2016 MLB Playoff thread!

[SilenceS]

I was pretty confident Texas would be bounced in the first. I just didnt see them dominating in post season. I didnt like their pitching. What will be interesting is if the Red Sox and Indians go 5. The Indians would probably have thrown their best relievers arms out by then. I still think the Red Sox win that series, but it should be close.

 

[fatbeard]

Would you clutch me? I'd clutch me. I'd clutch me hard. I'd clutch me so hard.

 

[DanTown]

David Price's team (if they don't come back) will fall to 0-9 in games started by David Price.

 

[CSF77]

Would you clutch me? I'd clutch me. I'd clutch me hard. I'd clutch me so hard.

Looks like a young Trump.

 

[CSF77]

David Price's team (if they don't come back) will fall to 0-9 in games started by David Price.

Mark it down. TOR at Clv. Makings of a good series.

 

[chibears55]

@JonHeyman: asked why he's still playing Espinosa at ss, Dusty says, "Well, who else do i have? that's my answer ... (cont.)"
@JonHeyman: dusty on espinosa question (cont.). "i mean, you could give me somebody better, then i can play somebody instead of him."

Nothing like giving a player a vote of confidence

Dusty Sucks Ass

Sent from my LG-V495 using Tapatalk

 

[Omeletpants]

Dusty is the Lovie Smith of baseball

 

[DanTown]

So game 2 was cancelled in LA/Washington. They play will play two games within 24 hours of each other on completely different coasts (tomorrow at 12PM EST and Monday at 3PM EST). What this means for the Cubs is that this series will play games 2-3-4 in a row. If the series goes 5, Scherzer/Kershaw would go Thursday, game 1 would be Saturday meaning they would pitch at earliest game 3 (4 day rest) then either game 6 (3 day rest) or 7 (5 day rest).

 

[chibears55]

So game 2 was cancelled in LA/Washington. They play will play two games within 24 hours of each other on completely different coasts (tomorrow at 12PM EST and Monday at 3PM EST). What this means for the Cubs is that this series will play games 2-3-4 in a row. If the series goes 5, Scherzer/Kershaw would go Thursday, game 1 would be Saturday meaning they would pitch at earliest game 3 (4 day rest) then either game 6 (3 day rest) or 7 (5 day rest).

Heard it didn't rain all afternoon there.. Clear skies



Sent from my LG-V495 using Tapatalk

 

[SilenceS]

Donaldson goes second to home on a ball hit to the SS. Went for two and short hop the throw. Donaldson just kept running.

 

[fatbeard]

I disagree completely. They are 29 games over .500 against teams with a .500 or better record. The rest of teams that are over are only 37 games combined. That means that yes there have been in a few blowout losses, but when it comes to the very best teams, Texas enters beast mode. I can't see it going past 6 games with Texas moving on.

I'm just going to read this post over and over again, like enjoying a fine wine.

 

[DJMoore_is_fat]

I'm just going to read this post over and over again, like enjoying a fine wine.

Lol.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[TC in Mississippi]

The ALDS with the Rangers and Blue Jays was almost exactly as I had thought except I thought Texas would win a game. All the numbers said Texas was more lucky than good and Toronto had been tested in a brutally competitive AL East. I'm sorry but if you win 95 games with only a +8 run differential fate has smiled on you. In this series though, not so much.

 

[brett05]

I'm just going to read this post over and over again, like enjoying a fine wine.

Do as you wish. No doubt that the Rangers got smoked. But again it changes nothing about my trumpeting up the Rangers in the REGULAR season.

 

[brett05]

The ALDS with the Rangers and Blue Jays was almost exactly as I had thought except I thought Texas would win a game. All the numbers said Texas was more lucky than good and Toronto had been tested in a brutally competitive AL East. I'm sorry but if you win 95 games with only a +8 run differential fate has smiled on you. In this series though, not so much.

Again not the same as the Regular season

 

[TC in Mississippi]

Again not the same as the Regular season

No, it's not but the regular season indicated that they won a whole lot more games than they should have. I get that any team can get hot in a small sample size of a 5 game series, and Toronto was riding the high of a walk off WC win, but they dominated Texas. the talent just didn't match up.

 

[DJMoore_is_fat]

Do as you wish. No doubt that the Rangers got smoked. But again it changes nothing about my trumpeting up the Rangers in the REGULAR season.

Dude, humble yourself and eat crow. You said it wouldn't even go 6 games - with Texas advancing. They got destroyed.

 

[TC in Mississippi]

Today's game between the Dodgers and Nats should be interesting. Kenta Maeda has pitched poorly recently and Gio Gonzales, who's also pitched poorly, pretty much owns the Dodgers. As a team LA has a .091 lesser OPS against lefties than righties and Gonzales has been particularly tough against them. If LA pulls this one out, despite the obvious , they'll win this thing. If not I'd give Washington the slight edge.

 

[fatbeard]

Do as you wish. No doubt that the Rangers got smoked. But again it changes nothing about my trumpeting up the Rangers in the REGULAR season.

The Rangers' Pythagorean expectation, which showed Texas won far more games than their run differential should correlate to, was brought up in another thread earlier--you ignored it (with the laughing smiley, no less), and insisted that this was evidence that the Rangers were simply "clutch". You were presented analysis, here in this thread no less, that showed the idea of "clutch" is essentially as accurate as randomness when predicting future performance--you ignored it. You are the horse that was led to water and still refused to drink. Try not to hurt your back moving the goalposts.

 

[CSF77]

Nats have a advantage this game. It should go a full 5. Both teams were very close in talent and it will come down to who has the dominate final game in Max or Clayton.

Texas has a easier division to load up wins against. Toronto had the whole division outside of Tampa fighting. That division was a dog fight and most of their games were against the other dogs.