View Full Version : 2009 MLB Playoffs Thread - "Jesus Christ can't hit a curveball?!?"
Marc with a c
10-06-2009, 04:59 PM
cmon sac fly!
nah. rodney's gonna bounce one here.
Fatwreck86
10-06-2009, 05:00 PM
cmon sac fly!
YES!!!!!
nah. rodney's gonna bounce one here.
He is WAY overthrowing...wouldn't surprise me.
disneyspy
10-06-2009, 05:01 PM
holy fuck YES!!!
Fatwreck86
10-06-2009, 05:01 PM
Jesus Fucking Christ!!!!!
hammersavage
10-06-2009, 05:01 PM
Raburn should be sentenced to exile in a burned down Detroit ghetto.
Good call
King Hippos Bandaid
10-06-2009, 05:01 PM
HA HA HA HA
both teams should be booted and the Whitesox should play the Yanks
SKANE
10-06-2009, 05:01 PM
Holy Shit! this game is unbelievable.
razorboy
10-06-2009, 05:02 PM
Great game.
Fatwreck86
10-06-2009, 05:02 PM
Twins have no pitching left there not going to be able to make it through the 11th
led37zep
10-06-2009, 05:03 PM
Lets Go Tigers!
Doogie
10-06-2009, 05:04 PM
Tiger town baby
hammersavage
10-06-2009, 05:10 PM
They have the full 40 man roster available to them?
Marc with a c
10-06-2009, 05:10 PM
i wonder what eminem is doing.
Marc with a c
10-06-2009, 05:11 PM
They have the full 40 man roster available to them?
still the regular season.
hammersavage
10-06-2009, 05:11 PM
still the regular season.
Just making sure
EliSnow
10-06-2009, 05:13 PM
Okay, Mauer, time to be the hero.
GregoryJoseph
10-06-2009, 05:13 PM
This game is so amazing they should just let both teams into the playoffs and send the Yankees home.
Marc with a c
10-06-2009, 05:14 PM
This game is so amazing they should just let both teams into the playoffs and send the Yankees home.
can we start a petition?
razorboy
10-06-2009, 05:14 PM
This game is so amazing they should just let both teams into the playoffs and send the Yankees home.
Amen.
EliSnow
10-06-2009, 05:15 PM
it's nice to see what goes on behind all the toys and comic books isn't it?
I'd be watching it more often if I could watch more Twins games out here in this Red Sox/Yankees No-Man's Land.
Marc with a c
10-06-2009, 05:16 PM
fuck, i thought granderson was going to pull a rayburn.
disneyspy
10-06-2009, 05:20 PM
i dont know if my old heart can take much more of this
King Hippos Bandaid
10-06-2009, 05:20 PM
:popcorn:
:popcorn: :popcorn:
:popcorn:
:popcorn:
Fatwreck86
10-06-2009, 05:21 PM
Shit
Doogie
10-06-2009, 05:21 PM
The should have of asked Stevie Wonder to umpire this game...he would see more strikes than Randy Marsh.
Marc with a c
10-06-2009, 05:26 PM
no problem with that walk.
GregoryJoseph
10-06-2009, 05:27 PM
How classless of the Yankees to say they want their series to start at 6PM tomorrow.
hammersavage
10-06-2009, 05:29 PM
Throw to 2nd!
Fatwreck86
10-06-2009, 05:30 PM
Young is a Fucking idiot!
Throw to 2nd!
Delmon's never been a high baseball IQ guy.
Bases loaded one out instead of a 1st & 3rd and one out is a world of difference.
disneyspy
10-06-2009, 05:32 PM
this fuckin ump sucks!
Marc with a c
10-06-2009, 05:32 PM
tigers have loose uniforms.
joeyballsack
10-06-2009, 05:33 PM
this fuckin ump sucks!
He sucks for both teams though so it's ok.
foodcourtdruide
10-06-2009, 05:34 PM
I'm so happy this game won't end on a uniform grazing.
EliSnow
10-06-2009, 05:34 PM
Great play!
brettmojo
10-06-2009, 05:34 PM
Wow. Punto.
foodcourtdruide
10-06-2009, 05:34 PM
Jesus Chris, what a great game.
Marc with a c
10-06-2009, 05:35 PM
Delmon's never been a high baseball IQ guy.
Bases loaded one out instead of a 1st & 3rd and one out is a world of difference.
i'm glad the bases were loaded for that.
EliSnow
10-06-2009, 05:35 PM
Fuck. 2-0 count.
razorboy
10-06-2009, 05:36 PM
I don't care if they are for his kids. Brandon Inge's tats look stooopid.
foodcourtdruide
10-06-2009, 05:36 PM
3 balls. Don't Kenny Rogers this!!!
foodcourtdruide
10-06-2009, 05:37 PM
I don't care if they are for his kids. Brandon Inge's tats look stooopid.
Whose tats don't look stupid?
EliSnow
10-06-2009, 05:37 PM
Come on Keppel.
YES!!!!!
brettmojo
10-06-2009, 05:37 PM
Wow!
led37zep
10-06-2009, 05:37 PM
Wow
foodcourtdruide
10-06-2009, 05:37 PM
Strike 3 Fuckkk!!!! Wow!!!
hammersavage
10-06-2009, 05:38 PM
Jesus christ
Fatwreck86
10-06-2009, 05:38 PM
I ate dinner with that man----Bobby Keppel your the man.
Tigers got screwed.
