2013 ALDS: Detroit Tigers (3) Vs. Oakland A's (2)

[markb]

Interesting that Sonny Gray was having an ok but not amazing season in triple A this year, but since he's been called up he's been pretty damn good.  What a way to start your playoff career with 10 big league starts to your name.

[CaliAngel]

Bases loaded, 0 outs for the A's. A's WILL score here.

 

I can only wonder how the Angels would have managed to not score in that situation.

[HaloMagic]

We saw it happen before. It was 9/11/12 and it went Kendrys strikeout and Kendrick double play. Then HaloMagic vomit.

Edit - Come to think though, I don't think the bases were loaded. I think it was first and third. Still gross. Still classic Halos baseball.

Edited October 6, 2013 by HaloMagic

[CaliAngel]

it went Kendrys strikeout and Kendrick double play.

 

Halos sure do know how to make productive outs. For the other team.

[Sam Sanchez]

We saw it happen before. It was 9/11/12 and it went Kendrys strikeout and Kendrick double play. Then HaloMagic vomit.

Edit - Come to think though, I don't think the bases were loaded. I think it was first and third. Still gross. Still classic Halos baseball.

Happened against the Dodgers once when we still had Abreu. I remember he grounded back to the pitcher for a 1-2-3 double play and then the next batter got out.

 

I believe it's happened quite a few times since, just can't remember specifics.

[Troll Daddy]

Great game! I love playoff baseball.

Go A's

[SigBaby]

I was at Saturday's game. Stadium was rockin. 

[CaliAngel]

Happened against the Dodgers once when we still had Abreu. I remember he grounded back to the pitcher for a 1-2-3 double play and then the next batter got out.

 

I believe it's happened quite a few times since, just can't remember specifics.

 

Oh it happens all the time. Just hard to keep track...

[Troll Daddy]

It's amazing how the A's keep finding these great young pitchers.

Sunny Gray wtf!

Edited October 7, 2013 by Troll Daddy

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

It's amazing how the A's keep finding these great young pitchers.

Sunny Gray wtf!

He was the 18th overall pick in the 2011 draft. It's not like he was a mid round or late round draft pick that they've developed into a good pitcher.

[DW711]

Slightly off-topic, but what the hell.

 

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Game 3- scoreless in the bottom of the 2nd inning. 

[HaloCory22]

A's get on the board. Miguel Cabrera's horrible defense coughs up a run.

[Lou]

A's get on the board. Miguel Cabrera's horrible defense coughs up a run.

 

 

Most Valuable

 

 

 

Hitter

[Docwaukee]

I thought a bunch of players said he was pretty good defensively.  How could the guys that play the game be wrong?

[jshep]

A's get on the board. Miguel Cabrera's horrible defense coughs up a run.

 

But players said he was a good 3rd baseman!

[Lou]

He was the 18th overall pick in the 2011 draft. It's not like he was a mid round or late round draft pick that they've developed into a good pitcher.

 

Exactly. He was a stud at Vanderbilt

[WallyWorld]

Torii with the GIDP to end the 5th.  It's almost like watching the Angels in the playoffs.

[jshep]

Torii with the GIDP to end the 5th.  It's almost like watching the Angels in the playoffs.

 

But without Mike Trout.

[Angel Oracle]

He was the 18th overall pick in the 2011 draft. It's not like he was a mid round or late round draft pick that they've developed into a good pitcher.

And then there's the Halos drafting Brian Anderson 3rd overall in 1993.   What a total and epic waste of a plum pick!

 

Not to mention how the Halos looked in 2011, granted they needed offense. 

Cron = 17th pick in 2011, the pick BEFORE Gray.

And of course, Cron looks like a prime candidate for MLB mediocrity over 2 years later, with the low OPS in AA. 

How the heck was he the BEST college hitter in the 2011 draft, per a few pundits?

Edited October 7, 2013 by Angel Oracle

[Angel Oracle]

The revenge factor could be in play here, as Detroit needed 5 games a year ago to beat the A'ths; and like a year ago, the A'ths have the deciding game if needed at home.

[Taylor]

Torii with the GIDP to end the 5th.  It's almost like watching the Angels in the playoffs.

 

It's funny how quickly people forgot that Torii was a GIDP machine when he was here.

[Lou]

And then there's the Halos drafting Brian Anderson 3rd overall in 1993.   What a total and epic waste of a plum pick!

 Anderson was selected right ahead of such illustrious pitchers as:

 

4. Wayne Gomes ( 30 ML wins)

5. Jeff Granger (0 wins  27 games 9.09 era)

6. Steve Soderstrom  (spent 10 days in the majors)

 

He was selected right after Darren Driefort   (48-60 mlb record)

 

 

Wasn't really his fault he required 2 Tommy John surgeries in consecutives years. 

He had 82 career wins

Edited October 7, 2013 by Lou

[Lou]

Hell yeah, Balfour !!

[Lou]

"What the fuc*s your problem, bitc* ??!!"