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Former TPWW Royalty
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Can't blame it on him though since he finally started hitting good enough and for a while was the #1 hitter for the month in the entire league.
The pitching (1 win between Beckett and Lester till yesterday) and the bullpen killed the team the entire month. Francona also takes some of the blame for not reacting quicker along with the GM who had no backup plan once Buccholz went down. Tampa's #1 starter was horrible today but the Yankees tanked enough to put him off the hook and Tampa's series against the Red Sox helped them a lot for the month. |
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love yourself
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This was an amazing evening
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President of Freedonia
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My order of preference for WS champions:
1. Tigers (soft spot for Detroit teams, plus Verlander is the man) 2. Rays (may as well be 1-A, incredible story) 3. Diamondbacks (worst to first, and then some...can't go wrong) 4. Brewers 5. Rangers 6. Cardinals 7. Phillies 8. Yankees Honestly 4-6 are basically interchangeable, but I'd be happy with any of them. The top 6 teams to me will pretty much just be the Alliance to End PhilkeeMania |
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I swear I hope we dont get Yankees/D-Backs 10 years later.
Kinda wanna see Brewers vs Rangers for some reason |
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![]() bahaha |
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The Classic Dylan Staples
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Tremendous
Everything is tremendous |
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Fuck em' this is The War
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Simultaneous walk off wins, Yankees AND Red Sox lose! Delicious.
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There'll be none of this this post-season lol
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The Classic Dylan Staples
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They weren't showing Baltimore/Boston everywhere else? We were flipping through all three games like mad
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LAKE SHOW HOES
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Alright, Kemp for MVP and Kershaw for NL Cy Young.
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Temporary
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Not gonna lie... I wanted the Phillies to lose. I much rathe have a shot at facing the Braves then The Cardinals.
Either way though... I'm not that worried. |
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King of Love and Piss
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Can't wait for Terry Francona to be managing the Cubs next season.
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My doppleganger isn't gonna get a 2nd year?
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TPWW Fire Pro Champ
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Wish I could have stayed up. I'll just say this.
The mets are off the hook. |
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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I hate and love baseball.
Go Phillies. |
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TPWW Fire Pro Champ
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Geez. Where do I begin this morning. Here's one from the New York Post.
![]() New York Post. |
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President of Freedonia
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President of Freedonia
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Anybody care to make some predictions?
Yankees over Tigers in 4 Rangers over Rays in 5 Phillies over Cardinals in 3 Brewers over Diamondbacks in 4 Yankees over Rangers in 7 Phillies over Brewers in 6 Yankees over Phillies in 6 --- Will prolly change my mind by tomorrow afternoon, but whatevs. |
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Inno Knows.
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I've waited 7 years for this.
Suck it Boston. |
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Go look on espn.com in the headlines section. The give Boston the word "out", while they put "collapse" on the Braves.
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Inno Knows.
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Red Sox were up 9 games early in the month. COLLAPSE. COLLAPSE COLLAPSE COLLAPSE COLLAPSE. Lackey! Crawford! 1927 Yankees! Sweet Caroline!
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Inno Knows.
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With that said, Ellsbury had an amazing year, and except for last night Papelbon came back big from '10.
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Time to Nut Up or Shut up
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I don't know about Paps. If I remember correctly the exact game before he nearly ended the Sox right there on Tuesday. I really don't think Papelbon will be back in a Sox uniform. If I were them I would either take my chances with Bard or trade for another closer. |
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Mas Vagina Porfavor
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Papelbon rebounded from 2010. He didn't allow a run from July 17 until September 20, then he blew two games including last night. If Pap isn't re-signed next season it'll be because he and the front office don't see eye-to-eye on a new contract. I think he wants 4 years if I remember correctly. |
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2nd year in a row where the bullpen caused too many problems especially once the final month occurred. I got Phillies vs Tigers as the favorites for the WS although I could see the Phillies get eliminated in a shock against the Cardinals. |
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Dennis & Callahan on NESN this morning is fun to watch.
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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Tigers over Yankees in 5 (Verlander is gonna pitch 3 times)
Rangers over Rays in 5 Phillies over Cardinals in 4 Brewers over Diamondbacks in 3 Tigers over Rangers in 6 (ALCS MVP: Justin Verlander) Phillies over Brewers in 5 (NLCS MVP: Cliff Lee) Phillies over Tigers in 6 WS MVP: Roy Halladay |
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Mas Vagina Porfavor
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I wish I could have watched the games last night as a non-Red Sox fan so I could have actually enjoyed what an epic night it was for baseball.
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You know that’s right
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omg so epic
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King of Love and Piss
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I think it will be Texas vs Brewers. I honestly believe Texas is the best in the AL. Good pitching. Great bullpen, great bats. World Series experience last year. No one is talking about them. I think the Rangers win it all.
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Inno Knows.
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I had to get that out of my system, I like all the Red Sox fans on the board.
I'm worried about Detroit and Texas, both are peaking at the right time. Texas's offense is unreal and they always hit us. Yankees can't figure out Verlander or how to get Cabrera out. |
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King of Love and Piss
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I'm really intrigued by every matchup
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Inno Knows.
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Do the pink hat fans know the season is over?
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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I really do hate the Rays more than the Yankees. They spend all year biting your ankles in an empty stadium and then come September the fans decide to show up and give themselves Mohawks and cover themselves in blue. If I lived in a great baseball city with a bad team, like Kansas City or Pittsburgh I would still hate them just as much. The Yankees do have their fair amount of diehard fans who will support the team no matter how bad they suck.
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Formerly Fausto Carmona
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And I can't stand Dick Vitale as the unofficial spokesman for the team.
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Temporary
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Jose Reyes is a joke.
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President of Freedonia
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He's also better than your shortstop. I actually went to the Phillies message board and, sure enough, they were blasting him...giving him more hate than I've seen one fanbase give a player. All for a guy who, yesterday excluded, has been a class act since he entered the league.
Bet the fans will change their tone if he joins the Phillies.....not out of the realm of possibility given that Rollins has said he wants 5 years. |
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Inno Knows.
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What's not a joke is WEEI right now.
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Mas Vagina Porfavor
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Can't stand WEEI.
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