AZ D'BACK Baseball...as well as other MLB talk

[humanoid]

idk about that...rockies havent lost a game to the cardinals this year

things in baseball always even out, no streak is forever


plus, they are 4-0 against the Cardinals this year, which isn't a huge sampling to base anything upon
Rockies have Milwaukee at home, Giants have CUbs at home.....Milwaukee are a better road team than the Cubs this season

Rockies also play Dodgers in LA (best home record in NL), and the Giants play both SD and AZ, the 2 worst teams in their division

To me, it seems pretty clear that the Rockies have the much more difficult schedule for the remainder, even if they haven't lost to ST Louis all year (4 games)

That being said though, I still believe Colorado is going to beat out SF for the wild card, they have that look of a "team of destiny" again like in 2007

[DRcube]

you sir have done your homework

[humanoid]

you sir have done your homework

sorry, I wasn't trying to be a know it all....I just had this very discussion with a friend last night, so it was all fresh in my head

either way, I'm hoping it's an exciting finish, as most of the other races became uninteresting weeks ago

[boarderwoozel3]

It's true! I've been looking at the same thing for the past few weeks. But we've arrived at the point that SF certainly can't lose any ground, letting opportunities like last night slip are heartbreaking.

My stomach bruised my lower jaw when I saw the ball leave random McFucker's bat with one strike left in the game.

[boarderwoozel3]

Ahahahahaha! A break for the Giants:

Lee injured after slap from teammate (http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=4502934)

[seandlr]

You can't forget about Atlanta though. They just swept the Mets and now they have Washington and they're up on the Giants by a half a game I belive.

[boarderwoozel3]

I'm ignoring them. It's the only way.

[seandlr]

Can't forget Florida either.

[boarderwoozel3]

Already have :D

In all seriousness I'm really not worried about Florida but if the Rockies do falter, Atlanta has been playing out of their ass lately. Could get messy at the top.

[humanoid]

Atlanta has been hot, and I didn't realize that they play 7 of their last 10 games against the 52-100 Washington Nationals...that is reason to hope if you're a Braves fan

[Young blood]

Rockies will not falter. Last night was a bitch, but we win 4-5 of the next 9 on we are in.


PS giants blow goats.

[paulb]

fuck yes Joba....what a great outing!!!

[sydaud]

Just bought tickets for Monday night's Tigers/Twins game. By that time, the Tigers will have blown their 2 game lead and I can watch the Twins pass them in person.

But the real reason I am going is that they're having a 25th anniversary reunion of the 1984 Tigers, the greatest baseball team of all-time.

[boarderwoozel3]

Pretty sure Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry and Willle Mays didn't play on that team = Fail.

[paulb]

Feels great to be a Yankees fan right now!!! 100th win of the season, AL East title!! World series is comin!!

[Down Rodeo]

Oh my God, Dodgers...clinch the NL West already.

[boarderwoozel3]

Angles clinch an AL West title, congrats to them and their fans. Good luck against the Red Sox. After the clinch during the celebration, they all poured celebratory beer and bubbly over a Nick Adenheart Jersey that someone on the team was holding up. I thought that was a very touching moment. (Note that this is from a Giants fan who still holds a nasty grudge from 2002)

Speaking of, my guys are done. Oh well, it was a fun season and were in the thick of the playoff race until the last 10 days. Considering the past few seasons, that's not too bad. We'll probably lose Molina to free agency next year but pickup Freddie Sanchez's option pending his elbow/shoulder diagnosis. What the Giant's really need, desperately, is a legit cleanup hitter. I'd love to see us sign Matt Holliday.

So for the playoffs, go Cardinals and Red Sox. I wish the Rockies, Yankees and especially the goddamn Dodgers nothing but misfortune, tragedy and an early exit.

[paulb]

Jeff, you know thats not gonna happen...

[sydaud]

Pretty sure Juan Marichal, Gaylord Perry and Willle Mays didn't play on that team = Fail.


I'm pretty sure that Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry's total of World Series rings equals ZERO...but I better not speak ill of Marichal, especially if he has a bat in his hand.

http://216.117.181.169/art/team/baseball/b89.jpg


http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/multimedia/photo_gallery/0605/gallery.basebrawl/images/00.234678.jpg

I guess I would be upset too if year after year I was the Dodgers bitch. The 1984 Tigers at least won a World Series.

[humanoid]

The top picture of Marichal with the bat raised over his head as Roseboro is falling is pretty dramatic...and psychotic



and there is "greatest team of all time" debate...it was clearly the 2003 Tigers

[boarderwoozel3]

I'm pretty sure that Juan Marichal and Gaylord Perry's total of World Series rings equals ZERO...but I better not speak ill of Marichal, especially if he has a bat in his hand.

http://216.117.181.169/art/team/baseball/b89.jpg



Goddamnnogoodpiceofshitdodgers.

What is it, 55 years without a world series ring for the Giants? Not since the club moved to SF anyway :nono
5 runs up and 9 outs away from a ring game 6 in 2002..... !!! .......

[sydaud]

and there is "greatest team of all time" debate...it was clearly the 2003 Tigers

Hahahahahahaha....the worst thing about that team? They sucked so bad they couldn't even break the all-time record for losses. The one time the Twins have ever taken it easy on the Tigers.


And this years Tigers do not deserve to make the playoffs. They just cannot hit with runners in scoring position and they can't beat the Twins. They are going to lose 2 of the next 3 to the Twins and the Twins are going to make the playoffs this weekend.

[humanoid]

Hahahahahahaha....the worst thing about that team? They sucked so bad they couldn't even break the all-time record for losses. The one time the Twins have ever taken it easy on the Tigers.


And this years Tigers do not deserve to make the playoffs. They just cannot hit with runners in scoring position and they can't beat the Twins. They are going to lose 2 of the next 3 to the Twins and the Twins are going to make the playoffs this weekend.

'03 squad got the AL record though, didn't they?


As a Yankee fan, I know I would much rather face the Twins in the first round than the Tigers...even with some offensive woes, the Tigers' starting pitching could be potentially lethal in a short series....the Twins rotation doesn't carry that possibly unhittable quality

[sydaud]

In Detroit, we're praying that a) We make the playoffs, and b) Leyland gets the rotation right so that the Yankees would have to face Verlander and Jackson twice.

In the playoffs, it is all about power pitching...and the Tigers may catch lightning in a bottle if Verlander and Jackson pitch at their peak.

[gmoneyak]

Carl Fucking Povano..:nono

It figures that this dude would be 4-0 w/a 1.65 ERA against the Tigers all year, and absolutely tank it tonight.

[humanoid]

Carl Fucking Povano..:nono

It figures that this dude would be 4-0 w/a 1.65 ERA against the Tigers all year, and absolutely tank it tonight.

personally, I find it hilarious that the pansy bitch was able to make 32 starts this year after only managing to make 26 total during 4 years with the Yankees....fuck that guy really hard, I hope his arm falls off

[obzen]

Fucking Dodger's can't win one more game to save their lives,or their chances at making the NLCS-we all know they're gonna need the home-field advantage to have a fighting chance.


