing PED's a year after a dozen players were suspended by MLB.
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It looks like the Price was wrong for the Detroit Tigers. David Price has allowed 2 home runs tonight in less than 5 full innings. Maybe that trade wasn't so smart after all.
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It looks like the Price was wrong for the Detroit Tigers. David Price has allowed 2 home runs tonight in less than 5 full innings. Maybe that trade wasn't so smart after all.
Because 5 innings does a trade make....
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After today's Tigers loss and Royals win the Royals are within 1/2 a game of the Tigers in the A.L. Central. Wouldn't it be something if the Royals actually won the division, especially considering the Royals haven't tasted the postseason since their 1985 World Series triumph. And right now the Royals are playing quality baseball. It could happen.
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Tigers front office needs to go. Why put two pitchers on the DL before Sunday's game if you don't plan on replacing them?
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Seems the Royals are indeed the real deal. They're now in first place by winning their game against the A's coupled with Detroit losing theirs and potentially JV to injury.
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MLB COO Rob Manfred has been named the new commissioner of Major League Baseball, starting next season.
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Atlanta is slowly circling the drain. They've lost 12 of their last 15, and with 42 games to go it's not looking any easier.
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Yankees and Blue Jays are fading as well. The A.L. East appears to belong to the Orioles.
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Reds losing streak ends at 7 as they beat the braves 1-0
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If the playoffs started today, the Tigers would miss them entirely.
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Lincecum needs to be sent to the bullpen, if not Fresno.
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Lincecum needs to be sent to the bullpen, if not Fresno.
How much is left on his large contract?
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Oh please.....please please please, let the Royals win the division. Please please please......
It's been 29 years since they made the post-season. I would love to see it happen. It was so exciting having the Pirates back in the playoffs last year after an over two decade long drought.
If the Royals make it, then every team will have qualified for post-season at least once since the advent of the Wild Card in 1994, except for the Toronto Blue Jays. Their last post-season appearance was in 1993, the last year before the Wild Card began.
Both the Royals' and Blue Jays' last post-season appearances resulted in a World Series win, and since then, nothing.
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Lincecum needs to be sent to the bullpen, if not Fresno.
Done deal. He's now in the pen.
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Lincecum's replacement threw a new MLB record of 46 consecutive batters retired.
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Giants take the #1 NL Wild card with a 19-hit 13-2 win over the Brewers.
And Lincecum loses his next start to Petit.
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It looks like Timmy can't pitch relief either.
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Oh please.....please please please, let the Royals win the division. Please please please......
It's been 29 years since they made the post-season. I would love to see it happen. It was so exciting having the Pirates back in the playoffs last year after an over two decade long drought.
If the Royals make it, then every team will have qualified for post-season at least once since the advent of the Wild Card in 1994, except for the Toronto Blue Jays. Their last post-season appearance was in 1993, the last year before the Wild Card began.
Both the Royals' and Blue Jays' last post-season appearances resulted in a World Series win, and since then, nothing.
And it's for that reason why I don't want the royals in the playoffs ;-)
[Seriously though, I do want the Royals in the playoffs (and the Mariners for that matter too)].
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After all the hype about the Tigers and As at the trade deadline wouldn't it be something if the Angels and Royals won the divisions and the Mariners and Indians took the wild cards and the Tigers and As got left out.
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Johnny Cueto is tied for the most wins in MLB yet gets no respect from the national media.
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After that series against the Angels, it would not surprise me at all if the A's missed the playoffs all together. When you trade away your best bat, it impacts the rest if the lineup.
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Cole Hamels and three Phillies relievers team up for a no-hitter as they beat Atlanta, 7-0. Hamels was lifted in the sixth inning with a groin injury.
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Bo Porter has been fired today as manager of the Astros.
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Ron Washington resigns as manager of the Rangers.
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Holy cow, it looks like the 2012 WS all over again right now in Detroit.
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Royals win another 1-0 game.
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Royals win another 1-0 game.
And a blow to the Yankees playoff chances. They are in danger of missing the playoffs in consecutive seasons for the first time in 21 years.
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First time since 1983 the Orioles would win the division, Yanks wouldn't make the playoffs.
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The Tampa Bay Rays have a first in franchise history, a walk-off passed ball.
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Good to see the Tigers lose today... Now, the Mariners just need to beat the Rangers and extend the wild card race lead.
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Good to see the Tigers lose today... Now, the Mariners just need to beat the Rangers and extend the wild card race lead.
The Mariners have definitely been a surprise this season. I think McClendon is the front runner for AL Manager of the Year with Showalter a close 2nd.
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Cueto joins Kershaw and Bumgardner at 17 wins
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Argh, LA won again. The chase continues.
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I'd say AL manager of the year is Ned Yost of KC.
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Washington's magic number to take the NL East is now 12. Atlanta has become run-starved of late, having been shut out four of the last six games.
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Reds get a rare win against the Cardinals our 4th this year 9-5.
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I'm waiting for Kershaw's arm to fall off.
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It's slipping away.....
Hang on Royals! Hang...on....Cat....Woman!!!!!
I really don't want the Tigers to win that division AGAIN. They've gone to 2 World Series now and both times were smoked by the NL and eventual World Champions, the Cardinals in 5 games in 2006 and the Giants in 2012.
The Royals have not seen post season action in 29 seasons. The Orioles last won the World Series over 30 years ago. I realize it's 30 years now for the Tigers but they've had 2 shots at it and lost big time both times.
I like seeing the Nationals bounce back after a disappointing 2013. I hope the Pirates can some how manage to qualify again for a Division Series. The Dodgers I'd love to see win the west too, as they've not won the World Series since 1988.
From 1974 until 2002 I was a die-hard Yankees fan. In 2003 my feelings toward the team cooled, first with the acquisition of Roger Clemens (never liked him, never will), then Alex Rodriquez (I also never liked him and never will).
With the advent of steroid usage and preposterously inflated home run totals, I somewhat lost my passion for baseball. Now that things seem a bit more normal, I am starting to like it more again.
I dislike that they moved the Astros to the American League West. The Diamondbacks should have been the team to go to the A.L. instead. I do like that they have a wildcard play in game now, giving teams much more incentive than before to actually win the division outright. Also by doing this, it makes it much more challenging now for a wild card team to make it to the World Series and then win it. From 1995 - 2012 there were an inordinate amount of wild card teams making it to the World Series and also winning it.
Sadly, due to my work schedule and my life schedule, I have not been able to watch any games this year. I'll tune in the MLB network to watch an inning or two and some of the programming they offer from time to time, but I'm a far more casual fan now than I was 20, 30 and 40 years ago. It's unfortunate games take far too long now, with pitchers stepping off after every pitch, and batters stepping out of the box to readjust their gloves after every pitch. I hope this new commissioner will address this. I also wish they would play more post-season games at 4pm EST, including some World Series games. Starting them at 7pm and 8pm and seeing that they take at least 4 hours now makes it impossible for many to watch, hence the dwindling television ratings.
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No team should have switched leagues. I can't stand interleague games, especially on a daily basis. If they were that concerned about inequality about divisions, then remove the Central and put all teams in either East or West. You could work out who goes to the playoffs in that scenario.
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The previous suggestion that the Diamondbacks should have been moved to the American League couldn't be more wrong. We needed to stay in the N.L. West to maintain our rivalries with the Dodgers and Giants. Had we moved to the American League we would have NO rivalries. Sports aren't nearly as much fun without rivalries.
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The Red Sox have officially been eliminated from playoff contention. They may become the first defending World Champion since the 1998 Marlins to finish last in their division.
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Reds win their second straight over the Cardinals 4-2
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The Astros had a much longer standing rivalry with the Dodgers. The Astros were a National League team for 51 seasons. The Diamondbacks are comparatively speaking much newer. And while they have established rivalries themselves, the Astros had rivalries in the National League for over half a century.
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Reds take 3 of 4 against the Cardinals with a 1-0 victory. Johnny Cueto gets his mlb tying 18th win.
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The Red Sox have officially been eliminated from playoff contention. They may become the first defending World Champion since the 1998 Marlins to finish last in their division.
And it'll only be a matter of time before the Yankees are eliminated too. If that happens, I think this will be the first time that neither Boston nor New York will be in the postseason for the first time since the current six-division setup was devised in 1994.
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So much for the Orioles winning the World Series; Chris Davis is now suspended for 25 games, and that includes any playoff games his team will be involved in this year.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24706357/chris-davis-suspended-25-games-for-positive-amphetamine-test
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So much for the Orioles winning the World Series; Chris Davis is now suspended for 25 games, and that includes any playoff games his team will be involved in this year.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24706357/chris-davis-suspended-25-games-for-positive-amphetamine-test
How does that hurt? He's had a terrible year.
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He had 26 home runs and 72 RBIs. Yeah his average sucked but he was providing some power.
