MLB (Baseball) Playoffs Thread

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[quote name='ph33r m3']Wow, hate on the Yanks..[/quote]You're surprised?

3-0 Tigers in the bottom of the 2nd!

Wow, Sheffield at first base? Torre's a genius.
 
I don't know, I don't really have a problem with the Yanks, spend money = playoffs. I'd love to have George as president of the Giants, he's a fan and knows what he likes and gets it.
 
[quote name='integralsmatic']wow what a way for the yanks to blow a dream series for me. oh well...cheers to the tigers for coming through.[/quote]Shh.... don't jinx it, it's too early yet. Though an average of 4 runs per inning will be rather difficult to come by. I never have any confidence playing the Yankees though.
 
THE YANKEES LOSE!! THE YANKEES LOSE!!!

No matter how often they choke in the playoffs, we all know that at the start of the regular season EVERYONE on ESPN will pick them to win the World Series and they will all get proven wrong again.

Tigers played well. I wonder if Pudge will win another ring with a team that no one expected would win the world series.
 
[quote name='botticus']Shh.... don't jinx it, it's too early yet. Though an average of 4 runs per inning will be rather difficult to come by. I never have any confidence playing the Yankees though.[/QUOTE]

posada must a gave you a mini scare huh..haha congrats tigs.
 
[quote name='CaseyRyback']THE YANKEES LOSE!! THE YANKEES LOSE!!!

No matter how often they choke in the playoffs, we all know that at the start of the regular season EVERYONE on ESPN will pick them to win the World Series and they will all get proven wrong again.

Tigers played well. I wonder if Pudge will win another ring with a team that no one expected would win the world series.[/QUOTE]

when have they ever been right? ESPN analysts only choose who has the best names on a team. as Ryanbph said..their pitching is god awful in the playoffs and the only pitcher they got is wang. good timing for the tigs to get out of a slump
 
fuckin Tigers! I leave for Iowa for 2 weeks on work and they go and knock off the Yanks! Oh well, I better be home if they win the Series, I'm not missing that party.
 
Hats off to the Mets, I thought with two pitchers out we would at least have a chance to win one. They just couldn't put it all together when it counted. Time to pray for Tigers vs. Cards series.
 
[quote name='DomLando']Yankees Are Out Yess!!!!![/QUOTE]


oh yeah and we are in. Give Queens some love people! let it be that the ex dodgers were the killers in this game.

im dutifully worried about Cliff Floyd though. he injured his achilles tendon which will spell the end of his post-season. i hope endy can keep hitting like he has in his place. boy im excited like a little school girl..yanks are out and we are in.
 
[quote name='integralsmatic']oh yeah and we are in. Give Queens some love people! let it be that the ex dodgers were the killers in this game.

im dutifully worried about Cliff Floyd though. he injured his achilles tendon which will spell the end of his post-season. i hope endy can keep hitting like he has in his place. boy im excited like a little school girl..yanks are out and we are in.[/QUOTE]
Amazing night. Mets sweep, Yankees are out. NICE!! Floyd is probably out for the playoffs and that was probably his last game in a Met uniform if he is out. Endy will fill in nicely though. Just worried about the pitching matchup with St. Louis who we will probbaly b facing. Carpneter will pitch 2 maybe 3 games.
 
The only way it woulda been better is if when Willie Randolph gets interviewed by a reporter he says one thing.





"It's hard out there for a pimp"
 
already reports of Torre being out...I wonder if he called willie and congratulated him yet for winning his first playoff series

Mets all the way!!!!! as long as they keep hitting they will be all right
 
[quote name='DomLando']Amazing night. Mets sweep, Yankees are out. NICE!! Floyd is probably out for the playoffs and that was probably his last game in a Met uniform if he is out. Endy will fill in nicely though. Just worried about the pitching matchup with St. Louis who we will probbaly b facing. Carpneter will pitch 2 maybe 3 games.[/quote]

Carpenter, if the Cards win, will likely pitch in game 3 or 4. That may be the only game the Mets lose to the Cards.
 
[quote name='vrs1650']Time to pray for Tigers vs. Cards series.[/quote]
God help baseball if that's what it ends up being. Middle market teams = no ratings. That would also be just about the shittiest matchup you could have put together at the beginning of the postseason.... maybe A's v. Padres would be the worst. God damn Yankees - I don't really like them but they make for the most entertaining games. I was hoping my Mets would get revenge in a subway series but oh well...

They need to figure out how to put the WC team at a serious disadvantage - maybe make all the games away for the entire series... or make them win 4 of 5 to advance or something... I don't know but too many WC teams have been getting out of the first round.
 
[quote name='javeryh']
They need to figure out how to put the WC team at a serious disadvantage - maybe make all the games away for the entire series... or make them win 4 of 5 to advance or something... I don't know but too many WC teams have been getting out of the first round.[/quote]They're already at enough of a disadvantage because the Tigers get to play on the road at Oakland, even though they had a better record. And by stating that the Tigers (wild card) have a better record than the A's (division winner), that really negates any issue you might have with the wild card getting out of the first round over a division winner.

