ALCS Game 6 Open Thread
by Ian Casselberry on Oct 25, 2009 7:30 PM EDT
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PrintAfter a rainout last night, the Angels and Yankees resume the ALCS this evening at Yankee Stadium. The Angels ensured we wouldn't go nearly a week without postseason baseball by winning on Thursday night. Can they push this thing to a Game 7? And if so, will John Lackey start that game?
First things first, of course. Tonight's starting pitchers are Joe Saunders for the Angels and Andy Pettitte for the Yankees.
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Hard to find the stupid channel for the stupid game.
Go Angels!!!!
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
and then, of course
There is still nothing but talking empty heads in suits. :(
Hint, people – NO ONE CARES HOW MANY GAMES YOU THINK THE SERIES WILL GO!!!! WE JUST WANT TO SEE BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
oh, and hello, everyone
I hope the weekends were all good.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
*grumble*
F*cking Spartans.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 25, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry
I heard it was a bit painful. My condolences.
At least they didn’t get completely overwhelmed like the Wolverines did, right?
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
M GO BLOW
With all respect. ;)
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 25, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Despite all my UM rooting (growing up and living in Ann Arbor), I actually attended Iowa.
by Ian Casselberry on Oct 25, 2009 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
My dad grew up in Iowa
And my parents met when they were going to small colleges in Des Moines.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Same here. I just caught up on my sleep
(Granted, I’ll get to sleep late regardless)
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Agreed
I’d rather not be up all night watching this thing.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 25, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I think they need to implant electrodes in the mound
If the pitcher throws over to first more than two times before pitching home, he gets a shock.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Opponents hit .280 against him and he's 4-2?
Why are people acting like he’s The Answer to closing out a series? You play 14 years for the Yankees, sure you’re going to have a lot of series-clinching wins. It’s almost like saying Brett Favre is the best QB ever because he’s thrown the most touchdowns.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
I was at my parents today
Using their washing machine, and I thought my mom was going to reach through the television screen and try to throttle Brett Favre. She thinks he’s such a drama queen and nothing special and HATES the man-crush that all the announcers seem to have on him.
She laughed quite evilly when he threw an interception. :D
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Hee hee
I’m not sure my mom even knows who Brett Favre is, but I sure can’t stand the universal media mancrush on him.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
And she isn't a violent woman
But the constant sucking up ticks her off something fierce. She has a very low tolerance for brown-nosers.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
my dad got a black jack taco the other night
he said it sucked. and he normally likes taco bell (for reasons I will never understand).
what made it black?
Food coloring in large quantities? Toxic black mold?
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Taco Bell sure is running out of ideas
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
This one is just confusing.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 25, 2009 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey
Watch your mouth. 89 cent chicken burritos are awesome.
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 25, 2009 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Haven't gotten a good look at him yet
I wonder what brought that on.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
hopefully the game will also be free of "wtf?!?" calls on the basepaths, too
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Or just by the umps in general
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 25, 2009 8:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm trying to keep my expectations reasonable
Universal competence is too much to ask.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I was just going to comment on Pettite's no-hitter
So much for that. He is still pitching a SHUTOUT, though.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Is the guy in the One-a-Day commercial a real umpire?
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions
haha.
I wondered the same thing a long time ago. I have no clue.
by StringTheory on Oct 25, 2009 8:44 PM EDT up reply actions
I can hardly restrain myself from going out and buying some armed with that knowledge.
by StringTheory on Oct 25, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I hate Chris Berman
and everything he represents RE: announcing
2100 Woodward and Twitter
by john.kmiecik on Oct 25, 2009 8:52 PM EDT up reply actions
What's the deal with the mohawks recently?
Ever since the Rays last year, they show up all over the place
I saw some in the NLDS as well
Aaron Cook and Carlos Gonzalez (though his was more of a faux hawk).
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions
bugs are stupid
I’m trying to catch it in a plastic box so I can take it back outside, but it keeps bouncing around the inside of the lampshade instead of getting away from the light bulb.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
two things
1 – It isn’t in a conveniently squashable location. I have a few things on the table under the lamp that I don’t want to risk breaking; if it was on the wall I’d have a shoe on my hand in a second and it would be flattened.
