Official MLB Playoff Thread

[Jay]

10 hours ago, arch stanton said:

I'm not really a Cubs hater and it won't upset me if they win but I still think it's more fun watching them find new and interesting ways to avoid the WS.

Yep.

I love a good curse.

 

[Homebrewer]

For the rest of the CS games, if there are 2 games the AL plays the day game. Cubs get higher ratings so they get prime time? Doesn't seem fair to make the AL play all the day (shadow) games.

[arch stanton]

They can close the roof in Toronto

[Angel Oracle]

11 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

Good times Howie

Even Howie is a rasslin fan.

[eligrba]

14 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

Good times Howie

It would be a better picture if Kazmir and Blanton were with Howie.

[eligrba]

15 hours ago, Stradling said:

With the way Cleveland has been pitching, they look very tough. 

I am pulling for the Francona storybook ending.....first beating Boston and then Epstein's Cubs to win another World Series.

[fan_since79]

4 hours ago, Homebrewer said:

For the rest of the CS games, if there are 2 games the AL plays the day game. Cubs get higher ratings so they get prime time? Doesn't seem fair to make the AL play all the day (shadow) games.

Everything's about money these days, unfortunately.

Television money predominantly.

 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

15 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

You mean after the stsrt we got off to, you didnt upgrade to watch october baseball?

no I mean I am watching October baseball and didn't have to pay extra to do it.

[Homebrewer]

I read this this morning...long but interesting

NFL ratings plunge could spell doom for traditional TV

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/nfl-ratings-plunge-could-spell-doom-for-traditional-tv/2016/10/14/a7a23dc2-915f-11e6-9c85-ac42097b8cc0_story.html

[Homebrewer]

USA USA USA

[Homebrewer]

[fan_since79]

Okay, now I'm on the Cubs' bandwagon, with a tear in my eye. 

Lennie Merullo, the last surviving Cubs player from the 1945 NL champions, died last year.

Win it for Lennie!

[Homebrewer]

Howie Leading Off

Dodgers

Kenta Maeda (R)

 

Cubs

Jon Lester (L)

1. Howie Kendrick (R) LF

2. Justin Turner (R) 3B

3. Corey Seager (L) SS

4. Yasiel Puig (R) RF

5. Adrian Gonzalez (L) 1B

6. Carlos Ruiz (R) C

7. Enrique Hernandez (R) 2B

8. Joc Pederson (L) CF

9. Kenta Maeda (R) P

1. Dexter Fowler (S) CF

2. Kris Bryant (R) 3B

3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

4. Ben Zobrist (S) LF

5. Addison Russell (R) SS

6. Jason Heyward (L) RF

7. Javier Baez (R) 2B

8. David Ross (R) C

9. Jon Lester (L) P

[Homebrewer]

I cant do anything with that lineup post...the formatting has the page count over the top and I can't get to it to even delete it.

Mods?

[Homebrewer]

[AngelsLakersFan]

Andrew Miller is pretty decent.

[Homebrewer]

2-0 USA

[Homebrewer]

44 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Andrew Miller is pretty decent.

damn...as are all of the Tribe's pitchers so far.

[Troll Daddy]

Roberts gave Howie the choice of playing 2nd base of LF.

True story 

[AngelsLakersFan]

Baez steals home, lol

[Lou]

42 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

Roberts gave Howie the choice of playing 2nd base of LF.

True story 

  He chose poorly

[Lou]

6 hours ago, eligrba said:

I am pulling for the Francona storybook ending.....first beating Boston and then Epstein's Cubs to win another World Series.

Perfect 

[Homebrewer]

Hard to beat that kinda D.

Wind blowing out and 68 at game time. (warmer that most of California) Someone will get one up in the wind this inning.

[daygloman]

21 minutes ago, Lou said:

  He chose poorly

LOL!

[Oz27]

Did John Smoltz really talk about wanting to "put sabermetrics to bed" while calling the Dodgers and Cubs, the two best teams in the NL who also happen to be led by two of the leading sabermetric thinkers? Sheesh.