MLB 2012 Season Thread

[OssMan]

"blandir" for swinging an object

a pendulum "oscilar" jaja

"hamacarse" jaja hammock

[OssMan]

these noodles fucking suck

[Innovator]

Cmon top of the order

[OssMan]

remember when Innovator had like 8,000 posts

[OssMan]

Nats tickets so expensive, not gonna goh, forget that

[RoXer]

Nats tickets so expensive, not gonna goh, forget that

Just checked, yeah. F that

[Innovator]

remember when Innovator had like 8,000 posts

All gems

[Innovator]

Orioles are a good team to not fall apart after last night

[OssMan]

just took my pants off and had shorts underneath, so much more comfortable, also have a blanket

[Innovator]

Probably more comfortable than joba right now

[screech]

I'm pretty comfortable right now

[OssMan]

umpire hit in the mask was not too comfortable

[Innovator]

Machado is gonna be a beast

[RoXer]

gahhhhhhhhhhh

[Innovator]

Bah. Guess its up to CC tomorrow

[Dragon]

Bah. Guess its up to CC tomorrow

Hopefully CC has a complete game shut-out in him.

[Skippord]

so according to my rooting list I am now a Cardinals fan

goooooooooooooooo Cardinals

[Innovator]

Of course its going 5.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Of course they had to mention Jeff Maier. That stupid little (now probably big) piece of shit.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Congrats to the Tigers and whatever fans fans they on the board.

[Shisen Kopf]

That would be me. Hopefully the orioles beat the Yankees so tigers will have home field advantage

[owenbrown]

Officially rooting for a Tigers-Nats World Series

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

That is a violation of your normal sports rules. The Tigers have been in World Series in recent years.

You should automatically root for an Orioles/Nats world series.

[owenbrown]

but I am anti-Droford

[ClockShot]

Another extra inning game.

Hopefully Game 1 CC will return again, but Girardi needs to do something about A-Rod and Grandy.

[ClockShot]

I also see Verlander went the distance, threw 122 pitches, and got the win. Pretty much what we all predicted, right?

[Innovator]

Apparently NerF hasn't heard of a reverse jinx.

[YOUR Hero]

none of the games were aired last night

I coudn't beieve it

[Innovator]

A-Rod benched, Granderson somehow still in lineup.

[Innovator]

This is really going to test the limits of the NY media. If the Yankees don't get any clutch hits, they can't blame him.

[ClockShot]

A-Rod getting benched is good. I think Granderson is on the 1-link super short leash tonight.

[Innovator]

Jeter SS
Ichiro LF
Cano 2B
Teixeira 1B
Ibanez DH
Swisher RF
Granderson CF
Martin C
Chavez 3B

[ClockShot]

A few news and notes before we add a couple pages on during tonight's Game 5's. From mlbtraderumors.com

Shohei Otani is looking like the next big thing to come out of Japan this offseason. He's 18-years old, 6'4", 190 lbs. pitcher whose fastball can touch 99-100 MPH, and is fresh out of high school. As of now, all the NPB teams want him, and the Red Sox, Rangers, and Dodgers have sent reps over to Japan to court him into coming over stateside. The O's have interest as well, but haven't sent anybody yet.

Braves keep GM Frank Wren around. He signs a 2-year extension keeping him in Atlanta until 2014.

Finally, despite the Reds getting swept at home and out of the playoffs, ownership wants to keep Dusty Baker around. This was Dusty's last year on his deal, and GM Walt Jocketty planned on meeting with him today to offer him a short term deal. No word on if he took the deal or not.

[Innovator]

I'm going dark during the game. For everyone else's sake.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Finally, despite the Reds getting swept at home and out of the playoffs, ownership wants to keep Dusty Baker around. This was Dusty's last year on his deal, and GM Walt Jocketty planned on meeting with him today to offer him a short term deal. No word on if he took the deal or not.
UGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGH

[Supreme Olajuwon]

hate baseball

worst sport in the world

anyone who posts in this thread is a HUGE FAG

[Emperor Smeat]

Red Sox planning on having a new manager before the annual GM meetings which occurs the day after the Presidential Election this year.

Also confirmed if the Blue Jays don't give an answer soon on Farrell's status, they won't bother wasting time going after him.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

^^^ HUGE FAG

[Emperor Smeat]

You posted as well

[Evil Vito]

Yankees advance to the ALCS.

I say that with 100% confidence. 1 run is probably enough at this point.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

FAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

[ClockShot]

That Callie Thorne I see in the white fur jacket?

