MLB 2007 Season Thread

[Skippord]

GOD DAMMIT Manny

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Nice win tonight...magic number down to 8. Definitely thought it was gonna be ugly but they turned it around.</font> :cool:

[Skippord]

Troy "The Truth" Tulowitzki just saved the game

[Skippord]

Brad "The Monster's Loose" Hawpe

[MVP]

yessssssssssssssssssssss Toronto keep the winning streak alive

Also, congrats to Eric Gagne on getting a 1-2-3 inning when the Sox up by 7 runs.

[Skippord]

That game was fucking ridiculous

Brad Hawpe FTW

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Beckett the first to 20 wins, ensuring himself the Cy Young award unless Sabathia gets to 20 because wins are all that matters.

The award should be Sabathia's...should have won at LEAST 6 more games than he has thanks to a complete lack of offense. Hell he went 4 straight starts at one point of 7 or more innings with only 2 runs and he didn't win. Shame the voters are too stupid to realize it.</font>

[MVP]

They haven't even started voting yet though. I've heard more talk about Sabathia getting it over Beckett.

[ClockShot]

Dammit. This is going to be tooth and nail these next few games.

Just wanted to bring this up again with the game currently going on.

[Azriel]

Lets not hope they do the same thing tonight.

[ClockShot]

THE MELK MAN DELIVERS!

[SammyG]

Another crazy Yanks game

[Hardkore Kidd J]

THE MELK MAN DELIVERS!

And boy did he deliver I saw it was in the 10th and gave up knowing how bad they are in Extra innings. I am really hoping for a easy win tomorrow. And by easy I just mean don't go into Extra innings. This was a great win all the same.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Woooo first back-to-back wins since early September. Perez looked awesome. Magic number at 7, might go down later if the Phils lose</font>

[OssMan]

who cares about the stupid yankees. bedard should win cy young.

[YOUR Hero]

If Halladay could win some road games, he'd get it. His numbers, besides wins are sick. Even his wins aren't that bad...

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Hero, what's up with Toronto's D? Are they always like that?

I swear Aaron Hill musta got a huge Yankee bribe or something :o 2 straight games of allowing the Yanks to tie it up due to a crap play</font>

[Dragon]

Man, can Al Reyes be any more horrible? Today was the third time in the past couple weeks he's blown a save against the Sox.

As for the Yankees, definitely wasn't a pretty win but a win regardless. With Detroit losing we creep closer to a playoff berth and thats all that matters right now.

[YOUR Hero]

Hero, what's up with Toronto's D? Are they always like that?

I swear Aaron Hill musta got a huge Yankee bribe or something :o 2 straight games of allowing the Yanks to tie it up due to a crap play

He's a solid, real solid defender, but I think because of the por throw the 1st game that allowed Posada to reach base instead of ending the game has put jitters into him. Cracking a bit under pressure. Losing his clutchness, if you wheeeeeeel

[Loose Cannon]

I don't understand how Boston clinched a playoff spot. I read the Yankees magic number for the WC is about 4 games. So wouldn't Boston's magic number be at least 1 or 2 for that?

[YOUR Hero]

because they are garanteed at least the wild card now.

[Loose Cannon]

yea, I know that. The numbers are just confusing me. ESPN says the Yankees magic number is 4 for the WC. Boston is 2 1/2 ahead of the Yankees. wouldn't Bostons number just be half of NY's? ahh forget it, really confused here

[YOUR Hero]

I would say look at the loses column. (I haven't but...)

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>lol I get so depressed everytime they show Dolphins Stadium during a Marlins game...orange seats everywhere. They seriously should just move them out to Vegas, shift Pittsburgh to the NL East and go with 6 teams in the West</font>

[Fenix122]

bah bullpen can't hold the lead for the mets....tied 6-6 but they have runners on 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs so...

[Fenix122]

and they get squat. terrible

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Ugly win, but a win regardless. Good to see the offense doing well at least. And the Phils lost. :y: Magic number at 5, 2.5 games up.</font>

[Dragon]

Nice win by the Yanks, back to 1.5 games behind Boston

Mussina had a solid outing and Joba gets his first save. I really hope Cashman sticks to his guns and slots Joba in the rotation next year; definitely has to be tempting for him to leave him in the pen though.

[Dragon]

Also, how about Al Reyes actually getting a save against the Red Sox. That was a miracle in itself.

