ALDS - Twins vs. Yankees

[Drew Beringer]

let's be honest, it doesn't matter who wins on Tuesday.

Yankees in 2.

[xbrokendownx]

I'd much rather play Minnesota because their starting pitching is not as good as Detroit's, but on the other hand they probably have the better offense so

CC needs to come out and dominate in game 1 and then we'll be fine

[Drew Beringer]

Yeah, CC's last two postseason starts haven't been great, but I'm sure he will be fine this year.

[Plus155]

Yeah, I'll take the Yanks either way.

[rcrook]

yankees were like 12-1 against the two teams this year so yankees in 3.

[whenyourearound]

Eff the yankees. I wish they were playing the Angels again so theyd get their asses kicked and not get past the DS.

[StandMyBrothers]

I don't want to jinx the team not qualified yet so I refrain from voting.

[rcrook]

I don't want to jinx the team not qualified yet so I refrain from voting.

don't need another floyd incident

[eags2]

id rather face the tigers, there barely making it in if they make it, the twins have won 16 of 20 and 17 or 21 if they win tomorrow so id rather have the tigers


yankees/tigers - yanks in 4
yankees/twins- yanks in 5

[sidewacker]

Twins, if they win, are a COMPLETELY different team compared to the last time they played the Yankees (they were a below .500 team that never won more than 3 straight games). I'm taking the Twins on Tuesday, and expect more competition for the Yankees than the previous 2 regular season Twins-Yanks series. If it wasn't for luck, the Twins would have swept New York @ New York in the first regular season series....Yankees are just plain lucky with their comebacks this year.

[aloneatlastnj]

I don't want to jinx the team not qualified yet so I refrain from voting.

i never understood the idea of jinxing. what anyone thinks or says will have absolutely NO effect on how these players perform during a game.

[CubbyNick42]

Even a Twins/Tigers All-Star Team wouldn't have much of a chance.

[xbrokendownx]

yea, me making that world series thread last year REALLY jinxed the Rays...i mean they didnt even make the worl....


oh wait.

[rcrook]

Even a Twins/Tigers All-Star Team wouldn't have much of a chance.

yeah, i really don't think gerald laird would be able to carry that team at catcher

[xbrokendownx]

rumors about Molina catching Burnett whenever he pitches and having Posada DH...if Cervelli makes the roster i would like that a lot

[JJtrackie716]

Twins, if they win, are a COMPLETELY different team compared to the last time they played the Yankees (they were a below .500 team that never won more than 3 straight games). I'm taking the Twins on Tuesday, and expect more competition for the Yankees than the previous 2 regular season Twins-Yanks series. If it wasn't for luck, the Twins would have swept New York @ New York in the first regular season series....Yankees are just plain lucky with their comebacks this year.


It's not all luck that they win all those games. Pretty much every batter in the lineup is a patient hitter that waits for pitchers' mistakes and for the most part they were only down 1 or 2 runs which isn't exactly impossible to come back from.

That said Verlander scares the shit out of me and i don't want to face him twice. The Twins pitcher's aren't near the same caliber as him the only thing that scares me about them is Mauer, in which case you just walk him any chance you can and make someone else beat you

[abandonship]

I hope the Yankees lose to whoever they'll face.

[sidewacker]

It's not all luck that they win all those games. Pretty much every batter in the lineup is a patient hitter that waits for pitchers' mistakes and for the most part they were only down 1 or 2 runs which isn't exactly impossible to come back from.

That said Verlander scares the shit out of me and i don't want to face him twice. The Twins pitcher's aren't near the same caliber as him the only thing that scares me about them is Mauer, in which case you just walk him any chance you can and make someone else beat you

I agree that Verlander is scarey, but in the last two weeks, the Twins have beaten both Verlander and Greinke, even when they had good stuff. The twins have proven they can beat any pitcher. I do agree that, if the twins do win and play the Yankees their pitching will put them in a hole, it's happened to them all year. But you're kidding me if you're only worried about Mauer...Jason Kubel and Michael Cuddyer are not only red-hot right now, they have been good all season and both have all-star potential (they are simply overlooked on a small-market team). Delmon Young is strangely playing well now too...Well see how it goes tomorrow I guess.

[pand75]

Yankees in 4

[greenteaallday]

I agree that Verlander is scarey, but in the last two weeks, the Twins have beaten both Verlander and Greinke, even when they had good stuff. The twins have proven they can beat any pitcher. I do agree that, if the twins do win and play the Yankees their pitching will put them in a hole, it's happened to them all year. But you're kidding me if you're only worried about Mauer...Jason Kubel and Michael Cuddyer are not only red-hot right now, they have been good all season and both have all-star potential (they are simply overlooked on a small-market team). Delmon Young is strangely playing well now too...Well see how it goes tomorrow I guess.

The Twins got hot with the easiest September schedule ever created look for yourself.

Twins or Tigers=Yanks in 4.