Eh,who am I kidding? It's not like it'll matter in the end-they have a shitty pitching staff anyway.

[Young blood]

Rocktober bitches.

[boarderwoozel3]

Fucking Dodger's can't win one more game to save their lives,or their chances at making the NLCS-we all know they're gonna need the home-field advantage to have a fighting chance.


Eh,who am I kidding? It's not like it'll matter in the end-they have a shitty pitching staff anyway.

Granted I don't like the Dodgers but talk about limping into the post season. Getting beat up by the Pirates callups? Yikes.

[humanoid]

Granted I don't like the Dodgers but talk about limping into the post season. Getting beat up by the Pirates callups? Yikes.


they're doing it for the fans...they wanted the last series with Colorado to be exciting for everyone

[boarderwoozel3]

How thoughtful of them.

[Young blood]

Oh my God, Dodgers...clinch the NL West already.

hahahahaha

[Coachella Bound]

Did anyone else know Ted Williams was frozen?

Why didnt i know this....... and then this story to go on top of it all.

http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=4524957

[humanoid]

/\ yeah, there was a strange legal battle a few years ago between Ted's son and his half sister over whether Ted had wanted to be frozen or cremated. As if that wasn't strange enough...now this is. It's an absolutely bizarre story, it almost sounds too weird to be true.

[Coachella Bound]

thats what im saying.... its like something out of a Tarentino movie. Who the hell beats the shit out of Ted Williams frozen head?

[humanoid]

what kind of sick fuck even remotely considers doing something like that?

[paulb]

Rockies tonight!!!!

[humanoid]

can someone please win the Central? Yanks would like to know who they're playing...thanks

[brando4n82]

http://gorightly.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/dockellis.jpg

[paulb]

lol, im now hoping Minnesota.... although, who would u rather face.... a very hot team in Minnesota, who we have beat the entire season, or a crappy Detroit but who we have had issues with....

Im not really worried, I know Yankees are taking the World Series. What a game by A-rod yesterday....7 RBI in the 6th inning.

[obzen]

Playoff game between Twins and Tigers on tuesday,eh?
I like whoever has a better shot at beating the Yanks.

[humanoid]

lol, im now hoping Minnesota.... although, who would u rather face.... a very hot team in Minnesota, who we have beat the entire season, or a crappy Detroit but who we have had issues with....

Im not really worried, I know Yankees are taking the World Series. What a game by A-rod yesterday....7 RBI in the 6th inning.

great way for him to finish of the regular season, but the Yanks really need him now...if he has a big October, he will rescue his entire career and reputation


both teams carry their own threat to the Yanks. Detroit is not that solid all around, but they have a few potentially dominant starters that could wreak havoc in a short series... Miguel Cabrera is getting wasted and fighting his wife, all while going 0-11 in their crucial series over the weekend.

The Twins have a significantly less intimidating rotation, but they are as scrappy as ever, can do all the little things right and have Mauer in the middle of the lineup and Nathan at the end of the bullpen. Obviously, losing Morneau is a major blow though

I'd rather them face the Twins, but I am confident in the Yanks chances this year against any of the teams....I absolutely cannot wait!

I definitely would never say I "know" anything about the playoffs...no matter how great a team is, so many things can happen in October...but I like their chances quite a bit

[paulb]

lets just say.... if Yankees face the Angels in the ALCS, its not going to be a sweep...

[humanoid]

lets just say.... if Yankees face the Angels in the ALCS, its not going to be a sweep...

it would be quite the battle...

I'm torn though, if that series does indeed occur, I will be able to go to a few games....but I'm not sure I want to put myself through that

[paulb]

i wanna see Yankees vs Boston...Angels we can barely beat, and with Boston recently, we've just owned them, and Im 100% sure it will continue through the post season... its gonna be Yankees vs St. Louis world series i bet.

[humanoid]

i wanna see Yankees vs Boston...Angels we can barely beat, and with Boston recently, we've just owned them, and Im 100% sure it will continue through the post season... its gonna be Yankees vs St. Louis world series i bet.

Yankees Red Sox ALCS have mostly been epic, adding one more chapter to that could be incredible

[stuporfly]

I'm torn though, if that series does indeed occur, I will be able to go to a few games....but I'm not sure I want to put myself through that

I was in the bleachers at Yankee Stadium a few years ago for an Angels-Yanks first round series that was eventually won by Los Angeles Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious of Anaheim, but at least the Bombers took the one game I picked up tickets for. Randy Johnson pitched for New York (egad!), and gave up a few early runs, leading an absolutely foolish Angels fan to start waving his spare jersey around in people's faces. He was being sports fan smug, which is certainly not uncommon among backers of any team (Yankees extremely included). But given the climate, and the drunks who'd smuggled in hotel room bottles of booze, it was a bad idea. The minute the home team started their comeback, someone snatched the jersey, tore it to pieces and tried to light the pieces on fire (unsuccessfully). I've seen all sorts of shit go down at Yankee Stadium, and that was one of the most amusing.

Most of the crowd believed they were watching Bernie Williams' last game in pinstripes, and it was really lovely the outpouring of support. He re-signed for one more season after that, but it doesn't diminish what happened that night. I miss that dude in center field. For all the accolades thrown Ken Griffey Jr.'s way (most of them deserved), I always argued that I'd rather have a guy like Bernie on my team. Griffey hit the long ball, had (or "has") a solid career batting average and has made some amazing grabs in the field, but Bernie was just the ultimate team player.

Looking forward to see who the Yanks will be playing.

[boarderwoozel3]

Cardinals def. Dodgers
Rockies def. Phillies
Skanky Yankees def. Det/Min (hopefully Min, down 3-2 in the 7th...)
Angels def. Red Socks

Cardinals def. Rockies
Skanky Yankees def. Angels

Skanky Yankees def. Cardinals

[humanoid]

Cardinals def. Dodgers
Rockies def. Phillies
Skanky Yankees def. Det/Min (hopefully Min, down 3-2 in the 7th...)
Angels def. Red Socks

Cardinals def. Rockies
Skanky Yankees def. Angels

Skanky Yankees def. Cardinals

I've always been a magnet for "skanky", maybe it makes perfect sense that I 've always been a Yankee fan

[iv3rdawG]

Game is getting good.

[boarderwoozel3]

I've always been a magnet for "skanky", maybe it makes perfect sense that I 've always been a Yankee fan

You should probably get tested for both.

[stuporfly]

Cardinals def. Dodgers
Rockies def. Phillies
Skanky Yankees def. Det/Min (hopefully Min, down 3-2 in the 7th...)
Angels def. Red Socks

Cardinals def. Rockies
Skanky Yankees def. Angels

Skanky Yankees def. Cardinals

Excelsior!