[ClockShot]

I didn't hear a clang on that that foul pole.

Did you hear a clang on that foul pole?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

It stopped and then went in a completely other direction. It hit the foul pole. I guess the TBS crew has better camera work than the MLB refs get access to.

[OssMan]

This game is bullshit, that was a homeron

[ClockShot]

HE LIVES!

[Skippord]

#thispostseasonisnofun

[ClockShot]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Emperor Smeat]

Os waited too long to really start to get to Sabathia although the real problem for them this series was scoring since they either scored 2 or less in every game except one.

[OssMan]

i think i'm gonna watch USA vs Antigua and Barbuda instead of baseball

[OssMan]

guy on the Antigua and Barbuda team is wearing extremely tight short shorts

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Fuck I wanted Yadier to strike out looking to end the Cardinals' season.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Wow. Storen sucks.</font>

[Emperor Smeat]

Wow Nats bullpen failed big time.

Easily the best and craziest Game 5 of the Division Series.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

What a total disgrace by Storen.

[Nicky Fives]

DESCALSO!!!!!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Baseball is so depressing. Such a promising looking postseason with new teams like the A's, O's, and Nats. Plus a Reds team that looked dangerous all year.

Then after all that we're left with the last 3 World Series winners plus the Tigers again.

Ugh...fuck it. Sad part is the ratings probably would have been shit had all the new teams advanced to the 2nd round.</font>

[OssMan]

WOOOOOOOO!!!!!! #natitude #natitude #natitude #LetTeddyWin

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

6 games out of the first Wild-Card spot now in the NLCS. Wow.

[Skippord]

#RedOctober

goooooooooooooooo Cardinals

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>My predictions aside, the teams I actually WANTED to win each series lost out. 0-4.

May as well just pencil in Cards/Yanks WS with the Yanks winning. It's gonna happen.</font>

[screech]

Feeling awful about this NLCS. Don't want to see either of these teams in the World Series.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

<font color=goldenrod>My predictions aside, the teams I actually WANTED to win each series lost out. 0-4.

May as well just pencil in Cards/Yanks WS with the Yanks winning. It's gonna happen.</font>

Are you in the part of CT where they like the Mets? Or the Yankees?

[Droford]

Funny thing..every playoff day the nats won, the os won and when the nats lost the o's lost..so I sort of figured the nats would lose..

No joy in masnville, the o's and nats are out..ugh

[Droford]

Artie Lange is wearing an Orioles blow shirt on his radio show that's also aired on directv.

Want to punch the fat fuck in the face

[RoXer]

fuck you artie is great

[Skippord]

to be fair punching someone in the face would probably kill Droford

[Triple Naitch]

Why don't you guys just sit back and enjoy exciting games and not worry about who's playing?

Also, it's a shame the Orioles lost but if they had won the World Series it would be like the kid with Down's syndrome winning prom king.

[ClockShot]

Whoa. Walgreens choked it away. Last I checked the score it was 6-0 in the top of the 4th.

Kinda makes ya wonder if Pujols should have stayed in town.

[Evil Vito]

Are you in the part of CT where they like the Mets? Or the Yankees?

<font color=goldenrod>Danbury is decidedly pro-Yankee. But as mentioned, I really do get the impression that moist of the people here just hop on the bandwagon in October. I'll see people rocking Yankee gear here and there during the season, but in October everybody morphs into the biggest fan.

I've got nothing against legit Yankee fans, it's their MANY bandwagon fans that make me want to see them fail.</font>

[Innovator]

Unreal series. Orioles are probably another bat away from being the 98 Yankees. CC is a horse.

Tigers scare me. Cabrera always puts up numbers against the Yankees.

[OssMan]

Nationals deserved to lose. I hope they continue to lose if they continue to shut down Strasburg before the playoffs.

[ClockShot]

Melkman's done with his 50 game suspension.

Giants ain't letting him play this postseason.

[Innovator]

It'd be cool to see a Giants/Yankees World Series, only for the following scenario of Melky hitting Buster Posey with a chair before the relay throw to the plate, allowing Cano to score. Melky tears off his Giants jersey to reveal Pinstripes. Joe Buck is screaming that Melky is the 3rd man.

[Emperor Smeat]

Nats were always going to be looked on as dumbasses for completely shutdown Strasburg but probably could have avoided that situation had the manager pulled Storen once he started to really struggle instead of leaving him to completely meltdown in the 9th.

