$*$OFFICIAL ALDS Tigers v Athletics thread$*$ (1 Viewer)

[Doctor Detroit]

SAT Game 1 @DETROIT 6:07 TBS

SUN Game 2 @DETROIT

TUE Game 3 @Oakland

WED Game 4 @Oakland *if necessary*

THU Game 5 @Oakland *if necessary*



I'll be at Game 1, first row third baseline. Will have a "Wooderson likes to dress as a woman" sign.

A's win this easily, not even sure why I'm interested.

 

[Smack Tripper]

Lets go A's

Sorry Doc

A's in Five, home field is too much

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Lets go A'sSorry DocA's in Five, home field is too much

No problem. We have some decent pitching, we might be able to make this a series.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Elias: #Athletics first team in history to overcome a 5-game deficit with no more than 9 games remaining on schedule to win outright.

The #Athletics came back from 13 down to be #ALWestChamps. FROM ELIAS: Only 2 teams have overcome bigger deficits to finish in 1st.

Rangers spent 178 days in first. White Sox 126 days. Chicago out of the playoffs. Texas into single-game knockout Wild Card.

a's rally from 13 back, & from 5 back w/ 9 to play. incredible. '78 yanks had huge stars, '51 giants had signs.

#Athletics have spent exactly one day in sole possession of first place - today

The A's won 74 games last year, TRADED THEIR TWO BEST STARTERS FOR PROSPECTS, & won 94 games and the AL West. But sure, Moneyball's a fad.

Amazing. RT: @AmPressAlexH: The A's and Astros were both 22-31 on June 1. Just let that sink in and explode your brain.

The A's were 100 to 1 to win the AL West at the All Star break at the Las Vegas Hotel (via @golfodds)

A's 82-46 w/ Cespedes starting, 12-22 when not starting. Tool shed everyone saw. Background work on makeup, intelligence astute, brilliant

#Rangers led AL West 178 days. #Athletics only lead today. That's like NFL team winning time of possession 59 minutes to 1, and losing game

Oakland is the only post-season participant of the 10 MLB clubs who never had a starter get to 120+ pitches in 2012 @baseballpro

My linkI'll add two, A's started the season with baseball's lowest payroll at $53mm and the A's were projected to win 72 games by Baseball Prospectus.

 

[BRONG]

Balfour cracked me up today...loved it, he's nuts. Go A's. Always been a sort of closet A's fan and kicking myself for not taking them a few months ago at long odds. I took the Angels instead.

 

[Raider Nation]

Athletics in 4.

 

[BRONG]

Athletics in 4.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

so its a 2 at lower seed then 3 at the higher seed opening round now? this is beyond dumb

 

[BRONG]

Yeah, it really is stupid. 162 games is also dumb, tradition be damned. How do you get excited about a game you're at that means so little?

 

[East Coast Bias]

Tigers win easily. Not sure the A's belong on the same field.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Tigers win easily. Not sure the A's belong on the same field.

A's are so good I'm not even sure the Tigers will bother to fly out there after game two.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

what the reasoning for not going 2/2/1 ???

 

[Lombaowski]

Tigers in 5

 

[Bogart]

what the reasoning for not going 2/2/1 ???

The train trips between cities is too long.

 

[Bogart]

JV probably gets two starts. Advantage Detroit.

Miguel Cabrera, triple crown winner and MVP runner-up. Advantage Detroit.

132 million vs. 55 million. Advantage Detroit.

Oakland didn't expect to be there, super loose and relaxed, and has the feeling of "THAT ####### team."