[boarderwoozel3]

Here's the deal, I obviously don't like the Yankees and their Championship buying ways but I see them winning the title all the same. They're screwed if Burnett and Petitte flop but they can out-slug pretty much anyone in that bandbox park.

To be completely honest, so long as the Dodgers make an early exit I'm not emotionally invested in one outcome or another.

[stuporfly]

Here's the deal, I obviously don't like the Yankees and their Championship buying ways but I see them winning the title all the same. They're screwed if Burnett and Petitte flop but they can out-slug pretty much anyone in that bandbox park.


A few bones of contention as an admitted Yankee fan since early childhood...

- If the stadium has a hitter-friendly right field line, it's only an advantage to a team with a lineup loaded with lefties (or, less likely, one with a lot of guys with opposite field power). Since both the home and visiting teams play on the same field, the only place the Yankees would have an advantage is in season homer records.

With 39, Mark Teixeira was tied for first in American League homers. The next closest in the AL on the Yankees was A-Rod, whose 30 tied him for 13th place. Other AL teams with two players in the top 13 in that category were Boston, Texas, Toronto, Minnesota and Tampa Bay.

Teixeira was only tied for sixth-best when the totals of both the AL and NL leaders are included. A-Rod came in tied for 28th.

Okay, as a team, they led all of baseball with 244 on the season, so maybe I'm being a bit of a homer there. But I still maintain that all teams playing in Yankee Stadium - or any stadium - are afforded the same advantages/disadvantages/design quirks as anyone else. That dumb hillock in Houston's center field might be considered more of an advantage for the home team, as they are morefamiliar with having to field balls out there. Likewise, ricochets off the left field wall in Boston might be more easy to navigate for the home team. But those are potential defensive advantages. As a batter, all you have to be is lefty and reasonably strong to have a shot in Yankee Stadium, and that goes for teams in both dugouts on any given day.

- Other teams spend money on their players. Excepting the money laid out on Teixeira/Sabathia/Burnett this past offseason, some key players have come to the Bronx by trade (A-Rod) and even more have actually come up through the team's farm system or spent their entire careers in pinstripes (Jeter, Rivera, Cano, Posada, Cabrera, Chamberlain, Pettitte - not counting his stint in Houston, of course).

The high payroll didn't mean a thing for the Yankees last year, of course, and this year's second and third place spenders (Mets, Cubs) didn't get what they hoped for, either. Nor did Houston or Seattle, the remaining teams in the top ten for salaries in 2009 that didn't make the postseason. The Twins, on the other hand, were in 24th.

For all the money they've spent, the Yankees haven't won the World Series in a decade. Other big ticket teams have (like the fucking Red Sox), but so have other teams that were lower on the food chain.

- The complaints about the stadium design were primarily kept alive over the course of the season by bitter assholes like Mike Lupica, who has spent the better part of the past several years showing utter contempt for the Yankees. Controversy sells papers, especially in a tabloid-friendly city like New York.

- Pinstripes are slimming, and I've just come off a gluttonous birthday weekend.

I know a lot of the above won't make sense to anyone who isn't me, and I'm probably just the worst kind of sports fan there is - a frontrunner who gets his stirrup socks in a twist when people throw stones.

Also - Holy fuck!!! What a 10th inning!!!

[boarderwoozel3]

Yankees, bah-humbug.

And I just realized that this game was on TBS. And wow, score one for the fast Astroturf infield.

Edit* WWWOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW! (I think he was safe @ home)

[dorkfish]

this game is ridiculous.

[dorkfish]

oh man, if you like baseball and you're not watching this. you're a fool.

[iv3rdawG]

Yeah, what a way to start off the playoffs (even though it's not technically a playoff game).

[sydaud]

Damn, damn, damn....this game is killing me.

[boarderwoozel3]

Even with no emotional connection to either team I'm getting stressed by this. High drama to say the least.

[sydaud]

And now it's not killing me. The Tigers season in a nutshell. I'll be drinking with Cabrera tonight.

[paulb]

I was in the bleachers at Yankee Stadium a few years ago for an Angels-Yanks first round series that was eventually won by Los Angeles Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious of Anaheim, but at least the Bombers took the one game I picked up tickets for. Randy Johnson pitched for New York (egad!), and gave up a few early runs, leading an absolutely foolish Angels fan to start waving his spare jersey around in people's faces. He was being sports fan smug, which is certainly not uncommon among backers of any team (Yankees extremely included). But given the climate, and the drunks who'd smuggled in hotel room bottles of booze, it was a bad idea. The minute the home team started their comeback, someone snatched the jersey, tore it to pieces and tried to light the pieces on fire (unsuccessfully). I've seen all sorts of shit go down at Yankee Stadium, and that was one of the most amusing.

Most of the crowd believed they were watching Bernie Williams' last game in pinstripes, and it was really lovely the outpouring of support. He re-signed for one more season after that, but it doesn't diminish what happened that night. I miss that dude in center field. For all the accolades thrown Ken Griffey Jr.'s way (most of them deserved), I always argued that I'd rather have a guy like Bernie on my team. Griffey hit the long ball, had (or "has") a solid career batting average and has made some amazing grabs in the field, but Bernie was just the ultimate team player.

Looking forward to see who the Yanks will be playing.

I was at that game too... and I went to the next home game as well with Shawn Chacon pitching, the day after it originally got rained out.... Randy Johnson really disappointed me that day, I had amazing seats though, right behind home plate... Derek Jeter's home run in the 9th was pretty cool... and Aaron Small got the loss in that game right? He was unreal during the season, 10-0?

my view:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/paulbonardelli/157_5743.jpg

and the next day:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/paulbonardelli/158_5811.jpg

[gmoneyak]

See, I told you the Twins would win the AL Central this year.. lol.

What an unfreakinbelievable game and comeback from my boys this season.

At this point, I really don't even care about the outcome against the Yankees tomorrow.

They are the one team in all of baseball that the Twins never seem to match up well with. It's been like that for years, it's become a mental barrier that this team can't seem to shake.

Tomorrow's starters features Duensing (a rookie) vs. Sabathia, who besides being a perennial All-Star, has always dominated the Twins. The Twins will always be vulnerable against quality lefties, 4 out of our top 5 hitters are left-handed, (including Morneau, who's hurt). Couple that w/no rest between tonight's game and tomorrow, and the chances are slim.

Maybe NY will be a lil' stale out of the blocks, having wrapped up the division so early. Who knows...

[paulb]

YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a game, once it was 2-0 for Minnesota, I got nervous for a bit, thinkin what if it happens all over again, a quick exit in the ALDS... but A-rod was great, Jeter was excellent, Matsui's bomb.... great game!

[DRcube]

MATT KEMP!!!! AAHHHH!!!
i know its just the first but i jumped up like it was the bottom of the ninth

[boarderwoozel3]

How the Giants do today? Oh yeah, dammit.

Go Cardinals.

