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« on: September 29, 2012, 04:42:00 PM »
about time for one of these.  I'll be your unofficial host and guest expert.  storylines to note.

TweedSuggests™: the outcome you should pull for / team you should root for.


AL East: Toronto beat NYY today, so Baltimore has a chance in the 7pm slot to tie NYY for first place.  Baltimore will hold the tiebreak over NYY so a tie = an effective half-game lead.  skin is in the game this time because the 2nd place finisher will have to play in the one-game coin-flip festival, reducing their chances of winning the World Series by half or so.

TweedSuggests™: Baltimore outright

AL Central:  Detroit and Chicago battle it out as agents of relative mediocrity for the (3) seed.  proving the absurdity of the Brave New Wild Card World. Tigers appear to be in solid shape, up one and faring well on the scoreboard so far today.

TweedSuggests™: a regular season tie and one-game playoff, failing that, Detroit, as thanks for knocking out the NYY in 2006 and 2011.

AL Wild Card: TweedSuggests™: the best hope for a sh**tshow, though hopes are dwindling.  the Angels can gain two more games on Texas this weekend.  this would pull Texas within 3 of LAA, and possibly less than that of Oakland, with 3 to play.  the Rays are 3 back but winning today...  we still could have an LAA/OAK/TEX/TB tie in some perfect world, where chaos would ensue.  pull for Oakland to lose, Tampa to win, LAA to win and TEX to lose until further notice
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« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2012, 06:33:34 PM »
come-from-behind Oakland victory (1 in 8th, 2 in 9th, 3 in 10th) is pretty devastating to LAA/TB.
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« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2012, 06:50:19 PM »
TEX/LAA has been delayed almost 4 hours. lol
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« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2012, 03:31:43 PM »
CLUTCH 2-out, 2-run, GW double by Torii Hunter (who has had an amazing career) keeps the bottom end of the AL wild card interesting for a few more hours.
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« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2012, 09:30:48 AM »
really tough Yankee hater night last night
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« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2012, 10:01:16 AM »
yeah I'm totally off the Knicks wagon.  I like the Clippers better than any other team but prefer the Nets in NY context.
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« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2012, 05:04:06 PM »
I suppose the silver lining here may be the Yankees drawing Texas in round 1
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« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2012, 06:05:09 PM »
Quote from: © remember Tweed as a silhouette on October 03, 2012, 05:04:06 PM
I suppose the silver lining here may be the Yankees drawing Texas in round 1

no, if the Yankees win tonight they get the no. 2 seed and will play Detroit.  OAK has tiebreak on NYY.
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« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2012, 06:20:43 PM »
and they got Lowe and Varitek for Heathcliff Slocumb that year so it's all good
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« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2012, 08:47:31 PM »
Quote from: Χahar on October 03, 2012, 06:49:36 PM
It doesn't look like the A's are ever going to lose a game again.

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« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2012, 04:16:39 PM »
the two teams that have caused the Mets the most pain over the past 13 years... I'll take StL, mostly due to Beltran.
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« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2012, 07:34:34 PM »
what happens to the Protest if the Braves come back and win?  are they able to rescind it?
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« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2012, 09:07:41 PM »
what's a playoff run like now that your championship virginity has been broken, Xahar?
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« Reply #13 on: October 07, 2012, 08:55:56 AM »
amazingly low counting stats totals for Votto, even considering he missed 50 games.
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« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2012, 03:15:05 PM »
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« Reply #15 on: October 10, 2012, 04:50:08 PM »
and he went 15-8 just like Steve Trachsel did in 2006!
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« Reply #16 on: October 10, 2012, 05:38:44 PM »
Quote from: Χahar on October 10, 2012, 05:18:13 PM
Shawn Estes was also 15-8 in 2004 with a remarkable 5.84 ERA for a team that wasn't even good.

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« Reply #17 on: October 10, 2012, 06:03:26 PM »
so would Lincecum replace Zito in the NLCS rotation?
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« Reply #18 on: October 10, 2012, 09:41:41 PM »
serious guts by Girardi, pulling A-Rod for Ibanez.  should be a hot topic on NY radio tomorrow regardless of the outcome here.
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« Reply #19 on: October 11, 2012, 07:03:10 AM »
really bad turn of events for the Yankee-hater in the bottom 9th in Oakland last night.
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« Reply #20 on: October 11, 2012, 09:05:34 PM »
Quote from: MustCrushCapitalism on October 11, 2012, 08:07:01 PM
It's depressing to be a Mets fan. Go Orioles!

anti-capitalist Yankee hater from Long Island?  cool kid


also congrats @Xahar
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« Reply #21 on: October 11, 2012, 11:09:52 PM »
four game 5's.  pretty sick
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« Reply #22 on: October 13, 2012, 01:44:43 PM »
I'm actually wearing a New York Giants cap right now.
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« Reply #23 on: October 13, 2012, 01:54:57 PM »
Quote from: Senator Franzl on October 13, 2012, 01:48:04 PM
Quote from: NiK on October 13, 2012, 01:42:39 PM
Time to put on the old Giants cap, I suppose. It would have been nice for the A's to make a run, but they have nothing to be ashamed of. Verlander is the best pitcher there is.

Quote from: Don't fire Big Bird!!! on October 13, 2012, 09:30:00 AM
The NLCS will be a matchup of the last two World Series Champions.  The San Francisco Giants in 2010 and St Louis Cardinals in 2011.  It should be no secret who I will be rooting for. Smiley

And it is no secret as to who will win.

Don't be so sure. Baseball has such random results that anything can happen.

the Cards have certainly elevated winning-while-not-being-the-better-team to an art form over the past several years.
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« Reply #24 on: October 13, 2012, 08:01:00 PM »
Fister playing serious tap-dancer so far.
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