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[Jack Remington]

Hey guys remember when I said the Dodgers were stupid to trade Dee Gordon, let alone for Howie Kendrick and you guys said I was crazy?

I think I was serving a ban when that happened, but I was absolutely furious at the time. That was a Paul Depodesta-tier move.

 

[captmcblack]

So what's Frankman up to these days?

Hopefully, posting somewhere that can appreciate him.

 

[harSon]

why does jakncoke hate us

Spoiler

me

 

[RBH]

Hopefully, posting somewhere that can appreciate him.

Frankman.........appreciating him?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwPtxtBbBR8#t=58s

 

[ShaneB]

Great tackle.

Edit... Dammit.

 

[3N16MA]

Imagine the Cubs with 97 wins missing the postseason without the 2nd WC. Cubs fans might have reached a breaking point.

 

[Malo]

why does jakncoke hate us

Spoiler

me

He's banned.

 

[MultiJhonny]

Imagine the Cubs with 97 wins missing the postseason without the 2nd WC. Cubs fans might have reached a breaking point.

it would have been ridiculous for any team.

I think the MLB should go the way of the NBA is going and seed based on record and not if you win the division.

 

[clemenx]

Just balance the fucking schedules. It will never happen

Will unbalanced schedules I think it's better to keep the division champions rather than the record.

 

[zroid]

Just balance the fucking schedules. It will never happen

Will unbalanced schedules I think it's better to keep the division champions rather than the record.

they should balance the schedules (to some degree) if for no other reason than to improve the product. it gets really damn boring after a while to see the same 4 opponents so often.

 

[harSon]

He's banned.

He left the thread months ago tho

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

Hopefully, posting somewhere that can appreciate him.

We love you Frankie

 

[Jack Remington]

well they also got kike hernandez in that trade

and austin barnes and chris hatcher (for better or worse)

i also think howie will take good at bats in the playoffs

I still have no idea why Enrique Hernandez is cool with having a racial slur for a nickname.

 

[jello44]

I still have no idea why Enrique Hernandez is cool with having a racial slur for a nickname.

I know it looks that way, but it's pronounced Kee-kay.

 

[Little Green Yoda]

Cardinals going to end Yadi's career by pushing him to play in the postseason

I can't imagine how painful it would be to catch Rosenthal's fastball with that thumb injury.

 

[JDeluis]

I still have no idea why Enrique Hernandez is cool with having a racial slur for a nickname.

Kikè is a nickname used for people who are named Enrique. Pronounced Quique. It's the same way people named Richard are called Dick.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrique

 

[Tragicomedy]

I kindly request that the AL wild card game go 24 innings and burn through the winner's entire pitching staff. Kthx.

 

[TheGamingBox]

was playing mlb the show 15 road to the show mode and then this happened

 

[billeh]

Need maximum fuckery in the wild card games. That's what one game playoffs were made for.

Cubs light up Cole in the first, Maddon brings in Cahill/Wood, Arrieta pitches game 1 against the Cardinals.

.. A man can dream.

 

[jello44]

was playing mlb the show 15 road to the show mode and then this happened

hahahahaaha

Billy Beane: "Yo, we fucked up. Let's get Josh back ASAP"

 

[Corran Horn]

was playing mlb the show 15 road to the show mode and then this happened

 

[Little Green Yoda]

Cubs light up Cole in the first, Maddon brings in Cahill/Wood, bullpen blows it late for the Cubs

.. A man can dream.

Fixed.

I'm still laughing at Pinella saving Zambrano for "Game 4"

 

[3N16MA]

The last time the Astros played a postseason game their top position player was Morgan Ensberg. 6.1 WAR.

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

All the more reason that the Dodgers/Mets should be the WC matchup instead. Sucks for the Cubs/Pirates.

 

[criesofthepast]

Wiping our ass with Toronto early.

 

[3N16MA]

Someone forced Alison Brie to wear a Jays cap and she is not happy about it.

 

[zychi]

The last time the Astros played a postseason game their top position player was Morgan Ensberg. 6.1 WAR.

If TOR cant do it, I'm rooting for HOU to win the AL. Be cool to see ex division rivals play in the WS

 

[Mr. Enigma]

2016 Draft Order:

1. Phillies
2. Reds
3. Braves
4. Rockies
5. Brewers
6. Athletics
7. Marlins
8. Padres
9. Tigers
10. White Sox
11. Mariners
12. Red Sox
13. Diamondbacks
14. Rays
15. Orioles
16. Indians
17. Twins
18. Nationals
19. Giants
20. Angels
21. Astros
22. Yankees
23. Rangers
24. Mets
25. Dodgers
26. Blue Jays
27. Royals
28. Cubs
29. Pirates
30. Cardinals

 

[bebop242]

Fixed.

I'm still laughing at Pinella saving Zambrano for "Game 4"

Yea seriously, hope Maddon doesn't "save" anyone for the Cards. Just focus on the game Wednesday which going by the recent past, will be the case.

 

[CygnusXS]

why does jakncoke hate us

Spoiler

me

He was tweeting something today about a coworker getting killed so I think he's preoccupied anyways.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

The last time the Astros played a postseason game their top position player was Morgan Ensberg. 6.1 WAR.

The last time the Blue Jays played a postseason game, their top position player was John Olerud (7.7 WAR).

 

[3N16MA]

The last time the Blue Jays played a postseason game, their top position player was John Olerud (7.7 WAR).

At least Olerud had a nice career while Ensberg pretty much disappeared after that season.

 

[lastflowers]

At least Olerud had a nice career while Ensberg pretty much disappeared after that season.

