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Title: MLB Playoffs 2015
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Published: Sep 30, 2015
Author: Various
Post Date: 2015-09-30 11:15:11 by redleghunter
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Setting up this thread to expand the 2015 MLB playoff discussions beyond the Rangers, Yankees and NY Mets (2015 NL Division Champions) That's right GarySpFc you can posit your Royals stuff here now:) Poster Comment: Open for discussion. I set up a general baseball ping list. Please join it so we don't leave anyone out of the discussion. CZ82 is the co-owner.
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#24. To: tomder55 (#22)
Just heard that on MLB network. He is creating controversy in a time a playoff team does not need it. Collins was right to fine him. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Yanks line up for tonight . B. Gardner, CF C. Young, LF C. Beltran, RF A. Rodriguez, DH B. McCann, C C. Headley, 3B G. Bird, 1B R. Refsnyder, 2B D. Gregorius, SS M. Tanaka, SP The puzzlement is the lead off. Ellsbury is sitting . I don't mind Young playing against a lefty . But Ellsbury has had a couple hits against Keuchel in his career . Gardner none. To me the key is for Tanaka and McCann to keep Jose Altuve and George Springer from having an impact in the game . Gardy and Young have to get on base and give Beltran ,AROID and McCann people to drive in . Tanaka has to keep it close for half a game and then hand it off to Wilson ,Betances,and, Miller . The Yanks have a slugger's chance. Looking forward to the Pirates -Cubs game tomorrow . We in the NY area get screwed again with the TV schedule . NLDS Mets v Dodgers 1st game starts 9:45 PM ET. Guess I'm missing that one. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
That is the key. Keep Altuve off the bases. However tough to do:) He is excellent at expanding the strike zone and ruining good strike out pitches. I've seen him run up 10 pitch at bats. Only way to get him is to challenge him. Martin Perez did this his last start. He threw him two way inside balls then followed with an outside pitch fouled off. Then he threw another inside ball which was fouled off. Then he blew a fast ball nose high for a swinging strike 3. The Astro that goes unnoticed but causes the most damage is Gattis. Rasmus a free swinging LH batter will be aiming for your cozy RF wall:) "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Sounds like he's gonna play matchups... This means Gonzales will probably be on the roster to start Game 3... Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
Here is what the experts think which means the team with the least chance (according to the experts) to win the series will win it... http://espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2015/story/_/page/playoffs15_expertpredictions/es pn-experts-make-their-predictions-mlb-playoffs Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
He got 200 hits again this year... Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
.330 BA at Home, .263 on the road... .647 Slugging % at home .487 on the road... He is on a better team, has a little league stadium to play at home in, has better backup so they can't pitch around him and last but not least "Every dog has his day"... Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
That's what a DVR is for, record it and playback later. It shortens the timeframe to watch and allows to fast forward past dumb commercials... Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
Ellsbury is 1-3 against Keuchel and Young is 6-20 and has a .972 OPS against LHers this year, so I would have to say Young is the better match up to start the game. Now later in the game if/when the Astros bring in a RHed reliever Ellsbury would probably be the preferred pinch hitter...
Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
oh we are very familiar with the damage he can do !!! Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
What's up with the ESPN female announcers on radio and TV? Whoever she is, is rattling off a bunch of stats like she played the game. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Everything I warned you and Giradi about the Yankees did:) Doesn't Girardi come here to LF to get advice? It worked for Banister this year...LOL. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Bottom of the 8th. Come on Yankees you got this.