Yeah, it's a cheap way to get a run, but Inge did get hit.
brettmojo
10-06-2009, 05:39 PM
Whose tats don't look stupid?
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Eqpk_HGC7nI/Sn7k6tHQqfI/AAAAAAAACbs/nudV4NjxoZU/s400/504x_custom_1249711403362_Josh-Hamilton-009.jpg
EliSnow
10-06-2009, 05:39 PM
Time to watch it from bed with the wife.
C-ya buddays tomorrow.
joeyballsack
10-06-2009, 05:39 PM
No better way to get ready for the playoffs than a 5 hour game.
KnoxHarrington
10-06-2009, 05:40 PM
Has one of these tiebreaker games ever gone extra innings? I can't remember one that has.
King Hippos Bandaid
10-06-2009, 05:41 PM
3 innings for a closer
tisk tisk tisk
foodcourtdruide
10-06-2009, 05:41 PM
Tigers got screwed.
Yeah, it's a cheap way to get a run, but Inge did get hit.
It's just such a stupid rule. The ball didn't even come that inside. Why should the Twins be penalized becuase Inge has a loose uniform?
Has one of these tiebreaker games ever gone extra innings? I can't remember one that has.
Rockies/Padres did, I thought.
joeyballsack
10-06-2009, 05:42 PM
Cuddeyer is gonna end this thing.
Or not.
Kevin
10-06-2009, 05:43 PM
Rockies/Padres did, I thought.
After Epo's boy does what he does best.
Blow big games.
It's just such a stupid rule. The ball didn't even come that inside. Why should the Twins be penalized becuase Inge has a loose uniform?
MLB is more than welcome to force them to wear spandex uniforms.
But it is the rule. I don't think it taints the game...but I can see how Tigers fans will be a little pissed if they lose here.
paulisded
10-06-2009, 05:43 PM
Cuddeyer is gonna end this thing.
Or not.
I thought for sure he was going to jack one.
disneyspy
10-06-2009, 05:45 PM
good season good game good night
hammersavage
10-06-2009, 05:45 PM
Ex-Met you saggy old fruit!!!!!
KnoxHarrington
10-06-2009, 05:46 PM
And Detroit finishes one of the most epic chokejobs in MLB history.
King Hippos Bandaid
10-06-2009, 05:46 PM
way to Met the season Tigers
So, I guess they feel better about having Gomez instead of Santana now?
brettmojo
10-06-2009, 05:46 PM
3 innings for a closer
tisk tisk tisk
x2.
foodcourtdruide
10-06-2009, 05:47 PM
MLB is more than welcome to force them to wear spandex uniforms.
But it is the rule. I don't think it taints the game...but I can see how Tigers fans will be a little pissed if they lose here.
Oh, no doubt. If the Mets were in their situation I'd be totally pissed. As an MLB fan, the rule annoys me.
And Inge's uniform is literally loose! It's a far-cry from Spandex.
joeyballsack
10-06-2009, 05:48 PM
Well at least the Metrodome will get to see one more loss to the Yankees.
foodcourtdruide
10-06-2009, 05:48 PM
sorry ds.
KnoxHarrington
10-06-2009, 05:48 PM
Craig Sager has to be one of the goofiest looking people on TV.
He looks like Retarded Frankenstein.
brettmojo
10-06-2009, 05:49 PM
I'm so sick of "DON'T STOP BELIEVING" signs. It's the most hack cliche ever.
King Hippos Bandaid
10-06-2009, 05:51 PM
ugliest stadium ever
Triple H deserves better
Fatwreck86
10-06-2009, 05:52 PM
HOLY SHIT WHAT A GAME!!!! lets go TWINS!!!
King Hippos Bandaid
10-06-2009, 05:52 PM
hey Disney you have the Cowboys and Lions to look forward too
:lol:
then you have the Pistons who are re-building
do you want a noose, or a shotgun like a man
hey Disney you have the Cowboys and Lions to look forward too
:lol:
then you have the Pistons who are re-building
do you want a noose, or a shotgun like a man
Just flashback to a younger Hippo circa 2007 and you'll understand where he's at right now.
...but it is fun, when it happens to someone else, isn't it?
razorboy
10-06-2009, 05:55 PM
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King Hippos Bandaid
10-06-2009, 05:56 PM
Just flashback to a younger Hippo circa 2007 and you'll understand where he's at right now.
...but it is fun, when it happens to someone else, isn't it?
misery loves company...
I have lots of company
btw way to go Twins, now you go to Yankee Stadium where you are 0-7 vs the best team in Baseball
Just flashback to a younger Hippo circa 2007 and you'll understand where he's at right now.
...but it is fun, when it happens to someone else, isn't it?
yes it is.
foodcourtdruide
10-06-2009, 06:00 PM
yes it is.
I dunno. I don't personally feel good when other peoples teams do bad.
King Hippos Bandaid
10-06-2009, 06:01 PM
so what shall we thinks after 7-2 and 8-0 games tomorrow
its gonna be sad when the play in game outshines the playoffs
Kevin
10-06-2009, 06:46 PM
Just flashback to a younger Hippo circa 2007 and you'll understand where he's at right now.
...but it is fun, when it happens to someone else, isn't it?
2007?
The choked last year too.
Snoogans
10-06-2009, 06:49 PM
hey Disney you have the Cowboys and Lions to look forward too
:lol:
then you have the Pistons who are re-building
do you want a noose, or a shotgun like a man
FUCK YOU HIPPOS. Now the cowboys are gonna turn it around and the pistons are gonna win the title
2007?
