The Official 2013 MLB Thread - Page 45

MizzouRah · 09-28-2013, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tarcone

Cardinals win their 7th division title in the last 14th year. Good stuff.
Now to get home field.

Oh yeah!

rowech · 09-28-2013, 08:48 PM

I know I'm just an old man but why does a wild card game between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati have to start at 8:10? You cannot tell me the west coast will care that much that this game couldn't start at 7:10.

miami_fan · 09-29-2013, 09:27 AM

PLAY THE F-----G GAME THE RIGHT WAY!

Terry Pendleton Roughed Up Chris Johnson For Sliding Into First Base

SackAttack · 09-29-2013, 01:21 PM

Tampa jumping all over Toronto and Cleveland up to an early 2-0 lead.

No pressure, Texas.

spleen1015 · 09-29-2013, 01:24 PM

Wanna see Cleveland lose and Tampa and Texas win.

JonInMiddleGA · 09-29-2013, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by miami_fan

PLAY THE F-----G GAME THE RIGHT WAY!

Terry Pendleton Roughed Up Chris Johnson For Sliding Into First Base

Actually it seems like TP got pissy (he's always been a bit of a cunt fwiw) because CJ threw his helmet into the dugout & it glanced off of Pendleton

And my opinion of Pendleton is based on direct personal experiences, not on rumor or hearsay (he became a regular at a bar I used to frequent back in my younger days).

SirFozzie · 09-29-2013, 02:25 PM

Walkoff No Hitter on a Wild Pitch.. I can't think of any Walkoff No no's, never mind a walkoff wild pitch no hitter

frnk55 · 09-29-2013, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SirFozzie

Walkoff No Hitter on a Wild Pitch.. I can't think of any Walkoff No no's, never mind a walkoff wild pitch no hitter

That was really cool. Glad MLB.com had a breaking news banner so I caught the 9th inning. Crazy ending.

cuervo72 · 09-29-2013, 03:02 PM

Never cared for Pendlefuck (even back to his days with the Cards), but that was just based on watching him on TV.

JonInMiddleGA · 09-29-2013, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by cuervo72

Never cared for Pendlefuck (even back to his days with the Cards), but that was just based on watching him on TV.

He's a considerably bigger prick in person (or at least was back in the 90s).

Mizzou B-ball fan · 09-29-2013, 05:32 PM

Congrats to the Royals. Missed out on the playoffs, but had their highest win total in nearly 20 years. That's something to be excited about.

spleen1015 · 09-30-2013, 04:21 PM

Were the Biogenesis suspensions a certain number of games or the regular season? I assume a certain number of games since Cruz in playing for Texas tonight. Tonight would still be considered the regular season, right?

cartman · 09-30-2013, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

Were the Biogenesis suspensions a certain number of games or the regular season? I assume a certain number of games since Cruz in playing for Texas tonight. Tonight would still be considered the regular season, right?

The suspensions were for 50 games, and were given out prior to game 112. Since tonight is game 163, his suspension is over.

Honolulu_Blue · 09-30-2013, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

Were the Biogenesis suspensions a certain number of games or the regular season? I assume a certain number of games since Cruz in playing for Texas tonight. Tonight would still be considered the regular season, right?

Yes. I think it was 50 games.

SackAttack · 09-30-2013, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

Were the Biogenesis suspensions a certain number of games or the regular season? I assume a certain number of games since Cruz in playing for Texas tonight. Tonight would still be considered the regular season, right?

50 games. Braun got more as a slap on the wrist for his prior sins. He also started his suspension sooner than the rest.

All of the suspensions, including Braun's, are over at this point.

Dutch · 09-30-2013, 09:30 PM

Hmmmm....almost does look like the ball bounced into his glove...

Dutch · 09-30-2013, 09:34 PM

...Rays were robbed of at least one run on that umpire misque. Hopefully it doesn't matter.

Dutch · 09-30-2013, 09:56 PM

Super play by Price to glove the ball and pitch it to 1B.

Dutch · 09-30-2013, 10:07 PM

The Legend of Sam Fuld only grows.

Dutch · 09-30-2013, 10:21 PM

Good game for Price and the Rays! Now to beat the Indians, another team that hasn't lost in weeks.

(FWIW: The Rays, Indians, and Rangers combined for a 26-4 record the last 10 games of the season. That's how you finish.)

MizzouRah · 10-01-2013, 08:58 AM

Way to go Rays!

EagleFan · 10-01-2013, 07:42 PM

Cueto!

With that said... nice catch.

PilotMan · 10-01-2013, 08:38 PM

God this is horrible. Reds picking up right where they left off in Cincy.

JPhillips · 10-01-2013, 08:43 PM

On to waiting for the Bengals and Caps to disappoint.

Lathum · 10-01-2013, 08:47 PM

feel bad for my friends who are Reds fans but excited to see the Pirates have success.

Vegas Vic · 10-01-2013, 09:57 PM

For anyone seeking an apt description of "choke":

"See last six games of Cincinnati Reds' 2013 season".

