***2016 MLB Playoff thread: Cubs win for first time since sliced bread hit market (1 Viewer)

[General Malaise]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't the Jays down 0-2 last year at this same time?  Perhaps the Rangers will return the favor?  Just need Odor to hit one over the seats, flip his bat and instruct fans to throw beer bottles on to infants.

 

[Northern Voice]

Liriano spiking every other pitch.

 

[rockaction]

I can't believe he's still standing. Frightening.

 

[Northern Voice]

 instruct fans to throw beer bottles on to infants.

Rangers fans currently booing the player who just took a ball in the back of the head  after cheering Mr. DUI/Hit and Run (is he allowed to cross the border?).

 

[falguy]

I really dislike "over managing". You're up 5-1 in the bottom of 8. Why be in such a hurry to remove your "8th inning guy" just because they put a lefty pinch hitter in?  You've just limited your options for no reason.  It's not like Grilli can't get lefties out? Now you've limited yourself to 2 guys basically and one has just taken a ball off the noggin.  The other one - your last good option now is somehow "ok" after the scare Tuesday night.

There was really no reason to panic and remove Grilli!

just sayin'

 

[money.never.sleeps]

Its Now or never..  

Beltre

Odor

Lucroy

 

[Northern Voice]

What the hell is going on in the outfield. Upton just Desmon'd

 

[falguy]

I guess Osuna os ok. 

 

[General Malaise]

Rangers fans currently booing the player who just took a ball in the back of the head  after cheering Mr. DUI/Hit and Run (is he allowed to cross the border?).

sooooooooooo, both fanbases are Dbags.  Got it.

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Chisenhall's first HR off a leftie this year.

 

[Bobcat10]

Hum dinger!

Wonder if Willis just told them to mix up their signs? Sorry, never really liked Willis when he was in Cle.

 

[dgreen]

Rough start for Scherzer. 

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Goodell just fined Murphy 24K

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Price: 3.1ip 6h 2bb 5er

 

[dgreen]

Making Kershaw throw some pitches at least. 

 

[dgreen]

I guess Espinosa is swinging at everything tonight. 

 

[pollardsvision]

I knew I could count on Price in the Playoffs.

This TBS/ESPN/FS1 rotation has finally made me shoot the lock off the wallet and spring for the $40 Sling package.

 

[Bobcat10]

There's no way this tbs strike zone box is even remotely accurate right? 

 

[Northern Voice]

There's no way this tbs strike zone box is even remotely accurate right? 

It's been awful for the games I've seen.

 

[Zow]

Rangers fans currently booing the player who just took a ball in the back of the head  after cheering Mr. DUI/Hit and Run (is he allowed to cross the border?).

That's actually a great question. Usually Canada doesn't allow in people convicted of dui. 

 

[Northern Voice]

sooooooooooo, both fanbases are Dbags.  Got it.

Fans are gonna fan. Something sonething glass house, I guess.

 

[dgreen]

There's no way this tbs strike zone box is even remotely accurate right? 

FS1 rarely shows theirs. Even if it's inaccurate, I still like to see it. 

 

[dgreen]

Probably only get one more inning against a struggling Kershaw. Need to take advantage. 

 

[Baloney Sandwich]

I think the Sox will force a game 5 but no idea which turd they will throw out on the mound. 

 

[PlasmaDogPlasma]

Thing couldn't be going much better for the Tribe. That worries me.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

How can Joe Blanton be pitching in a playoff game in 2016?  Where am I?

 

[Village Idiot]

Thing couldn't be going much better for the Tribe. That worries me.

In true Cleveland native fashion, I'm expecting an epic collapse here to get eliminated.

 

[Zegras11]

Still waiting for the "goodness" we were promised.

 

[Bobcat10]

In true Cleveland native fashion, I'm expecting an epic collapse here to get eliminated.

I can't seem to get that one year out of my head.

 

[Da Guru]

In true Cleveland native fashion, I'm expecting an epic collapse here to get eliminated.

Not this year...seem to be blessed.  Well at least not this series.

