Official MLB Playoff Thread

[CaliAngel]

On 10/22/2016 at 10:38 PM, Lou said:

who works on Sunday? 

What a joke!

[Lou]

12 hours ago, hangin n wangin said:

Fun fact:

With their series loss, the Dodgers have set an MLB record for the most consecutive postseason trips without reaching the World Series.

how many? 

[Lou]

29 minutes ago, CaliAngel said:

What a joke!

ummm, ok? 

[Richard]

1 hour ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Meh, sounds pretty routine.

Now, if it was dehydration...

Or mono..

(wonder if anyone remembers that one)

[Lou]

1 hour ago, Richard said:

Or mono..

(wonder if anyone remembers that one)

Casey Kotchman? 

[Jay]

15 hours ago, Lou said:

Schwarber on a private jet on his way to Cleveland. Reports are he will DH in G1

 

They don't need Schwarber they have Maddon.

 

[Stradling]

Maddon is the new Jack Cust. 

[Blarg]

Maddon is the silver haired Phil Shane.

[fan_since79]

34 minutes ago, Jay said:

They don't need Schwarber they have Maddon.

 

The good thing is, they don't have Scioscia.

 

Forgive me, I just couldn't resist.

 

[Stradling]

27 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

The good thing is, they don't have Scioscia.

 

Forgive me, I just couldn't resist.

 

Of course you couldn't.  There were two Scioscia's on the grassy knoll.  

[Homebrewer]

1 hour ago, fan_since79 said:

The good thing is, they don't have Scioscia.

 

Forgive me, I just couldn't resist.

 

Or Dusty..

[Angel Oracle]

On 10/22/2016 at 3:09 PM, Lou said:

Kevin is the guy who comes homes to find his buddy nailing his wife. 

He waits on the couch until they're finished then gives the guy a lift home. 

(read up on the history of how the dogs treated Autry when the Angels first joined MLB) 

Right down to having to use the visitors clubhouse from 1962-1965

[Angel Oracle]

On 10/22/2016 at 5:36 PM, CaliAngel said:

Wow Kershaw really buckled down there. Toles better stay out of his line of sight, if I were Clayton I'd wanna strangle him lol. 

Imagine how Lackey would have responded.

[Angel Oracle]

Now that I correctly predicted Cubs/Indians, I'm available for stock advice.

Epic WS incoming in 7 hours!

One of two epic WS title droughts will be over soon.   Sorry Indians, but I want the 108 year-old one to end.

Any word on the status of Salazar and Bauer?   Although Merritt did very well, thank you.

[mulwin444]

25 minutes ago, hangin n wangin said:

Salazar is active, from what I last heard, which is great news for the Indians.

Bauer is scheduled to pitch game 2 or 3, depending on how his finger feels and how live BP goes.

Salazar starting is definitely big news for the Indians and hopefully he avoids the struggles with control he experienced when he returned from a previous shut-down mid-year.  Its a shame Carrasco is injured as well...having something like Kubler/Lester, Salazar/Hendricks, Carrasco/Arrieta, and Tomlin/Lackey match-ups would make for some great baseball.  As it is, getting Salazar back even for just one start means they can avoid having to see Clevinger/Merrit or a BP game.

[IEAngelsfan]

1 hour ago, Angel Oracle said:

One of two epic WS title droughts will be over soon.   Sorry Indians, but I want the 108 year-old one to end.

 

I was leaning that way at first, but with all the ridiculous Maddon threads popping up, I'm starting to reconsider.

I don't even want to imagine what this board will look like if the Cubs win

[Homebrewer]

Schwarber will hit a HR off Salazar.

Book it.

[CaliAngel]

Tickets for Game 1 on Stubhub right now for $880. A bit more reasonable than $2000+. For that price I'd consider going.

[Angel Oracle]

Surprised that no one touched on this one.

The last two NLCS outs came on a similar routine GIDP grounder to one that was booted by Alex Gonzalez in the pivotal 8th inning in 2003's NLCS game 6.   Even with Bartman's goof, if Gonzalez handles that GIDP cleanly, the Cubs likely win the 2003 NL pennant.

Gonzalez was a stand up man in future years though, manning up to it and doing all he could to take the focus off of Bartman.

[Lou]

2 hours ago, CaliAngel said:

Tickets for Game 1 on Stubhub right now for $880. A bit more reasonable than $2000+. For that price I'd consider going.

if I were a long-suffering Cubs fan, I'd do it in a heartbeat.

if I was some 24-yr old fan, I'd pass

[Lou]

 

15 minutes ago, Angel Oracle said:

Surprised that no one touched on this one.

The last two NLCS outs came on a similar routine GIDP grounder to one that was booted by Alex Gonzalez in the pivotal 8th inning in 2003's NLCS game 6.   Even with Bartman's goof, if Gonzalez handles that GIDP cleanly, the Cubs likely win the 2003 NL pennant.

Gonzalez was a stand up man in future years though, manning up to it and doing all he could to take the focus off of Bartman.

If I'm Bartman, I go to every World Series game, home and away. 

[Homebrewer]

And all the while Dumbsty Baker sat on his ass chewing his toothpick.

[AngelsLakersFan]

good start for cleveland

[daygloman]

3-0 Tribe

[Blarg]

18 hours ago, Lou said:

 

If I'm Bartman, I go to every World Series game, home and away. 

And sit in a front row foul line seat with a "Hit it here! " sign.