The Frankman
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Baseball Branduil is completely different from basketball Branduil. I hope he doesn't post here for awhile.
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Official 2011 MLB Thread v.2: The Mets are terrible.
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Rafa=FedKilla
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Saw that. The Expos will be back soon, probably a little after global warming starts.darkside31337 said:Until Bud Selig steps down Montreal will never get a baseball team again.
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I also wanted to mention that you don't have to worry about this now. AnimeGAF got him
And put Worley in the rotation, Oswalt's career is done.
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Playoff Odds at the end of September 24
[U]AMERICAN LEAGUE[/U]
Tigers -- 100% (clinched AL Central title 9/16)
Yankees -- 100% (clinched AL East title 9/21)
Rangers -- 100% (clinched AL West title 9/23)
Red Sox -- 87.8% (lead AL Wild Card by 1.5; 5 games remaining)
Rays -- 9.8% (trail AL Wild Card by 1.5; 4 games remaining)
Angels -- 2.4% (trail AL Wild Card by 2.5; 4 games remaining)
[U]NATIONAL LEAGUE[/U]
Phillies -- 100% (clinched NL East title 9/17)
Diamondbacks -- 100% (clinched NL West title 9/23)
Brewers -- 100% (clinched NL Central title 9/23)
Braves -- 84.0% (lead NL Wild Card by 2.0; 4 games remaining)
Cardinals -- 16.0% (trail NL Wild Card by 2.0; 4 games remaining)
[U]MATHEMATICAL ELIMINATIONS[/U]
-- Giants, NL Wild CardNinja Scooter
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rekameohs said:
but how many RBI has he given up?
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
AnEternalEnigma said:
Can't wait for the update after tomorrow. Rays will go from 9.8% to 98%. Yep!
Lets go Yankees!
weekend_warrior
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AnEternalEnigma said:
By the end of tomorrow there might be a tie for AL the Wild Card. Along with a double header of baseball, and football all day long. My head might explode.
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JABEE said:
How long do you expect Lee and Oswalt to pitch on Monday and Wednesday? I honestly can't see Lee going any longer than 5. If the final game last year was any indication, I can't see Oswalt going any longer than 2.
I'm not really sure. I think the Phillies want them to be consistent with their routine. They will probably go as long as they can. They have plenty of time to rest because Lee wouldn't be pitching until next Sunday. Hamels has actually said he'd like to get some work in on short rest before the playoffs, but Rich Dubee may not want to do it. I'm expecting the Phillies to play the Braves hard this week though. Manuel basically said after the game that the next 4 games are going to show what we are. I'd expect the full lineup to at least start the game.AnEternalEnigma said:
Not a Jellyfish
but I am a sheep
Kershaw wins the Cy Young hand down. That or the National League West is never going to shine again... I wish I had $1.2 Billion to borrow? I'd buy that franchise for sure... its my favorite...
Is Hunter Pence the most overrated player of the last few years? I saw people hyping him up for MVP on another message board. He's basically 2009 Ethier with a little more speed and a little less power.
Fuck that.
Player A: 2.27 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 242 SO, 53 BB, 20-5 record.
Player B: 2.41 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 217 SO, 34 BB, 18-6 record.
Which one of those guys is the Cy Young winner?
Windu said:
Fuck that.
Player A: 2.27 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 242 SO, 53 BB, 20-5 record.
Player B: 2.41 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 217 SO, 34 BB, 18-6 record.
Which one of those guys is the Cy Young winner?
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A Black Falcon
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Poor, poor Red Sox...
Apparently, that 120-loss 1962 Mets team had a 6-18 September, so the Sox have a worse record than one of the worst teams of the modern era, in September that is, so far... however, for the 4 1/2 months before that the Red Sox had the best record in the majors, after their 2-10 start, that is. It's been an odd season.
So yeah, it's kind of strange, really, given how good they were for so long, versus how they've completely melted down this month. Sure, the starting pitching has been terrible -- apparently, so far in September the Sox starting pitchers are averaging less than five innings per game and have the highest ERA of any starting pitching staff in the league this month too, I think. The relievers have been overworked and have mostly been struggling, with Daniel Bard having four losses, and even Papelbon blew a save. There's one good reliever, but the rest... yeah. But the pitching isn't the whole story. The defense has been bad too -- they have 20-something errors this month, plus multiple other major mistakes that probably should have been errors, including two in yesterday's game. The offense has been mixed too, with a couple of 18-run games but then a lot where they barely manage anything, like tonight. So yeah, it's really been a failure on all levels.
