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Post by soxfansince67 on Oct 8, 2017 22:16:35 GMT -5
No luck - the possibility of a MFY/Sox series lives on....
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Post by Don Caballero on Oct 9, 2017 20:45:32 GMT -5
Guys, if the MFY complete the comeback, which is looking damn possible right now, could Tito be fired?
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 10, 2017 8:06:06 GMT -5
Guys, if the MFY complete the comeback, which is looking damn possible right now, could Tito be fired? Hahaha, I see what you did there. No, because he's not being stupid.
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Post by Don Caballero on Oct 10, 2017 9:23:26 GMT -5
Hahaha, I see what you did there. No, because he's not being stupid. He wasn't being stupid when he was fired here. I mean, it's at least possible.
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 11, 2017 17:47:59 GMT -5
Geez, Strasburg is pitching a gem. 12K, 6 groundouts, 3 flyouts in 7.
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 11, 2017 18:00:54 GMT -5
And now I've seen Jon Lester pick someone off first.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Oct 11, 2017 18:29:04 GMT -5
I think the MFY's chances of winning tonight are very slim. If they do, I might have to provide a mea culpa to redsoxchamps. The Indians should be able to take care of business tonight. Add: Money line for Yanks is +185
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Post by aznpopsical on Oct 11, 2017 18:48:35 GMT -5
Geez, Strasburg is pitching a gem. 12K, 6 groundouts, 3 flyouts in 7. He's nasty, wouldn't it be nice if we had a right hander or anything close like him on our team. Speaking of right handers, it would be wise imo for the sox to bring back fister on a one year contract if they can. His arm strength looked to be all the way back and then some, I was surprised to see him pumping fastballs at 93 94 in the last game.
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Post by aznpopsical on Oct 11, 2017 19:03:52 GMT -5
Not gonna lie man, that Yankees thumb down tee looks pretty nice
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Post by rookie13 on Oct 11, 2017 19:15:14 GMT -5
There's no way anyone expected Gregorious to hit a HR off Kluber.
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 11, 2017 19:18:07 GMT -5
Aaron Judge has a 81.25% k-rate in this series.
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Post by jimed14 on Oct 11, 2017 19:50:49 GMT -5
Gee, who does the league want to win? Pitches 2,3 and 4 were called strikes for Sabathia.
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Post by aznpopsical on Oct 11, 2017 19:59:10 GMT -5
I'm having a hard time hating on this year's Yankees. The way they built that team is how I hoped we were going to build ours. With that said, I don't wanna see them win another game, and I'm really looking forward to their players taking major steps back next season.
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Post by kingofthetrill on Oct 11, 2017 20:00:24 GMT -5
It's times like these where I wish that the draft picks were related to how well a team did in the playoffs and not just the regular season.
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Post by kingofthetrill on Oct 11, 2017 20:01:59 GMT -5
I'm having a hard time hating on this year's Yankees. The way they built that team is how I hoped we were going to build ours. With that said, I don't wanna see them win another game, and I'm really looking forward to their players taking major steps back next season. Yeah, in addition to all of the other valid reasons, I just want them to have given up some valuable prospects for absolutely nothing. I don't want Blake Rutherford, Ian Clarkin, James Kaprielian, Jorge Mateo, Dustin Fowler and a Littrell guy to Minnesota to be for something.
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Post by wcp3 on Oct 11, 2017 20:33:38 GMT -5
Daily reminder that MLB umpires are trash bag humans.
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Post by James Dunne on Oct 11, 2017 20:35:12 GMT -5
The Indians inability to close out series over the last 20 years is just absurd. Up 3-2 in the 1997 World Series, 2-0 in the 1999 ALDS, 3-1 in the 2007 ALCS, 3-1 in the 2016 World Series, now this.
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Post by bosox on Oct 11, 2017 20:40:26 GMT -5
Daily reminder that MLB umpires are trash bag humans. I can't wait for the trial run of the robo ump. Maybe they'll start some quality control on their profession if a serious threat exists to eliminate one of their positions on the field. The inconsistency of the calls behind the plate is ridiculous.
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Post by jmei on Oct 11, 2017 20:53:00 GMT -5
I'm always uncomfortable when umpires get criticized in such personal terms for being imperfect at calling a strike zone. I get the criticism for the "ump show" stuff, but calling balls and strikes is just an intrinsically challenging task for any human being. These guys are not purposefully making bad calls or putting in a half-***ed job. They work extremely hard at it and are being graded more strictly than ever. Robot umps is an inevitability and I certainly won't miss home plate umpires, but tough for me to feel any personal animus towards them.
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Post by aznpopsical on Oct 11, 2017 20:57:23 GMT -5
The Indians inability to close out series over the last 20 years is just absurd. Up 3-2 in the 1997 World Series, 2-0 in the 1999 ALDS, 3-1 in the 2007 ALCS, 3-1 in the 2016 World Series, now this. You might very well have just reverse jinx the Indians, in a positive way. Great job!
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Post by Don Caballero on Oct 11, 2017 21:03:52 GMT -5
I'm always uncomfortable when umpires get criticized in such personal terms for being imperfect at calling a strike zone. I get the criticism for the "ump show" stuff, but calling balls and strikes is just an intrinsically challenging task for any human being. These guys are not purposefully making bad calls or putting in a half-***ed job. They work extremely hard at it and are being graded more strictly than ever. Robot umps is an inevitability and I certainly won't miss home plate umpires, but tough for me to feel any personal animus towards them. Dat first strike to Lindor though.
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Post by Don Caballero on Oct 11, 2017 21:09:44 GMT -5
Here we go, Tito just removed Miller, the next batter is going to hit a HR, Indians blow this and Tito makes his triumphant return to Boston next season.
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Post by James Dunne on Oct 11, 2017 21:23:12 GMT -5
Strike one to Lindor was indefensibly bad.
Brett Gardner dignifies my ongoing irrational Yankee hatred.
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Post by Don Caballero on Oct 11, 2017 21:28:11 GMT -5
Strike one to Lindor was indefensibly bad. Brett Gardner dignifies my ongoing irrational Yankee hatred. Surprisingly it might have been less awful than strike 3 to Judge. Ump isn't biased, just doing a bad job tonight.
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Post by James Dunne on Oct 11, 2017 22:19:41 GMT -5
Fair for the ump to assume Judge would've struck out anyway.
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