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So much for the Orioles winning the World Series; Chris Davis is now suspended for 25 games, and that includes any playoff games his team will be involved in this year.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24706357/chris-davis-suspended-25-games-for-positive-amphetamine-test
Absolutely terrible time for this to happen. I'll need to get the full details, but terrible news.
On the other hand, the O's have lost Manny Machado, Matt Wieters, and, for a time, J.J. Hardy to injury and they're still chugging along. I think they could still do it, but it's a shame that Chris Davis won't be apart of it.
Man, the city of Baltimore is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the penning of The Star Spangled Banner with numerous events, including inviting lots of ships from around the world to populate the Inner Harbor, but man are the sports teams taking a shellacking off-field.
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If there's one team to watch out for, it's the Angels. With the Athletics fading, they're a force to be reckoned with and I think they have what it takes to go all the way.
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Giants #BeatLA, bringing their home streak to W10 and the Bums' lead drops to just 1 game.
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The Red Sox have officially been eliminated from playoff contention. They may become the first defending World Champion since the 1998 Marlins to finish last in their division.
Imagine how bad it feels being a Red Sox fan. (How did we go from World Series champs to how bad we are now?!) Seriously. I don't know if 2015 will be another WS year. (Boston went from 69-93 in 2012 to a World Series the next year.) The NHL and NBA can not come around soon enough. (GO DUCKS and LAKERS!!!)
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To paraphrase Tommy Lasorda, the Braves couldn't hit water if they fell off a boat. They lose to Texas, 2-1, and the gap between them and Washington remains at 8 games.
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Come on Toronto!!!! You're 4 back with 15 to play; it's not impossible!!! You can do it!!!!
(and if not Toronto, then go KC and Seattle!!)
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Sooo how bout them Giants, being blown 17-0 by the Dodgers.
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What on earth was up with our pitching staff? What the hell, Bochy?
There's no need to scream, dude. It's just baseball. It's not the end of the world.
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Washington's magic number is now 5 after beating the Mets and Texas sweeping Atlanta.
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Clayton Kershaw wins his 19th game of the season.
Baltimore's magic number to clinch the AL East is 4. Los Angeles' magic number to clinch the AL West is also 4 but their number to clinch a playoff berth is 2. They can be the first team in the majors to secure October baseball if they defeat Seattle at home tomorrow.
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Check that, Baltimore's magic number is now 3 as they put the Yanks out of their misery.
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The other magic numbers are: Detroit at 13, St. Louis at 10 and the LA Dodgers at 11. We know the Yankees and Red Sox have made the postseason in the same year on many occasions, but wouldn't this season be the first time that both the Dodgers and Giants get in under the current divisional setup?
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Looks like Oakland may play well enough to avoid a postseason collapse and secure one of the wild card spots. Kansas City on the other hand...
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KC cannot hit. Zero power. You can't go very far without at least one major power threat. Line drives only go so far.
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This was inevitable, but the Yankees are out of the division race with their loss tonight to the Rays. Worst-case scenario now is a one-game playoff for the AL East between the Orioles and the Blue Jays.
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KC cannot hit. Zero power. You can't go very far without at least one major power threat. Line drives only go so far.
And yet they comeback to win the game.
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Bloop hits and errors with a couple of line drives. Also used pinch runners. You can't rely on that every game.
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The Angels are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2009.
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This was inevitable, but the Yankees are out of the division race with their loss tonight to the Rays. Worst-case scenario now is a one-game playoff for the AL East between the Orioles and the Blue Jays.
Looks pretty bleak for the Blue Jays as well. They don't seem to be hitting the ball very well as of late. They can still do it, but it's gonna be all uphill.
Baltimore has been playing exceedingly well given all their injuries and now Chris Davis who has been suspended recently. I think Buck Showalter will possibly be Manager of the Year.
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The champagne is being chilled in the Nationals' locker room. A win against Atlanta tonight gives them the NL East.
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Welp, I think the Mariners season is over... The sticks have gone silent and the pitching is gassed. Oh well, at least they'll finish over 500, and that's a success, especially after all the years of misery after the majestic season of 2001 that ended way too early.
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The champagne is being chilled in the Nationals' locker room. A win against Atlanta tonight gives them the NL East.
It's also being chilled in the Orioles' locker room as well. A win against Toronto tonight gives them the AL East.
If the O's can do it, it will be the first time they've clinched the division at home since 1969.
EDIT: Looking at that season, good lord. They won 109 games. The Tigers had a 90 win season were still nineteen games back.
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I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the Dodgers DON'T win the World Series. But they have to be considered the favorites because of Clayton Kershaw.
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I'm with you, I don't want those Bums winning too.
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I'll be jumping on the Orioles bandwagon because I don't really care about anybody else...
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Nationals clinch the NL East. Baltimore is four outs away from clinching the AL East.
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And the O's have clinched their division for the first time since 1997.
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Jake Arrieta of the Cubs threw a complete game 1 hitter tonight against the Reds.
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Atlanta's post-season chances have circled the drain. They're 3-12 in September.
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Its official Reds will have a losing season they lost their 82nd game yesterday.
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The way the A's are playing, they may miss the postseason. What were the odds of that a few weeks ago?
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Atlanta's post-season still has a flicker of hope. But with ten games left, Pittsburgh maintains a 5-1/2 game lead for the wild card spot, and Pittsburgh continues to win.
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The Angels clinched the AL West last night. They are assured no worse than a #2 seed in the playoffs.
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Who'd have guessed that the O's and Nats would clinch their respective divisions on the same day? Me neither, and now there's talk of a potential Baltimore/Washington World Series. Of course, the last time that possibility was brought up, both teams lost in Game 5 of their Divisional Series. Let's hope this season is not deja vu.
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I'll be shocked if I see anything other than a Baltimore/Los Angeles ALCS. I don't think any of the remaining teams in that league stand a chance at going the distance. Washington on the other hand I could see getting as far as the World Series but anything can happen in that league.
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Now that the Blue Jays are (more or less) done, I'm turning my attention to the Angels and Orioles race for home field throughout the AL playoffs. Like PatrickRox80, I'm thinking that it's gotta be those 2 teams in the ALCS.
FWIW, Baltimore's trailing by 3 games with 10 to go for both sides.
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Forget what I said about the A's earlier.
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The Dodgers are playoff bound. Their magic number to clinch the division is seven.
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My Rangers might be in the commode this year...but they surely do know how to play spoiler. :lol:
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Atlanta's post-season chances are now on life support. They lost to the Mets and Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee, giving Pittsburgh a 6-game lead for the wild card.
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Atlanta's post-season chances are now on life support. They lost to the Mets and Pittsburgh beat Milwaukee, giving Pittsburgh a 6-game lead for the wild card.
Amazing that pretty much every team in baseball that held big leads in their respective divisions are now either clinging on, or have no chance of making the playoffs. It happened to Toronto, who had a 6 game lead in early June, Atlanta who had a lead of about 6 games as well. Oakland had a huge lead, and Detroit as well. That said, Oakland and Detroit appear to be in good shape, it's Atlanta and Toronto that have surprised me. I thought those two teams were gonna make it.
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Yeah, no. We're not cheering for someone to get physically injured like that. Think before you post.
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Yeah, no. We're not cheering for someone to get physically injured like that. Think before you post.
OOC, whose injury was this? Judging by the fact that he hates the Dodgers, it sounds like Ryu. (Mod's note: It was Kershaw.~Prizes)
Teams like the Royals and the Athletics now make me wish there was no second wild card. The way they're playing, they clearly want no part of the postseason.
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Oakland has to hope KC continues to falter and Seattle cools off. Otherwise, they could be out.
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Speaking of wishing injury, shame on Milwaukee for trying to take out a Pirates star player. I always thought the Brewers were a classless team.
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With the Brewers losing to the Pirates, St. Louis has clinched a playoff berth.
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Atlanta's September crash-and-burn is finalized with their loss to the Mets and Pittsburgh's win.
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Oakland pulled it out, and Seattle lost, so it is now very unlikely the latter will make it.
What is wrong with Ned Yost lately? Using his best hitters to bunt? Even the KC fans were booing that move.
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The Braves have given GM Frank Wren his marching orders. Other dismissals are being discussed.
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And the Pirates have clinched the fourth National League playoff spot. San Francisco can be the last team in that league to clinch if they win over the Dodgers tonight.
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Kansas City's win tonight coupled with Seattle's loss pushed the Royals to three games ahead of the Mariners for the second AL wild card and their magic number is three. KC's win also eliminates Toronto from playoff contention. Cleveland and New York's elimination number is one.
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By losing to the Orioles this afternoon, the Yankees will be missing the playoffs in consecutive years for the first time since 1992 and 1993. It's also the first time that both the Yankees and the Red Sox will miss the playoffs in the Wild Card era.
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Dodgers clinched the NL West and the Tigers clinched a playoff spot earlier today.
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Cleveland continues to barely hang in there.
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With their 5-3 loss today to the Reds, the Brewers are officially eliminated from playoff contention and the Giants have clinched the final NL playoff spot. The Giants will either visit the Pirates or host the Cardinals in the Wild Card Game.