[Loose Cannon]

I'd leave Joba in the pen.

[YOUR Hero]

I'd leave Joba in the pen.

Someone has to replace Clemens.

[Loose Cannon]

reason I say that is I think we have enough bats to counter are at times terrible starting pitching. Having a guy who can stop in the 7th and 8th is very viable to NY.

[ClockShot]

Someone has to replace Clemens.

Probably Kei Igawa. Pending spring training tuning.

Either him, or we go looking around for a big name.

I also agree with leaving Joba in the pen.

[Dragon]

I dunno, don't really agree. I'll always take a good starting pitcher over a bullpen guy. Especially when you have someone like Joba, he has 3 plus pitches and a decent change. In the pen he only really uses the slider and fastball though. Its too good to give up Joba being a starter for next year, even if it doesn't work out well you have the bullpen option to fall back on.

Also, when you take into account he will just be a set-up man presumably, assuming Mo is back next year. Even if he could be a dominant set-up man I want to see what he can do in the rotation.

[Skippord]

That was a big series

[Azriel]

I'd see how he does spring training, give him a start and see what happens

[Hardkore Kidd J]

Probably Kei Igawa. Pending spring training tuning.

Either him, or we go looking around for a big name.

I also agree with leaving Joba in the pen.

Let me see

Wang

Mussina

Hughes

Pettitate

Kennedy

I don't think we even need Joba as a starter or Kei Igawa. All though I would prefer to see Joba as a starter. I really think we can keep him in the bullpen without having to go after a fifth man for our rotation or putting Igawa in. I really think we don't need a big name for 08. Why pay extra money for someone in 08 when we could have Johan or CC in 09?

[Loose Cannon]

just read about a possible deal in the works with A-Rod and the Cubs where he would get a stake in ownership of the team along with other things.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Wouldn't that be illegal? I didn't think your agent is allowed to shop around. A-Rod would have to declared himself a free agent first.</font>

[FakeLaser]

Pettitate

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>New Rays jersies for next year leaked...apparently they are eliminationg "Devil" from their name:

Logos
http://waffleimages.nwpshost.com/files/72/721197a13bf32781bd1710213564079681ab6a98.jpg

Home
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Away
http://inorpo-b.mirror.waffleimages.com/files/19/194f1f9afe17477cfe98a1c2af6b12836a3fb93a.jpg

Alternate Home
http://inorpo-b.mirror.waffleimages.com/files/f9/f907f98402f5232fa256de1e79f7bc4f83d5ba74.jpg

Alternate away
http://ft.mirror.waffleimages.com/files/c3/c3146190a6a7739a4bdf8655ff57d42c59d67473.jpg

Royals and Mariners should sue.</font>

[FakeLaser]

Tampa Bay Rays

More like the Tampa Bay Gays

[SammyG]

I am pullin for the Rockies.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah I'd really love to see the Rockies in the postseason.

LOL I hadn't heard of that new rule that the best record in the AL gets to choose when the ALDS starts. But the NL gets no say as both games will be played October 3rd.</font>

[ClockShot]

Bummer. What a way to end the home side of the season. Yet again, the Blue Jays gave it their all. Hell of a series they gave us.

Now we go down south to deal with the Tampa "we got the playbooks of the yankees and red sox" Devil Rays and shoot back up north to end it in Baltimore.

[Skippord]

Underdog Story :love:

[SammyG]

ROFL @ Milton Bradley tearing his ACL while arguing with an umpire.

[Skippord]

Bud Black tackles people

[MVP]

Apparently Milton Bradley also stepped on Mike Cameron's thumb in the outfield that same game, and now he's out for the rest of the season too. Man, someone's got it in for the Padres.

[Skippord]

Its divine intervention for the Rockies

clearly

[OssMan]

Tampa Bay Rays

more like Texas Rangers but ok.

[Supreme Olajuwon]

at least the new Tampa Bay uniforms don't look exactly the Padres, Dodgers, and Royals uniforms

but no they're definitely aren't enough blue and white teams

[ClockShot]

Heh heh heh.

Leave it to Tampa Bay to give us a heart attack.

[YOUR Hero]

They were saying they were going to eliminate the 'Devil' out of the Devil Rays a couple years ago. The new look looks good, but is very similar to other unis and should be a littlemore unique.

