Sunday's Playoff Action Open Thread
by KLSnow on Oct 11, 2009 11:33 AM CDT
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We join the Red Sox and Angels in progress, with the Red Sox facing elimination and Scott Kazmir facing Clay Buchholz.
Then at 6, the Twins are also facing elimination as Carl Pavano takes on Andy Pettitte and the Yankees.
Finally, I'm sure it'll be nice and warm in Denver at 9 when Jason Hammel and the Rockies make up yesterday's snowed-out game with J.A. Happ and the Phillies.
Enjoy the games!
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hungover + at work =
no fun times.
"I'll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I'll give him a badge and he can be my deputy."
-Sheriff Melvin
by sowingwildoats on Oct 11, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No Packer game today
yet still no one here?
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Oct 11, 2009 12:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i thought this was great though
"I'll be glad to have Ryan help if he wants to. I'll give him a badge and he can be my deputy."
-Sheriff Melvin
by sowingwildoats on Oct 11, 2009 12:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wow
that’s great. I might have to make that my new sig.
"my goodness"
by BrewHaHeather on Oct 11, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and after I read that article....
They based the pitcher grades on ERA+. I wish I was kidding, but I’m not. I had expected a bit more intangibles with the pitching. (Maybe in the Hoffman grade, but Hoffman’s ERA+ was ridiculous this year.)
It’s also obvious they didn’t base the player grades on OPS+, so that was a bit less lazy.
by morineko on Oct 11, 2009 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what is with this 11 AM start business?
Who in LA is going to wake up at 9 AM to watch baseball? This isn’t Patriots Day, guys.
by morineko on Oct 11, 2009 1:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
trying to get the game done before
Tom Terrific and the Pats play maybe
Moving on ready look forward not backwards The 2009 season is over it never happen as far as I am concerned so lets boldly look forward to the 2010 season
by WSB Chris on Oct 11, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
reading more articles about pitching
Must be an early afternoon glutton for punishment, reading all those bad JS articles. Anyway, on the state of the Brewers rotation….
Every FA pitcher mentioned, except for Lackey and Wolf, I have my doubts about and Lackey will cost too much and IIRC Wolf doesn’t want to leave the NL West. No ex-Cards, please. Pavano (who wasn’t mentioned) is…OK, but he’ll want too much, and I have doubts about his conditioning.
The Brewers are better off trying to pick up non-tendered guys and minor league free agents and have a “Pitching Idol” contest for rotation spots during spring training, if that’s the state of the major league FA market.
by morineko on Oct 11, 2009 1:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
we're probably going to end up
picking up a few guys who are coming off an injury and hoping that a one or two can be productive
"A D+ Grade? That must have been a Wittardo grade"- @73_MC
by BrewHaHeather on Oct 11, 2009 1:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be onboard with that
A few guys like Baek/Mulder and you can end up with some decent, cheap results.
Ryan Braun: He loves it.
by SRB on Oct 11, 2009 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd be ok with them doing that every year
If the team could develop a reputation for bringing in minor league FAs every year and giving them a full-fledged opportunity to compete for a spot, then it’d make it a lot easier to attract talent via that route in the future. A lot of those guys turn into nothing, but if you can bring in enough of them, you’re bound to find one who can do something.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
by KLSnow on Oct 11, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
after striking gold with DiFelice and Narveson, it's worth the pyrite
The business principle of finding value in undervalued sections of the market is still true
by morineko on Oct 11, 2009 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
angels making a comeback in the top of the 9th
"Cubs fans boo again – 99% of these people can’t see the plate." -Ueck
by dux2bux on Oct 11, 2009 2:45 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I was hoping for an Angels blowout win
But (knock wood) hanging a blown save on Papelbon is certainly enjoyable.
by Brew Angel on Oct 11, 2009 2:52 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to go ahead and assume that MLB and TBS...
… weren’t exactly hoping for sweeps that put St. Louis and Boston out of the playoffs in less than a week. MLB does have the Los Angeles tv market covered for the championship series, I suppose.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Oct 11, 2009 3:06 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I know it's the truth...
But it pisses me off that MLB doesn’t want good baseball in the World Series. All they care about is viewership…
by Yar Nivek on Oct 11, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
But they’re also going to eliminate one small market (Minnesota) early, and could dump another (Colorado) soon.
If you had to pick four teams to maximize ratings, New York, Philadelphia, LA and Anaheim wouldn’t be a terrible group. And if Colorado wins, they’ll draw attention in a different way, as crazy weather in Colorado could be the story of the NLCS.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
by KLSnow on Oct 11, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's true.
And I’m sure Selig will talk all offseason about how fair and competitive the MLB is even if the smallest market represented in the final four teams is Philly.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Oct 11, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And Doug Melvin will complain how unfair it is.
by Yar Nivek on Oct 11, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Attanasio might, but Melvin will just mention "resources" and "opportunities" after he's taken to task for a disappointing offseason.
Melvin saves his outrage for expanded rosters in September.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Oct 11, 2009 3:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
When did McCalvy start writing for the White Sox?
Cards Announcers On Gamel's First Career HR, "That’s all they need is another home run hitter".
by tcyoung on Oct 11, 2009 5:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's interesting
It’s probably little more than a fill-in role, though.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
by KLSnow on Oct 11, 2009 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Andy Pettitte has 97 pickoffs in his career.
The equivalent of 32.1 innings of extra outs.
That's all I've got for you today, unless you're interested in some Chris Capuano/Tom Haudricourt Fan Fiction.
by KLSnow on Oct 11, 2009 7:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
That's just retarded.
Be cool, and relax. Take a breath, take ten paces back.
The coolest motherfunker on the planet.
by Dikembe Meiztombo on Oct 11, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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St. Louis
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91 | 71 | .561 | 0 | Lost 6 |
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Chicago
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83 | 78 | .515 | 7.5 | Lost 1 |
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Milwaukee
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80 | 82 | .493 | 11 | Won 3 |
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