I suppose your issue might be with the best of 5 division series, since both teams in the AL advanced over teams with better records (though honestly there's no tangible difference in a couple games here and there). Methinks your tune might be a bit different were your Mets not clear and away the best team in the NL.
 
[quote name='botticus']They're already at enough of a disadvantage because the Tigers get to play on the road at Oakland, even though they had a better record. And by stating that the Tigers (wild card) have a better record than the A's (division winner), that really negates any issue you might have with the wild card getting out of the first round over a division winner.

I suppose your issue might be with the best of 5 division series, since both teams in the AL advanced over teams with better records (though honestly there's no tangible difference in a couple games here and there). Methinks your tune might be a bit different were your Mets not clear and away the best team in the NL.[/quote]

If the teams played a balanced schedule I might agree but they definitely don't since they play within the division more than anything else and the interleague matchups are always throwing the competitive balance off. There are plenty of chances to win your division since you play 19 games against each team. If you don't win it's your own fault. The A's have a worse record because the competition in their division was a little better overall (no Royals to beat up on). Also, the Tigers got to go 15-3 against the NL because they were playing the pathetic NL Central (Pirates, Cubs, etc.) while Oakland had to play the much tougher (more competitive) NL West.

Best of 5 does suck since you play 162 and 3 game losing streaks happen all the time to the best teams. 2 more games won't kill anyone. I don't think the outcome of any of the 4 series would be different this year though.

I don't have a quick fix but I do think that not all of the teams play equal schedules. In the NFL I can understand it because there are only 16 games but with 162 games to play in baseball you would think it would be a little more even across the board. It will never happen though because the interdivision rivalries means better ratings so the more times you can matchup those teams the better...
 
[quote name='DomLando']Amazing night. Mets sweep, Yankees are out. NICE!! Floyd is probably out for the playoffs and that was probably his last game in a Met uniform if he is out. Endy will fill in nicely though. Just worried about the pitching matchup with St. Louis who we will probbaly b facing. Carpneter will pitch 2 maybe 3 games.[/QUOTE]

now they said floyd could play in the NLCS...which makes more worried because i dont know if floyd can perform while not a 100% while endy is still healthy and is really consistent at the bottom of the lineup.

yeah i have to agree with craven too..if carpenter does pitch and we dont get a half decent mathc up against him we could lose that game..i think every other game we got..but who knows...i only want to take one step at a time with this.
 
so anyways ESPN posted up a good question who would you rather have as a teammate

A-Rod
T.0
i didnt know who to vote but i would rather have Choke Rod than cancer owens...AROD just needs some motivation while TO would just be the cancer of the club house just like he is now with the Boys.
 
I rather have A rod also. Anyway a lot of talk about what the rotation is going to be for the Mets. Glavine MUST start Game 1.
 
my money is on st louis and the tigers finals...I don't think highly of the a's offense, and I also believe that the al west was the weakest division in the AL. No, they didn't have a tampa or kc to beat up on, but they also didn't have to play against several very good teams. The angels, texas, and seattle were all mediocre teams. While the A's have a great staff, there offense is rather pathetic. Detroit may not have as great of a staff, but they aren't far behind and detroits offense is much better.
 
Ah yes....what a glorious time in Detroit. Was a great weekend. Tigers moved on, Michigan beat MI-State, Red Wings won, Lions....well, they are still the Lions.

St. Louis vs Detroit would be interesting....a rematch of the 1968 series.
The Mets seem to be falling apart...literally. I think it should be two good series though.
 
The Mets will be fine...Floyd barely was himself this year, Pedro we only had for the first half, as long as the Mets get through the first 5 innings with whoever, then the best Bullpen in the league will take over

with that said, as long as Reyes, Wright, Delgado, Lo Duca, and Beltran all stay healty we have a very good chance;) especially after sweeping the red hot Dodgers
 
[quote name='ryanbph']the dodgers might have been red hot, but they were the most pathetic team in the playoffs.[/quote]

because the Mets choked the life out of them;)
 
[quote name='Jedi1979']because the Mets choked the life out of them;)[/quote]
a rather inept offense, and avg pitching, with a bullpen who had been struggling, yeah that was a tough series for the mets. Was Derek "headcase" Lowe the #2 pitcher for them?
 
[quote name='ryanbph']a rather inept offense, and avg pitching, with a bullpen who had been struggling, yeah that was a tough series for the mets. Was Derek "headcase" Lowe the #2 pitcher for them?[/quote]

wow, i guess you dont like giving the Mets any credit :roll:
 
i give them credit for a great season, but they have some serious pitching problems due to injuries right now, so I don't think they will win it all. But if the mets lost to the dodgers it would have been a bad season for them. Why should I give them credit for beating a team they should have beaten with the injuries, the mets were still a better team then the dodgers. As a met fan, were you suprised they won the series and swept them
 
[quote name='ryanbph']the dodgers might have been red hot, but they were the most pathetic team in the playoffs.[/quote]

Amen to to that. they did everything to get there, and sucked really bad when they got there. Starting pitching went to hell, the bullpen that bailed them out all year, horrible, thanks to dumbass Beimel. If he had not been a drunken dumbass, they could have not used Penny in relief and may have taken game one. Then might have been a whole different series.

