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Sunday, October 07, 2012
Athletics (94-68) @ Tigers (88-74), 12:00pm
OAK: Tommy Milone (25, LHP, 13-10, 3.74)
DET: Doug Fister (28, RHP, 10-10, 3.45)
Nationals (98-64) @ Cardinals (88-74), 3:00pm
WSN: Stephen Strasburg (24, RHP, 15-6, 3.16) Gio Gonzalez (26, LHP, 21-8, 2.89)
STL: Adam Wainwright (30, RHP, 14-13, 3.94)
Yankees (95-67) @ Orioles (93-69), 6:00pm
NYY: CC Sabathia (31, LHP, 15-6, 3.38)
BAL: Jason Hammel (29, RHP, 8-6, 3.43)
Reds (97-65) @ Giants (94-68), 9:30pm
CIN: Bronson Arroyo (35, RHP, 12-10, 3.74)
SFG: Madison Bumgarner (22, LHP, 16-11, 3.37)
Best Regards, L.M.
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Zimmermann was better than his record (he didn't get great run support or bullpen work, at least not as good as for the others) but Gio is clearly the #1 at this point.
I think the Yankees/O's ALDS is a toss-up.
Yup. The Yankees' big advantage is SP. If the game gets to the 6th and it's tied or close, the playing field is very even, or may even tilt towards Balt. Their pen is fantastic.
Weirdly enough I'm looking forward to it more than the Nats' first-ever playoff game. I think it's because somewhere around June/July I began to simply expect the Nats to make it the postseason...whereas I'm in agreement with #14 that I STILL can't believe the O's are the postseason. And not some flakey "one-game wild card loser" way, but actually playing in the ALDS.
Go Nats! Go O's! Davey Johnson and Buck Showalter: Revenge of the 'Difficult Genius' Managers.
Maybe? I'm a little surprised Chen is pitching game 2. You'd think they'd want to try to have him pitch in NYS to defuse the short porch for lefties.
This series is a toss up as far as I'm concerned. The Yankees have the better lineup, but the Orioles have better defense. The Os have the better bullpen, but the Yankees aren't exactly weak there. I'm torn on the starting pitching - the Yanks have the better rotation on paper, but the homer in me sees a lot of vulnerability in the Yanks top 3.
Ooh, wouldn't mind them calling it early. Didn't think of that. I figured they would play late into the night. Go postponement!
Yep, best $4.99 I have spent.
MVP! MVP!
Sadly, I have to go to Mississauga in about an hour.
I heard first pitch in Os game will be teacher who tackled a local school shooter.
Omar would be awesome, but I doubt it. I think he lives in NYC.
This would be so bad-ass.
Seriously, WTF isn't this a 2-2-1 series with the BETTER team getting the 1st two games at home??
Oh, right ... Bud Selig.
Die in a ####### tire fire you worthless used car salesman piece-of-####.
No. I'll be heading out to the park soon, I'll pass along anything I find out, but I'll be working and don't expect to find out anything you guys don't know anyway.
When he stopped being Fistee.
Seriously, WTF isn't this a 2-2-1 series with the BETTER team getting the 1st two games at home??
That's the way they always did it when the ALCC/NLCS were 5 games, 1969-1984.
The idea is two off days in a 5-game series is ludicrous. Let's a team get away with 3 SPs.
I like the 2-3 format a lot. I hate off days in the postseason.
According to weather.gov things start to clear up quickly after 6pm. 46% chance at 7pm and 16% chance at 8pm. We might be looking at a 1 hour delay and having them play in a drizzle for 30 minutes to an hour. If it looks like it is going to be a 2 hour delay do they call it?
Nah, I think it goes back to the '80's for me. And Jack Morris.
Well, Gio could have been starting game 1.
Well, I do too. If it was up to me, the 1 game playoff for the Wildcard spot would have been best of 3. 3 days, 3 games. If you don't win in 2, you're going to play the LDS the day after you win the Wildcard spot, in which case, 5 games in 5 days. Don't like it? Win the ####### division.
Best of 23? I like it.
EDIT: Actually it was shallower that I thought.
I think sending him was the right call. With one out I think you get aggressive. The throw was absolutely perfect and he was just out.
Nice call, though.
It really did make sense for both parties at the time and has looked good for both since.
Even if it doesn't violate the CBA, it would probably tick off the tv contract as that will then figure into the scheduling of the games.
You would almost be forced into playing the team that traveled the previous night in the later game.
As someone who roots for both teams, I've been entirely happy with the deals. Good for everybody. Suzuki really needed to get out of Oakland, and I think he'll be a great match with Ramos next year. He is better when he has a little rest.
McCoy, Brad Peacock and AJ Cole were in the deal as well. Oakland needed depth more than Washington.
Depth is meaningless if it isn't at the major league level and or it is cromulent at the major league level.
This trade in time might become a win/win trade or even a huge win for the A's but it is way too premature to declare it a win/win afer only one season.
This one. She's sort of interested in baseball, to the extent of knowing which team to cheer, and asking me 'who won?' if she sees me watching a game.
I think there is a better chance of getting the run on the play than with Reddick due. Reddick whiffs a lot and with Crips's speed the Tigers have to be perfect to get him at the plate. To their credit they did but I like the move.
I always thought it was the second out. It makes the most sense to me.
Since he came over from Seattle. He has a 142 ERA+ in a season and a half with the Tigers.
I can see it either way. It was possible that they miss him at home and then there's two on, the run's in, and only one out, setting up a big inning.
Jim Johnson for the MVP. That's the craziest thing I've heard in a while.
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