2013 MLB Playoffs

[XUFan09]

Now that the Rays have beat the Rangers for Game 163, it's officially the postseason!

As someone with friends of both WC teams tonight (I got my Master's in Pittsburgh), I'm a bit conflicted, but in the end, I have to root for the team who has been putting out a good product year after year recently (the Reds) over the team whose fans should just be happy that they made the playoffs after ending a 20-year losing streak. Plus, I hate Steelers and Penguins fans, and they're often one and the same. Either way, I'm hoping for a Cardinals sweep in the next round!

Here's a helpful chart (http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/62260854) for who you should root for. ;-)

[PMI]

Now that the Rays have beat the Rangers for Game 163, it's officially the postseason!

As someone with friends of both WC teams tonight (I got my Master's in Pittsburgh), I'm a bit conflicted, but in the end, I have to root for the team who has been putting out a good product year after year recently (the Reds) over the team whose fans should just be happy that they made the playoffs after ending a 20-year losing streak. Plus, I hate Steelers and Penguins fans, and they're often one and the same. Either way, I'm hoping for a Cardinals sweep in the next round!

Here's a helpful chart (http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/62260854) for who you should root for. ;-)

I agree with you on rooting for the Reds over the Pirates. It's a big pet peeve of mine that we're supposed to feel so happy for these poor, suffering Pittsburgh fans who haven't seen playoff baseball in a million years. I, the kid from Washington, DC, am supposed to feel bad for these people who have been winning Super Bowls and Cups and conducting themselves as one of the most obnoxious fan bases in the country, because they've had terrible ownership and management of their baseball team? Give me a break. I hope tonight is the last playoff baseball game Pittsburgh fans get to see until another 25 years.

[X-band '01]

And then there's long-suffering KC fans; signs of improvement this year but no postseason to speak of since 1985.

[XUFan09]

And then there's long-suffering KC fans; signs of improvement this year but no postseason to speak of since 1985.

My graduate mentor is a Pirates fan and a Royals fan (his family is based out of there), but completely apathetic about football and hockey. It's been a rough couple decades for him.

[STL_XUfan]

And then there's long-suffering KC fans; signs of improvement this year but no postseason to speak of since 1985.
Because they sold there soul to the devil in 1985 to win the World Series. They are now damned to be terrible for the rest of time.

[XUFan09]

Because they sold there soul to the devil in 1985 to win the World Series. They are now damned to be terrible for the rest of time.

Damn right.

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[Masterofreality]

Because they sold there soul to the devil in 1985 to win the World Series. They are now damned to be terrible for the rest of time.

Satan paid off Don Denkinger.

[DC Muskie]

I hope the Reds kill the Pirates so we can stop feeling happy that the Pirates made the playoffs.

[XUFan09]

Is anyone catching this Cardinals-Pirates game? The Cards just took it to A.J. Burnett in the 3rd, scoring seven runs off him via home run, walk, single, and error. He didn't even get an out in the inning.

[BBC 08]

That was a fun inning.

[Porkopolis]

I dislike the Cards, but purely as a baseball fan I find their offense a thing of beauty. Perfectly constructed from top to bottom. They just keep coming at you.

[XUFan09]

That was a fun inning.

It was!

[XUFan09]

I dislike the Cards, but purely as a baseball fan I find their offense a thing of beauty. Perfectly constructed from top to bottom. They just keep coming at you.

The best part was the beginning: Adam Wainwright didn't draw a walk once in the ntire regular season (71 at-bats). t home.Then, he draws a walk to start off the post-season and ends up making it home for the go-ahead run!

[XUFan09]

Just finished watching the announcers salivate over the Dodgers and Yasiel Puig, who is apparently "one of the best stories of the past decade, if not longer." Ugh. Just one postseason, I'd love to see no teams from one of the coasts or Chicago. Just picture this list:

AL:
Toronto
Kansas City
Minnesota
Cleveland
Texas

NL:
Atlanta (they get swept in the NLDS)
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Arizona

TV executives wouldn't know what to do with themselves...

[Masterofreality]

Clay Buchholz looks like he should be running Moonshine in a 1968 Ford Pickup under a dark moon on the ridge.

BTW. They must have lured 30,000 homeless Florida people into Tropicana Tent with free hot dogs.

[vee4xu]

Clay Buchholz looks like he should be running Moonshine in a 1968 Ford Pickup under a dark moon on the ridge.

BTW. They must have lured 30,000 homeless Florida people into Tropicana Tent with free hot dogs.

Probably a good time to try this promotion since most of them are hungry from migrating south.

[Masterofreality]

I'm not saying Tampa fans are old, but those blue shakers are flying at half staff.

[XUFan09]

Crazy finish with the walk-off home run!

