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MLB World Series 2015 |OT| Disrupting the time continuum
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The true face of terror
DoktorEvil
Banned
Aww yeah, paid off. Got some tickets for tonight and tomorrow. BAM.
Mets' roster:
Catchers (2): Travis d'Arnaud, Kevin Plawecki
Infielders (6): Lucas Duda, Wilmer Flores, Kelly Johnson, Daniel Murphy, Juan Uribe, David Wright
Outfielders (6): Yoenis Cespedes, Michael Conforto, Michael Cuddyer, Curtis Granderson, Juan Lagares, Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Pitchers (11): Tyler Clippard, Bartolo Colon, Jacob deGrom, Jeurys Familia, Sean Gilmartin, Matt Harvey, Steven Matz, Jonathon Niese, Addison Reed, Hansel Robles, Noah Syndergaard
Royals' roster:
Catchers (2): Drew Butera, Salvador Perez
Infielders (7): Christian Colon, Alcides Escobar, Eric Hosmer, Raul Mondesi Jr., Kendrys Morales, Mike Moustakas, Ben Zobrist
Outfielders (5): Lorenzo Cain, Jarrod Dyson, Alex Gordon, Paulo Orlando, Alex Rios
Pitchers (11): Johnny Cueto, Wade Davis, Danny Duffy, Kelvin Herrera, Luke Hochevar, Ryan Madson, Kris Medlen, Franklin Morales, Yordano Ventura, Edinson Volquez, Chris Young
Catchers (2): Travis d'Arnaud, Kevin Plawecki
Infielders (6): Lucas Duda, Wilmer Flores, Kelly Johnson, Daniel Murphy, Juan Uribe, David Wright
Outfielders (6): Yoenis Cespedes, Michael Conforto, Michael Cuddyer, Curtis Granderson, Juan Lagares, Kirk Nieuwenhuis
Pitchers (11): Tyler Clippard, Bartolo Colon, Jacob deGrom, Jeurys Familia, Sean Gilmartin, Matt Harvey, Steven Matz, Jonathon Niese, Addison Reed, Hansel Robles, Noah Syndergaard
Royals' roster:
Catchers (2): Drew Butera, Salvador Perez
Infielders (7): Christian Colon, Alcides Escobar, Eric Hosmer, Raul Mondesi Jr., Kendrys Morales, Mike Moustakas, Ben Zobrist
Outfielders (5): Lorenzo Cain, Jarrod Dyson, Alex Gordon, Paulo Orlando, Alex Rios
Pitchers (11): Johnny Cueto, Wade Davis, Danny Duffy, Kelvin Herrera, Luke Hochevar, Ryan Madson, Kris Medlen, Franklin Morales, Yordano Ventura, Edinson Volquez, Chris Young
Duane Cunningham
Member
So just curious... if Mondesi makes his MLB debut during the World Series and then (perish the thought) the Royals lose again, does he still get an AL Champ ring? I know players who were with the team earlier in the season do, but what about one who came on AFTER the title was won?
DoktorEvil
Banned
Mondesi over Gore is interesting. Royals lost some serious speed.
Zobrist's wife is pregnant, and they are trying to keep infield depth in case it comes early. Due date is next week.
Frozenprince
Banned
Mondesi is fast in his own right, but probably even more useless with a bat than Gore.
What's with Royals players having kids during the World Series? This is becoming a trend now.
Hopefully the Mets reign of terror over the league as a team who hasn't won anything in 29 years finally comes to an end.
ISWThunder
Member
KC hits for great average and they are a good offense, but they are not a dominant lineup by any means. They scored the fewest runs this season of any AL playoff team, although they are hot right now. I dont think they have a significant advantage over the Mets, especially without the DH.
The key is going to be the Mets defense. They are clearly worse on defense than the Royals and with Murphy and Flores up the middle, they are very susceptible to the Royals bread and butter.
PeregrinSe7en
Member
well, defense wins championships after all
Frozenprince
Banned
Mets offense since the deadline is either 1st or 2nd in basically every major category. They've been blazing hot since the deadline, hitting isn't as big an advantage as people make it out to be.
