Wednesday Playoff Thread: 3 games today

by Slyde on Oct 1, 2008 2:22 PM EDT in Playoffs

Brewers	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Yovani Gallardo	0-0	1.88	1.25	20	8

Phillies	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Cole Hamels	14-10	3.09	1.08	196	53

Dodgers at Cubs, 6:30pm

Brewers	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Derek Lowe	14-11	3.24	1.13	147	45

Phillies	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Ryan Dempster	17-6	2.96	1.21	187	76

Red Sox at Angels, 10pm

Brewers	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - Jon Lester	16-6	3.21	1.27	152	66

Phillies	W-L	ERA	WHIP	K	BB
2008 - John Lackey	12-5	3.75	1.23	130	40

I had hoped to do something more interesting here and explain who will win and why, but I feel like I have been in meetings all day today - and not the fun meetings where I can goof off, but the kind where I get called on to talk, so I have to pay attention. So, all I'll do is give you my worthless predictions:

Brewers in 5 games.
Cubs in 3 games.
Red Sox in 4 games.
White Sox in 4 games.

NOTE: no science was harmed during the making of these predictions.

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FIRST!

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 1, 2008 2:41 PM EDT 0 recs

TBS hot corner

If you want to watch the game from four camera angles with only crowd noise, check it out.

by ken on Oct 1, 2008 3:15 PM EDT 0 recs

now if only this internet thing would dispense soft-serve ice cream

it would be perfect!

"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling

by Slyde on Oct 1, 2008 3:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

You're going to have to wait for Chrome 2.0

by ken on Oct 1, 2008 3:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

i wish they'd replace the dugout camera with a wide view of the field.

i have NO idea what happens to the ball after the batter makes contact.

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Oct 1, 2008 3:18 PM EDT up 0 recs

yeah, but you'll know how Jimmy Rollins reacts to it.

isn’t that more important?

"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling

by Slyde on Oct 1, 2008 3:19 PM EDT up 0 recs

He's a gamer!

And a leader! He won the MVP!

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Oct 1, 2008 3:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

is he a gleader?

or a lamer?

"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling

by Slyde on Oct 1, 2008 3:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

Geader.

"Yes, and it's so important in this sport that the athletes be able to train in the same location." -Cynthia Potter, NBC Synchronized Diving Analyst

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Oct 1, 2008 3:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

He's a gleaner!

Hahahaha, stretching to make impressionist references is so hip.

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Oct 1, 2008 3:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

are you a lamer?

"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling

by Slyde on Oct 1, 2008 3:27 PM EDT up 0 recs

Also, the top two cameras aren't synchronized

by ken on Oct 1, 2008 3:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

the top right is delayed for the computer animation of the pitch

it is off from the other 3 cameras.

"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling

by Slyde on Oct 1, 2008 3:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

Can Fox do this?

I swear I’d watch that instead of listening to Tim McCarver.

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Oct 1, 2008 5:49 PM EDT up 0 recs

This reminds me of when the TV crews went on strike in Canadia...

The managers were able to cover cameras, but didn’t do commentary for the Canadian Football League games, and they got better ratings, though the CFL bitched about it.

But I’d definitely prefer not to hear most announcers.

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Oct 1, 2008 6:01 PM EDT up 0 recs

i watched baseball on ESPN Deportes when i was in Cuba

and i had a tough time following it, because the whole screen can’t be on TV, so there is something going on that you can’t see.

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 1, 2008 6:06 PM EDT up 0 recs

Lightning, thunder in Philly

We’ll see who the mudders are today.

by ken on Oct 1, 2008 3:19 PM EDT 0 recs

hi guy's

shout NORM!

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 1, 2008 3:22 PM EDT 0 recs

NROM!

Vote Pops in '08. I promise nothing and I'll do it!

by Pops Daniels on Oct 2, 2008 11:15 AM EDT up 0 recs

Um

can I take back my prediction? The Brewers might not get a hit today.

"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling

by Slyde on Oct 1, 2008 3:23 PM EDT 0 recs

Milwaukee hits lefties well, but Hamels has reverse platoon splits.

And it looks like his changeup is working.

by ken on Oct 1, 2008 3:37 PM EDT up 0 recs

Chutley puts the Phils on the board

with a 2-run double that Cameron just couldn’t reach. The Weeks error looms large.

"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling

by Slyde on Oct 1, 2008 3:51 PM EDT 0 recs

camercon took a terrible route

and dropped teh ball

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 1, 2008 3:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

Guallarado is done

stick a fork in him.

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 1, 2008 3:58 PM EDT 0 recs

Pronounce that

by Brendanukkah on Oct 1, 2008 4:05 PM EDT up 0 recs

guy-yarl-dough

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 1, 2008 4:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

It looks like it would rhyme with Colorado

by Brendanukkah on Oct 1, 2008 4:24 PM EDT up 0 recs

He probably doesn't have much left

61 pitches already, and he’s probably on a low-pitch limit since he’s just returned.

by ken on Oct 1, 2008 4:06 PM EDT up 0 recs

Does anyone have Hamels's pitch count?

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Oct 1, 2008 4:18 PM EDT 0 recs

57 pitches threw 4.2

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 1, 2008 4:20 PM EDT up 0 recs

did he lose it?

"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling

by Slyde on Oct 1, 2008 4:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

yep

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 1, 2008 4:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

single in right field

a solid single by that little lil piece of shit Corey Hart/

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 1, 2008 4:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

I like these non-overlapping games...

but I thought they always scheduled at least two at the same time?

