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The Road to the World Series: MLB Playoffs Thread!

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Brofist

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speshylives said:
The scary part is, they can come back and win 3 in a row. It's really not that far fetched.

However, some say it won't be a true series until the Red Sox come back to tie at 3, and lose game 7 in extra innings after having a 4 run lead in the 7th.
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That's so last year..the Red Sox are always looking for new and inventive ways to lose.
 
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speshylives

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I've got this whole Willis Reed thing in my head. After Game 5, I see Schilling gimping out in game 6, wearing some kind of Yankee Hater support on his ankle and just dominating.

Then, in game 7, Bronson Arroyo sits for Tim Wakefield who exacts his revenge for Aaron Boone.

Scary stuff.
 
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Soul4ger

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I'd just like to point out that ex-Pirates pitchers have been blowing games left and right during these playoffs. Julian Tavarez, Jeff Suppan, Tim Wakefield, Bronson Arroyo... We're very proud of them here in Pittsburgh. They're keeping up with the standing Pittsburgh baseball tradition.
 
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Miguel

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speshylives said:
I've got this whole Willis Reed thing in my head. After Game 5, I see Schilling gimping out in game 6, wearing some kind of Yankee Hater support on his ankle and just dominating.

Then, in game 7, Bronson Arroyo sits for Tim Wakefield who exacts his revenge for Aaron Boone.

Scary stuff.
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Pedro comes in and pitches a decent game...bullpen almost blows it...but ManRam and Ortiz go Yard back to back in the 9th, giving the Sox the tie...then the win.

Arroyo comes in game 6, and blanks the yanks....Yankee nation gets a little restless...

CURT WILLIS REED SCHILLING strolls onto the mound game 7, matches Kevin Brown pitch for pitch. Brown has to come out in the 8th...and Rivera gets them out of a jam. 9th inning, Sox go up...schilling still on the mound.

.....CHOOSE YOUR OWN DESTINY

A) Schilling Stirkes out the side....and falls on the mound clutching his ankle.
B) Schilling comes out...Foulke comes in to load the bases, only to get Matsui to pop up, then the next batter to try to bunt the runner at 3rd home...bunt barely goes ahead of home plate...Tek grabs the ball...steps on home....throws to first....and Millar ends the game, and the series....by catching the ball and stepping on first. THUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUH RED SOX WIN!



















I can dream can't I?
 
Brofist

Brofist

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Miguel said:
.....CHOOSE YOUR OWN DESTINY

A) Schilling Stirkes out the side....and falls on the mound clutching his ankle.
B) Schilling comes out...Foulke comes in to load the bases, only to get Matsui to pop up, then the next batter to try to bunt the runner at 3rd home...bunt barely goes ahead of home plate...Tek grabs the ball...steps on home....throws to first....and Millar ends the game, and the series....by catching the ball and stepping on first. THUHUHUHUHUHUHUHUH RED SOX WIN!
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I'm takin B. A means Schilling is f'ed for the WS :)
 
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olimario

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Fatalah

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Alright, here's my piece on the series:

Before heading into Boston, up 2-0, I wasn't even thinking of a sweep. In fact, I expected the Sox to win on Friday's rain delay. In no way did I EVER think the Yanks would actually sweep coming into Friday. After Saturday's Game 3 blowout, its funny how the press and media changed my prediction of the series. Even though the Yanks were up 3-0, I should have known better. Usually I don't just jump into high predictions for the Yanks--I'm a very humble fan. But for once, I actually felt comfortable about the series.

Lo and behold, after yesterday's big win by the Sox, this series feels like its 2-2. This afternoon's game calls for Pedro to pitch a great game--which in fact he'll do. You can't beat a pitcher of his caliber twice in one series (unless there's something physically wrong with him). If this goes to a game 6, Schilling is probably salivating on shocking the Yanks. Again, his ankle could be a factor--but the coaches say he's pitching well in the bullpen.

