2014 MLB Thread - Page 17

The Poet · 09-28-2014, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by AdamJoshua

I must admit they did it right in Boston . . . today.

Here's #3465, and done counting.

http://m.mlb.com/video/v36683353/nyy...er-final-atbat

icehog3 · 09-28-2014, 03:57 PM

Goodbye, Mr. Jeter.

Now bring on the Ori-Holes!

GTsetGO · 09-28-2014, 06:34 PM

THIS IS BIRDLAND.................

icehog3 · 09-28-2014, 11:16 PM

The Poet · 09-29-2014, 10:41 AM

The last, and maybe best, Jeter tribute.

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2014/0...rs-retirement/

Now back to your regularly scheduled post-season.

icehog3 · 09-29-2014, 01:17 PM

Pretty cool, Thomas.

The Poet · 09-29-2014, 01:31 PM

I thought so, Admiral. Good luck against the Oreos.

icehog3 · 09-29-2014, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by The Poet

I thought so, Admiral. Good luck against the Oreos.

Thanks Thomas. Room on the Tiger train if you need a team to pull for in October this year.

The Poet · 09-29-2014, 01:42 PM

icehog3 · 10-01-2014, 01:07 AM

Awesome wild card game tonight, best play-in game since they added a second wild card team. Congrats to the Royals for moving on.

I gotta admit, I felt bad for Adam Dunn, his last major league game and he didn't even get to bat.

jonumberone · 10-01-2014, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

I gotta admit, I felt bad for Adam Dunn, his last major league game and he didn't even get to strike out.

Fixed it for you, Tom.

Tremendous game last night.
It was probably my first time watching the Royals all year.
What a scrappy team. They're going to be a tough out in the playoffs.
The way they scratched out runs last night left me impressed, and they are relentless on the base paths.
They will be well equipped to play in the tight, well pitched games of October.
Provided their starting pitching keeps them in it.

Once Melvin went to Hammel, I thought the game was over.
That's too tough of a spot to have a starting pitcher come in as a reliever.

Somebody should ask Billy Beane if he's inventing a new stat to explain what happened to his team. Maybe WWH, Wins Without Heart?
He clearly traded the heart of his club away when he dealt Cespedes, and they played like it down the stretch.
For his part, Lester has to do a better job than he did last night. That was the type of game he was brought in to win.

I'm interested to see where the postseason goes from here.
Hopefully tonight in Pittsburgh will be just as fun.

AdamJoshua · 10-03-2014, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jonumberone

Fixed it for you, Tom.

Tremendous game last night.
It was probably my first time watching the Royals all year.
What a scrappy team. They're going to be a tough out in the playoffs.
The way they scratched out runs last night left me impressed, and they are relentless on the base paths.
They will be well equipped to play in the tight, well pitched games of October.
Provided their starting pitching keeps them in it.

Once Melvin went to Hammel, I thought the game was over.
That's too tough of a spot to have a starting pitcher come in as a reliever.

Somebody should ask Billy Beane if he's inventing a new stat to explain what happened to his team. Maybe WWH, Wins Without Heart?
He clearly traded the heart of his club away when he dealt Cespedes, and they played like it down the stretch.
For his part, Lester has to do a better job than he did last night. That was the type of game he was brought in to win.

I'm interested to see where the postseason goes from here.
Hopefully tonight in Pittsburgh will be just as fun.

Personally glad the A's got knocked out, hate to see them throw Lester back out there for complete game after complete game in the playoffs, he has to be ready to pitch in Boston next year.

On a semi-related note, good to see old friend Jake Peavy get the win today. Had no complaints about him in Boston, he was just what they needed in the post season and I'm pretty sure they scored one run for him all year this year, maybe 2, but not 3, 3 is right out.

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Originally Posted by icehog3

Tigers getting what they deserve, why would Ausmus come back with Jaba?

He's a fan of Duck Dynasty, maybe?

GTsetGO · 10-02-2014, 08:41 PM

Game one to the Orioles.

