Baseball 2017

[sloopjohnc]

:lol: Saw a player falling for the old "fake throwing the ball back to the pitcher trick". The millisecond he stepped of the bag he got tagged. Surely that's so embarrassing it's up there with getting your ankles broke in basketball.

Love the hidden ball trick.

[Dr Markus]

Genuinely, though, that's some embarrassing shit right? Like pippen inbounding the ball off ainge's back for the bucket.

[sloopjohnc]

After 13 professional seasons with one team, pitcher Matt Cain, is retiring as a San Francisco Giant. He's 32 and he's been in the big leagues since he was 20. "The Horse" was the antithesis to Lincecum, The Freak. Cain was Mr. Reliable and Lincecum was the flamboyant prima donna. He threw 200+ innings six seasons in a row, just missing 200 a season, before and after that stretch. Cain threw the only perfect game in NY and SF Giants 100 year history and he was a reliable factor in two of the three Giants World Series runs.

He got "Cained" is a Giants fan phrase for a pitcher pitching well for lots of innings but losing because of no run support.

Giving Giants players big contracts seems to be the kiss of death and when the Giants rewarded Cain for all his hard work, his arm began breaking down and he was never the same.

It's going to be weird to see a Giants roster without Matt Cain.

[BARON CORNY DOG]

Playoffs start today. I am cautiously optimistic
about my guys, but a little peeved that their home field advantage had been slightly neutered by MLB giving them TWO weekday day games at home to start. Which also means I have to hope I can find it on the radio and listen at the office. I’ve bought a small radio for the purpose. Fingers crossed.

[sloopjohnc]

Playoffs start today. I am cautiously optimistic
about my guys, but a little peeved that their home field advantage had been slightly neutered by MLB giving them TWO weekday day games at home to start. Which also means I have to hope I can find it on the radio and listen at the office. I’ve bought a small radio for the purpose. Fingers crossed.

If the wild card games are any consolation, they're going to have to equip the balls with little parachutes with all the home runs that are likely to be hit.

[Dr Markus]

I work with a Minnesota crew here at work, heard all about the twins all season. It's funny how a 2 or 3 game winning run puts them in a good mood.

[toomanyhatz]

I just want the Dodgers to MAKE it to the damn WS.

Unless it's against the Yankees. Then they better freaking win.

[sloopjohnc]

I just want the Dodgers to MAKE it to the damn WS.

Unless it's against the Yankees. Then they better freaking win.

I'm hoping the Diamondbacks do God's work and eliminate the Dodgers.

They don't fear the Dodgers either.

[toomanyhatz]

God's work was throwing MadBum off his dirt bike. Well done, God!

[toomanyhatz]

The Dodgers fear no one. (When the team that was 21-3 in July shows up, anyway.)

[toomanyhatz]

Altuve 3 HR! 2 against Sale!

This is looking like a pretty high-scoring postseason already.

[sloopjohnc]

God's work was throwing MadBum off his dirt bike. Well done, God!

[sloopjohnc]

I think they should just start calling him, "The Great Altuve!"

[BARON CORNY DOG]

I think they should just start calling him, "The Great Altuve!"

So happy he had such a strong game and that the offense came out swinging.

[toomanyhatz]

For what it's worth, my predictions:

Indians over Yankees in 4
Astros over Red Sox in 4
Cubs over Nats in 4
Dodgers over D'backs in 4

Indians over Astros in 7
Dodgers over Cubs in 6

Dodgers over Indians in 7

Anyone else want to play?

[sloopjohnc]

Indians over Yankees in 4
Astros over Red Sox in 4
Nats over Cubs in 5
D'Backs over Dodgers in 5

Indians over Astros in 7
Nats over D'Backs in 6

Indians over Nats in 6

The Dodgers are chokers until proven otherwise.

[Hightea]

Indians over Yankees in 5
Astros over Red Sox in 4
Nats over Cubs in 5
Dodgers over D'backs in 5

Indians over Astros in 6
Dodgers over Nats in 6

Indians over Dodgers in 6

Although I'm routing for Yankees Vs Dodgers.

[toomanyhatz]

The Dodgers are chokers until proven otherwise.

As opposed to the Giants who just flat out suck?

How magnanimous of you to at least admit the series will be close.

[toomanyhatz]

On an unrelated subject, how impressive was it how easily the Astros and Indians dispensed with the Sox and Yanks? It's looking inevitable that those two will face each other in a tough series. I'm definitely more scared of either of them than I am ANY Of the NL teams.

[sloopjohnc]

The Dodgers are chokers until proven otherwise.

As opposed to the Giants who just flat out suck?

How magnanimous of you to at least admit the series will be close.

I can't write it or say it, much less be it.