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Today's Baseball and the Playoffs- O/T
Posted By: moderator
Since the other thread had 127 posts I figured I would lock it and start another. Have at it guys.... |
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Today's Baseball and the Playoffs- O/T
Posted By: Judge Dred (Fred)
All right, I get to start things off... why with: "Jeter Sucks" - just kidding... I'd take him on my team any day. I'm not saying he's the second coming of Hans Wagner but he'd do. |
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Posted By: runscott
Tomorrow's headlines: "Twinkies Had Bad Filling" |
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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
As a Mets fan, I think they'll sneak into the WS despite losing their 1 and 3 pitchers; the NL is so weak they should manage. My biggest fear is having to play the Yankees without Pedro and El Duque; with them I think the Mets could take them but without it could be humiliating. |
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Posted By: Todd Schultz
but they didn't show up at all. That looked nothing like the team I paid Direct TV to watch all year, and it's hard to believe they've made the postseason 4 of the past 5 years. |
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Posted By: warshawlaw
If he isn't risking permanent injury, he ****ing better be in there! You don't wuss out of a playoff for a muscle strain. I wonder what the over/under is on that... |
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Posted By: barrysloate
There was a bit of a knotty problem in today's game. The Twins had a man on third base with two outs. The batter struck out, but the catcher dropped the ball and had to make the putout at first base. It appeared that both the batter and catcher nonchallanted it to first, and that the runner on third crossed the plate before the putout was made. If the runner at third did in fact cross the plate first, why wouldn't that run count? There was no forceout, and the ball was live. Just one of those plays I never considered before. |
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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
Adam, I'd agree with you on this point normally except you have to appreciate that no one else has any pitching this year either-and incredibly, with Pedro and El Duque down, the Yanks may have the best pitching of any team remaining-and certainly the best hitting by far. The Mets have better middle relief but that's about it now. Hard to think the Mets have a chance, though, when you consider that games 3, 4 and 5 of the WS could be started by Trachsel, Oliver Perez, and John Maine. Maine is a 5 really and the other two bark like dogs.... |
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Posted By: Joann
AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEEEE! Anyone just hear Ernie Harwell call the top of the 4th in the Tigers/Yankees game??? "STRIKE three - he stood there like a house by the side of the road." Gives goosebumps. |
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Posted By: Scott Gross
Actually, a play at a base after a dropped third stike is a force out. |
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Posted By: barrysloate
Scott- I am sure you are correct but my thinking was that when the catcher drops a third strike, it is considered a passed ball, and at that moment it is a live ball. It would almost be like stealing home before the out is made at first. |
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Posted By: Lee Behrens
making the playoffs was a real bonus for us Twins fans after there dismal start. It was a wonderful regular season but that sure were not the same team in the Playoffs. I like there future though I don't think we have seen the last of this bunch. |
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Posted By: barrysloate
The Yankees are getting beat today, and some heads may roll. |
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Posted By: Judge Dred (Fred)
In spite of themselves the Padres actually pulled one off today. How the heck do you have about 20 baserunners with only 3 runs to show for it? Pitching - that's the only thing that saved them. |
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Posted By: barrysloate
I just caught a few Yankee players polishing their golf clubs in the dugout. They'll be on the links by Monday. |
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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
The Tigers pitched like, in the words of Ivan Rodriguez, "that Jewish fellow, the lefty hall of famer." Do steroids lower your IQ and affect your memory? |
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Posted By: Patrick McHugh
Well i now think Arod is a curse. Every team he goes to gets worse and every team he leaves gets better. Also i think this is the first mlb season ever without a 20 game winner. If so thoughts on this. |
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Posted By: Judge Dred (Fred)
I'm not sure if the Yankees would unload ARod because of this because it's still a team game. Also, his $25M/season is a huge committment by any team. If they do "unload" him I get the feeling it's going to cost them a few dollars. |
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Posted By: Josh Adams
Now on "America's Toughest Want List:" |
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Posted By: Dan Bretta
What a great scene that was in Detroit with all the players celebrating with the fans. |
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Posted By: Joann
Yeah - that was so cool when the players came back out and circled the field spraying the fans with champagne. Wow. hahahaha. Glad I didn't bet this one. Sorry to say, I didn't think the Tigers would ever get past the Yankees, no matter when they hooked up in the playoffs. Being wrong has never been such a joy! |
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Posted By: john/z28jd
I work with about 10 Yankees fans and i called this series game for game,saying Wang would win game 1 and Tigers would win the next 3 with their better pitching. Feels good to be right! |
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Posted By: joe
A great day in Detroit, we just saw 2 great pitching performances against the $200 million Yankee lineup. Along with some manager mistakes by playing Sheffield at 1st base for 2 of the games. Besides not being a 1st baseman, he could not catch up to any pitches. Jeter did hold up his end of the bargain, no other Yankees did. Yankees will make moves and get better pitching for next year. |
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Posted By: Bob Pomilla
John, |
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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
Again, the old axiom is proved: good pitching beats good hitting. I'm shocked at how lame the Yankees looked (and am thrilled that the Mets may actually have a real shot at the championship this year). I'm not sure that moving ARod is so impossible, additionally: part of his salary right now is paid by the Rangers. What if the Yankees picked up 5 mil or so and sent him to a smaller market team? It might be a situation where Texas pays 8 mil or so (not sure of the number), the Yankees pay 8 mil or so (to be rid of him) and the next team only pays 8 or so. The guy really needs to be out of the limelight. Kansas City anyone? |
