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[clemenx]

Panda hits for the cycle! woot.

 

[JABEE]

It was last year.

Look, if Cliff Lee wins his team the world series, I'll take it all back. But until then he's just a two-time loser who is afraid of being the man on his team.

He won two games in the World Series with the Phillies

 

[Branduil]

He won two games in the World Series with the Phillies

And they lost the series. As soon as he wins a title I'll change my opinion of him.

 

[hemtae]

red sox have a ninth inning rally going!

lol I don't even know why I bothered to check

PANIC PANIC PANIC

Funny how I thought the worst it would get would be when we fell 2-10 at the start of the season after a loss to the Rays

And they lost the series. As soon as he wins a title I'll change my opinion of him.

But them losing the series had literally nothing to do with him.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

lol I don't even know why I bothered to check

PANIC PANIC PANIC

Maybe I'll listen to boston sports radio at work tomorrow morning for the lulz. Any station suggestions via the tunein radio iPhone app?

 

[Branduil]

But them losing the series had literally nothing to do with him.

It's called the curse of Cliff Lee for a reason.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Branduil is clearly just a troll.

Back to normal business...

 

[captmcblack]

No.

The panic in Boston is manufactured.

Don't fall for the okie-doke!

Selig will not allow the Red Sox to Mets-tier fail this late in the season unless they really, really earn it.

 

[JABEE]

And they lost the series. As soon as he wins a title I'll change my opinion of him.

How can Cliff Lee control Cole Hamels choking away a three run lead against Burnett or Pedro Marinez getting beaten by Hideki Matsui. Your idea of what a pitcher can control is outside of the realm of reason.

 

[hemtae]

No.

The panic in Boston is manufactured.

Don't fall for the okie-doke!

Selig will not allow the Red Sox to Mets-tier fail this late in the season unless they really, really earn it.

The Rays have 7 games with the Yankees and 3 with Toronto while we have 7 games with the Orioles and 3 with the Yankees so I still think we got this even if they do sweep, but the fact that the Red Sox are tanking this late in the season is very worrisome

 

[Branduil]

How can Cliff Lee control Cole Hamels choking away a three run lead against Burnett or Pedro Marinez getting beaten by Hideki Matsui. Your idea of what a pitcher can control is outside of the realm of reason.

TBH I just don't care what he did on other teams. He failed when my team needed him most and then he jumped ship for a team which already had a bunch of pitching. I can't forgive him for that, whatever the advanced stats say. The only advanced stats I care about are world series wins, I don't care how you get them.

 

[Square Triangle]

Max needs to fucking pitch.

 

[beast786]

Max needs to fucking pitch.

:/

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

You know who didn't lose?

Andy Pettitte.

Andy Pettitte > Cliff Lee confirmed

10.00 ERA in the 2001 WS. What a bag of shit that guy was.

 

[captmcblack]

10.00 ERA in the 2001 WS. What a bag of shit that guy was.

Andy Pettitte can't read this; he is blinded by the gleam of his fist of championship rings.

Cliff Lee should go hang out with Andy Pettitte so he can see what championship rings look like.

 

[Branduil]

Andy Pettitte can't read this; he is blinded by the gleam of his fist of championship rings.

Cliff Lee should go hang out with Andy Pettitte so he can see what championship rings look like.

I agree.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Man our bullpen is rusty.

 

[Square Triangle]

:/

The game is far from over, especially with these Tigers but I HATE these early runs they've been giving up.

 

[Dmncnby2k9]

I like that Feliz swag, no over the top celebration. All calm baby!

 

[beast786]

Andy Pettitte can't read this; he is blinded ........

Agreed

 

[ToxicAdam]

Indians are now 4-22 against the Rangers in the past three years. That's an impossible amount of ownage between two franchises.

 

[beast786]

Indians are now 4-22 against the Rangers in the past three years. That's an impossible amount of ownage between two franchises.

Tigers have won 22 out of 27 from Wsox.

 

[ToxicAdam]

Wow, that's pretty incredible. Never thought two teams would have a record close to that one. Especially division rivals.

 

[eznark]

Brewers have raped the shit out of the pirates, especially at home. I think they are 33-3 against the Pirates at home.

 

[Corran Horn]

Pablo <3
Such a weird career. Good year, horrible fat year, great year.

 

[Sharp]

Wow, that's pretty incredible. Never thought two teams would have a record close to that one. Especially division rivals.

Nats and Phillies were pretty close to that prior to this year.

 

[CajoleJuice]

Sylar >>>>>>>>>> Branduil

 

[Meier]

Imagine that, Guerrier giving up a few runs. Dude has been so average this year.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Youkilis is hurting after the game. He will not be playing tomorrow.

 

[Windu]

You mean after losing the two most important games of his Rangers career?