[TheOtherAndrew]

Yankees in $450,000,000

[xbrokendownx]

Yankees in $450,000,000




:-|

[eags2]

if the twins win i wonder if they'll start pavano lolllllllllllllllllllllll

[pand75]

Carl Pavano is a good pitcher this year, I don't see how that's funny at all.

[Indoor Living]

I hope the Yankees lose to whoever they'll face.

I'm with you.

if the twins win i wonder if they'll start pavano lolllllllllllllllllllllll

Haha, just when you start to like him, he goes and just fucks off for 2 innings.

Carl Pavano is a good pitcher this year, I don't see how that's funny at all.

Have you watched him with the Twins?

[StandMyBrothers]

don't need another floyd incident
yea, me making that world series thread last year REALLY jinxed the Rays...i mean they didnt even make the worl....


oh wait.

haha I completely forgot about this. Oh man, the Floyd bashing on the first 5 pages were legendary.

[xbrokendownx]

that thread was possibly the greatest in AP history though after that, everyone came together

[jay_klinkhammer]

he Twins pitcher's aren't near the same caliber as him the only thing that scares me about them is Mauer, in which case you just walk him any chance you can and make someone else beat you


And you forgot this guy.

Don't MAKE me bring out Ninja Turtle Power, Delmon Young.


http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb112/y2jayjk/whenpuntodreams.jpg






I BELIEVE.

[pand75]

Have you watched him with the Twins?

His BB/9 is 5th best in the MLB. He doesn't strike out that many hitters but he's 16th in GB% in the AL and he's been worth 3.7 wins this year. Hardly a bad pitcher.

[rcrook]

that thread was possibly the greatest in AP history though after that, everyone came together

who knew that anti-semitism could bring us together

[sidewacker]

The Twins got hot with the easiest September schedule ever created look for yourself.

Twins or Tigers=Yanks in 4.

LMFAO, The Yankees won only ~15 more games than the Twins using an exceptionally high pay role and a team composed of one-time and current all-stars...do the math, is that really that impressive: not really. But, it is what it is, you can like what you like, that's fine. In my case I prefer to watch teams who succeed by producing good players within their own system, not those who whore out money to aquire every possible top-notch player they can find (i.e. Mark Teixeira, C.C. Sabathia, etc.). Anyway, wins mean nothing this time of year anyway, it's all momentum.

[hurleyboy4]

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb112/y2jayjk/whenpuntodreams.jpg
I BELIEVE.

i feel like wherever you found this is probably going to be my new favorite website.

detroit is going to get mauled tomorrow, just like the white sox would have been last year if not for that REFUCKINGTARDED COIN TOSS. sigh. if the twins can just not get swept by new york i'll be happy. you really can't ask for much against a team that casually spent more than the gross domestic product of the nation of east timor (look it up) on THREE players last offseason. the way MLB lets this slide while feebly sticking them with the big scary luxury tax is a joke, and has been for the last decade plus.

[rcrook]

And you forgot this guy.

Don't MAKE me bring out Ninja Turtle Power, Delmon Young.


http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb112/y2jayjk/whenpuntodreams.jpg






I BELIEVE.


even worse than your delmon young ninja turtles picture...can't wait til the twins lose so you'll stop posting

[Drew Beringer]

LMFAO, The Yankees won only ~15 more games than the Twins using an exceptionally high pay role and a team composed of one-time and current all-stars...do the math, is that really that impressive: not really. But, it is what it is, you can like what you like, that's fine. In my case I prefer to watch teams who succeed by producing good players within their own system, not those who whore out money to aquire every possible top-notch player they can find (i.e. Mark Teixeira, C.C. Sabathia, etc.). Anyway, wins mean nothing this time of year anyway, it's all momentum.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_zYaFP45lGWM/Rx-Ii-TfDOI/AAAAAAAAAig/epmPle52U98/s320/u+mad.jpg
i feel like wherever you found this is probably going to be my new favorite website.

detroit is going to get mauled tomorrow, just like the white sox would have been last year if not for that REFUCKINGTARDED COIN TOSS. sigh. if the twins can just not get swept by new york i'll be happy. you really can't ask for much against a team that casually spent more than the gross domestic product of the nation of east timor (look it up) on THREE players last offseason. the way MLB lets this slide while feebly sticking them with the big scary luxury tax is a joke, and has been for the last decade plus.

http://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff148/Quatsch1/u_mad.gif



all I hear is wah wah wah Yankees payroll.

[kshtoinks12]

that thread was possibly the greatest in AP history though after that, everyone came together
Haha, is it a common occurrence that hordes of strangers attack you in unison on the internet?

[LastPlaceRocks]

let's be honest, it doesn't matter who wins on Tuesday.

Yankees in 2.
You're a fucking jinx Drew - how bout dem Vikings!

[J.C.]

Yanks'll take either in no more than 4. Detroit would probably give'em the tougher time though.