 

[Northern Voice]

Thing couldn't be going much better for the Tribe. That worries me.

I feel like this for Toronto, and Cleveland beating Boston is even more things going well for Jays IMO. Not that Cleveland isn't a good team but Boston destroyed the Jays a few times down the stretch.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

I'd rather see Vin Scully on the mound right now than Baez

 

[Bobcat10]

I feel like this for Toronto, and Cleveland beating Boston is even more things going well for Jays IMO. Not that Cleveland isn't a good team but Boston destroyed the Jays a few times down the stretch.

The Tribe/Jays series in August was one of my favorite of the season.  Fun baseball there.

 

[tjnc09]

Jays fans would rather see the Indians than the Red Sox  

 

[ffldrew]

Not sure about that pitch for strike 3

 

[Northern Voice]

Jays fans would rather see the Indians than the Red Sox  

More math fail by you here, shocking.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/major-league-baseball-is-about-to-get-random/?ex_cid=538twitter, HTH 

 

[tjnc09]

More math fail by you here, shocking.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/major-league-baseball-is-about-to-get-random/?ex_cid=538twitter, HTH 

Everything you post is a fail.  

You quoted an article that said some dumb #### like this:

But the format of the playoffs will allow them to hide their back-end starting pitchers and hand more innings to David Price and Rick Porcello, so expect the Red Sox to pitch a little better in the postseason than they did in the regular season.  

 

[Northern Voice]

Everything you post is a fail.  

You quoted an article that said some dumb #### like this:

But the format of the playoffs will allow them to hide their back-end starting pitchers and hand more innings to David Price and Rick Porcello, so expect the Red Sox to pitch a little better in the postseason than they did in the regular season.  

Right, I forgot you don't understand randomness either. Carry on.

 

[tjnc09]

Let's hand MORE innings to David Price in the postseason.   

Pete AbrahamVerified account ‏@PeteAbe 3h3 hours ago

In 9 postseason starts, Price has a 5.74 ERA. If the Sox lose this game, he’ll be 0-8 in those games and his teams 0-9.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

We are sitting near all the Doyer wives and Kenley Jansen's woman was loling him having to hit. 

Great game here. 

 

[tjnc09]

Right, I forgot you don't understand randomness either. Carry on.

You tried to post the same stupid articles in response last year when I said the Royals were better built for the postseason than the Jays.  Your team promptly lost the next series and SURPRISE the Royals won the WS.

Things sure play out the way I say they will for not understanding math nor randomness.   

 

[Northern Voice]

You tried to post the same stupid articles in response last year when I said the Royals were better built for the postseason than the Jays.  Your team promptly lost the next series and SURPRISE the Royals won the WS.

Things sure play out the way I say they will for not understanding math nor randomness.   

You already admitted you post contrarian every time and you've repeatedly shown you don't understand math. I'm done with your trolling, I'm going to ignore you now.

 

[tjnc09]

You already admitted you post contrarian every time and you've repeatedly shown you don't understand math. I'm done with your trolling, I'm going to ignore you now.

  How qualified are you to determine if I know math or not?

Come on now.  Don't post stupid 538 articles as your only comeback and then quit on me.

 

[Da Guru]

Porcello, Sherzer and Price all went down in flames.

 

[Ghost Rider]

That pick-off at first would make Yadier Molina proud.

 

[tjnc09]

Giants defense with two big plays already.

Wonder if Posey could have scored on Zobrist's misplay had he been running full speed.

 

[Hilts]

Things sure play out the way I say they will 

I'm not super familiar with your work in general or predictive abilities, but you've already been wrong a few times in this very thread. 

 

[tjnc09]

I'm not super familiar with your work in general or predictive abilities, but you've already been wrong a few times in this very thread. 

Link?

 

[rockaction]

Boston didn't pitch well, hit well, field well, or even do the intangibles and fundamentals well. They look bad right now. 

 

[rockaction]

I think the Sox will force a game 5 but no idea which turd they will throw out on the mound. 

What leads you to believe this?