[SammyG]

It'd be cool to see a Giants/Yankees World Series, only for the following scenario of Melky hitting Buster Posey with a chair before the relay throw to the plate, allowing Cano to score. Melky tears off his Giants jersey to reveal Pinstripes. Joe Buck is screaming that Melky is the 3rd man.
lol

[YOUR Hero]

Tigers

[Dragon]

Are you in the part of CT where they like the Mets? Or the Yankees?

I don't think I've ever seen a pro-Mets part of the state. There's basically parts that like the Yankees, parts that like the Red Sox and then people dispersed throughout that like the Mets.

[Dragon]

Unreal series. Orioles are probably another bat away from being the 98 Yankees. CC is a horse.

Tigers scare me. Cabrera always puts up numbers against the Yankees.

Yankees lineup scares me more than anything. If they did what they did in the Os series they aren't winning many games.

[Tb1]

Happy with the Cards/Giants, should be a good series. Wasn't looking forward to playing the Nats as they owned the Giants in the regular season. Baseball

[Evil Vito]

I don't think I've ever seen a pro-Mets part of the state. There's basically parts that like the Yankees, parts that like the Red Sox and then people dispersed throughout that like the Mets.

<font color=goldenrod>Pretty much this. Hartford is considered to be the halfway point between Boston and New York, and it essentially acts as the divider line between Red Sox and Yankee fans as well.

On the rare occasion that both teams are good or at least respectable (98-01, 05-08, etc.), there's normally some playful banter between Mets and Yankees fans. But now that only seems to exist during the Subway Series. Even my most harshest of Yankee fan friends don't really see the point in ripping on the Mets fans anymore since they are just so bad.</font>

[Innovator]

Let's go Andy. Get 20

[Skippord]

just read some asshole in Texas' opinion that the Rockies would sign Josh Hamilton

then I cried for 15 minutes

[Emperor Smeat]

It could be possible since the Rangers already hinted they are letting him test the free agency market. Nobody really wants to offer him a monster deal that he's expecting and the big spenders (ex. Yanks, Dodgers, Red Sox) right now are not interested which should lower his value.

[ClockShot]

Yeah. Rangers said they're gonna let him explore the market and that they'll try to match the offer someone gives him.

[Innovator]

Yankees trying to set a precedent for ineptitude

[Dragon]

Bases loaded three times - 0 runs in the game. So many comically bad ABs.

[Innovator]

That what happens when you put ARod, Swisher, and Granderson in order down in the lineup.

[Innovator]

Speaking of inept:

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/182327u4pp1azjpg/original.jpg

[screech]

Love the ESPNRadio crew

[Skippord]

lol Jesus Christ Valverde

[Innovator]

Thank you Ichiro for being competent

[screech]

Has Valverde had a clean inning ever?

[Skippord]

Jim Leyland is hopelessly in love with Jose Valverde

only excuse

[Skippord]

Raul Ibanez is the anti Valverde

[Emperor Smeat]

WOW

Why would you even pitch to Ibanez.

[screech]

Lol Jesus Christ

[Dragon]

Ibanez is pretty good.

No idea why Leyland left Valverde in there but I'll take it.

[screech]

It appears my ESPNRadio feed is on a delay.

[Innovator]

I'm voting Ibanez for President.

[Skippord]

It appears my ESPNRadio feed is on a delay.
that happened to me last time Ibanez hit those home runs.

Twitter was like "HOME RUN IBANEZ!!!!" and then like 30 seconds later he hit the game tying home run on ESPNRadio

[Innovator]

Can Raul donate blood to A-Rod?

[screech]

Yeah I'm reading this thread while listening and getting spoilers lol

[Shisen Kopf]

Hopefully Valverde hangs himself tonight in his hotel room. Bring back Todd Jones. And WTF Leyland? You're no Sparky Anderson. Idiot. Fuck this shit.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I turned the game off after the Ichiro HR. There was no doubt in my mind Valverde would blow it. The stats show that he sucks a fat dick when it's not a save situation, and even then he's barely passable.</font>

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>With this Tigers bullpen, there's no way they're getting out of this series alive.</font>

[Innovator]

Smoltz just said it best, Yanks have no business winning these games.

[Shisen Kopf]

Deport Valverde!

[Supreme Olajuwon]

omg this one Tigers fan right next to the microphone picking up everything

fucking die already

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Go Tigers!

