OT Red Sox/Tigers and Cardinals/Dodgers
 

I'm pretty excited about the old school match-ups. This post season has already been a killer and I'm really excited about what's to come.

I've watched almost every game since the Wild Card games started & there has been some terrific, exciting baseball! Looking forward to the Championship Series in both Lgs, esp. since the Red Sox are in the mix!

Man, I feel bad for the A's.. how many times in a row can a team lose a deciding game 5?!?!? by my count, that is now 6 straight game 5 ALDS losses since 2000.

Agree, the LCS matchups are classic.. especially Dodgers/Cards.

I think Dodgers vs. Tigers with Dodgers taking it. Sorry to see Athletics go today.

Dodgers and Sox WS

I'll be at Fenway for any Sox home games in the ALCS - can't wait for it to start tomorrow night!

Hoping for Red Sox vs. Dodgers. Two major markets, two cornerstone franchises. The huge trade last year. Rematch of 1916 World Series. LA style (Kershaw, Hanley, Puig) vs. Boston grit (Pedroia, Gomes, Napoli, et al...). Some great story lines. Reminds me of the 1984 NBA finals match up...

"BLESS YOU BOYS" GO TIGERS!!!!!!

Joe

I'm cheering for the Dodgers, and my favorite player i grew up with Don Mattingly. Hope he gets a ring as he deserves one :)

I was at game 4 of ALDS in Detroit - Amazing hard fought game. To me the Red Sox bullpen and Cabrera's health issues give the nod to the Sox in this series.

Anybody but the Cardinals!!!

yes! dodgers did america a favor by knocking out those self-righteous braves aholes now can they shut up those insufferable cards' fans also please.

Yeah didn't know who to root for Cards or Pirates because I dislike them both. At least, Tony La Russa is retired, so I don't have to listen to broadcasters tell me how smart he is while he drags the game out for 4 hours. Also, glad the Pirates are gone. With the way their fans treated David Wright leading up to the All-Star game, I could never pull for them again. As if Pedro Alavarez is Babe Ruth...

I'm hoping my hero Donnie Baseball can get himself a ring this year.

Tigers win the series unless Ortiz drinks some more roid shakes. Sox don't deserve to make or win the World Series.

Was hoping for some "new blood" this year. Guess it will have to wait yet again. I will be happy as long as the Cardinals don't win again. I've honestly never seen a team like this, where everything goes right when it matters most (seeing eye singles, bloopers that somehow fall in, opposing teams' errors at critical times, bad calls by the umps when it matters most, etc.)

I still haven't gotten over that phantom Infield Fly Rule a couple of years ago. Everytime I see it replayed, it looks like the "fix" was in. I know they have oodles of talent, an amazing farm system, and a great fan base... but the luck factor is always firmly on their side. Cardinals fans will disagree, but as a long-suffering Reds fan, I had to rant. :(

We're not all insufferable :) I'll take another Tigers/Cardinals series, though I'd like to have another crack at the Sox.

Serious question for you. The Reds have had some good teams recently, yet they struggle to draw fans. What's the deal?

+1

I was at the game last night. I could see from the 2nd inning on that they weren't going to get to Verlander. And after Cabrera's home run it was almost hopeless.
The A's haven't scored on Verlander in 30 straight innings in the postseason.

But Detroit's run is over. Boston should beat them, and I think Los Angeles will make it from the NL.

Greatly enjoyed Detroit's series with the A's. Detroit's starting pitching can hang with the best of them, as can their offense despite Cabrera's diminished capacity. As already mentioned, the bull pen will be the big question mark. Furthermore, their defense is at risk of spotting the Red Sox a couple runs over the series which could prove costly. I'll be cheering for Detroit all the way, but wouldn't be surprised to see the Sox and Dodgers in the World Series.

Go Tigers!

Hey, it's Ohio!!!

I think it's because Cincinnati is predominately African-american. Baseball is not their #1 sport.

I was hoping for A's vs Pirates - the Low Budget Series

A 13th inning walk-off to end game 1 of the NLCS? This is shaping up to be an epic October.

"Muley" Leland
 

The Tigers won't be able to overcome "Muley" (mules are both stubborn and stupid--hence the appropriate nickname!) Leland's propensity to blow it. Plus, his Tiger teams are perpetually tight as a drum--its tough to play baseball when rigor mortis has set in. See the 2006 and 2012 losses to inferior teams.

Unfortunately, I've had a love/hate relationship with this team for many, many years, and will undoubtedly tune in on the big, high-def screen anyway!

Best to all,

Larry

Boston's wailng Wally. LGRS!