2 – I don’t recognize it and I don’t want to squash it if it’s going to stink afterwards.
If this was a standard run-of-the-mill spider, I would not rest until it was dead. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
unfair!
Remember the HGH is just for healing injuries. He only used it for rehab, NEVER for performance enhancement!
And assume there is an “alleged” in there a couple times, too.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Another reason to despise the Yanks.
The fact that they get a total pass for their legion of PED users.
I’d list them all, but why?
easier to list the suspected non-users
Jeter I don’t think has ever been tied to it, even by whispers.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Yup. Never even suspected.
I’m rather amazed Rivera hasn’t been though. Getting better with age is at least interesting.
If he were a fastballer for sure he would be suspect
With him it is at least plausible that he has technique to thank. And they have become very careful about his innings as he has gotten older, too.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Every team's had at least one, though
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
It seems to me like the vast majority of guys suspected of using steroids played for either the Texas Rangers or the Oakland Athletics (or both) at some point in their career
(This is just an observation; I have no numbers to back it up).
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions
There is certainly an Oakland/Balco connection.
But there is an awfully long list in the Bronx, too. And virtually no backlash or accountability for any of them. Even A-Rod was left alone after a couple of weeks.
Has there been backlash or accountability for players on other teams?
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Guess you have me there.
I just get tired of the shield (led by the folks at Fox and ESPN) that the Yankees get for everything.
did you read the article about how much Dominican kids get injected?
It was in the New York Times yesterday or today, I think.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
true
The pressures are incredible, and the US is a quick-fix, take a pill culture, so it’s understandable that some players would resort to drugs that might help on the chance they wouldn’t get caught because keeping their job is so much more important.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Yeah, it's cheating, it's wrong, and it's bad for your body...
…but I feel like I do not have the right to be morally outraged by it, considering the fact that my favorite player is himself a suspect.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Ick, never
Besides, I like catchers (not “that” way, though).
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
there is an excellent and thought-provoking essay
right here.
Basically, with as much as we know now about inherent advantages that some athletes have over others, it might be time to really think about sports as a competition on a level playing field. Does level mean “no one is enhanced by chemistry, so the determining factor is accidents of genetics” or “all have access to the same technologies, so the determining factor is hard work and dedication.”
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
every time I accidentally type "A" into the subject line
it shows me stuff I have previously put there. examples to come in a reply to this
lol
I like “and hi donnie” especially
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
We've also said "ah shit" a few times too
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I usually just skip the"ah" part
And go straight to “shit” in that case.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
That was happening to me
Are you using IE or Firefox (or neither)?
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Recently, I've had a different problem
SBN gets stuck and I have to use the “Preview” button to get stuff to post, but sometimes it’ll post something I’ve previously typed (and possibly thought better of and deleted) instead of what I wanted it to post.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I so wish I had been at Fenway for that one...
instead of the day before. I might have been killed, though.
as Youkilis haters throughout baseball fandom rejoiced.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Strangely, that's probably what Ozzie Guillen was saying at the time as well
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 9:29 PM EDT up reply actions
which reminds me
I can’t believe they are remaking V. That was a dorky show the first time around – I can’t imagine it will actually be any better.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I remember it well
Because I was in junior high, and one of the girls at my regular lunch table was freaked out by lizards in general, so after the episode where one of the aliens swallowed a mouse we would pretend we were doing the same using French fries to stand in for mouse tails and making her squeal at us. :D
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Hee hee
I think I was two years old when that first came out.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Really, the only team that's been good at driving in runners in the postseason has been the Phillies
Unfortunately
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
man, cliffy's starting wednesday?
bummer, I am probably gonna miss the whole game. guess I will record it
I am tired of watching Jeter and A-Rod applaud.
Fox makes it seem like applauding your teammates is some sort of accomplishment.
I think it's actually worse than Favre's.