[RoXer]

omg this one Tigers fan right next to the microphone picking up everything

fucking die already

I know. It was like that during game 1 or 2 when I was bitching about it. But was anyone listening to me? No. No one was listening to me.

[Skippord]

that appeared to be the opposite of Swishalicious

[Dragon]

Swisher has looked like an idiot in RF all day

[Supreme Olajuwon]

that cannot be Delmon Young's real voice

he was doing a bit

[Shisen Kopf]

Jeter broke his ankle. Oh well.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Christ that game was tense. Valverde absolutely cannot go out there with less than a 7 run lead.

That being said, I fully expect Leyland to downplay it and use him in a save situation again anyway. He's always been a very stubborn kind of guy.</font>

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Jeter broke his ankle. Oh well.

Out for Post-season.

[McLegend]

O Captain my Captain

[ClockShot]

No comment.

[Shisen Kopf]

Out for Post-season.

Oh well. Tigers in 6 maybe 5 now.

[Innovator]

Fuck

[Supreme Olajuwon]

It was either Smoltz or Darling last night when Jeter was down who was like "Oh he's fine. Get up."

[Skippord]

it was Darling

I was like "HE DOESN'T LOOK FINE RON" but I think it's cause it kinda looks like Jeter smiles when he winces in pain

[YOUR Hero]

Tigers

- I love Jeter though

[Nark Order]

Cards/Giants game 1 on this faithful Sunday. May drive to SF tomorrow to bask in the postseason. Glad we aren't facing the Nats

[ClockShot]

Wanted to call into Francesa this morning and just go fucking nuts. Pro A-Rod motherfucker was at it again today.

[YOUR Hero]

once again, no playoff baseball on my TV WTF

golf, soccer, racing, fotball, but no baseball. This is nutz

[RoXer]

http://www.vipboxsports.eu/baseball/88383/1/alcs-game-2-:-detroit-tigers-vs-ny-yankees-live-stream-online.html

[Innovator]

Yankee offense is so pathetic the tbs announcers might start footing for them

[Innovator]

Making andibal Sanchez look like Justin verlander.

[Dragon]

That call was not even kinda close.

[Innovator]

Yup, call comes back to haunt them.

[YOUR Hero]

held scoreless in all but 1 inning so far

[Shisen Kopf]

Tigers sweep or win in 5? So glad they are owning the Yankees. Hate that team Nd their obnoxious fans.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I'm still not writing the Yankees off. It's just impossible for me to believe that the entire offense will continue to suck this badly. Would not be shocked if this series ends in the Bronx.</font>

[SammyG]

Stupid Giants

[Skippord]

who dey say they gonna beat them Cardinals?

[Innovator]

Tigers will at least go 3-0. Verlander has to have a massive erection waiting to face the inept lineup. Plus...Kate Upton.

[Nark Order]

The San Francisco Giants represent all that is good and right in the world.

[SammyG]

and gay

[Innovator]

I miss this guy:

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/1829d3ucojvbajpg/original.jpg

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Dusty's back for two more seasons

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Damian Rey]

Jeters gonna need surgery. I wonder how his future at shortstop looks post surgery. Knowing hire overly loyal management is to him, I can easily see Jeter playing short nextvyear, even if he shouldn't be there. Hes already a not very god defensive shortstop. I can't imagine hes going to be even what hevwas,this year with a surgically repaired ankle and creeping up on 40.

[Skippord]

Dusty's back for two more seasons

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
no more Todd Frazier for you

[Tb1]

Vogelsong looked great tonight. Hope Cain can have a good outing on Wednesday. Offense looks good. Good things

[Tb1]

and gay

really good

[Skippord]

booo Cardinals

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Yay Giants

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Geaux Tigers!

[Innovator]

Wow, in a matter of a couple days Swisher lost the crowd.

[Innovator]

From the Post

A-Rod plays field

By EMILY SMITH

Last Updated: 9:07 AM, October 16, 2012

Posted: 3:36 AM, October 16, 2012

He’s got balls.

Shameless Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez was playing so poorly against the Detroit Tigers Saturday night that he was yanked from the lineup — but that didn’t stop him from trying to score.

After being replaced in the bottom of the eighth inning in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series, the highest-paid Yankee openly flirted with a pair of pretty women two rows behind the dugout — even sending them a ball bearing a note asking for their phone numbers, a witness told The Post. “I watched him flirt with two admittedly very cute young women nearby,’’ the witness said.

