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MLB - Official 2012 Postseason Thread of More Wild Cards and Higher Champagne Budgets
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Little Green Yoda
Member
sloppy defense in every series smh
Maybe you're just jealous of the classiest and most knowledgeable fans of the game.
Everything they do and say is good.
lazybones18
Banned
that was close
Little Green Yoda
Member
Ugh that error is going to cost us big time. Carp is struggling with command.
talisayNon
Member
Seems like the more technology we get, the more of a clusterfuck these leagues make watching their product. Makes no sense.
Little Green Yoda
Member
K, hope Carp settles down after that inning.
yep. Tradional tv is not going to go down easily. It's all up to advertisers i guess and where they put their money. And i guess i could find a proxy and use mlb.tv. But im too lazy to do that right now.
Little Green Yoda
Member
So no Cueto for the NLCS now that Leake is pitching today?
lazybones18
Banned
Welp
SonicMegaDrive
Member
o shit Nats
even the pitcher got a hit
even the pitcher got a hit
Heart Attack
Member
KOZMA!!!! HR!!! suck it Nats
Little Green Yoda
Member
Fuck yeah, Kozma!!
Passing on Porcello redeemed!
Passing on Porcello redeemed!
I don't know, the Nationals are starting to make a strong case
beanman25
Member
12 in 12!
SonicMegaDrive
Member
It might be worth it just to spite Pujols.
Path to the Pennant is paved in gold once again. Especially with no Cueto now.
beanman25
Member
I still hold that Cueto should have been suspended for a while after ending LaRue's career in the Reds/Cardinals scuffle 2 seasons ago.
Agreed
Same.
lazybones18
Banned
When the Cards eventually win the WS, I'm placing all the blame on Chipper 
beanman25
Member
Future PhaZe
Member
With the way our pitching has been I don't think there's any argument left: It was a mistake. Having the security blanket of having Gio and Stras go 1, 2 would have been huge.
And even in regards to securing future good play from Stras...look at Zimm...he sucked when it mattered on Sunday.
And what's worse, Stras missed out on a year where he could have gotten post season experience.
weekend_warrior
Banned
Dammit McNei1y, we had a deal! You were to do what the Barves couldn't and eliminate these fuckwads!
Little Green Yoda
Member
Costas agrees with my feast/famine assessment of the Cards offense. <3
SonicMegaDrive
Member
The Year of the Umpires continues on.
It's not over yet but I'm getting uncomfortable.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Shutting down Strasburg will end up going down as one of the worst decisions in the history of baseball. It really is that simple.
You can never bank on making the playoffs again. The Nationals dropped the ball by not managing his innings in a way that would let him be available for the postseason.
You can never bank on making the playoffs again. The Nationals dropped the ball by not managing his innings in a way that would let him be available for the postseason.
Heart Attack
Member
INFIELD FLY!!! jnc.
DietRob
i've been begging for over 5 years.
WTF is Dusty baker thinking. I don't get it we've barely used our stellar bullpen in the last 3 days. He could have easily put Latos out there for a few innings and leaned on the bullpen.
Perhaps Cueto injury is worse than reported? Either way your right we are doomed. At least we got to remember what it feels like to win a playoff game or two. Been a while.
Heart Attack
Member
he was out of gas. you could tell by watching his last 3 games. He was getting hammered bad.
Little Green Yoda
Member
Of all years for this to happen, 2012 is the worst year for such a decision. 2-3 LDS means one fewer off day so you have to use your #4 guy in the first round unless you send a guy out on short rest. Gio/Zimmerman/EJax/Detweiler/Gio is a noticeable downgrade from Gio/Zimmerman/EJax/Gio/Zimmerman.
We're blessed with enough SP depth to be able to plug guys in despite the injuries to Garcia and Westbrook. Carp's return has been huge.
DUFFMCWALIN
Member
The start time for some of these games absolutely suck.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
I watched his last start. It honestly looked like he was upset and didn't care about his start nor agreed with the decision to shut it down. I remember he was pegged for one more start to end the season but the Nats just decided to skip it altogether - the body language was way more telling than the stuff. As awful as it is a pure baseball decision to shut him down, it's even worse if he didn't actually agree with it.
I just think that he logic that its okay to shut him down now because you'll be back in this spot again is really short sighted. You simply cannot predict the future, you may very well not be back in this spot again in the next 3 years. And just tanking it for one season while you're in the playoffs for the first time in franchise history is pretty damn crazy.
All they had to do was spread his innings out over the course of a season essentially using him like any other team uses their number 5 starter. I have no idea why they chose to back themselves into that corner by not doing that.
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