Good pitching beats good hitting. Oakland in 5.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Pitching:

RK TEAM GP W L ERA SV CG SHO IP QS ER R BB SO BAA1 Tampa 161 89 72 3.21 49 7 15 1450.2 90 517 576 467 1373 .2282 Oakland 161 93 68 3.48 47 1 13 1461.0 90 565 609 459 1128 .2453 Detroit 161 87 74 3.77 39 9 7 1421.2 90 596 670 431 1312 .2574 Seattle 161 74 87 3.78 43 8 10 1447.2 88 608 651 448 1164 .248
Pitching post all-star break

RK	TEAM	GP	W	L	ERA	SV	CG	SHO	IP	QS	ER	R	BB	SO	BAA1	Tampa 	75	44	31	2.62	22	5	9	684.1	--	199	217	193	688	.2102	Detroit	75	43	32	3.55	20	4	4	661.1	--	261	289	191	597	.2513	Seattle	74	38	36	3.57	25	5	5	668.2	--	265	286	197	511	.2514	Oakland	75	50	25	3.57	25	0	5	687.2	--	273	293	184	573	.252

As starters:

RK	TEAM	GP	W	L	ERA	SV	CG	SHO	IP	QS	ER	R	BB	SO	BAA1	Tampa 	161	69	51	3.36	0	7	15	988.1	--	369	415	319	894	.2382	Oakland	161	64	54	3.77	0	1	13	955.1	--	400	429	251	667	.2633	Detroit	161	63	51	3.77	0	9	7	968.0	--	406	458	261	882	.260

Hitting:

RK	TEAM	GP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS1	Texas	161	5551	803	1515	300	32	200	2479	775	.273	.334	.447	.7802	NY Yank	161	5487	790	1447	277	13	241	2473	760	.264	.336	.451	.7863	LA Ang	161	5505	767	1511	271	22	187	2387	732	.274	.332	.434	.7664	Chicago	161	5477	739	1393	226	29	206	2295	717	.254	.317	.419	.7365	Boston	161	5571	732	1451	336	16	165	2314	693	.260	.315	.415	.7316	Detroit	161	5446	725	1460	277	39	163	2304	697	.268	.335	.423	.7587	Toronto	161	5459	714	1340	247	21	198	2223	675	.245	.310	.407	.7178	Baltim	161	5530	711	1372	269	16	214	2315	676	.248	.312	.419	.7319	Oakland	161	5490	701	1304	264	32	194	2214	667	.238	.310	.403	.713

 

[Apple Juice]

Tigers win easily. Not sure the A's belong on the same field.

A's are so good I'm not even sure the Tigers will bother to fly out there after game two.

Agree here, and with the rest of the folks in the thread. Tigers simply relieved to be in the playoffs and shouldn't put up much of a fuss. A's are looking like a team of destiny, cliche as it is to say that. Without a doubt their magical run will continue and carry them to the next round before any other team advances in these playoffs. It seems like a foregone conclusion to me but I'll watch just to appreciate their gritty and admirable style of play.A's in four.

 

[scrumptrulescent]

Some sorted team hitting stats.

Oakland:

-550 BB's

-1387 K's

-.310 OBP

-Only 2 hitters with averages over .270.

Detroit:

-511 BB's

-1103 K's

-.335 OBP

-7 hitters with averages over .270.

Oakland is more patient at the plate...for better or worse. I'm still not sure how they won that many games. They must put together some timely hitting.

 

[beaux]

Lets go A's...

 

[shadyridr]

OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Pat Neshek said that his newborn son has died.

The right-hander posted on his Twitter account late Wednesday night that he and his wife lost their first child 23 hours after his birth “with no explanation.” He asked for prayers, and words of support began flooding Twitter.

Neshek took a flight home to Florida to be at the birth of Gehrig John Neshek on Tuesday.

“Our hearts go out to Pat and Stephanee and we share in their sorrow of losing their young son,” the A’s said. “The entire A’s organization will keep the Neshek family in our prayers and thoughts, as they try to come to grips with this tragic occurrence in their lives.”

Earlier in the day, the A’s swept the Texas Rangers to capture an improbable AL West title. Neshek had been away from the club for the final two games.

