since Albuquerque was their 6th inning only guy didn't understand why they used Sanchez in the 6th yesterday

Sanchez pitched two perfect innings, at a time (even before this series tbh) when the bullpen as a whole has been a giant fucking flashing red flag. I just don't get why you don't let Anibal pitch as long as he can go, need to eat those innings.

Maybe if Price falters early tomorrow he will loosen the leash on Sanchez. Who knows.

And yeah, AlAl has been criminally under-used this series.

<font color=goldenrod>Speaking of idiotic managing...Jordan Zimmermann carried the Nats for 8.2 innings. Gave up his first walk of the night with 2 outs. Had about 100 pitches on the night. But Matt Williams immediately gave him the hook and Drew Storen promptly gave up 2 hits. Tie game.</font>

Drew Storen trying to relive 2012

<font color=goldenrod>Knew I should have made my playoff predictions public earlier this week. My AL picks aren't looking very good admittedly but I saw a Cards/Giants NLCS coming from a mile away for no reason other than the fact that the baseball gods seem to feel they're the only 2 NL teams that can ever be in the World Series anymore.</font>

thought for sure the Giants had delmon younged the nats there but Posey wasn't fast enough to score from first like JJ hardy was

watched practically all 18 innings of this shit.. only get to add 1 game to my total though

<font color=goldenrod>That loss still falls on Matt Williams. Zero reason to pull Zimmermann especially with Storen's terrible playoff track record.</font>

lol everyone's bullpen sucks..as the Dodgers blow a 2-0 lead in the 8th

can't believe the Os could be the only team to win at home out of the 4 series.

Matt Williams getting in his own way. Why in God's name teams hire fresh meat managers who have no experience nor a fucking clue what they're doing is beyond me. I don't buy into playoff experience or any of that horse shit. I buy into logical thinking, progressive thinking and not falling in line with old school tactics that are far outdated. Honestly, I can see the O's and Giants in an Orange and black attack world series for the sheer fact they're not managed by morons.

I watched from about the 5th inning on in that game, and Zimmermann was dealing. No idea why he was pulled at all. Honestly felt like if he kept him in that would have been a 1-0 final. Devastating loss for the Nats there.

Is there any afternoon baseball in this playoffs? Baseball isn't meant to be played at night exclusively.

You're kidding, right?

Watching football. Is there a game on now?

yup

Sickest starting rotation in baseball goes down in 3 straight games. A Damn shame.

to quote Oriole 1983 WS MVP Rick Dempsey, "They turned Cy Young into Cy-onara"

CJ Wilson 2/3s of an inning 3 ER and he's done son.

Stole that and is now on my facebook wall.

here's another good omen for the O's

2012 Detroit lost the WS to the Giants
2013 Detroit lost the AlCS to the Red Sox
2014 Detroit lost the ALDS to the Orioles

take a look at this from locker room post game

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzOPLS8IAAEMyyP.jpg

There is so such thing as a Division Series champions the teams just advance to the next round. Congrats Droford.

Tigers got bounced in 3. All those arms, grabbing David Price at the deadline..................for nothing.

Me thinks a front office purge is coming and Dave Dombrowski's chair is on fire.

<font color=goldenrod>The Tigers would be fucking nuts to get rid of Dombrowski. Kinsler-for-Fielder is looking like a steal, the Price trade hardly crippled them and they'll have him for 2015 as well, and you don't dump a guy who has built a team that has won 4 straight division titles.

A GM's job is to build a playoff team. After that you basically just get a 1 in 10 lottery ticket to win a World Series. Playoff results are largely random and have very little to do with what happened in the regular season.</font>

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/ps/y2014/celebrity_survivor/

Nobody picked The Orioles. Maybe they should have had somebody from the Wire or something.

The supposed texts he sent after the trade deadline look really stupid now but Tiger biggest problem like last year vs the Red Sox was the bullpen suddenly sucking at the worst time possible.

At least the Price trade wasn't as bad as the A's trade in retrospective. A's couldn't replace what Cespedes was producing (best hitter before the trade) while making it clear Lester was nothing more than a short term rental for the ring quest.

<font color=goldenrod>Does anybody have a time machine so I can bet my life savings on a Royals/Orioles ALCS? I would very much like to sleep on a pile of money with many beautiful women.</font>

Lets go napkinals

Is he one of those Old Spice Robots fake guys?

Daniel Bryan at the Giants game

I totally forgot that the Orioles beat RA Dickey in the season finale, so they beat 4 straight Cy Young winners.

what

Dombrowski is the best GM in the league.

<font color=goldenrod>Clayton Kershaw chokes in the playoffs again. Water is wet.</font>

I wonder if this year's script is The War of Missouri for the World Series this year?

Beat Walgreens

St Louis finally can get revenge on Baltimore for taking the Browns 60 years ago/Party like its 1944 Browns vs Cardinals WS pseudo rematch/First Championship game in all major sports since 1948 featuring both teams with actual birds as mascots

bonus points if you know who played in 1948!

PS back in August the o's won 2 of 3 from St Louis outscoring them 25-13 (6 homers in game 1 which was the 60th Anniversary Celebration night at Camden Yards)

lol gnats walked in a run looking to give up more..

Bad Pitch Barrett.