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#3481 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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"You" are going to be facing Oakland my friend. You're going to finish as one of the Wild-Card Contenders and have to face Oakland in a one-game playoff. There's no way the Yankees lose to DiceK. Oakland can't face Texas until the League Championship either as they are in the same division. "You" can't play the Yankees in the first round either. Everything you said is impossible.
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#3482 |
I'm Mr. White Christmas
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that's not true anymore
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#3483 |
I'm Mr. White Christmas
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teams can play each other in the first round even if they're in the same division now
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#3484 |
Former TPWW Royalty
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Would be a miracle for Dice K to win tomorrow considering he's been horrible this season besides a game or two and the bullpen still sucks. At least the good news is after tomorrow, he's basically a free agent and the Red Sox have zero desire to resign him.
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#3485 |
Formerly Fausto Carmona
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Get off your playoffs high horse, Damo.
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#3486 |
History's Greatest, Mr. E
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Droford of TPWW:
I would like to make a bet with you. I need a response from you. If the Baltimore Orioles meet the Oakland Athletics in the playoffs (I'm talking about a series, not some 1 game wild card nonsense) then I propose this: The loser of the series has to film themselves doing the "Bernie Lean" for at least 60 seconds. That's all. I'd prefer the whole song but I won't get greedy. Droford, I need a response. |
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#3487 |
Shelly Martinez = Ratings
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SUPPORT
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#3488 |
President of Freedonia
Posts: 58,332
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The AL West will be decided in one game tomorrow.
O's better hope the Rangers win...cause Darvish might murder them in the Wild Card game. |
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#3489 |
The Wretched
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Man I don't care if Medlen has a fucking MLB record under his belt for helping a team win the most games in a row, this wild card game sucks and I don't have much confidence in the Braves right now. Stellar pitching, but the bats have been put to sleep.
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#3490 |
Quark is Less Impressed.
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All these new rules suck.
![]() Go Orioles though. |
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#3491 |
TPWW Fire Pro Champ
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I back this gentlemen's bet Roxer proposed.
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#3492 |
Adminstigator
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All this hype for a second wildcard in each div. and it's a one gamer. I don't see this 'working'
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#3493 |
Inno Knows.
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I'm pumped for Miguel Cabrera.
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#3494 |
Adminstigator
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Texas is going to sit Hamilton today so Miggy haas a better chance
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#3495 |
President of Freedonia
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Hamilton won't be sitting. The A's/Rangers game today is for the division. The difference between a division win and a one game Wild Card is enormous.
I think that's why I like it. Puts more importance on winning the division. I'm sure people will bitch if the Braves lose though and have their 6 game lead on the Cards wiped out in the blink of an eye. |
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#3496 |
Inno Knows.
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People were asking Girardi why he left Soriano in for two innings.
"We're trying to win the division." I love it. Game 162 means something. |
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#3497 |
The Wretched
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I'd just rather it be an actual series as opposed to one game. Three games even. Something more significant than one baseball game.
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#3498 |
President of Freedonia
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There'd be no easy way to implement that. You'd have to block out at least 4 days (3 games plus a travel day). I'd go as far as to say that the wild card team would then have an advantage because the division winners would be sitting around for the better part of a week doing nothing.
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#3499 |
Formerly Fausto Carmona
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One game playoffs rule. Remember the Tigers/Twins game and Rockies/Padres from 2007?
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#3500 |
The Wretched
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I understand your point, but I don't think any team at the end of the season would mind some time off to rest players. The Braves need some damn rest right now (Chipper, Bourn, Uggla, McCann, and probably more). It'd be like fighting for a first round bye.
I just hope they think of something better than this. I don't know what else they could do, but I'd sure as hell rather have it back the way it was before. |
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Quote:
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#3502 |
History's Greatest, Mr. E
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Pussy
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#3503 |
TPWW Fire Pro Champ
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I'm gonna post the catagories now. You guys can fill them in. Silver Sluggers and Gold Gloves not included. I know there's tonight, but we're gonna be talking about it tomorrow.