The 32-year-old Neshek, acquired from the Baltimore Orioles in early August for cash considerations, was 2-1 for the A’s with a 1.37 ERA in 24 appearances and 19/2-3 innings.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/tragedy-a-neshek-newborn-son-dies-article-1.1174752#ixzz28LmyM3HY

 

[Disco Stu]

Some sorted team hitting stats.Oakland: -550 BB's-1387 K's -.310 OBP-Only 2 hitters with averages over .270.Detroit: -511 BB's-1103 K's-.335 OBP-7 hitters with averages over .270.Oakland is more patient at the plate...for better or worse. I'm still not sure how they won that many games. They must put together some timely hitting.

Oakland's hitters were awful before June, so that weighs down their stats somewhat. Detroit surely still has them covered easily, but the June-Oct numbers would be closer.My impression (no stats to back it up) is that the A's do a good job of making you pay for walks. They also hit a lot of HRs.Should be a great series. Really looking forward to this one. No idea who will win, but I'm leaning Detroit because they've been there before.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Pat Neshek said that his newborn son has died.

The right-hander posted on his Twitter account late Wednesday night that he and his wife lost their first child 23 hours after his birth “with no explanation.” He asked for prayers, and words of support began flooding Twitter.

Neshek took a flight home to Florida to be at the birth of Gehrig John Neshek on Tuesday.

“Our hearts go out to Pat and Stephanee and we share in their sorrow of losing their young son,” the A’s said. “The entire A’s organization will keep the Neshek family in our prayers and thoughts, as they try to come to grips with this tragic occurrence in their lives.”

Earlier in the day, the A’s swept the Texas Rangers to capture an improbable AL West title. Neshek had been away from the club for the final two games.

The 32-year-old Neshek, acquired from the Baltimore Orioles in early August for cash considerations, was 2-1 for the A’s with a 1.37 ERA in 24 appearances and 19/2-3 innings.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/tragedy-a-neshek-newborn-son-dies-article-1.1174752#ixzz28LmyM3HY

thats awful. T&P

 

[Limp Ditka]

:(

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Some sorted team hitting stats.Oakland: -550 BB's-1387 K's -.310 OBP-Only 2 hitters with averages over .270.Detroit: -511 BB's-1103 K's-.335 OBP-7 hitters with averages over .270.Oakland is more patient at the plate...for better or worse. I'm still not sure how they won that many games. They must put together some timely hitting.

Oakland's hitters were awful before June, so that weighs down their stats somewhat. Detroit surely still has them covered easily, but the June-Oct numbers would be closer.My impression (no stats to back it up) is that the A's do a good job of making you pay for walks. They also hit a lot of HRs.

Agree with this. Oakland does a lot well but nothing fantastic offensively and their season is divided into two distinct halves. Although the truth may fall somewhere in the middle, I tend to take the more recent (last two months) stats first.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

what the reasoning for not going 2/2/1 ???

The train trips between cities is too long.

Same reason they won't give Honolulu a team.

 

[Dr. Awesome]

at so much in this thread. Love the subtitle.

Detroit is the last team I wanted to face. I think they're the hardest team in the AL playoffs for Oakland to beat. Between Verlander and Scherzer, this could get ugly. Oakland hits a lot of home runs but they swing at seemingly everything.

That said, I refuse to go the reverse jinx route. Gotta keep with my blind homer optimism. Here's hoping Anderson returns and Oakland's arms can keep doing what they've been doing. Oakland in 4.

 

[tri-man 47]

Tigers win easily. Not sure the A's belong on the same field.

A's are so good I'm not even sure the Tigers will bother to fly out there after game two.

But we've got Cabrera, who's so good he leads both leagues in BA.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

what the reasoning for not going 2/2/1 ???

The train trips between cities is too long.

Same reason they won't give Honolulu a team.

 

[MAC_32]

If the A's take game 1, series over.

If the Tigers take game 1, anyone's ball game, but the A's best bet is to take 3 in a row.

If this series makes it 5 games I think it'd be foolish to bet against the Tigers.

 

[Gopher State]

A's in four

GO OAKLAND

 

[Power Monster]

A's will take this in four games as they are on a roll. The Tigers essentially backed in by way of a White Sox choke job. MVP Miggy is the wild card here. Best of luck and enjoy...

