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MLB Playoffs
Now THAT was playoff baseball! I had no rooting interest in Seattle/Det so it
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Now that the Red Sox and Tigers are out, and the Yankees have joined them on the golf course for the winter, I don't have a particular preference who wins it all, though I guess it would be nice for one of the teams who hasn't won it yet to pull through.
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Thank you Seattle for knocking the Tigers out. Their legacy will be blowing the largest divisional lead in MLB history and losing back to back ALDS Game 5s with Skubal on the mound.
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really good game to watch hopefully Chi-Brewers comes close today. Thought Skubaul at 99 pitches would start the 7’th would like to hear that conversation and the thought process. Sox long gone so hoping for ANYONE other than L A.
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The analytics may say otherwise. My experience says do not take out a starter with command (2 hits, 13Ks) unless he or his catcher tell you he's spent. Seen this movie so many times.
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While I'm very disappointed with the Tigers loss, I have to admit that they haven't been playing pennant winning caliber baseball since the All-Star break. :( |
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"Easy decision," Hinch said. "After the fifth (inning), I checked in on him — how he was doing physically and emotionally. We both knew that he had one (inning) left. He emptied his tank and was emotional coming off the mound, and I think that signals exactly where we were in the game. He gave us everything he could. He's pitched on regular rest now three or four starts in a row. He empties his tank from pitch one. It was an easy decision." |
Brewers -- Dodgers should be fun. It will be interesting to see if they can keep Ohtani bottled up. He had an OPS of 1.066 in 22 ABs this year against their pitching (versus a .626 OPS against the Cubs).
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I loathe New York as well, but I'm not sure what they or anyone has to do with taking Indians from me. With that being said, really hoping the Brewers beat the Dodgers as the final middle finger to the criminal payroll cabal. Looking forward to keeping this rivalry going next year, and congrats on a fun season that saw Detroit's first playoff series win in quite some time. |
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The Indians were my favourite American League team edging out the Oakland Athletics for about fifty years. Now that both those teams are gone the Detroit Tigers have moved into my #1 slot. :( |
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Really hope Seattle pulls it off.Sucks Griffey or Ichiro did't win a ring with them.
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Blake Snell is nasty. Very very nasty.
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Not to break the tension, but I love Ron Darling.
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Both Phillies and Brewers intentionally walked Ohtani to load the bases, only to unintentionally walk Betts to push in a run.🤢
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That Brewers 8-6-2 DP was incredible. Certainly something you don't see every day. No excuse for the runner on 3rd not scoring on that but the other runners were so confused. I know one ump was signaling no catch and the 3rd base coach saw it that way too.
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I love seeing Roki Sasaki come back and do well. What a great story.
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What a disappointment this NLCS has been. I picked the Dodgers to win, but I thought it would at least be competitive.
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The ALCS is interesting. You can almost feel the Blue Jays going home up 3-2.
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I wish they'd let Kershaw start game 4. If he blows it it's no big deal, but c'mon, let him go out with a chance to get a big postseason win.
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Forget the Brewers. Alejandro Kirk is the victory for the Everyman. Loved watching him score from second just now.
(Five minutes later: The commentators just said that he's the slowest runner in the MLB and it was the first time he's scored from second on a single all year.) |
Holy J-sus, Shohei.
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This is the greatest postseason performance ever. Shohei Ohtani.
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He's pretty good.
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It’s like watching a cartoon, what the hell
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My son and I are going to game 7 at the Dome tonight! Go Jays!!!
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Good luck! Whatever the outcome, enjoy the memories with your son. Playoff Games with your kids are special, special Game 7s.
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Let’s Go Seattle!
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Canada vs. US in the World Seies, baby !!! Come on, Jays !!! Make it happen !!
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Canada my sweet ass. The Toronto Blue Jays are nothing but a bunch of imports. They're as American as the stars and stripes with a side order of salsa. I'll embrace them as my Canadian team the day they start a Canadian majority on the field - which I understand will be a cold day in hell.