[jay_klinkhammer]

even worse than your delmon young ninja turtles picture...can't wait til the twins lose so you'll stop posting


Keep crying. You've nothing to offer in the sports forum of value. You aren't a source of info, entertainment or even attempted entertainment. You've just trolled thus far. Why are you following me, Dad?

[jay_klinkhammer]

i feel like wherever you found this is probably going to be my new favorite website.

detroit is going to get mauled tomorrow, just like the white sox would have been last year if not for that REFUCKINGTARDED COIN TOSS. sigh. if the twins can just not get swept by new york i'll be happy. you really can't ask for much against a team that casually spent more than the gross domestic product of the nation of east timor (look it up) on THREE players last offseason. the way MLB lets this slide while feebly sticking them with the big scary luxury tax is a joke, and has been for the last decade plus.


It was created by someone on the SBNation blog. Despite what rdouche thinks, I still enjoy ridiculous items.

I must disagree about the Yankees though. They have the freedom to spend what they please, so I don't mind.

I hate Red Sox fans much more.

[aloneatlastnj]

LMFAO, The Yankees won only ~15 more games than the Twins using an exceptionally high pay role and a team composed of one-time and current all-stars...do the math, is that really that impressive: not really. But, it is what it is, you can like what you like, that's fine. In my case I prefer to watch teams who succeed by producing good players within their own system, not those who whore out money to aquire every possible top-notch player they can find (i.e. Mark Teixeira, C.C. Sabathia, etc.). Anyway, wins mean nothing this time of year anyway, it's all momentum.

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/team/roster_40man.jsp?c_id=nyy

this is the 40 man roster for 2009. out of those 40, only 17 are free agents or guys acquired in trade. damaso marte is an interesting case because, yes, he was acquired via trade but came out of the yankees' system to begin with and bruney was signed as a minor league free agent from the d-backs.

derek jeter, jorge posada and mariano rivera - arguably three of the greatest players at their respective positions - are all home grown.

[preppyak]

don't need another floyd incident
haha, and what a night that was

[kshtoinks12]

http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/team/roster_40man.jsp?c_id=nyy

this is the 40 man roster for 2009. out of those 40, only 17 are free agents or guys acquired in trade. damaso marte is an interesting case because, yes, he was acquired via trade but came out of the yankees' system to begin with and bruney was signed as a minor league free agent from the d-backs.

derek jeter, jorge posada and mariano rivera - arguably three of the greatest players at their respective positions - are all home grown.
Although I'm not sure the Yankees would've been able to maintain those three players had they not had the resources they do.

[Scott Weber]

I want the Twins to win today and beat the Yankees but if they do I might be forced to ban Jay_Klinkenschpiel from this thread for sheer obnoxiousness.

[greenteaallday]

LMFAO, The Yankees won only ~15 more games than the Twins using an exceptionally high pay role and a team composed of one-time and current all-stars...do the math, is that really that impressive: not really. But, it is what it is, you can like what you like, that's fine. In my case I prefer to watch teams who succeed by producing good players within their own system, not those who whore out money to aquire every possible top-notch player they can find (i.e. Mark Teixeira, C.C. Sabathia, etc.). Anyway, wins mean nothing this time of year anyway, it's all momentum.

The yankees also clinched a week ago and have the best record in the major league. They played backups for the lat week so the 15 more wins arguement is useless. have Your views are totally wrong, when the whole core of Yankees are homegrown (Jeter,Posada,Pettite, Rivera) plus the team that will be playing for us in the future (Cano, Cabrera, Gardener, Cervelli, Pena, and Austin Jackson), never mind our future pitching (Joba, Hughes, Kennedy, Ramirez) but yeah your right, the yankees are a team of total exports.

[xbrokendownx]

the Yankees also played in probably the best division in baseball while the Twins played in a terrible division

[xshady121]

The yankees also clinched a week ago and have the best record in the major league. They played backups for the lat week so the 15 more wins arguement is useless. have Your views are totally wrong, when the whole core of Yankees are homegrown (Jeter,Posada,Pettite, Rivera) plus the team that will be playing for us in the future (Cano, Cabrera, Gardener, Cervelli, Pena, and Austin Jackson), never mind our future pitching (Joba, Hughes, Kennedy, Ramirez) but yeah your right, the yankees are a team of total exports.

I hope the ramirez you are referencing isn't edwar.

[aloneatlastnj]

The yankees also clinched a week ago and have the best record in the major league. They played backups for the lat week so the 15 more wins arguement is useless. have Your views are totally wrong, when the whole core of Yankees are homegrown (Jeter,Posada,Pettite, Rivera) plus the team that will be playing for us in the future (Cano, Cabrera, Gardener, Cervelli, Pena, and Austin Jackson), never mind our future pitching (Joba, Hughes, Kennedy, Ramirez) but yeah your right, the yankees are a team of total exports.

ramirez? i surely hope you don't mean edwar...

[greenteaallday]

I hope the ramirez you are referencing isn't edwar.

