Youngest to 200 hits since Arod in 1996. 15 years. Cannot wait for next season

<font color=goldenrod>LOL the D-Backs all just jumped into the pool.

Tigers and D-Backs are my teams this postseason.</font>

WINNING.

I think I would break TPWW if I quoted all your posts that sounded like that.

<font color=goldenrod>Except mine wind up being accurate in the end.</font> :(

In other news, the Rangers clinch.

<font color=goldenrod>Rangers are shit hot. Think they'll wind up with the #2 seed, sending the Tigers to New York.</font>

It's nice to see the Brewers and D'Backs back in the Playoffs. They, along with the Rangers, bring a certain excitement to the Postseason that I really enjoy. Maybe it's because they're young teams, or because you don't always see them in the Playoffs...IDK...but I think it's awesome.

<font color=goldenrod>In a potentially controversial move, Jim Leyland has said that Verlander will not pitch in Game 4 of the ALDS no matter what the series is at that point. If they are down 2-1 and DON'T pitch Verlander I think that would be completely retarded...dude is having one of the best seasons in a long, long time. But Leyland's always come across as a stubborn guy who will go out of his way to go against public opinion.</font>

He's already pitched 250 innings. You can't risk a guys career in a first round match up.

<font color=goldenrod>lol @ the idea of pitching him in Game 4 "risking his career".</font>

Again, he's already pitched 250 innings. Throwing him out there on 3 days rest in a divisional series when you're going to have to win another game anyways in stupid. If the Tigers can't find 1 more pitcher to win a game then they deserve to lose.

<font color=goldenrod>Dunno. Think I'd rather start Verlander and Fister a second time than have to see Porcello or Penny take the field in a must-win game against the Yankees. Hopefully they can do their job the first go around so they won't even need to worry about throwing Verlander early.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>Eugenio Velez is 0-for-39 this season. lol wtf.</font>

5 games to go. I wanna see Castro get 210 hits.

Carlos Marmol is the worst pitcher in baseball.

It does sound a bit odd but at the same time he doesn't want Verlander pulling a Sabathia a few years ago with the heavy workload which ended up not backfiring on the Yankees.

He figures Game 5 is more important than a Game 4 and if done correctly, he can have Verlander available in a potential Game 7 of the ALCS with normal rest than overusing him similar to Cliff Lee being tired by the time of the World Series last year or David Price with the Rays a few years back.

Sabathia was the only one in recent years to pull off a whole playoff run on very short rest but it also helped all the delayed games that year and other questionable calls.

dont know how the Os scored 5 Runs off Verlander but hes not gonna win tonight..haha

Os just pulled off a suicide squeeze in the 9th to take back the lead 6-5.

Haven't seen a suicide squeeze in a while, most of the Os can't bunt worth a crap.

Thanks O's. If the Yanks win tomorrow, we got home field throughout the playoffs.

Beating down Lester and Tampa Bay winning today makes the remainder of this day alot better.

<font color=goldenrod>Mets sweep the double header against the Phillies :love: Phillies appear to be lingering into the playoffs ice cold</font> :cool:

Watch them sweep the Braves without effort.

Matchups for the doubleheader

Wakefield v. AJ

Lackey v. Nova.

Poor Crawford.

This is intense.

dammit Stone Cold Austin Romine

:D Ellsbury, the only one who played great during the double-header

Still a horrible month and Bard almost had another meltdown while the starters are still unreliable but at least the WC isn't tied even though the Red Sox did everything to give it away.

Couldn't stay up and watch that. Didn't expect Proctor to blow the game for us.

I fully expected Proctor to blow it

Man. I wanna be a fly on the wall in Yankees locker room before the game tonight.

Then you haven't watched him pitch for the Braves this year. His nickname is The Proctologist.

Ozzie Guillen close to being traded to the Marlins apparently.

<font color=goldenrod>roflllllllllllll managers being traded</font>

100 wins

:-\

I guess Francona wants to get fired because the worst collapse in MLB history and worst in the Red Sox 109-year history is basically complete.

They've had as bad Septembers before in the past but nothing of this magnitude.

Literally have been giving away games during the whole month and something around only 1 game in the last 8-9 games the starters gave up less than 5 runs.

Jack McKeon is retiring (again). Ozzie was probably getting fired after the season. It makes sense. But I'm just as shocked as everybody else this is going down at the end of the regular season instead of being a postseason thing.

It'll either be cash and/or a nobody prospect going to Chicago in exchange.

