Today's game and starting pitchers:

AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:

BOSTON RED SOX VS. DETROIT TIGERS

Detroit (Max Scherzer, 21-3, 2.90 ERA) @ Boston (Clay Buchholz, 12-1, 1.74 ERA), 8:07 p.m. ET, FOX

Pokeno4Money said:

Well tonight's game wasn't that shocking, as Detroit's #3 starting pitcher did lead the league in ERA. Lester's performance was encouraging, and the offense won't stay quiet for long. At least the Sox didn't get no-hit or lose because of a bad umpiring call.

It may not have been shocking to you, but seeing how terrible Anibal Sanchez pitched against Oakland and how bad the Red Sox lineup made Matt Moore and David Price look in the division series, I would not have guessed that the highest scoring team in the majors would be nearly no-hit with 17 strikeouts last night.

iaminparties said:

sexton said:

Oakland can't catch a break when they play Detroit in the playoffs. It's the third time the Tigers knocked them out I believe.

Billy Beane's A's have always choked.

It is true that since he became GM, Oakland has made the playoffs more times without ever advancing to the world series more than any other team.

Actually the Braves might have them beat there. They are chokers too.

ALCS Game 2: BOS 6, DET 5

W: Koji Uehara (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

L: Rick Porcello (0-1, ∞ ERA)

sexton said:

Pokeno4Money said:

Well tonight's game wasn't that shocking, as Detroit's #3 starting pitcher did lead the league in ERA. Lester's performance was encouraging, and the offense won't stay quiet for long. At least the Sox didn't get no-hit or lose because of a bad umpiring call.

It may not have been shocking to you, but seeing how terrible Anibal Sanchez pitched against Oakland and how bad the Red Sox lineup made Matt Moore and David Price look in the division series, I would not have guessed that the highest scoring team in the majors would be nearly no-hit with 17 strikeouts last night.

That's the beauty of baseball, past performance doesn't guarantee future results. Look no further than the series in early September, when Detroit's #4 starter shutout Boston on Labor Day and then just two days later the Sox scored 20 runs against the Tigers.

sexton said:

ALCS Game 2: BOS 6, DET 5

W: Koji Uehara (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

L: Rick Porcello (0-1, ∞ ERA)

Ortiz with another recordbreaking performance as he is the first man in MLB history to hit a game tying Grand Salami in the 8th inning or later of a postseason game!

Pokeno4Money said:

sexton said:

ALCS Game 2: BOS 6, DET 5

W: Koji Uehara (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

L: Rick Porcello (0-1, ∞ ERA)

Ortiz with another recordbreaking performance as he is the first man in MLB history to hit a game tying Grand Salami in the 8th inning or later of a postseason game!

Last night was more like the Red Sox I know. Even with Verlander pitching for the Tigers in game three, I would not at all be surprised if last night's momentum change gives Boston three wins in Detroit.

Today's game and starting pitchers:

NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS

St. Louis (Adam Wainwright, 19-9, 2.94 ERA) at Los Angeles (Hyun-Jin Ryu, 14-8, 3.00 ERA), 8:07 p.m. ET, TBS

[Edited 10/14/13 7:42am]

NLCS Game 3: LA 3, STL 0

W: Hyun-Jin Ryu (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

L: Adam Wainwright (0-1, 2.57 ERA)

Today's games and starting pitchers:

AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:

BOSTON RED SOX VS. DETROIT TIGERS

Boston (John Lackey, 10-13, 3.52 ERA) at Detroit (Justin Verlander, 13-12, 3.46 ERA), 4:07 p.m. ET, FOX

NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS

St. Louis (Lance Lynn, 15-10, 3.97 ERA) at Los Angeles (Ricky Nolasco, 13-11, 3.70 ERA), 8:07 p.m. ET, TBS

sexton said:

You had more confidence than me! Can't believe Tazawa struck out Miggy in the 8th with one out and runners on the corners, that was the game right there.

Fielder really does choke every postseason.

ALCS Game 3: BOS 1, DET 0

W: John Lackey (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

L: Justin Verlander (0-1, 1.13 ERA)

NLCS Game 4: STL 4, LA 2

W: Lance Lynn (2-0, 2.45 ERA)

L: Ricky Nolasco (0-1, 6.75 ERA)

sexton said:

ALCS Game 3: BOS 1, DET 0

W: John Lackey (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

L: Justin Verlander (0-1, 1.13 ERA)

NLCS Game 4: STL 4, LA 2

W: Lance Lynn (2-0, 2.45 ERA)

L: Ricky Nolasco (0-1, 6.75 ERA)

Really hoping for an '04 World Series rematch, the people of Saint Louis were the nicest of any city I've been in. Guess I should be rooting for the Dodgers to win 2 of the next 3

AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:

BOSTON RED SOX VS. DETROIT TIGERS

Boston (Jake Peavy, 12-5, 4.17 ERA) at Detroit (Doug Fister, 14-9, 3.67 ERA), 8:07 p.m. ET, FOX

Pokeno4Money said:

Really hoping for an '04 World Series rematch, the people of Saint Louis were the nicest of any city I've been in. Guess I should be rooting for the Dodgers to win 2 of the next 3

I'm NOT hoping for a '04 World Series rematch. At the beginning of this thread I said of the ten teams making the playoffs, the only two I don't want winning are the Cardinals and Red Sox so of course it looks like those two will be facing each other in the WS. Apparently I reverse-jinxed them.

