LDS Game One game thread
by Brett Perryman on Oct 7, 2009 1:07 PM CDT
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PrintThe first game starts in 30 minutes in Philadelphia. Here are today's pitching matchups:
COL: Ubaldo Jimenez
PHI: Cliff Lee
MIN: Brian Duensing
NYY: C.C. Sabathia
STL: Chris Carpenter
LAD: Randy Wolf
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Just a coincidence but
four of the six game one starters today are lefties, five of eight if we include the series tomorrow, and two of the four game two guys tomorrow are lefties.
I hope Brian Duensing can do to Yankees what he did to us on August 28.
7 IP, 1 R, 3 hits, 8 K
Eff the Yankees. May their postseason ineptitude continue for one more season.
It's baseball. You don't always get what you want, and you don't always want what you get. --Ed Coffin
I am rooting for the
Twins but it is going to be very difficult to win against Sabathia, Burnett, and Pettitte.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
Especially
With the very David Ecksteinein end of the line-up.
Brendan Harris, Matt Tolbert, Nick Punto. All sub-.700 OPSers. This rotation should eat them alive.
For anyone
that didn’t notice, Padzilla is starting game three for the Dodgers. So Pujols do what is right and kick Vinny the pooh’s ass.
"Stats are like a woman in a fine little bikini. You can see a lot, but you can't see everything." -Dirk A. Tron
Just listened to the podcast
Are me and Jamey Newberg the only human beans on Earth who think Elvis was the Rangers MVP this season?
The other thing that stood out was JN’s opinion that Scheppers could see the bigs next season.
The Newberg opinion that stood
out to me was that he’s a ‘spend all the money resigning Byrd’ buy along with EG. Agree about Elvis though.
I suspect ...
the Byrd thing will take care of itself. No matter what the brass [or JN or EG] want to do with him, the payroll probs vs his market value will probably mean he’s gone.
That entire segement on Byrd
Made my head hurt. I forget whether it was EG or Jamey who admitted that it wouldn’t be a “fiscally responsible contract” and didn’t care, but that made me facepalm hard.
Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
by LSJ on Oct 7, 2009 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't think
there were any options other than Elvis.
"Ho visto il tuo agire, non solo rendono per me. Basta un sacco di fluff".
It depends...
How do you count the improved defense at 3rd base? Do you add MY’s improvement from 3B last year into Elvis’ value since that move doesn’t happen without Elvis? If you go purely on runs added from batting and stolen bases and runs saved from defense, I would vote Cruz, MY or Kinsler.
Side note: Isn’t Wash one of the major factors in eric chavez’s many gold gloves? Because it sure would be nice to see league average or better defending at 3B next year. Not sure if age will limit range tho..
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Oct 7, 2009 3:06 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I thought Newberg gave Elvis runner-up
in which case, I agree.
That's why they call them business sox
I have Young as the MVP
and Ian Kinsler / Tiny E are tied for second.
Scooter Feldman gets the Ranger Cy Young narrowly over CJ.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
Kins was third on my list
I don’t know who would be second on my pitching list, but it’s a distant second to Feldman.
That's why they call them business sox
If Neftali could become like Ubaldo
I would be ecstatic
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
Isn't that the model we've been shooting for?
Him and Verlander?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Oct 7, 2009 3:07 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Isn't that the model we've been shooting for?
Him and Verlander?
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Oct 7, 2009 3:07 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
By default I have to cheer on the Twins.......God I hate NY,BOS, and LAA
La naiba cu Monkey Rally !!!!!
i loved following ubaldo
on my fantasy team this year, so it’d be nice if he can pull it off though he’s down right now
anyways the angels pissed me off so much this year id rather they lose than the yankees, no easy feat. i pray neither of these teams make the world series
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MLB playoff Team payrolls
team – ’09 payroll in millions – overall mlb payroll rank
yankees – 201 – 1st
red sox – 122 – 4th
angels – 114 – 6th
phillies – 113 – 7th
dodgers – 100 – 9th
cardinals – 78 – 17th
rockies – 75 – 19th
twins – 65 – 24th
Rangers are 22nd at 68M
All playoff team payrolls went down from 2008 except the Phillies, Rockies and Twins. The Cardinals payroll went down 22 million.
The Cardinals
are quite the model franchise. They seem to make very astute moves, spend their money in the right places, and consistently win.
08/03/2009 A day that will live in infamy for the rest of the AL West.
possibly
but Holliday performed extremely well. Also, the Cardinals have a knack for dealing guys that end up being inconsequential later. Not saying that will be the case this time but seems like it happens a lot with them
08/03/2009 A day that will live in infamy for the rest of the AL West.
One thing I'm wondering
Why is it that the Twins/Yankees series starts today but the Boston/LAA series starts tomorrow? Seems like, since the Twins had to play a game yesterday, they should get some rest, and the Yankees could have an extra day as a reward for having the best record.
that didn't make sense to me either
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
It was the Yankees choice for having the best record
they get to pick if they want the long or short series…considering the twins landed in new york @ 3am…I think the yankees wanted to play them today.
This
This is definitely the case. This was widely speculated and almost certain to be true. The Yankees really did not need the extra day of rest. They rested their starters quite a bit over the last week. They had Monday and Tuesday off. The Twins on the other hand have to be dead tired after last nights 12 inning affair and subsequent flight to New York. The Yankees have a significant advantage under these circumstances.
Harlod Reynolds > David Wells
That guy is an idiot. Well…both of them.