Some people are trying to blame it all on the starting pitching -- "if we hadn't had so many starting pitcher injuries it'd all have been fine" -- but while those injuries (multiple starters out for half a season or more, lesser injuries to most of the others too, etc.), plus other important injuries like Youkilis's, are key, they aren't the whole reason. I mean, Jon Lester, who's supposed to be really good, has had three awful starts in a row now, including today's 2 2/3 inning, 8-run disaster, and Beckett got the loss, and gave up 6 runs, in his last start too, though he did go over 7 innings... the first time a Red Sox started had managed that since mid August.
So yeah, it's been bad.
Apparently, that 120-loss 1962 Mets team had a 6-18 September, so the Sox have a worse record than one of the worst teams of the modern era, in September that is, so far... however, for the 4 1/2 months before that the Red Sox had the best record in the majors, after their 2-10 start, that is. It's been an odd season.
So yeah, it's kind of strange, really, given how good they were for so long, versus how they've completely melted down this month. Sure, the starting pitching has been terrible -- apparently, so far in September the Sox starting pitchers are averaging less than five innings per game and have the highest ERA of any starting pitching staff in the league this month too, I think. The relievers have been overworked and have mostly been struggling, with Daniel Bard having four losses, and even Papelbon blew a save. There's one good reliever, but the rest... yeah. But the pitching isn't the whole story. The defense has been bad too -- they have 20-something errors this month, plus multiple other major mistakes that probably should have been errors, including two in yesterday's game. The offense has been mixed too, with a couple of 18-run games but then a lot where they barely manage anything, like tonight. So yeah, it's really been a failure on all levels.
Some people are trying to blame it all on the starting pitching -- "if we hadn't had so many starting pitcher injuries it'd all have been fine" -- but while those injuries (multiple starters out for half a season or more, lesser injuries to most of the others too, etc.), plus other important injuries like Youkilis's, are key, they aren't the whole reason. I mean, Jon Lester, who's supposed to be really good, has had three awful starts in a row now, including today's 2 2/3 inning, 8-run disaster, and Beckett got the loss, and gave up 6 runs, in his last start too, though he did go over 7 innings... the first time a Red Sox started had managed that since mid August.
So yeah, it's been bad.
Fatalah said:Man, I always loved the "F" with the fish. Though the logo is merely 20 years old, it's a classic!
Agreed. The Marlins were my first team, having grown up in the Keys, and are still my NL team. At least when the Rays changed their name, their cap logo was a classy upgrade.
Doytch said:
Reminds me of when the Lightning were making their 2004 playoff run (and eventually won the Stanley Cup), they were constantly preempted for....Orlando Magic basketball! Their 36-46 run sure was magical.
Dmncnby2k9
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Gotta see their unis, see how it looks alltogether. Shit is ugly though man.eznark said:
Joe Shlabotnik
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I'm pretty sure I saw that logo in a Bases Loaded game. Or maybe it was MLBPA Baseball But We Couldn't Get The MLB License '89.
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Because Buck would "like to see him end the year on a good note." He's going to get killed again. He should have been shut down weeks ago.Sharp said:
He could give up five runs in five innings, and it would still go down. It's not completely out of the realm of possibility dude. Just as a brilliant pitcher sometimes has a bad game, a craptastic pitcher can sometimes have an okay (or hell, even a slightly less terrible) one through no fault of his own. Then where will he be? Still a shitty pitcher but no longer even a footnote in the history books.jman2050 said:
darkside31337
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George said:
AJ Burnett isn't even the worst starting pitcher playing in that game.
Joe Shlabotnik
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I'm getting that "vicarious embarrassment" feeling and I'm a Yankees fan.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Red Sox wasting no time telling the Rays they are already laying down.
Joe Shlabotnik
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jman2050 said:
Yeah, definitely. But man, they look terrible.
Mr. Enigma
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A.J. Burnett is going to tear the Red Sox up.
Joe Shlabotnik
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Ha, SOSH post:
"Where is Mirabelli's police convoy?"
"Where is Mirabelli's police convoy?"
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
eznark said:
Awful analogy.
Redskins winning the NFC East this year.
Mr. Enigma
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Rays already leading Blue Jays. Red Sox already losing. Oh my.
JohnTinker
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BJ just wanted to jog instead of hussling like Zobrist
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