[humanoid]

YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a game, once it was 2-0 for Minnesota, I got nervous for a bit, thinkin what if it happens all over again, a quick exit in the ALDS... but A-rod was great, Jeter was excellent, Matsui's bomb.... great game!

great start to the series...CC gave up some hits, but overall was awesome...tons of K's early, great control, then the bullpen came in and shut it down.

Jeter was Jeter, he is simply incredible...Arod finally got the monkey off his back, 2 at bats in a row even!!!! I have a feeling he may have a huge October, he seems so much more relaxed this year than he ever has as a Yankee. I think it just may pay huge dividends...teams keep making the mistake of bringing in lefties to face Matsui, he is such a clutch performer

and don't forget Swish!!! he got the game winning Rbi...clutch!!!

let's see AJ follow it up with a dominant start on Friday...I can't wait!!

[seandlr]

With such a strong start for the Dodgers, I can see if we beat the Cardinals, were definately going to the world series

[TomAz]

I hate the yankees. fucking steinbrenners are everything wrong with sports today.

but I don't see anybody beating them. Twins'll get swept. sox or angels will get crushed. then whatever weakling comes out of the NL will also lose.

I am so glad it's football season. fuck the yankees.

[humanoid]

With such a strong start for the Dodgers, I can see if we beat the Cardinals, were definately going to the world series

not concerned with Philadelphia at all?

[TomAz]

With such a strong start for the Dodgers, I can see if we beat the Cardinals, were definately going to the world series

this is a bizarre statement. you won the first game of a seven game series on your home field. Lose tonight and St Louis has the momentum. Dodgers, cardinals, phillies, rockies, they're all about the same. no way is this a slam dunk for any of them.

[humanoid]

I hate the yankees. fucking steinbrenners are everything wrong with sports today.

but I don't see anybody beating them. Twins'll get swept. sox or angels will get crushed. then whatever weakling comes out of the NL will also lose.

I am so glad it's football season. fuck the yankees.

god I hate it when owners reinvest the profits from their vastly profitable enterprise directly back into the team

I understand hating the system, because there is plenty that could be fixed about it, but don't really get hating the Steinbrenners (unless it's because they're obnoxious douchebags at times)

I know, fuck me, Yankee fans are the vile scum of the earth

[seandlr]

not concerned with Philadelphia at all?

Not really. They're pitching game has been too soft, and I think the dodgers can easily capitalize off of that.

[TomAz]

Not really. They're pitching game has been too soft, and I think the dodgers can easily capitalize off of that.

http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Business/images/kool-aid-man.jpg

[humanoid]

Not really. They're pitching game has been too soft, and I think the dodgers can easily capitalize off of that.

I admire your optimism, I've just watched far too much baseball in my lifetime to think anything ever comes easy in the playoffs, no matter who your team is...

you don't think the Dodgers starting pitching could potentially be viewed as a weakness?

[Gribbz]

I admire your optimism, I've just watched far too much baseball in my lifetime to think anything ever comes easy in the playoffs, no matter who your team is...

you don't think the Dodgers starting pitching could potentially be viewed as a weakness?

This. And what Tom said.

[seandlr]

Well, I don't have much optimism against the Cardinals. But I see your point. Are pitching can be seen as a weakness when were compared to teams like st. Louis, Boston, or New York, but up against the Phili, I think our bullpen is better stacked.

[humanoid]

Well, I don't have much optimism against the Cardinals. But I see your point. Are pitching can be seen as a weakness when were compared to teams like st. Louis, Boston, or New York, but up against the Phili, I think our bullpen is better stacked.

most teams have starting pitching question marks, it's not really specific to the Dodgers...I know the Yanks have questions, St Louis does after Carpenter/Wainwright, Boston does after Lester/Beckett

Dodgers do have a bunch of quality arms in the bullpen though

if your starters can keep you in games, you definitely have a shot against St Louis...Kershaw better pitch well today, because I'm not sure what Padilla and Billingsley are going to do in St Louis

[higgybaby23]

"The Cardinals won five of seven games, outscoring the Dodgers 31-19. But in the last five, three were decided by one run, another by two runs."

^This is in reference to the regular season this year. I'm a huge Cards fan and of course want them to win, but it will be a competitive series.

[CuervoPH]

And it will be interesting if it comes down to a Dodgers/Phillies NLCS. The Dodgers seem to (at least lately) not have starters that can go more than 6-7 innings, but have a decent bullpen. The Phillies have starters that can go deeper into games, but their bullpen is highly suspect. (This probably explains why Lee got the complete game in game 1 even though he threw at least 110 pitches.) Hopefully the Dodgers can force the Phillies to go to their bullpen often.

And I am a Dodgers fan in PA. I think there's one other person in my workplace so when we play the Phils, I'm fighting the good fight alone, except for a few Mets fans that always cheer against the Phillies.

[CuervoPH]

And my post was in reference to the posts above Higgy's. To Higgy's point, one win against the Cardinals is not a series win. I am hoping the Dodgers pull it off though.

[seandlr]

Padilla I have faith in, Billingsley I have none. He doesn't work well under pressure and that's why I hope we can sweep st. Louis.

[humanoid]

Padilla I have faith in, Billingsley I have none. He doesn't work well under pressure and that's why I hope we can sweep st. Louis.

aside from Colorado, Padilla didn't face any stacked lineups like St Louis or Phil, he only pitched against SF, Col, Ariz, Wash & SD....and has never pitched in the postseason in his career

we'll see how he performs...

Billingsley has looked like he's lacking confidence throughout the second half...first half, his numbers were still pretty dominant, comparable to last season, but after the all star break, he has been very hittable.

none of my Dodger fan friends have any faith in him now, it's interesting how quickly perceptions can change in this game

[obzen]

Kershaw better pitch well today, because I'm not sure what Padilla and Billingsley are going to do in St Louis

QFT

[malcolmjamalawesome]

I hate the fucking Cardinals. But I like that Dodgers Stadium plays Zombie Nation after home runs.

[CuervoPH]

Woo hoo!!! Thank you, Matt Holliday! I'll give you an assist for that win.

[Down Rodeo]

Yes!! Yet another clutch Dodgers rally! I'd say this series is pretty much over now.

[DRcube]

YESS!!!!! dodgers got fucking lucky!

[seandlr]

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!?

[suprefan]

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!?



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[iv3rdawG]

I was there! Takes over that Manny grand slam game as greatest game I've ever been to. My voice is gone. Wow. Wow. Just amazing. Hahaha YES!!!!!!

[obzen]

I only got to see the end of the game,you know,the part where Blake was one strike away from a calling it a tie series-that's when the magic started...

[humanoid]

If the Dodgers do finish out that series,, I wonder of that means the end of Matt Holliday's short lived career in St Louis? He probably won't want to stay and be constantly associated with postseason failure by the fans.

[Hopeless Semantic]

The Angels finally get a jump on the Red Sox last night...Good to see that the offense was able to provide Lackey with some support.

[boarderwoozel3]

If the Dodgers do finish out that series,, I wonder of that means the end of Matt Holliday's short lived career in St Louis? He probably won't want to stay and be constantly associated with postseason failure by the fans.