Instead of rooting on his teammates as they struggled to stay alive during the tense game at Yankee Stadium, A-Rod, 37, had a ball boy toss the young women a baseball inscribed with a message asking for their numbers. “Alex was holding a pen and wrote a note on a ball which was thrown at the women by a ball boy,’’ the witness explained. “The girls, who had already caught two balls, seemed bemused at first and tried to hand the ball to another fan, but other fans noticed the note on it and yelled at them
to read it.

“The note asked them to write their phone numbers on the ball and throw it back,’’ the witness said.

“One of the girls, with darker blond hair, wrote . . . on the ball and threw it back at A-Rod, who gave her a big smile.” “They exchanged a few glances after that,’’ as A-Rod took a powder while a pinch hitter took his place at the plate. Raul Ibanez performed under pressure, tying the score in the bottom of the ninth.

In the 12th, team captain Derek Jeter broke his ankle — and A-Rod finally wised up, the witness said.

“The flirtation stopped once Derek Jeter got hurt,” the source said. The Yanks wound up losing 6-4.

They also lost again to the Tigers 3-0 on Sunday. Fans sitting behind the dugout at Saturday’s game said they were disgusted after witnessing A-Rod’s shenanigans, which were more befitting a sixth-grader than a serious ballplayer. “I was absolutely stunned that even . . . A-Rod would not be focusing on such a critical game, supporting his teammates, and was instead more interested in adding another couple of phone numbers to what must be a very, very large collection,’’ one said.

A-Rod’s rep referred questions to a team spokesman, who didn’t get back to The Post last night. Rodriguez is currently dating wrestler Torrie Wilson.

As Page Six revealed last year, Jeter also has used baseball memorabilia to win over the ladies.

After bedding a beauty, he’d send her home alone with gift baskets of autographed memorabilia.

He is dating model Hannah Davis, who was spotted in his family box Saturday.

[YOUR Hero]

Marco

[YOUR Hero]

<s>Polo!</s>

Scutaro!

[Evil Vito]

A-Rod is in the biggest no-win situation ever. As long as he plays shittily, the media will scrutinize his every move and accuse him of being too complacent if he doesn't go into the dugout and throw shit. And then if he did that, they'd say he's not being a team player and should accept his benching in stride.

[Innovator]

Luckily Swisher went out and said how the creatures hurt his feelings. That should keep everyone busy.

[Nark Order]

Cain to the mound in game 3. Should do pretty good since he's not facing the Reds.

[Evil Vito]

Jason Giambi is interviewing for the Rockies' managerial opening.

[Emperor Smeat]

A-Rod is in the biggest no-win situation ever. As long as he plays shittily, the media will scrutinize his every move and accuse him of being too complacent if he doesn't go into the dugout and throw shit. And then if he did that, they'd say he's not being a team player and should accept his benching in stride.

Have to blame him and the Yankees equally on that mess considering the Yankees still gave him a massive deal ($300+ million) knowing his later years would be bad and A-Rod himself never had a humble type attitude going back to his Seattle days.

His reputation also leans more towards the smug a-hole that folds a lot under pressure than being a great player like Jeter or Riveria.


:lol: at Swisher just realizing now how tough the fans can really be when playing for the Yankees.

[Innovator]

A-Rod not in the lineup. Chavez at 3B and Nunez at SS. A-Rod is the best SS on the team and is batting .300 against Verlander. Binder.

[ClockShot]

Shhhhhhhhhh.

It worked the last time. They don't know that.

[ClockShot]

Swish is getting aquainted with the bench tonight, too.

Gardy's in left and leading off.

[Damian Rey]

Gardner should have ben starting and hitting leadoff the entire postseason. Unless,he wasn't healthy, he shouldve been in there. Jeter could have hit third and lengthened the lineup out a bit since he was actually doing okay before his ankle have way.

And I'm sorry, but Arod isn't a great player like Jeter and Rivera? Arod is a greater player than both of them. Hes one of the greatest players on the history of the game, and had he not been inured the last 5 years, missing at least 20 games per, youre looking at over 3k hits, arguably over 700 homeruns, and still pretty productive in his mid 30s. Add to that he would have been the greatest shortstop in history had he not moved over, and it creates even more separation from the rest of the pack.Arod is on a completely different level of greatness than Jeter and Rivera.

[Innovator]

Should have put money on a perfect game tonight for Verlander.

