No matter what team you pull for
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Not pictured: the spontaneous dust storm that made everyone’s eyes leak https://twitter.com/cardinals/status/1576671344976343040?s=46&t=i84Xt6gsE5cg4na59_khiQ
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I am very sad. That is all.
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Meanwhile, Dayton Moore is gone, but his impact lives on.
One of the last guys he traded, Carlos Santana, hit a 3-run homer last night to spark the Mariners comeback. After trailing 8-1, they won 10-9 in Toronto to sweep the Wild Card Series.
Revenge is sweet…after years of having hordes of annoying Blue Jay fans come down from Vancouver and get drunk and obnoxious at M’s games, by the end of yesterday’s game the Toronto fans were is stunned silence and were being drowned out by Mariner fans. As they say, payback’s a bee-yotch.
Astros up next in the ALDS. Definitely more of a challenge, but at least Seattle gets its first home playoff game in 21 years.
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@nwhawkfan I wish Josh Danielson was still a Blue Jay so all my dislike can be concentrated in one place.
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Oops! Meant Josh Donaldson. Nice to see he got thrown out AGAIN while doing a home run trot that was not signaled a home run by the umpires. Ball hit the top of the right field wall, and bounced off a vendor’s Bud Lite tray sitting on the wall and a fan’s finger before falling back to the fielder. Prob should have been called a double but ass-uming when the ball is in play is dumb dumb dumb.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
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@mayjay said in No matter what team you pull for:
Oops! Meant Josh Donaldson. Nice to see he got thrown out AGAIN while doing a home run trot that was not signaled a home run by the umpires. Ball hit the top of the right field wall, and bounced off a vendor’s Bud Lite tray sitting on the wall and a fan’s finger before falling back to the fielder. Prob should have been called a double but ass-uming when the ball is in play is dumb dumb dumb.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
@mayjay said in No matter what team you pull for:
Oops! Meant Josh Donaldson. Nice to see he got thrown out AGAIN while doing a home run trot that was not signaled a home run by the umpires. Ball hit the top of the right field wall, and bounced off a vendor’s Bud Lite tray sitting on the wall and a fan’s finger before falling back to the fielder. Prob should have been called a double but ass-uming when the ball is in play is dumb dumb dumb.
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
ya it could
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Josh Donaldson and their now off the playoff roster wife beating, tattoo infected closer are the only real reasons why I dislike NY so much this year. I’m pulling hard for Cleveland who are the anti-Yankees and a lot of America will be pulling for them tomorrow night.
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Don’t really have a rooting interest in any of the four clubs left. Phillies & Astros look like the hot teams right now, but I’m curious about San Diego, especially with Soto on the roster.
Can’t imagine that Cleveland would’ve matched up too well against Houston if they’d got past NY. They’re a young team though…look for them to contend for the next few years.
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Look at those Astros GO.
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Can Yankees come back?
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@AsadZ said in No matter what team you pull for:
Can Yankees come back?
Huge Yankee fan --as you know - - and to your question the answer is NO. - - Astro’s just have better talent 1-9 - -better hitters percentage wise - -better pitching. =- -Yankees had one of the better bullpens but injuries have destroyed the bullpen. - - -Just like it has played out in the entire playoffs for NY - it’s HR or nothing. -Not giving their starting pitchers any run support . Wouldn’t surprise w if Houston didn’t sweep. - Maybe Yankees win one with Cortes.
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@jayballer67 I have to say, I am utterly shocked! I thought you were a to-the-wall, never-say-die, ain’t-no-fat-lady-singing-yet fan of NYY!!!
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Pulling for the Padres.
The ALCS is a match up of my most hated team as a child vs my most hated team as an adult.
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@mayjay said in No matter what team you pull for:
@jayballer67 I have to say, I am utterly shocked! I thought you were a to-the-wall, never-say-die, ain’t-no-fat-lady-singing-yet fan of NYY!!!
LMAO - you a goofball , yet your right - - MOST the time - - BUT I’m also a REALIST - - Houston just better all the way around and on top of that they have had NY number for years lol
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Didn’t realize until today that Phillies’ manager Rob Thomson played at KU in the '80s. Another catcher-turned-manager.
https://m.kusports.com/news/2022/oct/21/phillies-looking-world-series-berth-former-jayhawk/
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The office will be Astros crazy today. I think it’s time to order a t-shirt, and join them. Go Astros!
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Hard to get behind cheaters
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Old Evil Empire, meet the New Evil Empire. Yanks didn’t put up much of a fight.
Even with a KU guy managing the Phillies, I can’t see them winning the WS. Houston pitching too good, especially the bullpen.
Best case scenario, they might be able to take one or two games and keep the Astros from a clean sweep of the playoffs.