 

[Premier]

The 2-3 is not standard. Going back to 2-2-1 next year. Had something to do with lack of playoff days off due to jamming the one-day wild card in at the last moment.

 

[Dr. Awesome]

Oakland's team was in a state of flux at the start of the season. We had Kurt Suzuki behind the plate with his Mendozian batting average. We cycled through piles of crap at first (Brandon Allen, Daric Barton, Kila). Jemile Weeks blew chunks for months. Pennington was horrid and when he got hurt it became painfully clear he was by far the best option Oakland had. Harry Potter was at third. Their outfield and DH were the only offensive constants. The entire infield was shuffled around several times. Things were so bad, Brandon Inge and 226 batting average/386 slugging percent weren't just an improvement, they were a massive improvement.

Brandon Moss and Chris Carter came up later. In 483 at bats between them, they slugged 37 home runs. That doesn't sound special for most teams, but Oakland's regular starter - Daric Barton - has 27 home runs in 1500+ career at bats.

While they're probably not going to be the powerhouse of the past 3 months forever, that's much closer to their 'true' talent than their record to start the year.

Oakland doesn't draw a lot of walks. They don't rack up a lot of hits. They're not particularly selective. They swing for the fences. Most of the time it's a strikeout. But when they make contact, the ball flies far. And when they do get runners on base they're aggressive on the basepaths. Since the ASB (easy split as prior to late June they were missing many current players), they're middle of the pack in batting average/obp. They have by far the most strikeouts. But they have the 4th best slugging percent, 10th most stolen bases, second most rbi's, and most home runs. And the 10th best era.

Should be a fun series.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

A's will take this in four games as they are on a roll. The Tigers essentially backed in by way of a White Sox choke job. MVP Miggy is the wild card here. Best of luck and enjoy...

My link

 

[East Coast Bias]

at so much in this thread. Love the subtitle.

Detroit is the last team I wanted to face. I think they're the hardest team in the AL playoffs for Oakland to beat. Between Verlander and Scherzer, this could get ugly. Oakland hits a lot of home runs but they swing at seemingly everything.

That said, I refuse to go the reverse jinx route. Gotta keep with my blind homer optimism. Here's hoping Anderson returns and Oakland's arms can keep doing what they've been doing. Oakland in 4.

Slusser says Anderson is ready to pitch and Parker will probably start game 1. I'll take it.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Sit on the change-up, sooner or later one goes

 

[Leroy Hoard]

A's will take this in four games as they are on a roll. The Tigers essentially backed in by way of a White Sox choke job. MVP Miggy is the wild card here. Best of luck and enjoy...

My link

lol

 

[jon_mx]

Last time I saw Detroit playing Oakland, Miggy was jogging around the bases after his grand slam.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Last time I saw Detroit playing Oakland, Miggy was jogging around the bases after his grand slam.

whats really weird is that it was just 6 years ago, yet the Tigers only have 2 players left from that 2006 team, and one of them was Ramon Santiago who left n came back. Infante was on the 2006 team but was traded mid season so he wasnt on the playoff squad. Verlander is all that remains. Crazy the turn over of he roster in just 6 seasons

 

[Wooderson]

SAT Game 1 @DETROIT 6:07 TBSSUN Game 2 @DETROIT TUE Game 3 @OaklandWED Game 4 @Oakland *if necessary*THU Game 5 @Oakland *if necessary* I'll be at Game 1, first row third baseline. Will have a "Wooderson likes to dress as a woman" sign. A's win this easily, not even sure why I'm interested.

Wooderson does like a woman in a dress. That is true. Oh and A's in 5. Book it.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

SAT Game 1 @DETROIT 6:07 TBSSUN Game 2 @DETROIT TUE Game 3 @OaklandWED Game 4 @Oakland *if necessary*THU Game 5 @Oakland *if necessary* I'll be at Game 1, first row third baseline. Will have a "Wooderson likes to dress as a woman" sign. A's win this easily, not even sure why I'm interested.