[Emperor Smeat]

And I'm sorry, but Arod isn't a great player like Jeter and Rivera? Arod is a greater player than both of them. Hes one of the greatest players on the history of the game, and had he not been inured the last 5 years, missing at least 20 games per, youre looking at over 3k hits, arguably over 700 homeruns, and still pretty productive in his mid 30s. Add to that he would have been the greatest shortstop in history had he not moved over, and it creates even more separation from the rest of the pack.Arod is on a completely different level of greatness than Jeter and Rivera.

Not for the playoffs which is what a lot of the major complaints about him have been about besides his one great year in 2009 and anytime against the Twins (04 and 09).

Even ESPN had a blog about it trying to disprove him as a playoff choker and could only do it by "cheating" to get his numbers to match Jeter's playoff numbers. Compared A-Rod's shorter playoff career vs Jeter's longer one and only looked at it according to pure stats and ignored actual impact.

[screech]

Gardner should have ben starting and hitting leadoff the entire postseason. Unless,he wasn't healthy, he shouldve been in there. Jeter could have hit third and lengthened the lineup out a bit since he was actually doing okay before his ankle have way.

And I'm sorry, but Arod isn't a great player like Jeter and Rivera? Arod is a greater player than both of them. Hes one of the greatest players on the history of the game, and had he not been inured the last 5 years, missing at least 20 games per, youre looking at over 3k hits, arguably over 700 homeruns, and still pretty productive in his mid 30s. Add to that he would have been the greatest shortstop in history had he not moved over, and it creates even more separation from the rest of the pack.Arod is on a completely different level of greatness than Jeter and Rivera.

I cannot stand Jeter, but he is definitely better than A-Rod.

[ClockShot]

I know I'm asking for much, and I'm one of the many holding on to that thread of hope, but Yankees, just get a hit tonight just to deny Verlander the no-hitter and I'll be happy.

[Damian Rey]

My issue with postseason stats is than, in any given year, you can only play a max if 19 games. That upgraded to 20 with the new wild card format. I don't find three weeks of games to be a fair enough sample to make judgments.

Not to mention, Arods career slash line in the postbseason is 265/372/467 with 13 hr in 74 games. That would piece him for 30+ in any given year. Overall his numbers are good

[Innovator]

There you go girardi

[McLegend]

Yankees should hope Delmon Young fractures his ankle.

[Droford]

My issue with postseason stats is than, in any given year, you can only play a max if 19 games. That upgraded to 20 with the new wild card format. I don't find three weeks of games to be a fair enough sample to make judgments.

Not to mention, Arods career slash line in the postbseason is 265/372/467 with 13 hr in 74 games. That would piece him for 30+ in any given year. Overall his numbers are good
You don't pay what they're paying him to put up that line

[Damian Rey]

You have to know going into a contact like Arod's, who was getting near the final chapter if his career, that youre not going to be getting $25-$30 mil worth if production. If they honestly thought that, the front office is filled with idiots,who lack an understanding of age and skill deterioration. Arod got that contact because hes a draw as a HOF caliber player who is nearing some pretty astounding milestone numbers that few have. That screams merchandise and ticket sales.

No other team was going to pay Arod what the Yankees did either. If they thought there was any shot of losing him to a higher bidder, they are morons. No team in any league was giving Arod more than what the Rangers initially signed him to. Not one. That contact falls on the lap of Yankees management outbidding themselves, not Arod for bluffing and winning out.
And I still baffled here. Exactly what is it that makes Jeter meter than Arods?

[Innovator]

Aaaaahhhh I missed your D Gardy

[Dragon]

Yankees have scored 0 runs off non-Jose Valverde pitchers this series. LOL.

[Innovator]

Leyland should put him in to just make this interesting.

[Emperor Smeat]

Crowd would probably riot if he gave up a hit and/or a run.

[Innovator]

Nunez? NUNEZ!

[Innovator]

Where the fuck did that come from?

[Dragon]

Bring in Valverde!

[Innovator]

I miss seeing guys hustle down the line like Gardner, I'm looking at you Cano.

[screech]

Fucking hell, Tigers

[screech]

Was feeling a typical Yankees comeback there. Happy it was extinguished.

[Damian Rey]

The Yankees could not have asked for a better playoff scenario. Rangers gone in a play in game. Take out the O's. Facing either the A's or Tigers, both teams not as deep offensively as the Yankees. Then they decide to leave their bats in September.

[Innovator]

Don't worry Screech, it's not happening this series.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Wood: What is that discount double-check thing?