The choked last year too.
That's a good point.
And they had two opportunities to get in last year.
This year, they just stumbled around a bit and fell down a flight of stairs.
TheMojoPin
10-06-2009, 08:31 PM
I'm so fucking pissed I missed this game.
brettmojo
10-07-2009, 06:50 AM
FUCK YOU HIPPOS. Now the cowboys are gonna turn it around and the pistons are gonna win the title
There are even some things that Hippos' jinxing can't right.
foodcourtdruide
10-07-2009, 06:54 AM
I'm so fucking pissed I missed this game.
Don't worry about it man. I'm sure they'll be another elimination game saved in extra innings by a play at the plate again sometime in your lifetime.
King Hippos Bandaid
10-07-2009, 08:18 AM
FUCK YOU HIPPOS. Now the cowboys are gonna turn it around and the pistons are gonna win the title
funny how you skipped the Lions, selective jinxing I see
disneyspy
10-07-2009, 08:20 AM
funny how you skipped the Lions, selective jinxing I see
he knows i'm not a lions fan,one team per sport,sport
disneyspy
10-07-2009, 10:50 AM
the colorado/philly game just started on tbs
the colorado/philly game just started on tbs
XM183 for those of us at work.
disneyspy
10-07-2009, 11:00 AM
holy shit what a throw from right field to gun him out at 3rd!
TheMojoPin
10-07-2009, 11:03 AM
holy shit what a throw from right field to gun him out at 3rd!
That clearly didn't get him out or beat him, but whatever.
disneyspy
10-07-2009, 11:04 AM
That clearly didn't get him out or beat him, but whatever.
ya they didnt show that angle til after the commercial,i wasnt gonna say anything and hope that everybody was just listenin on their XMs
TheMojoPin
10-07-2009, 11:10 AM
Hell, who needed the other angle? His feet were clearly all over the bag before the ball was to the base from the initial shot.
TheMojoPin
10-07-2009, 11:22 AM
Two appalling calls against the Rockies thus far.
disneyspy
10-07-2009, 11:23 AM
Two appalling calls against the Rockies thus far.
i feel like im watchin the tigers get screwed over again
TheGameHHH
10-07-2009, 12:25 PM
damn those phaggy phighting phils are looking good
foodcourtdruide
10-07-2009, 01:50 PM
Maddog radio has been killing Skip Caray all day for mistakingly calling the line-drive out in the bot. of the 10th yesterday a base-hit. Am I missing something? I thought him and Darling did a pretty good job. Watching a game on TBS is about a million times better than watching a game on FOX with Buck/McCarver.
TheMojoPin
10-07-2009, 02:00 PM
Anyone who is a Caray is a horrible announcer.
KnoxHarrington
10-07-2009, 02:28 PM
Anyone who is a Caray is a horrible announcer.
If you listen to tape of Harry Caray in his days calling Cardinals and even White Sox games, he did a great job. It's later when he became a drunken parody of himself with the Cubs that he went downhill.
He was also the voice of the Cotton Bowl for years when it was the biggest bowl game of them all, and he did a great job on that too. And football's probably gotta be the hardest sport to call on the radio.
TheMojoPin
10-07-2009, 02:35 PM
If you listen to tape of Harry Caray in his days calling Cardinals and even White Sox games, he did a great job. It's later when he became a drunken parody of himself with the Cubs that he went downhill.
This is true. He was still good the first few years he was with the Cubs (or at least for the first 5-6 innings until he was sloshed). Listening to clips of him when he first joined the Cubs' broadcasting it's like night and day compared to his last decade+ with them. It just bugs me that most Cubs fans look to him as this great broadcaster over Brickhouse.
disneyspy
10-07-2009, 03:09 PM
the twins are startin to look like a team of destiny
cougarjake13
10-07-2009, 05:15 PM
the twins are startin to look like a team of destiny
man all your teams choke
who do you follow in hockey ??
Suspect Chin
10-07-2009, 06:42 PM
When did the mainstream vernacular acronym for "Runs Batted In" become "RBI" versus "RBIs", as we have used forever?
I understand, "RBI" is technically correct, but why change it right now?
GregoryJoseph
10-07-2009, 06:45 PM
When did the mainstream vernacular acronym for "Runs Batted In" become "RBI" versus "RBIs", as we have used forever?
I understand, "RBI" is technically correct, but why change it right now?
I like saying "ribbies."
And I'll always say RBIs.
Tenbatsuzen
10-07-2009, 06:51 PM
Seeing Ron Darling with Chip Caray, you know this ends badly. Why pair a good analyst with a shit PBP guy? It's like YES on Steroids.
August_West
10-07-2009, 07:14 PM
Seeing Ron Darling with Chip Caray, you know this ends badly. Why pair a good analyst with a shit PBP guy? It's like YES on Steroids.
Darlings a Yalie just like Ronnie B
August_West
10-07-2009, 07:28 PM
2 hous into a NL game and its the 4th inning!
TheMojoPin
10-07-2009, 07:47 PM
Torre burns Jim Thome in the 5th with guys on 1st and 2nd and no outs...FOR JUAN FUCKING PIERRE?!?!
Good teams win in spite of their managers.
August_West
10-07-2009, 07:48 PM
Torre burns Jim Thome in the 5th with guys on 1st and 2nd and no outs...FOR JUAN FUCKING PIERRE?!?!
Good teams win in spite of their managers.
Did Thome count as being in the game?