The Giants would take him in with open arms :thu

[buddy]

twins just need to get this to nathan to send this to minnesota 1-1.

[seandlr]

UH-OH Yankee's

[suprefan]

FOR...EV.....ER!!!!

http://i37.tinypic.com/2zz6iw8.gif

[seandlr]

A-Rod saves the game!

[buddy]

that went badly

[stuporfly]

that went badly

It's all about perspective, because I thought it went incredibly well.

[humanoid]

It's all about perspective, because I thought it went incredibly well.

I tend to agree, I thought it was beautiful


now if only the Yankees could figure out how to not walk the absolutely terrible hitting Nick Punto and Carlos Gomez

[stuporfly]

FOR...EV.....ER!!!!

http://i37.tinypic.com/2zz6iw8.gif

That's hilarious - I hadn't seen it yet. The poor bastard not only cost his team the game, but took one off the gentleman's region in the process.

[paulb]

What a fuckin unreal Yankees game!!!! Best ive seen in a long time!

[boarderwoozel3]

Fuck'em.

[zenidogx]

Angels! 2-0! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooot!

[Down Rodeo]

Wow...looks like the Dodgers are going to sweep this series. I would not have expected that but I'm ecstatic that it's happening. The Cards are looking surprisingly sloppy in this series. It's bizarre, but I won't complain as a Dodgers fan :)

[iv3rdawG]

Yeah!

[seandlr]

The World Series is on its way to LA

[iv3rdawG]

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2577/alyssamilanol.jpg


Via @PTIShow: Happy trails, St. Louis Cardinals! Enjoy your Holliday! Zing!

[DRcube]

FUCK YES

[JustSteve]

The World Series is on its way to LA

let's make it a freeway series.

[malcolmjamalawesome]

More people should hate the Cardinals. Cardinal Nation is the most annoying fucking redneck fanbase in the world.

[seandlr]

I really have respect for St. Louis fans, with them giving Matt Holiday a standing ovation.

[obzen]

More people should hate the Cardinals. Cardinal Nation is the most annoying fucking redneck fanbase in the world.
:rotfl

[zenidogx]

SWEEP

[humanoid]

nice comeback Angels

[zenidogx]

Abreu is the man. He's made the difference in the team. And I was shocked to see Vlad get a clutch hit.
We're one step closer to a Freeway Series!

[humanoid]

go ahead and overlook the ALCS

[ThomThom]

That was an incredible comeback, WOW.

[zenidogx]

go ahead and overlook the ALCS

I will. Angels in 6 vs Yankess, 5 vs Twins.

[paulb]

5? lol....Yankees are sweeping tonight... ALCS.... Im shittin bricks right now...

[zenidogx]

If they get more bad calls to go their way . . .

[paulb]

their way...pff...did u see how many horrible calls the home plate umpire was making the other day?

[ThomThom]

Yeah but that "foul ball" that Mauer hit was one of the worst calls I have seen and would have evened that series up. I'm not too impressed with the Yankees at this point, Angels have a good shot.

[obzen]

Fuck The Wanks.

[brando4n82]

Wow...looks like the Dodgers are going to sweep this series. I would not have expected that but I'm ecstatic that it's happening. The Cards are looking surprisingly sloppy in this series. It's bizarre, but I won't complain as a Dodgers fan :)

THIS IS MY TOWN!

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[gmoneyak]

Bye-bye Twins, it's been a nice ride.

Here's to looking forward to a real stadium next year, and some key acquisitions in the offseason.

[paulb]

YANKEES!!!!! A-rod....how clutch.....and Pettite was fuckin amazing...great game... cant wait for the ALCS Friday, should be very exciting!

And for Humanoid, I hope you're able to get tix to catch the Yanks and cheer them on!

[buddy]

angels have the best chance of anybody to beat the yanks, but they might be unstoppable at this point. we'll see how cc and burnett hold up. burnett definitely looked beatable.

[humanoid]

Yeah but that "foul ball" that Mauer hit was one of the worst calls I have seen and would have evened that series up. I'm not too impressed with the Yankees at this point, Angels have a good shot.

of course, that was a bad call and it could have helped the Twins even things up

but, to say that it "would have evened that series up" helps to illustrate a lack of understanding of baseball strategy...

if Mauer had been on second instead of first, the Yankees would have walked Jason Kubel next to put runners at first and second to set up the double play with Cuddyer coming up next...the same sequence of events would not have occurred like you are assuming

to assume that all the events would have played out same way ignores the strategy that would have occurred if the call had been made correctly and Mauer would've gotten the leadoff double that he deserved

would I have been pissed if the call had been against my team?? of course I would...but in baseball, things don't happen in a linear fashion that lets you assume anything would have happened the same way if a few small details are changed

[higgybaby23]

More people should hate the Cardinals. Cardinal Nation is the most annoying fucking redneck fanbase in the world.

Hey, you're talking about my family. :)


Seriously though, Padilla fucking pwnd my team on Saturday. It was almost more embarassing than Hollidays crotch shot.

[humanoid]

angels have the best chance of anybody to beat the yanks, but they might be unstoppable at this point. we'll see how cc and burnett hold up. burnett definitely looked beatable.

I have no idea how this series may turn out...Angels are an absolutely fantastic team. The thing is though, so are the Yankees, and try as they might to hate them, simply because they're the Yankees, people shouldn't underestimate this team. Pretty damn good in all facets of the game.

I'm hearing lots of cockiness out of Angels fans so far. That's a foolish way to root for baseball because it can quickly make you look like an ass. I'm confident that the Yankees can win this, but also know that anything can happen in a short series in baseball, especially when you have 2 such quality teams facing off.

but the Angels own the Yankees!!!!!..ok, well you have fared well against the Yanks in recent history, but the 2009 incarnation of the Yankees is a vastly different and much more well rounded team than any of their squads in the last 5 or 6 years. Yes the Angels have won 2 playoff series against the Yanks, but those were in 2002 and 2005, hardly relevant to this year's series.

I would also venture to say that while the Angels are a very well rounded team in almost all aspects of the game, they do have their own question marks in their bullpen. The back end of the bullpen with Jepsen, Bulger, Fuentes is not nearly as intimidating as Shields/Frankie was.

Angels, go ahead and underestimate the Yankees if you will, I have a feeling things will be much different this year...but that's why they play the games, and I think it will be a great series between 2 very good teams.

[seandlr]

Exactly what I wanted. Phillies vs. Dodgers.
Hopefully the Dodgers prevail and gain their revenge from last year.

[obzen]

I dunno,i think it'll be tough for L.A. to reach The World Series.

[paulb]

the truely deserving team won today...Colorado are not world champions... I wanted the Rockies, but they truely sucked...

[Sexecutioner]

just got 4 tix to game 6 of the world series (if angels make it past the yanks). woo hoo! go angels!

[stuporfly]

just got 4 tix to game 6 of the world series (if angels make it past the yanks). woo hoo! go angels!

