The Super Terrific MLB Thread - Part 3

[Headache in a Suitcase]

and your 2007 eastern division champions, the new york yankees and the philadelphia phillies.

10 errors in 2 games by a veteran team with multiple gold glove winners and a few potential future gold glove winners, in a self created pennant chase.

randolph can blow me.

the only silver lining you can take from this, if they don't choke it all away that is, is that playing "meaningful" games in the last 2 weeks of the season tends to make teams play better come the post-season. see detroit, st. louis & chicago in the past 2 seasons alone.

 

[Hewson]

and your 2007 eastern division champions, the new york yankees and the philadelphia phillies.

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Wouldn't that be a kcik in the ass.

 

[CTU2fan]

Because you're biased?

Probably. But we'll never know what the tabs would do because no Sox player would stoop that low. The Red Sox, class of the AL, on the field AND off.

 

[CTU2fan]

Wouldn't that be a kcik in the ass.

Yeah it would. And it might happen too...NYY has 6 more against dead team walking Baltimore. Though they'll get the good TO pitchers this weekend, and they finally draw Kazmir in their next DRays series.

And how sad is it that I'm pinning our hopes on the frickin' Devil Rays?

 

[phanan]

and your 2007 eastern division champions, the new york yankees

I'm still not worried.

Three games with the Devil Rays coming up after this, and then the Red Sox are home the last week.

They'll be fine.

As for the Mets...

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

one would think a road trip with the nationals and marlins, followed by a home stand with the nationals and the marlins (with a one game makeup against st. louis tossed in) should be just fine and dandy...

then again, they've made 10 errors in 2 games.

if they choke away the division, thus, probably, miss the playoffs, randolph shouldn't make it to the next day without being fired.

 

[MrPryck2U]

Headache, you're jinxing the Yankees with your 2007 Eastern Division champions proclamation. The D-Rays always play the Yankees tough and usually, so do the O's. Shit, the O's have a winning record with the Yanks this season. I hate when the Yanks play the D-Rays and the O's because those teams play with a nothing-to-lose approach.

As, for the Mets, there's still time left to put a winning streak together and take that momentum into the playoffs. But, it's not looking good right now. If the Mets don't make it to the playoffs though, I think that Willie Randolph should definitely remain the manager. Firing Willie would be a bad move. Besides, who would they hire to take his place?

 

[speedracer]

I really think that winning the pennant is not as much a priority for the Red Sox brain trust as it is for Sox fans. If Joe Torre were in charge of the Sox, I am certain Youkilis and Manny would be back in the lineup by now.

 

[DaveC]

I like the way this thread is going right now.

 

[Hewson]

Firing Willie would be a bad move. Besides, who would they hire to take his place?

 

[CTU2fan]

if they choke away the division, thus, probably, miss the playoffs, randolph shouldn't make it to the next day without being fired.

Totally agree, some things are grounds for immediate firing. Grady his ass...frankly I'd have fired Grady during game 7 if they could.

I still think they'll be OK though...it's San Diego that's in trouble. Philly will catch SD and they'll be out; amazing really, you'd think Kevin Towers trading Doug Mirabelli for Johnny Bench & Goose Gossage (well Bard & Meredith but same thing according to San Diego) would be enough to have them in the clear...

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

Headache, you're jinxing the Yankees with your 2007 Eastern Division champions proclamation. The D-Rays always play the Yankees tough and usually, so do the O's. Shit, the O's have a winning record with the Yanks this season. I hate when the Yanks play the D-Rays and the O's because those teams play with a nothing-to-lose approach.

As, for the Mets, there's still time left to put a winning streak together and take that momentum into the playoffs. But, it's not looking good right now. If the Mets don't make it to the playoffs though, I think that Willie Randolph should definitely remain the manager. Firing Willie would be a bad move. Besides, who would they hire to take his place?

if i can jinx the yankees, all the better.

and this is a veteran team that's falling apart at the seems... that's got to fall on someone. in a perfect world it would fall on the players themselves, but, alas, that's not the world we live in.

 

[No spoken words]

Probably. But we'll never know what the tabs would do because no Sox player would stoop that low. The Red Sox, class of the AL, on the field AND off.

The above is funny.

I only care about one thing as it pertains to the Yanks:

That they qualify for the playoffs and avoid Anaheim in the first round. Beat fucking Cleveland and have some post-season momentum going for Boston/Anaheim.

I really hope the Phillies make the playoffs and that the Padres do not. I don't even know why. Could be my East Coast bias, even after living in LA for 9.5 years. I like seeing insane fans bundled up in Fall gear in October. And lord knows Phillies fans are insane.

The Cubs win was very exciting last night. Fun to move here and have the Cubbies fighting for the Division.

 

[CTU2fan]

^ I was joking.

Oh yeah, bring on cold-weather baseball. We could possibly have 2 of Boston, NYY, and Cleveland in the ALCS and 2 of NYM, Chicago, and Philly in the NLCS. Freeze Tim McCarver's ass off

 

[DaveC]

 

[No spoken words]

I know it's just the Orioles tonight, but, Mussina looked great. He looked good in his last start, too.

Man, if he can pitch like this and if Clemens can stay healthy, that's 4 pretty solid arms, should they advance to October. Hughes has looked good recently, too.

Hamels, 3 runs given up so far.

 

[phillyfan26]

Tony LaRussa pulled his starting pitcher after two innings because he swung at a 3-0 pitch in the bottom of the second.

Ladies and gentlemen, your defending World Series champions!

 

[speedracer]

Things that suck about Quebec:

Celine Dion
Patrick Roy
Eric Gagne

 

[No spoken words]

Gagne looked real sharp. (Thank you Extra Innings Package).

 

[randhail]

Unbelievable.

 

[DaveC]

Tony LaRussa pulled his starting pitcher after two innings because he swung at a 3-0 pitch in the bottom of the second.

Ladies and gentlemen, your defending World Series champions!

1. Ball (1-0)
2. Called Strike (1-1)
3. Foul (1-2)
4. Foul (1-2)
5. Ball (2-2)
6. Swinging Strike (2-3)

That can't be it...

ETA: The Carlos Ruiz commercials on WPHT absolutely crack me up every time..."that was a sales pitch!"

 

[speedracer]

Unbelievable.

Very believable.

 

[No spoken words]

Watching the Phils/Cards now. Extra Innings package is fantastic in September.

 

[phillyfan26]

1. Ball (1-0)
2. Called Strike (1-1)
3. Foul (1-2)
4. Foul (1-2)
5. Ball (2-2)
6. Swinging Strike (2-3)

That can't be it...

ETA: The Carlos Ruiz commercials on WPHT absolutely crack me up every time..."that was a sales pitch!"

I didn't see it live, that was what Wheeler said. He's as reliable as a Conservapedia article.

 

[No spoken words]

Here comes Tom Gordon.

 

[phillyfan26]

I don't have a TV in my room, so I'm on radio right now.

 

[phillyfan26]

Big caught stealing.

 

[No spoken words]

I've never rooted harder for the Phils in my life than lately. Fuck you San Diego.

 

[phillyfan26]

New York lost tonight. Phils win, it's down to 1.5.

 

[DaveC]

The division is looking a lot more winnable right now than the Wild Card...

Top 10, bases are loaded, 4-3 Phils...