Oh well, should of, could of, would of, there is always next year.
 
[quote name='ryanbph']i give them credit for a great season, but they have some serious pitching problems due to injuries right now, so I don't think they will win it all. But if the mets lost to the dodgers it would have been a bad season for them. Why should I give them credit for beating a team they should have beaten with the injuries, the mets were still a better team then the dodgers. As a met fan, were you suprised they won the series and swept them[/quote]

i was not surprised the Mets won the series but i was surprised they got the sweep since all 3 starters were iffy but it worked out...and still during the regular season Glavine had his problems with injuries as well as Pedro...so the playoffs shouldnt be any different
 
[quote name='ryanbph']the dodgers might have been red hot, but they were the most pathetic team in the playoffs.[/quote]

Well, you have to remember that Coletti had less than 3 months to put that patchwork Dodger team together after the fuck ed up job DePodesta did with trades. Also, where would the Mets be without all the ex-Dodgers? J.Valentin, S.Green, G.Mota, D.Sanchez, and P. LoDuca. Yet the Dodgers still got just as far as the fuck ing Yankees did at half the cost....But I hate to be sour grapes about it, so I'll pull for the Mets to will it all.
 
[quote name='eaglebeak']Well, you have to remember that Coletti had less than 3 months to put that patchwork Dodger team together after the fuck ed up job DePodesta did with trades. Also, where would the Mets be without all the ex-Dodgers? J.Valentin, S.Green, G.Mota, D.Sanchez, and P. LoDuca. Yet the Dodgers still got just as far as the fuck ing Yankees did at half the cost....But I hate to be sour grapes about it, so I'll pull for the Mets to will it all.[/quote]

Ok, lets do this according to your analagy, where would the Dodgers be without ex-Giants? Kent, Mueller, Bomko, Colleti.

It can be said for every team.
 
I honestly don't think I can watch this game... I don't know who this third-wheel color commentator is, but he's annoying as hell.
 
How much do you guys think zitto will get this offseason. With him outdueling santana, and so far pitching well here in game 1, his agent is going to make him a fucking killing
 
[quote name='ryanbph']How much do you guys think zitto will get this offseason. With him outdueling santana, and so far pitching well here in game 1, his agent is going to make him a fucking killing[/QUOTE]
He's going to get a ridiculous contract. He's helping him self more and more with each start. I think he sees the dollar signs adding up right now.
 
most likely to the mets. With pedro allegedly missing at least the first couple of months next season. I would imagine the mets would need to go after him hard, as they have the offense, and bullpen. They just need to make a stronger starting rotation to be a dominant team for the next couple of years.
 
[quote name='ryanbph']most likely to the mets. With pedro allegedly missing at least the first couple of months next season. I would imagine the mets would need to go after him hard, as they have the offense, and bullpen. They just need to make a stronger starting rotation to be a dominant team for the next couple of years.[/QUOTE]
Hopefully you are correct. Even though he just gave up 2 runs. haha
 
[quote name='botticus']I honestly don't think I can watch this game... I don't know who this third-wheel color commentator is, but he's annoying as hell.[/quote]

Thats Lou Pinella
 
[quote name='eaglebeak']Thats Lou Pinella[/quote]I've decided to suffer through him. Glad I did! 3 straight strikeouts with A's on 2nd and 3rd. Too good.

Way to go Tigs, taking out the ace on the road!
 
[quote name='botticus']5 runs. :D[/QUOTE]

whoo hoo price is getting cheaper! i hope Zito will make it to queens to stop the questioning of the staff. i just hope that the Yanks dont pull off getting Zito and Schmidt in the offseason...that would be highway robbery.

i think the mets can make it to the WS. not because im a mets fan but i think the only decent pitcher on the cards is Carpenter. weaver is always a toss up for a good game or bad game.
here are the pitching matchups :

Gm1 Weaver vs Glavine
Gm2 Suppan vs Maine
GM3 Carpenter vs Trachsel
GM 4 Perez vs TBA

there is absolutely no left handed pitching to bog the mets super lineup down. so they can just in theory swing for the fences or get the cheap runs they are accustomed to getting. the only way for the cards to win is if Rolen can protect Pujols. and with Rolen sill shaky who knows...and plus the mets dont have a real strike out pitcher besides maine and glavine. i think carpenter will beat trachs...and who knows about oliver...i dont think Weaver can beat Glavine because now he is facing a lineup that can hit and hit consistently. they have a chance to blast suppan and if maine shines than he can give the mets enough to win gm 2. i think this series will be a good one but with no left handed pitching the mets offense can have a field day with them. on top of that they only had two lefties in the NLDS..and only have a 3rd one that may be added to the list. with only two lefties that are not starting....they cant hold down guys like delgado or green. the only real offensive threat for the cards is of course Pujols...beyond that its a busted lineup. Rolen and edmunds are still hurt..and the others are question marks when they hit. if pujols gets no protection during this series..the cards are one and done
 
Great game by the Tigers tonight. Hopefully Casey is only out a couple of games, but who knows. Verlander on the hill tomorrow.
 
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