EagleFan · 10-01-2013, 10:08 PM

Pirates fans making stupid plays on back to back pitches. Good thing for them it wasn't a 1 run game. That guy in the outfield would have needed to move after the game if it had cost them.

Swaggs · 10-01-2013, 10:30 PM

Woohoo!

SackAttack · 10-01-2013, 10:31 PM

Welcome to the big boy playoffs, Pittsburgh. We've missed you.

MizzouRah · 10-01-2013, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

Welcome to the big boy playoffs, Pittsburgh. We've missed you.

Not really..

Should be quite a series vs the Cardinals!

The thing about the 2nd WC is that most teams pitch their #1.. should be an advantage for the Division winners.

korme · 10-01-2013, 10:59 PM

Sigh.

SackAttack · 10-01-2013, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MizzouRah

Not really..

Should be quite a series vs the Cardinals!

The thing about the 2nd WC is that most teams pitch their #1.. should be an advantage for the Division winners.

You know what's weird? The Rays are in a better position, if they win the wild card game, than most wild card teams would be. The off days plus Price going in the tiebreaker means he'll conceivably be available twice in the ALDS on full rest.

BishopMVP · 10-02-2013, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

You know what's weird? The Rays are in a better position, if they win the wild card game, than most wild card teams would be. The off days plus Price going in the tiebreaker means he'll conceivably be available twice in the ALDS on full rest.

I know why Bud Selig etc are so desperate to put in the extra days in advance instead of potentially messing up the ALDS schedule, but competitively it would make much more sense to have the WC game the day after the season, and a day before the ALDS starts (and then bump it by a day in the rare cases of ties). As an added bonus, it'd probably also help avoid having World Series games in November.

In this case, I think Price is lined up for game 2 and potentially relief in game 5 on 3 days rest, but yeah.... go Indians.

cougarfreak · 10-02-2013, 07:44 AM

In the end, the Reds were mental midgets. Just like their manager.

Lathum · 10-02-2013, 07:50 AM

I hate the one game playoff.

Just doesnt seem right after 162 games a season decided by a one and done.

spleen1015 · 10-02-2013, 07:54 AM

Cincinnati cans can look at it like this. Without this 1 game WC game, you had no chance to get to the NLDS after the regular season. Last year, I would have had an issue had the A's beaten the Orioles in the WC game since the Orioles would have been the WC the old way.

It is cool to see the Pirates back in the playoffs.

Suburban Rhythm · 10-02-2013, 08:20 AM

Dallas Latos, Wife Of Reds Pitcher Mat Latos, Says That A Pirates Fan Attacked Her At NL Wild Card Game

Dr. Sak · 10-02-2013, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Suburban Rhythm

Dallas Latos, Wife Of Reds Pitcher Mat Latos, Says That A Pirates Fan Attacked Her At NL Wild Card Game

IT'S PITTSBURGH NOT PHILADELPHIA!!

Suburban Rhythm · 10-02-2013, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

IT'S PITTSBURGH NOT PHILADELPHIA!!

Clint Hurdle should have grabbed a mic and given the crowd a Sam Wyche-esqe "You're in Pittsburgh...this isn't Philadelphia!"

spleen1015 · 10-02-2013, 08:30 AM

Maybe the offenders were Phillies fans at the Pirates game?

Dr. Sak · 10-02-2013, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by spleen1015

Maybe the offenders were Phillies fans at the Pirates game?

I did see a man wearing a Phillies hat sitting next to Joe Morgan.

korme · 10-02-2013, 09:28 AM

Great.

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Chief Rum · 10-02-2013, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

I hate the one game playoff.

Just doesnt seem right after 162 games a season decided by a one and done.

Agreed. I would like that to go to a three game mini-series.

MizzouRah · 10-02-2013, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

You know what's weird? The Rays are in a better position, if they win the wild card game, than most wild card teams would be. The off days plus Price going in the tiebreaker means he'll conceivably be available twice in the ALDS on full rest.

Indeed...

ISiddiqui · 10-02-2013, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

I hate the one game playoff.

Just doesnt seem right after 162 games a season decided by a one and done.

It also doesn't seem right after 162 games, a team that finished 2nd in a division can knock off the team that finished 1st in that same division - so this is what we get due to the abomination which is the Wild Card.

Lathum · 10-02-2013, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

It also doesn't seem right after 162 games, a team that finished 2nd in a division can knock off the team that finished 1st in that same division - so this is what we get due to the abomination which is the Wild Card.

Well the wild card is a necessity unless they go to 2 divisions. I don't have an issue with a 2nd place team beating a 1st place team in a longer series. A lot of times the division is separated by only a few games. Over 162 game season that could be because a key player was hurt, a couple bad calls, etc...

I hate this one and done where something fluky can happen that decides a season. Can't wait until there is a botched call in one of these games.

BishopMVP · 10-02-2013, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

I hate the one game playoff.

Just doesnt seem right after 162 games a season decided by a one and done.

