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[Dion Blaster]

That Carpenter guy has balls of titanium alloy.

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

i would love to see a giants-dodgers NLCS

 

[DietRob]

Read this on my phone this morning. Baseball is dead, LOL.

As of Saturday morning, the 2014 MLB postseason has been the most-watched since 2010, with 3.8 million average viewers through Day Two of the Division Series, an increase of +15% over last year through the same point, according to Nielsen.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybr...ll-seeing-most-watched-postseason-since-2010/

Baseball is doing better than ever. We even have FMT in here posting, that's gotta say something positive for the game!

 

[aFIGurANT]

If the ump hadn't incorrectly called Greinke out, it's probably a double play anyway because he wasn't anywhere near 2nd base and had actually run out of the baseline. But because Adams thought Greinke was out, he didn't throw. And because Greinke was going back to the dugout right after he thought he was tagged, we don't know for sure if he would have made it to second (probably not, though).

It's a definite flaw with instant replay. The call that was made was probably for the best given the extreme ambiguity with plays like this. It seemed like a bad application of a rule to me, but that's baseball

Makes me wonder if players will just be taught to complete plays regardless of what the umpires do. You kind of already see that with some like plays at the plate or a runner running past 3rd because the third out could be overturned. Will definitely be confusing if it happens

Yeah I didn't catch the implications until I got a text from my Dad, but you're right. That was one case where I think the speed of Gordon really did fuck with Wong's head. It wasn't a total blunder but if pretty much anyone on the diamond keeps their head and points to 2nd/Greinke, it's a double play and only one run scores.

Also I bet that something weird happens with replay this year, we're asking for it. Maybe Posey blocks the plate and fractures the hell out of his lower-body again. I'm not saying I want it to happen, but...I would watch it happen.

 

[DUFFMCWALIN]

Also I bet that something weird happens with replay this year, we're asking for it. Maybe Posey blocks the plate and fractures the hell out of his lower-body again. I'm not saying I want it to happen, but...I would watch it happen.

. Poor bust poser.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

Fixed that for you

What is this, wrestling? SF's getting shit for not putting other teams over?

So you're admitting you don't pay attention to the postseason every year then?

Every year, every other year, whatever. Every post season it's either the boring ass Giants or the boring ass Cardinals. I'm just tired of it. I wish there was more parity. It reminds me of the NBA. I'd love to see the Cubs make a deep run, or the Pirates, the Mets, the Nats. Instead we have the Giants/Cards/Dodgers every stinkin' year. Remember those St Louis world series? They were like some of the lowest rated of all time. Giants ones probably were too. Even when they had Barry that one year he made the WS that was one of the lowest rated ever. Reminds me of the years when the Steelers would make deep runs into the playoffs and win Super Bowls. Steelers, Ravens, those type of boring teams.

 

[Windu]

if anyone wants a good baseball documentary to watch, netflix has a good one called the battered bastards of baseball about the independent single a Portland Mavaricks in the mid 70s.

http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70299904

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

Read this on my phone this morning. Baseball is dead, LOL.


http://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybr...ll-seeing-most-watched-postseason-since-2010/

Baseball is doing better than ever. We even have FMT in here posting, that's gotta say something positive for the game!

NOOOOOO it's dead!!! it died!!

Every year, every other year, whatever. Every post season it's either the boring ass Giants or the boring ass Cardinals. I'm just tired of it. I wish there was more parity. It reminds me of the NBA. I'd love to see the Cubs make a deep run, or the Pirates, the Mets, the Nats. Instead we have the Giants/Cards/Dodgers every stinkin' year. Remember those St Louis world series? They were like some of the lowest rated of all time. Giants ones probably were too. Even when they had Barry that one year he made the WS that was one of the lowest rated ever. Reminds me of the years when the Steelers would make deep runs into the playoffs and win Super Bowls. Steelers, Ravens, those type of boring teams.

http://espn.go.com/blog/jayson-stark/post/_/id/11/mlb-greater-parity-nfl

• That World Series came at the end of a postseason in which five of the 10 playoff teams were teams that hadn't made the postseason the year before. That would be 50 percent of them, if you're calculating along at home.

And what do you know -- that was still a better percentage of new teams than the NFL playoffs, in which only 41 percent (5 of 12) of this year's playoff teams were new. How 'bout that.

there is a LOT more to quote but basically your talking point of the same teams making to the playoffs every year is false.

