Eephus
Footballguy
He was the sandwich pick for the loss of Cuddyer in free agency. Maybe Alderson had this all along.
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**2015 MLB Season Thread: This is how the chapter ends (1 Viewer)
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pantagrapher
Footballguy
Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
so he's a bit of a project. Those numbers will drop when he's pitching in Coors Field.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
I imagine that there's a strong current of existentialism running through the Rockies' minor league pitching corps.
ffldrew
Footballguy
Frostillicus
Footballguy
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Wainwright activated and moved to bullpen!
Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
My nipples are so hard right now.
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
If only fire could get hot enough to be worthy of seeing Michael Pineda die in it.
the moops
Footballguy
pantagrapher
Footballguy
Yeah, there are some tiebreaker and playoff format rules that really need to be tightened up in MLB. Can you imagine the Pirates and Cards having to play a game to see who plays the Cubs so that the winner of that game can play the other team?
Peyton Marino
Footballguy
Michael Brown
Footballguy
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Pretty sure all the Jays regulars (who aren't playing game 2 after clinching East in game 1) are now hammered in the dugout. A lot of shots of big grins and sips from fountain pop cups.
gump
Footballguy
It's up to each club. The Cubs would have celebrated twice if they clinched the Postseason first, then won the division. The Cardinals didn't celebrate when they clinched the PS, saving it for winning the Division.
We make tees for each option, but they'll tell us what the plan is in the days leading up to each clinch.
TobiasFunke
Footballguy
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Jays plan was to just do a champagne toast when they clinched the playoffs. It ended up being a little more than that when EE decided he wanted to spray people but it was nothing like last night.shadyridr said:
pantagrapher
Footballguy
I didn't win anything but I drank half a bottle of vodka last night.
gump
Footballguy
The last club that hasn't chosen. They'll clinch the PS and WC at the same time, but haven't told us if they'll celebrate in the PS or WC tee.
Grahamburn
Footballguy
gump
Footballguy
If you guys are interested, I can give you updates on postseason business by team/round.
To date thru the Division/PS clinches:
Tier 1: KC, ChiC
Tier 2: NYM, TOR
Tier 3: StL, HOU
Tier 4: TXR, NYY, PIT, LAD
This isn't a true guage yet, as this clinch means more to some markets obviously.
But LCS should be a good barometer. I'll know those next week. Cubs will be #1 clearly by then.
To date thru the Division/PS clinches:
Tier 1: KC, ChiC
Tier 2: NYM, TOR
Tier 3: StL, HOU
Tier 4: TXR, NYY, PIT, LAD
This isn't a true guage yet, as this clinch means more to some markets obviously.
But LCS should be a good barometer. I'll know those next week. Cubs will be #1 clearly by then.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Serious/goofy but serious question:
What are the logistics behind what happens with shirts that are printed up but are never needed, e.g. Super Bowl Champion Seahawks t-shirts? Do they really get shipped to third world countries? Or do you guys not make any shirts for possible events, only for when they occur?
Will answer yours.
What are the logistics behind what happens with shirts that are printed up but are never needed, e.g. Super Bowl Champion Seahawks t-shirts? Do they really get shipped to third world countries? Or do you guys not make any shirts for possible events, only for when they occur?
Will answer yours.
urbanhack
Fight The Power!
gump
Footballguy
The number printed before clinches is minimal. The logistics are incredibly complex, but are built to maximize production AFTER the clinch. So when you pick your tee up at 10 AM, most likely it was printed in the previous 10 hours and picked up by the retailer and distro'd to store.Good Posting Judge said:
There are options for retailers to 'pre-print', where they take a risk but get product early. That's what occurs when you see a retailer with product seconds after the game is over. This is a normal process, but usually a small amount to keep them in business until they can get the product produced after the game.
There's an infamous example of the giant pre-print done on for a clinch of a team that was up 3-0...then ended up losing 4-3. You can probably figure out who the team and retailer is.
On the minimal pre-prints, there are 3rd party charity orgs that work with us, Nike, etc and put them to good use.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
This is pretty awesome:
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb-managerial-meddling-index-matt-williams/
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2015-mlb-managerial-meddling-index-matt-williams/
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
I so hate you right now.Eephus said:
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Have to tell you... It's pretty hard to hate Eephus. It's been a whole minute and I'm not sure I want to go on like this,
Encyclopedia Brown
Footballguy
Mike Rozier and Allan Pinkett with rush TD's. Warren Moon to Haywood Jeffires.
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Congrats to Chris Sale who broke Ed Walsh's franchise record for K's in a season with 270.
If you don't know who Ed Walsh was, well...he was a ####### monster.
If you don't know who Ed Walsh was, well...he was a ####### monster.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Rollins confirmed that Seager's going to be starting at SS in the playoffs, so that's fun.
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
If the Angels win tomorrow it guarantees at least one extra playoff game.
Make it so Baseball Gods.
Make it so Baseball Gods.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
TOR has the tiebreaker over KC for the #1 overall, btw.
Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
Hopefully Joey Butler just made that tiebreaker moot.
Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
I, for one, find all this stuff fascinating and would read every word you're willing to share.
Good Posting Judge
Footballguy
Billy's dad.
Dickie Dunn
Footballguy
Ichiro is pitching.
I'm not ashamed to say that he's probably the one MLB player all-time who most closely resembles the way I played baseball and softball. Slap-hitting lefty, occasional power, weird batting stance. Good defensive RF.
I need a Vine of his pitching motion immediately!
I'm not ashamed to say that he's probably the one MLB player all-time who most closely resembles the way I played baseball and softball. Slap-hitting lefty, occasional power, weird batting stance. Good defensive RF.
I need a Vine of his pitching motion immediately!
Dickie Dunn
Footballguy
Why in the world did they run Buehrle out there for the second time in three days for a personal milestone, and blow a shot at homefield advantage?
Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
That is an excellent question. If the Royals get knocked out by the Wild Card winner, the Blue Jay will look like geniuses. If the ALCS comes down to a Game 7 in Kauffman Stadium, there will be some explaining to do.
Northern Voice
Footballguy
Im torn on it, I think the home team is 8-7 in the last 15 ALCS'. Obviously lately a lot of wild card teams have gone far and didn't have home field advantage.
Plus, the 2-3-2 minimizes the affect of it and may even be a disadvantage. All that being said, if it's Jays/Royals and if it goes 7, you'll really wish it was at home and look back at the last few games.