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The Mariners boat is out of gas and taking on water... Oh well. At least they'll finish with a winning record. Better luck next year.
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No other teams will clinch today thanks to Seattle beating Toronto.
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In some amazing, insane, and outrageous script writing by the baseball gods, Derek Jeter hits a walk-off single against the Orioles. This followed the Orioles coming back from three down to tie the game at five in the top of the ninth. Unbelievable.
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Even though they're my team, and its an even year, I can't really see the Giants repeating their '10 and '12 championships with the current pitching staff.
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What a way to end a career at Yankee Stadium. The whole baseball world will miss you Jeter!
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Derek Jeter was the classic old school baseball player. He had humility. He played the game on natural ability. He put winning first. And in a rarity in today's world he played his whole career for the same team. And the way it ended tonight was completely fitting. It was more fitting than if he would have hit a home run because that hit was a classic Derek Jeter style hit. Derek Jeter will be the last player to wear a single digit number for the Yankees as his number 2 will certainly be retired. Derek Jeter will be a certain first ballot Hall of Famer. Congratulations to Derek Jeter on an outstanding career. :)
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Atlanta's 10-1 loss to Pittsburgh last night guarantees them of their first losing season since 2008. The firing of GM Frank Wren may be just the start of some upheavals in management and coaches.
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The Kansas City Royals are going back to the playoffs for the first time since 1985. With Detroit losing, they're also tied in the AL Central race with two to play for each team.
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The Kansas City Royals are going back to the playoffs for the first time since 1985. With Detroit losing, they're also tied in the AL Central race with two to play for each team.
Nope, Detroit is still one game ahead.
I believe if Oakland wins tonight, Cleveland is eliminated.
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Nope, Detroit is still one game ahead.
I believe if Oakland wins tonight, Cleveland is eliminated.
Oops. Read the standings wrong. :P
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Also with KC getting a playoff berth, that will leave the Toronto Blue Jays with the longest playoff drought. They last made the playoffs in 1993. Seattle has the 2nd longest drought (2001) and Miami (2003) the 3rd longest.
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We could be seeing three Game 163s if all the planets align today...
If Detroit loses to Minnesota and Kansas City wins against the White Sox, there will be a one-game tiebreaker for the AL Central title.
If St. Louis loses to Arizona and Pittsburgh wins against Cincinnati, there will be a one-game tiebreaker for the NL Central title.
If Oakland loses to Texas and Seattle wins against the Angels, there will be a one-game tiebreaker for the second AL Wild Card. This is the only scenario where the losing team misses the playoffs.
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Just to add to that, the games would take place in Detroit, St. Louis and Seattle if they happen.
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As I recall (correct me if I'm wrong) it used to be that as long as both teams were going to make the playoffs we used tiebreakers to decide division winners with whoever lost the tiebreaker designated a wild card. Any information on that process was changed to play extra games?
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As I recall (correct me if I'm wrong) it used to be that as long as both teams were going to make the playoffs we used tiebreakers to decide division winners with whoever lost the tiebreaker designated a wild card. Any information on that process was changed to play extra games?
The division winners avoid the wild card game.
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If there is a tie for the division, a one-game playoff is held. Hence the potential Pittsburgh at St. Louis and Kansas City at Detroit games tomorrow.
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Jordan Zimmerman closes out Washington's season with a no-hitter.
Barring a huge ninth-inning collapse, it looks like Detroit will clinch the AL Central and St. Louis will clinch the NL Central.
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Tigers win the AL Central. That's one tiebreaker game avoided. And it looks like the Cardinals will clinch the NL Central as well.
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NL Playoffs now set.
No. 1 Washington vs. No. 4 Pittsburgh/No. 5 San Francisco
No. 2 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. No. 3 St. Louis
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And these are your seeds for the American League bracket:
L.A. Angels (1) Vs. Kansas City (4)/Oakland or Seattle (5)
Baltimore (2) Vs. Detroit (3)
As of this post, Oakland leads Texas 2-0 in the top of the fourth.
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Seattle's season is over. Oakland is headed to Kansas City for the wild card playoff.
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I think it will be a very interesting game between Oakland and Kansas City. Both are very good teams.
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The edge is going to Kansas City, though. Not only are they hosting, they're 5-2 in the season series.
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Wild card predicton:
A's over Royals
Pirates over Giants
I predict a Angels/Nationals World Series.
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As long as it's anyone but the Bums.
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Royals over As and Giants over Pirates in the WC games. The Giants are in their annual good year, and the As have fallen farther than the Royals.
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Wildcard Games:
Royals over A's
Giants over Pirates
ALDS:
Angels over Royals 3-1
Orioles over Tigers 3-1
NLDS:
Giants over Nationals 3-2
Dodgers over Cardinals 3-2
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Ron Gardenhire will not return next season as Twins manager. He had been manager since 2002, winning six AL Central Division titles.
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The Royals have won their first postseason game in 29 years. Can't call the A's Chokeland for nothing.
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Well worth the wait for Kansas City, a walk-off win over the A's in 12. They'll face Los Angeles in the Division Series.
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Can't call the A's Chokeland for nothing.
Billy Beane isn't going to live down trading away Cespedes. We're probably looking at one of the worst trades in MLB history.
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I'm glad the Royals got a win after all those years and I've been jaded on the As in the postseason for a few years anyway. The great thing about it is that the Royals won their way into with seven stolen bases including the two key steals by Dyson in the ninth inning. The Royals kept coming back and fighting and they won it their way 9-8 in 12 innings. Go crazy folks! Go crazy!
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Just wait until Game 3 to see how crazy this KC crowd can really get. Go crazy, Kansas City. Go crazy.
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Kansas City has been on a roll this week. First the Chiefs blowout win over the Patriots and now the Royals comeback win. We could be seeing the 2011 Cardinals all over again.
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Everything about tonight, from the Royals winning in 12 to the drama of the game, represented why baseball in October is beautiful. Let's hope the rest of the playoffs matches tonight's awesomeness.
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The A's backed into the playoffs. From where they were a couple months ago, that's terrible. Still, when KC was down in the game, I thought it was over. The Royals showed something last night, and will make the Angels series interesting.
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Yeah, the A's really blew it trading away their star player.
Now let's hope the Giants can make good work of the Natinals.
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And it looks like the Giants will meet the Nationals in the NLDS. That grand slam by Crawford took the wind right out of Pittsburgh.
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Seeing this system in action I'm not so sure the previous system wasn't better with only one wild card per league. The Pirates had a strong finish and the Giants backed into the playoffs despite poor play and yet a single game now trumps a season. Under the old system the Pirates would be rewarded for their season with the right to face the Nationals. Instead with this system they are at risk for one game. This isn't an anti Giants post in any way. They did a great job taking advantage of an opportunity tonight. But I think the old system of only one wild card was fairer. I'd have said the same thing last night had Oakland won. I will grant that a one game postseason series can be thrilling as we saw last night. I will admit that the new system has accomplished its goals of keeping more teams alive/more cities interested later in the year and of providing some exciting postseason games. But I do think the older system of only one wild card was fairer now that I've a chance to see how the two wild card system plays out.
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So I guess you can call this a Giant blowout.
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Together we're Giant.
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My predictions:
Detroit over Baltimore in 5
LA over Kansas City in 4
San Francisco over Washington in 5
LA over St. Louis in 4
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The Pirates and Giants had a similar finish to the season and finished with the exact same record. The whole point of the playoff expansion was to reward division winners by not having to play in this one-game scenario. It's designed to weaken the wild card, whomever that may be and give the top-seed a bit more of an advantage, which is how it should be when pairing the top seed against the bottom seed. These teams wanna feel sorry for themselves losing in the Wild Card Game? Win your division.
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The whole point of the playoff expansion was to reward division winners by not having to play in this one-game scenario.
Yeah. Imagine how Seattle feel. Maybe we should have a playoff system like this.
WILD CARD QUALIFYING SERIES (Best-of-3)
Series A: 4 vs. 5
Game 1: 4th at Home
Game 2: 5th at Home
Game 3: 4th at Home
Series B: 6 vs. 7
Game 1: 6th at Home
Game 2: 7th at Home
Game 3: 6th at Home
WILD CARD FINALS (Best-of-3)
Series C: Winner of Series A vs. Winner of Series B
Game 1: Winner of Series A at Home
Game 2: Winner of Series B at Home
Game 3: Winner of Series A at Home
LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5)
Series D: 1 vs. 2
Game 1: 1st at Home
Game 2: 1st at Home
Game 3: 2nd at Home
Game 4: 2nd at Home
Game 5: 1st at Home
Series E: 3 vs. Winner of Series C
Game 1: 3rd at Home
Game 2: 3rd at Home
Game 3: Winner of Series C at Home
Game 4: Winner of Series C at Home
Game 5: 3rd at Home
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7)
Winner of Series D vs. Winner of Series E
Game 1: Winner of Series D at Home
Game 2: Winner of Series D at Home
Game 3: Winner of Series E at Home
Game 4: Winner of Series E at Home
Game 5: Winner of Series E at Home
Game 6: Winner of Series D at Home
Game 7: Winner of Series D at Home
Please share your opinions on this system.
