Maybe you wont have to much longer

Ah well

<font color=goldenrod>Unfortunate start for the Jays. Gonna be tough to come back against the Rangers but anything is possible in a short series, especially heading to the Bandbox in Arlington.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>LOLiver Perez</font>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Blue Jays relief pitcher Brett Cecil has a torn left calf muscle and will likely miss the rest of the postseason. <a href="http://t.co/vSkeOyJh96">pic.twitter.com/vSkeOyJh96</a></p>&mdash; Baseball Tonight (@BBTN) <a href="https://twitter.com/BBTN/status/652609934295744513">October 9, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Ugh

:'(

tough tough stuff. But what can you do? It's playoff ball and Texas is a battle tested organization and their manager is obviously far better than Gibby, as much as I enjoy Gibby.

<font color=goldenrod>lol Gomez. Tying run on first in the 9th and he manages to get picked off.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>fucking Cardinals</font>

<font color=goldenrod>also holy motherfucking shit @ Kershaw's curveball. wow.</font>

are you new here?

<font color=goldenrod>nah, it was just exceptionally wicked tonight. crazy movement.

Wrighttttttttttttttt</font>

LET'S GO METS! Love David Wright and I fucking loathe the Dodgers.

<font color=goldenrod>deGrom was fucking outstanding tonight.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>FUCK YES!!!</font>

Fuck the Dodgers.

Vito after last night:

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Cal Ripken Jr. stated he'd be interested in being the manager for the Nationals if given the chance. Nationals teasing they want someone with actual MLB level experience as a manager though.

Ripken has no business managing. What credentials other than playing career would he bring?

I think Bud Black is going to get the nod. No reason other than he's considered a "good baseball man", and is much more player friendly than hard ass Williams.

I'm going the Padres hire someone who understands and embraces analytics. Which means no thanks to arm assassin Dusty Baker or Ron Washington.

Find me a Hall of Fame player that made a great manager.

Uh..........

Rock n roll back to Chicago. Sweet.

<font color=goldenrod>Chase Utley with one of the dirtiest plays I've ever seen. Fucking horseshit to not get an interference call there.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>holy hell the umpiring in this game is atrocious. they just single-handedly changed the complexion of this entire game and possibly even the series. ridiculous.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>Ruben Tejada broken fibula thanks to massive cunt Chase Utley.

I'm not going to lie...I've had nothing but resentment towards Tejada ever since he replaced Reyes. He's been one of my least favorite Mets over the last 4 years and it has baffled me how he has wound up getting the lion's share of the playing time at SS every year when his fielding his overrated, his bat is weak, and his speed is non-existent.

And yet I'm not sure there's been a Met injury that I've felt worse about. He didn't deserve to have his leg shattered by a guy who decided to go 7 feet out of the baseline just to take him out.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>Oh well. Realistically most Mets fans went into this series not thinking going 2-0 vs. Kershaw and Greinke was possible and that 1-1 was the most likely outcome, and that's what they got.

Frustrating to know that they could and possibly even SHOULD be 2-0 right now, but that's the hand they were dealt with that Utley crap. Hope they can rebound with a win on Monday. It's put up or shut up time for Harvey.</font>

Gray's Sports Almanac only goes to 2000.

The dirtiest "slide", if that's what you want to call it, I've ever seen. How in God's name Utley wasn't ejected and subsequently suspended for purposely seeking to harm or maim another player whose absolutely defenseless is beyond me.

I know Collins is known for otherwise, Vito, and I'm not for plunking guys, but I'd be stunned of Harvey didn't pump one into Utley's ribs Monday, or someone purposely creams him on the base paths.

Jesus Christ at Tejada taking that. Just brutal.

Jays game at 8pm ET, have to be up for work at 5 am.... not gonna be a very productive day.....

Ted Williams (273-364)
Paul Molitor(83-79 with twins this year)
Ryan Sandberg (119-159 with phillies)

Frank Robinson started coaching as a player/manager before in a HOF so won't count him.

Those were the only 3 ever hired as managers after they were in the Hall of Fame as players so...the bar is set pretty low..

Frank Robinson?

Also no one in Baltimore wants to see Ripen take the Nats job..

He was a player/manager in Cleveland..even so .475% in 16 years isn't that great

<font color=goldenrod>I have my doubts about the Mets retaliating on Monday, given that Utley typically doesn't pinch hit until late in the game. Allowing a baserunner in a playoff game just doesn't seem like something Collins will do unless it was a blowout.