I've actually actively resented how Torontonians have embraced the Blue Jays as their team since the late 1980's. The same Torontonians who now claim to be part of the "Canada first" contingent are the very same Torontonians who embraced the NFL instead of the Argonauts years ago and bought into the "world class city" mantra which merely meant we here in Toronto harbour the conceit that we're so much more "sophisticated" than you Winnipeggers or Edmontonians. :rolleyes: But it was really nothing but a desperate attempt to be noticed by the Yanks and the rest of the world. Well screw those pathetic Canadians (particularly the ones with bumper stickers saying "My Canada includes Florida"). I care not what anybody else thinks of me or Canada. :mad: That being said I do prefer the Blue Jays to those West Coast Mariners. But no, it's not about Canadian nationalism. It's not about us versus them. :) |
One thing I just learned about the Jays is that Canadians (at least some of them) get to watch the playoff with the home broadcasting crew. That is so cool and I wish we had that option here in the US. John Smoltz is so terrible that I end up muting the game a lot of the time.
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There's something very pedantic about Smoltz's style. I much prefer Ron Darling. Orel Hershisher is a bit of a Dodger homer, but he's good also with his analysis.
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What a comeback and what a season for the Blue Jays. I really hope they can give the Dodgers a series.
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Great game we were at last night! Happy Seattle lost, even better it was Springer that drove the final nail! After the way the horrible Seattle fans booed Springer after he got hit in the knee, he deserved revenge!
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My predictions for the WS:
1) Ohtani will do very well on the mound. But he will NOT come through in clutch moments at the plate. 2) Mookie Betts will be the WS MVP 3) Vlad is going to be silenced by Dodgers pitching. His final line will look something like 2 for 28 with 8 strikeouts. 4) Springer will win at least one game with a clutch at bat, but Roki will strike him out in the last inning for the WS win. |
Not sure if I want the Toronto Guardians to win to stick it to the Dodgers/MLB offices, or if I want to fast track the correction in baseball by having the Dodgers repeat.
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I don't understand why people hate the teams that spend money, like the Dodgers. All the owners can afford to pay up for a competitive team. Every single one of them. Some see their team as a reflection of the city and pay up to win (and get the prestige that comes with winning), while others manage the team as if it were a convenience store chain. Why are we rewarding the convenience store chain owners like Arte Moreno and Bob Nutting, as opposed to guys like Mark Walter and Stevie Cohen?
For me, I'd love to see the Dodgers wipe the floor with the Jays so that small market teams stop bitching and moaning and starting spending money to compete. |
World Series
Well, we have a Series. Pulling for Toronto, which means LA will win:). Trent King
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Do you all think any of the small market US teams would ever move to Canada? I was thinking Pittsburgh to Montreal; Seattle to Vancouver; Tampa to Toronto.
Toronto is like New York, we could support two teams easily. Seattle, it's mostly Canadians going to the games anyways. Montreal Pirates just sounds cool. All of these teams would spend big bucks to compete with the Jays! |
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Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (born in Montreal) is just as Canadian as Wayne Gretzky (maybe more these days!)
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If Toronto used only Canadian players, not only would they get crushed they probably couldn’t even field a team . There’s Vladimir and ... being a cardinal fan I remember Tyler O’Neill was Canadian and .. that’s about it.
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Ooooh Freddie Freeman’s parents are Canadian - well there’s that, Toronto can get beat by somebody that’s kind of Canadian
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Jameson Taillon would slot into the rotation...Mike Soroka, maybe...
They would have Owen Caissie in the prospect pipeline. The Cubs have had and have an odd amount of Canadians on their team...redheads, too. Also, Josh Naylor did his Canadian duty helping TOR turn an awkward double play for them last night. |
Wonderful Taillon and Naylor are good additions.,
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But the Toronto Blue Jays aren't exactly a tight fisted team either. Their payroll is the fifth highest. :( |
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1) Vancouver Devil Rays 2) Ottawa Nationals 3) Calgary Rockies 4) Edmonton (Forest) Rangers I'd rename them all though. :confused: |
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And it's not even like the Jets and the New York Football Giants where the organizations spend money but still suck. Those are incompetent organizations. It's almost like it's the business model of the Angels and the Pirates to suck to the point just above where fans can still take it. They're not incompetent organizations at all. If I were a fan of those teams, I'd be insulted that the owner takes me for such a chump. |
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Ridiculous? How?
Is it ridiculous for a business owner to treat his business as a business as opposed to operating it for the community in the public interest? And don't you think that a less competitive "playing field" is not in MLB's best interests? MLB 's share of the pro sports market does seem to have dwindled in the last 75 years. :confused: |
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If there appears to be a correlation between rich teams and championship teams, how is such a complaint "ridiculous"? What's wrong with more competitive balance? Does that not make a sport more rather than less interesting?
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