i think this could go 7, and i'm on the fence in both rooting and inkling.
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 11 October 2016 10:41 (seven years ago) link
Tribe can beat the BoSox they can beat anybody. Indians in 4.
― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 16:04 (seven years ago) link
praying for a game similar to this six hour classic earlier in the season
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/TOR/TOR201607010.shtml
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 16:08 (seven years ago) link
Jays in six. I'm way too confident.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 16:55 (seven years ago) link
tribe in 5
― marcos, Tuesday, 11 October 2016 17:23 (seven years ago) link
via a Torontonian on fb:
For the second straight year, the Toronto Blue Jays will be the most-recent World Champion among the final four clubs in the CSes. This has happened in two consecutive years now, and the Jays' last title was 23 years ago.
― The Hon. J. Piedmont Mumblethunder (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 12 October 2016 14:11 (seven years ago) link
voted jays in 6 also; will root either of these teams in the ws
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 15:00 (seven years ago) link
I have no idea if the Tribe have a 4th starter or even need one at this point but it's game over Blue Jerks!
― brownie, Wednesday, 12 October 2016 15:05 (seven years ago) link
Probably Tomlin as 3rd and then Kluber on short rest if need be? If Salazar can come back, i'd be surprised if they used him as a starter this series.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 12 October 2016 16:21 (seven years ago) link
Salazar out.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 12 October 2016 23:51 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Thursday, 13 October 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Friday, 14 October 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link
oh hey i just realised that a few weeks ago i booked tickets to go see the new ken loach movie during tonight's game :c
― *-* (jim in vancouver), Friday, 14 October 2016 17:01 (seven years ago) link
http://d2s3dt9f4iyeup.cloudfront.net/images/resized_v1/28bb6163-602e-4eba-80bb-5a1f888f9365.jpg
― nomar, Friday, 14 October 2016 18:10 (seven years ago) link
haha awesome
― marcos, Friday, 14 October 2016 19:17 (seven years ago) link
@NickCaminoWTAM#Indians President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti just told us on @wtam1100 that Trevor Bauer lacerated his pinky repairing a drone.
― mookieproof, Friday, 14 October 2016 19:25 (seven years ago) link
@jonahkeriTerry Francona on what happened with Trevor Bauer: "It's pretty self-explanatory. We've all, at some point, had a drone-related problem."
― mookieproof, Friday, 14 October 2016 20:37 (seven years ago) link
Gnarly movement on a couple of those first pitches by Kluber.
― earlnash, Saturday, 15 October 2016 00:11 (seven years ago) link
lmao @ drone injury
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 15 October 2016 00:13 (seven years ago) link
http://todayinsci.com/Events/Patent/PropellerBeanieAds-Billboard-5Jun1948.jpg
― brownie, Saturday, 15 October 2016 00:24 (seven years ago) link
I read somewhere that letting Cy Young winners off the hook in the early innings sometimes comes back to haunt you.
― clemenza, Saturday, 15 October 2016 00:57 (seven years ago) link
Two runners on base in the first three innings against Kluber and no runs scored.
Xpost well said
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 15 October 2016 00:59 (seven years ago) link
Wow, Kipnis
― brownie, Saturday, 15 October 2016 01:13 (seven years ago) link
Travis has looked bad ranging to his right on a couple of balls hit up the middle. Obviously his knee is far from being 100 percent.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 15 October 2016 01:25 (seven years ago) link
That seemed to drop about four feet in front of Bautista--couldn't he have made some sort of attempt? (I guess he's still hurting.)
― clemenza, Saturday, 15 October 2016 01:37 (seven years ago) link
Andrew Miller has some crazy downward motion. There is definitely some similarity to the Unit in watching him pitch.
― earlnash, Saturday, 15 October 2016 02:17 (seven years ago) link
was thinking the same thing actually
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 15 October 2016 02:22 (seven years ago) link
Donaldson totally switched his swing there to be able to get meat on that inside pitch cutting in. They had a feature with him on MLB right before the playoff pregame with him talking about altering his swing to get that pitch.