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Will Judge sign with Bronx bombers and what will it take to keep him
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@AsadZ said in No matter what team you pull for:
Will Judge sign with Bronx bombers and what will it take to keep him
ya I think when it’s all said and done - - he will return to the Yankees- --he sure didn’t help his cause any though when it really counted - His strikeout ration against the Guardians was insane.
Kinda falls under what have you done for me lately ? - Lately means the playoffs when it really counts
It kinda falls in the same scenario as College Basketball a player can carry a team al year and then have a crap tourney when yo really for all the marbles. - - a lot of people look at it like -good player - -not a clutch game time play off player
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@Crimsonorblue22 said in No matter what team you pull for:
Hard to get behind cheaters
Every team has a system in place and the Astros haven’t stayed this good because of something 5 years ago. 6 straight LCS appearances and 4 WS appearances happens because of talent and ability.
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@Texas-Hawk-10 They have amazing talent which makes it worse that they felt like they needed to cheat to win a world series.
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My personal opinion is they’ve only been stealing signs in baseball for 100 years. Here the Yankee fans acted like they given some grave injustice in 2017 conveniently forgetting about all their roided up players they used to win titles and championships. Everyone. steals. signs. in. baseball. To me, it parallels our present situation with the NCAA- everyone calls us “cheats” for doing what everyone else has been doing for a long, long time.
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Reports are coming up that Royals have hired Rays bench coach Matt Quatraro as manager
I don’t know much about him and will do some digging on his background
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Pedro Grifol, Royals bench coach has been hired by White Sox as Manager @wissox
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@AsadZ It’s a pick that’s being panned by a lot of Sox fans. The common comment is if he’s so good why didn’t the Royals hire him? I obviously hope he’s good but our administration has screwed up so many hires I’ll believe it when I see it.
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@AsadZ Apparently he’d been on J.J. and Sherman’s radar for a while due to his success in Tampa Bay & Cleveland. Going to wait and see, but early national feedback seems to be positive.
The media reports talk about how well Quatraro did with “small market teams.” Had to chuckle a bit about that…the Tampa-St. Pete market is now ranked Number 13 in the country, ahead of Detroit, Miami, the Twin Cities and St. Louis. (Seems like these national writers think a “small market” is someplace that isn’t New York or L.A.)
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@nwhawkfan The 13th market actually puts them in the bottom half of the mlb tv markets (17th, by my count) since LA, SF, NY, and Chicago all have multiple teams. There is also a significant dropoff in size from top to middle.
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@wissox I think Royals did not hire him as they wanted to have a fresh start, someone from outside with a new approach. He was well regarded by the players.
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Grifol was the only internal candidate that had any chance of being hired by KC in this cycle, but like @AsadZ said, they needed a clean break from the previous regime. I expect we will see new people throughout the development chain for KC, but Grifol will probably do well in Chicago (but hopefully not too well).
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Initial impressions have been great so far!
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HOUSTON ASTROS 2022 WORLD SERIES CHAMPS!!! HATERS CAN SUCK IT!
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Drinking hater’s tears!!!
https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/astros-celebrate-world-series-video-17562180.php
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@wissox Solid hire by White Sox. Royals did not hire him as they wanted someone from outside for a fresh start. He is very well respected.
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Well before all the Yankee haters comin flyin at me, THIS IS NOT - -IS NOT trying to throw anything in anybody’s face - -THIS is purely and sincerely acknowledging a great feat a ONCE in a life time accomplishment.- So just appreciate what he did, - - Domingo German threw a perfect game last night - - a perfect game -27 up - -& 27 down. – -only the 4th time in NY History & 24th time in ML History You really got to be on your game to accomplish that. Rizzo made a really good play they highlighted down the line to preserve it - but for the most part just a great pitching performance , and YEs NY stinks this year but doesn’t take away from this
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Good for him.
In my mind, that perfect game was attained with an *.
* vs 2023 Oakland A’s
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@bskeet said in No matter what team you pull for:
Good for him.
In my mind, that perfect game was attained with an *.
* vs 2023 Oakland A’s
doesn’t mattre if it’s pee wee as bad as they are these are still Major league players, these just don’t drop in your lap evey dy. you have to be spot on
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My idea of a perfect game is free parking, 78⁰ at first pitch, they have $1 hot dogs and drinks and the Royals win.
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@nuleafjhawk said in No matter what team you pull for:
My idea of a perfect game is free parking, 78⁰ at first pitch, they have $1 hot dogs and drinks and the Royals win.
Ya that would have to be really perfect
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Lopez trade to Braves is a head scratcher, not sure if JJ has a clear direction.
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Verlander to Houston.
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Barlow and Yarbough gone.
Per reports, JJ investigated trading Salvy but due to complex contract did not pursue.