New look is good, because the the Rays are the new up and coming team. The Jays are going to have a tougher time in this division with the rising Rays... best division in baseball.

[Loose Cannon]

christ, one dam win or a Tiger loss is all we need here.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>LOL Bonds' 756 ball is getting branded with an asterik and will be displayed in the HOF that way</font>

[FakeLaser]

YES

That's what I voted for. Like 17 times.

[Azriel]

Alright Yanks, do not screw this up.

[Skippord]

I really do not care for the Phillies

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I'm honestly at the point where I don't want the Mets in the playoffs. Incredibly undeserving. This organization deserves to feel the pain of sitting home in October.

If Williot doesn't lose his job, there is no justice in this world.</font>

[OssMan]

fucking

stupidest
thing ever

[Fenix122]

<font color=goldenrod>I'm honestly at the point where I don't want the Mets in the playoffs. Incredibly undeserving. This organization deserves to feel the pain of sitting home in October.

If Williot doesn't lose his job, there is no justice in this world.</font>

Me either. if they happen to make the playoffs i doubt i'll watch because i know they'll suck....at least their bullpen will anyway. they can't hold a lead for shit

[Dragon]

And the Yankees are in the playoffs for the 13th straight time. What a crazy season so far

The AL teams are all set now, just a matter of who plays who. Looking more and more like Cleveland vs. NY and Boston vs. LAA in the first round

[Azriel]

And that's fine by me. YEA Yankees!!!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>When it comes right down to it...the Mets really should have kept these guys:

-Chad Bradford: 3.41 ERA with Orioles...only one home run given up in a hitter's park
-Darren Oliver: 3.66 ERA with Angels

One has to assume the numbers would be even better in the NL. Both of those guys knew their roles as Mets and were able to play well in the pressure.

Instead, we gave Schoeneweis 3 years when we wouldn't give Bradford that...and Aaron Sele has given up 78 hits in 53.2 innings as our long man</font> :|

[Innovator]

Thank god the Yankees don't have the Angels first round

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Some crazy scenarios in the NL.

If the Mets, Phillies, Diamondbacks, and Padres all finish with identical records - Monday will see Mets @ Phils and Padres @ D-Backs to decide division champs. The two losers will then meet on Tuesday to decide the wildcard and the postseason will then begin Wednesday.</font> :o

[OssMan]

<font color=goldenrod>Pujols reportedly officially done for the season. His attempt at a 7th straight year with 100+ RBIs is done.</font>
nice reporting big vito!

[Evil Vito]

nice reporting big vito!

<font color=goldenrod>MLB.com reported it....can't blame me for thinking it was legit

Anyway this team is a fucking embarrassment. I hope Willie gets hung from the center field flag pole as an example to the team to not suck</font>

[OssMan]

thats racist; i will have you jailed for a hate crime, suckrr

[ClockShot]

Scotty Kazmir cleaning house tonight.

[Fenix122]

Hey at least the Mets can win 2 out of 3 at something...http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AgWzE_zG_oc0VTSLYv4BrWkRvLYF?slug=ap-tiebreakercoinflips&prov=ap&type=lgns
sucks that it's not baseball though

[OssMan]

Mets 2 outs away from the biggest collapse ever

[OssMan]

1

[Skippord]

Seriously going to kill someone if the Rockies dont make the playoffs

10 straight games come onnnnnn

[OssMan]

rooting for the braves for the first time in my life :(

[McLegend]

Awsome

[Hardkore Kidd J]

Thank god the Yankees don't have the Angels first round

SO it's confirmed we're facing Cleavland? That is bad news. We've been doing well against Cleavland this season. I don't know if I want to be eliminated the first round by the Indians. The Angels we at least had a chance. But it seems like every team we do well against during the season we choke at the playoffs to them ( Take the 2006 Tigers for example)

[Dragon]

SO it's confirmed we're facing Cleavland? That is bad news. We've been doing well against Cleavland this season. I don't know if I want to be eliminated the first round by the Indians. The Angels we at least had a chance. But it seems like every team we do well against during the season we choke at the playoffs to them ( Take the 2006 Tigers for example)

Yeah, but we can't beat LAA in the regular season or the playoffs so it doesn't matter much. This years AL is ridiculous, all four teams are really good and there should be some good series. I can see any one of the four going to the world series easily.