NL MVP: AL MVP: NL Cy Young: AL Cy Young: NL Rookie of the Year: AL Rookie of the Year: NL Comeback Player of the Year: AL Comeback Player of the Year: NL Manager of the Year: AL Manager of the Year: Executive of the Year (Front office award. Insert GM here): |
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#3504 |
Formerly Fausto Carmona
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NL MVP: Buster Posey
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera NL Cy Young: R.A. Dickey AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander NL Rookie of the Year: Bryce Harper AL Rookie of the Year: Mike Trout NL Comeback Player of the Year: Buster Posey AL Comeback Player of the Year: Adam Dunn NL Manager of the Year: Davey Johnson AL Manager of the Year: Bob Melvin Executive of the Year (Front office award. Insert GM here): Mike Rizzo Last edited by Triple Naitch; 10-03-2012 at 01:21 PM. |
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#3505 |
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alds
Os vs tigers Os in 4 Yankees vs As Yankees in 5 alcs Yankeesvs Os Os in 6 nlds Nats vs Cardinals nats in 3 Giants vs Reds reds in 4 nlcs Nats vs reds nats in 7 ws os vs nats..Os in 6 |
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#3506 |
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mvps
Cabrera / Molina cy young Price/g. Gonzalez roy Trout/Harper comeback Dunn/Strasburg manager Buck/bochy exec Dan duquette Last edited by Droford; 10-03-2012 at 02:05 PM. |
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#3507 |
Soundly Defeated Wadding
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Lol Dodgers
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#3508 |
Former TPWW Royalty
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Assuming the Rangers were to lose today, their collapse might be considered worse than the Yankees this year or the Red Sox and Braves of last year.
Wasted a 4-5 game lead in their previous 9 games and occurred a lot later than the other teams. |
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#3509 |
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Wait a minute.
So the 2 Wild Card teams from each league don't really advance, but rather, play each other to see which of the two actually does get to play in the NLDS? Do I have it right? |
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#3510 |
You know that’s right
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If you make the playoffs, can you really consider it a collapse? That seems silly.
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#3511 | |
You know that’s right
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Think of it as the division winners having first round byes. |
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#3512 |
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But from what I read, the "wild card round of the playoffs" is just one game on Friday. Whoever wins that game goes on to play in the LDS.
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#3513 |
The Classic Dylan Staples
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Yeah it's stupid
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#3514 |
You know that’s right
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#3515 |
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I don't know how owners agreed to this BS.
Anything can happen in one game. An umpire may blow a call, a pitcher may have a bad day, a player may get injured. It's stupid. |
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#3516 |
I'm Mr. White Christmas
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so win the division and you don't have to worry about it
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#3517 |
I'm Mr. White Christmas
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NL MVP: Buster Posey
AL MVP: Mike Trout NL Cy Young: R.A. Dickey AL Cy Young: Justin Verlander NL Rookie of the Year: Wade Miley AL Rookie of the Year: Mike Trout NL Comeback Player of the Year: Buster Posey AL Comeback Player of the Year: Adam Dunn NL Manager of the Year: Bruce Bochy AL Manager of the Year: Bob Melvin Executive of the Year (Front office award. Insert GM here): Billy Beane |
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#3518 | |
Former TPWW Royalty
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Only real difference is the guaranteed 2nd Wild Card spot so they can't do a complete collapse. The Wild Card round in the AL could end up being just like previous Play-In rounds when teams were tied assuming the Rangers and Os end up with the same record so neither would have been eliminated using last year's format. |
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So I guess you can call it a collapse (of sorts). |
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#3520 |
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NL MVP: Adam LaRoche
AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera NL Cy Young: Gio Gonzalez AL Cy Young: David Price NL Rookie of the Year: Bryce Harper AL Rookie of the Year: Mike Trout NL Comeback Player of the Year: Buster Posey AL Comeback Player of the Year: Adam Dunn NL Manager of the Year: Davey Johnson AL Manager of the Year: Buck Showalter Executive of the Year (Front office award. Insert GM here): Billy Beane |
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