TheMojoPin
10-07-2009, 07:55 PM
Did Thome count as being in the game?
Yes. He had to be called back to the dugout.
Tenbatsuzen
10-07-2009, 07:57 PM
Torre burns Jim Thome in the 5th with guys on 1st and 2nd and no outs...FOR JUAN FUCKING PIERRE?!?!
Good teams win in spite of their managers.
HI THIS IS JI
Marc with a c
10-07-2009, 07:58 PM
Yes. He had to be called back to the dugout.
twasn't announced beardy.
August_West
10-07-2009, 07:59 PM
twasn't announced beardy.
That's what I thought
twasn't announced beardy.
The beard has destroyed his brain.
TheMojoPin
10-07-2009, 08:01 PM
Who the fuck is "beardy?"
Marc with a c
10-07-2009, 08:01 PM
Who the fuck is "beardy?"
you tell me.
RhinoinMN
10-07-2009, 08:02 PM
The beard has destroyed his brain.
What is his name? Must be giving too much skull.
TheMojoPin
10-07-2009, 08:02 PM
Who the fuck is "beardy?"
And fuck it, even if he wasn't burned using Pierre instead in that situation is fucking retarded. Sac bunts are for homos.
Marc with a c
10-07-2009, 08:04 PM
Sac bunts are for homos.
ugh.
TheMojoPin
10-07-2009, 08:07 PM
Ugh yourself. If you're just going to sac bunt the #9 hitter then just leave the fucking pitcher in. As bad as Slappy McRagdoll is he's still wasted in that spot. 2 guys on base, no outs and the top of a very good lineup coming up? Don't give up a fucking out with all the power available.
Marc with a c
10-07-2009, 08:10 PM
Ugh yourself. If you're just going to sac bunt the #9 hitter then just leave the fucking pitcher in. As bad as Slappy McRagdoll is he's still wasted in that spot. 2 guys on base, no outs and the top of a very good lineup coming up? Don't give up a fucking out with all the power available.
playoffs is a different world buddy. you have a better chance of putting one run across with a guy on third and less than two out then you do letting three guys take a crack at getting a hit and hoping not to hit into a double play. obviously you are cutting down your chances of a big inning but it's a good play in that spot, especially against somebody like carpenter in spite of him not having his best stuff.
TheMojoPin
10-07-2009, 08:15 PM
playoffs is a different world buddy. you have a better chance of putting one run across with a guy on third and less than two out then you do letting three guys take a crack at getting a hit and hoping not to hit into a double play. obviously you are cutting down your chances of a big inning but it's a good play in that spot, especially against somebody like carpenter in spite of him not having his best stuff.
Depending on the lineup, fine, but the top of the Dodger's order is way too good and has way too much power to give up an out like that, especially with them already having the lead. It's not like they're having trouble getting guys on base and need to scratch out some runs.
Marc with a c
10-07-2009, 08:20 PM
Depending on the lineup, fine, but the top of the Dodger's order is way too good and has way too much power to give up an out like that, especially with them already having the lead. It's not like they're having trouble getting guys on base and need to scratch out some runs.
that is the thing, you need to scratch out runs in the playoffs. a two run lead is such a big difference, even with the dodgers pen. i'd rather give myself a sixty to seventy percent chance of getting one run than thirty percent chance of getting two or more.
TheMojoPin
10-07-2009, 08:22 PM
LIVE ON THE EDGE, MARC.
Here comes Jimmy Thome.
Tenbatsuzen
10-07-2009, 08:23 PM
that is the thing, you need to scratch out runs in the playoffs. a two run lead is such a big difference, even with the dodgers pen. i'd rather give myself a sixty to seventy percent chance of getting one run than thirty percent chance of getting two or more.
you should get paid for thinking stuff like this
Marc with a c
10-07-2009, 08:23 PM
loney looks like benny "the jet" over there.
Tenbatsuzen
10-07-2009, 08:23 PM
LIVE ON THE EDGE, MARC.
Here comes Jimmy Thome.
HI THIS IS JIM THOME
Marc with a c
10-07-2009, 08:24 PM
you should get paid for thinking stuff like this
we might as well sac bunt every time up.
TheMojoPin
10-07-2009, 08:24 PM
Dammit, shoulda squeezed.
TheMojoPin
10-07-2009, 08:25 PM
you should get paid for thinking stuff like this
Too many guys already are.
Tenbatsuzen
10-07-2009, 08:25 PM
we might as well sac bunt every time up.
You guys. You lollygag the ball around the infield. You lollygag your way down to first. You lollygag in and out of the dugout. You know what that makes you?
I hope the owner fires Mojo.
Marc with a c
10-07-2009, 08:26 PM
Too many guys already are.
word.
Tenbatsuzen
10-07-2009, 08:28 PM
I hope the owner fires Mojo.
Would be kinda hard because he quit
Would be kinda hard because he quit
Too bad, fire him!
El Mudo
10-08-2009, 04:57 AM
that is the thing, you need to scratch out runs in the playoffs. a two run lead is such a big difference, even with the dodgers pen. i'd rather give myself a sixty to seventy percent chance of getting one run than thirty percent chance of getting two or more.
Outs are BAD no matter how you get them. Wasting them on stupid things like sac bunts is dumb.
foodcourtdruide
10-08-2009, 05:07 AM
Outs are BAD no matter how you get them. Wasting them on stupid things like sac bunts is dumb.
Are you an AL fan?
El Mudo
10-08-2009, 05:34 AM
Are you an AL fan?
