2006 MLB Playoffs apreesh
Holy shit, it's been awesome so far:
-Jeter went 5-5 last night. My favorite Yankee.
-Paul Lo Duca was involved in a 9-4-2-2 double play today, tagging out Jeff Kent and JD Drew in succession.
-New Hampshire's own Chris Carpenter got the win for the Cardinals.
-Mark Kotsay hit an inside-the-park home run...the second such playoff instance involving Gold Glove outfielder Torii Hunter.
Not giving up on the Twins yet -- the A's have lost the last nine potential clinching games.
Dodgers are my 2nd favorite team, but the AL wins the WS in 5 games.
I'd like to see Detroit and the Dodgers square off, I reckon.
If I had my druthers, I, too, would go with DET-LAD. The least satisfying Series I can think of would be another of the Subway variety.
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"Aftah the game we'll hop on ah bikes and cruise the Daniel Webstah Highway!"
"2:40 -- Nice job by ESPN running the famous 1985 play where Carlton Fisk tagged out two Yankees (Bobby Meacham and Dale Berra) on the same play. Although that play wasn't nearly as impressive as today's play because Berra was probably coked out of his mind at the time."
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Small market WS?!?
It should be noted that YES announcers are always complimentary to the opposing team, even if the Yanks are on the losing end. The final call of the game "Tigers win!" was fairly spirited.
Will Rogers spin us another gem?
Two baserunners in the first innings may be a part of a shutout, but it does not lead us to believe that we will see a gem.
Detroit record for fewest hits in a postseason game: 2.
The Mets game is sloppy.
If the Mets had their pitching intact, this could have been a sweep... Now I predict Mets in 7.
Why can't we get guys like <a href="http://www.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/scripts/mediaplayer/mp_tpl.jsp?w_id=522449&w=2006/open/tp/archive10/101406_nynsln_suppan_hr_tp_350.wmv&pid=mlb_tp&gid=2006/10/14/nynmlb-slnmlb-1&cid=mlb&fid=mlb_tp350&v=2&mType=w&urlstr=&murl=">Suppan</a>?
Tigers in 4.
McLain won 31 that year, and Earl Wilson, a Sox castoff, also did well for the Tigers. Bob Gibson, though, was unstoppable that year (again)-- his ERA was 1.12.
(I just got done reading about Earl Wilson in <a href ="http://www.amazon.com/Shut-Out-Howard-Bryant/dp/0807009792"> Shut Out, </a> which is amazing and embarrasing.)
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My comments on the play, and to take nothing away from Chavez:
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<li> This was hit on the first pitch after an extended coaching visit to the mound in which Buck et al thought Perez was done. When they left him there, they commented that this would definitely be the last batter he faced, as Bradford was up and ready.
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<li> This was a major baserunning gaffe. A ball that high in that park was either going to be caught or over the fence. There was no reason to be halfway to third on that.
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Jesus, what if the Cardinals win?
Why haven't we started a 2006 world Series thread? this aint the playoffs no mo.
Dent, Trammel, Jeter, and now Eckstein