Wooderson does like a woman in a dress. That is true. Oh and A's in 5. Book it.

Noted

 

[Greco]

A's in three. Lock it down.

 

[Greco]

JV probably gets two starts. Advantage Detroit.Miguel Cabrera, triple crown winner and MVP runner-up. Advantage Detroit.132 million vs. 55 million. Advantage Detroit.Oakland didn't expect to be there, super loose and relaxed, and has the feeling of "THAT ####### team."Good pitching beats good hitting. Oakland in 5.

The A's would have to beat Verlander in game 5. This scenario makes advantage number 1 not much of an advantage.A's in 3.

 

[Power Monster]

A's will take this in four games as they are on a roll. The Tigers essentially backed in by way of a White Sox choke job. MVP Miggy is the wild card here. Best of luck and enjoy...

My link

lol

I digress. Good for you. When you and yer baseball love barge are holding hands up here watching better teams playing in the WS reality will sink in...

Gee- Miggy has been in the league for 10 years. A-Rod for 19. For a guy that has a carrer BA at .300 after 19 years with 3 MVPs (twice voted second in MVP) not too much of a stretch. It must be nice being an MVP that sucks with a mitt...

 

[Power Monster]

SAT Game 1 @DETROIT 6:07 TBS

SUN Game 2 @DETROIT

TUE Game 3 @Oakland

WED Game 4 @Oakland *if necessary*

THU Game 5 @Oakland *if necessary*



I'll be at Game 1, first row third baseline. Will have a "Wooderson likes to dress as a woman" sign.

A's win this easily, not even sure why I'm interested.

Great confidence in yer kitties. You sure have the "we don't have a chance" schtick down to a T dr. dummy...

 

[Leroy Hoard]

JV probably gets two starts. Advantage Detroit.Miguel Cabrera, triple crown winner and MVP runner-up. Advantage Detroit.132 million vs. 55 million. Advantage Detroit.Oakland didn't expect to be there, super loose and relaxed, and has the feeling of "THAT ####### team."Good pitching beats good hitting. Oakland in 5.

The A's would have to beat Verlander in game 5. This scenario makes advantage number 1 not much of an advantage.A's in 3.

Oakland in exactly 4 is their best chance.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

SAT Game 1 @DETROIT 6:07 TBS

SUN Game 2 @DETROIT

TUE Game 3 @Oakland

WED Game 4 @Oakland *if necessary*

THU Game 5 @Oakland *if necessary*



I'll be at Game 1, first row third baseline. Will have a "Wooderson likes to dress as a woman" sign.

A's win this easily, not even sure why I'm interested.

Great confidence in yer kitties. You sure have the "we don't have a chance" schtick down to a T dr. dummy...

Off the meds again?

 

[Limp Ditka]

SAT Game 1 @DETROIT 6:07 TBS

SUN Game 2 @DETROIT

TUE Game 3 @Oakland

WED Game 4 @Oakland *if necessary*

THU Game 5 @Oakland *if necessary*



I'll be at Game 1, first row third baseline. Will have a "Wooderson likes to dress as a woman" sign.

A's win this easily, not even sure why I'm interested.

Great confidence in yer kitties. You sure have the "we don't have a chance" schtick down to a T dr. dummy...

Off the meds again?

Triple Crown thread has the answers you seek.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

SAT Game 1 @DETROIT 6:07 TBS

SUN Game 2 @DETROIT

TUE Game 3 @Oakland

WED Game 4 @Oakland *if necessary*

THU Game 5 @Oakland *if necessary*



I'll be at Game 1, first row third baseline. Will have a "Wooderson likes to dress as a woman" sign.

A's win this easily, not even sure why I'm interested.

Great confidence in yer kitties. You sure have the "we don't have a chance" schtick down to a T dr. dummy...

Off the meds again?

Triple Crown thread has the answers you seek.

Yeah I saw it. So far into right field even I didn't have a comment.

 

[jon_mx]

Tigers 8-2 down the stretch. Not exactly backing in.