They got 2 more days to save their asses. Don't go calling for heads just yet.

fuck my life right now

Os season will end awesome if they can sweep or take 2 of 3 from the Sox and keep em out of the playoffs

would rather it have been the Yankees somehow but take what I can get

3 days actually assuming the Rays don't lose and Red Sox manage to win the last 2 games, the 1 game playoff would occur for the Wild Card spot.

Girardi already claimed for Wednesday he will only use the "garbage" or non-playoff roster pitchers to give his playoff pitching staff a rest.

White Sox should go get Ryne Sandberg as their next manager. Would be just so lovely.

Were you watching Mitch Williams on the MLB Network or something? He said the same thing.

<font color=goldenrod>Learning Point #1 for next year's Mets Spring Training: Learn to fucking sacrifice bunt. Such a basic thing yet they haven't been able to do it all season.</font>

It's incredible how the Orioles can play great baseball in September against winning teams, and spoil their records. I like it.

I'll be fucking pissed if that happens

If that happens, and we get stuck with freaking MIKE QUADE...I don't even know how I'd feel. But it wouldn't be good.

Os have bettered their win total by 2 games each year since 09 (66 wins to 70) if they can sweep the Red Sox. by that, I guess in 15 years they'll win 100 games and win the world series.

*books a hotel in baltimore for 2026 for the world series*

If the Orioles got some good veteran pitching...say, 2 good veteran pitchers...

...who knows?

Angels lose. They're out of it.

If the Red Sox collapse, it is safe to blame ESPN the Magazine for dedicating a whole issue to how great Boston is.

With all the injuries the Red Sox have had, mainly to their pitching staff, and how horrible John Lackey has been, it's amazing they are still in the Playoff hunt, to be honest.

With all the injuries the Braves have had, mainly to their pitching staff, and how horrible Derek Lowe has been, it's amazing they are still in the Playoff hunt, to be honest.

Them along with

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qp8jhJSka0...all%2B2011.jpg

Adrian Gonzalez really stopped hitting too, didn't he?

Gonna go out on a limb and say Joey Cora will be the next manager. Can't see the White Sox getting another manager who will be bigger than the team.

You can throw NESN in there as well - http://www.nesn.com/2011/01/2011-red...e-history.html

I guess that article does get one point right - the Red Sox could accomplish a feat thats never been done before.

I'm pulling for the Rays big time right now. I think if that pitching staff gets into the postseason, they could be as dangerous as anyone. Add to the fact that I have a heavy man crush on Evan Longoria, and it just makes me want the Sox to collapse even more.

As for Guillen and the ChiSox situation, I don't think he would have been fired. I think the more likely situation would have been to let him manage out the final year of his contract and then let him walk while keeping things on good terms. Instead, they get to release him and nab two minor leaguers instead, which is brilliant.

And the Red Sox should have never been proclaimed the best ever with that pitching staff. Even if Lester and Buccholz had been their usual selves, Beckett is injury prone and hot and cold, and Lackey, Dice-K and Wakefield are so terrible that there was no way you could just realistically hand the Red Sox the division at the beginning of the year, and their lack of reliable starrting pitching along with an offy bullpen has led to a tie in the Wild Card race in the last handful of games. This collapse could be epic.

LET'S GO RAYS!!!!!!

Cat believe I'm rooting for the Yankees right now.

On a scale of 1-10, how great do you feel having your season rest on the tired shoulder of Bartolo Colon?

damnit

-12

<font color=goldenrod>Mets pick up Terry Collins' 2013 option.

I like him, but I find the idea of a "lame duck" manager to be stupid, particularly in NY where there will be pressure to fire the manager if the team is terrible whether they have a contract for 2013 or not. Hopefully Wally Backman can wait another couple of years before taking the reigns.</font>

I know most of us are bouncing back and forth between Rays/Yanks & Red Sox/O's. But anybody watching the ESPN 30 for 30 flick on Bartman right now? Pretty good stuff.

Yea this Bartman flick is making Cubs fans look like complete tools.

That's like saying they're making the sun look bright.

Had a dream the other night that Verlander lost the MVP voting to *GASP* Derrick Jeter because of New York bias. Kind of bizarre. Also, I must be a huge loser for dreaming about that.

Seriously though, if Verlander loses to Granderson, I will murder fools.

Also, the Tigers are winning the AL, so the rest of you can just go home now.

BIG WIN

Bad news for Sox fans, Yanks are going with a committee start with everyone who didnt pitch today and isn't on the postseason roster.

