Every year it's the same two freaking teams.
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MLB 2014 Postseason |OT| Where Chokes Happen
- Thread starter Corran Horn
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Every year it's the same two freaking teams.
Dusktildawn48
Member
Ok so your saying every other team besides the giants and cardinals are worthless. Gotcha
To beat the Rangers.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Yeah I was kinda surprised. Ellis doesn't seem like the type to contend with a fireballer like Rosenthal. Give Either or Turner the AB there.
That's not necessary any more. Let someone else have a chance.
BFIB
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Still a must win for the Cards. If it's back in LA with Grienke, I don't see them winning.
Dominican Power
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The Nats are our only hope.
I just don't think he is cut out for the job. There were obvious deficiencies last year. He only avoided being fired because Puig and Hanley turned the season around. Hopefully we ditch him in the offseason.
It might end up being a repeat of game 6 last year.
Tomorrow they need to put Van Slyke in Left Field and Turner on 3B. Maybe Etheir in CF?
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Ninja Scooter
Member
I do wonder if they need a veteran experience manager like Davey Johnson or something. Someone who might be a retread but at least won't make boneheaded decisions.
brianjones
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curious to hear what kevin kennedy says about some of mattingly's decisions .. oh and take a shot every time david vassegh says "no doubt about it"
im not worried bout kershaw on short rest so much as it being the fucking cardinals
HarryDemeanor
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Kevin has been on Donnie's side so many times. This series has had even him questioning his actions.
If the Cardinals get knocked out, I'm rooting for "anyone but the Giants." Not that the Giants seem like a bad lot, but I do like the wealth to be spread around. Specifically, there's a whole generation of Baltimore and Kansas City kids who have never seen their teams do anything important. In fact, I suspect it will have hampered baseball's popularity with young generations in those cities by now.
Dominican Power
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Nats/O's World Series. Obama throws out the first pitch.
brianjones
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Kevin Kennedy retweeted
Dylan Hernandez @dylanohernandez · 36m 36 minutes ago
Brian Wilson cranking it up to 87 mph. #Playoffs
LOL
brian wilson said he was saving his "heat" for the playoffs
TheKaeptain
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I hate the Cardinals so much. Not as much as I hate the Red Sox but they are right underneath them. I rather see the Giants win another World Series than see the Cardinals even play in one.
They've been very successful for some time now, I agree.
KidA Seven
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no words
Gardy would do the same shit. He's an absolutely awful in game manager.
And trust me, I love Gardy, and would prefer to have him over most of the names being talked about for the new manager. But he's got some HUGE warts.
Realistically they all suck.
Randolph Freelander
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Kershaw on short rest versus, what, the Cardinals' fourth starter? Well, let's see what Kershaw has in the tank, and if he has another bad inning. The thing is, on short rest, they'll need the bullpen to be there tomorrow.
Hindsight being 20/20, Mattingly should have pulled Kershaw after 6 and left Greinke and Ryu in for the 8th and 7th, respectively (easy for me to say, it's not my arms turning to mush). Oh well, that's life. At least they saved the Greinke game and there's a chance at another one if Kershaw can make it through game 4.
Hindsight being 20/20, Mattingly should have pulled Kershaw after 6 and left Greinke and Ryu in for the 8th and 7th, respectively (easy for me to say, it's not my arms turning to mush). Oh well, that's life. At least they saved the Greinke game and there's a chance at another one if Kershaw can make it through game 4.
sf2fanatic
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GG's cards gaf. Better than us tonight. Only gripe was Dale Scott fucked up a good pitchers duel. He make Angel Hernandez looked good.. Just one thing Cards Gaf,, Pay Carpenter!!! Give him extra money!!
E: Dodgers gaf,, when is it time to SIT Puig?
E: Dodgers gaf,, when is it time to SIT Puig?
Little Green Yoda
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He got 6/52M in the last offseason; glad he's earning that paycheck!
HarryDemeanor
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Now.
sf2fanatic
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He needs more.... J/k
He needs to wear that sweater Doug Fister had on today about October.
Thanks for the update info Yoda!!
KidA Seven
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I don't see why Puig should be benched. He did well in game 1 and had a triple in this game. There's a couple of players not pulling their weight.
sf2fanatic
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Lol Dodger Talk. Someone rip a new one on Donny for adding Elbert to the roster.
timetokill
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Why would they sit Puig? He got a triple tonight and scored the only run of the game. Meanwhile AGon and Kemp went 0-8 combined. The Dodgers had guys on frequently but never produced.
Donny is a moron. It's the playoffs! There is no tomorrow! He needs to run these starters into the ground because the bullpen is a fucking hit factory.
His decision to keep Ellis in, actually, is one I agree with. Ellis is batting like .600 in this series.
Speaking of hot bats, I better not see another goddamn pitch to Matt Carpenter for the rest of the series. Either walk him or bean him.
Donny is a moron. It's the playoffs! There is no tomorrow! He needs to run these starters into the ground because the bullpen is a fucking hit factory.
His decision to keep Ellis in, actually, is one I agree with. Ellis is batting like .600 in this series.
Speaking of hot bats, I better not see another goddamn pitch to Matt Carpenter for the rest of the series. Either walk him or bean him.
He was correct. Why would they leave Jamey Wright out of the lineup for someone who has not pitched for the past two years.
Puig will stay in the lineup tomorrow. Only replacement might be Turner on 3B instead of Uribe. Gonzo needs to stop hitting at the 1st pitch and Kemp had some awful ball pitches called strikes. Gordon needs to learn from the AL and
bunt.
brianjones
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shits ridiculous.. dodgers make him look like barry bonds
putting him on board for a potential holliday bomb is also risky
NameGenerated
Who paid you to grab Dr. Pavel?
Pray for "dealin' Gio" and not "how does I throw strike? Gio".
HarryDemeanor
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That's nice and all, but he's had nothing but strikeouts leading up to it. He has no plate discipline.
timetokill
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I think his discipline's actually been better lately than usual. He's not swinging at every first pitch like he usually does, anyway. Dude's batting .250 in the playoffs, same as Crawford, and I like Puig's arm better than Crawford's. And his avg is still better than .167 AGon and .077 Uribe. Gordon's sub .200 as well.
Main thing is I don't think it makes any sense to lay a bunch of blame on Puig. The lineup isn't batting anywhere near as well as it should be, but Puig's far from the worst offender.
sf2fanatic
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I watched Fred Roggan sports on ch 4 and he ripped Dale Scott a new one. He getting fined tomorrow
I'll bet you Kemp fine will be bigger than Yadier Molina for pushing umpire in Game 1.
http://deadspin.com/yadier-molina-will-be-fined-not-suspended-for-pushing-1643139604
BFIB
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Can't say I blame him. That was one of the absolute worst strike zones I've ever seen. Had the Cards lost, rest assured a few Cards players here in St. Louis wouldn't have had kind words either.
I just had a feeling from the first inning that this ump was going to find a way to make himself involved in the outcome one way or another.
sf2fanatic
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So a 2pm game L.A. time? I guess I'll try to sneak in some gamecast stats
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Finally giants get a later time game
HarryDemeanor
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Smells like even year magic.Finally giants get a later time game
Jack Scofield
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I have a bad feeling about the Giants.
Dion Blaster
Member
Yeah Turner should have pinch hit for Uribe. He should really just take over for Uribe at this point.
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