MLB Playoffs 2018
It's baseball playoff time. Two tiebreaker games today, although it's considered game 163 rather than the playoffs.
Who you rooting for? Go Red Sox! |
I'm in
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This has been quite a season for many teams. To have two game 163s is historic. I don't have a lot of fond memories of game 163s. |
Brewers beat Cubs to take NL Central! We had the game on at work. The company profits probably dipped a bit. ;)
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I've gotta stay loyal to the Tribe, even though I am more an October baseball fan these days. It gets much more exciting when every game, every inning matters.
I would be happy to see the Cubs win the NL pennant, being one of the few who was obligated to root against them the year they finally won it all, to make the Tribe the team who has gone the longest without a Championship. :D |
I'm a Cubs fan, but I don't see them getting very far in the playoffs this year. Their offense is weirdly inconsistent. And relief pitching is, well, not playoffs-worthy.
I'd love to be proven wrong, of course. |
Go Braves, but I fear it will be a short series.
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Going with the Brewers, Love to see new faces in the chase,
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Red Sox finished with the undisputed best record in MLB this year, by a considerable margin.
But, they'll face the Yankees in the first round of playoffs. The Yanks are the #3 team in either league by a considerable margin and would have taken the Eastern Division in any normal year. Plus, they are an explosive team and could easily win the WS this year. If the Sox beat them... They will likely face the Astros in the League Champion Series. The Astros are the #2 team in either league and are the defending World Series Champions. The Sox trailed off a bit toward the end of the regular season. That may be partly due to them placing a higher priority on resting key players than on driving the win column. But still, they do have some weaknesses. Their bullpen has been a sore spot all season, and the offense has been strangely quiescent at times. They'll need to really play their best to get past both the Yankees and the Astros. If they do that, the World Series itself may be something of an anticlimax. |
Yankees going with Severino for the Wild Card game. I think I'd start Happ instead.
Cubs tonight! I'm in Chicago now but won't be heading to the game. |
Happ
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If it turns out Redsox/Yankees, at least neither team needs to pore over scouting reports. They played 19 games this season. |
Extra innings on a school night...zzzzz....cmon Rockies, finish them!
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Cubs can't score, which makes it impossible to move on.
Glad that's over.... |
Colorado has a severely good bull pen! I now join the Cleveland bunch, I hope I don't bring bad luck with me!
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Not to diminish the Rockies' performance last night, but the Cubs more or less beat themselves. Even with bases loaded and given a fourth out, they couldn't score.
Just as well they're out of the playoffs. I've been a Cubs fan for 30 years, but it was clear throughout the second half of the season that they were not World Series-bound this year. Now I can just watch great baseball and not have to worry about "my" team. |
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For tonight only - go Oakland! |
Well, in our hearts of hearts, we knew it was going to be Sox/Yankees. Dru, a lot is riding on Chris Sale's left shoulder.
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Did I read correctly that Oakland's plan was to only use relievers in last night's game and not start with a starter? |
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Happ didn't last long last night as the Red Sox rolled him early. Shaky bullpen but the Sox pulled it off.
Here's to Price finally doing something as a starter in the playoffs tonight. If he has a poor outing I wouldn't start him again in the playoffs. |
Gonna make my rant (I've got a million of 'em) about the postseason. It's currently 64 degrees in Boston. In other words, perfect conditions for baseball.
By first pitch - an hour later than the usual night game start time - it should be in the low 50's/upper 40's. Thanks MLB! |
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Well, it's only the 2nd inning and Price has already given up 2 HRs. He's given up 15 HRs against the Yankees in the last 30 innings.
Let's go Sox! |
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In 4 regular season starts against the Yanks this year, he'd give up 18 runs! |
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