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Playoff Baseball for 10/15
Mets at Cardinals, RIGHT NOW!
Cards already up 1-0.
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Boom! just like that the momentum has changed, just like in the Seahawks game. Mets now up 2-1.
Not a second too soon on the game thread, man.
I hear that David Wright kid is pretty good. Think he might be as good as Beltre someday?
Somewhere, Ron Fairly is cursing the umpire.
Let’s go Me-ets, lets go! Lets go Me-ets, lets go!
Delgado is just outstanding. Too bad we were not able to get him.
The Mets appear to have gotten their miracle tonight.
You mean, Mets already up 11-3 😉
McCarver, earlier, when Belliard got thrown out at 3rd: “It’s better to try for the extra base. More runners are thrown out when they don’t go for the extra base than when they do.” -pause- “I know that sounds crazy…” -pause- “That was a great play by the fielder…”
Delgado just giving us all a little reminder of what “Left-handed sock” actually looks like.
McCarver defended Valentin last night, getting thrown out at second on a single, with the Mets losing 5-0 late.
Jason is this the all-time record for a game thread?
Well, I to be fair I think what he was trying to say was that, statistically, you’re going to score more often if you push for 3rd rather than stopping at second, even factoring in the chances of getting thrown out at 3rd vs being 100% safe at second. But that’s not what he said. What he said made no sense.
I love the fact that the Discovery Channel counter-programs “Mythbusters” against baseball. Especially when it’s the NL and a blow-out.
Even more, I love that even though I don’t pay for cable I somehow get the Discovery Channel (and more clearly than some of the over-the-air stations).
After game four, Cardinal Josh Hancock is rocking the dreaded “infinity” ERA.
Well, Perez sucked as badly as I thought he would (even though McCarver and Buck congraulated him for a good outing– seriously, WTF is up with that???), unfortunately…
Its anyone’s game tomorrow, the Cards get a slight break because pitching on sort rest will likely cuase Glavine to suck, whereas Weaver would likely get pounded regardless of rest.
If pitching is what wins in the post-season, is it possible for the Tigers to play the Twins in the world series on account of neither the Mets nor the Cardinals advancing past the NLCS?
Where all the posters? This thread is about as empty as a Mariners’ home game.
I’m finding the NLCS pretty entertaining. Two mediocre teams scratching and clawing for the chance to be swept easily by the Detroit Tigers.
But Detroit won’t win the series.
They will have had too much rest and will be over confident. They will be favored to win, just Like the Yankees were sure to score a bunch of runs, the Twins & A’s games were to be low scoring due to pitching, and Detroit was supposed to be lousy in the post season due to the bad second half and horrible last few weeks in September.
The AL is better than the NL this year.
So all signs point to Detroit winning the WS. Therefore my money is on the NL contender.
To be fair I think the Mets are a good side – it’s just their pitching has been decimated by injuries.
Not many AL sides can boast a 3-4-5 like Delgardo/Beltran/Wright *awaits stats to tear my argument apart*.
The Mets were clearly the class of the NL. No other NL team would have finished higher than third in any AL division, I think.
That said, with the NLCS going long with only the one off-day, the winning team’s bullpen will be significantly weakened.
Sure – the Tigers don’t have a 3-4-5 like the Mets, but the Mets look sick next to the 7-8-9 of the Tigers. They’re strong throughout their lineup – the NL team will need a solid bullpen to win this one.
I’d agree that the Mets were clearly the class of the NL, but now, missing a chunk of their rotation? Nah.
Two good things for the Mets:
1. It might rain tonight in St. Louis, giving Glavine regular rest.
2. El Duque will apparently be back if they reach the WS.
Yeah, pretty iffy on both counts.
Rick Telander has a ‘be careful what you wish for, Lou’ column in Chicago today …
The more everyone goes on about how weak the NL is the more I think the Mets/Cardinals are going to beat the Tigers.
Macha is officially out in Oakland
forgot to finish the thought– does that mean Ron Washington finally gets his shot?
How do you fire a manager who lead your team to 90+ wins each year he managed?