Yeah I am, one bad year isn't enough to make me give up on him especially after his 08 season.

[aloneatlastnj]

also, cabrera and gardner are 4th outfielders at BEST, pena is nothing but a super utility guy with a good glove and cervelli is a NOT a starting catcher.

[aloneatlastnj]

Yeah I am, one bad year isn't enough to make me give up on him especially after his 08 season.

edwar ramirez is fucking garbage. he's a shitty reliever and won't be with the team next year - count on it.

[kshtoinks12]

I think Cervelli has potential to be a starting catcher.

[greenteaallday]

edwar ramirez is fucking garbage. he's a shitty reliever and won't be with the team next year - count on it.

Kid was great in 08, 5-1. You can't just cut him after a bad may.

[xbrokendownx]

who cares what his record was?

[greenteaallday]

also, cabrera and gardner are 4th outfielders at BEST, pena is nothing but a super utility guy with a good glove and cervelli is a NOT a starting catcher.

Cabrera a 4th outfielder at best? you are an idiot. Look at the stats, plus he has a cannon. Don't forget he's been one of the must clutch hitters on the team. With speed like Gardeners, i don't know how you can dismiss him yet.

[aloneatlastnj]

Kid was great in 08, 5-1. You can't just cut him after a bad may.

um...


1 - never judge a relief pitcher by W-L.

2 - edwar ramirez will NEVER be a quality reliever despite a decent 2008. he has no velocity on his fastball and gets lit up like a christmas tree. a solid change up will never fool major league hitting (ESPECIALLY in the AL East) if you have no fastball to establish.

[greenteaallday]

who cares what his record was?

When your a reliever and can come in and give a chance for a team to win it's a pretty big deal for me.

[CarlosLunes]

you arent very smart sir

[xbrokendownx]

When your a reliever and can come in and give a chance for a team to win it's a pretty big deal for me.




for a reliever to get a win he either has to A) come in before the starter pitches five innings or B) have your team's offense rally and take the lead while youre in the game

wins for pitchers are a meaningless stat

[greenteaallday]

um...


1 - never judge a relief pitcher by W-L.

2 - edwar ramirez will NEVER be a quality reliever despite a decent 2008. he has no velocity on his fastball and gets lit up like a christmas tree. a solid change up will never fool major league hitting (ESPECIALLY in the AL East) if you have no fastball to establish.

He had a better ERA in 2008 than almost all of our bullpen pitchers do this year.

[aloneatlastnj]

Cabrera a 4th outfielder at best? you are an idiot. Look at the stats, plus he has a cannon. Don't forget he's been one of the must clutch hitters on the team. With speed like Gardeners, i don't know how you can dismiss him yet.

gardner's speed is all he has. he makes nice defensive plays and takes better routes to balls because he has the speed to.

yes, cabrera is a 4th outfielder at best. while his arm may be decent, his UZR/150 is in the negative and he's only worth 1.5 WAR while guys like mike cameron (someone we could have possibly traded for) has a UZR/150 of almost 9 times cabrera's and is worth 3 times as many WAR. that's on defense alone. melky cabrera and his sub 100 OPS+ is just pathetic for a starting center fielder.

[ShrikeTheAvatar]

And you forgot this guy.

Don't MAKE me bring out Ninja Turtle Power, Delmon Young.


http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb112/y2jayjk/whenpuntodreams.jpg






I BELIEVE.

That is the greatest thing I've ever seen.

I'm a Twins fan, and I hate the Yankees with an unbridled passion that lives deep in my soul. That being said, I have no illusions of the Twins chances, if they should beat the Tigers today (I fully expect they will). If they can win 1 game, I'll be happy.

I think part of their problem with the series in New York was that they just got starstruck or something - some kind of stupid inferiority complex. They had the one game wrapped up and then Nathan blows a save, and from there on out it was just like they couldnt' do anything.

If the Twins beat the Tigers (which they ought to), and somehow, through some miracle, beat the Yankees, it would be the greatest moment in sports history for me, I think.

"And I heard a loud voice from heaven say, 'look! Fuck the Yankees, forever.' And the Lord did grin."

[greenteaallday]

gardner's speed is all he has. he makes nice defensive plays and takes better routes to balls because he has the speed to.

yes, cabrera is a 4th outfielder at best. while his arm may be decent, his UZR/150 is in the negative and he's only worth 1.5 WAR while guys like mike cameron (someone we could have possibly traded for) has a UZR/150 of almost 9 times cabrera's and is worth 3 times as many WAR.

I can agree with you kind of on Gardner, but I just love the fact that if gets on base he can almost automatically get to scoring position.But he hit pretty well this year to just say he is a defensive player.

Cabrera I totally disagree with you on. Cabrera has been excelent hitting-wise this year. Cameron is 10 years older than Cabrera so he may be able to make more plays with his arm, but the upside on Cabrera is fantastic. He is only going to improve the more he plays centerfield. I don't want a 36 year old center fielder, Cabrera has been our centerfielder for most of the year and it worked out fine.