Just make sure you hang on to your refund information for when those tickets are rendered unusable.

Go Yanks!

[seandlr]

just got 4 tix to game 6 of the world series (if angels make it past the yanks). woo hoo! go angels!

how much were they? (each)

[Sexecutioner]

how much were they? (each)

110 after fees. those were the cheapest possible i think.

[TomAz]

I dunno,i think it'll be tough for L.A. to reach The World Series.

I dunno. I am starting to think that Torre's revenge against the Steinbrenners is written in the cards. Which, incidentally, I fully support.

[humanoid]

I dunno. I am starting to think that Torre's revenge against the Steinbrenners is written in the cards. Which, incidentally, I fully support.

isn't Torre just an ousted agent of evil that was paid much more than the average manager while a member of the Yankees organization? now he's a folk hero worthy of the peoples' support?

[sydaud]

As manager of the Mets, Braves and Cardinals, Torre had a winning percentage of .463, only finishing 1st or 2nd 3 times in 14 years.

I have nothing against Torre, seems like a decent guy, but I think he became a much better manager when he had better players to manage.

[boarderwoozel3]

lolshaw

[suprefan]

grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[suprefan]

And here come the haters........

[Down Rodeo]

Damn Dodgers pitching...of all the games to suck it up, they picked a terrible one. The hitting was excellent though (except with RISP), so I expect this to be a very good series once the pitching rounds into form.

EDIT: Poor Kershaw, he had the Phillies on their heels until that 5th inning. I'll chalk that up to nerves and being young & inexperienced.

[Down Rodeo]

Thank you Phillies for your crappy defense and bullpen today. Dodgers dodged (haha) a bullet and now the series is tied. Go Blue :)

[suprefan]

yes

[DRcube]

W0oT!! good game

[Sexecutioner]

nice one dodgers. now time for angels to step it up as well.

[boarderwoozel3]

Ha, very odd plate collision. A-rod never touched the plate and Mathis never tagged him, yet he's out. Whatever works.

[Gribbz]

The umpires have been terrible this post season.

[suprefan]

Foot was off the bag.


Ha, very odd plate collision. A-rod never touched the plate and Mathis never tagged him, yet he's out. Whatever works.


With a play like that, by default he is out.

[suprefan]

Here comes Paulb jizzing all over this thread...

[paulb]

YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


The better team won tonight, thats all i gotta say........and fuckin CC!!!!!!!!!

[fatbastard]

I'm gonna gobto bed but wante to sat that I hope manny heops win the nesxt oucpe l ogf game.s

[seandlr]

I'm gonna gobto bed but wante to sat that I hope manny heops win the nesxt oucpe l ogf game.s

Haha. I think you've mistaken this thread for the "Official I'm Drunk Thread" thread.

[obzen]

So how does the configuration go?

2-3-2 or 2-2-1-1-1?

[seandlr]

2-3-2

[suprefan]

COME ON HALOS!

[suprefan]

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[boarderwoozel3]

Unfortunately, they failed.

(My gosh, am I really rooting for the Angels?! I hate this postseason)

[Sushov23]

Yankees have it locked up, and the Phillies should pull it out with Lee pitching game 3. We gonna have an all east coast world series. I was cheering for the Angels this postseason, since my Braves didn't make it. Sad Panda.

[seandlr]

Lee isn't going to be a problem.

[TomAz]

i want to jam a shiv up derek jeter's nostril

[paulb]

what a fuckin game!!!!!!!!!! Couldnt have asked for anything better.... A-rod, how clutch this postseason!!!! Sweep? I thought Yankees in 6, but after these 2 wins.....sweep is possible.

[stuporfly]

what a fuckin game!!!!!!!!!! Couldnt have asked for anything better.... A-rod, how clutch this postseason!!!! Sweep? I thought Yankees in 6, but after these 2 wins.....sweep is possible.

I'd love a sweep, though even if they don't manage it, it's hard to picture the Yanks losing this series. They're just so locked in, and they find a way to get shit done in the end. It's a quality they've lacked for the past few seasons, but there's something different about this team.

[seandlr]

What a fucken horrible 2 innings. It would be unbelievable if we come back from this one.

[boarderwoozel3]

LOL Dodgers.

[ThomThom]

Yay, another great world series coming... Phillies vs. Yankees.

*yawn*

[ThomThom]

Bad pitching on the Dodgers end and crucial errors by the Angels made both teams very deserving of losing their LCS matchups.

[obzen]

Dodgers pitching-sucking it hard tonight.

[ThomThom]

Dodgers pitching-sucking it hard tonight.

I haven't seen a pitcher get lit up like that in a while. Kuroda should've been yanked after the 2 run homer.

[obzen]

Kuroda shouldn't have been in the rotation,period.

[ThomThom]

Kuroda shouldn't have been in the rotation.

I don't think it's a secret that Torre has never been the best at managing a bullpen. He makes some of the poorest decisions in that aspect of any coach in the league. It's already bit him in the ass twice in this series alone, see game 1 with Kershaw and now game 3 with Kuroda.

[ThomThom]

Fuck, why weren't the Dodgers in the mix during the Cliff Lee sweepstakes before the trade deadline? That son of a bitch doesn't miss a beat.

[vinylmartyr]

We need to bean Carlos Ruiz. somebody need to get hit by a pitch these guys are too comfortable.

[Still-ill]

What the hell? You guys are already penciling in the Phillies for the world series? I didn't expect The Dodgers to beat Lee tonight. They just have to take one in Philly to grab home-field back. You guys are sounding like fucking Angel fans.

[humanoid]

Lee isn't going to be a problem.

this is why I never like to make definitive statements regarding any sort of predictions in the postseason

[humanoid]

Fuck, why weren't the Dodgers in the mix during the Cliff Lee sweepstakes before the trade deadline? That son of a bitch doesn't miss a beat.

they were

[humanoid]

I'd love a sweep, though even if they don't manage it, it's hard to picture the Yanks losing this series. They're just so locked in, and they find a way to get shit done in the end. It's a quality they've lacked for the past few seasons, but there's something different about this team.

3 games in a row in Anaheim, making me feel the odds of a sweep are low...but as much crap as I take from Angels fans (well at least since most of them started watching in 2002) ....it wouldn't be too bad to not have to hear from them for a while

[ThomThom]

they were

had no idea

[ThomThom]

What the hell? You guys are already penciling in the Phillies for the world series? I didn't expect The Dodgers to beat Lee tonight. They just have to take one in Philly to grab home-field back. You guys are sounding like fucking Angel fans.

I'm sorry Still, the Dodgers bullpen is looking horrendous and the Phillies have the option of starting Lee again if they put the Dodgers in the corner by game 5 to close it out. I just don't see it happening. I'm not guaranteeing a Phillies win by any means I'm only saying that it is starting to look very grim.

[humanoid]

had no idea

there was a rumor that there was possibly a big deal that would have brought Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez to LA, but somehow Philly swooped in and got him before that could materialize

[Still-ill]

I don't see Lee throwing another Gem on that short of a rest against the same team.