State Farm: It's when you win a championship and show the belt you won.

Wood: :-\

[screech]

Don't worry Screech, it's not happening this series.

I will stop worrying when they are officially done.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I still see this going back to New York. I really can't see the Yankees losing with Sabathia pitching. 1 run will probably be enough - CC seems to be a big game pitcher so him throwing a shutout wouldn't surprise me.</font>

[DaveWadding]

Can't fucking stand any of the teams left other than the Tigers.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

132 pitches. Good grief.

[Splaya]

<font color=goldenrod>I still see this going back to New York. I really can't see the Yankees losing with Sabathia pitching. 1 run will probably be enough - CC seems to be a big game pitcher so him throwing a shutout wouldn't surprise me.</font>

1 run being enough...you are correct...


















Problem is, Yankees can't even score a run in a game. The Yankees were able to get runs off of our shit closer, and a tired Verlander on like his 128th pitch. Good luck getting that "1" run that's needed for CC to win :lol:

[Supreme Olajuwon]

well now they're going to score 15

good job

[Skippord]

now I kind of hope the Yankees win

WAY TO GO SPLAYA

[YOUR Hero]

apparently Benoit is more feared than Arod

[Evil Vito]

The Yankees message board is funny. Everybody is just arguing amongst themselves. It's the battle of "we're fucked" vs "we still have a chance"

[Evil Vito]

Splays has single-handedly ruined the Tigers' season. Yanks will win in 7 now.

[Innovator]

Kobe's peptalk to A-Rod


"I just say to him, 'You're Alex Rodriguez. You're A-Rod. You're one of the best to ever do it,'" Bryant said. "I think sometimes he kind of forgets that and wants to try to do the right thing all the time. Which is the right team attitude to have. But other times you really have to put your head down and say, 'Hell with it' and just do your thing.

[SammyG]

Mamba is wise

[ClockShot]

Heh, ESPN finally learned of Flirtgate.

[Innovator]

A-Rod is also the first player in the history of MLB to try to pick up a woman during game, sources say.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I'm sure Babe Ruth set that standard a long time ago. And if he didn't, I know Pete Rose did.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Although I guess exchanging telephone digits was a bit tougher in the 20s :o

[Emperor Smeat]

Girardi is getting grilled once the sports media saw his lineup for today's game. They've either been ridiculing him or saying its something you'd see as a Spring Training split squad game.

Also what started as a potential joke might have the possibility of A-Rod being traded to the Marlins during this offseason. Only team he's hinted in the past about playing for if he ever left the Yankees and only one willing to not have the Yankees eat up $80-$100 million to move him.

[Dragon]

This obviously isn't just Girardi's doing. The moves to bench A-Rod must be coming from Cashman or higher ups.

They keep saying its a baseball decision, and that might make sense if the person replacing him wasn't 0 for the whole playoffs so far.

I don't know how they move him but I don't think they'd be doing this if they thought he'd be here for the next 5 years.

[ClockShot]

Lineup can't be worse. Girardi's been trying everything to motivate the team. Can't blame the offseason struggles on him, that's for sure.

A-Rod to the Marlins? Could be a good and/or bad idea. I could give reasons. But there's too many.

[Emperor Smeat]

No Tigers-Yanks game tonight since MLB just postponed it but Cards-Giants still scheduled to finish once the delay ends.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>BREAKING: Tonight's <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23ALCS">#ALCS</a> Game 4 between @<a href="https://twitter.com/yankees">yankees</a> and @<a href="https://twitter.com/tigers">tigers</a> has been postponed until tomorrow at 4 pm ET on @<a href="https://twitter.com/mlb_tbs">mlb_tbs</a>.</p>&mdash; MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/258738657865920512" data-datetime="2012-10-18T01:17:57+00:00">October 18, 2012</a></blockquote>
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[Innovator]

Yankees survive the night!

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeah but now they'd also lose out on having CC for a potential Game 7 while Tigers now can use Verlander for either a potential Game 6 or 7.


MLB is saying the Cards-Giants game will resume at 10:05pm ET.

[Dragon]

I'll be ecstatic if the Yankees even have to face the problem of who to start in Game 7.

[Skippord]

#CardinalUp

[Tb1]

Giants manufacturing runs like the Fresno Grizzlies

[Tb1]

17 left on base

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Start spreading the news....

[SammyG]

Fuuckkk the Giaanttssssssss

[Tb1]

Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball

[RP]

I just saw photos of this chick A-Rod was getting a number from. I dont blame him at all. I would have walked into the stands to be quite honest. She is gorgeous. Cant hate on A-Rod for that .