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Way too many games. Under your system, the postseason would drag on well into November...at which point many northern cities begin to experience winter weather!
The number of teams as it stands right now is fine. If I could tweak any aspect of the current system, I'd expand the Wild Card round to a best-of-three series...and reduce the LCS to a best-of-five. I'm really not a fan of the seven-game series outside of the final round, which in this case would be the World Series...they just drag on after a while.
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Way too many games. Under your system, the postseason would drag on well into November...at which point many northern cities begin to experience winter weather!
The number of teams as it stands right now is fine. If I could tweak any aspect of the current system, I'd expand the Wild Card round to a best-of-three series...and reduce the LCS to a best-of-five. I'm really not a fan of the seven-game series outside of the final round, which in this case would be the World Series...they just drag on after a while.
Yeah. I understand. I agree. It should be a Best-of-3 but a Best-of-5 LCS? No thank you... Because I want if a 3-0 defecit occurs to BOS for them to do 2004 again.
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Yeah. I understand. I agree. It should be a Best-of-3 but a Best-of-5 LCS? No thank you... Because I want if a 3-0 defecit occurs to BOS for them to do 2004 again.
ALCS used to be best of 5 up until 1985.
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Why couldn't have they waited a year to expand to best of 7, I ask...
Anyway:
Tigers in 4 - Starting pitching is way too strong for the Tigers, though I think Baltimore can scratch out a win against Verlander
Angels in 5 - KC will keep it close but Ned Yost will be the decider, for better or worse
Giants in 5 - Because the Natinals can't have nice things
Dodgers in 5 - Kershaw gets two starts in a five game series and the Dodgers are good enough to take an extra game off the Cards
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I was so disappointed when the Royals didn't win their game after the Tigers dropped a game to the Twins because they could've pulled into a tie for the division and I really wanted the O's to play the Royals rather than the Tigers. Oh well.
O's in 4. The magic shall continue as shall the home runs. We'll find some way to annoy Scherzer and Verlander. Our starters will somehow put on a good show.
Angels in 4. Love the Royals, but holy cow, they won that WC game without hitting a single home run. Try that against the Angels. Yeah, I don't think so.
Dodgers in 5. Cardinals will certainly give them a run for their money, but I think the Dodgers will hold fast.
Nationals in 3. I'll give a crazy call here and say that the Nationals turn on the burners against the Giants.
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ALCS used to be best of 5 up until 1985.
So did the NLCS. The matches before and after that clearly were impacted. The Cubs in '84 would have had Game 6 against the Padres if the best of seven format was introduced a year earlier. On the other hand, if the series never expanded, the Blue Jays and the Angels would have won the pennant in '85 and '86 respectively.
Nelson Cruz gets the first runs on board in the division series round. Bet the Rangers regret shipping him away.
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I'm kinda predicting the Giants will pull their Houdini act from 2 years ago: face a sweep, then come from behind to win the DS in five.
Other playoff predictions:
Orioles in 4
Angels in 3
Cards in 5
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Ok. Right now. Detroit are screwed...
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Baltimore takes the first game 12-3 thanks to a 8th inning massacre.
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Scorecard for the ALDS: Detroit vs. Baltimore (Game 1)
| TEAM | RUNS | HITS | ERRORS |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 12 | 12 | 0 |
Baltimore lead series 1-0
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Tigers show yet again how horrible their bullpen is.
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Tigers show yet again how horrible their bullpen is.
Yeah... One of them had a 108 ERA for the game!
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Yeah... One of them had a 108 ERA for the game!
That was Joba Chamberlain. At first his ERA was infinite. I'm not kidding. All I can say is thank God the Yankees got rid of him.
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That was Joba Chamberlain. At first his ERA was infinite. I'm not kidding. All I can say is thank God the Yankees got rid of him.
and Now for me to hate the Tigers for not making the Empire keep him!
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That was Joba Chamberlain. At first his ERA was infinite. I'm not kidding. All I can say is thank God the Yankees got rid of him.
I can say the same for Phil Coke with the way he's pitching as well.
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While we're on the subject of Yankees pitchers, does anyone think that the 2004 ALCS exposed Mariano Rivera as overrated when he blew back to back saves in games 4 and 5 and thus played a key role in the Yankees being the only team to ever lose a postseason series after having a 3-0 lead?
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He's only the greatest closer in baseball history. Anyone who thinks he's overrated should just leave the sport now.
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While we're on the subject of Yankees pitchers, does anyone think that the 2004 ALCS exposed Mariano Rivera as overrated when he blew back to back saves in games 4 and 5 and thus played a key role in the Yankees being the only team to ever lose a postseason series after having a 3-0 lead?
THANK YOU RIVERA!
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While we're on the subject of Yankees pitchers, does anyone think that the 2004 ALCS exposed Mariano Rivera as overrated when he blew back to back saves in games 4 and 5 and thus played a key role in the Yankees being the only team to ever lose a postseason series after having a 3-0 lead?
Absolutely not. Rivera rarely struggled in the postseason. His only postseason blemishes were Game 4 of the 1997 ALDS, Game 7 of the 2001 World Series (his only postseason loss), and the blown saves that you mentioned. The Yankees collapse was the result of the rest of the bullpen and the Yankees major stars completely losing all momentum (most notably A-Roid's hitting drought with RISP). Rivera is definitely NOT overrated, especially that he has 42 postseason saves, the most of any closer in baseball history.
He's only the greatest closer in baseball history. Anyone who thinks he's overrated should just leave the sport now.
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FWIW, Rivera's postseason stats: 8-1 with a 0.70 ERA, 42 saves, 0.759 WHIP in 96 games. Yeah, he sure was overrated.
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While we're on the subject of Yankees pitchers, does anyone think that the 2004 ALCS exposed Mariano Rivera as overrated when he blew back to back saves in games 4 and 5 and thus played a key role in the Yankees being the only team to ever lose a postseason series after having a 3-0 lead?
:headbang: :headbang:
MARIANO RIVERA IS NOT OVERRATED!!! He never has been, nor never should he be. His 652 saves, 13 all-star games & 5 World Series rings should be enough to convince anyone he's the greatest closer of all time.
To say Rivera's overrated is like saying the sky is green & grass is blue. It just isn't true.
He's only the greatest closer in baseball history. Anyone who thinks he's overrated should just leave the sport now.
AMEN!
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:headbang: :headbang:
Mariano Rivera is not overrated. He never has been, nor never should he be. His 652 saves, 13 all-star games & 5 World Series rings should be enough to convince anyone he's the greatest closer of all time.
To say Rivera's overrated is like saying the sky is green & grass is blue. It just isn't true.
May be a Red Sox fan but if you are going to say Mariano is overrated with these stats then your being insane!
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Another thing. I decided at 3:00 AM in the morning on September 28 to watch the Red Sox game. When Derek Jeter left the field I didn't boo or jeer him I stood up in my room and clapped out of respect. If anyone booed at that then well. Please leave the sports fandom. I'd clap if a Celtics player was playing his last game, I'd clap if a Kings player was, I'd also clap if an Oakland or Seattle player was because I am not a classless person.
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Scorecard for the ALDS: Kansas City [KC] vs. LA Angels of Anaheim [LAA] (Game 1)
Date: October 2nd, 2014 - October 3rd, 2014
Game Played at: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Game Broadcast on: tbs (Turner Broadcasting System)
Time Game Started: October 2nd, 2014 - 9:07 PM EDT
Time Game Ended: October 3rd, 2014 - 1:14 AM EDT
Length of Game: 4 Hours, 07 Minutes
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | RUNS | HITS | ERRORS |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
KC leads series 1-0
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These Royals sure have a flair for the dramatic! :)
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May be a Red Sox fan but if you are going to say Mariano is overrated with these stats then your being insane!
Every single pitcher, no matter how good they are, has an off night. Mariano Rivera is the best closer that ever pitched in the game as far as I'm concerned. Also, he used basically one weapon when pitching, his cut fastball, which he discovered when throwing in the mid 90s I believe. Those career numbers speak for themselves.
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These Royals sure have a flair for the dramatic! :)
They broke Toronto hearts in the 1985 ALCS
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They broke Toronto hearts in the 1985 ALCS
And the Cardinals hearts too in the World Series, well Don Denkinger was mostly responsible.
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Ladies and gentlemen, your Tigers' bullpen. That is all.
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You know you suck when the opposing team's fans give you a standing ovation when you enter the game.
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Ladies and gentlemen, your Tigers' bullpen. That is all.
I can't believe Ausmus pulled Sanchez.
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Well, now we're seeing the Dodgers' and the Cards' true colors tonight. I pity the umps who got stuck working that series.