Also, the Cardinals win after holding a no-no into the 8th inning!

[GoMuskies]

Pretty impressive Division Series round so far. No one eliminated yet (ATL on the clock), and every series going at least four.

[XUFan09]

LA is pushing to knock Atlanta out early with a lead-off double in the 8th by Puig. Base hit ties the game...and they're trying to bunt. *facepalm*

[XUFan09]

LA is pushing to knock Atlanta out early with a lead-off double in the 8th by Puig. Base hit ties the game...and they're trying to bunt. *facepalm*

That home run was a little more effective.

[KC4X]

LA is pushing to knock Atlanta out early with a lead-off double in the 8th by Puig. Base hit ties the game...and they're trying to bunt. *facepalm*

For a minute there, I thought Dusty had moved back to LA already. ~"~

In all seriousness, I wish Dusty well. By all accounts he's a very good person. Personally, I hope that he enjoys a stress-free retirement, at least for a little while.

[Masterofreality]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, once again.......Goodbye Atlanta!

I know for a fact that God hates the Tomahawk Chop and wants it removed from the scene as soon as possible. Maybe the worst cheer since the wave was invented.

[nuts4xu]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, once again.......Goodbye Atlanta!



Yes, screw Atlanta and their fair weather fans! Suck on that!

[Juice]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand, once again.......Goodbye Atlanta!

I know for a fact that God hates the Tomahawk Chop and wants it removed from the scene as soon as possible. Maybe the worst cheer since the wave was invented.

I really wanted to like Atlanta this year because I love the Uptons and Heyward but McCann and Chris Johnson ruined that for me with their bullshit in the last month of the season. I find those two so insufferable that I wanted the Dodgers to win the series. Also, the statements from announcers about how Freddie Freeman should be MVP made my head hurt. I couldn't listen to that crap anymore either.

[Mel Cooley XU'81]

Crazy finish with the walk-off home run!

Baseball has been such a bummer in Chicago lately.

That walk-off was the coolest thing I've seen in baseball in years.

Great stuff.

No idea who that guy is.

I told Spike Cooley XU'19 as the HR pitch was delivered,

"You don't want a guy with 59 on his back hitting for you in the bottom of the ninth in October."

Boom!

Baseball . . .

[Cheesehead]

Well, shit, the Cards advance. I was rooting for the Bucs. I am not even sure I will watch the WS.

[XUFan09]

Well, shit, the Cards advance. I was rooting for the Bucs. I am not even sure I will watch the WS.

Go Redbirds!

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[BBC 08]

Woohoo!!!!!

[paulxu]

Ack!

[BBC 08]

That was a fun first game of the NLCS.

[XUFan09]

That was a fun first game of the NLCS.

Jesus Christ, that was intense.

[BlueX]

Watching FS Live this morning, I couldn't believe they were trying to make about big deal about the play at the plate. When the ball beats the runner by that much and he doesn't try to avoid the tag he is always called out.

[XUFan09]

Watching FS Live this morning, I couldn't believe they were trying to make about big deal about the play at the plate. When the ball beats the runner by that much and he doesn't try to avoid the tag he is always called out.

The runner even said after he was out, no question.

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[paulxu]

I don't particularly like the Cardinals (duh).
But it's hard not to be impressed by a team that dumps Pujols and is right back in it again, up 2-0.

[GoMuskies]

The Tigers have not been giving up many hits lately.

[SM#24]

I guess pitching has really taken over. 3 total runs in the last 28 innings of LCS play.

[Masterofreality]

Bring back HGH!

[X-band '01]

Detroit has the best 1-2 punch in terms of starting pitchers - they'd really be frightening even with an above-average offense at this point.

[STL_XUfan]

And after 2 games the dodgers are already back on the "fire mattingly" train.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgersnow/la-sp-dn-tony-la-russa-dodgers-manager-20131012,0,7868833.story?track=rss#axzz2heK3Orwb

A lot of baseball left in this series.

[XUFan09]

And after 2 games the dodgers are already back on the "fire mattingly" train.

http://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgersnow/la-sp-dn-tony-la-russa-dodgers-manager-20131012,0,7868833.story?track=rss#axzz2heK3Orwb

A lot of baseball left in this series.

They bumped the payroll big time. That automatically equals World Series rings, right?

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[BBC 08]

1 more game!

[SixFig]

Mickey Mouse Dodgers force game 6

http://deadspin.com/adrian-gonzalez-makes-mickey-mouse-ears-after-homering-1446708722

Stay classy St. Louis. It's on

http://deadspin.com/why-dont-the-st-louis-cardinals-respect-the-game-1445679050

[XUFan09]

Skip Schumacker, now with the Dodgers, just got a standing ovation at the plate. Why? Because he's a former Cardinal, damn it, even if he's now with a major opponent.

