Pokeno4Money said:

sexton said:

Toronto and Texas again - which player will get beaned first?

Odor.

No hit by pitches, no crazy bat flips. Boring game.

Pokeno4Money said:

I was trying to figure out what the hell it was supposed to say. Then I read it meant rookie outfielder.

Red Sox are already down 0-4 in game 2. Why can't David Price pitch in the postseason? I remember he was great as a reliever when Tampa Bay made it to the World Series in 2008, but ever since then, terrible.

sexton said:

Red Sox are already down 0-4 in game 2. Why can't David Price pitch in the postseason? I remember he was great as a reliever when Tampa Bay made it to the World Series in 2008, but ever since then, terrible.

And why is Kershaw not Kershaw when the calendar flips to October? That's okay tho...a less than stellar Kershaw is still better than half the starters in the league...we'll take that W for sure. GO DODGERS

ALDS Game 2: TOR 5, TEX 3

W: J.A. Happ (1-0, 1.80 ERA)

L: Yu Darvish (0-1, 9.00 ERA)

ALDS Game 2: CLE 6, BOS 0

W: Corey Kluber (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

L: David Price (0-1, 13.50 ERA)

David Price laid another egg in a postseason start.

NLDS Game 1: LAD 4, WAS 3

W: Clayton Kershaw (1-0, 5.40 ERA)

L: Max Scherzer (0-1, 6.00 ERA)

NLDS Game 1: CHC 1, SF 0

W: Jon Lester (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

L: Johnny Cueto (0-1, 1.13 ERA)

sexton said:

Pokeno4Money said:

Racial slurs and full beer cans being thrown at players, why does this sort of thing always happen in Toronto?

That sounds more like Philadelphia.

Philly fans are up there in terms of disgusting behavior, probably the worst, but Jays fans - on the rare occasion when there's a huge crowd - are not far behind. I've been to many games up there, this columnist is spot on:

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/...-1.3792757

These incidents are part of a troubling pattern at Blue Jays games when the attendance spikes, as it does for home openers and playoff games. In the deciding game of last year's post-season series against Texas, fans littered the field with debris after a controversial call, causing a lengthy delay. Similar incidents have occurred at home openers, which are typically played before sellout crowds.

Several factors appear to be contributing to the bad behaviour.

With Jays tickets relatively affordable compared to those for Leafs and Raptors games, the Rogers Centre seems to attract a younger crowd. And it's a crowd looking to have a good time. For many, the game appears to be only a backdrop to party.

In a province obsessed with liquor regulation, the Rogers Centre sometimes resembles a free-for-all. If anybody was actually cut off Tuesday night, I didn't see it. It seemed everywhere you looked, somebody was double-fisting a pair of tall cans.

Beyond carding people, is anybody actually monitoring beer sales? Yes, you can only buy two at a time, but in my section alone, at least a dozen clearly intoxicated people continued to return to their seats with fresh rounds.

sexton said:

Pokeno4Money said:

I was trying to figure out what the hell it was supposed to say. Then I read it meant rookie outfielder.

Actually it was meant to read "Rookie Cleveland Outfielder", as the Indians were in the 1948 World Series (the last time they won).

Remember Ellsbury starting 2007 World Series games as a rookie?

sexton said:

Red Sox are already down 0-4 in game 2. Why can't David Price pitch in the postseason? I remember he was great as a reliever when Tampa Bay made it to the World Series in 2008, but ever since then, terrible.

He is a headcase, I was very much against his signing.

It's not just postseason games that he's awful, it's big regular season games too. Last week when he was pitching to clinch the division title, he stunk. First game back in Tampa against his former team, he stunk. Nationally televised games, pitched awful. Home opener, pitched awful.

Knowing the Sox could have signed Lester for far less money, it makes me ill.

sexton said:

Today's games and starting pitchers:

NL DIVISION SERIES:

WASHINGTON NATIONALS VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS

Los Angeles (Rich Hill, 12-5, 2.12 ERA) at Washington (Tanner Roark, 16-10, 2.83 ERA), 4:00 pm ET, FS1

CHICAGO CUBS VS. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

San Francisco (Jeff Samardzija, 12-11, 3.81 ERA) at Chicago (Kyle Hendricks, 16-8, 2.13 ERA), 8:00 pm ET, MLBN

NLDS Game 2: CHC 5, SF 2

W: Travis Wood (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

L: Jeff Samardzija (0-1, 18.00 ERA)

Pokeno4Money said:

sexton said:

I was trying to figure out what the hell it was supposed to say. Then I read it meant rookie outfielder.

Actually it was meant to read "Rookie Cleveland Outfielder", as the Indians were in the 1948 World Series (the last time they won).