I'm an NL guy actually, which I know makes for a huge bundle of contradictions (I don't like the DH). I also think stolen bases are too high risk to be worthwhile at all, walks are always good, and giving up outs is always a bad thing. There are a lot of things about the NL "style" that I don't really agree with, but i'll still watch an NL game over an AL game any time.
Dusty in here
http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/columns/story?columnist=nelson_amy&id=4537575
Marc with a c
10-08-2009, 05:49 AM
Outs are BAD no matter how you get them. Wasting them on stupid things like sac bunts is dumb.
i'm not typically a fan of sac bunts, but in the playoffs, in that spot i'd do the same thing. outs are bad, but runs are good. i'll take them when i can get them.
foodcourtdruide
10-08-2009, 05:54 AM
I'm an NL guy actually, which I know makes for a huge bundle of contradictions (I don't like the DH). I also think stolen bases are too high risk to be worthwhile at all, walks are always good, and giving up outs is always a bad thing. There are a lot of things about the NL "style" that I don't really agree with, but i'll still watch an NL game over an AL game any time.
I 100% agree with you on stolen bases, however sacrifices are a very small risk compared to a stolen base. I agree and disagree with you. If a lead-off runner gets on and your pitcher is up, I think a sacrifice is appropriate.
I also agree on NL game over AL game. I always feel weird watching an AL game.
El Mudo
10-08-2009, 06:12 AM
I 100% agree with you on stolen bases, however sacrifices are a very small risk compared to a stolen base. I agree and disagree with you. If a lead-off runner gets on and your pitcher is up, I think a sacrifice is appropriate.
I also agree on NL game over AL game. I always feel weird watching an AL game.
Oh no question. In that situation that was described above where they had the pinch hitter on for the pitcher in that spot, it would have just been better to not waste the hitter.
I grew up right outside the District, so I didn't have a team growing up. My dad liked the Dodgers, so I've always been drawn to the NL, and now that we have a team, i'm glad that its in the NL as its traditionally been an AL team.
now that we have a team
Really??
http://nowhammiessports.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/the-washington-natinals-jersey-fail.jpg
EliSnow
10-08-2009, 09:49 AM
I hope the owner fires Mojo.
Your flip flopping on Mojo is getting confusing.
El Mudo
10-08-2009, 10:05 AM
Really??
http://nowhammiessports.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/the-washington-natinals-jersey-fail.jpg
Please. That wasn't even the best fail this year, between bat fail, kosher fail, fireworks fail, the exploding sausages fail (my personal favorite), bobblehead fail and timekeeping fail.
And coming today, fan fail, the guy who went to 19 home games this year, of which the Nats lost EVERY SINGLE TIME.
Link (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2009/10/the_nats_unluckiest_fan.html?wprss=dcsportsbog)
Stephen Krupin and his father have had Nats season tickets since the team's inaugural season in 2005. Like most season ticket holders, they don't make it to every game. This year, Stephen--a 27-year old from Arlington--went to 19, or about one in every four. Amazingly, the Nats managed a record of 0-19 in his appearances.
My favorite part:
figured that even with the worst team in the bigs, this 0-19 record couldn't have been an easy task. So I asked my cousin--a Ph.D. who works as an economist at the Department of Labor and moonlights as a statistics analyst/columnist on ESPN.com and Baseball Prospectus--to crunch some numbers. He and his mathematician friends figured out that the odds of my going 0-19 this year at Nats Park were 1 in 131,204.
KnoxHarrington
10-08-2009, 11:21 AM
Odd stat in the Phillies/Rockies game just now: since the divisional round of the playoffs began in 1991, no NL team has ever come back from being down 0-2.
It did happen in 1981, when, due to the strike that season, an extra round of playoffs was added (as I remember, that year there were 2 champions in each division, one from the half of the season before the strike, the other from the half post-strike, and Montreal got fucked because they finished 2nd both halves but would have had the best record overall), but not in the actual NLDS.
I do wonder, though: do you think the divisional series should go to best of 7 as well? I think they should.
Freitag
10-08-2009, 12:00 PM
Odd stat in the Phillies/Rockies game just now: since the divisional round of the playoffs began in 1991, no NL team has ever come back from being down 0-2.
It did happen in 1981, when, due to the strike that season, an extra round of playoffs was added (as I remember, that year there were 2 champions in each division, one from the half of the season before the strike, the other from the half post-strike, and Montreal got fucked because they finished 2nd both halves but would have had the best record overall), but not in the actual NLDS.
I do wonder, though: do you think the divisional series should go to best of 7 as well? I think they should.
NLDS began in 95, not 91. Originated in 94, but no playoffs, so started in 95.
Hammels really does suck in day games.
disneyspy
10-08-2009, 02:47 PM
man all your teams choke
who do you follow in hockey ??
last years stanley cup runners up
and ya harvick didnt make the chase
im hopeful for this years LSSU hockey squad tho
cougarjake13
10-08-2009, 03:31 PM
last years stanley cup runners up
and ya harvick didnt make the chase
im hopeful for this years LSSU hockey squad tho
yeh thats right the red wings choked too
man you might be worse than hippos
Hammels really does suck in day games.
His wife went into labor during the game.
I'm not sure if he was aware of it while he was pitching or after he got taken out, but he left the stadium after he was pulled.
I didn't think he looked terrible, but he wasn't anywhere close to how he was pitching last postseason.
And coming today, fan fail, the guy who went to 19 home games this year, of which the Nats lost EVERY SINGLE TIME.