On the other side the NL continues to be mediocre but at least there is some interesting races going on, I guess. LOL @ the Mets though. Gonna be a horrible offseason if they pull off this choke.

[Dragon]

And I don't think its a definate we face Cleveland yet. Definitely looking that way though.

All we have to do is sweep Baltimore and hope Boston loses two of three to Minnesota and we win the division. Unlikely but possible.

[SammyG]

LOLLLLLL Mets. cmon now.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>It really looks like they aren't even trying anymore. There's just no emotion to their game anymore...they've gone flat.

If the Mets blow it entirely and the Yanks fall flat on their face in the playoffs again, it'd be quite a sight seeing Willie and Torre getting canned in the same year</font> :o

[YOUR Hero]

<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=yspsctbg><TD class=ysptblhdr colSpan=5 height=18>National League</TD></TR><TR class=ysptblthbody1 align=right><TD class=yspdetailttl align=left width="50%" height=18> </TD><TD class=yspdetailttl width="12%">W</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl width="12%">L</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl width="13%">GB</TD><TD class=yspdetailttl width="13%">Left</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow1 align=right><TD align=left> San Diego Padres (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/sdg) (3)</TD><TD>88</TD><TD>71</TD><TD>--</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2 align=right><TD align=left> New York Mets (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/nym)</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>1.0</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow1 align=right><TD align=left> Colorado Rockies (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/col)</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>1.0</TD><TD>3</TD></TR><TR class=ysprow2 align=right><TD align=left> Philadelphia Phillies (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/phi)</TD><TD>87</TD><TD>72</TD><TD>1.0</TD><TD>3</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Crazy...

Not to mention many of those teams may win their division to boot.

[mrslackalack]

Looks like we might have a playoff somewhere due to a tie.

[mrslackalack]

Wonder how they would do a three way tie.

Say Pads, Mets, Rockies all tied.

I guess they would do it with a drawing the Pads/Rockies play a elimination game, with the winner plays the Mets and the winner of that gets the WC.

[SammyG]

Yeah the scenarios are pretty nuts.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>I honestly think Braun might not be ROTY

26 errors - .892 Fielding % :| My god.</font>

[OssMan]

you're forgetting that for every 2 HR a player hits he is allowed to make 10 errors any so called "baseball writers" voting

[SammyG]

Mets losing, Phils winning.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Phils win. Mets have 1st and 3rd with 1 out and don't score.

Remote is now shattered, dent left in the wall.</font>

[McLegend]

Cole Hamels is a beast

[ClockShot]

Shit. Yankees blew that game.

[Azriel]

So, Red Sox clinch first place. Here we come Indians

[Skippord]

:'(

[Skippord]

I honestly think Braun might not be ROTY

26 errors - .892 Fielding % :| My god.
Where as Troy Tulowitzki has the highest fielding percentage of anyone in the NL and the record for Home Runs as a rookie shortstop in the NL

[YOUR Hero]

Phils win. Mets have 1st and 3rd with 1 out and don't score.

Remote is now shattered, dent left in the wall.

:lol:

Seriously, I've been there. :(

[YOUR Hero]

It's all about HRs and Wins in the eyes of so many sports writers and the like.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

AL East

[McLegend]

Fuck the Phillies are gonna choke

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Wow, what a day of baseball. Mets win 13-0, Maine has 14 K's and nearly a no-hitter, two bench-clearing incidents in a single inning...

Then the Phillies lost. All tied up going into the final day. While I really would've rather had the Mets clinch weeks ago, it can't get more exciting than this.</font>

[Azriel]

Yanks trying to hold on. Leading 11-10 going into the 9th

[SammyG]

Hey, what happens if the Mets and Phils end up with the same record?

[Skippord]

What the hell is going on here

[Skippord]

The Rockies dominate the D-Backs one game after they had to

[Skippord]

But they're still alive though

GO BREWERS!!!

[Evil Vito]

Hey, what happens if the Mets and Phils end up with the same record?

<font color=goldenrod>One game playoff in Philadelphia on Monday</font>

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/09/28/1191038173_0684.jpg
Come on man, how could you not root for the Red Sox/this guy?

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/09/29/1191039683_9545.jpg
http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/09/28/1191036287_7331.jpg

[YOUR Hero]

pretty big celebration just for winning a division. could cause a letdown, thurrr

[SammyG]

lol @ Dice-K

[OssMan]

4-0 Florida. Mets might have literally just thrown the season away

[OssMan]

bases load Dontrelle Willis HBP hanley coming up. yeah!