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Posted By: john/z28jd
Im going to see if my friend will do it for me,he owns a screen printing shop BUT hes a Yankees fan so who knows. If i did make them it would be pretty basic,no team symbols but id definitely sell them for cost just to get them out there. |
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Posted By: Patrick McHugh
Could you imagine AROD in K.C. As stated he is a curse and makes teams worse. K.C. with AROD may only win 30 games! |
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Posted By: barrysloate
If there is any justice here it is that money doesn't automatically get you what you want. I've followed the Yankees for years but it is good to see the little guy beat the Goliath. The Yankees need to understand that they do not have a good business model and that all the money in the world can not buy them a championship. It will be interesting to see if there will be major changes in the off-season. But what team would want all their overpriced and aging players? |
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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
Barry and everyone else who criticizes the Yankees business model: don't you think every team would spend all that money IF they could spend all that money? That's the curse of the Yankees pretty much. Billy Beane would kill to overpay Zito next year. |
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Posted By: barrysloate
If Cashman were given a budget of $100 million and asked to start over again, don't you think he could put together just as good, if not a better team? So what do the Yankees get for that extra $100 million? Absolutely nothing. A shameful waste of money. |
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Posted By: Jeff Lichtman
I agree to some extent. But when you have an unlimited budget the temptation is to keep tweaking, adding, buying... The big problem with the Yankees has simply been buying bad pitching: Randy Johnson has sucked, Pavano hasn't played at all, they got suckered on Jaret Wright. That being said, who could have imagined those big Yankee bats would come up so lame? |
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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
JEFF L. |
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Posted By: Rich W.
I agree that the Yankees are "cursed" with their 200 million dollar payroll. With that much money, it eliminates the need for Cashman and Steinbrenner to think. They'll buy the best available in free agency, and re-load (ie. Abreu) before the trade deadline. By buying the "best" they can blame the players (or the coaches) when the team fails. When you are Billy Beane, you have to make every transaction stick. There is no room for error so you work and study and manage that much better. |
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Posted By: Brian
Two words: Trade A-rod |
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Posted By: Judge Dred (Fred)
I would have paid good money to watch King George during and after the Tiger/Yankee game. I'm still waiting for a few good sound bites of George from after the game. Money may not buy a championship but at least it makes the season more interesting. I wonder if it makes the let down bigger? |
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Posted By: Joe_G.
Wow, congrats to the Tigers, As, Mets, and Cards/Padres. |
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Posted By: jay wolt
"I'll never understand why Pettitte was let go....can anyone out there explain why?" |
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Posted By: john/z28jd
Joe,the only "possible" matchup they have so far is Robertson vs Zito in Oakland tuesday and thats not even definite. That would obviously be an advantage for the A's. If thats what it is then: |
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Posted By: Scott T
After the Padres finally unleashed their offense today (3 whole runs!), things look a bit better for San Diego. A win on Sunday would make Monday's game very interesting. As a Friar fan, it is hard to be objective, but if they can come back from an 0-2 deficit in 1984, whey can't they it in 2006? (Insert your own "Sutcliffe-Carpenter" reference here.) |
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Posted By: Dan Koteles
Patrick- Arod in kc maybe his only fit. Teahan would stay at third at A-Rod will go back to SS....Kc would only lose 99 this time. |
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Posted By: Lee Behrens
For those of you wanting the ARod trade it is more conceivable than you think the Rangers are paying 8 Mil a year of the contract and there is already been specualtion of a trade to the Angels with Chone Figgins as the main figure going to the Yanks. |
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Posted By: Judge Dred (Fred)
Scott, |
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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
Jay Wolt |
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Posted By: Aaron Cowan
I know it will be repeated ad nauseam that the Yanks had soooo much money in the lineup and only have an AL East Banner to show for it. I became anti-Yankees when they started spending money, and I enjoyed watching an atempt at monopolizing talent repeatedly back-fire. |
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Posted By: dennis
if pay-rod comes thru in game 2 and series is tied 2-2 and it goes back to NY. wang vs.robertson....i'd take the yanks. pay-rod lack of a hit w/men on base was critical. so now thats it's over it's easy to say yankee pitching was not as good,but really the hitting let them down. imo i think torre should have gone with a set lineup. the better "team" won. these series really should be best 0f 7. |
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Posted By: Joann
I'll try to make it if any of the Michiganders try to hook up for one of the ALCS games. Hee. I'm still smiling, and my Tigers flag gets to stay out for at least a few more days. |
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Posted By: Lee Behrens
knoblauch was not one of your average Joe's he also was one of those arrogant overpaid players, I believe he was the highest paid second baseman at the time. Plus he was no where as good a yankee as a Twin. |
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Posted By: Mike
Please stop calling him pay-Rod and refer to him by his real nickname, K-rod. |
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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
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Posted By: barrysloate
I never understood why Knoblauch couldn't make that easy throw from second to first. It was like a complete breakdown of confidence. Didn't Steve Sax go through exactly the same thing? |
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