Washington is currently in Arlington interviewing with the Rangers (according to KNBR down here in San Jose). According to the chronicle’s writers, Ron is on the top of the A’s list should he not be offered the Texas job.
well, Washington has interviewed so many times to no result, this time it would be nice for him to actually get a shot…
“Daylong rain caused Game 5 of the NL championship series between the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets to be postponed Monday night. The game was rescheduled for 8:19 p.m. EDT Tuesday night at Busch Stadium.”
What? Why? Macha did a fine job in Oakland.
The A’s, who reached the playoffs and even advanced to the second round, fired Macha, but the Mariners who finished last in the division again are apparantly standing pat?
no one ever said logic is a part of baseball.
Radio down here int he Bay Area is reporting that it was not “performance related” but “due to personality conflicts with several key players”. Apparently said players went directly to Beane and voiced their concerns.
hasn’t it been the scuttlebutt for years that Macha and Beane don’t get along well? My vague remembrances are telling me that.
Also – what, nobody has written anything about Piniella taking that 3 year contract to manage the Cubbies? Where’s all the gnashing of teeth from the ‘we want Lou’ crowd? It’s a good gig for him, I think. Closer to Florida than we are, but too bad the Cubs do the Cactus League and not the Grapefruit League. Maybe Anita tired of having him around all the time anyway…
What? Why? Macha did a fine job in Oakland.
A’s upper management clearly wasn’t all that comfortable with bringing Macha back in the first place, given the “you’re fired, wait, no, we’ll take you back after all” fiasco that went on last off-season. This is probably something that’s been developing over time rather than any specific thing that happened this season.
Looking back at Derek’s draft guide to evaluating managers, he lists “keep his team happy and motivated or, barring that, motivated” as the manager’s most important duty. While the A’s winning record and playoff experience would make it seem that the players were motivated, it’s possible that behind closed doors, they weren’t very happy with Macha. That’s my best guess as to why Mr. Beane might make this move, though as an outsider, I don’t have any way to really back that up.
a lot of it was addressed in the Chronicle piece linked above
Off topic, but [deleted, off-topic]
I’ve always liked Jared Fernandez, but that’s partly because I’ve always thought it would be cool if the M’s had a knuckleballer on the staff.
I’d take Spivey over Bloomquist, obviously.
Hee Choi? Might make a nice LHB on the bench, but they’re already overloaded at 1B/DH.
George Lombard is still around? Wow.
Other names that jump out: Ramon Vasquez, Willie Harris, Marlon Byrd, Justin Leone.
In response to #39 being deleted for being off topic, just what is the topic of this thread? Playoffs? Lou to the Cubs? Macha being fired? Mariners roster construction? Just asking.
I think it’s because Jim actually started with “off topic, but”.
Yeah JMB, your probably right. While not always in agreement I usually find what Mr. Thomsen has to say interesting. Oh well, at this time of year (Football) and with the M’s out of it I’m just grasping at any baseball discussion.
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Thanks in advance.
so, who was it at the feed who got cut off for starting with ‘off topic, but…’
so let’s see, at the moment it is Lou in Chicago, with Phil Rogers speculating that Hendry has promised that he’ll go get all his former players & coaches… the Bay Area writers are saying Beane goes with high school buddy Geren, though he should sign Washington (who interviews in Texas today) or Baker, and that Bochy is in line for the SF job…
I think it’s because Jim actually started with “off topic, butâ€.
I think Derek does that because it’s funny.
I don’t know, I think Joe Girardi might be a good fit for the A’s given their tendency to stay young and cheap (even if the current ownership isn’t as extreme in that regard as in years past). It’s too bad he didn’t get a shot at the Cubs, but then Lou’s only signed on for 3 years and Girardi is young. I don’t expect to see the Cubs in the WS over the next 3 years, but watching Lou blow up periodically (especially if the Tribune Co remains the owner and thus inevitably frustrates him the same way the Mariner’s ownership did) will be fun.
Win your division, get fired. Come in dead last, get kept on for another year. I guess Mike Scioscia gets a set of steak knives….