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Well, now we're seeing the Dodgers' and the Cards' true colors tonight. I pity the umps who got stuck working that series.
Remember, they played each other in last year's NLCS. Familiarity breeds contempt.
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No scorecards from me today. Sorry guys.
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Clayton Kershaw will (almost certainly) win the N.L. Cy Young award.
Clayton Kershaw could very well win the N.L. MVP award.
Clayton Kershaw is also the 1st pitcher to give up 7+ earned runs in back-to-back postseason starts.
Maybe The Cardinal Way is still alive and well.
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St. Louis escapes with a 10-9 victory.
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NEVER count out the Giants and Cardinals.
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The funny thing about baseball is that so often when you anticipate a slugfest the pitchers are on top of their games and you get a 2-1 game yet when you're sure you'll get a pitchers duel so often you get a 9-8 or 10-9 game.
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So if the Tigers lose on Monday, it will be the first time they will lose a LDS. The only other team to not lose a LDS is the New York Mets.
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There goes my Lazarus prediction,but yay Giants!
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The Royals are the kings of extra innings!
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I can't believe Ausmus pulled Sanchez.
I can. He's an idiot. Watch the team all year, and you'll understand.
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The Royals have won three extra inning postseason games in a row. That has to be a record.
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I can. He's an idiot. Watch the team all year, and you'll understand.
Best chance for them to comeback is to have their starters pitch complete games.
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The Royals have won three extra inning postseason games in a row. That has to be a record.
That has never been done before. It is a first.
Since the Wild Card format was adopted in 1995, only four teams have come back from a 0-2 deficit to win the series, the last of those being the Boston Red Sox....eleven years ago. Things are looking up for Baltimore and Kansas City.
I'm all for a Baltimore-Kansas City ALCS. Not only does Baltimore get to host the series, but the fun of watching the team that hit the most HRs going against the team that hit the fewest is totally worth it.
It's a damn shame Detroit has three Cy Young winners and two have gone to waste because of the absolutely horrid bullpen. David Price will have to pitch the whole game, and pitch well, if Detroit has any chance. Backs are up against the wall.
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It's a damn shame Detroit has three Cy Young winners and two have gone to waste because of the absolutely horrid bullpen. David Price will have to pitch the whole game, and pitch well, if Detroit has any chance. Backs are up against the wall.
And if he doesn't go the distance, don't let Chamberlain or Soria pitch.
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Price has to go 9, even 10 if they are tied. Nathan is also awful.
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Price has to go 9, even 10 if they are tied. Nathan is also awful.
David Price hasn't been what you'd call stellar since he left Tampa Bay.
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The Tigers spend all this money on hitting and starting pitching. Yet as long as they continue to neglect the bullpen they won't be a real contender.
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Wow I feel bad for Jordan Zimmermann right now. An excellent pitched game gone down the toliet.
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Wow I feel bad for Jordan Zimmermann right now. An excellent pitched game gone down the toliet.
The momentum has shifted almost entirely to the Giants. Even if they don't win Game 2, the next two games are in San Fran.
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And we have our first ejections of the 2014 postseason. Nats' Asdrubal Cabrara and manager Matt Williams have been tossed for arguing balls and strikes in the tenth (Cabrara didn't help his cause by slamming his bat).
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Boxscores deleted, and will be for the future, if tried again. Unnecessary, since anyone can go to Baseball-Reference or Fangraphs to see the same things. Good luck on protecting your privacy that easily, by the way, just in general.
As not to be too boring/stiff a mod, I'll put in my support for LA to win the whole deal this season. Sorry, Scott! If the Cards win this round, I'll back you.
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Boxscores deleted, and will be for the future, if tried again. Unnecessary, since anyone can go to Baseball-Reference or Fangraphs to see the same things. Good luck on protecting your privacy that easily, by the way, just in general.
As not to be too boring/stiff a mod, I'll put in my support for LA to win the whole deal this season. Sorry, Scott! If the Cards win this round, I'll back you.
Ok. Thanks. Sorry all for the boxscores and don't worry you wern't being stiff.
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We are seeing the longest postseason game ever in baseball.
Giants and Nationals still tied at 1 on going into the 18th.
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Not for long. Brandon Belt leads off the 18th with a homer.
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And the longest postseason game in MLB history comes to a close after 6 hours and 23 minutes. The Giants win it 2-1.
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One of the best games in the history of Major League Baseball, regular season and postseason combined. What a night.
And to think this wouldn't have happened if Matt Williams had simply allowed Jordan Zimmerman to finish the game. Between this and Detroit's relief pitchers, the motto of the 2014 postseason is slowly becoming...
DON'T TRUST THE BULLPEN!!!!!
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So, just to recap, the two teams with the best record in their respective leagues are now down 0-2 and no team has overcome that deficit in eleven years.
Of the three teams currently in that hole, I'd have say that I like the Nationals the best to give it a shot. The Angles could, but unless their bats warm up, I think KC will be hugely powered by the atmosphere of their home crowd.
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So, just to recap, the two teams with the best record in their respective leagues are now down 0-2 and no team has overcome that deficit in eleven years.
The Giants did it two years ago against Cincinnati.
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Always believe in the Giants in even numbered years.
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DON'T TRUST THE BULLPEN!!!!!
And now those are words the Dodgers are going to live by. Right after Greinke exits with a 2-0 lead, their bullpen serves a two-run homer to Matt Carpenter.
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Dodgers even the series 1 a piece.
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The Giants did it two years ago against Cincinnati.
Ah. That's what happens when you read an article from two years ago.
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Tigers make things interesting but a double play ends their season. Baltimore may know their ALCS opponents as early as tonight.
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The Orioles have been the forgotten contender all year long. This is the first ALCS appearance for the Orioles since 1997 when they had their hearts broken by Tony Fernandez.
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And it takes a whopping 2/3 of an inning for the Royals to chase CJ Wilson out of the game after Alex Gordon's 3-run double.
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Boy, do I feel really stupid now. Never saw a Baltimore sweep coming (I figured they beat up on weak competition in the East) but Detroit just imploded.
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Man, what an epic chokejob by the Angels. Best record in baseball flushed down the toliet.
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It will be Baltimore/Kansas City in the ALCS. Expect a massive overhaul in the Angels' department.
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Royals!!!
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And Mike Trout becomes the new A-Rod.
If the Royals can sweep the best team in baseball, I can see them sweeping the Orioles. They could be the 2007 Rockies.
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I say this series goes the distance with the Royals claiming the AL Pennant.
Let's also hold off on calling Mike Trout the new A-Rod. Let's remember this was his first taste of playoff baseball and certainly won't be his last. Plenty of time to recover. He'll be back.
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Let's also hold off on calling Mike Trout the new A-Rod. Let's remember this was his first taste of playoff baseball and certainly won't be his last. Plenty of time to recover. He'll be back.
Last I heard, Mike Trout didn't try to slap a ball out of somebody's glove.
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I love this Royals team and their style. Think about this: The Royals had both the fewest home runs AND the fewest walks in the American League. Yet here they are in their first ALCS since 1985! Why? Speed, fundamentals, defense, and bullpen. I love the style of the Royals and how they win. Plus Kansas City is an underrated baseball city. The Royals have great fans and now that the team is having success the country is getting to see that I'm supporting the Royals long as they're alive.
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This Royals defense is SCARY. I mean, those two back-to-back, dive/slide grabs by Lorenzo Cain were absolutely killed the Angels. This team is fast, young, and good with their gloves. This is going to be a good series.
I feel that so far, the Royals and the Orioles have had the loudest, most boisterous crowds this postseason. I'm definitely going to enjoy the support I'll see from both cities.
I think the O's will continue to find ways to knock the ball out of the park. So give me the O's in 6.
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I think this series is gonna be a tight one, given both teams are good both offensively and defensively. I'd say Royals in 7.
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Nationals force Game 4 against San Francisco.
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Maybe next time Bumgarner will take the sure out at first base. Take a risk like that and it can come back to bite you.
FTFY.
Also, on these types of plays, it isn't all on the pitcher. Bumgarner was simply doing what his catcher (Buster Posey) told him to do. For all we know, it could've worked out; in this case, it didn't. And the design of AT&T Park didn't do the Giants any favours. There's no need to call anybody in these circumstances what you called Bumgarner in your original post.
Besides, it's not as if the Nationals are going to win the series anyway...I hope.
And if we're offering ALCS predictions, I'll offer 2:
a.) I think that whoever wins the ALCS is winning the World Series this year
b.) Orioles in 7. Both teams are evenly matched & play in great atmospheres with genuine fan support. The Orioles' will have their atmosphere for a game 7.
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Matt Adams homers off Kershaw. Who didn't see that coming?
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The Cardinals advance to the NLCS for the fourth straight year, never done in the National League.
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It's always a great day when the Dodgers lose! :)
*breathes sigh of relief that we will be able to enjoy a Dodgers free NLCS*
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Bums are out! yay!
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The Cardinals advance to the NLCS for the fourth straight year, never done in the National League.