ISWThunder
Member
Perhaps, but I was specifically talking about fielding. If we are talking overall defense, then you have to factor in pitching. The Mets have the clear advantage when it comes to the starters, who will hopefully pitch more than 2/3 of the Mets innings.
In almost the exact same amount of innings pitched for their team, the KC starters allowed a full run more than the Mets' starters per 9 innings (175 ER in 566 IP compared to 238 ER in 568.1 IP). The Royals play in the AL, so that accounts for at least .25 runs per game, but .75 R/9 is a decided margin in the Mets favor.
Of course, the Royals make up a good chunk of that advantage with their bullpen. They have the best reliever in the game and two other guys right behind him that are excellent. The Mets have a great closer, but they fall off a cliff after that.
So, I guess what I'm saying is that there's a good reason Vegas has this as a coin flip. Both teams have advantages but neither team has a huge hole anywhere. Should be a great series.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Raul Mondesi is a name I haven't heard in a while.
GhostWriter24
Member
Mets in 5.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Before the NLCS Cubs fans couldn't stop talking about how they beat the best team and were from the best division and beat the Mets 7 straight during the series.
The only thing that scares me is that 6 day layoff.
evil solrac v3.0
Member
no. it's not gonna happen. ok? it's not. it's not. *sob*
such a joyless human. you're playing a game, if it bores you that much go home and yell at goats or cows or whatever it is you farm in the off-season.
also, Raul Mondesi Jr? god I'm old.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
Hey, we tried to offer you the odd years but the council couldn't get their shit together to work out the deal. So the other NY team ended up with it! Let's see if they pull their end of the bargain.
I saw a video of Mondesi hauling ass in AA this season, dude is blazing fast. Not as fast as Gore, but Mondesi's also got a slightly stronger bat apparently and I think it'll work out.
Alex Stroud
Banned
Dude is "Old baseball" personified. He would have fit in perfectly with La Russa's Cardinals teams.
Going to be a long ass five hours.
This guy probably has free tickets to the world series.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
UltimaPooh
Member
All hail Caleb! Destroyer of the Blue Jays.
lazybones18
Banned
Mets better fucking win this series after fucking up the Future
I told you by 2017. We have to get rid of some of these bad contracts first.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
And solrac keeps saying you don't speak for the council. Who to believe?!
chicagocubsfan
Member
We already have that:
Mets should have gotten Carloz Gomez.
Fuck the cheap Wilpons.
DoktorEvil
Banned
They weren't bad when Cashman was offering them out...but thats none of my business.
Dominican Power
Member
Why would The Yankees be interested in a no defense playing Daniel Murphy when they have Refsydner for peanuts?
Thank goodness for their cheapness. Otherwise, the Mets wouldn't have gotten Cespedes.
DoktorEvil
Banned
DH.
Also because Murphy can play more positions than 2B. He has utility value.
Solrac is Grandpa Simpson, part of the old guard. He doesn't hold much authority in the council anymore. I run this shit with dp being my vp until he rages on someone and gets banned.
We need the dh spot for A-Gawd and Beltran. He would mostly play second for us and he's terrible there.
And we don't have much money coming off the books, if they decide to pay a guy it'll be for Upton or Heyward. Preferably Heyward.
Couldn't think about anything else all day, legit nervous right now. Hoo boy, this should be a fun one Royals fans. I'm not ready hold me
I'd really like to think Harvey lives for games like this and comes out breathing fire. The Royals lineup is filled with good hitters so he and the rest of the staff really need to be on the top of their game and make at least 6 innings each start.
I'd really like to think Harvey lives for games like this and comes out breathing fire. The Royals lineup is filled with good hitters so he and the rest of the staff really need to be on the top of their game and make at least 6 innings each start.
Alex Stroud
Banned
Just think of that fantasy battery, though. Latino players would quiver in fear if they dared showed any flair at the plate!
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