[xshady121]

Kid was great in 08, 5-1. You can't just cut him after a bad may.

He throws one pitch, and it's not even that good. If you take out his first two months in the league (when his ERA was 0 until May) he looks below average. The league caught up to him and crushed him.

I'd be much more amped about Robertson and Melancon. I wouldn't be surprised if edwar gets non tendered.

[Scott Weber]

He had a better ERA in 2008 than almost all of our bullpen pitchers do this year.
also a retarded statistic for relievers.

[greenteaallday]

He throws one pitch, and it's not even that good. If you take out his first two months in the league (when his ERA was 0 until May) he looks below average. The league caught up to him and crushed him.

I'd be much more amped about Robertson and Melancon. I wouldn't be surprised if edwar gets non tendered.

I'm amped on Robertson. But I haven't seen enough of Melancon to see how he is going to be.

[greenteaallday]

also a retarded statistic for relievers.

how do you want to judge relievers then? I'm not trying to be a dick but what, I've judged pitchers on their record, era, k's, and walks.

a hold isn't a widely used stat yet.

[kshtoinks12]

also, cabrera and gardner are 4th outfielders at BEST, pena is nothing but a super utility guy with a good glove and cervelli is a NOT a starting catcher.
But together they make a solid CF. 30ish steals, 15ish homers, .275ish BA. When you're looking at a platoon in a 5 game series setting, you have to look at them as one position.

[kshtoinks12]

how do you want to judge relievers then? I'm not trying to be a dick but what, I've judged pitchers on their record, era, k's, and walks.

a hold isn't a widely used stat yet.
I'm a WHIP man myself.

[aloneatlastnj]

He throws one pitch, and it's not even that good. If you take out his first two months in the league (when his ERA was 0 until May) he looks below average. The league caught up to him and crushed him.

I'd be much more amped about Robertson and Melancon. I wouldn't be surprised if edwar gets non tendered.

robertson, if he can cut down on the walks, is a strikeout machine. melancon can be superb as well, but he's had such limited playing time that when he comes in his command is just awful. but i hope he gets his stuff right because those two guys would make a decent closing tandem in a few years.

[greenteaallday]

robertson, if he can cut down on the walks, is a strikeout machine. melancon can be superb as well, but he's had such limited playing time that when he comes in his command is just awful. but i hope he gets his stuff right because those two guys would make a decent closing tandem in a few years.

I'm also just hoping that the elbow injury Robertson had a couple weeks ago doesn't come back to bite him the ass either.

[Scott Weber]

how do you want to judge relievers then? I'm not trying to be a dick but what, I've judged pitchers on their record, era, k's, and walks.

a hold isn't a widely used stat yet.
WPA is my favorite stat, win probability added. It takes the team's chance of winning the game before and after every at bat and accumulates the changes. So if the Phillies have a 70% chance of winning the game before Brad Lidge enters, then he gives up 2 singles in a row, leaves 2 on and a 1 run lead with zero outs and is pulled for Madson, the Phillies chances of winning are now like 35%. His WPA for the day is -.35. Madson cleans up his mess, gets out of the game - chances of winning 100%. Madson's WPA - +.65. Both pitcher's ERA? 0.00 for the day. ERA is a stupid stat in general, but with inherited baserunners it's even stupider for relievers. You can find WPA on Fangraphs.com.

Other than that - I just look at WHIP, K, and OPS against.

[greenteaallday]

WPA is my favorite stat, win probability added. It takes the team's chance of winning the game before and after every at bat and accumulates the changes. So if the Phillies have a 70% chance of winning the game before Brad Lidge enters, then he gives up 2 singles in a row, leaves 2 on and a 1 run lead with zero outs and is pulled for Madson, the Phillies chances of winning are now like 35%. His WPA for the day is -.35. Madson cleans up his mess, gets out of the game - chances of winning 100%. Madson's WPA - +.65. Both pitcher's ERA? 0.00 for the day. ERA is a stupid stat in general, but with inherited baserunners it's even stupider for relievers. You can find WPA on Fangraphs.com.

Other than that - I just look at WHIP, K, and OPS against.

never even heard of WPA before now, but it seems like a legit stat.

[aloneatlastnj]

WPA is my favorite stat, win probability added. It takes the team's chance of winning the game before and after every at bat and accumulates the changes. So if the Phillies have a 70% chance of winning the game before Brad Lidge enters, then he gives up 2 singles in a row, leaves 2 on and a 1 run lead with zero outs and is pulled for Madson, the Phillies chances of winning are now like 35%. His WPA for the day is -.35. Madson cleans up his mess, gets out of the game - chances of winning 100%. Madson's WPA - +.65. Both pitcher's ERA? 0.00 for the day. ERA is a stupid stat in general, but with inherited baserunners it's even stupider for relievers. You can find WPA on Fangraphs.com.