― earlnash, Saturday, 15 October 2016 02:31 (seven years ago) link
John Gibbons has an eternal look of "I'm getting too old for this shit" on his face.
― earlnash, Saturday, 15 October 2016 02:33 (seven years ago) link
Kkkkk
― brownie, Saturday, 15 October 2016 02:37 (seven years ago) link
donaldson's a pretty cerebral player
― k3vin k., Saturday, 15 October 2016 02:42 (seven years ago) link
russ martin is schlumping
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 15 October 2016 02:43 (seven years ago) link
Who are starting game 2?
― earlnash, Saturday, 15 October 2016 02:57 (seven years ago) link
Fabulous game
― ein Sexmonster (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 15 October 2016 03:01 (seven years ago) link
From Twitter today. Funnier now after the game.
Zack Meisel @ZackMeisel
Indians' rotation: -guy with the hurt quad-guy with the broken hand-guy with forearm strain-guy with the drone injury-Tomlin
― GUNSHOW POOPHOLE (Phil D.), Saturday, 15 October 2016 03:02 (seven years ago) link
i like the Jays' odds the next 2-3 games.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Saturday, 15 October 2016 03:37 (seven years ago) link
I'm sure the A's and Braves and Phillies felt like this in '92 and '93 with Alomar--you're on the wrong end of a national coming-out party for an unknown superstar.
― clemenza, Saturday, 15 October 2016 21:13 (seven years ago) link
Didn't realize "shutdown ERA" was a thing
― Michael F Gill, Saturday, 15 October 2016 21:20 (seven years ago) link
The Jays are completely hopeless against Miller.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 15 October 2016 22:24 (seven years ago) link
Unhittable.
― clemenza, Saturday, 15 October 2016 22:25 (seven years ago) link
Lord
― brownie, Saturday, 15 October 2016 22:33 (seven years ago) link
God, we're about to go down 2-0 having only given up four runs.
― clemenza, Saturday, 15 October 2016 22:38 (seven years ago) link
Hopeless.
Forget about Bauer, they should have started Miller in game 3.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Saturday, 15 October 2016 22:38 (seven years ago) link
The idea on talk radio the before this series started was that our offense was back to something resembling last year. No--we had one big game and one big inning against Texas. We remain mired in the same slump we've been in for the rest of that series, for the wild card, and for all of September. (Don't mean to take anything away from Cleveland's stellar pitching.)
― clemenza, Saturday, 15 October 2016 23:00 (seven years ago) link
tribe rolling
― johnny crunch, Saturday, 15 October 2016 23:52 (seven years ago) link
Yep.
― brownie, Sunday, 16 October 2016 00:00 (seven years ago) link
Don't f*** with the formula.
― brownie, Sunday, 16 October 2016 00:01 (seven years ago) link
do these playoffs feel more broken than usual or am i just imagining things are different? if cleveland and LAD both win there'll be like 40% of a single actual big league rotation between them.
and beyond that there just seems to be a lack of strong teams this year. like there's the cubs, who are freakishly good at everything, and then every other team has glaring weaknesses. i guess the red sox were pretty balanced. but the giants, orioles, rangers just weren't very good, and the nats and mets and aforementioned teams are broken, and the dodgers aren't built to win championships anyway in this era of the specialist. and then there's a blue jays, who seem like the iffiest team of too-olds and too-youngs.
idk, just feels like the cubs and sox are the only teams that 'feel' like a contender
― qualx, Sunday, 16 October 2016 00:10 (seven years ago) link
cubs are super stacked obvsox didnt/dont have pitching i trustjays/tribe are decent teamsdodgers are def kinda broken rn but wont be shocked if theyre competitive w cubes
― johnny crunch, Sunday, 16 October 2016 00:18 (seven years ago) link
Andrew Miller: 28 batters faced, 18 strikeouts.
― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 03:43 (seven years ago) link
andrew miller's FIP this postseason coming into tonight was -0.51. (yes, that's a negative sign.) tonight he actually lowered that, with 3 Ks in 1.1 innings for a FIP on the night of -(negative)1.35
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 18 October 2016 04:51 (seven years ago) link
please to ilxors can explain to me why Indians and Blue Jays have to play another game? I thought it was just best of 5, and they've already won 3 ?
― "Stop researching my life" (Ste), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 13:19 (seven years ago) link
Best of 7. Best of 5 was the last series.
― brownie, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 13:24 (seven years ago) link
can't believe Cleveland's going to win 2 titles in a calendar year
― frogbs, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 13:25 (seven years ago) link
thanks brownie, stupid me.
― "Stop researching my life" (Ste), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 13:36 (seven years ago) link
well, there's always the possibility that karma will circle back around and the tribe will blow a 3-0 lea- *is shot by every member of the internet*
― i've watched a lot of cats do weird and interesting things (slothroprhymes), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 14:00 (seven years ago) link
does anyone else think Ron Darling completely changes his cadence/energy toward the annoying for the PS games? have we discussed this?
― ein Sexmonster (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 14:29 (seven years ago) link
scheduling is amazing/fluky that this srs could be over and nl yet to start gm 3
― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 14:29 (seven years ago) link
well... i'm going to the game today. hoping for a tired, short rested Kluber and exhausted bullpen... little sad, (not just for the obvious, elimination reasons) because won or lose we'll probably be saying goodbye to a coupe long serving Jays.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 14:35 (seven years ago) link
[Andrew Miller shown warming up]
Darling: Terry Francona told me yesterday that, in situations like these during the post, there's a member of his bullpen he'd take over any other reliever in Major League Baseball. That pitcher? [pause] ANDREW MILLER.
― Andy K, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 15:03 (seven years ago) link
and he kind of shout/spits it An-drew MILL-er. anyway! i wonder if it comes from on high TBS or w/e or if he just gets so excited after decades of moribund mets seasons
― ein Sexmonster (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 18 October 2016 16:15 (seven years ago) link
man, I don't like his voice at all and I don't like Ripken either. A bittersweet TV experience to be sure.
― brownie, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 16:19 (seven years ago) link
I have no problems with him during the regular season--he has a great rapport with Gary and Keith in the mets booth.
― Michael F Gill, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 17:38 (seven years ago) link
All right, Nate Silver has us at 3% to win the World Series--not sure if that's the now-cast or polls-plus. (Has the Indians tied with the Cubs at 38%.)
― clemenza, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 21:43 (seven years ago) link
Actually looked like EE steered the ball precisely in that direction...couple of feet, though, and it's a DP.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 22:36 (seven years ago) link
Was it necessary to bring in Osuna? I'd give somebody else a baserunner...there's a game tomorrow.
― clemenza, Tuesday, 18 October 2016 23:09 (seven years ago) link
holy shit there is! thought tomorrow was an off day!
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 00:59 (seven years ago) link
who the fuck is R Merritt
― johnny crunch, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 02:26 (seven years ago) link
He won a fan contest.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 19:37 (seven years ago) link
like a vox explainer, but not shitty http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/everything-you-need-to-know-about-ryan-merritt/
― i've watched a lot of cats do weird and interesting things (slothroprhymes), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 20:31 (seven years ago) link
Fastball sitting 85.9, fastest: 87.5.
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 20:44 (seven years ago) link
Something, anything: sort of looking forward to what kind of send-off Bautista and Encarnacion get in their last AB (even though EE could be back).
― clemenza, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 21:57 (seven years ago) link
That could very well have been EE's last at-bat.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 22:09 (seven years ago) link
Most depressing Jays post-season series since they got swept by the Twins in '91 (endpoint of their underachieving years).
― clemenza, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 22:18 (seven years ago) link
The Indians are going to the World Series!!!!!
― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 22:46 (seven years ago) link
sorry clemenza
― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 22:48 (seven years ago) link
Thanks. The Indians are a great story--it hurts, but the fact that they did that without two (or three) starters, no question they're the better team. If it's them and the Dodgers, I'll be rooting for Cleveland; Indians/Cubs, I'm okay with either.
(Had it in my mind the whole series that Cleveland hadn't been in the WS since '54--completely forgot about '97 until the announcer just mentioned it.)
― clemenza, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 22:51 (seven years ago) link
lol and 95!!!
― marcos, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 22:52 (seven years ago) link
this is clevelands year
― marcos, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 22:53 (seven years ago) link
Of course, '95 too. Geez...why the hell was I feeling sorry for this franchise?
― clemenza, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 22:54 (seven years ago) link
'95 too! One of the best offensive teams ever! Manny Ramirez batted NINTH!!
― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 22:54 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzhj2ev0Xwo
― brownie, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 22:57 (seven years ago) link
Hate the Indians but that's probably wholly because of the name and horrendous, can't believe this is allowed in 2016 caricature hat logo
― *-* (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 23:01 (seven years ago) link
it is awful and I wish they ditched it
― marcos, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 23:02 (seven years ago) link
The Jays looked almost exactly like the Tigers did in the 20__ DS/CS/WS.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 23:02 (seven years ago) link
Jays well and truly bested tho hey,hardly a contest.
guess I'm rooting for the Cubs now.
― *-* (jim in vancouver), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 23:03 (seven years ago) link
Wish at least one player would add Cleveland to his no-trade clause, due to the name and logo, and be vocal about it.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 23:05 (seven years ago) link
"Not having seen him is something that could go either way but, with the experience in our lineup, I'm pretty sure he's going to be shaking in his boots more than we are."So, I like where we're at."
"So, I like where we're at."
http://www.torontosun.com/2016/10/19/blue-jays-bautista-says-indians-merritt-will-be-shaking-in-his-boots-in-game-5
@MLBastianSomeone in mob of players yelled at Merritt: "Were you shaking in your boots?!"
― Andy K, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 23:09 (seven years ago) link
Congrats to the Indians, doing this without 3 of your five best players is incredible.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 23:21 (seven years ago) link
(xpost) One of the radio guys was all over Bautista for that this morning.
― clemenza, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 23:28 (seven years ago) link
Bautista is a jerk. The thing about 'circumstances' was the last straw, I do enjoy bat flips and showmanship but that kind of talk comes across as not smart.
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 23:32 (seven years ago) link
Speaking of which...
Don't mean to insult any Cleveland fans, and I may regret saying so, but I'm much rather the Jays have to face the Indians if they advance. So I'll root for them.― clemenza, Thursday, October 6, 2016 2:32 PM (one week ago)
― clemenza, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 23:35 (seven years ago) link
Where's Morbs?
― Van Horn Street, Wednesday, 19 October 2016 23:37 (seven years ago) link
lol
― Immediate Follower (NA), Wednesday, 19 October 2016 23:40 (seven years ago) link
idk, i think bautista was just answering the question and happened to use a catchy, quotable phrase
― mookieproof, Thursday, 20 October 2016 00:13 (seven years ago) link
KC kind of showed that you got a shutdown pen, you can dominate a short series.
― earlnash, Thursday, 20 October 2016 02:57 (seven years ago) link
Actually yeah, that's a good reference point. In both cases it should have been an even matchup but the Jays looked completely out of place and were never really in the series.
I was hoping they could at least make an exciting game of it today, but instead they looked terrible at the plate by and large, wasted the few scoring opportunities they had, and got dominated by Cleveland's bullpen yet again.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Thursday, 20 October 2016 03:31 (seven years ago) link
Miller was unbelievable.
― Mad Piratical (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 20 October 2016 04:23 (seven years ago) link
Did he drop his leg kick when he became a full-time reliever?
Can't think of a pitcher with such lousy-to-dominant statistical contrast. I mean... http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/millean01.shtml
― Andy K, Thursday, 20 October 2016 12:26 (seven years ago) link