Okay, I’m done complaining about the ridiculous crushes everyone has on Jeter.
every sport has at least one guy like that
Sidney Crosby, Favre (and Tom Brady, who my mom also doesn’t like for that reason), Jeter …
I think it’s because the talking heads have very little imagination and it’s easier to talk about the same few names all the time.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
and this is a guy who can do it, too
I wish he was the hot player and A-Rod was sucking. I’d be happier.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Was that from last year?
I don’t remember hearing him recently.
by StringTheory on Oct 25, 2009 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
I know he was there last year because Mario & Rod kept mentioning him
I think I heard him this year as well when the Tigers were at Yankee Stadium
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
A-Rod, the "New Yankee Hero"
And a fine example of better hitting through chemistry.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'd make a crappy media person
I’d always mention it, because it is a known fact, not just a suspicion or alleged. He’s an admitted drug-user.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
and I would then be banished to the blogosphere!
Facts are facts. Not my fault they were dumb enough to get caught using steroids.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
oh, I know
I just hate the clear agendas that so many writers have. They don’t even PRETEND to be objective, but get bent out of shape if anyone questions their credentials or their biases.
I like the blogosphere very much. :)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Too many walks
Although that really looked like strike two there.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
but no way he'd get that call
with as many times as he missed the plate.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I am thrilled that my bad feelings were incorrect
Nice job.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
"It just would've made the count full"
Because there’s NO WAY A-Rod makes an out on a full count pitch
Nice DP
That’s something the umpires can’t screw up.
by TigerFanInCleveland on Oct 25, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions
And if it's Rick Porcello pitching, he DEFINITELY gets his
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Aybar
Should have “accidentally” stepped on his hands. Or his face. Or both.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Um...is Pettitte really a strikeout pitcher?
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 10:05 PM EDT reply actions
That's no way for Aybar to get retribution
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 10:06 PM EDT reply actions
not in game
But he could send A-Rod a “lady of the evening” with a nasty STD after the game. :D
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
like being in a relationship would stop that phony
From falling for a Trojan horse – or in this case, a Trojan hooker.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
chatting with a yanks fan friend
when I joked about plunking a-rod for the takedown, he said “it’s fair as long as he doesn’t spike him. which your most famous player liked to do”
ty cobb was famous for about 100 other asshole-ish things too. nice try buddy!
that's also ancient history
Try something in this century.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
As long as he doesn't end up with the White Sox
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
only if he hits like postseason Struggling Chone Figgins
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
No kidding.
He goes there, we are in deep trouble for years.
I don’t think the White Sox can pay him, though. That’s the recent buzz around here.
Ooooh...that's been called a strike tonight
Abreu caught a break there
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 10:19 PM EDT reply actions
Oh, Cecil Fielder
Yes, I rooted for the Yankees in the ’96 World Series (I HATED the Braves)
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
maybe he will be impaled by a broken bat
Poetic justice.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I don't get what it is with these guys.
It isn’t as though people aren’t going to find out. Duh.
My dad said she wasn’t even that attractive – although with the Kobe thing, he saw how pretty his wife was, and just kept saying over and over “what is WRONG with that boy? Look at what he has waiting at home!”
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Not sure if the last one was equally attractive...
but yes, he had an affair with a staffer while with the Mets.
supposedly
A high frequency of blinking is indicative of lying.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
that's all I've ever noticed about him when he talks...
I can’t listen to him talk because I’m transfixed by the rate at which he blinked.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
I've never noticed his blink rate.
But I don’t often watch the talking heads, I just listen to them – I only watch when it’s an actual game going on.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'm out of work and bored.
so I’ll hang out here with you guys. Since I can’t stand to watch the Yankee’s…my tv will remain off. I’ll just ride whatever emotional wave you guys create. : )
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
I don't know what kind of waves we'll be making
The game has had some pretty boring stretches. :)
But howdy anyway.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Hey, Fox, I don't care about the football score
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 10:31 PM EDT reply actions
It's going...that's about it
I’ll stay up too late as I have for every other game
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions
At least it's given me time to think about my Tigers Photoshop project I'm planning for next year
I’m also going to do my first Tigers portrait drawing. I’ve picked Verlander. It’ll be a challenge cuz it’ll be the first time I’ve attempted a portrait of someone with facial hair.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, I cannot grow as artist unless I am challenged
I will look at it that way
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions
it works for him
I’m interested in seeing if Porcello keeps his. It worked for him.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
From the impressions I get from the ladies on the board here...
and my wife, pretty much anything works for the Kid.