[SammyG]

Los Angeles Dodgers Baseball
FEATURING CARL CRAWFORD

[Dragon]

Yankees getting a perfect game thrown against them to end their season would be pretty fitting.

[Innovator]

Teixeira has money on the game

[Innovator]

Well that's the game.

[Emperor Smeat]

:eek: Yankee scored a run that wasn't in the 9th inning this series.

[Innovator]

WHY AM I STILL WATCHING THIS

[SammyG]

RIP Yankees

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>LOL the Yankees message board wants them to trade the whole team away.</font>

[McLegend]

Shame it couldn't rain tonight.

[Innovator]

Well congrats Splaya and another other Tigers fans here.

[McLegend]

It's all right at least you guys still have A-Rod.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>The night the Yankees are eliminated is probably the one night of the year the fans of the other 29 teams can celebrate as one.</font>

[Shisen Kopf]

Being one of the only Tiger fans here I gotta say it feels great to utterly embarrass the Yankees. Tigers gonna win the WS fo sho!

[SammyG]

THE MVTREE TROPHY GOES TO.. lol that old lady

[ClockShot]

"Maybe next year".

[Emperor Smeat]

Baring an epic collapse looks like its Cards vs Tigers for the World Series next week.

[Tb1]

Going to get plastered in my Giants 2010 World Series gear and sob in a dark corner

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Geaux Tigers!

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

This almost makes up for the Red Sox disastrous season.....almost :(

[owenbrown]

ugh... St. Louis again?! :roll:

[owenbrown]

Geaux Tigers!

[Skippord]

Geaux Cardinals!

[Damian Rey]

The Cards are on a ridiculous run. Theyve been to the WS in 04, 06, 11 and now likely 2012.

[Skippord]

I'm willing to bet the Giants will come back and win the World Series because God hates me

[DaveBrawl]

I'm willing to bet the Giants will come back and win the World Series because God hates me
Nah, everybody loves you...well except the Rockies front office they hate everyone.

[Innovator]

“I will be back, and I have a lot to prove, and I will come back on a mission. … I’ve never thought about going to another team. My focus is to stay here. Let’s make that very, very clear.

“No. 2, I don’t expect to be mediocre. I expect to do what I’ve done for a long time.”

Translation: I'm HGHing my ass off this offseason and coming back as a legitimate centaur.

[DaveBrawl]

Not a Yankee's fan, but I would love to see A-Rod return to form and just destroy teams.

Also I would love for him to get rid of the hamburger helper gloves, they just look ridiculous.

[Skippord]

Nah, everybody loves you...well except the Rockies front office they hate everyone.
Bill Geivett posted on this Rockies forum I go to sometimes yesterday which was kind of neat, but otherwise those dudes are aggressively stupid.

[DaveBrawl]

Well if you're going to be stupid at least be aggressive with it.

[Skippord]

I've been crying into my Jim Tracy pillow for weeks now :'(

really love that guy

[DaveBrawl]

That's kind of how I felt about Clint Hurdle. I guess I never really saw enough of Tracy to get attached to him, but Rocktober endeared Hurdle to me forever.

[Skippord]

Clint's a good dude, but I always thought it was time for him to go when he did since the clubhouse had apparently started to turn on him. Listening to all the Rockies(specifically Tulo and Cargo) talk about Jim Tracy makes it seem like they love him and wanted him to stay though. It's like they just saw their dad get fired, even though he quit.

[Evil Vito]

I wanted Hurdle to manage the Mets instead of Terry Collins. I ended up liking Collins a lot more than I thought I would, though. He's familiar with the upcoming minor league talent. It sounds like the players get pissed off at him when he's snapped and finally accused them of quitting the last two seasons, but watching them fade away after the All Star Break I can't say I blame him for thinking that way.

[DaveBrawl]

Yeah I figured it was time Clint left when he did, but I still hated to see him leave. I kept hoping they would recapture what they had in 07, but they couldn't with him.

[Damian Rey]

I'm willing to bet the Giants will come back and win the World Series because God hates me

I would cry.

[Skippord]

Yeah I figured it was time Clint left when he did, but I still hated to see him leave. I kept hoping they would recapture what they had in 07, but they couldn't with him.
The 2009 team was pretty awesome, wish they could have beaten the Phillies in the playoffs at least

stupid Phillies