Braves made eight straight from 1991-1999.
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Even though I predicted the Dodgers to win this series, I'm glad their out too. They're essentially the Yankees of the west coast.
I'm only sad for Clayton Kershaw; I don't think anyone had him losing twice in 5 games.
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Braves made eight straight from 1991-1999.
D'oh! How can I forget about the Braves dynasty in the 90's???
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Even though I predicted the Dodgers to win this series, I'm glad their out too. They're essentially the Yankees of the west coast.
Does that make the Giants the Red Sox then?
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Does that make the Giants the Red Sox then?
If they can close out the Nationals tonight, yes.
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Go nationals or giants in the NLCS. I cannot stand the cards.
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Clayton Kershaw= Playoff choker
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Clayton Kershaw= Playoff choker
1-5 with an ERA over 5.
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Clayton Kershaw= Playoff choker
I wouldn't go so far as to call Kershaw a choker...yet.
The way I see it, the Cardinals have just really had his number the last 2 postseasons. Now if Kershaw struggles against non-Cardinals teams in future postseasons, then maybe he'll be regarded as the Peyton Manning of pitchers: great in the regular season, pedestrian in the postseason.
Until then, I'm attributing his postseason history to the Cardinals' ability to crack the code on Kershaw.
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Or Tom Brady against any team that isn't the Giants. :P
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Or Tom Brady against any team that isn't the Giants. :P
Or the Ravens.
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2-0 lead. Giants do better when they score first.
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And so it's Giants vs. Cardinals in the NLCS. This decade, when it's come down to crunch time, these are the 2 NL teams that seem to rise to the top of the heap every single October (more or less).
This is going to be an...interesting affair. My gut says Giants in 7; though it'll probably be Cardinals in 6.
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Game over. After a torturous Game 4, SF wins it!
Let's go for a Giants victory all the way to the World Series! (And if they sweep again, it will be the first World Series won at Pac Bell Park)
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1-3 in the LDS. Remember; all predictions wrong or your money back (tm Gregg Easterbrook).
For what it's worth I'm going Giants in 7 and Orioles in 6.
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The Giants and Cardinals have history in the LCS; this is the fourth time they will meet. San Francisco won twice, in 2002 and 2012, while St. Louis won back in 1987. I say the edge this time goes to the Giants.
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Game 1 of the ALCS goes to the Royals.
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KC sure loves extra innings in the postseason, don't they?
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Royals went 8-7 in extras during the regular season and have now won four extra-inning games during the postseason (an MLB record). Absolutely unbelievable.
O's were lucky to even get to extras in the first place. Normally great closer Zach Britton walked the bases loaded before an out at the plate and double play somehow saved them. Bullpen slipped though (maybe it was the rain) and allowed the Royals to take a comfortable lead in the 10th.
O's aren't the Angels though. Bats aren't cold, nowhere near close, and they came back from a 5-1 deficit to tie it up. If they even the series up before they go to KC, they'll be okay.
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The Royals can sure hit home runs when they really need to can't they.
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They're getting the hits when they need to as well. They're up 6-4 in the ninth in game 2.
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If Kansas City doesn't win the World Series, I'll be shocked. Now they're up 2-0 over Baltimore in the ALCS.
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They have won nine straight postseason games dating back to the 1985 World Series.
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I'll just leave these series of tweets from myself here.
"@jjman920: It's not even like the #Orioles aren't competing. They're getting hits and HRs. Somehow the #Royals do it more. Postseason darlings. #ALCS"
"@jjman920: If the #Royals win this series, they're winning it all. All the Wainwrights and Bumgardners in the world can't stop them. #ALCS"
"@jjman920: Both the Yard and the K are tough places to play in. To go down 0-2 and have to play in KC for 3 is devastating. #Orioles #ALCS"
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Ladies and gentlemen, the Kansas City Royals: 2014's team of destiny.
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These Royals just do what it takes to win every night whatever that might entail. In the previous decade long suffering Red Sox, White Sox, and Giants fans have seen their teams break through to win the World Series. Could it be the Royals turn this year? They sure look awesome right now.
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Giants take the first game winning 3-0.
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It's an even-numbered year. Sorry, KC fans, but I'm predicting a Giants sweep on the big stage.
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I think we can now definitely count the Cards out. They may have lost Yadi to injury in Game 2 and it's really affecting the way the team's playing.
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Ah, what do I know? :P Cards split the NLCS wish a walk-off homer.
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At least one Romo choked today. :P
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Game 3 of the ALCS has been postponed due to rain. All three games in Kansas City have been pushed back a day.
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Game 3 of the ALCS has been postponed due to rain. All three games in Kansas City have been pushed back a day.
Perhaps the extra day off could motivate the Orioles to get back into the series. However, KC's a tough place to play in, and I don't see them winning any more than one out of three there.
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The Giants win game 3 in 10 innings thanks to a errant throw to first during a bunt play.
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The Giants giveth and the Giants taketh.
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Choate was the goat.
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Still don't like the Giants.
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Kansas City is ahead 3-0 in the ALCS.
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K.C. ties the 1976 Reds and 2007 Rockies by starting a postseason 7-0.
Can the O's pull an 04 Red Sox?
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That catch by Moustakas was one of the greatest defensive plays in MLB postseason history. And the fundamental soundness came through again when Butler hit that sacrifice fly right when the Royals needed it. Even in July none of us would have guessed that the Royals would be our American League Champions. To see a team go from three decades of futility to winning a pennant in such short time is surreal. What a fun, fundamental, and fantastic team these Royals are.
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Can the O's pull an 04 Red Sox?
No. Also, in the '04 Red Sox situation, the Red Sox were the away team. No home team has ever done it. No home team has the advantage to play 3 in a row at home.
Pitching has been just as good as the Royals (outstanding bullpen tonight), but the hitting hasn't been. Adam Jones swings at everything and refuses to take a walk and everyone else is hardly doing anything. Take that and couple it with the Royals lights out defense and this series is all but over. It's so frustrating to lose all these close games.
I'll hold hope because the O's have certainly won four games in a row, but everyone but Baltimore is behind KC. All the magic, all the momentum, everything the O's were riding flying into this series was ripped right from under them and given to Kansas City. Two underdogs go into the ALCS and the Royals were the bigger one.
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WOW! Congratulations to the American League Champion Kansas City Royals! In an era of free spending on power hitters and starting pitching, the Royals built their team around speed, small ball, and bullpen. And the real key to this run has been the GREAT defense played by the Royals. It's an amazing story, Kansas City has great fans, and we've just seen the most unlikely pennant winner of our generation, if not all time.
*Bursts into song*
When you wish upon a star makes no difference who you are anything your heart desires will come to you. If your heart is in your dream no request is too extreme when you wish upon a star as dreamers do. Like a bolt out of the blue fate steps in and sees you through. When you wish upon a star your dreams come true.
*end song*
GO CRAZY KANSAS CITY! GO CRAZY!
Congratulations again to the American League Champion Kansas City Royals, their fans, and their city! :)
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Royals are certainly up there with the 2007 Rockies and the 2008 Rays, but what a run. We'll see you in KC on Tuesday night for Game 1 or the World Series.
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I've already gone over how disappointing it is, so let's look at the positives!
As with the Royals, no one expected us to be here. Many projected the O's to be last in the division. This has definitely been a fulfilling season.
I was cheering for the Royals before the ALCS, so I might as well pick up where I left off for the the World Series.
Just to note, those '07 Rockies who swept the LDS and LCS, were subsequently swept in the World Series. Let's hope the Royals can avoid that fate.
By virtue of the Wild Card game, the Royals are now the first team in MLB history to win the first eight games of the postseason.
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Now all we need is for St. Louis to come from behind and win the next three games in a row! "Show Me" Series, anyone?
(By the way...one of my cousins played a season or two with the Royals in the early '90s)
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By virtue of the Wild Card game, the Royals are now the first team in MLB history to win the first eight games of the postseason.
This also ties an all-time postseason record; with the 75-76 Reds, who won Game 7 of the 1975 World Series, behind Joe Morgan's top 9 single, infamously after the Fisk waved fair home run game, followed by a 7-0 sweep of everyone the next year-that's never been done otherwise. Closest is 2005 White Sox and 1999 Yankees, who both were 11-1.
Now all we need is for St. Louis to come from behind and win the next three games in a row! "Show Me" Series, anyone?
Missouri loves company!
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Kansas City have been undefeated in the playoffs thus far, and this is their first trip to the World Series since they won it all in 1985
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Giants are one win away from an all wild-card World Series.
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Kansas City have been undefeated in the playoffs thus far, and this is their first trip to the World Series since they won it all in 1985
And KC still hasn't lost a postseason game since 1985.
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Well, if the Cards lose the NLCS, it means that we won't have an I-70 Series 2.0, as St. Louis, Kansas City and Baltimore are all located on that Interstate highway (with the latter city being the eastern endpoint). Of course, had the Cards won, they would've been guaranteed at least a rematch of the 1985 Series or the first meeting with the Orioles since the all-St. Louis Series from 70 years ago (which the Cards won), when the O's were known as the Browns.