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Thanks a lot, Glavine. Enjoy retirement you fucking assclown.</font>

[McLegend]

O My God.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Just what you need to do down by 6 runs. Leave 9 men on base in the first 4. :|

Nationals inching closer to the Phillies, only bright spot of the day.</font>

[SammyG]

Wow Mets. Fucking unbelievable collapse.

[FakeLaser]

lol Mets

[McLegend]

J-Roll

[SammyG]

My best friend is a HUGE Mets Fan. Gonna have to make sure he doesn't jump off a building.

[Dragon]

Man, pretty ridiculous. The epic collapse of the Mets is now official.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Man, I just feel like part of me died....

some interesting things happening still. Pads and Rockies might be playing a 1-game playoff tomorrow. Rox win that and this year's postseason will have 7 teams that didn't make it last year

But I just can't think about that now. Just seeing the looks on the faces of the players and fans...holy shit.

Thank fuck the Giants play tonight....I need them to win or at least stay in it so I won't toally be in the dumps tonight</font>

[OssMan]

I don't think the current Mets team will ever recover from this. I've been saying since '05 that if we didn't win by this year, we are screwed because we traded away our farm system for old players who didn't even turn out. Now the team needs a huge overhaul. Maybe Minaya will actually get rid of some of our crappy useless relievers IE Mota, Sele, Schoenweiss instead of letting go of the ones who actually produce IE Roberto Hernandez, Chad Bradford. Hopefully we have another productive offseason of signing 100 more Latinos too

[owenbrown]

The 07 National League Pennant Race has to be the biggest clusterfuck of all-time.

[McLegend]

This is unreal

[ClockShot]

I'm inclined to post the Ozzie Guillen choke picture. But I'm afraid of the repercutions.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>It's so crazy to think that, not just in this two week stretch, but in the whole season...if they can take ONE bad game...ONE...and turn it into a win, they'd be guaranteed a playoff. And if they could do that with two games...they would be NL East Champs. Baseball is a crazy game.

So many things...Reyes...what the fuck man. You went from being one of the best players in the league to being a total afterthought. Like seriously, I'm worried something off the field may have happened to him or something...because he was just completely lost at the plate through most of August and all of September. Mets need him to be the normal Reyes through all of 2008...because the offense went right down with him at times. I honestly see his 2008 season starting like Beltran's in '06 - boos whenever he doesn't produce until he (hopefully) shuts people up.

Glavine...player option for 2008. Intially was leaning toward retirement...now saying he wants to stay. If he decides to keep playing, I hope he has the good sense to turn down his option...because I don't think the fans want to see him back, especially not after ending the year with the worst game of his career.

Options...initally I thought for sure Alou would be a goner but honestly, the way he tore it up at the end of the year...I say what the hell, exercise his '08 option. We'll need 2 corner OF'ers cause I don't see Green coming back (said he might retire). I'd just let Milledge start full-time next season.

Lo Duca...really tough call. I love the guy personally, he provides spark and is a clubhouse leader. I'd like to see him back, but I wouldn't mind Ramon Castro starting full time either.

Castillo...I see him being brought back. The guy's a damn good number 2 hitter, but they need to keep Gotay cause Castillo's knees give out so much.

But the part of the team that really needs a kick in the ass: the bullpen. They absolutely need to make a splash here somehow, someway. Problem is, a quick glance at the FA market and I really don't see any of them being really available. The 5 names that jump out to me the most are Rivera, Nathan, Izzy, F. Cordero, and Linebrink. The only one that I really could see them getting is Cordero.

Mota has a year left on his deal, Schoeneweis has 2 years left. Both are definitely gonna be back in the spring (cause no one in their right mind would trade for them)...but man I hope they get a lot of competition in the spring and get DFA'd.

---

Anyway, as crushed as I am...realistically the Mets would have had very little chance of getting out of the first round. I know teams play totally differently come October, but they'd be lucky to force a game 5.

That being said, I'm still intrigued by the playoffs this year. Tomorrow's Rockies/Padres game should be really interesting.