If I understood it, would that change history and make Cliff Lee win when it matters?

He's a good pitcher, but he's not an ace.

I could buy that if he had one bad game in the series. But he had two in a row.



Well, aces are generally supposed to win against other top pitchers when it really matters.

Of course it doesn't matter much now that he's on a team with real aces, so he doesn't have to face that pressure.

And they lost the series. As soon as he wins a title I'll change my opinion of him.

wtfisthisshit?

 

[Sharp]

Youkilis is hurting after the game. He will not be playing tomorrow.

I am so glad we can all enjoy the Red Sox going up in flames together. It is really helping keep MLB-GAF together, I feel.

 

[Sanjuro]

I am so glad we can all enjoy the Red Sox going up in flames together. It is really helping keep MLB-GAF together, I feel.

Oh, shut the fuck up.

 

[Windu]

I am so glad we can all enjoy the Red Sox going up in flames together. It is really helping keep MLB-GAF together, I feel.

its like we are all family now.

Sanjuro is like the angry uncle though.

 

[Mr. Enigma]

Playoff Odds update at the end of play on September 15:

AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tigers  -- 100% (clinched AL Central Tie today)
Yankees -- 99.7%
Rangers -- 91.8%
Red Sox -- 88.7%
Angels  -- 11.6%
Rays    -- 8.2%

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Phillies     -- 100% (clinched playoff berth 9/14)
Diamondbacks -- 99.4%
Brewers      -- 99.1%
Braves       -- 96.0%
Cardinals    -- 4.2%
Giants       -- 1.2%

MATHEMATICAL ELIMINATIONS
-- White Sox, AL Central
-- Dodgers, NL West

 

[Windu]

productive off day. +0.6%

 

[diddles]

man my hopes were rising for the rays, but i just checked the schedules and it quickly died.
(rays have 3 vs red sox, 7 vs yanks, 3 vs jays. sox have 3 vs rays, 7 vs orioles, 3 vs yanks.)

 

[Corran Horn]

So you are saying there's a chance?

 

[evil solrac v3.0]

man my hopes were rising for the rays, but i just checked the schedules and it quickly died.
(rays have 3 vs red sox, 7 vs yanks, 3 vs jays. sox have 3 vs rays, 7 vs orioles, 3 vs yanks.)

well they can go 3-4 against the Yanks, 2-1 versus Boston and 2-1 versus Toronto.

maybe if the Yankees sweep the red sox.

 

[CajoleJuice]

So you are saying there's a chance?

Just because I know you love GIFs

 

[Y2Kev]

The worst thing about having the rangers in the playoffs is Branduil.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Just because I know you love GIFs

Oh my god, I just realized one of my co-workers looks exactly like he does in the movie. Even the same shitty haircut.

 

[darkside31337]

The worst thing about having the rangers in the playoffs is Branduil.

Root for the Angels.

Angels + Rays, believe.

I still can't believe there's a Rangers baseball fan who hates Cliff Lee. Unbelievable.

 

[DonasaurusRex]

thank goodness the tigers lost...change your fuckin socks and underwear leyland ...bleagh.

 

[Windu]

thank goodness the tigers lost...change your fuckin socks and underwear leyland ...bleagh.

i hope someone is not that superstitious to the point where they don't actually wash their clothes.

 

[eznark]

The worst thing about having the rangers in the playoffs is Branduil.

"Not like we'll do anything in the playoffs. Plus, still a chance we don't get in. I'm betting we don't get in. God, Hamilton is terrible."

 

[darkside31337]

Longo is such a stud he gets the ladies numbers while standing in the on-deck circle.

Missed that while watching the game live. Hard to keep focus watching the insufferable Andrew Miller on the mound with the Rays up big.

 

[eznark]

Ha. I had a buddy who worked security at Fenway. He was positioned on the field near the visiting teams dugout out near the ballgirl. I don't think a series went by that he didn't get some chicks number for a player.

He claimed that he once got a dudes number for Greg Zaun but I am like 80% sure he was joking.

 

[captmcblack]

well they can go 3-4 against the Yanks, 2-1 versus Boston and 2-1 versus Toronto.

maybe if the Yankees sweep the red sox.

If the Rays take care of business against the Red Sox, they can just let the season play out. They need to fight to sweep the Sox. If they can manage that, shit will get real in the ALE very quickly.

 

[Windu]

"Not like we'll do anything in the playoffs. Plus, still a chance we don't get in. I'm betting we don't get in. God, Hamilton is terrible."

http://i.imgur.com/nQqaJ.gif

i read that in his voice

 

[SonicMegaDrive]

Don't scoff at the Orioles. They've been playing good baseball lately. Don't expect the Red Sox to walk all over them. The O's just took 2 of 3 from the Rays, as well.