MLB '08 - Down The Stretch Edition

[GirlsAloudFan]

Reds win. God, that's gotta be so frustrating for the Brewers and their fans. The Cubs are keeping the door wide open for the Brewers to come in and make this a serious race, but they can't seem to gain any ground.

 

[No spoken words]

Reds win. God, that's gotta be so frustrating for the Brewers and their fans. The Cubs are keeping the door wide open for the Brewers to come in and make this a serious race, but they can't seem to gain any ground.

And the Cardinals are gaining ground on the Brewers as well.

 

[bono_212]

And the Cardinals are gaining ground on the Brewers as well.

As each day passes, I am becoming less and less doubtful that the Cards are going to come out of nowhere and make the playoffs. It's pretty late in the game, and they're pretty far back, but the way the Cubs and BrewCrew are playing, it seems possible

ETA: I'm not thinking straight, keep forgetting they're not 8 games out of the wild card race

 

[speedracer]

As each day passes, I am becoming less and less doubtful that the Cards are going to come out of nowhere and make the playoffs. It's pretty late in the game, and they're pretty far back, but the way the Cubs and BrewCrew are playing, it seems possible

ETA: I'm not thinking straight, keep forgetting they're not 8 games out of the wild card race

On ESPN, they have this handy-dandy playoff odds estimate, powered by sabermetric analysis. Right now it says that St. Louis has a 9.8% chance of making the playoffs. And since sabermetric analysis never lies, well...it's not looking so good.

 

[lazarus]

Neither Marmol nor Wood appear able to keep a lead. And I don't think I even need to mention Bob Howry.

What the hell is going on here?!

You wonder if they go to a 4-man rotation in the playoffs if they'll just use Marquis instead. He's no less reliable at this point.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

i believe philly has 4 games with milwaukee coming up...

 

[CTU2fan]

It'd be pretty funny if both the Mets and Phils get in and Bud's Brewers are assed out in October.

 

[zonelistener]

And the Cardinals are gaining ground on the Brewers as well.

And the Astros are only 1/2 game behind the Cards and it seems as if they have forgotten how to lose.

It's all good, though. We'll get 'em tomorrow.

Halladay is pitching for the Jays.

 

[CTU2fan]

Even better, Astros in, Brewhahas AND Cubs out

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

not to mention toronto and minnesota get in in the AL and chicago and either tampa or boston miss out.

in the mean time...

 

[MrPryck2U]

I'm sure Mets fans would be pissed if Pujols won the MVP instead.

 

[Hewson]

I'm sure Mets fans would be pissed if Pujols won the MVP instead.

So you'd be half-pissed?

 

[phanan]

 

[Reggie Thee Dog]

not to mention toronto and minnesota get in in the AL and chicago and either tampa or boston miss out.

in the mean time...

It just seems like yesterday they were booing him mercilessly....

Oh wait, they were...

It's strange how fickle baseball fans are...

 

[MrPryck2U]

So you'd be half-pissed?

Yes, I'd be fully half-pissed.


"My name is Carlos Delgado! You killed my father. Prepare to die."

 

[phillyfan26]

The problem with Kyle Kendrick is that he's not very good. So, if you have to pitch him ... why throw him against a team he faces regularly? The more teams see him, the more they hit him. It would have made much more sense to pitch J.A. Happ last night and Kendrick Thursday, but it appears the Phils have reversed that.

Either way, I have no faith in this team to make the postseason. They don't have that spark they had last year. This is the year of Jimmy Rollins' attitude problems, unfortunately.

 

[Catlady]

WHAT is happening to my Cubbies? How can we be doing this again?

 

[lazarus]

Am I the only one that thinks of Lance's Mom every time I see this thread title?

At this rate, the next one will be called "8 Teams Enter...1 Team Leaves".

 

[Got Philk?]

WHAT is happening to my Cubbies? How can we be doing this again?

If they don't win tonight, I will be beyond pissed.

If they have the lead and blow it in the later innings, I will throw stuff.

 

[lazarus]

Milwaukee won today, so they need to if they want the lead to stay safe (and the magic number to keep shrinking).

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Big game tonight. BIG game.

Hell, they're all important now.

 

[bono_212]

If they don't win tonight, I will be beyond pissed.

If they have the lead and blow it in the later innings, I will throw stuff.

I've been quite ill, so I haven't touched it since Sunday, but there is still quite a bit of alcohol in my refrigerator from my birthday. I was saving it for Gymkata, but if the Cubs don't behave themselves, things might get out of hand.

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

 

[phillyfan26]

And down go the Phillies.

Losing 2 out of 3 to Washington and 2 out of 3 to Florida killed their postseason hopes.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Annnnd we score a quick two runs off of Halladay in the first inning. Good start.

 

[Got Philk?]

4 more innings to go...:ray:

 

[zonelistener]

What ever happened to "tie goes to the runner?" I mean, especially when the runner beats the throw?

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

so here we go... the mets have reached the dreaded "17 games to go" mark. this time up 4 in the loss instead of 7.

ray:

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Wow. Buehrle out-pitches Halladay, we have a 4 run lead going into the bottom of the 9th and Bobby Jenks tries his damnedest to blow the game but...

 

[Got Philk?]

One inning to go...Wood is in the game...