Deal with it ;-)

[Porkopolis]

Skip Schumacker, now with the Dodgers, just got a standing ovation at the plate. Why? Because he's a former Cardinal, damn it, even if he's now with a major opponent.

Deal with it ;-)

Of course it helped that the Cards were already up by a touchdown. :laugh:

[XUFan09]

Of course it helped that the Cards were already up by a touchdown. :laugh:

Lol yes, that's definitely true, but the Cards fans have been cheering for former players for a long time.

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[Masterofreality]

If any of the Devils Night arsonists in Detroit are looking for fuel, the Tigers' bullpen is an excellent choice. #burnbabyburn

[paulxu]

I was going to start a WS thread, but screw 'em. The Reds aren't in it.

Give the devil his due though...if this was 75 years ago, both teams would own their pennants and be in it anyway.

[XUFan09]

I was going to start a WS thread, but screw 'em. The Reds aren't in it.

Give the devil his due though...if this was 75 years ago, both teams would own their pennants and be in it anyway.

A decent number of the Cards' pennants and a few of their subsequent World Series came about that way...and a lot of the Yankees'.

Spurred by some bad errors and completed by some timely hitting, Boston opened it up for Game 1 and now has a 1-0 lead going into tomorrow.

Time for:

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[PM Thor]

Just for you Boston!!




Wait for it....


http://youtu.be/JvUMV1N7eGM

[XUFan09]

That video was pretty damn funny.

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[XUFan09]

Michael Wacha is a stud. That is all.

[BlueX]

Hopefully last night started the curse of Mariano. What in the world were the Sox doing honoring him before last nights game. Also the Big East promotion was great last night.

[SM#24]

I thought MLB was honoring him, not the Red Sox.

[XUFan09]

Well...that was an interesting end to Game 3.

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[SixFig]

Good call. Clever baserunning.

[XUFan09]

Game 4 was the second game in this Series where the game ended on "That just happened?" note. Beltran, the October hero, comes to the plate with the chance to tie the game on a homer or extend it with a base hit or walk. To win the game, the pitcher must get by him, right? Nope, he picks off Kolten Wong at first. Considering that Wong didn't even represent the tying run, I have no idea why he was that far off the base, but what a strange way for the game to end.

As someone tweeted, "This Series is on drugs."

[XUFan09]

Prediction: Cardinals win tomorrow night because:

1) Wacha is on the mound.

2) It's difficult to win three games in a row.

The Red Sox then win Game 7, because I just don't see St. Louis winning two games in Boston, and whoever the Cardinals put out there as the starting pitcher simply won't be Wacha.

[gladdenguy]

Congrats to REDSOX Nation and the city of Boston. I have adopted them as my team because the Reds will never win a World Series as long as I live.

3 out of the last 10. Crazy. What a great scene last night in a wonderful city.

Also congrats to the Cardinals.....you......I can't do it....f**k that......suck on that Cardinals and your fans.....I hate you.

[nuts4xu]

......suck on that Cardinals and your fans.....I hate you.

Couldn't have said it better myself. See you Saturday GG!

[bourbonman]

The Cardinals are 2 & 2 in this millennium in the World Series. Oh how I hate getting into the playoffs frequently.

[XUFan09]

The Cardinals are 2 & 2 in this millennium in the World Series. Oh how I hate getting into the playoffs frequently.

Lol

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[waggy]

Lol




Pretty fucking lame trolling X fans.

[XUFan09]

Pretty fucking lame trolling X fans.

So the thread is titled "2013 MLB Playoffs" (started by me, by the way), and the Cardinals were one of the final two teams in the playoffs, yet we Cardinals fans are the ones trolling. Yeah, makes sense ;-)

[waggy]

You got anything baseball related to add? Or just lol's, and defending them?

[XUFan09]

You got anything baseball related to add? Or just lol's, and defending them?

I think I've contributed plenty in this thread that's baseball-related already, seeing as I started it and then had the most posts. Is there some quota that you don't think I fulfilled? Or are you just upset because the best smack you have against the Cardinals concerns how they lost in the World Series (with a young roster mostly returning, by the way), while the Reds didn't make it past the play-in game?

[waggy]

Oh god. Go somewhere else and suck some cardinal dick.

[XUFan09]

Oh god. Go somewhere else and suck some cardinal dick.

Nice contribution.

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[X-band '01]

What's more potent - cardinal dick or billiken dick?

[Cheesehead]

What's more potent - cardinal dick or billiken dick?

It's a tie if they hump a water melon.

[GoMuskies]

I think this photo truly captures the essence of Red Sox Nation:

http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/PJ-BR441_SPORTS_E_20131104175347.jpg