<font color=goldenrod>Fuck you. I'm stoked for the playoffs but that doesn't mean I need to be happy seeing them just completely coast through this last week when there's still something to play for. It ain't spring training.</font>

All you do is bitch though. I don't even see how to enjoy watching them.

Gonna have to agree with Ruien, Vito

More to Ruiens point, guys need to rest, tho momentum is key. There's not much to play for when it's not for a spot tho.

If Cecil and Osuna remain I'm top form, the jays are in a good position. Cecil has been Fucking nasty, it's actually crazy. I expect Osuna to blow a save or 2 but there is no doubt he's got some powerful stuff. Just is a lot to expect out of a 20 year old

<font color=goldenrod>It's not like I'm yelling and screaming or anything like I would if this was for a playoff spot. In fact the only thing that legit pissed me off this week was the 2nd Phillies game when Cespedes and others started getting beaned.

But nobody in their right mind could be happy watching their team get swept to the worst team in baseball and in the process put themselves into a situation where they're now gonna have to face 2 of the best pitchers in baseball (arguably THE 2 best...certainly top 5 with Arrieta, Price, and Keuchel this year) in LA where the Dodgers have thrived.

Anything can happen in a 5 game series. I can't wait to see what happens. Doesn't make it any less frustrating to watch them treat this week like it meant nothing.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>And I've already said that anything that happens in the playoffs this year is gravy. These last 2 months have been ridiculously fun for the most part...worth the wait after 2 collapses and 6 seasons of utter shit. No matter what happens I'll be looking back on the 2015 season fondly...otherwise I wouldn't have gone ahead and ordered a division champs hat and shirt.

But the year hasn't ended yet, and I would love to see this carry on as long as possible. Mets/Jays in particular would be orgasmic seeing as myself, Newstead, and Gertner have been super active in here.</font>

Granderson will have 3 home runs in the first series carrying the Mets to victory.

<font color=goldenrod>I'd be on board with that, especially if he does some damage against Kershaw with all of his struggles against LHP this year. Grandy is such a nice dude, always feel happy when he does well. Hope he can win the Roberto Clemente Award.</font>

Yeah Vito.

Remember this.

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Encarnacion with his 39th! One more for Encarnacion and the Jays break a record.

<font color=goldenrod>lol now they're getting no hit. Jesus</font>

There it is. Scherzer no-hits the Mets. Awful.

Who cares? They're in the playoffs. The Nats aren't. It's meaningless. It's gonna be ok, Vito.

I'm sitting in a crowded bar wearing my NL East champs hat and the game was on right in front of me. Entire place was Yanks fans laughing at me (probably to make themselves feel better about their own doubleheader sweep)

In a weird way, maybe this well help them. One of their strong suits this year has been bouncing back in the face of adversity. This awful stretch of baseball to end the year is bound to leave to every talking head picking the Dodgers.

Underdog role 4tw

So happy the Astros are winning. Was hoping they would not blow their playoff chances completely.

<font color=goldenrod>AL West is gonna be interesting tomorrow. If the Astros and Angels both win it'll clinch a Game 163 between the Rangers and Astros for the division with the loser going to the Wild Card. An Angels win and an Astros loss means Game 163 between the Angels and Astros for the 2nd Wild Card.

Hope it shakes out one of those two ways cause I love me some Game 163 baseball.</font>

Gerrit Cole gonna pound the strike zone vs. Cubs. 2-0 Pirates win. It matters not where the game is played.

Cubs aren't cursed, but the Baseball Gods are not fans. The Cubs don't get to win.

They were laughing at you because you bought Division Championship merchandise.

<font color=goldenrod>eh. If I were a Yankees fan I wouldn't bother with division champs gear either.

but after 9 years of waiting, screw it. I wanted a keepsake. also the hat/shirt are pretty badass. if I need to end up buying World Series champs gear too that's a great problem to have.</font>

Osuna blew the game, but I think it's a tough ask for any closer to come in with a one-run lead. You could tell he wanted that game, but it's hard to pitch around a lead-off double. I'm all for pre- big series ego checks though, teams need to keep down to earth. Still, never like to see your team give up a lead in the ninth.