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
They spit the bit . Just like they did for the last month. The biggest issue going forward is that they still have large contracts for AROID , Tex ,Ellsberry ,CC and a few other players who no one will want in a trade. They may have to suck it up another year. I still think it was smart of the organization to hold on to their prospects . Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Whoever she is, is rattling off a bunch of stats like she played the game. I didn't watch the game so I would be guessing as to who it was. Did she look like she was of Hispanic descent, this girl perhaps? If so that is Jessica Mendoza and yes she did play the game both college and professional fastpitch softball... (Just because the ball is slightly larger doesn't mean you don't know how to play the game)!! If it wasn't her then I have no clue cause I don't watch ESPN that much to have seen all of their announcers... Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
This is what ESPN thinks they need to do, just posted this morning... http://espn.go.com/blog/newyork/yankees/post/_/id/90393/the-yankees-need-to- improve-if-they-want-to-return-to-the-playoffs Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
Whoever she is, is rattling off a bunch of stats like she played the game. Just found this over on the MLB channel website it was Jessica who called the game last night... http://m.yankees.mlb.com/news/article/153429172/jessica-mendoza-the-1st-woman- to-call-playoffs Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
CC is only 35 so if he gets his act together in rehab and loses some weight he might be good to go next year. He did finish out the year much better than he started it. You guys seem to have some starting pitching depth so they might consider a 6 man rotation to keep some arms fresher for later in the season. But that won't help much until they address the pen, need about 3 more "Reliable" arms there... Don't know what they do with A-Roid. Let him play next year, buy him out or ask him to retire. He did fairly well until August (got tired I assume) maybe a platoon with Tex at DH might be something to consider to let Bird play more at 1st... One thing A-Roid did pretty well this year was keep his mouth shut (less drama) so maybe he is learning something as he gets older... Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
I know that just thought I would throw a little controversy out there. Anyway no 25 man roster yet but did find this breakdown on how the teams stack up against each other. http://m.rangers.mlb.com/news/article/153515468/blue-jays-rangers-position- breakdown-for-alds I'm surprised we haven't heard anything out of SOSO yet, I thought the Jays was his team? Or am I thinking of somebody else? Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
Don't you dare give him this site address... :) Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
Sorry to see the Yanks lose. Was rooting for them. My father-in-law was a big Yankees fan. We all rooted for "Papa's" team. Yeah long-term contracts for aging pros is an albatross around the neck. Maybe the Yankees can hire the former Angels GM to find ways:) "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Yes but an underhand throw! ESPN filled her with a bunch of stats and "no kidding comments." I don't know how many times she said "Keutchel will come in low with his slider on RH batters." No kidding he was doing it all night. Another bright one was "It seems the Yankees are having problems hitting his slider." Thank you very much Jessica, I think we know that. The experienced male announcers were no better. They were reading off a script as well since they really don't know these teams and don't see them that often. Maybe the Yankees as they are on national TV quite often. But it was annoying to listen to. You had the two male announcers calling the game and then at times interrupting them Jessica comes on and speaks with authority on 4 seam fastballs. Please. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
LOL, not one of them expect the Rangers to win the ALDS. So many of them predicted the Yankees to win the WC. I did see one 'expert' put the Mets as winning it all:) Hey you never know. Still holding on to that hope it will be a Rangers-Mets WS:) "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Nope. Just wanted to see Tulo to get a shot at a World Series ring. I am kind of indifferent on baseball teams excpet for one or two that I absolutely dislike and wish bad things (the ex. Brooklyn Dodgre being #1 on that list). I guess if I had favorite teams in the hunt this year it would include St. Loiuis (soley for Matt Holiday's). See a theme here? потому что Бог хочет это тот путь
Tried to embed a video from Bleacher Report. Seems to have disappeared. Will try later. "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
In girls fast pitch the mound is 43 feet from home plate and pitches top out at around 70 MPH, which is the equivalent of a 98 MPH "heeter" in baseball... On top of that they throw knuckleballs and screwballs which you rarely see in baseball anymore, in fact the only pitcher I know that throws a "screwgy" is Yu Darvish!!! Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
How many people do you know that can sit in front of the TV and call what pitches were thrown?? Not many... Most fans are casual fans and only know if the pitch was "really, really, really fast" or was slower and dropped in the dirt which to them means "that pitcher isn't very good he keeps throwing the ball into the ground"... LOL... :) Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
When it first started out I figured they were gonna blow off the Rangers totally, although they did try pretty hard. They weren't totally stupid cause they did bring up Gallardo (a RHer) and his record against the Jays. But they blew off the LHers which I think is a mistake, and ignored the other RHers for the Rangers. Which means they don't think anybody can shut down the Jays when the opposite is true... Now when it came to the Astros/Royals they seemed to understand if you keep the ball in the park against Houston you can beat them fairly easily... Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
The WC needs to be a best of 3.
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
The home teams haven't fared too well so far.
потому что Бог хочет это тот путь
I finally heard one of the "experts" pick the Rangers as having a good chance to upset the "unbeatable" Blue Jays and that was Kevin Millar. He said he thought the Rangers matched up well with the Jays and stood a good chance of winning the series.
Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
The Pirates had their chances against Arrieta he made some mistakes up in the strike zone, those pitches were either fouled off or ended up being hit into double plays...
Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
Why? Would you rather be watching baseball instead of football while eating Thanksgiving turkey??? :) Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
Old habits die hard they are used to the Yankees winning and didn't see the reality of the situation they were a tired, injured team who backed into the playoffs with a bad record down the stretch. They also thought the young team Astros should have known who their elders/betters were and folded like a cheap house of cards. Most of the so called experts on baseball only take into consideration certain stats, not all of them, and that's why most of them are wrong most of the time. But as you well know "Every dog has his day"... Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
The Yankees are a big market team and can afford to release or tell a few players to retire and suck up the money loss. Most other teams don't have that luxury and have to choose players and contracts very wisely... Yeah and we have a couple of those contracts that could really be a hindrance before it's over with, but so far so good... Prince, Hamels and Choo contracts all expire in 20 and 21, Choo will be 38 or 39 by then... Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
There's that. But one game elimination for a team who battled series after series?