This defeat is gonna take a long time to heal, and it'll be a long offseason. But oh well, shit happens.</font>

[OssMan]

seriously feels like yesterday that Beltran let that curveball from Wainwright go right down the middle, no way was that 11 months ago.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/09/28/1191038173_0684.jpg

[Skippord]

Holy shit

amazing game totally busted a nut whenever the Brewers scored

[SammyG]

Go Rockies.

[Skippord]

I will kill myself if the Rox lose tomorrow

like honestly

[RP]

Is Peavy throwing tommorow?

[YOUR Hero]

Padres are my boys, but they've lost 2 in a row(?) It's still a 'win and you're in' scenario, but they should have wrapped it up as bit earlier than thissss. I wouldn't be upset at the rockies getting in mind you, they've got a good team and I like what I see. (when I get a chance)

[Loose Cannon]

Yes, Peavy vs Fogg

[Skippord]

Fogg you stoner bastard

get us into the god damn playoffs

[Skippord]

Clint Hurdle has to be the ugliest human being walking the face of the earth though

[SammyG]

Sam Cassell.

[RP]

Nice knowing you Skippord

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/Globe_Photo/2007/09/28/1191038173_0684.jpg

[Skippord]

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/photos/2005-06-23/0623sfogg-a.jpg
lol

[SammyG]

Beat the fucking Pads

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Nuke Colorado so the Mets can get the WC...

...</font> :(

[MVP]

Good ol' Don Orsillo calling the Pads/Rockies game.

[YOUR Hero]

high scoring affair so far tonite.

[OssMan]

Good ol' Don Orsillo calling the Pads/Rockies game.What no Chip Caray

[Skippord]

That was a fucking home run

bullshit

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>lol Schoeneweis did roids</font>

[Supreme Olajuwon]

I could understand how the umpires could blow that homerun call but how stupid/blind are the announcers to not notice that the ball was clearly over the wall

[Skippord]

I would've punched someone in the face if I were Garrett Atkins

[YOUR Hero]

I missed part of the game because I had to go look at the rental house. So what you guys are saying is that Atkins hit a HR that was missed? I'll wait for the highlights, but how can this type of thing still be happening???

[Skippord]

Atkins hit a home run that bounced off either the Railing or a wheelchair over the wall it bounced back and they called it a double

[YOUR Hero]

ah yes, the 'hit a cripple get a double' rule....

[Skippord]

DAMN YOU BUD SELIG

[Loose Cannon]

:y: :y:

to Skippord

[Skippord]

Gonna have to go find Jorge Julio and beat him to death

[Loose Cannon]

god Hoffman. fuckin crush him

[Skippord]

Good season

fuck the umpires, COMPTON!

[Loose Cannon]

84mph lol.

[Loose Cannon]

I would love to face Hoffman

[Loose Cannon]

there you go. he's throwing shit up there.

[Skippord]

Kaz is the man

[Loose Cannon]

haha, this is awesome

[Supreme Olajuwon]

If Holliday homers he's MVP

[Loose Cannon]

GOODBYE PADRES

[Supreme Olajuwon]

eh close enough

[Skippord]

Matt Holliday is the greatest baseball player to ever live

[Skippord]

I would honest to god suck his cock right now

[SammyG]

ROCKSSSS

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>7 teams in the postseason that weren't there last year

Rooting for the Rockies to beat the damn Phils</font>

[Loose Cannon]

LOL WTF, HE missed the plate

[MVP]

WOW that was the nastiest finish I've ever seen.

[Loose Cannon]

holy shit

[Loose Cannon]

How does the Home Umpire miss that call? He's a foot away

[SammyG]

Fuck you Hoffman.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

LOL why does he delay then end up calling him save when he wasn't?

Great game though

[Nervous Ferret]

GOD I hope either TBS never broadcasts an MLB game that I watch again, or they imediately get new announcers. Couldn't stand those guys

[Nervous Ferret]

LOVe thew ROCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS though

14 outta 15 to end the year, awesome

[Skippord]

How does the Home Umpire miss that call? He's a foot away
Make up for the shitty home run call

[RoXer]

I was almost right with my every team over .500 in the west prediction.

[FakeLaser]

Holiday styles

[Nervous Ferret]

HOLLIDAY

CELEBRATE

[Skippord]

:love:

[BCWWF]

I really like all of the matchups right now:
Yankees-Indians
Red Sox-Angels
Diamondbacks-Cubs
Phillies-Rockies

I'd like to see Cubs-Yankees in the World Series, personally.