Oh.


...and:
http://www3.pictures.gi.zimbio.com/Los+Angeles+Dodgers+Photo+Day+jOfDZ1QRW9rl.jpg

[ThomThom]

there was a rumor that there was possibly a big deal that would have brought Cliff Lee and Victor Martinez to LA, but somehow Philly swooped in and got him before that could materialize

Jesus, but I can only imagine what the Dodgers would have had to give up. They have a great farm that they are very stingy with when it comes to trade talks.

[boarderwoozel3]

this is why I never like to make definitive statements regarding any sort of predictions in the postseason

Especially deeply misinformed ones about in-form, reigning cy young winners.


I don't see Lee throwing another Gem on that short of a rest against the same team.


He wouldn't need a gem with Philly's offense. Even so, it's not happening on 72 hours rest. The next three games are going to be Blanton > Hamels > Martinez. You can bet on Lee in game 7, should the series get that far.

[Still-ill]

Tonight they hit well, but they only scored 1 last game. 8 in the first game so we'll see.

[paulb]

that was an incredibly boring game....great pithing by Lee, I wouldnt expect anything else from him.... Dodgers are still in this....barely though if they lose tomorrow.

[seandlr]

this is why I never like to make definitive statements regarding any sort of predictions in the postseason
I didn't think the dodgers would have done as bad as they did today. Lee did a lot better today then he did against colorado and that's how I took my stand. Lee was phenomenal, and the dodgers weren't. And for the love of god, Kemp, make something happen this postseason. I'm crossing my fingers for Wolf tomorrow.

[Still-ill]

Lee's first game against the Rockies was a lot like tonight.

[humanoid]

Cliff Lee pitched twice against Col, going 1-0 with 16 1/3 innings pitched, allowing only 14 baserunners and 2 earned runs...

from my perspective, he looks pretty on his game right now


hope the Dodgers can make a series of it beginning tomorrow

[humanoid]

I'm so in love with Derek Jeter

[suprefan]

halos..

[suprefan]

COME ON BROXTON!

[ThomThom]

The umpire behind home plate has been making some of the worst calls. I just don't understand what he considers a strike zone... Stupid motherfucker.

[paulb]

:( go dodgers

[Gribbz]

Trouble a brewing.

[gmoneyak]

1ytCEuuW2_A

Deja vu.. Both games decided by walk-off doubles!

[seandlr]

Fuck me

[paulb]

uh oh!

[Gribbz]

Ouch.

[boarderwoozel3]

COME ON BROXTON!

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[DRcube]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThomThom]

This series is fucking over. The Dodgers may as well throw in the towel on Wednesday, they should be ashamed of themselves.

[DRcube]

yeah no way the dodgers are winning 3 in a row

[ThomThom]

It's fucking pathetic, same old shit every year. I'm so sick of watching the San Antonio Spurs of baseball constantly beat up on them.

[Gribbz]

It's fucking pathetic, same old shit every year. I'm so sick of watching the San Antonio Spurs of baseball constantly beat up on them.

I find that The Angels are the Spurs of baseball.

[ThomThom]

I find that The Angels are the Spurs of baseball.

The Spurs won alot of titles.

[Still-ill]

Well. Shit.

[Gribbz]

The Spurs won alot of titles.

I thought you were referring to how boring The Spurs are to watch.

[Still-ill]

The umpire behind home plate has been making some of the worst calls. I just don't understand what he considers a strike zone... Stupid motherfucker.

Yeah he was consistently rotten.

[ThomThom]

I thought you were referring to how boring The Spurs are to watch.

I was, I think the Phillies play very good fundamentally sound baseball and I get lost in it whenever I watch them, the Dodgers typically bring out the excitement in them unfortunately, otherwise they are a great way to get a good nap in before going out.

[boarderwoozel3]

Yeah he was consistently rotten.

That's all that really matters. I prefer a healthy strike zone (within reason). It speeds up the game and forces hitters to be more aggressive.

[Still-ill]

Balls were strikes and strikes were balls. It wasn't that healthy actually... there were a couple pitches (one to ethier I think) that was literally right down mainstreet that he called a ball

[boarderwoozel3]

The 'ole doughnut strike zone doesn't strike your fancy?

[obzen]

I have to hand to to L.A. -they fucked up good & proper.

[paulb]

what was worse....Dodgers in the bottom 9th....or fuckin Girardi taking out Robertson who got 2 easy outs, and putting in Aceves....

[boarderwoozel3]

Definitely the Dodgers. You've got you closer out there, your premier shut down reliever up one run with two outs and he blows it. Gets ripped into the gap, both runs score, good luck getting back to LA. It's the dodgers because they needed it more. The Yankees only really need one game in CA to maintain the upper hand in the series.

[obzen]

I'm putting a fork in it-series ends in Philly.

Dodgers fucked this one off.

[paulb]

Definitely the Dodgers. You've got you closer out there, your premier shut down reliever up one run with two outs and he blows it. Gets ripped into the gap, both runs score, good luck getting back to LA. It's the dodgers because they needed it more. The Yankees only really need one game in CA to maintain the upper hand in the series.

true... Mariano Rivera's 1st and 3rd 0 outs, escaping that in the 10th was unreal....

fuckin Dodgers, what a let down.

[buddy]

sabathia's pitching on short rest, and kazmir has had some success off the yanks, should be an interesting game.

[paulb]

in sabathia we trust.

[gaypalmsprings]

http://www.dodgerblues.com/images/poo-head_sm.jpg

[humanoid]

what was worse....Dodgers in the bottom 9th....or fuckin Girardi taking out Robertson who got 2 easy outs, and putting in Aceves....

when he was taking Robertson out, I was having a fucking heart attack, screaming at my TV

Robertson, who in 2009 had the second highest K/9 ration in all of baseball, only to Broxton

I really, really couldn't understand that move

Yanks gotta win tonight, it might help if any of them could hit

Teixeira, Swisher, Melky, Cano, all automatic outs right now

[Still-ill]

You gotta love the defense Texeira is playing right now though.

[stuporfly]

You gotta love the defense Texeira is playing right now though.

Oh, yes. After the Giambino stunk up first base for all those years, it's nice to have someone who knows what they're doing in the field.

The Yanks have to be a bit worried now. They had a chance to put the Angels away, and they blew it. Even if Sabathia is as lights out as he's been in the postseason, Burnett isn't a lock by any means. And Pettitte needs to rebound, too.

I know, I'm a typical Yankee fan - The first sign of trouble and I'm already panicking. It should continue to be a good series from here on out.

[humanoid]

so many times over the course of the season, I said to myself, "absolutely no way that Giambi made that play".....Teixeira has been fantastic defensively, but he needs to at least calm down at the plate or it's going to have a trickle down effect on the rest of lineup...he's swinging at too many bad pitches and getting himself out...if he's never on, they won't have to pitch to Arod at all the rest of the series..