"For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Is it because the teams that lost had "ever so slightly" better records than the team that won?? This only means they had one or 2 bad breaks less than the teams they lost to...
Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
nah , this is better . It gives great incentives to win divisions. WC teams do not earn extra consideration. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Hal Steinbrenner is not his old man . He has put the team on a budget . They will be a better team in the long run for that . All the Yank fans knew that this year and next will be a retooling year similar to what they did in the eary 1990s under Gene Michaels . For the Yanks to even make the WC game was an unexpected bonus. Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
So.... Will be at work for both Rangers games this week. What the heck, 2:45 CT start time and a before noon first pitch tomorrow! Do Canadians go to work at 9am and get off by 11am? "For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly."---Romans 5:6
Don't feel bad I will be at work too so will have to wait to see what happened. Vegetarians eat vegetables. Beware of humanitarians!
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#25. To: All (#23)
#26. To: tomder55 (#25)
#27. To: redleghunter (#21)
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#28. To: redleghunter, tomder55, Liberator (#10)
#29. To: redleghunter, tomder55 (#26)
That is the key. Keep Altuve off the bases. However tough to do:)
#30. To: redleghunter (#21)
So Josh Donaldson...Mediocre player for a few years then viola! All Star. Wonder how the testing is going these days.
#31. To: tomder55 (#25)
NLDS Mets v Dodgers 1st game starts 9:45 PM ET. Guess I'm missing that one.
#32. To: tomder55, redleghunter, Liberator (#25)
#33. To: redleghunter (#26)
The Astro that goes unnoticed but causes the most damage is Gattis.
#34. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#28)
#35. To: tomder55, CZ82, liberator (#25)
#36. To: tomder55 (#33)
#37. To: redleghunter (#36)
Bottom of the 8th. Come on Yankees you got this.
#38. To: redleghunter (#34)
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What's up with the ESPN female announcers on radio and TV?
#39. To: tomder55, redleghunter (#37)
The biggest issue going forward is that they still have large contracts for AROID, Tex, Ellsberry, CC and a few other players who no one will want in a trade. They may have to suck it up another year. I still think it was smart of the organization to hold on to their prospects .
#40. To: redleghunter (#34)
What's up with the ESPN female announcers on radio and TV?
#41. To: tomder55, redleghunter (#37)
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The biggest issue going forward is that they still have large contracts for AROID , Tex ,Ellsberry ,CC and a few other players who no one will want in a trade. They may have to suck it up another year. I still think it was smart of the organization to hold on to their prospects
#42. To: redleghunter, SOSO (#21)
Oh Nap is going to be on the roster.
#43. To: redleghunter (#35)
Doesn't Girardi come here to LF to get advice?
#44. To: tomder55 (#37)
They spit the bit . Just like they did for the last month. The biggest issue going forward is that they still have large contracts for AROID , Tex ,Ellsberry ,CC and a few other players who no one will want in a trade. They may have to suck it up another year. I still think it was smart of the organization to hold on to their prospects .
#45. To: CZ82 (#38)
If so that is Jessica Mendoza and yes she did play the game both college and professional fastpitch softball... (Just because the ball is slightly larger doesn't mean you don't know how to play the game)!!
#46. To: CZ82 (#28)
#47. To: CZ82, redleghunter (#42)
I'm surprised we haven't heard anything out of SOSO yet, I thought the Jays was his team?
#48. To: CZ82 (#43)
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#49. To: redleghunter (#45)
Yes but an underhand throw!
#50. To: redleghunter (#45)
Another bright one was "It seems the Yankees are having problems hitting his slider." Thank you very much Jessica, I think we know that.
#51. To: redleghunter (#48)
#52. To: CZ82, tomder55, liberator (#51)
#53. To: redleghunter (#0)
#54. To: redleghunter (#48)
#55. To: SOSO (#53)
#56. To: redleghunter (#52)
The WC needs to be a best of 3.
#57. To: redleghunter (#46)
So many of them predicted the Yankees to win the WC.
#58. To: redleghunter (#44)
Yeah long-term contracts for aging pros is an albatross around the neck.
#59. To: CZ82 (#56)
#60. To: redleghunter (#59)
#61. To: redleghunter (#52)
The WC needs to be a best of 3.
#62. To: CZ82 (#58)
The Yankees are a big market team and can afford to release or tell a few players to retire and suck up the money loss. Most other teams don't have that luxury and have to choose players and contracts very wisely...
#63. To: CZ82, tomder55 (#60)
#64. To: redleghunter (#63)
Will be at work for both Rangers games this week. What the heck, 2:45 CT start time and a before noon first pitch tomorrow! Do Canadians go to work at 9am and get off by 11am?
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