That's why they call them business sox
I would love the Twins to win
Actually I’d love to see a Twins/Rockies WS.
Fat chance that’ll happen.
"I think I'm going to name my new car Scooter, because it dominates on the road." - mikeyoungfuturehof, 9.10.09
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
Bud Selig wouldn't let it happen even if it was possible
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
OK Dirkatron
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
heh
someone’s gotta pretend to be him even if he’s gone
After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL
Screw the Twins
I’m tired of seeing teams with low regular season win totals winning the postseason. I couldn’t stand a team with the same win total and more losses than the Rangers winning it all while the Rangers stay home.
Give me a Yankee-Dodger WS, and let the Yankees win. Give it to the 100+ game winners, rather than the lucky tards.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
I don't really care who comes out of the AL (as long as it is not the MF Y)
but I’m also a Dodger fan and will be pulling for the Big Blue Wrecking Crew for the next month.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
jesus christ
i come in turn on the tv and immediately to my joy see a 2-0 score. not 2 minutes later it goes line out to left, infield single jeter homer and then another single and what shouldve been a dp.
now arod to bat…
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well
at least we can always count on 1 thing
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Go Phils.
Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
so over/under 891
ads we see for the george lopez show during the baseball playoffs and when basketball starts up on tnt
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thanks for that cliche speak announcer
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I'm kind of hoping Benoit winds up an overlooked name this winter due to all the other RP's on the market
And we can bring him back on a cheap 1-year deal or maybe even an NRI next spring. I’d really like to see him back in our ’pen if he can get healthy.
Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
by LSJ on Oct 7, 2009 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions
and
hopefully Feliz’s absence in the pen
08/03/2009 A day that will live in infamy for the rest of the AL West.
Strop might help with this as well
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Why is James Woods doing the color on the Yankees game?
LoneStarBall....You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.
by LSBUser on Oct 7, 2009 8:10 PM CDT reply actions
The novelty of imaging James Woods announcing a ballgame almost makes up for the fact that he's a shitty announcer
Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
by LSJ on Oct 7, 2009 9:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Im no mormon
ok im done here
Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'
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Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
If you joined before SBN switched to it's new platform, it just tells you you where the 49th person to join the blog.
With that low a UID, you’re obviously one of the original LSBers. Mine is 1446, one of the higher ones, as I don’t think people who joined after the platform change have one.
Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock
It tells you that
unless you have a low UID, you are a Johnny come lately scum.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
case in point.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
lol
Cowboys will shoot themselves in the foot before that happens. Atlanta will take them.
It’ll also be funny when the Eagles wipe their cleats on the Cowboys.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
So,
did you have them at 2-2 at this point in the season?
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
The Giants started 2-2 the year they won the Superbowl
The Giants were 9-5 going into a must win game in Buffaflo Week 16, if they lost, they most likely would have missed the playoffs
Have you ever looked at that box score? Or read the play-by-play? It’s very interesting to me, amazing, in fact.
How did Eli go from that, to what he is now?
Damn shame
Romo has done nothing but move backwards.
This Cowboy team through 4 games has looked almost exactly like I thought it would. A poorly coached group of clowns led by a QB who’d rather be famous than work to be a good QB.
You could predict Eli would be good, about the time you read all those posts by LSJ bagging on him.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
Eli had a 73.9 passer rating in 2007
and the lowest point of his career was week 17 of that year.
54th start into his development as a QB, he hit his low point.
Romo is at 43. Giving up would be a shame.
Garrett has to nurse him back to confidence by handing the football to our 3 very talented RBs
I'm not a Cowboys fan
so I have objectivity on the matter…the Cowboys are very lucky to have Romo.
Gamblers know Dallas was in a really tough spot this past weekend. On the road by itself isn’t easy (especially in Denver) plus it was following a MNF game. Toss in the fact that they were also without FJones or a completely healthy Marion Barber.
Dumbasses who don’t know better think Dallas should have skated but that game plan was simplified and put into the hands of the defense.
It looks like they’ve put handcuffs on Romo and pounded it into his head to not mistakes, which takes away his playmaking ability. This is the same QB we saw v Seattle in the playoff game Dallas lost. He’s thinking too much and being defensive which explains why he was so inaccurate.
Thing is, this team without Felix Jones doesn’t have a HR threat meaning they have to put the game in the hands of the defense and try to win a la Pittsburgh 16-7 or somesuch.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
god knows
he has no WRs to throw to.
"I don't condone steroids or any other type of growth hormones or anything else, but I could care less, and, for the most part, I don't think the fans give a (bleep). The people that care about it are the people that probably don't like baseball," - Jim Leyland
Cowboys should have been kicking the tires on
Braylon Edwards. His price was fairly cheap compared to Williams and I think Edwards is a much better player.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
This LA/STL game is not good.
Reminds me of that 19-17 game we had in Boston last year, only without all the scoring.
"I think I'm going to name my new car Scooter, because it dominates on the road." - mikeyoungfuturehof, 9.10.09
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
pretty bad pitching
it’s rare for Carpenter to give up that many hits and walk that many guys. bad night for the cards
A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.
Bad night for the Cards
but HUGE for the Big Blue Wrecking Crew. Kemp’s 1st innning dinger set the tone.
Loved the game last night because Vin Scully, the best there ever was, had the Dodger radio call on XM.
Tonight should be a different kind of game because the first 5-6 innings are going to be played at twilight so offense should be waaaay down.
"Dying ain't hard. It's living that's hard."
"Ranger players, especially veterans, weren’t surprised that Daniels couldn’t find a deal"
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