Remember Ellsbury starting 2007 World Series games as a rookie?

Of course it's in the context of the Cleveland Indians. That's what the "franchise history" label at the top of the graphic means.

Pokeno4Money said:

sexton said:

Red Sox are already down 0-4 in game 2. Why can't David Price pitch in the postseason? I remember he was great as a reliever when Tampa Bay made it to the World Series in 2008, but ever since then, terrible.

He is a headcase, I was very much against his signing.

It's not just postseason games that he's awful, it's big regular season games too. Last week when he was pitching to clinch the division title, he stunk. First game back in Tampa against his former team, he stunk. Nationally televised games, pitched awful. Home opener, pitched awful.

Knowing the Sox could have signed Lester for far less money, it makes me ill.

That must be why he doesn't pitch well against the Yankees either.

[Edited 10/10/16 7:17am]

sexton said:

Pokeno4Money said:

He is a headcase, I was very much against his signing.

It's not just postseason games that he's awful, it's big regular season games too. Last week when he was pitching to clinch the division title, he stunk. First game back in Tampa against his former team, he stunk. Nationally televised games, pitched awful. Home opener, pitched awful.

Knowing the Sox could have signed Lester for far less money, it makes me ill.

That must be why he doesn't pitch well against the Yankees either.

Yes I think so, although it's hard to tell because the potential division clinching game and many of the nationally televised games were all against the Yankees.

Well the rainout definitely helps us, I think it's going 5 and the only question would be how long Price is kept in during an elimination game. Hopefully if it comes to that, it will be a quick hook.

NLDS Game 2: WAS 5, LAD 2

W: Blake Treinen (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

L: Rich Hill (0-1, 8.31 ERA)

ALDS Game 3: TOR 7, TEX 6

W: Roberto Osuna (1-0, 0,00 ERA)

L: Matt Bush (0-1, 0.00 ERA)

NLDS Game 3: WAS 8, LAD 3

W: Sammy Solis (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

L: Kenta Maeda (0-1, 12.00 ERA)

All us Dodger fans right now...

ALDS Game 3: CLE 4, BOS 3

W: Josh Tomlin (1-0, 3.60 ERA)

L: Clay Buchholz (0-1, 4.50 ERA)

I didn't think David Ortiz's season and career would end in a sweep. Shocker.

[Edited 10/10/16 18:59pm]

sexton said:

ALDS Game 3: CLE 4, BOS 3

W: Josh Tomlin (1-0, 3.60 ERA)

L: Clay Buchholz (0-1, 4.50 ERA)

I didn't think David Ortiz's season and career would end in a sweep. Shocker.

He's a big reason why they got swept.

He ended his career batting .138 (4 for 29) over his last 9 games. Not good, but he's experienced more than his share of great moments so it's hard to feel sorry for the guy. Time for someone else to be a postseason hero.

Maybe Coco Crisp

NLDS Game 3: SF 6, CHC 5

W: Ty Blach (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

L: Mike Montgomery (0-1, 1.69 ERA)

Did anyone not on the west coast watch the entire Cubs-Giants game last night? It finished at 2:45 am ET.

Today's games and starting pitchers:

NL DIVISION SERIES:



WASHINGTON NATIONALS VS. LOS ANGELES DODGERS

Washington (Joe Ross, 7-5, 3.43 ERA) at Los Angeles (Clayton Kershaw, 12-4, 1.69 ERA), 5:00 pm ET, FS1

CHICAGO CUBS VS. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS

Chicago (John Lackey, 11-8, 3.35 ERA) at San Francisco (Matt Moore, 13-12, 4.08 ERA), 8:30 pm ET, FS1

Pokeno4Money said:

sexton said:

ALDS Game 3: CLE 4, BOS 3

W: Josh Tomlin (1-0, 3.60 ERA)

L: Clay Buchholz (0-1, 4.50 ERA)

I didn't think David Ortiz's season and career would end in a sweep. Shocker.

He's a big reason why they got swept.

He ended his career batting .138 (4 for 29) over his last 9 games. Not good, but he's experienced more than his share of great moments so it's hard to feel sorry for the guy. Time for someone else to be a postseason hero.

Maybe Coco Crisp

A meme of Ortiz crying is bound to be made soon.

NLDS Game 4: LAD 6, WAS 5

W: Joe Blanton (1-0, 0.00 ERA)

L: Blake Treinen (1-1, 3.86 ERA)

Winner-take-all game 5 on Thursday. I love it.

sexton said:

Did anyone not on the west coast watch the entire Cubs-Giants game last night? It finished at 2:45 am ET.

I did, but I'm on the west coast...UNBELIEVABLE 8th and 9th inning. Giants refuse to die