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It will be the giants and royals in the WS.
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Talk about a shot heard 'round the world...not exactly Branca-Thomson, but close enough.
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Travis Ishikawa puts the Giants in the World Series with a walk-off homer. The Fall Classic starts in Kauffman Stadium next Tuesday.
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If it's an even numbered year, the Giants win the NL Pennant :P
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It will be a wild card WS. I am glad the cards got knocked out.
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Travis Ishikawa puts the Giants in the World Series with a walk-off homer. The Fall Classic starts in Kauffman Stadium next Tuesday.
You mean a Wacha-ff homer...
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You mean a Wacha-ff homer...
Tuesday it was Randy Choake. Those two pitchers won't live it down.
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This World Series matchup proves that the existence of the Wild Card slots is a good thing. Of course we've had Wild Cards win several World Series. Ha ha to the stupid tradionalists.
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It's too bad Joe Buck will be announcing it.
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This World Series has a bit of a destiny VS dynasty feel to it.
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This World Series has a bit of a destiny VS dynasty feel to it.
Hmm, this reference to the series seems familiar. :P
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KC all the way, hopefully in a sweep. Still hate the Giants.
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I'd call this the Joe Montana Series, seeing that the quarterback played for both the 49ers and Chiefs in his Hall of Fame career. I think this will go the full seven, with the Royals prevailing.
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I say Giants in 6.
The Giants have the World Series experience that K.C. simply doesn't have.
And Bruce Bochy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ned Yost
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I'm keeping my American League allegiance and cheering for the Royals. I don't know how many games it will go
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Go Giants!
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Bumgardner vs Shields in game 1 Peavy vs Ventura in game 2
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The Royals' destiny seems a little flat right now... 7-0 SF at the middle of the 7th
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The Royals' destiny seems a little flat right now... 7-0 SF at the middle of the 7th
Hopefully there aren't another 2007 Rockies.
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Giants take game one 7-1. Royals lose first postseason game since 1985.
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With that win though, MadBum's scoreless playoff streak is broken at 21 innings.
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Keep your pants on, Strickland. You don't win games by giving up home runs.
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KC evens the series with a 7-2 victory.
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Much better game than the opener.
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Game 3 is in question as some strong storms are supposed to hit San Francisco tonight.
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Joe Maddon has opted out of his contract and is leaving the Tampa Bay Rays.
Here's hoping he lands elsewhere, as he is from my hometown.
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21 years ago today, Joe Carter touched 'em all! :-D
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When two players on the opposing team have a .400 average combined against one pitcher, don't put him on the mound!
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Royals take Game 3 with a 3-2 victory over the Giants.
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Bochy's bad pitcher choices are killing us.
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Should the Giants bring Bumgarner back on short rest for game 4?
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Should the Giants bring Bumgarner back on short rest for game 4?
Of course, but Bochy won't.
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Vogelsong will start.
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Is there something wrong with Vogelsong? He got chased in the 3rd inning after giving up 4 runs.
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Currently tied at 4 in the 6th
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And the implosion continues. Nine unanswered runs and counting.
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And with that, the Giants won by 11-4 against the Royals...........Now the series is tied.
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Advantage Giants now. To series is tied and the Giants have Bumgarner for game 5. I feel better about the Giants position than the Royals position at this point.
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I'm really happy the Giants won. However, Vogelsong was Lincecum like in his performance tonight. I think he should join Lincecum in the bullpen for the rest of the series.
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Can we just induct Bumgarner into the Hall of Fame at this point?
Even if they lose this game, what a performance this postseason.
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Madison Bumgarner is the first pitcher to throw a complete game shutout since Josh Beckett in game 6 of the 2003 World Series. Bumgarner is 4-0 in World Series starts with an ERA of 0.29. The Giants are 1 win away from being a dynasty. Even without a back to back winning 3 World Series in 5 years means being a dynasty.
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Ladies and gentlemen...Madison Bumgarner!!!! That is all.
See you on Tuesday night.
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I hope KC wins the next two since they have not won a series since 1985. The giants have won 2 championships in that last 4 years already.
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I'm really happy the Giants won. However, Vogelsong was Lincecum like in his performance tonight. I think he should join Lincecum in the bullpen for the rest of the series.
Vogelsong will be in the bullpen. There was no plan to give him another start.
I see KC winning a low scoring game 6, to force an exciting and dramatic game 7.
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I forsee a Giants win unless Peavey collapses again.
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In Atlanta, interim GM John Hart will become president of baseball operations. The GM position will most likely go to John Coppolella sometime down the line. Kevin Seitzer (late of Toronto) is named as new hitting coach.
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And Peavy lasts a whopping 1 and a half inning. Petit coming to pitch. 2-0 Royals.
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Not even 1 1/2 :)
And now it's 4-0. Woot.
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Once again Bochy's decision to even let Peavy into the postseason bites us in the arse. Even Lincecum would be better!
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6-0 Royals. They're back in the driver's seat.
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And we will see you tomorrow night.
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Bumgarner should start tomorrow. I do not want to see the pattern disrupted.
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He'd be pitching on only 2 days rest.
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Yeah, but it's Game 7 of the World Series. There is no tomorrow. Even if he comes out of the bullpen, the Giants almost have to consider throwing Bumgarner tomorrow. And with Peavy gone and Petit out, it wouldn't surprise me if they use one pitcher, say Lincecum, the rest of the way, to save the bullpen for tomorrow.
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There's still 6 and a half innings to go; the Giants could still surprise us tonight :P
(But I'd sure as hell be using Bumgarner tomorrow night. Forget the rest factor; he's their ace. You should always use your ace in a do-or-die situation.)
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Making him available out of the bullpen makes sense. He could give the Giants 2-3 good innings. But the post I was responding to suggested he should start. A starter needs to be able to give you 5-6 innings. Can you expect 5-6 innings effective innings on only 2 days rest? Especially considering he threw a complete game in game 5?
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To borrow a quote that Al Michaels used 29 years ago, "We go to a seventh"
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Well, it's win or go home tomorrow night. As a Mariners fan, I'm on the Royals bandwagon. They are really similar in their team structure, and the Royals are a likable, scrappy young team.
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Tonight...in the 2014 MLB World Series...
ULTIMATE DOOMSDAY!
No matter what, the championship will be awarded.
Best of luck to both teams tonight at Kaufmann Stadium.
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Tim Hudson, at age 39, will become the oldest game 7 starter in Series history.
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In fact, this is the oldest combined age among starting pitchers in a World Series Game 7. 39-year-old Tim Hudson vs. 35-year-old Jeremy Guthrie.
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I'm hoping for the Royals, but whoever wins tonight deserves it
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I'm sticking with the Giants. K.C. may have home field, but the Giants have Bruce Bochy, Madison Bumgarner, and just plain more experience than the Royals.
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Since 1982, home teams are 23-3 in Game 6 and 7 of the World Series. The exceptions? 2003 Marlins, Game 6; Josh Beckett's (clinching) game, the last WS game in the old Yankee Stadium. Also, until Ventura last night, Beckett was starter to through 7+ scoreless in a Game 6 or 7). Only these two, Glavine in 1995, Morris in 1991, Smoltz in 1991 have done this over the past 25 years. There's also the 1992 Jays who won Game 6 at Atlanta, and Cleveland won Game 6 in Florida, in 1997.
The Royals scored 7 in the 2nd; most since the Giants in 2010 (8th inning, Game 2). 10-0 was the largest shutout since 1985, Game 7-KC's last World Series game. Moustakas' homer was his fifth this postseason, which breaks a Royals record, and is second place all time on Royals postseason homers list; Brett, with 10.
In addition, only one starter in World Series Game 6 history got so few outs, yet so many runs and hits as Jake Peavy last night: Buck O'Brien of the 1912 Red Sox. Also the shortest start of any game, of non-injured players, since the Padres Mark Thurmond went 0.1 innings, in Game 5 of 1984.
For tonight:
The home team has won each of the last nine WS Game 7s, last road one was 1979 Pirates, who came back down 3-1 against Baltimore. Guthrie's career win percentage, of .454, is the 2nd worst for a WS winner-take all game, behind Curly Ogden of the 1924 Senators, at .440 (11-14).
Only two pitchers in the divisional era (1969-present) have started on two days rest: NYY's Ron Guidry, against KC in the decisive Game 5 of the 1977 ALCS, and Derek Lowe for the Red Sox, against the Yankees, Game 7, 2004 ALCS. WS history only has one-Mickey Lolich of Detroit, 1968, who beat Bob Gibson that year, in Game 7. Should we see Bumgarner in relief, he has 4 career (including one in the postseason) appearances there; 6.2 scoreless.
History absolutely favors the Royals. I say they win this just how they started; late rally, and in extras, like the 10th inning. A hero, a villain, a goat, some blame, some shame, all to be made.