[Nervous Ferret]

winner of the Phils/Rockies series will prob win the World Series :-\

[SammyG]

I'm thinking the winner of Sox-Angels is def. winning the World Series.

[Skippord]

A Rox/Sox World Series would be cool

[FakeLaser]

winner of the Phils/Rockies series will prob win the World Series :-\
No way in hell any NL team is winning it.

[SammyG]

Agreed.

[Nervous Ferret]

Everybody (including myself) said the same thing last year

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[RP]

What a fucking game

[RP]

I'm gunna say Redsox vs Phils

[RP]

I'm rooting for the Cubs tho

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Yeah I'd like to see Rox/Sox. Seriously if the Rockies won the World Series...who the fuck could have predicted that. Cleveland/Colorado would be plain weird.

Really the only team I don't wanna see win it all is the Yanks. I kinda don't wanna see the Phils win it either, but it would be good motivation to knock the champs off in 2008 (even though the fucking schedule makers would probably have the Mets play in Philly on their opening day just so they can rub their face in it some more)</font>

[YOUR Hero]

Wow to the highlights. I saw Hairston give the Pads the 2 run lead in the 13th but I had to go. When I heard the final score I thought the announcer was on crack.

[Loose Cannon]

Payback time; 10 years later.

I hope they bring on Alomar to pinch hit in the 8th of one game so Joba can stike him out.

[mrslackalack]

Great Great game by Padres/Rockies. I was rooting for the Rockies, bu Holliday was def out on that play and the umpire stalled on his decision. But as some1 pointed out it made up for that ground rule double that was def a HR.

[mrslackalack]

My playoff predictions

NL

Cubs over Diamondbacks 3-1
Phillies over Rockies 3-2

AL

Red Sox over Angels 3-2
Yankees over Indians 3-1

NL Championship

Phillies over Cubs 4-3

AL Championship

Red Sox over Yankees 4-2

World Series

Red Sox over Phillies 4-1

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Willie reportedly will continue managing the Mets in 2008 :(

Saw something interesting. I knew the '64 Phillies blew a 6.5 game lead...but didn't realize they did so on September 20th with 12 games to go. So technically, that is still a bigger collapse than the '07 Mets.

Also, I'm hearing that the Johan sweepstakes will almost certainly be on this offseason...a Mets beat reporter has said he expects them to go all out to get him, though it would mean at least one major bat goes (either Reyes or Beltran)</font>

[FakeLaser]

NLDS:
Cubs def. Diamondbacks (3-1)
Rockies def. Phillies (3-2)

ALDS:
Yankees def. Indians (3-0)
Red Sox def. Angels (3-2)

NLDS:
Cubs def. Rockies (4-2)

ALCS:
Yankees def. Red Sox (4-3)

WS:
Yankees def. Cubs (4-1)

Taking it all this year boys

[Loose Cannon]

<font color=goldenrod>Willie reportedly will continue managing the Mets in 2008 :(

Saw something interesting. I knew the '64 Phillies blew a 6.5 game lead...but didn't realize they did so on September 20th with 12 games to go. So technically, that is still a bigger collapse than the '07 Mets.

Also, I'm hearing that the Johan sweepstakes will almost certainly be on this offseason...a Mets beat reporter has said he expects them to go all out to get him, though it would mean at least one major bat goes (either Reyes or Beltran)</font>

120 losses :lol:

[MVP]

If the Sox don't win the World Series then I'm pulling for the Cubs or Rockies.

[RoXer]

I wonder who Dave is rooting for.

[FakeLaser]

Dmitri Young won NL Comeback Player of the Year

Surprised he beat Josh Hamilton. Ankiel was pretty fucked I guess from the HGH shit.

[OssMan]

dmit hook

[Supreme Olajuwon]

Hamilton was injured off and on so he really couldn't get it. Dmitri was a good choice.

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Sox are carrying 3 catchers on their postseason roster. Pretty irregular.</font>

[YOUR Hero]

NLDS:
Cubs def. Diamondbacks
Rockies def. Phillies

ALDS:
Yankees def. Indians
Angels def. RSox

NLDS:
Cubs def. Rockies

ALCS:
Angels def. Yankees

WS:
Angels def. Cubs

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

<font color=goldenrod>Sox are carrying 3 catchers on their postseason roster. Pretty irregular.</font>
I don't get it, they said it was so they could have some flexibility in terms of pinch hitting/running but they don't have much speed on the bench except for Ellsbury so I dunno

Sox didn't bring Tavarez which is really surprising to me.