The bottom line is this-- I'm scared. Shef went 0-5 yesterday. Jeter's not doing well either. The bottom of the lineup (posada, cairo, clark, bernie) need to step up. Mussina might pitch a good game, or he might pitch unfocused balls like he's done in the pastj. I'm worried.

In the end though, the Yankees are professionals and they're the ones that have to figure out how to win--not me. So its all on them.

From,
Your pessimistic Yankee fan who says "its not over until the last out"
 
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Kuroyume

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AniHawk said:
I want the Red Sox to beat the Yankees 'cause the Red Sox rolled over the Angels, and the Angels could have easily beat the Yankees. :mad:

Oh well, at least Boston TRIED. They most likely won't make it to the World Series, but at least they tried.
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Keep dreaming...
 
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Mike Works

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Mrbob said:
10-15 years <<<<<<<<< 85+ years

Talk to me again in in about 60 years of Nintendo beat downs if you want to attempt to connect the dots in this horrendous analogy. Go start a thread in the gaming section if you want to discuss the merits of this 'analogy'. This thread is about playoff baseball and not videogames.
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hahaha, it's okay bobbo
 
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Miguel

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Joe said:
you just HAD to get lidges first pitch strike in there miguel didnt you?
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Listen to what the radio guys are talking about.


Announcers: "Tavarez just lost control"
Lidge paints the black low and away
Ump: "STRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKE!"
 
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Eminem

goddamit, Griese!
I would just like to say, all the Yankees fans here, besides Kuroyume, but he doesn't really count, are very good fans.

They just cheer for the Yanks, don't talk too much shit, are very realistic. Just overall nice folks =)

A lot more than I can say for most fanbases. So yeah, props Yanks fans here.
 
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Miguel

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Yeah. Joe and solrac...although annoying at times...have shown that they <3 the yankees.

Joe, if I had a video card, I'd email you one right now. ;)
 
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Miguel

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Carlos "Tiger" Beltran
 
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Desperado

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Astros.com said:
HOUSTON -- The Astros are on quite a ride right now with the big prize being their first slot ever in the World Series.

But no matter what happens this postseason, the big prize when October turns to November is re-signing Carlos Beltran, the sizzling slugger who is perhaps this winter's top free agent.

Beltran hit the game-winning homer in the seventh inning of Sunday's 6-5, Game 4 Astros victory over the Cardinals at Minute Maid Park. And shortly after his team tied the best-of-seven National League Championship Series, owner Drayton McLane told MLB.com that re-signing Beltran would be one of the Astros' top offseason priorities.

"I'm a very optimistic person," said McLane, before his Astros began to prepare for Game 5 tonight. "We had to talk to Jeff Bagwell a couple of years ago when he was in the same position Carlos is in right now, and we signed Jeff to a five-year contract when there were other offers he could have taken.

"Same thing with Craig Biggio. We have been able to do those sorts of things. I've talked to Carlos and his agent and we told them that when he's ready to talk, we certainly want to sit down and seriously talk with him. Certainly not while we're trying to win the league championship. This is not the time, but when the season's over, that will be the time and we'll get right on it."

McLane knows he had the inside track with Bagwell and Biggio because they are both career Astros and make Houston their home. Beltran is a recent member of the Astros, who acquired him this past June 24 from Kansas City in a three-way trade that included Oakland after the Royals determined that they could not re-sign the 27-year-old center fielder.

The free agent market has changed recently, but the five-year, $70 million deal that Vladimir Guerrero signed as a free agent this past winter with the Anaheim Angels is probably a realistic benchmark for what Beltran can garner. But those matters are better left for the future, Beltran said on Sunday.

"I'm not going to worry about money and I'm not going to worry about where I'm going to play next year," he said. "Right now, I'm just worried about the next game."

Scott Boras is Beltran's agent and usually no sentiment is involved when he shops a client around the Majors. To get a better deal for Bernie Williams from the Yankees, Boras once procured a sizeable offer from the rival Boston Red Sox. Williams wanted to stay in New York, and the Yankees ultimately matched the offer.