Ah, the killer b's.

Biggio
Bagwell
Berkman
Bensberg
Beverett
Basmus

 

[perfectchaos007]

Ah, the killer b's.

Biggio
Bagwell
Berkman
Bensberg
Beverett
Basmus

Chris Burke too
And if you want to go way back, Derek Bell (fear the stash)

 

[jbug617]

2016 Draft Order:

1. Phillies
2. Reds
3. Braves
4. Rockies
5. Brewers
6. Athletics
7. Marlins
8. Padres
9. Tigers
10. White Sox
11. Mariners
12. Red Sox
13. Diamondbacks
14. Rays
15. Orioles
16. Indians
17. Twins
18. Nationals
19. Giants
20. Angels
21. Astros
22. Yankees
23. Rangers
24. Mets
25. Dodgers
26. Blue Jays
27. Royals
28. Cubs
29. Pirates
30. Cardinals

Red Sox won too many game. Now they will probably lose that 1st round pick.

 

[sf2fanatic]

So Mikey is coming back for Angels. So Yankees how's this Eppler guy?

 

[Ihyll]

The rangers have a history of lighting up David Price, will be an interesting series.

Go Rangers

 

[lastflowers]

Chris Burke too
And if you want to go way back, Derek Bell (fear the stash)

Hero burke. I was at that 18 inning game but had to leave in the 12th ( I think it was 12th) for a jazz concert I was playing trumpet at

 

[TheSecondSpitter]

it would have been ridiculous for any team.

I think the MLB should go the way of the NBA is going and seed based on record and not if you win the division.

I think this is inevitable but not until there are four divisions per league

So what's Frankman up to these days?

The premature loss of Frankie to MLB-GAF is analogous to the premature loss of Lou Gehrig to MLB.

 

[Windu]

2016 Draft Order:

1. Phillies
2. Reds
3. Braves
4. Rockies
5. Brewers
6. Athletics
7. Marlins
8. Padres
9. Tigers
10. White Sox
11. Mariners
12. Red Sox
13. Diamondbacks
14. Rays
15. Orioles
16. Indians
17. Twins
18. Nationals
19. Giants
20. Angels
21. Astros
22. Yankees
23. Rangers
24. Mets
25. Dodgers
26. Blue Jays
27. Royals
28. Cubs
29. Pirates
30. Cardinals

Braves Season > Nationals Season.

 

[GK86]

What a beautiful day for the Yankees to lose.

 

[TheSecondSpitter]

What a beautiful day for the Yankees to lose.

i've never been so pumped for a game of baseball not featuring my team since Game 7 of the 2001 WS or Game 6 of the 2003 WS or Game 7 of the 2004 ALCS.....


...... yes, you may be able to spot a common theme emerging.

 

[thefro]

Yea seriously, hope Maddon doesn't "save" anyone for the Cards. Just focus on the game Wednesday which going by the recent past, will be the case.

I'm sure he's got the whole game planned out already for multiple scenarios.

It's beautiful when we can bring in a 3 shortshop/3 center fielder lineup in the end of games for defensive purposes.

 

[captive]

lets go astros!

I can't believe its been ten years already. I was going to go to game five of the world series.
Could have gone to game four but I had a class with a teacher I hated and she was notoriously a bitch so I didn't think she would be too happy about me missing.

 

[Beckx]

Happy Postseason!

 

[Marz]

Yankees need Tanaka to go 6. If he goes 6 and only gives up 2 runs the Yankees can win this.

We need some home runs though.

 

[Fox318]

Tanaka should be able to get to 6.

 

[DoktorEvil]

Arod's face postgame:

"I have to retire now????"

 

[Sanjuro]

Why the hell would A-Rod retire?

 

[Beckx]

http://www.theplayerstribune.com/pirates-wild-card-postseason/

Great article by Cutch about playing in the Wild Card game.

The Wild Card Game is, in a word, awesome. We’re headed to our third Wild Card game in a row on Wednesday. A lot of people are saying that it’s unfair that we have the second-best record in baseball and we have to face Cy Young contender Jake Arrieta in a do-or-die game. There’s some debate about whether it should be a best-of-three or maybe they should do away with divisions altogether.

I understand where those people are coming from, but my feeling is this: What kind of a champion says, “Man, I’m just hoping for the easiest road possible …”

.....

The night before the 2013 Wild Card Game … oh man. It was a throwback feeling.

Do you remember how you felt the night before Christmas when you were 10 years old? You can’t wait to wake up and open your presents, so you try to head to bed early and you close your eyes and think, Go to sleep, go to sleep, but you can’t stop thinking about what’s going to be in those boxes, so it’s impossible to fall asleep. That’s exactly how I felt. The funniest part was that my apartment literally overlooked PNC Park, so if I went too close to the window, I’d see the stadium sitting by the river with all the lights on. It was like a Christmas tree. If I went outside to get a coffee, the people on the streets were all wearing black and gold. They’d be like, “Hey Cutch, this is it! Give it everything you got!”

It was such a crazy atmosphere leading up to the game. The sense of anticipation was unbelievable. You could just feel it everywhere you went. I barely slept that night. I probably crashed out at 4 or 5 a.m. The next morning, I woke up so early and I practically jumped out of bed. My first thought was, Oh man, I still gotta wait all day. I wanted to get to the field at 9 a.m. and just sit in the clubhouse and soak it all in. I remember going over the bridge that connects downtown to PNC Park and it was like the air was electric. I’ll remember that forever. You ever see that video of the kid opening up his presents and it’s a Nintendo 64, and he just goes nuts? That’s how it felt.