They might get some retribution in 2016 though. Utley would be well advised to not sign with a team that is not scheduled to play the Mets next year.</font>

Mind boggling that Utley started his slide AT the bag. I get that you want to break up the double play, but holy shit at least make it look like you aren't trying to kill the poor guy at short.

Nationals?

And Expos I think.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-cards="hidden" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MLB suspends Chase Utley from Games 3 &amp; 4 of NLDS: <a href="http://t.co/MD3b8rntTh">http://t.co/MD3b8rntTh</a></p>&mdash; Deadspin (@Deadspin) <a href="https://twitter.com/Deadspin/status/653383331057410048">October 12, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Awesome

Good win tonight Jays. Keep the discipline at the plate up tomorrow.

Houston is one game away from a CS. Remarkable.

lol if they beat KC I won't feel so bad about the Jays total Hash up they've mad out of this texas series.

<font color=goldenrod>Glad for the Jays. They deserved to win one. Hope that series goes 5, it could be quite fun.</font>

Texas doesn't seem like they are fond of the off speed stuff, which could mean good things for Dickey. The Jays taking 3 in a row from Texas is not out of the realm of possibility with such a great team... it's just so hard in such a high pressure situation with how good the Rangers are playing. Hopefully Odor makes 7 errors and gets caught stealing 3 times.

Every Dale Newstead post about the Jays is so awkward.

Can't relate to you posting like a normal/boring person

:rant: I'm allowed to be normal and boring. Would it helped if I discussed David Price's work rate?

That would help me, I think.

<font color=goldenrod>Utley has appealed and apparently MLB isn't going to review the appeal today, so that means he will play tonight.

I'll mark out if Harvey plunks him, but knowing these umps they'll immediately eject Harvey without warning. Best to just focus on winning the game. Plunk Utley next year.</font>

Jays ain't fucking dead! Be afraid Texas!

Dodgers dropped Utley and Corey Seager as possible starters for today. Utley probably because they know he'd get plunked or a possible revenge slide against him first chance given. Seager's out probably in case Mets still wanted a revenge slide done.

nice, nice win.

<font color=goldenrod>Collins has already said there will be no retaliation in any form. The game is too important to give away outs. I agree with him, as much as I'd love to see Utley get drilled.

At least there was a massive UTLEY SUCKS chant as the Dodgers lined up along the third base line. And as they were going down the line introducing each player they kept the camera on him for like 10 seconds just to allow the boos to sink in.</font>

I can't stand Toronto fans. The amount of whinging and belly aching 0-2 down and the amount of excuses cued up was just pathetic. "The Blue Jays packed it up as soon as they clinched, the umpires are cheating, this series is over wah wah wah" and then this retarded nonsense about Harold Reynolds "insulting" Canadians with like the least offensive comment ever. Seriously, they are so dumb.

Only beef I have in the series is the terrible start times, and I will never understand how Odor was safe on the VIDEO REVIEW where you clearly see his foot off the bag. That will never make sense to me. But the Jays got out duked in that game, and had plenty of chances to win. But that call will forever piss me off, particularly if the Jays go on to lose on Wednesday.

Did they throw the ball at Chase Utley

Fucking Stromania!

<font color=goldenrod>Yoenis Cespedes. I have ejaculated violently.</font>

Mets looking scary right now.

Going to fight and likely lose to RDD in a no dq match for his controversial comments in this thread.

:lol: <font color=goldenrod>"We Want Utley!" chants each time the Dodgers send up a pinch hitter that isn't Utley.

At 10-3 I can't see Mattingly being dumb enough to put him in. Dodgers would need to draw close for him to do it.</font>

What's up with baseball players being named Chase? Particularly white boys.

Also, how many tony perez's, alex gonzalez's and alex rios's do you think have played?

<font color=goldenrod>Loved seeing 42 year old Bartolo Colon strike out the side in a playoff game.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>Cal Ripken is an absolutely atrocious commentator. jesus...</font>

Cubs.

That is all.

<font color=goldenrod>lol jesus, Erik Goeddel probably pitched his way off the NLCS roster if the Mets advance. 9 run lead in the 9th, they bring in Goeddel (their "low man on the totem pole" in the bullpen) and he gives up 3 runs without getting an out. Mets don't fuck around and end up using Familia to close it out rather than getting him a night off.