Scott Proctor will see playing time tomorrow.

It all comes down to tomorrow.

Os should be able to finally beat Lester on 3 days rest tomorrow.

He pitched two innings on Saturday. Not like he threw a complete game or anything.

The Yankees better tank it on purpose tomorrow. Why wouldn't they? Best case scenario, they knock the Red Sox out of the playoffs. Worst case scenario, the Sox and Rays have to play an extra game and mess up their rotations.

Yankees aren't going to go all-out tomorrow, from the looks of things, AND David Price will start for the Rays.

The Red Sox are going to have Lester start for them, but the Orioles have played the Sox really tough.

I'd say either the Rays win and the Red Sox lose, or they both win and we'll have a one game playoff on Thursday (which the Rays should also win...I just don't think the Red Sox would be able to face that type of an energy, like the Rays bring).

<font color=goldenrod>Thank god the Mets aren't in a playoff hunt or anything...or I would have to miss the game with it being in the afternoon. :o

Means last night may have been the last time I get to watch Jose Reyes as a Met</font> :(

Just started Catching Hell, amazing so far.

<font color=goldenrod>Wonder if the way the playoff scenarios worked out this year will convince MLB to not add a 2nd Wild Card. If that were the case, yesterday and today's games would be utterly pointless because the one-game playoff would take place no matter what.</font>

Mets fans who called into Craig and Boomer were ridiculous, assuming the Mets would go after Fielder AND Reyes.

Prince Fielder won't want to play in that ballpark.

They may get Reyes, though.

I really hopen Boston chokes..... it would make me very happy.....

Wow...really? Idiots. If Reyes doesn't re-sign, I could see them being connected to Fielder, though probably not seriously.

Actually...if they signed for similar money, Fielder is probably the better long-term option due to durability and the fact that Citi Field won't contain his power.

If you think Fielder is afraid of any ballpark, you're an idiot.

Red Sox are trying to find a starter to acquire to pitch the tie-breaker game. Would be amazing if Buchholz came back and pitched the game.

And in Reyes' potential final last game as a Met...he gets a bunt single in his first at-bat before being pulled for a pinch runner.

Feel bad for the good amount of fans who showed up probably just to see Reyes...but now he's in an excellent spot. Braun has to go 3-for-3 to win the batting title tonight.

Aren't they moving the walls in at Citi Field next year anyway?

Also I really don't think the issue is Fielder being afraid to play somewhere. But let's be honest, if I'm offered the same amount to play at Wrigley as I am to play at Citi Field, I'm taking the cheap homers at Wrigley all day everyday.

Sounds like they're going to make the left field wall shorter, and move in/straighten out right field a bit. The latter should be a huge help to David Wright...leave it to the Mets to build a park that screwed with his natural opposite-field power.

Duh

There's chatter going around that Boston is looking around for rental starter if they gotta do the play-in game. Bruce Chen's name was brought up and there are some talks with the Royals.

Yankees are sending Dellin Betances out tonight.

Ted Williams is rolling over in his grave right now.

Giants. :(

<font color=goldenrod>Sounds like everybody in baseball except for the Mets are rooting for Braun now. A lot of public outcry about him asking to be taken out. Braun getting 3 hits certainly is likely, anyway.

Francesa is saying he's heard from "sources" that the 2012 Mets payroll may not be over $100 million. Given that they've already got about $80 million committed in contracts/likely arbitration figures, I can't see Reyes coming in - nor Fielder (not that there was ever a chance of them moving Ike to right). It would eat their entire budget.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>Those in Reyes' defense. If he went 0-for-3 or 0-for-4 or whatever it would have to be to put him below Braun, there is zero chance Braun plays tonight.</font>

It's not a matter of being afraid of a ballpark, but everyone has seen what that ballpark has done to Mets power hitters, such as David Wright, Jason Bay and Carlos Beltran. So if you can go elsewhere and get as much money, it's a no-brainer.

And the Pirates will be riding a 34-year long losing streak at that point.

Price looking very shaky for the Rays as he gave up 5 runs so far and Rays loosing 5-0 in the 2nd.

Red Sox up 1-0 in the 3rd inning.


Some of the outcry also revolves around Reyes considering using just bunts for safer hits to take advantage of his speed.

Wild Card Mayhem update:

Red Sox 3-2 Orioles, 5th
Yankees 6-0 Rays, 4th (:lol: Price collapsed so far)

Phillies 1-3 Braves, 6th
Cardinals 5-0 Astros, 2nd (all 5 runs scored in 1st)