So....is he renewing his season tickets? More importantly, should they even allow jinxy on the property...
TheMojoPin
10-08-2009, 05:33 PM
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, fuck me, that Dodgers/Cardinals game was like watching baseball porn.
Welcome back to reality, Ryan Franklin.
Tenbatsuzen
10-08-2009, 05:50 PM
Think STL is gonna keep Holliday now?
OTOH, STL is so forgiving with the Cards, Holliday could put a bomb on the arch and they'd forgive him.
Suspect Chin
10-08-2009, 06:52 PM
Think STL is gonna keep Holliday now?
OTOH, STL is so forgiving with the Cards, Holliday could put a bomb on the arch and they'd forgive him.
True.
But god that made me happy. Even more so because of what the Dodgers did to the Cubs in last year's NLDS.
Suspect Chin
10-08-2009, 06:52 PM
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, fuck me, that Dodgers/Cardinals game was like watching baseball porn.
Welcome back to reality, Ryan Franklin.
I hope he shaves that nutsac off his chin. Or at least dyes it red.
Suspect Chin
10-08-2009, 06:55 PM
I do wonder, though: do you think the divisional series should go to best of 7 as well? I think they should.
I'd always welcome more playoff baseball, but as the system currently stands, the World Series is likely to extend into November, which could mean cold games and possibly snow.
Only other options would be to start earlier (again cold/snow) or shorten the season (not an option in my book).
Thank god the phillies lost, Im sick of them and their fans, now we just need to get rid of the yankees and red sox then the playoffs will be fun
Marc with a c
10-08-2009, 07:19 PM
fack.
TheMojoPin
10-08-2009, 07:22 PM
Thank god the phillies lost, Im sick of them and their fans, now we just need to get rid of the yankees and red sox then nobody will be watching
Fixed.
Fixed.
I think if it ends up being a Minnesota-Colorado World Series Bud Selig will shoot himself in the face.
underdog
10-08-2009, 07:40 PM
I think if it ends up being a Minnesota-Colorado World Series Bud Selig will shoot himself in the face.
epo will love it because there will be a lot of gamers and bunting.
Fallon
10-08-2009, 07:42 PM
Terrible Fucking Call!!!
razorboy
10-08-2009, 07:42 PM
I think if it ends up being a Minnesota-Colorado World Series Bud Selig will shoot himself in the face.
It'd be an improvement.
Doctor Z
10-08-2009, 07:42 PM
Hate to say it, but that's a fuckin' horrendous call at 1st...
epo will love it because there will be a lot of gamers and bunting.
Lots of bellyfulls of guts in that series.
By the way I've only been paying sporadic attention to the Sox-Angels game but it seems like every time I do pay attention the Sox are getting fucked by the umps one way or another.
Marc with a c
10-08-2009, 07:44 PM
Terrible Fucking Call!!!
twice tonight. that's what boston gets for being so racist.
Doctor Z
10-08-2009, 07:46 PM
WHAT a fuckin' PLAY!
Fallon
10-08-2009, 07:51 PM
twice tonight. that's what boston gets for being so racist.
No way!
http://www.set-magazine.com/photo/1216748336setoree1.jpg
TheMojoPin
10-08-2009, 07:53 PM
It's like CB Bucknor has been trying his damndest for a few years now to be the new Bruce Froemming.
Tenbatsuzen
10-08-2009, 07:58 PM
No way!
http://www.set-magazine.com/photo/1216748336setoree1.jpg
Yeah, Orr wore the "A", they made him wear the "N"
Marc with a c
10-08-2009, 07:58 PM
It's like CB Bucknor has been trying his damndest for a few years now to be the new Bruce Froemming.
he's no eric gregg.
Marc with a c
10-08-2009, 08:12 PM
i have never seen a 5-2-5 double play. awful on hunters part, but incredibly heads up on martinez.
TheMojoPin
10-08-2009, 08:22 PM
http://www.courant.com/media/photo/2009-10/49752188.jpg
TheGameHHH
10-08-2009, 09:09 PM
When Holliday biffed that ball we all knew it was over. and it was awesome the angels won
TheGameHHH
10-08-2009, 09:10 PM
by the way, Joe Torre sucks......cant manage a club worth shit
Marc with a c
10-08-2009, 09:13 PM
by the way, Joe Torre sucks......cant manage a club worth shit
it was a good move for him to throw broxton in the 8th in a game they were losing. i was shocked he did it, but it was smart.
TheGameHHH
10-08-2009, 09:29 PM
it was a good move for him to throw broxton in the 8th in a game they were losing. i was shocked he did it, but it was smart.
i didnt see the 7th and 8th so i cant comment......but its funny how this guy has managed winning ball clubs since 1996
anyway, i was just busting chops
cougarjake13
10-09-2009, 02:06 PM
by the way, Joe Torre sucks......cant manage a club worth shit
and yet he won 4 ws with your yankees and looks like hes gonna go back to back in nlcs'
GregoryJoseph
10-09-2009, 06:32 PM
Thank God that stupid Yankee game is over.
Now watch a REAL team!
Go Angels!!!
GregoryJoseph
10-09-2009, 06:51 PM
Wooo!!!
TheGameHHH
10-09-2009, 07:05 PM
and yet he won 4 ws with your yankees and looks like hes gonna go back to back in nlcs'
i dont think you picked up on my sarcasm
GregoryJoseph
10-09-2009, 07:06 PM
Playoff baseball is amazing.
The only thing that touches it is playoff hockey.