[QUOTE=Ladder7;1194203]Boston's wailng Wally. LGRS![/

They need to learn to shave and show some class.

brock,
 

[QUOTE=yanks12025;1194219]Another sour Yankee fan. Arod is a real class act. Redsox in 6 world series champs. Cheers

Red Sox
 

[QUOTE=bigfish;1194220]I thought you were driving to Chantilly...surprised you had time to even post!
LOL!!!

Yankees vs. Red Sox
 

[QUOTE=yanks12025;1194219]Likewise, I am a huge Yankee fan, but I would gladly take 1st place and a playoff spot over clean shaven faces!!!

Joe T.

[QUOTE=yanks12025;1194219]And for what team does ARod play for?

[QUOTE=johnmh71;1194227]Oh and who does David Ortiz play for? I love how sox fans forget Ortiz failed the SAME DRUG TEST that arod did. But no it's ok that Ortiz is a user and is cheered for and is treated like god. But arod is treated like a serial killer. And I'm not a fan of arod, he should be banned for life and so should all cheaters.


And I'm not sour at all, I'm fine with my team missing out. They can't win every year and I don't expect them too.

To the hater guy. The Sox are very upset by your opinions :mad:

[QUOTE=yanks12025;1194219]Best record in MLB and they should change... Brilliant idea Einstein

[QUOTE=Ladder7;1194261]+1

You guys can have best record in one season all you want. I'd rather have the 27 rings.

[QUOTE=Ladder7;1194261]I don't expect them to change and actually show class. Class is not the Red Sox moto. Their moto is beer and chicken everyday.

Brock,
 

Each post makes you look worse. Ortiz vs Arod. The both cheated... Arod is much more of a douchebag for multiple reasons. Please defend.


Cheers,

toby peterson
tp7171@yahoo.com

red sox in 6 world series champs

steve,
 

I hope you are enjoying sunny Florida...

Toby

LA in a quick 0-2 hole. With a 4pm start time, I went to go check the score at 6:30 and the game was over.

There is a ton of irony in this post.

As an Orioles die-hard who hates both the Yankees and Red Sox, I will take the Yankees 100 times out of 100 over the Faux Sox. Although I find both fan bases annoying, I have always found Yankees fans to have much more of a knowledge of both their history and overall game than "Bandwagon Nation". The Red Sox have always fashioned themselves as a working class franchise despite a consistent 100 million dollar payroll. At least the Yankees know they have an economic advantage. The Red Sox are just fake with their holier-than-thou working class/scruffy facial hair nonsense. The willing omission of "Big Roidy" and Ramirez from the Mitchell Report along with ESPN drooling over them at every turn puts it over the top for me.

When was the last Orioles championship season? 1983?

....but you're not bitter.

We're having a blast. Lucky lotsa Massholes here. Yanks fans too (which is Okay too) Gratefully, moreso than Rays fans. God, we've been over to the Trop too many times. Miss Fenway terribly. Hope all is well at home.

Steve,
 

all in

I think it's because they know the season will inevitably end in bitter disappointment? Plus it's a smaller market to draw from, a bit less affluent, and a disillusioned fan base? Their attendance isn't horrible.... Cincy typically falls in around the middle of the pack.

That said, I think St. Louis is one of the few markets remaining in which baseball is still bigger than football. Your fans have a leg up on just about every other town.... simply wonderful and knowledgeable fans.

As for today's game.... it was the passed ball by Ellis which allowed Freese to go to 3rd (and ultimatetly score on a sac fly, for the game's only run). Otherwise, no run would've scored. Cardinals are simply the masters of capitalizing on others' little mistakes.

Last night, Ellis would've scored the winning run, and although Beltran's throw beat him home, he was never actually tagged by Molina. The replay confirmed over and over that there was a collision (yet no tag). God, it must be great to be a Cardinals fan :(

The Cardinals have monster arms, gonna be tough to beat. I'd like to see Cards vs Tigers, but Game 1 in Boston is a must. Great post season this far.

Man, Sanchez is nasty tonight. A no-no and 12 K's thru 6.....

Yeah, but he's thrown a lot of pitches. What a dilemma for Leland, if he still has a no-no through 8 innings, but has thrown 130+ pitches. They'll need him later in the series, so they may not let him finish :eek:

Yeah, he's out. I wonder how many postseason pitchers have been yanked with a no-no intact.

Game 1 ALCS
 

Red Sox couldnt get to the Tigers tonight. Excellent pitching (how about Veras wicked curve balls?) and some favorable borderline calls from Joe West.

Now they have to deal with Scherzer and Mr. Verlander. :eek:

Great game for the Tiger pitchers tonight, lost track but I think 16 strikeouts. 9 hits for Detroit, but we left to many men on base. But, a Great win at Boston to put them in a hole, with our best pitchers in the next 2 games.

