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Official 2008 MLB Thread - Frankman, Erstad Make Epic Comebacks
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I just hope they dont run out of Cortisone. Oh and hopefully they can draw a team that has to go through a hurricane then a day later fly to another city and play the same day. The Cubs will be set in the playoffs then.AirBrian said:Carlos Alberto Zambrano is the man.
That is all.
Gonna have to agree with the rest of the Astros fans, Bud Selig is an asshole etc etc.
vas_a_morir
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AirBrian said:
Yeah, it's hard to play the small market boo hoos when my team has won 5 titles since you have last won one. Been in several more World Series, too. Hell, we were in 4 in the 70's alone.
perfectchaos007
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At least the Astros will have an excuse if they miss out on the playoffs. Its bud seligs fault!!
The Astros still have a good shot of making the playoffs, look at their schedule after tommorrow:
Sept. 16 at Florida
Sept. 17 at Florida
Sept. 18 at Florida
Sept. 19 at Pittsburgh
Sept. 20 at Pittsburgh
Sept. 21 at Pittsburgh
Sept. 23 vs. Cincinnati
Sept. 24 vs. Cincinnati
Sept. 25 vs. Cincinnati
Sept. 26 vs. Atlanta
Sept. 27 vs. Atlanta
Sept. 28 vs. Atlanta
and maybe 1 more agains the cubs. Their currently 2 back of the Brewers, who have to play 6 against the Cubs! With any luck we might just slip in.
Sept. 16 at Florida
Sept. 17 at Florida
Sept. 18 at Florida
Sept. 19 at Pittsburgh
Sept. 20 at Pittsburgh
Sept. 21 at Pittsburgh
Sept. 23 vs. Cincinnati
Sept. 24 vs. Cincinnati
Sept. 25 vs. Cincinnati
Sept. 26 vs. Atlanta
Sept. 27 vs. Atlanta
Sept. 28 vs. Atlanta
and maybe 1 more agains the cubs. Their currently 2 back of the Brewers, who have to play 6 against the Cubs! With any luck we might just slip in.
Matrix
LeBron loves his girlfriend. There is no other woman in the world hed rather have. The problem is, Dwyanes not a woman.
Mrbob said:
Butt head.
So f-ng true....
"Astros-Cubs should have been in Arlington
It was disgusting watching the Astros play a home game in front of a throng of Cubs fans. I'm not sure what baseball had in mind, but moving the Astros games against the Cubs to Milwaukee, a.k.a. "Wrigley Field North," was a dumb idea. Was Wrigley Field not available?
I'm not sure why playing at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington wasn't given serious consideration, but that should have been the first choice. The Rangers were in Oakland. It would have made the Astros' travel on the day of a game pretty light and would have given the opportunity for hundreds of Houstonians that evacuated from Hurricane Ike a chance to watch their team. Instead, it was the Cubs who had the easy travel.
Oh, and don't tell me about the weather. I've been in Dallas since Thursday, and on Sunday it was 81 degrees and beautiful. Perfect for playing a doubleheader. Are you paying attention, baseball? Apparently, the Astros suggested playing in Round Rock, but were told by Major League Baseball that was not a major league stadium. Huh? Have they not been to Tropicana Field lately? Besides, isn't this the same MLB that has held a regular-season series at the Braves spring training home in Disney's Wide World of Sports the last two years?
Perhaps the no-hitter Carlos Zambrano threw Sunday is just a road bump on the way to the Astros finishing off their playoff push, or perhaps it will be the beginning of the end. Either way, it should have not have happened within 90 miles of Chicago."
Actually the schedule that favors one team the best is the Phillies now that they have taken care of the Brewers,imo.Also a huge chance the Phillies pass the Mets and then it comes down to the Stros having the weakest one between the Mets and Brewers.
Ninja Scooter
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Karakand said:
Community Organizer Felix.
The Frankman
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Old paper but sad I missed it:
The Frankman said:Old paper but sad I missed it:
Not as epic as a Mets collapse, but after the beating you've had here in the last 2 years, I expect nothing more from you.
Playoffs 14/15 years. Us Yank fans have already adjusted to the fact were not making it. It's cool dude. Focus on actually winning the East this time; because if you guys actually blow it again, you'll be hearing it from all of Yank-GAF for years to come.The Frankman
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Actually I disagree. Hating the big bad Yankees is something every fan can believe in... much like Change.pollo said:Not as epic as a Mets collapse, but after the beating you've had here in the last 2 years, I expect nothing more from you.
PLAYOFFS?
PLAYOFFS?
u kidding me? PLAYOFFS?
PLAYOFFS?
PLAYOFFS?
we talking playoffs?
PLAYOFFS?
It's a losing year unless Yanks win the WS, man! At least use the tried-and-old 26 CHAMPIONSHIPS!! excuse.
So.....
if you were me, who would you be hoping the Brewers hire to manage this team after the second straight embarrassing collapse?