I think we overmeet as a society.

by Gray on Oct 1, 2008 6:03 PM EDT 0 recs

The road grey uniforms of the Dodgers are very confusing

especially when they wear the blue long-sleeve shirt underneath and the red numbers.

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by xjjeep90 on Oct 1, 2008 7:10 PM EDT 0 recs

WS

Im shooting for a Cubs/Red Sox WS, i think that would be very interesting. I dont care much for the CA teams. The Rays and Brewers are interesting underdogs….but at the end of the day Im looking for a clash of the titans.

Plus i’ll be in BOS in 10 days, with a REDS hat!

by obc2 on Oct 1, 2008 7:21 PM EDT 0 recs

Some awesome Cincinnati related shirts

Got this from Mo Egger’s blog

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by xjjeep90 on Oct 1, 2008 7:32 PM EDT 0 recs

hey, that's a pretty good site!

by Brian B on Oct 1, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up 0 recs

Why...

…did they not have classes like this at my college?

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by BubbaFan on Oct 1, 2008 7:39 PM EDT 0 recs

onu offers a baseball history course

it covers the history of the sport, they have a couple of history profs, a cultural historian, sociologist, geographer, etc.

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 1, 2008 8:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

WHOOOHOO!

James Loney with the GRAND SLAM! 4-2 Dodgers!

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by xjjeep90 on Oct 1, 2008 8:15 PM EDT 0 recs

Suck it, Cuns

"Yes, and it's so important in this sport that the athletes be able to train in the same location." -Cynthia Potter, NBC Synchronized Diving Analyst

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Oct 1, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

are you serious?

can you people actually be rooting for the Dodgers?

Remember ye not Steve Garvey? Ron Cey? Fat Tommy? Kirk Freakin’ Gibson? Pedro Guerrero?

Back in the days when we only had two divisions, every Reds fan knew that the Dodgers are the source of all that is vile and rank in the universe.

I never trusted Kal Daniels.

by bbjones on Oct 2, 2008 1:55 AM EDT up 0 recs

But... but...

The Dodger Way!

by Brendanukkah on Oct 2, 2008 7:33 AM EDT up 0 recs

you all are wondering

why Dusty is, well, Dusty.

It’s very simple. He’s a Dodger. Once a Dodger, always a Dodger.

Some people (like Jeff Kent) were Dodgers even before they were Dodgers.

Sorry folks. Give me the Cubs in this one.

by bbjones on Oct 2, 2008 5:29 PM EDT up 0 recs

Another good reason not to root for the Dodgers

by Brendanukkah on Oct 2, 2008 6:22 PM EDT up 0 recs

I'm not rooting for the Dodgers, as I can't stand them.

However, I hate the Cubs even more.

"Yes, and it's so important in this sport that the athletes be able to train in the same location." -Cynthia Potter, NBC Synchronized Diving Analyst

by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Oct 2, 2008 8:27 AM EDT up 0 recs

I'm rooting for the Dodgers in this series

For the same reason I’m voting for Obama – lesser of two evils. At least if the Dodgers win I don’t have to hear about it from 4,000 drunken louts six times next year.

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Oct 2, 2008 9:41 AM EDT up 0 recs

Only 4,000?

Your counter is broken

What's the ratio of Stanley Nickels to Schrute Bucks?

by chandrathan on Oct 2, 2008 9:52 AM EDT up 0 recs

Senator McCain was a reds fan in his middle ages

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 2, 2008 11:02 AM EDT up 0 recs

That's because the Reds were the only team around at the time.

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Oct 2, 2008 11:18 AM EDT up 1 recs

Sen. McCain

has always been a fan of this Base Ball game.

by bbjones on Oct 2, 2008 5:27 PM EDT up 1 recs

rec'd

for the Bill Bray reference.

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 3, 2008 1:13 AM EDT up 0 recs

ahhh i thought that was a Vietcong joke

both interpretations are good though

"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 2, 2008 5:42 PM EDT up 0 recs

Hey, I think I recognize that guy who just walked off the mound!

Doesn’t he look familiar to you guys?

by Brian B on Oct 1, 2008 8:18 PM EDT 0 recs

My poor wife is at this game.

Thankfully I’m at home grillin and chillin.

by Brian B on Oct 1, 2008 8:18 PM EDT 0 recs

Your poor wife

Is she poor because she spent all her money on the ticket?

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 1, 2008 8:35 PM EDT up 0 recs

MAN RAM! Homerun!

5-2 Dodgers

Boom…..outta here!

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by xjjeep90 on Oct 1, 2008 8:57 PM EDT 0 recs

my favorite part of the postseason

is when the Cubs are losing

"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 1, 2008 9:02 PM EDT 0 recs

Indeed

just stopped in to say: fuck the cubs

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by Man Mountain on Oct 1, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up 0 recs

Greg Maddux in a relief appearance?

This is the second time in the last 20 years that he’s come in as a reliever, and the first time in the last 10. And he seals the win, awesome.

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Oct 1, 2008 9:49 PM EDT 0 recs

.....and this one belongs to the Dodgers

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by xjjeep90 on Oct 1, 2008 9:53 PM EDT 0 recs

playoff thoughts of the day

watching the Cubs lose is almost worth watching the Cubs. almost.

im really surprised at how much TBS has stepped up their production of the playoffs this year. ive watched a few hours of baseball on their network today and i have not seen Dane Cook once. kudos, Mr. Ted Turner.

Chone Figgins has been a baseball player for a few years now, and today is the first time i realized his name is “Chone Figgins” and that he is black. i always thought it was “Sean Finnigans” and he was Irish.

"for integrity of races and the game" - Dusty Baker

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 2, 2008 12:16 AM EDT 0 recs