7/8 - 7/14 Game Discussion Thread

[RoundingThird]

Red Sox have 4 with Mariners, 3 with A's on the West Coast. King Felix tonight, Iwakuma tomorrow. Tough stretch.

[deathsai]

Re: 7/8 - 7/14 Game Discussion Thread

Rays finally hit an easy part of the schedule to catch up. 4.5 games back, tied with the O's and the Yankees only another half game back.

Toronto is 10 games back, but still feels scarily close and in the mix.

And who says the AL East isn't still the best division in baseball? Put any team from the AL East in another division and they'd be in the top spot or close to it.

[lonewolf371]

Re: 7/8 - 7/14 Game Discussion Thread

Rays finally hit an easy part of the schedule to catch up. 4.5 games back, tied with the O's and the Yankees only another half game back.

Toronto is 10 games back, but still feels scarily close and in the mix.

And who says the AL East isn't still the best division in baseball?

I do.

Put any team from the AL East in another division and they'd be in the top spot or close to it.

I would say the same thing about the top three teams in the NL Central in the AL East.

[deathsai]

Re: 7/8 - 7/14 Game Discussion Thread

God I wish the Rays got to beat up on the Cubs and have an easy series every once in awhile.

[RoundingThird]

Re: 7/8 - 7/14 Game Discussion Thread

God I wish the Rays got to beat up on the Cubs and have an easy series every once in awhile.

You just a series against the Astros and White Sox...

[deathsai]

Re: 7/8 - 7/14 Game Discussion Thread

Yeah, and it feels like the first time we've had an easy stretch all year.

After the All Star Break we have to play the Jays (not sure if RA Dickey is starting but he's had great success), the Red Sox, with Pedroia and Uehara foiling us seemingly every game and who have trashed us the whole season so far, and then the Yankees who we very stupidly split the series with after our bullpen performed the most epic collapse of the season on.

There's never an easy in-division matchup.

[Redacted01]

Re: 7/8 - 7/14 Game Discussion Thread

I do.

I would say the same thing about the top three teams in the NL Central in the AL East.

The Cardinals are the only NL Central team I would give a chance in the AL East. Pittsburgh's offense is atrocious. The Reds seem too back-and-forth. An eh April, a great May and a poor June. Just all over the map.

[lonewolf371]

Re: 7/8 - 7/14 Game Discussion Thread

The Cardinals are the only NL Central team I would give a chance in the AL East. Pittsburgh's offense is atrocious. The Reds seem too back-and-forth. An eh April, a great May and a poor June. Just all over the map.

The Yankees offense is just as atrocious. Pittsburgh would have more runs than the Yankees if the Yankees didn't have the DH.

The Rays have been all over the map. That's not a salient point.

On another note: why is it that every year that AL East fans beat their chests so much about their division? It's annoying on the level of the SEC in college football, except the AL East hasn't won a title (or even a pennant) since 2009.

[deathsai]

Re: 7/8 - 7/14 Game Discussion Thread

Because you get to play with the Cubs.

[55]

Re: 7/8 - 7/14 Game Discussion Thread

Let's not forget that the Brewers are an absolute dumpster fire this year, too.

[Majingir]

Re: 7/8 - 7/14 Game Discussion Thread

The Cardinals are the only NL Central team I would give a chance in the AL East. Pittsburgh's offense is atrocious. The Reds seem too back-and-forth. An eh April, a great May and a poor June. Just all over the map.

Ya. If a teams weakness in the NL is that their offense sucks, then going over to the AL really won't help things.

Jays in the NL would dominate lol. Cause our pitchers would do so much better in the NL. Dickey and Johnson for sure would be better, but I'm still surprised how Buehrle has struggled alot as well considering he's used to the AL for so long. I still wanna hear the full story on the Jays, because based on how this season has been going, there has to be some bigger story happening off the field that nobody knows about.

[weeeeeeez]

Will be interesting to see how Homer pitches tonight.

[daflyboys]

Re: 7/8 - 7/14 Game Discussion Thread

Ladies and Gentlemen.... Cirque de Phill-eil

[PhilliesFan13]

Re: 7/8 - 7/14 Game Discussion Thread

That's some kind of wind-up you have there Ross Ohlendorf. Damn.

[PhilliesFan13]

Re: 7/8 - 7/14 Game Discussion Thread

John Lannan is pitching an absolute gem tonight.