Edited a history note, with respect to the 1992 World Series. Thanks, Teddy.
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There's also the 1992 Jays who won Game 7 at Atlanta
That Series went six games, as did the 1993 Series, when they repeated against Philadelphia with that "Touch 'em all, Joe!" moment.
As for the Royals, it'll be a shame if they lose tonight.
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It's also worth mentioning that the Giants are 1-5 in Game 7's. They lost the winner take-all games of the 1912 World Series, the 1924 World Series, the 1962 World Series, the 1987 NLCS and the 2002 World Series before winning the 2012 NLCS after facing a 3-1 deficit.
The Royals have only played in two Game 7's and won them both: the 1985 ALCS and the 1985 World Series. They are the only team in the majors to win two Game 7's in the same year. Interestingly, they faced 3-1 deficits both times.
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I'm still rooting for Kansas City simply off of my anti-San-Francisco-anything bias.
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Baumgartner will pitch tonight, it's just a matter of when. Is he the first guy out of the pen? 8th inning guy?
I still remember the '01 series where Randy Johnson pitched 7 innings in game 6, and pitched over an inning in game 7, less than 24 hours of rest.
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I'm not sure I agree on the experience thing because even though the Giants won two titles in the last four years, neither of those went seven games. So this is unfamiliar territory for both teams, in my opinion. The big question of course is when does Bumgarner come in? Find out...next time on The Weakest Link!
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Joe Maddon has been hired as manager of the Cubs.
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Glad to see Maddon back in action again
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As I await tonight's game 7 I find myself reflecting back on the night of November 4th, 2001. On that night my Arizona Diamondbacks brought us what remains to this day the only major pro sports championship for the city of Phoenix by winning game 7 of the2001 World Series. (We have a few other pro sports championships with Arizona Rattlers, including this year, but Arena Football doesn't qualify as a major sport.) I can hear the call echo through time as though it was yesterday"floater. Center field. The Diamondbacks are World Champions." November 4th, 2001 will always be one of the greatest days of my life. But as dramatic as Tony Womack and Luis Gonzalez beating Mariano Rivera was and despite my personal interest in the Diamondbacks triumph, I still have to say that the greatest game 7 in World Series history was the Pirates beating the Yankees in 1960 on Bill Mazeroski's walk off home run. When game 7 of the World Series ends with a walk off home run nothing in baseball can be better than that.
As for tonight I like the Giants chances if Hudson can give them 4-5 good innings. As long as Hudson gets the Giants to the middle of the game with a chance I say they win. Bumgarner can give the Giants 2-3 innings out of the bullpen and the Giants have already shown they can hit the Royals vaunted bullpen. I think that the Giants are the better team at this point and I think it comes down to whether Hudson pitches well enough to give them a chance.
Congratulations on the Cubs job Joe Maddon. Considering he'll have more resources to work with in Chicago than he did in his successful stint in Tampa Bay don't be surprised if he brings the Cubs a pennant.
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Don't be surprised if he brings the Cubs a pennant.
Cubs fans would be expecting a lot from him considering they haven't won a pennant in 70 years.
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Hudson doesn't get past inning 2 after giving up two runs.
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What a game so far. San Francisco scores two runs but gives them right back.
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Royals bullpen is called in only to give up an RBI by Morse.
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And here come Bumgarner to try to seal the deal.
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Sadly I'm stuck at work and can't watch, but can listen some on the radio.
Dan Shulman > Joe Buck.
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Bumgarner in. San Francisco will be celebrating their 3rd World Series title in 5 years tonight.
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If the Giants do hold on to win it would prove the irrelevance of home field advantage.
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3 outs away. Unless Bumgarner does something stupid he's bound to be the MVP of this series.
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Giants quiet a two-out rally to win their third World Series in five years. It's the first time the road team has won a Game 7 since 1979.
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Congratulations to the 2014 World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. You guys are a dynasty now and have achieved team of the 2010s status. Congratulations to Madison Bumgarner on his World Series MVP. Bumgarner might be the greatest postseason pitcher of our generation. 3 in 5 years. Congratulations it's a great accomplishment. :)
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another giants WS championship. YAWWWnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
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Really wanted to see the Royals win it but tip of the cap to Bumgarner. What a performance. 3-0 in the World Series. Simply amazing.
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Giants become team since 1979 to win a World Series Game 7 on the road.
2010, 2012, 2014. Expect their next World Series title in 2016 lol.
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Madison Bumgarner should be inducted into the Hall of Fame tomorrow. He should be given every MVP award of every sport. What a performance. The Giants would LOSE this if they didn't have him.
He's the literal epitome of MVP.
Wanted the Royals to win, but holy cow you're gong up against a 0.26 ERA.
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To throw 5 shutout innings on only 2 days rest is truly remarkable.
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I was rooting for the royals to win this series. I am truely wondering what the ratings will be granted I have been reading they are the lowest ever.
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Bumgarner gets a New 2015 Chevy Colorado
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I am not even watching the post game. I swear though, after bumgarner came in, those fox announcers just drooled over him. I mean it was bumgarner this, bumgarner that.
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Because it's not every day we see greatness like this. The guy is on 2 days rest and he absolutely shuts down the Royals for five innings. Simply amazing. Like I said, 3-0 in the World Series is astonishing.
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Bumgarner's 2014 World Series stats: 3-0 with an ERA of 0.43 and an opponents batting average of.127. That speaks for itself.
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I'm looking forward to hearing from the official scorer why Bumgarner deserved the win over Affeldt.
The rules indicate that the win should go to the relief pitcher who was most effective by "considering the number of runs, earned runs and base runners given up by each relief pitcher and the context of the game at the time of each relief pitcher’s appearance. If two or more relief pitchers were similarly effective, the official scorer should give the presumption to the earlier pitcher as the winning pitcher."
Both gave up no runs, no earned runs, and the same number of base runners. Affeldt came into the game in a more difficult position with two runners on base and was the earlier pitcher, so seems like he should be credited with the win.
EDIT: It has come to my attention that this has been changed to a save for Bumgarner and a win for Affeldt. Good on the MLB, poor job by the official scorer even mentioning that without knowing what was going to happen in the ninth inning.
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A 5 inning save? That's a new one. Still, Madison Bumgarner was a BOSS this postseason and deserves to be remembered for his performance this October for all Octobers to come.
Major congrats to the Giants for winning it all. We are watching a modern dynasty, and it is glorious to watch it unfold. And Bruce Bochy may have just entered the discussion for best manager of all time.
another giants WS championship. YAWWWnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Next year is a new year for all 30 teams. Heck, even the Cubs could freeze hell over this time next year and win it all now that they've got Joe Maddon ;-)
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Congrats to the Giants, and see you all at the Winter Meetings.
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Of course, some idiots in San Francisco think that to celebrate World Series victory entitles them to smash store windows and set cars on fire.
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I would have pinch hit for Perez. Swings at practically everything, and can't run, especially with what happened earlier. I don't care about his high average in the series.
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It's funny that the year I was born, the Pirates won Game 7 in Baltimore, and 35 years later, the Giants do the same thing in Kansas City. They can now compete with the Red Sox as the team of the 21st century, as each team has won three championships each. And they won it 60 years after their last championship in New York, which featured The Catch from a certain center fielder who was nicknamed the Say Hey Kid. Congrats to the Giants, and the Orioles thank you for defeating the thorn in their side!
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Because it's not every day we see greatness like this. The guy is on 2 days rest and he absolutely shuts down the Royals for five innings. Simply amazing. Like I said, 3-0 in the World Series is astonishing.
0.26 ERA in the post-season doesn't hurt, either.
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Cubs fans would be expecting a lot from him considering they haven't won a pennant in 70 years.
Well, Robert Zemenkis did predict the Cubs would win the 2015 World Series :)
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I can only imagine the party here at home if Maddon leads the Cubs to a World Series. Of course, Chicago might party just a tad more.
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Of course, some idiots in San Francisco think that to celebrate World Series victory entitles them to smash store windows and set cars on fire.
Over 40 arrests were made during those "celebrations"
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Of course, some idiots in San Francisco think that to celebrate World Series victory entitles them to smash store windows and set cars on fire.
They learned pretty well after the Red Sox won their World Series'.
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Well, Robert Zemenkis did predict the Cubs would win the 2015 World Series :)
Unless the Marlins somehow agree to move to the AL next year (it won't happen), that matchup can't be done, and Zemenkis is already proved wrong.
I can only imagine the party here at home if Maddon leads the Cubs to a World Series. Of course, Chicago might party just a tad more.
Well, at least the White Sox already gave their city that party back in 2005.
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Unless the Marlins somehow agree to move to the AL next year (it won't happen), that matchup can't be done, and Zemenkis is already proved wrong.
He also missed the team name, but was correct in the fact that Miami would have a major-league team.
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Joe Maddon to be introduced as cubs manager monday.
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If he wants the Cubs to win it all he better bring a goat.