Playoff football doesn't feel different than regular season. Yes, there's a lot at stake. It just doesn't have the magic.
KnoxHarrington
10-09-2009, 07:23 PM
Playoff baseball is amazing.
The only thing that touches it is playoff hockey.
Playoff football doesn't feel different than regular season. Yes, there's a lot at stake. It just doesn't have the magic.
I think that's because regular season football games really mean more than regular season hockey or baseball. I mean, the best baseball teams of all time still dropped 50 games or so in the regular season. In the NFL, you gotta win at about a .600 clip to really think about the playoffs, and more like a .750 clip to get that all-important first round bye.
KnoxHarrington
10-10-2009, 08:31 AM
Tonight's Phillies/Rockies game in Denver has been postponed due to snow. It's rescheduled for tomorrow night, and Game 4 will be Monday, which was supposed to be the day off.
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20091010/SPORTS12/91010006/Rockies-Phillies+Game+3+postponed+by+snow
TheGameHHH
10-10-2009, 08:51 AM
Tonight's Phillies/Rockies game in Denver has been postponed due to snow. It's rescheduled for tomorrow night, and Game 4 will be Monday, which was supposed to be the day off.
http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20091010/SPORTS12/91010006/Rockies-Phillies+Game+3+postponed+by+snow
that is gay
Kevin
10-10-2009, 11:12 AM
that is gay
Yea, suck it up, PUSSIES. Yanks played opening day in a snow storm in 96.
Yea, suck it up, PUSSIES. Yanks played opening day in a snow storm in 96.
Yeah, it was only 15 degrees at NOON today...no big deal...
Kevin
10-10-2009, 01:18 PM
Yeah, it was only 15 degrees at NOON today...no big deal...
I was being sarcastic.
Suspect Chin
10-10-2009, 11:12 PM
I wish I was in St. Louis right now to laugh in the face of the entire city.
I was being sarcastic.
Stop being sarcastic about being sarcastic.
GregoryJoseph
10-11-2009, 08:05 AM
I hope my Angels wrap it up today!
Kevin
10-11-2009, 08:13 AM
Stop being sarcastic about being sarcastic.
You stop being sarcastic about me being sarcastic of being sarcastic.
cougarjake13
10-11-2009, 10:12 AM
i dont think you picked up on my sarcasm
yeh i didnt my bad
I hope my Angels wrap it up today!
You are definitely the new Jinx.
cougarjake13
10-11-2009, 10:18 AM
You are definitely the new Jinx.
are you as pissed that the dodgers didnt pitch to albert as you were with that whole prince fielder thing ??
TheGameHHH
10-11-2009, 10:22 AM
why is David Ortiz still in the lineup for the Red Sox?
cougarjake13
10-11-2009, 10:26 AM
why is David Ortiz still in the lineup for the Red Sox?
why are you watching baseball when football is on ?
Fallon
10-11-2009, 10:27 AM
why is David Ortiz still in the lineup for the Red Sox?
He shouldn't be.
Fallon
10-11-2009, 10:28 AM
why are you watching baseball when football is on ?
I'm watching both.
http://i35.tinypic.com/2e669dz.jpg
TheGameHHH
10-11-2009, 10:29 AM
why are you watching baseball when football is on ?
I seriously dont care all that much about football until the Yankees season is over. I just really can't get into it for some reason. I dedicate far too much of my life to baseball during the season to just abandon it in October.
are you as pissed that the dodgers didnt pitch to albert as you were with that whole prince fielder thing ??
Are you seriously comparing those two circumstances?
cougarjake13
10-11-2009, 10:30 AM
I'm watching both.
http://i35.tinypic.com/2e669dz.jpg
thats exceptable
plus you're a sawx fan and the patriots dont play til 4
hes a yankee fan, not sure if hes a giants fan or not
cougarjake13
10-11-2009, 10:31 AM
Are you seriously comparing those two circumstances?
no just trying to ruffle your feathers
why are you watching baseball when football is on ?
Football should be option #3 right now.
MLB Playoffs, Presidents Cup, regular-season football.
cougarjake13
10-11-2009, 10:38 AM
Football should be option #3 right now.
MLB Playoffs, Presidents Cup, regular-season football.
WHAT ???
i can accept that some people are more baseball fans then football or if they closely like both will watch a more important mlb playoff game then a reg season nfl game
but presidents cup ???
WHAT ???
i can accept that some people are more baseball fans then football or if they closely like both will watch a more important mlb playoff game then a reg season nfl game
but presidents cup ???
My football options are:
St Louis v Minnesota and Detroit v Pittsburgh.
They are lucky to be options 3 & 4 at this point.
drjoek
10-11-2009, 11:47 AM
PapelBUM
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Who the fuck walks the bases loaded for Vlad Guerrero?
drjoek
10-11-2009, 11:48 AM
Who the fuck walks the bases loaded for Vlad Guerrero?
TITO THE RETARD
Who the fuck walks the bases loaded for Vlad Guerrero?
If Vlad had bad numbers against Papelbon, you gamble and go for the potential double play.
Matters: the Sox were going to lose this series anyway.
If Vlad had bad numbers against Papelbon, you gamble and go for the potential double play.
Matters: the Sox were going to lose this series anyway.
Which I would get, but there was 2 outs in the inning.
Which I would get, but there was 2 outs in the inning.
Oh there were? Fucked if I know then.
Oh there were? Fucked if I know then.
That's why I didn't get the move.