I'm hoping they hire some accountant from Manhattan with a sound grasp on the finer points of sabermetrics.
Or a computer. I would settle for a computer as well.
if you were me, who would you be hoping the Brewers hire to manage this team after the second straight embarrassing collapse?
I'm hoping they hire some accountant from Manhattan with a sound grasp on the finer points of sabermetrics.
Or a computer. I would settle for a computer as well.
reggieandTFE
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The Astros need to be blaming their owner for playing in Milwaukee. MLB wanted to move the series before it started, but good ol' boy Drayton wanted to wait.
And all you people thinking that the Dodgers are a threat need to get some perspective. Despite playing against the weakest division in baseball, their record would put them in fifth place in the central. Manny is a super hero playing for a contract, but the rest of the lineup is still suspect. When your team has scored 60 less runs than the Pittsburgh Pirates you're in trouble.
Also to all those trying to knock on the Cubs, they lost 8 of 9 and still 6 more wins than any team in the NL.
And all you people thinking that the Dodgers are a threat need to get some perspective. Despite playing against the weakest division in baseball, their record would put them in fifth place in the central. Manny is a super hero playing for a contract, but the rest of the lineup is still suspect. When your team has scored 60 less runs than the Pittsburgh Pirates you're in trouble.
Also to all those trying to knock on the Cubs, they lost 8 of 9 and still 6 more wins than any team in the NL.
Not really. The only truly suspect player is Angel Berroa and he's been hitting decently enough lately and Raffy should be back anyway. DeWitt isn't any better or worse than most 2B in the league but has been hitting well lately and has a decent number of RBI given his limited play time this season. I doubt Kent is back this year but he adds more depth if he can make it back in time.reggieandTFE said:
The Dodgers have the best, deepest pitching in baseball. I expect we finish the year with 85-86 wins which will be nearly 10 over .500. I'm okay with that.
The Frankman
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I hear Bill James is available.eznark said:
Karakand said:
He's still better than Jered Weaver.
Meier said:
The Dodgers have 6 hitters with a positive BRAA, http://www.statcorner.com/team.php?team=LAN&year=2008&leag=MLB The Cubs have at least 8 with significant playing time. Yeah the Dodgers pitching has been pretty good but their offense still routinely craps the bed, hence why they're at the level they are at.
A Cubs match-up worries me a little bit as they had our number during the year but most of the games were close. Our offense has only scored under 5 runs twice in September thus far and naturally both have been shutouts. If Raffy does make it back, the difference should be quite noticable.
vas_a_morir
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Poor, poor Brewers. It's been like 25 years since they were last in the playoffs.
bluemax said:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080910&content_id=3453444&vkey=news_la&fext=.jsp&c_id=la
It is seemingly 50/50 at this point, but he's definitely an option.
The Frankman
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Seriously? Bobby Valentine. I kid you not. One of the most knowledgeable guys in baseball and loves the game. He might rub some people the wrong way in how he goes about his business, but he's a good teacher and gets the most out of young players. Plus he's probably coming back to pursue a job in the States in the offseason.eznark said:
http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/ne...t_id=3480423&vkey=news_mil&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil
Brewers fired their manager.
Brewers fired their manager.
DevelopmentArrested
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Overbay touching Pedroier's sandy vagina induces this reaction:
Are you that fucking retarded?dork said:
Its his fault we are even playing games, its his fault our team had to fly the same day to play a home game after our players slep at Minute Maid because they didnt have power. Meanwhile they have to play games while their families sit at home with no power. its his fault our "home games" are in a city a "hop skip and a jump" away from chicago. Its his fault we are playing home games with all chicago fans.
These games should have been postponed.
stfu. seriously.
The NFL handled it right, they could have made the texans play at baltimore or somewhere else but they arent fucking retards and realized there are more important things than to make them play a game. They chose to do the right thing and let the Texans take care of their family members.
perfectchaos007
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In the 6th inning and astros still haven't got a hit.
Cubs lead 6-0
Cubs lead 6-0
Brian Fellows
Pete Carroll Owns Me
Awwwww poor crybaby Astros fans. :lol
Fuck you too. Are you really that much of an asshole that you say stupid things like this? Really? Galveston and Houston have billions of dollars worth of damage done to them, people in need of rescuing with no power or water. And the best you can do is to taunt the fans of the team? Really? Really pathetic is what it is.Brian Fellows said:
I hope you never have to go through something like this, and then have something as insignificant as your local sports team get blatantly fucked over by the league they are a member of.
ToiletofSadness
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The bullpen has just been shit during the second half of the season (after being the driving force behind that strong first half). Seeing DJ Carrasco and Dotel runing out to the mound makes me want to subconsciously punch the wall.Meier said:
As for Danks, he's got 12 NDs this season, so they're probably not at double digit blown saves, but awfully damn close.
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