I don't go gaga over Rick looks-wise...
…but I do agree that the beard works for him as well.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 10:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he would look stupid in a ponytail
Or a shaved head.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Most players look stupid with a shaved head
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions
most men look stupid shaven
I don’t know why they do it. It just shows off all the lumps and misshapen spots on their skulls.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
In further Steve Phillips news...
he’s checked himself into an inpatient facility to address personal issues.
Yikes.
either legit
Or just a cover for the fact he can’t keep it in his pants.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
SUCCESS!
I finally caught the bug in a box. Sneaky little invertebrate bastard.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I haven't even had a chance to unveil it yet.
the weather has been threatening rain to often for me to give it a proper unveiling.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
no kidding
It was sunny this morning, and I wasn’t used to it being quite that bright.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
depends
This one kept locating itself strategically in areas with things I didn’t want to risk breaking. Also I don’t know what kind of bug it is and if it is going to stink or stain I would rather not have that inside.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
usually I just squash them
Inside is my territory – if they want to live then stay outside where they belong.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Nice seeing youse guys again for a few!
Now I must away to bed. Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
short attention span has won over for the time being
this game is a snoozer for the most part. but, yay two angels on base.
I have barely done more than glance at the game
Watching my computer screen and working on a couple crochet projects. This game is not really engaging my interest.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Welcome to my world: The world of the short attention span
(I have ADHD).
And why are they pinch-hitting if Mathis is their hottest hitter? I don’t care what Tim McCarver says.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't have that, so I can't use it as an excuse
I just am easily distracted from boring stuff.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
The Yankee Coke Machine with Feet is in the game.
by rook34 on Oct 25, 2009 10:52 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
It's the God-like powers of Derek Jeter
He knows to boot it right to Cano
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions
insect liberated
And if it comes back in again, it’s dead. I wasted far too much time hunting the thing down.
And yet, it was more interesting than this game – oh, Anaheim changed pitchers! (Shows you how much attention I was paying.)
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
parents always like to give twins cute coordinating names
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
What? Huh? Where am...
Oh. (wipes drool off face). I guess I didn’t miss anything, and now I’m awake for the conclusion.
Is Rivera easy to steal on?
He allows so few baserunners, I’ve never known…
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
That WAS a nice play by Teixiera
…though Miggy’s getting pretty good at that particular play, too.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 11:16 PM EDT reply actions
quite possibly
But this team has enough offense that he doesn’t need to be a tremendous hitter.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
ok im going to either sleep or watch mad men and record this
in case something epic happens. night kids
Good night
I’ll be headed to bed myself once this game is over
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions
That's okay, Vlad
I thought it was ball 2
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 11:20 PM EDT reply actions
Rivera...
had to work awfully hard to get through that inning.
If the Angels can post a zero, they’ve got a shot in the 9th.
higher pitch count than he normally has in a complete save
And he still has three more outs to get.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Meaning even they can catch that ball.
by StringTheory on Oct 25, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, the Angels seem to make a bunch of errors at Yankee Stadium
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't remember errors involving bunts, but I don't remember a lot of detail
The only errors I remember (and I know there were more):
Verlander with an errant pickoff throw
Zumaya throwing a ball over the head of Inge (I can’t remember what he was trying to do)
Rodney making an error (I don’t remember what it was)
Granderson slipping and falling on a wet outfield trying to catch a ball hit by Eckstein (?)
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
The Granderson one I'll remember the rest of my life.
Monroe also got a late break on a ball, dove for it, and it went off his glove to the wall.
I believe Zoom’s was on bunt where he wheeled and threw a heater halfway to Kansas City in Inge’s general direction.
And why was he throwing to Inge?