I'm convinced there will be a Game 7 in Boston.

As much as I like AGon and Crawford, I can't root for LA. I just don't like the way they went about putting together a team. I hate when teams buy championships.

NLCS Game 5: LA 6, STL 4

W: Zack Greinke (1-0, 2.40 ERA)

L: Joe Kelly (0-1, 4.91 ERA)

ALCS Game 4: DET 7, BOS 3,

W: Doug Fister (1-0, 1.50 ERA)

L: Jake Peavy (0-1, 21.00 ERA)

Pokeno4Money said:

I'm convinced there will be a Game 7 in Boston. As much as I like AGon and Crawford, I can't root for LA. I just don't like the way they went about putting together a team. I hate when teams buy championships.

LA didn't buy those guys, they traded for them.

The Cardinals are the Yankees of the National League. They win all the time. Give another team a chance.

BOSTON RED SOX VS. DETROIT TIGERS

Boston (Jon Lester, 15-8, 3.75 ERA) at Detroit (Anibal Sanchez, 14-8, 2.57 ERA), 8:07 p.m. ET, FOX

ALCS Game 5: BOS 4, DET 3

W: Jon Lester (1-1, 2.31 ERA)

L: Anibal Sanchez (1-1, 2.25 ERA)

Today's game and starting pitchers:

NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS

Los Angeles (Clayton Kershaw, 16-9, 1.83 ERA) at St. Louis (Michael Wacha, 4-1, 2.78 ERA), 8:37 p.m. ET, TBS

sexton said:

Pokeno4Money said:

I'm convinced there will be a Game 7 in Boston. As much as I like AGon and Crawford, I can't root for LA. I just don't like the way they went about putting together a team. I hate when teams buy championships.

LA didn't buy those guys, they traded for them.

The Cardinals are the Yankees of the National League. They win all the time. Give another team a chance.

The proper definition of buying a championship is based on total payroll, the Dodgers at $216M are at least 35% higher than every other MLB team ... well, except of course for you-know-who!

Cards have been in only three World Series since 2004. I wouldn't say that's all the time, but I can see why you'd think that by comparing them to the Yankees who have been in only one World Series during the same time period.

And I might add I'm rooting for St. Louis also because I have Cardinals tickets for WS Games 4 & 5

NLCS Game 6: STL 9, LA 0

W: Michael Wacha (2-0, 0.00 ERA)

L: Clayton Kershaw (0-2, 6.30 ERA)

Today's game and starting pitchers:

AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES:

BOSTON RED SOX VS. DETROIT TIGERS

Detroit (Max Scherzer, 21-3, 2.90 ERA) @ Boston (Clay Buchholz, 12-1, 1.74 ERA), 8:07 p.m. ET, FOX

Pokeno4Money said:

sexton said:

LA didn't buy those guys, they traded for them.

The Cardinals are the Yankees of the National League. They win all the time. Give another team a chance.

The proper definition of buying a championship is based on total payroll, the Dodgers at $216M are at least 35% higher than every other MLB team ... well, except of course for you-know-who!

Cards have been in only three World Series since 2004. I wouldn't say that's all the time, but I can see why you'd think that by comparing them to the Yankees who have been in only one World Series during the same time period.

And I might add I'm rooting for St. Louis also because I have Cardinals tickets for WS Games 4 & 5

You say "only three World Series since 2004" as if that isn't a lot. No other team has been in the World Series that many times in the last ten years. And this year will be their fourth appearance. If you ask the Mariners if the Cardinals win all the time, I'd bet they'd say yes.

ALCS Game 6: BOS 5, DET 2

W: Junichi Tazawa (1-0, 3.38 ERA)

L: Max Scherzer (0-1, 2.70 ERA)

sexton said:

No Yanks this year so I'm okay with any team winning except the Cardinals and Red Sox.

sexton said:

sexton said:

No Yanks this year so I'm okay with any team winning except the Cardinals and Red Sox.

Happens all the time, Karma feeding off negative energy.

I'm sure in 2001 you weren't saying "Anybody except the Yankees, they've won 3 championships over the past 4 years ... give somebody else a chance."

sexton said:

Pokeno4Money said:

The proper definition of buying a championship is based on total payroll, the Dodgers at $216M are at least 35% higher than every other MLB team ... well, except of course for you-know-who!

Cards have been in only three World Series since 2004. I wouldn't say that's all the time, but I can see why you'd think that by comparing them to the Yankees who have been in only one World Series during the same time period.

And I might add I'm rooting for St. Louis also because I have Cardinals tickets for WS Games 4 & 5

You say "only three World Series since 2004" as if that isn't a lot. No other team has been in the World Series that many times in the last ten years. And this year will be their fourth appearance. If you ask the Mariners if the Cardinals win all the time, I'd bet they'd say yes.

It's all relative, three world series in a decade doesn't seem like a lot when other teams like the Yankees are in the World Series 6 times over an 8-year period (1996-2003) ... now THAT's a lot!

Today's game and starting pitchers:

WORLD SERIES:

BOSTON RED SOX VS. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

St. Louis (Adam Wainwright, 19-9, 2.94 ERA) at Boston (Jon Lester, 15-8, 3.75 ERA), 7:37 p.m. ET, FOX