Other than that - I just look at WHIP, K, and OPS against.

wow thanks for that info, man. i always see it on fangraphs posts and such and never got a clear explanation of it. the more you know!

[Scott Weber]

no worries. it's my favorite pitching stat for relievers, at least that's results-based.

[eags2]

the Yankees also played in probably the best division in baseball while the Twins played in a terrible division


thank you, we have to deal with the sox and the rays while the twins have the tigers the ROYALS CHISOX come on.

[xbrokendownx]

according to Posada, Jose Molina will catch AJ Burnett in this series

[xshady121]

according to Posada, Jose Molina will catch AJ Burnett in this series

Smart move. Molina's bat wont hurt that potent lineup.

[xbrokendownx]

-AJ Burnett will pitch game 2 of the series

-Girardi did not announce his entire roster for the division series but said that Brian Bruney, Sergio Mitre and Ramiro Pena will go to Tampa to work out and stay sharp.

[SilenceBrokenTT]

Sager's back! All is well in life...

[rcrook]

is this thread or the mlb thread going to be where we post about this game?

[Scott Weber]

I'm going to post in this one.

[Drew Beringer]

is this thread or the mlb thread going to be where we post about this game?
I'd just post about it here, it doesn't matter to me personally haha

[rcrook]

Drew, are you rooting for the Tigers?

[DaveFeelsRight]

im rooting for the tigers

[TheOtherAndrew]

This is really reminding me how much I did not miss TBS.

[pand75]

That's why Orlando Cabrera was a solid pickup.

[rcrook]

HE IS SO DRUNK


x

[SilenceBrokenTT]

Wonder if he took our posts to heart and got hammered before the game...

[ted is lying]

Yankee's will win in 4.

[xshady121]

Is anyone else here going to any of the games? I managed to snag some game 2 tickets. I'm not looking forward to seeing Burnett pitch. I think him in game 2 is a bad move. You don't want him to be the pitcher in a decisive game 5.

[DaveFeelsRight]

HE IS SO DRUNK


xi honestly laughed at this haha

[xbrokendownx]

they dont want to pitch 2 lefties in a row

[rcrook]

I'm going to Game 4 of the ALCS if that actually happens...at Angels stadium that is

[aloneatlastnj]

complete the sentence:

cabrera hit that ball harder than he hit....

[rcrook]

is it me or is Ron Darling absolutely horrendous as a color man?

[aloneatlastnj]

is it me or is Ron Darling absolutely horrendous as a color man?

i happen to think he's actually quite good judging by the mets games he's announced.

[deadstar]

Come on first base coach. Got to move.

[rcrook]

oooo bad luck hitting the first base coach...free run though

[rcrook]

I can't even imagine what it's like pitching in this game as a 20 year old. I get nervous when I have to do a two minute drill in a Madden game that I bet 20 bucks on.

[xbrokendownx]

i still cant understand why the fuck tyler hansbrough is in that AT&T commercial...

[xshady121]

i happen to think he's actually quite good judging by the mets games he's announced.

While I think Darling is pretty good, he looks excellent paired with Keith Hernandez. Now he, while hilarious, is a joke.

[KidRobot]

I can't even imagine what it's like pitching in this game as a 20 year old. I get nervous when I have to do a two minute drill in a Madden game that I bet 20 bucks on.

I'd say Porcello is way more mature than his age suggests.

[xbrokendownx]

Porcello looks pretty damn good

go new jersey

[rcrook]

How does Porcello celebrate if the Tigers beat the Yankees? Sparkling Cider celebration?

[aloneatlastnj]

he is absolutely in control right now pitching like his life depended on it. insane.

[DaveFeelsRight]

How does Porcello celebrate if the Tigers beat the Yankees? Sparkling Cider celebration?put him in a room all by himself and let him spray soda all over.

[rcrook]

put him in a room all by himself and let him spray soda all over.

went to the soccer initiation party when i was a sophpmore and they made the mormon kid do gatorade beer bongs so he could fit in

[Scott Weber]

what has gotten into rick porcello, my goodness.

[xbrokendownx]

shit Kubel hit that one to Wisconsin

[rcrook]

what has gotten into rick porcello, my goodness.

way to go floyd

[SilenceBrokenTT]

That was a bomb of a shot.

[Drew Beringer]

Drew, are you rooting for the Tigers?
of course, fuck anything Minnesota hha

[DaveFeelsRight]

went to the soccer initiation party when i was a sophpmore and they made the mormon kid do gatorade beer bongs so he could fit ini hope someone is on the tigers is reading this right now

[Drew Beringer]

great effort by Porcello.

[Drew Beringer]

ooof Zach Minor

[rcrook]

how much freaking money has the metrodome made the last 2 nights?

[DaveFeelsRight]

lol nice neck tat

[rcrook]

is this considered a playoff game or a regular season game?

[aloneatlastnj]

is this considered a playoff game or a regular season game?

pretty sure it's a regular season game considering the team that wins takes the AL Central and goes to the playoffs.