I have no problem with it. Something needed to be done to devalue the WC berth and give extra credit to the division winners/#1 seed. I'd even be in favor of some of the "more radical" proposals where the #1 seed potentially had 4 or even all 5 ALDS games at home as their reward. Making it a 3 game vs. a 1-game series isn't really enhancing the odds of the other team winning (I think the stats geeks say you'd need something like a Best of 131 to truly decide with confidence between two teams who are relatively close to each other in the standings,) and playoff baseball already exacerbates the value of 1-2 dominant starters and your 2-3 best relievers instead of the depth you need over a 162 game season.

ISiddiqui · 10-02-2013, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

Well the wild card is a necessity unless they go to 2 divisions. I don't have an issue with a 2nd place team beating a 1st place team in a longer series. A lot of times the division is separated by only a few games. Over 162 game season that could be because a key player was hurt, a couple bad calls, etc...

I hate this one and done where something fluky can happen that decides a season. Can't wait until there is a botched call in one of these games.

You realize that the playoffs are a crapshoot anyways. Even a 7 game series can't show the results of a 162 game season - fluky plays happen which can decide a series. And if it helps, think of the WC game as a Game 7

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larrymcg421 · 10-02-2013, 10:36 PM

I hate the 5 game divisional round more than the 1 game wildcard round.

Logan · 10-03-2013, 07:30 AM

How about a first to 2/first to 3 where the higher seed needs to only win 2 games while the lower seed needs to win 3?

09-29-2013, 09:27 AM	#2203
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09-29-2013, 01:24 PM	#2205
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09-29-2013, 02:25 PM	#2207
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09-29-2013, 03:02 PM	#2209
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09-30-2013, 04:21 PM	#2212
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Were the Biogenesis suspensions a certain number of games or the regular season? I assume a certain number of games since Cruz in playing for Texas tonight. Tonight would still be considered the regular season, right? __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

09-28-2013, 08:48 PM	#2202
rowech Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2006	I know I'm just an old man but why does a wild card game between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati have to start at 8:10? You cannot tell me the west coast will care that much that this game couldn't start at 7:10.

09-29-2013, 01:21 PM	#2204
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Tampa jumping all over Toronto and Cleveland up to an early 2-0 lead. No pressure, Texas.

09-29-2013, 05:32 PM	#2211
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	Congrats to the Royals. Missed out on the playoffs, but had their highest win total in nearly 20 years. That's something to be excited about.

09-30-2013, 09:30 PM	#2216
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	Hmmmm....almost does look like the ball bounced into his glove...

09-30-2013, 09:34 PM	#2217
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	...Rays were robbed of at least one run on that umpire misque. Hopefully it doesn't matter.

09-30-2013, 09:56 PM	#2218
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	Super play by Price to glove the ball and pitch it to 1B.

09-30-2013, 10:07 PM	#2219
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	The Legend of Sam Fuld only grows.

09-30-2013, 10:21 PM	#2220
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	Good game for Price and the Rays! Now to beat the Indians, another team that hasn't lost in weeks. (FWIW: The Rays, Indians, and Rangers combined for a 26-4 record the last 10 games of the season. That's how you finish.)

10-01-2013, 08:58 AM	#2221
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10-01-2013, 07:42 PM	#2222
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10-01-2013, 08:38 PM	#2223
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10-01-2013, 08:47 PM	#2225
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	feel bad for my friends who are Reds fans but excited to see the Pirates have success.

10-01-2013, 09:57 PM	#2226
Vegas Vic Checkraising Tourists Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cocoa Beach, FL	For anyone seeking an apt description of "choke": "See last six games of Cincinnati Reds' 2013 season".

10-01-2013, 10:08 PM	#2227
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Pirates fans making stupid plays on back to back pitches. Good thing for them it wasn't a 1 run game. That guy in the outfield would have needed to move after the game if it had cost them. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

10-01-2013, 10:30 PM	#2228
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10-01-2013, 10:31 PM	#2229
SackAttack Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Green Bay, WI	Welcome to the big boy playoffs, Pittsburgh. We've missed you.

10-01-2013, 10:59 PM	#2231
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	Sigh.

10-02-2013, 07:44 AM	#2234
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10-02-2013, 07:50 AM	#2235
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	I hate the one game playoff. Just doesnt seem right after 162 games a season decided by a one and done.

10-02-2013, 07:54 AM	#2236
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Cincinnati cans can look at it like this. Without this 1 game WC game, you had no chance to get to the NLDS after the regular season. Last year, I would have had an issue had the A's beaten the Orioles in the WC game since the Orioles would have been the WC the old way. It is cool to see the Pirates back in the playoffs. __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

10-02-2013, 08:20 AM	#2237
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10-02-2013, 08:30 AM	#2240
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	Maybe the offenders were Phillies fans at the Pirates game? __________________ Why choose failure when success is an option?

10-02-2013, 09:28 AM	#2242
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10-02-2013, 10:36 PM	#2249
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10-03-2013, 07:30 AM	#2250
Logan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	How about a first to 2/first to 3 where the higher seed needs to only win 2 games while the lower seed needs to win 3?

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