10-02-2014, 10:02 PM

Tigers and O's should be a good series. Hopefully the O's can move on, mainly because they've been bad so long.

icehog3 · 10-03-2014, 01:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ChicagoWhiteSox

Tigers and O's should be a good series. Hopefully the O's can move on, mainly because they've been bad so long.

10-03-2014, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

For you Tom, I hope they win 😀

kelmac07 · 10-03-2014, 10:13 AM

Great games last night. Well, the Tigers/Orioles was good up until the Tigers bullpen took over in the 8th.

The Poet · 10-03-2014, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by kelmac07

Great games last night. Well, the Tigers/Orioles was good up until the Tigers bullpen took over in the 8th.

You may, if you wish, blame my Yankees for the meltdown. See, we placed Joba and Coke in the Tiger bullpen as agent provocateurs, tasked with destroying Detroit at every key opportunity.

Hey, we have good scouts, and know how to best utilize talent.

357 · 10-07-2014, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by kelmac07

Great games last night. Well, the Tigers/Orioles was good up until the Tigers bullpen took over in the 8th.

That's been the chorus in Detroit since April.

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Originally Posted by kelmac07

Can the Tigers bullpen really be that bad??

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Originally Posted by jonumberone

So far the Postseason has been great, but, my God, the managing has been awful.

The Tigers paid dearly for their managers mistakes.
Game 1, you go to your bullpen guys in their roles. I get it. But you can't go back to them in game 2
Dombrowski has to take a hit too.
His team is a perennial playoff competitor, but he's has the same problem every year.
The bullpen has been his Achilles heel.

Unfortunately yes, yes they ARE that bad. Some want to run Dave Dombrowski (GM) out of town but you have to think about it. If last year someone said our bad bullpen would be adding Joba, Soria, Nathan, and Johnson for the upcoming season, you would have expected improvement. Clearly that wasn't the case.

jonumberone · 10-08-2014, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by 357

If last year someone said our bad bullpen would be adding Joba, Soria, Nathan, and Johnson for the upcoming season, you would have expected improvement.

I'm not trying to pick on the Tigers or their GM, but every one of those guys is or was damaged goods.
Nathan probably had the best track record of the lot, but he's always been terrible in a big spot. Nathan has a bit of Trevor Hoffman in him.
Dombrowski signed players with a potential upside, but with just as big of a downside IMO.

Another great night of baseball!
I don't know if I ever saw a ballpark as electric as Busch was in the 7th after Adams hit that HR.
Feeling bad for Mattingly this morning. He's probably going to get killed by the fans, and some in the media, plus he might find himself without a job.
The truth of the matter is, he went down with the best pitcher in baseball on the mound, twice.
FWIW, the Dodgers need to get Puig off of that team. As great as he can be, he's a cancer.

Watching the SF game, after Posey singles in the 7th, with Pence and Sandoval coming up, I say to myself they're going to break it open and take the lead.
They got the lead, but it was Washington that handed it to them. Sandoval or Pence didn't even make contact, and next thing you know, they were winning.
FWIW, I though Washington looked tight after the 2nd. I thought Matt Williams made a mistake by getting a pitcher up in the pen.
I know it's an elimination game, and you don't want it to get away from you, but the situation they were in wasn't because Gio was pitching bad.
I just feel like hit hit the panic button too early, and his team played tight after that.
Williams won't be long for DC, especially if he can't get along with Harper. Harper was the only Nat that didn't tighten up.

09-28-2014, 03:57 PM	#2
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 71,895 Trading: (60)	Re: 2014 MLB Thread Goodbye, Mr. Jeter. Now bring on the Ori-Holes! __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

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The Poet Il megglior fabbro Join Date: Jun 2009 First Name: Thomas Location: Hickory, NC Posts: 8,420 Trading: (2)	Re: 2014 MLB Thread The last, and maybe best, Jeter tribute. http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2014/0...rs-retirement/ Now back to your regularly scheduled post-season. __________________ Ninety percent of everything is crap - Theodore Sturgeon.

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