Fallon
10-11-2009, 11:59 AM
:furious::furious::furious::furious:
:furious::furious::furious::furious:
:furious::furious::furious::furious:
:furious::furious::furious::furious:
:down:
disneyspy
10-11-2009, 12:01 PM
sorry fallon,it sucks when your team chokes away a agame
monkfish
10-11-2009, 12:04 PM
Wow - the 2009 Boston Red Sox thread is closed already? Now that's service.
Nice choke Papelbon. :clap:
drjoek
10-11-2009, 12:04 PM
They locked the Red Sox thread already
Ouch
disneyspy
10-11-2009, 12:05 PM
glad i didnt start a tigers thread this year
cougarjake13
10-11-2009, 12:08 PM
My football options are:
St Louis v Minnesota and Detroit v Pittsburgh.
They are lucky to be options 3 & 4 at this point.
well i can see that but still
its nfl football
well i can see that but still
its nfl football
Who cares? If the games suck, I'm not watching them.
Any time Boston loses is a good day for America (except during the revolution).
Hopefully the Twins drag this other series out a little longer.
cougarjake13
10-11-2009, 12:20 PM
Who cares? If the games suck, I'm not watching them.
its still nfl football
its still nfl football
Bad regular season football versus playoff baseball and an international golf event.
Its not even a comparison.
King Hippos Bandaid
10-11-2009, 12:24 PM
http://humanprovince.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/simpsons_nelson_haha2uwr.jpg
maybe Papelbon can channel his inner Donnie Moore
nah I kid, I like oyu guys, but its your fault for picking up Billy Wagner.. he is a cancer
Wow - the 2009 Boston Red Sox thread is closed already? Now that's service.
Nice choke Papelbon. :clap:
They locked the Red Sox thread already
Ouch
What's left to say? They pissed away the second half, barely made it in as a Wild Card because Texas gave up, and couldn't hit worth a damn against the Angels.
Tenbatsuzen
10-11-2009, 01:34 PM
Fallon is apparently upset with me.
KnoxHarrington
10-12-2009, 05:51 PM
Oops wrong thread
IamFogHat
10-15-2009, 04:35 PM
No one else on team Ronnie B? Let's go Philly!
Marc with a c
10-15-2009, 04:36 PM
fuck ron bennington.
IamFogHat
10-15-2009, 04:42 PM
fuck ron bennington.
Jim, I'm trying to promote a gig here...
KnoxHarrington
10-15-2009, 05:52 PM
I think to myself, "This is a really mediocre crew for this game," and then I remember that the announcers for the ALCS will be Buck & McCarver, and I feel better about this game.
Kevin
10-15-2009, 05:54 PM
Vintage awful Torre in that inning.
He would always leave pitchers in way too long with the Yankees.
Suspect Chin
10-15-2009, 07:24 PM
I like all the views TBS is giving for these games. They have come a long way.
Kevin
10-15-2009, 07:38 PM
I like all the views TBS is giving for these games. They have come a long way.
Too bad the most important part sucks dick.
The announcers.
Suspect Chin
10-15-2009, 07:50 PM
Too bad the most important part sucks dick.
The announcers.
Eh, I disagree. It's nice to hear new voices. Tomorrow we can listen to Saint Louis' biggest asshole, again.
Kevin
10-15-2009, 07:51 PM
Eh, I disagree. It's nice to hear new voices. Tomorrow we can listen to Saint Louis' biggest asshole, again.
Different, does not mean not GOD AWFUL.
Suspect Chin
10-15-2009, 07:55 PM
Different, does not mean not GOD AWFUL.
Maybe next year your dream will come true.
http://thesportshernia.typepad.com/blog/images/2007/05/07/waldman.jpg
joeyballsack
10-16-2009, 05:01 AM
Too bad the most important part sucks dick.
The announcers.
I would be interested in hearing who people think are good announcers.
It doesn't matter what crew is doing the game, someone always bitches about them.
MC Pee Pants
10-16-2009, 05:41 AM
I don't like TBS's shots. They just zoom in on the players faces, then give you a quick shot of the field and defensive positioning, then back to faces. Its kinda dumb becasue the game itself last night was dramatic enough, I didnt need Lidge's mole the size of my fist on my TV for 15 minutes.
It also seems like TBS adds a couple miles per hour to these guys. I don't remember the Philly bullpen throwing 94-96 consistently.
Suspect Chin
10-16-2009, 06:07 AM
I didnt need Lidge's mole the size of my fist on my TV for 15 minutes.
Don't worry it's non-herpetic.
Kevin
10-16-2009, 06:29 AM
I would be interested in hearing who people think are good announcers.
It doesn't matter what crew is doing the game, someone always bitches about them.
Here is what i think they should do.
Have one announcer from each team do the games. They do their respective teams all year and know them.
These other hacks are not just awful, but they do no reaserch and have no idea what they are talking about when it comes to the team. Skip Carrey and the ESPN guys are the worst of the bunch.
TheMojoPin
10-16-2009, 06:35 AM
Have one announcer from each team do the games. They do their respective teams all year and know them.
I think they should just alternate and have each team's regular announcers call their respective home games.
Kevin
10-16-2009, 06:39 AM
I think they should just alternate and have each team's regular announcers call their respective home games.
Eh, i dunno. Some of these home guys are major homers. It would alienate the other fans.. Would u want Hawk doing the games as a Cub fan? I think having one of each would balance it out.
brettmojo
10-16-2009, 06:40 AM
I'd much rather hear David Cone and whoever against anybody.
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