Incidentally, that was the first time I ever saw Zumaya. I didn’t watch as much baseball in 2006 as I do now, and none of the regular season games I saw had Zumaya pitching in them.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Runners at 1st and 2nd.
Going for the lead runner.
Zoom was banged up, as usual, for much of the regular season.
Most of the games I saw in 2006 either featured the Tigers either blowing out the opposition or getting blown out themselves
I think I only saw Todd Jones once in the regular season
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions
there was a solid 2 months...
where Rodney pitched the 7th, Zoom the 8th, and Jonesy the 9th.
Which of course led our sentimental old fool of a skipper to think that would remain effective for the rest of recorded time.
Then again, I had an uncanny ability to unknowingly turn on games that Kenny Rogers was pitching
I didn’t see Verlander for the first time until the postseason either.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions
The Yankees might as well just keep on bunting
The Angels apparently can’t field them
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 11:36 PM EDT reply actions
bleargh
What was that we were thinking earlier about the Angels actually fielding pretty well this game?
The failtastically-fielding Angels have re-emerged from their cave to once again walk among the living and throw balls crazily around the field.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
no matter how tired he might be
Three runs (or more) should be plenty for Rivera.
Looks like Yankees – Philly – and a series that I won’t be watching because I’ll be cheering for more meteor. :(
I’ll probably follow the Madpoopz Methodology and stop by to see what everyone else is saying anyway.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
I'll watch
If for nothing else because that’s the last baseball I’ll get for a long time. But I WILL be rooting for the Yankees.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 11:49 PM EDT up reply actions
more than the Yankees themselves
I despise the slurping they will be getting as the “World Champion New York Yankees” all year long next season. It’s bad enough when they aren’t defending anything – next year will be wrist-slitting level of sucking up. :(
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
And Halliday the next year, too.
Plus that will make things even more confusing.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
Don't forget Joe Mauer
That way he and A-Rod can be boring together
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions
I was seventeen when they last won the WS
I find it hard to believe it would be worse than when the Red Sox won the World Series (both times). THAT I couldn’t stand.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Besides, we only play the Yankees for seven games in the regular season next year
So, on a local basis, we won’t have to deal with it THAT much
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 26, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Have the Yanks and Phils ever met up in the WS before?
Too tired to look it up myself
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 25, 2009 11:52 PM EDT reply actions
At least Rivera has the decency to make it fast for all of us who need to go to work tomorrow.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
pukey matchup for the World Series.
Well, it was fun while it lasted. Blech.
Good night all.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
It could be worse
It could be Red Sox-Phillies
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 26, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
I'd rather cheer for H1N1 than either team in this series. Ugh.
"While there's life, there's hope." --Cicero
So...here's my assessment
Had the Tigers made the postseason, they likely wouldn’t have made it past the Yankees, but with their pitching, they had a shot, albeit a slim one. Had they made it past the Yankees, I think they would’ve had a decent chance at beating the Angels in the ALCS, given how poorly the Angels played. However, I don’t think they would’ve beaten the Phillies. The Phils just have too much offense, particularly from the left side.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 26, 2009 12:03 AM EDT reply actions
I think the Tigers would have gone to 5 against New York, and I think they could have won.
but that’s just me.
JV, E-Jax and Kid Rick > Pettitte, Burnett, and CC
the hitting obv favours New York. But good pitching beats good hitting.
I know for sure we would have matched up much better against the Yankees than the Twins. Anyone would agree with that.
Okay...bedtime now
Good night, everyone.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 26, 2009 12:07 AM EDT reply actions
I'm still kinda paying attention to this place.
but now I think everyone is gone.
My Music: Some Sorta Giant
Wasn't here the whole game but...
It made me chuckle when one of the announcers (Buck?) complimented Brian Cashman for the additions to the team in the offseason…. Seriously, it was a genius move to add CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett, and Mark Teixeira…. Why didn’t any other team in MLB think of that? Hmmmmm….
Go Phils….
No kidding.
it’s tough to manage a team with an open checkbook full of blank checks.
Go Phils. For all that is holy.
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