Barry Bonds, then another Boras client, opted to accept arbitration from the Giants rather than play the market because he wanted to remain in San Francisco. Bonds eventually signed a five-year contract. Alex Rodriguez, though, went to the highest bidder when he signed with Texas.

McLane knows it's not going to be easy to sign Beltran, who, in his first postseason already has eight homers, tying a record set two years ago by Bonds when his Giants went all the way to the seventh game of the World Series before losing to the Angels.

Beltran has also set another record by hitting at least one homer in five consecutive postseason games.

"I think he has enjoyed Houston immensely," McLane said of Beltran, who hit .258 with 23 homers and 53 RBIs in 70 games for the Astros. "He has found the community very enjoyable and has felt very much at home here. I think that's an asset. And he likes winning. He has said publicly that he wants to be with a team that's competitive. You look at the Astros, in the 12 years I've owned the team we've only had one season with a losing record."

Beltran reiterated on Sunday that after five-plus seasons playing with the Royals, postseason is exactly where he wants to be.

"In the playoffs," he said. "There's nothing better than this. In the [National League] Championship Series with a chance to get to the World Series. As a player, this is what you look for, being in this situation, being able to contribute, being able to help the team. There's no better feeling than this. This is right here and right now, it's a dream come true for me."
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What was McLane saying in 1998 about Randy Johnson?
 
All Hail C-Webb

All Hail C-Webb

Hailing from the Chill-Web
Eminem said:
I would just like to say, all the Yankees fans here, besides Kuroyume, but he doesn't really count, are very good fans.

They just cheer for the Yanks, don't talk too much shit, are very realistic. Just overall nice folks =)

A lot more than I can say for most fanbases. So yeah, props Yanks fans here.
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Yankee fans realize how lucky they are. We have a great owner, and as long as he is around we will always be near the top.

People mainly talk shit because they are scared. You don't see Laker fans hating on the Wizards, or Warriors, they hate on the Kings because they are scared of them.

Yankee fans realize that even if we lose one year, we will be back again the following season.
Most Yankee fans are from NY too, which explains why we are much more civilized and intelligent than most other fanbases.
 
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Ninja Scooter

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Sactown said:
People mainly talk shit because they are scared. You don't see Laker fans hating on the Wizards, or Warriors, they hate on the Kings because they are scared of them.
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:lol We hate on the Kings cause you guys are OUR Red Sox. People push this "rivalry" between LA and Sac, but the fact remains that we always win and you always lose. Have fun gawking at all those "Pacific Division Champion" banners at Arco.
 
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speshylives

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He threw harder in Game 2. However, I think this will be a definite Yankee loss. I have the same feeling I had last night.

I guess its 50% pessimism, 50% common sense that Pedro's due for a big start against the Yanks.

Tell you what though, those Boston folks sure seem to feel like they're up 3-0 and didn't lose one game in this series by 11.
 
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J2 Cool

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Damn, they're making Mussina work. Oh, and Pedro looked fantastic. It's not just about the speed on the fastball but he was throwing massive curveballs and confusing guys. Havent seen him look like that in a long time.
 
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theo

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speshylives said:
Tell you what though, those Boston folks sure seem to feel like they're up 3-0 and didn't lose one game in this series by 11.
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no, its called getting behind your team. no one thinks theyre up 3-0, stop making shit up plz
 
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J2 Cool

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Joe said:
the umpire is making mussina work.
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eh, the ump wasn't the one throwing the balls to walk in a run. That's a LOT of pitches thrown in the first inning by Mussina. I give him credit though if he doesnt give up a base clearer
 
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Joe

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mussina is pitching pretty good even though it doesnt look like it. he missed some pitches by CENTIMETERS. mussina will adjust he'll be fine.

J2 Cool said:
eh, the ump wasn't the one throwing the balls to walk in a run.
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mussina missed the 2-1 pitch by a HAIR. instead of 2-2 it goes 3-1 big difference.
 
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