On the subject of blown saves;

I generally don't trust closers with a one run lead, unless they're Mariano Rivera and even then he's had epic blown saves (albeit about 1% of them).

Duane Ward blew 4 of Juan Guzman's games in 1993, and Duane Ward is a fucking badass.

Tom Henke blew the save in Game 6 of 1992 World Series and the Jays still won, and he escaped the inning without giving up the lead. Tom Henke was also a bad motherfucker.

I'm pretty much a Jays Bandwagonner right now... always have loved baseball but grew out of it over the years especially with the Jays playing 20 plus years of nothing baseball (even their very good teams weren't anywhere close to the playoffs) and especially as I fell in love with rugby and MMA. So I'm not really 100% on who the great closers are now. (I think Craig Kimbrall is one of them?) Andrew Miller looks to be a nice little find for the Yankees... and even Dionner Navaro put one out on him in a tight spot. I just think you could have the best closer in the game and a 1 run lead just isn't enough. It's essentially a 25% chance he's going to give up a run. It's up to the bats to give your closer a 2 run lead. 1 run is a fucking bitch to deal with.

Also, I don't know why, but I really like Jeff Samarzija. He's kind of a jobber, but an Iron Mike Sharpe type jobber aka a jobber I can get behind.

<font color=goldenrod>I like Samardzija too. Very interested in seeing the kind of deal he gets this offseason. He's got great stuff but struggles with consistency. Last year seemed to be the first year where he totally "put it all together" but then he produced a clunker of a contract year.

He'll probably still get paid handsomely I'd think. David Price and Jordan Zimmermann will land the biggest deals for pitchers this offseason, but Samardzija and Scott Kazmir are in the next tier of free agents right after them in an otherwise weak free agent market for starters.</font>

Yankees just don't wanna play anymore.


They're old, tired, wanna go home to their houses, and hit the golf course.

Man I hope AJ Burnett gets to pitch at least one more game in his career.

Cubs sold as high as they possibly could have on Samardija. Sox were dumb to trade for an extreme fly ball pitcher to pitch at US Cellular. I still like him though. I'm guessing he takes a one year reclamation project deal and becomes a great bargain. Too many decent SP's on the market for anyone to overpay out of desperation.

Jefe is definitely going to get signed by St. Louis or San Diego for the Dan Haren, then make 100 mill next offseason.

I like that he's a 2 sport athlete and is a big hoss, and definitely has some good stuff. His career numbers aren't great but his era is just a tad over 4 which means on average he delivers quality starts. By no means an ace, but he can eat up innings.

Just as a side note to further illustrate my point on Jeff.... One of R.A. tickets most impressive starts to me was against the angels on the road. He got banged up for 5 runs in the first, then pitched 5 more shut out innings earning himself the win. The key wasn't his era, the key was him eating innings and keeping his team in the game, and not giving up the sixth run.

So.....Ichiro is pitching now.

He started his career in high school as a pitcher.

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<font color=goldenrod>Ichiro may be able to extend his career</font>

<font color=goldenrod>Mets squeak out their 90th win after all :love: woooooo

Opening Day: October version on Friday</font>

:( Don Orsillo fighting really hard to not completely break down during his final speech as Red Sox commentator.

Going to miss that guy but great pick up for the Padres assuming the reports end up being true.

Total bullshit they are letting him go. Fuck em.

<font color=goldenrod>Rangers win the West, Astros officially clinch a spot in the playoffs.

Only thing left to decide is who hosts the AL Wild Card game. Yanks and Stros both losing. If that holds the game will be in the Bronx.</font>

<font color=goldenrod>Rooting order for playoffs:

1. Mets
2. Blue Jays
3. Cubs
4. Pirates
5. Rangers
6. Astros
7. Royals
8. Dodgers
9. Yankees
10. Cardinals

Basically outside of 1, 9, and 10 being locked in...I'd be perfectly fine with any of 2-8 winning it all.</font>

1-9: don't care
10: Royals

haha Mr. Tony Tiny Irving, you strictly a Tigers' fan?

yeah I give zero fucks about the NL and the rest of the AL. have sooo many obnoxious/bandwagon Jays fan friends too. probably won't even really watch any postseason tbh