Swisher specifically came up twice with a man on 3rd and less than 2 outs, popping out to shallow left once and striking out....if he could've done his job, that game is much different yesterday...when they couldn't stretch it beyond 3-0, a late Angels comeback seemed inevitable....I've seen it far too many times there

[Sexecutioner]

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[stuporfly]

I look forward to the photo montage from tonight's game.

[paulb]

haha! what a perfect ball game.... A-rod!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! World Series is coming...

[humanoid]

absolutely beautiful

[boarderwoozel3]

I look forward to the photo montage from tonight's game.

[Game Summary]

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Dude was dealing. [/Game Summary]

[stuporfly]

[Game Summary]

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Dude was dealing. [/Game Summary]

Darn tootin'!

As a Yankee fan, what I really like is that all the storylines about guys who can't seem to deliver when it matters most have amounted to nothing. A-Rod and Sabathia have been dynamic.

I'm still concerned about Burnett, but with a 3-1 series lead, hopefully he'll settle down a bit on the mound and deliver.

[Sexecutioner]

so glad i was at a concert last night and didnt have to watch that shit. bye bye world series.

yankees are worst thing to happen to baseball.

[humanoid]

The Angels outspent 18 other MLB teams by at least $30 million in 2009


why are the Yankees the worst thing to happen to baseball only when they're beating the Angels?

for the last several years, all I have heard from Angels fans is how much they OWN the Yankees, but now the Yankees are doing well in a series, now it's unfair....

[stuporfly]

The Angels outspent 18 other MLB teams by at least $30 million in 2009


why are the Yankees the worst thing to happen to baseball only when they're beating the Angels?

for the last several years, all I have heard from Angels fans is how much they OWN the Yankees, but now the Yankees are doing well in a series, now it's unfair....

Exactly.

[Sexecutioner]

The Angels outspent 18 other MLB teams by at least $30 million in 2009

why are the Yankees the worst thing to happen to baseball only when they're beating the Angels?

for the last several years, all I have heard from Angels fans is how much they OWN the Yankees, but now the Yankees are doing well in a series, now it's unfair....

and the yankees outspent the angels by almost $90 million, so whats your point? its just sucks that anytime a really great player becomes a free agent, he usually ends up signing with the yankees. your whole team are fuckin all stars man.

it's always been unfair, not just now. it's just that of course nobody complains when you guys still manage to choke after spending all that money.

what i should have said was that lack of salary cap is the worst thing to happen to baseball. yanks are just the team that is benefiting most from it. guess i should hate the game and not the player.

check out the chart on this page:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090408&content_id=4170640&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

that is why baseball is a fuckin joke.

[Still-ill]

The Angels outspent 18 other MLB teams by at least $30 million in 2009


why are the Yankees the worst thing to happen to baseball only when they're beating the Angels?

for the last several years, all I have heard from Angels fans is how much they OWN the Yankees, but now the Yankees are doing well in a series, now it's unfair....

Forget it, Jake... It's Angeltown.

[humanoid]

and the yankees outspent the angels by almost $90 million, so whats your point? its just sucks that anytime a really great player becomes a free agent, he usually ends up signing with the yankees. your whole team are fuckin all stars man.

it's always been unfair, not just now. it's just that of course nobody complains when you guys still manage to choke after spending all that money.

what i should have said was that lack of salary cap is the worst thing to happen to baseball. yanks are just the team that is benefiting most from it. guess i should hate the game and not the player.

check out the chart on this page:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090408&content_id=4170640&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

that is why baseball is a fuckin joke.

Do you really not see a point in the fact that the Angels outspent 18 other MLB teams by AT LEAST $30 million in 2009? That is 2-3, or even more in this depressed free agent market, quality free agents that the Angels could have afforded more than 18 other teams....

let's see....before the 2009 season, for that extra $30 mil...a team could have signed Bobby Abreu($5 mil), Adam Dunn($8 mil), Orlando Hudson ($3.4 mil), Francisco Rodriguez ( $12.3 mil) & Pudge Rodriguez ($1.5 mil)

that could supplement most teams' rosters rather nicely. My point being that the Angels also hold a distinct financial advantage over 18 other MLB teams, but their fans refuse to admit that part of the story. Where is the threshold at which outspending other teams becomes unfair?

Angels fans like to act as if their team is a quaint, folksy little small town team when in fact they draw from the Orange County and Los Angeles markets. LA is the second largest market in the US, only to NYC and Orange County, if it were a nation, would rank as the 31st largest economy in the world. Those are huge markets to draw from and the notion that any team from an area such as this pretending that they can't compete with the big bad bully east coast teams is ridiculous.

I just find it funny when Angels fans want to have it both ways...since 2002, Angels fans have a progressively more obnoxious collective attitude. Becoming exactly what they've always accused Yankees and Red Sox fans of for years. I have heard from thousands of extremely arrogant and obnoxious Angel fans how they "own" the Yankees and the Yankees are a pathetic bunch of overpaid primadonnas that can't win when it counts. (including just last week before the series started)....but now, the Yankees are playing well, so it has become unfair, and the Angels can't possibly compete with the Yankee payroll..just sounds like a weak ass cop out to me.

Don't get me wrong, the system is far from perfect, I am aware of that. The issue is though, the Yankees are doing nothing that any other team in their position wouldn't do if they had the opportunity. Oh no, you take your vast profits and reinvest it in the on field product??? What is wrong with you? Why do you want to put a high quality team on the field that has a good chance to win??? What a bunch of jerks..

[humanoid]

Forget it, Jake... It's Angeltown.

I liked it...

[justinaqui]

The depressing part of that chart is how hard the Pirates suck despite spending almost $50M.

[stuporfly]

Oh, Dodgers...

[DRcube]

LONEY!!!

[Still-ill]

Weird game so far. I feel unrightfully comfortable though...

[DRcube]

damn that inning took forever

[gmoneyak]

and the yankees outspent the angels by almost $90 million, so whats your point? its just sucks that anytime a really great player becomes a free agent, he usually ends up signing with the yankees. your whole team are fuckin all stars man.

it's always been unfair, not just now. it's just that of course nobody complains when you guys still manage to choke after spending all that money.

what i should have said was that lack of salary cap is the worst thing to happen to baseball. yanks are just the team that is benefiting most from it. guess i should hate the game and not the player.

check out the chart on this page:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090408&content_id=4170640&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb

that is why baseball is a fuckin joke.

Thus why I, as a Twins fan, automatically despises the Yankees.. That team can make any sort of mistake on a player, drop 20 mil on him and still have the resources to replace him with an upgrade if he falters.

That advantage alone makes all the difference in the world. A bad move like that would BURY most other teams for YEARS. I'll never feel sympathy for that team, Fuck The Yankees.

[Still-ill]

Hudson should have been starting... he was an all star reserve. First sign of trouble with Belliard he should stick him in.

[gmoneyak]

At least the Dodgers are showing a pulse now.