[J.C.]

It's game #163.

[DaveFeelsRight]

is this considered a playoff game or a regular season game?regular season

[Scott Weber]

It's considered regular season.

[Scott Weber]

O-cab!!!!!!!

[a nice person]

i love OC, always will.

[TheOtherAndrew]

Orlando fucking Cabrera! Amazing, haha.

[SilenceBrokenTT]

holy shit.

Ex-Angel FTW...

[J.C.]

O-Cabbage.

[DaveFeelsRight]

fucking o-cab. only twins player i dont hate.

[aloneatlastnj]

that just might be the game. if i'm gardenhire i go to nathan for the 6 out save.

[rcrook]

Twins GM looks like a genius for acquiring OC

[rcrook]

Did Ryan Raburn want to at least attempt a jump?

[DaveFeelsRight]

Did Ryan Raburn want to at least attempt a jump?it was kinda of a half-hearted leap

[aloneatlastnj]

Did Ryan Raburn want to at least attempt a jump?

hahahaha dude just stuck up an arm and watched it go..could've at least tried harder for it.


you've gotta bring in nathan for the 8th/9th right?

[sidewacker]

I smell Twins victory....

[rcrook]

If Raburn had robbed that it would have been some Little Big League shit part 2

[rcrook]

Mags

[aloneatlastnj]

oh fuck. that hung righttttt over the plate. should've went with nathan.

[DaveFeelsRight]

oh we oh maggliooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooo

[SilenceBrokenTT]

Could this game get any better?

[DaveFeelsRight]

first time in a long time i've rooted for maggs since he left the sox.

[SilenceBrokenTT]

If Raburn had robbed that it would have been some Little Big League shit part 2

THAT'S the movie I was trying to think about earlier... I need to dl that now.

[rcrook]

My only memory of Lloyd McClendon was when he stole first base after being tossed as Pirates manager.

[pand75]

Huge K right there

[rcrook]

Great job by Nathan to get out of that but he probably should have been in there to start the 8th.

[Scott Weber]

the 2 strikes given to nathan in that AB were like a foot outside.

[sidewacker]

the 2 strikes given to nathan in that AB were like a foot outside.

I agree with you. Also, some of Porcello's pitches called strikes earlier in the game were questionable...Baker threw some good pitches that were not called strikes... it happens, unfortunately.

[sidewacker]

Could this game get any better?

This game is everything 163 should be.

[SilenceBrokenTT]

Great slide to get in there under the tag.

Edit: lol did he just say "fisted into right field"?

And pitcher totally said "Fuck" when the camera was on him.

[rcrook]

Umps love Joe Nathan

[J.C.]

Way inside.

[J.C.]

oh doctor :-0

[DaveFeelsRight]

oh what the fuck

[Scott Weber]

YES! wow!

[deadstar]

Freeeeeze on line drive. Ouch.

[SilenceBrokenTT]

Honestly one of the best games I've ever watched.

[rcrook]

Holy christ. Was he out at first?

[pand75]

Wow

[sidewacker]

What a double play! If the twins didn't get that one I think the tigers would have gotten the lead.

[DaveFeelsRight]

Holy christ. Was he out at first?thats what im sayin.

[sidewacker]

Man, a walk-off would sure be nice...too bad that rarely happens for MN.

[Mibabalou]

im watching this game not a re-run of uniteds last champions league

thats saying something

and bc as a yanks fan i like to see who were gonna beat

[Mibabalou]

go twins !!
they believe

[Mibabalou]

good bunt

[sidewacker]

the OC and Mauer...I like our odds...

Edit: okay...Detroit's going to the closer...this will be interesting.

[rcrook]

I can't believe one of these teams has to get up and do it all again tomorrow

[DaveFeelsRight]

holy fuck inge

[Scott Weber]

inge saves the game.

[Mibabalou]

what a play by brandon

[COTA]

Booooooooooooooooo!

[sidewacker]

Damn...Gomez...

[Mibabalou]

he should reach over and get a hit

it would go down as the best play ever

[Mibabalou]

extras!!

[sidewacker]

Wow...extra innings...why not.

[rcrook]

TBS gives comedians some terrible shows. Frank Calliendo, Bill Engvall, George Lopez.

[Mibabalou]

TBS gives comedians some terrible shows. Frank Calliendo, Bill Engvall, George Lopez.

calliendo and lopez are funny IMO

[aloneatlastnj]

man...both teams' bullpens are gonna be SHOT for tomorrow.

[Mibabalou]

i love that guys hair

[Scott Weber]

calliendo and lopez are funny IMO
why does that not surprise me?

[Mibabalou]

man...both teams' bullpens are gonna be SHOT for tomorrow.

yankees winn

theeeeeeeeeee yankees winn

[sidewacker]

TBS gives comedians some terrible shows. Frank Calliendo, Bill Engvall, George Lopez.