[Loose Cannon]

Playoffs today baby. Probably my most favorite time of the year minus Earth Day

[ClockShot]

Surprised nobody posted the news of Tim Wakefield and Gary Matthews Jr. being left off the rosters.

[Splaya]

I was shocked that Wakefield was left off the roster. At worse he could come out of the pen

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Wake was left off due to injury I heard</font>

[RP]

Yankee vs Cubs in the Series

[MVP]

I kinda figured Wakefield wouldn't be on the roster, but a little surprised that Tavarez is off it too considering he is great for spot starts or pitching in relief nearly every game. Now it looks like Lester is the 4th starter.

[Skippord]

Wish these commentators could pronounce the Rockies players names

[FakeLaser]

Tulowitzki?

[OssMan]

good job so far ROCKIES

[OssMan]

sounds like the NESN guy is doin this first game of the NLDS

[Skippord]

Tulowitzki?
Torrealba and Taveras

[SammyG]

omgg Let's go Rockies!!!

[RP]

Hamels just have a 40 pitch inning?

[Skippord]

Francis is kicking some ass rn

[RP]

uh o

[Skippord]

lol, Citizens Bank Park is horrible

lets have 64 home runs a series

[Skippord]

And people bitch about Coors

[Azriel]

Let the postseason begin baby. Yankees all the way this year baby.

[Skippord]

Matt Holliday > Superman

[FakeLaser]

Citizens Bank Park is seriously like a converted Little League Stadium or something.

[Skippord]

I'm pretty sure I could hit a homerun there

[OssMan]

colorado rockie :love:

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Nice win by the Rockies, really wanna see them go far.

Sox aren't the only team carrying 3 catchers...apparently the D-Backs are as well.

The Yanks also have a pretty surprising roster: no lefties in the bullpen. I mean yeah Villone's not the greatest but it's surprising seeing them opt for Veras and Ohlendorf.</font>

[YOUR Hero]

Hello, my name is Jeff Francis and I, being a Canadian, kick ass.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Josh Beckett 9 inning shut out oh okay

[SammyG]

A Sox/Rockies WS would be marvellous.

[ClockShot]

Yikes. That Sox game must have gone by mighty fast tonight.

[OssMan]

Red Sox first playoff win since their WS, no?

[OssMan]

ron darling doing this cubs game now arizona. come on

[SammyG]

lol @ TBS announcers.

[SammyG]

lol @ Clint Hurdle too.

"How important is it to win the first game in a best of 5 series?"

"I don't know, don't have any experience to base my answer on"

[Loose Cannon]

god TBS has like no excitement with thier personel. These guys should be announcing golf.

[Loose Cannon]

Ron darling. jesus christ.

[RP]

Zambrano looks like he's gunna throw a no no tonight.

[Loose Cannon]

good call

[SammyG]

Zambrano with the double.

[Azriel]

Beckett must be destroyed. How come we couldn't get him? Were the Yanks asleep at the switch?

[FakeLaser]

He was injury prone (well, blister prone) and a great pitcher in the NL, which hasn't translated well always to success in the AL. I guess we weren't sold on him.

So instead, we got Carl Pavano...

[FakeLaser]

Great games today across the board though. Rocks won which was nice. Beckett was fucking nasty tonight. Unreal good.

D'Backs pulled it off in a great pitcher's duel between two of the best pitchers out there. Jose Valverde is hilarious.

[RP]

WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH PINELLA OMFG

[RP]

You dont fucking pull your fucking ace when he's going that good in game 1 vs another ace whos sitting your whole lineup down. YOU DEFINETLY DONT PULL HIM IN THE 6TH FUCKING INNING!!!! with 85 pitches pitched. I dont even care about game 4. WE NEED TO GET GAME 1 fuck! We might not even see a game 4. So stupid.

[YOUR Hero]

Yeah RP you are right on the mark.

I could see pulling him if the Cubs were up a bunch or few runs but a 1-1 tie and pulling him after 6 is " :?: " at best. Did anyone else besides me think once Zambrano was pulled that the DBacks would rally? I sure did.

Saving him for game 4 when game 1 is in doubt, when he's pitching like a machine. UNFORGIVABLE.