 

[Barack Lesnar]

NOOOOOO it's dead!!! it died!!




http://espn.go.com/blog/jayson-stark/post/_/id/11/mlb-greater-parity-nfl




there is a LOT more to quote but basically your talking point of the same teams making to the playoffs every year is false.

http://ijustsported.com/2014/01/20/baseball-is-the-least-competitive-of-u-s-sports/

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

http://ijustsported.com/2014/01/20/baseball-is-the-least-competitive-of-u-s-sports/

I sure hope you read the article that I posted. but this is your usual modus operandi.

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Read this on my phone this morning. Baseball is dead, LOL.


http://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybr...ll-seeing-most-watched-postseason-since-2010/

Baseball is doing better than ever. We even have FMT in here posting, that's gotta say something positive for the game!

That's great for FS1

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I think Romine literally got to the bag right as the ball was in the glove. Close as you can get but tie goes to the runner, right?

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

I think Romine literally got to the bag right as the ball was in the glove. Close as you can get but tie goes to the runner, right?

nope!

 

[Square Triangle]

Wonderful

 

[Chuck]

That was a close one!

 

[zroid]

damn, that's robbery :V

 

[Chuck]

damn, that's robbery :V

well the game is in Detroit

 

[zroid]

well the game is in Detroit

touché, lol

 

[Ninja Scooter]

lol that can't be legal, can it?

 

[zroid]

LOL WTF IS THAT

he drops the ball and then literally pushes the runner away from the base on the ground while he scoops the ball back up

bahahahahaha

 

[aFIGurANT]

Damn, that's not cool Schoop. He should be safe.

And why the hell are we seeing so many throws to second when lumbering dudes like Miggy are going to first?

 

[Square Triangle]

What. The. Hell.

 

[Lambtron]

What the fuck, JJ. Throw that ball to first.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

LOL WTF IS THAT

he drops the ball and then literally pushes the runner away from the base on the ground while he scoops the ball back up

bahahahahaha

That's the kind of shit I try to pull during work softball games lol

 

[aFIGurANT]

That's the kind of shit I try to pull during work softball games lol

I remember pulling the same thing at third base in middle school, I got hella chewed out iirc. I thought it was a good move at the time but our umps weren't as big of push overs like today's crew.

 

[Malo]

if anyone wants a good baseball documentary to watch, netflix has a good one called the battered bastards of baseball about the independent single a Portland Mavaricks in the mid 70s.

http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/70299904

Will give it a watch after these two games.

 

[Windu]

hey guys, shadows. they might be a factor.

 

[brianjones]

tori hunter's kid is named money hunter? lol

 

[harSon]

Pretty crazy post season so far. Nothing is going as I had planned

 

[Windu]

this feels like a game in April.

 

[Dominican Power]

And The Tigers are finished.

 

[Square Triangle]

Nelson Cruz is a fucking Tiger's killer.

 

[brianjones]

cruz da god

 

[BlindRage]

✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️tiggaz

 

[Lambtron]

I really hope the Tigers and Angels get swept. It would be so fucking glorious.

 

[Square Triangle]

I really hope the Tigers and Angels get swept. It would be so fucking glorious.

So use to having nothing to watch in October has gotten you to be one bitter man.

 

[BaltimoreLarry]

So fucking nervous

 

[eznark]

I really hope the Tigers and Angels get swept. It would be so fucking glorious.

.

 

[Blearth]

Adios tigres

0-7 vs Black & Orange

 

[Square Triangle]

So fucking nervous

Don't be, you guys have this.

 

[zroid]

Poor Detroit

 

[Square Triangle]

Adios tigres

0-7 vs Black & Orange

In what? I think the tigers beat them 6-1 this season, no?


Oh. You're referring to the WS two years ago.

 

[Lambtron]

So use to having nothing to watch in October has gotten you to be one bitter man.

It all started when Bill Smith traded JJ Hardy for fucking nothing to open up salary to re-sign Carl Pavano. It's all been downhill since then. Sucking hard for years has definitely gotten to me, but I've never liked the Tigers!

 

[BaltimoreLarry]

Don't be, you guys have this.

I'm still getting used to playoff baseball.

 

[Square Triangle]

God this crowd is fucking embarrassing.

 

[CygnusXS]

I actually don't understand how these Orioles are doing so well.

 

[Little Green Yoda]

I actually don't understand how these Orioles are doing so well.

Dingers, defense, and bullpen?

 

[Square Triangle]

ITS COOL GUYS. NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO FUCK UP


Edit: okay, that works

 

[zroid]

Dat pick-off!

 

[AlteredBeast]

Just snapped this guy at Kauffman... Lol.

Go Royals!