Lol, Bill Engvall is terrible.

[Mibabalou]

why does that not surprise me?

cool brah

[DaveFeelsRight]

TBS gives comedians some terrible shows. Frank Calliendo, Bill Engvall, George Lopez.frank tv ads ruled the fall of 2007

[sidewacker]

yankees winn

theeeeeeeeeee yankees winn

One of the most annoying announcers in the game...right up there with the CWS announcers.

[Mibabalou]

One of the most annoying announcers in the game...right up there with the CWS announcers.

its the guy i grew up listening to so i like iy

[rcrook]

frank tv ads ruled the fall of 2007

i think the frank tv logo was carlmonday's avatar....R.I.P. CarlMonday

[rcrook]

I didn't know CubbyNick was at this game

[DaveFeelsRight]

I didn't know CubbyNick was at this gameyeah, and he was at last year's tiebreaker as well. so was i.

[DaveFeelsRight]

yes!

[sidewacker]

Gay

[aloneatlastnj]

wowwwww that guy has some wheels.

[rcrook]

booooo

[robat19]

thank you Brandon.

[Wisher]

fuck the tigers. actually fuck inge. the rest of the tigers are irrelevant. they don't do anything.

i'll only accept their win when all their pitchers arms are fucked for tomorrow and the yankees beat them by 30.

[COTA]

Shit.

[pand75]

Brandon, make a Tigers/Yankees thread so they choke and the Twins can come back.

[aloneatlastnj]

Brandon, make a Tigers/Yankees thread so they choke and the Twins can come back.

lol

[Scott Weber]

crap.

[rcrook]

Anybody think the LF should have been shaded more to the line to eliminate the possibility of that happening?

[aloneatlastnj]

holy shit. this game, regardless of who wins, has been fucking epic.

[pand75]

WOW!!!!

x

[Scott Weber]

Triple!!!!!!!

[J.C.]

Raburn plays it into a three-bagger.

[Talib Scottie]

Gotta keep that in front.

[SilenceBrokenTT]

Fuckin serious? Seriously.... loving this game.

[a nice person]

loving this game

[rcrook]

Ryan Raburn why not let that drop in for a single you dope?

[J.C.]

Nice job, Delmon.

[sidewacker]

cuddyer....too good right now.

[Drew Beringer]

that was just awful defense by Raburn.

[sidewacker]

Rally time!

[a nice person]

my station just cut to a commercial! WTF

[aloneatlastnj]

that was just awful defense by Raburn.

and to think he's in the game partially because of his defense...

[a nice person]

i missed that whole at-bat

[Wisher]

once again. inge vs the twins.

[aloneatlastnj]

i smell a double play here.


EDIT: fuuuuuuck!!!!!!

[sidewacker]

Yes!!!!

[J.C.]

Game of inches.

[DaveFeelsRight]

holy fuck @ this game

[Talib Scottie]

Oh my.

[Wisher]

I Smell Twins Victory

[SilenceBrokenTT]

Absolutely unbelievable...

[Drew Beringer]

Man I hate everything about Minnesota.

[rcrook]

holy moly

[deadstar]

I thought Polanco could have kept that in the infield. Damn that was close though.

[pand75]

He was way too concerned with the DP.

[Bob Payne]

great baserunning by harris.

[sidewacker]

tigers...thinking too far ahead...they probably should just take it one play at a time???

[Wisher]

double play ball turns into a tie game.

[Scott Weber]

ohhhhhhh man, what a game.

[sidewacker]

Man I hate everything about Minnesota.

lol, how about brett favre?

[Drew Beringer]

lol, how about brett favre?
he'll screw up your season soon enough, not worried about that.

[sidewacker]

Where's the epic Punto pic from earlier??

[sidewacker]

he'll screw up your season soon enough, not worried about that.

I actually dislike the vikings...

[DaveFeelsRight]

yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[Drew Beringer]

HOLY SHIT WHAT A DOUBLE PLAY RABURN REDEMPTION

x

[J.C.]

Meat at the plate.

[Shark90576]

And people can still think baseball is boring? Holy hell, what a game.

[Talib Scottie]

Amazing game. Ha.

[pand75]

Raburn just redeemed himself. Holy christ.

[Scott Weber]

WOW that guy fucked up the call, he is probably so happy that didn't go down as the game ender.

[sidewacker]

Castilla, wtf man???

[Drew Beringer]

I actually dislike the vikings...
oh thank God haha

[Killadelphia]

this is why baseball is the greatest game on Earth.

[robat19]

my heart sank for a second.

[rcrook]

Just when I thought you couldn't get any dumber, you go and do something like this...and totally redeem yourself.

[sidewacker]

Such a great game...

[rcrook]

How slow did Casilla look when he was running?

[Wisher]

i don't even know what to think anymore.

[sidewacker]

Game of the year.

[Drew Beringer]

Just when I thought you couldn't get any dumber, you go and do something like this...and totally redeem yourself.
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