Joe

Yeah, West was all over the f*ing place tonight. Not a good game for him, by any means. That said, the Sox failed to adjust and just took too many good pitches.

Joe West didn't cost Boston squat. They squared up 2-3 balls all night and managed one bloop single. They struck out 17 times, and kept looking for the umps to bail them out. Fox trax or whatever it's called, while not perfect, showed that West was right far more often than not and that even the misses were borderline. My only criticism of Joe West is that he didn't toss that whiny puke Victorino after the second hissy-fit he threw.

Tigers were the better team tonight, and won despite Leyland, who should just go into the clubhouse after the 6th inning and smoke until he passes out.

I thought Joe West did a fine job. He missed only a couple calls all night and they went both ways (some for Boston, some for Detroit).

Buster Olney reported after the game that the Red Sox were frustrated. They couldn't read Sanchez, at times taking out their frustrations on home plate umpire Joe West. Buster continued to explain how some of the players viewed replay of the suspect bad calls and came to the conclusion that the right calls were made. Shane Victorino, for example, (after watching replay of his at bats) was reported to say "a couple of those that I thought he got wrong, he got right". The Red Sox seemed to disagree with not only Joe West at home, but also the 1st & 3rd base umpires on partial swings. It began to get old after awhile.

It was a pretty intense game to watch, looking forward to game 2.

Very exciting postseason so far...definitely the best four teams IMO.

I enjoy watching good pitching...that's baseball at it's best! I'm sure we will see some offense sooner rather than later from these clubs. Far too talented lineups for these teams not to eventually hit.

Whoever makes it to the Series, it should be a great matchup!

Last night shows what type of character the Red Sox and their fans are. Nothing but cry babies, they booed and chanted a**hole at the ump when he was actually making correct calls. Or they chanted steroids for peralta but cheered for Ortiz.

How about them Yanks? Oops, wrong postseason.

I'd rather not make the postseason, then be embarrassed like the Sox's were last night.

What do hemorrhoids and a Yankees cap have in common?

Eventually, every A-hole gets one.

After the last two Tiger games, the starting staff is going into today's game with a lot of confidence, not good news for the Red Sox.

Momentum can swing game to game, inning to inning. Boston has a very potent offense. I hope we don't see a return of the offense we saw September 4th. Everyone Detroit brought in to pitch was hammered at will with the result being 20 runs in 8 innings.

http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxsco...boston-red-sox

I was at Fenway last night (early this morning) and that was as frustrating a time I've spent at the park in a long time. Their inability to hit Sanchez had me very nervous now for this series, knowing what arms are in the queue for Detroit.

Lets hope the Sox can get back on track tonight!

Better for one game than a whole season.

Not saying West cost them the game. Tigers pitching won that game. I was saying, however, that his zone last night was noticeably larger than in the past. He has historically been known to have a zone the size of a postage stamp. As a Sox fan, I found Boston's inability to adjust hard to watch. Sanchez owned them, for sure.

Really?

You rather play a whole season and not make the playoffs than endure one one-hit game in the playoffs after having already won one playoff series?

That is certainly an interesting take.

I could care less who wins the series but come on.

I can see how you would feel that way...probably reminds you of how the Yankees felt when they were utterly embarrassed by Arizona in 2001...better they never even made the postseason than look so stupid. Two games in a row to start the series getting schooled by Schilling and Johnson...humiliating.

Probably better for you to just watch the Yankees highlights from 2013...a year long retirement party topped with a giant helping of fraud, childishness, epic selfishness and infighting.

Also sounds like the 2011-2012 Red Sox.

Not sure that's possible.

David steroids with a grand slam. Pretty sad cheaters help decide games. Love how fenway fans cheer for their cheater but god forbid another teams players cheated and he gets booed and steroids chanted.

Detroits wheels have fallen off!

Go Cards! Go Sox!

Sour grapes DO make the best whine

I still can't believe what I just saw.

Well,
Jim Leyland did it again. Over managed his bullpen. What an idiot. This manager has done this before and with same results. Someone on this thread said it correctly yesterday, at the end of a game, Leyland should go back in the dugout and smoke his cigarettes and forget about making any calls.

At least I'm willing to admit our players cheated unlike hypocrite sox fans. Also enjoy the new record of 32 strikes in 2 games and barely splitting 2 games at home.

2004*
2007*

You`re right I admit it, I`d rather the Sox had been out of it and never made the playoffs at all rather than suffer this weekend`s shameful showing ! P S Throw the Patriots in there with them, embarrassing.