Oh well. If that's the only thing that went wrong you know it was a really good night. 2-1</font> :cool:

Mets Cubs Blue Jays Royals

It's gonna be a blue October

I didn't see anything after the 4th inning, and I'm still unsure if Chase was suspended or not last night. However if he wasn't suspended and Don Mattingly didn't play him that is a bitch move. It just shows that The Dodgers are scared should have played Utley the first chance they got.

<font color=goldenrod>Utley is appealing so per league rules he's allowed to play while the appeal process is going on.

I imagine the league will try to hear the appeal today. Funny thing is if the suspension is upheld and the Mets win tonight, Utley would probably then need to sit out Opening Day next year for whatever team he signs with in the offseason.</font>

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wild day yesterday... 21 HRs

<font color=goldenrod>Would be very much happy with this. None of the series are over yet though.

Royals/Astros and Jays/Rangers are essentially down to a one game play-in, where anything can happen. Mets have to face Kershaw tonight (his playoff history aside, he's clearly going to be better than Brett Anderson) and I can never rule out the damn Cardinals no matter what.

Very good playoffs so far overall.</font>

I...I wish I had cable :(

Chasen

Steve Chaisson

Chasen blows ass. Srsly killed the Yankees down the stretch. Walked about a million jays.

I want more players to be named Chance. Chance Utley has a better ring to it.

Before this thread get filled with Vito Mets posts:

Go Cubs Go

Cubs one step closer to fulfilling the Back to the Future prophecy. Marlins just bidding their time to strike with a well timed run-in attack on some team before the World Series.

The Marlins are going to do a run in on the deciding Dodgers Mets game, with Stanton pulling an HBK and super kicking Cespedes or Utley before signing the NLCS contract.

<font color=goldenrod>really happy for the Cubs. Does my heart good to know the Cardinals are out.

Also makes the night a bit better as I can't say I see the Mets coming back giving a 3 run cushion to Kershaw of all people.</font>

Sooooo happy the Rangers aren't starting Gallardo. He kills the Jays, plus the Jays absolutely murder lefties.

The Cubs are in the NLCS. <3

<font color=goldenrod>Welp.....seemed inevitable that Kershaw would shatter his "Clayton Manning" narrative one of these years. Unfortunately he was pitching against the Mets when he did it.</font> :(

But that lefty is Cole Hamels.

The Cubs are only in the NLCS cause of all the former Orioles they have

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Wouldn't have lost a game if they held onto Scott Feldman

Would much rather the cubs face the Mets than the dodgers. Really don't want to have to win games on the west coast.

Cardinals out. Now no matter who wins is a "feel good" story

Eff the royals though

Cubs!

Who feels good if the Dodgers win?

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They haven't won it since '88, it's not the worst thing ever

I'd be good with the Dodgers winning.

Plus, you know, eff the Mets and stuff.

<font color=goldenrod>Pretty much. Dodgers feel like the worst possible option left and I admit I want to see them win it all even less now after the Utley bullshit, but even still it's infinitely better than the Cardinals or Yankees.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>It's a tough call on who would be a tougher matchup for the Cubs. The Mets have a more complete, potent lineup than the Dodgers but many of their hitters are also ridiculously streaky.

They also have 4 strong in the rotation whereas the Dodgers have the 1-2 punch of Kershaw and Greinke and nothing behind them. But seeing how good Kershaw looked on 3 day's rest I'd say it's now likely that a potential NLCS would involve seeing Kershaw 3 times and Greinke twice. But if you just win the 2 Brett Anderson starts all you need to do is take 2 of the remaining 5. Overall it might be a wash.

And the bullpens for both teams are pretty bad, too.

While the Mets and Cubs have sucked over the last couple of years Wadding and I would joke about the feasibility of merging the Mets' young pitching with the Cubs' young hitting to form a super team. Would be so cool to see a NLCS between those two teams after that.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>I don't feel that bummed about last night's loss, really. Kershaw is the best pitcher in baseball for a reason. Beating him twice in less than a week is a tall order for any team.

Of course, going into LA to try to beat arguably the 2nd best pitcher in baseball is a big ask, too. But at least the Mets have deGrom going. Hopefully 2015 Mets baseball will continue into the weekend but a one-game playoff is basically a coin flip. No matter what happens it won't damper the kind of year it's been. I know people on here give me shit for being negative but the reality is I've had more fun watching this Mets team than I have in ages. It's been worth the wait.</font>

How much would you pay for Cespedes dick pics right now?

<font color=goldenrod>Does he have a neon yellow bowtie wrapped around it? If so shut up and take my money.</font>

Yankees fans.