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Re: The Major League Baseball Thread: This Week's Sign Of The Apocalypse
« Reply #100 on: October 23, 2016, 09:06:50 AM »
At least there were people who were alive when the Cubs won the pennant and remember it. That's why they're playing up the angle of "finally" for just the NLCS win.
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« Reply #101 on: October 23, 2016, 12:35:37 PM »
Ian is correct that the World Series is what really matters, but winning a pennant for the first time in forever is also a big deal in the moment.

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« Reply #102 on: October 25, 2016, 11:58:50 PM »
Roberto Perez has always been an elite defensive catcher, but tonight he brought his bat as well, hitting two home runs in the Indians 6-0 win in the series opener. One down, three to go.
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« Reply #103 on: October 26, 2016, 03:03:40 AM »
I have to say I'm starting to find the Indians are becoming a real pain to me this postseason. It seems like they might be getting a bit more banged up and injured as the postseason moves along but they just don't seem to show it. They've only played 9 games in the postseason but they've won 8 of them. If I was to rank my the top teams I'd root for in baseball, it would be the Cubs, Red Sox and Jays and the Indians have eliminated two of those teams already. I'm really hoping they don't make the trifecta here. I have a feeling that if the Cubs win, they'd probably drop from the number one spot but having seen the Red Sox win a few World Series, I really want to see the Cubs win one.

That said, it's only the first game and the Cubs came back from a deficient in their series against LA. They've been the best team in baseball all year and I just feel like they are a stacked juggernaut so I still think this is the year they pull it off. But the strong performance of the Indians right now makes me fear they might be peaking at the optimal time and upset the Cubs season.
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« Reply #104 on: October 26, 2016, 03:49:11 AM »
The Indians are actually getting less banged up right now, as Danny Salazar, their all-star starting pitcher who missed a lot of the later part of the season and all of the previous two playoff series due to injury, was healthy enough to be added to the World Series roster, and Trevor Bauer's healed from his drone mishap and should be able to go the full start in game 2.
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« Reply #105 on: October 26, 2016, 02:39:03 PM »
If the Indians can win tonight, maybe they have a shot at winning this thing.

Then again I've picked against them every series and basically assumed they were dead after Carrasco went down so what do I know?

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« Reply #106 on: October 29, 2016, 12:17:50 AM »
The Indians' pitching is just unreal.
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« Reply #107 on: October 29, 2016, 12:25:20 AM »
It really bloody is. I don't follow baseball that closely in the regular season except to watch the standings here and there. I fully admit I'm only interested in the playoffs. But I just don't recall hearing anything about the Indians having the pitching prowess they have been showing off in these playoffs. I didn't expect this series to be a sweep (although as a fan of the Cubs I still hoped that could happen) so I'm not nervous yet but if the Indians go up 3-1 then I'm going to be worried especially when the Indians can win a 1-0 game like this.
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« Reply #108 on: October 30, 2016, 04:35:29 PM »
Welp, Indians now look likely to pull this off with no Carrasco, Salazar, or Brantley against the best team in the league. Baseball is so dumb. I love it.

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« Reply #109 on: October 30, 2016, 04:56:55 PM »
Corey Kluber, Andrew Miller, and Cody Allen. Those three guys have combined to throw 54% of the Indians' innings this postseason, and in those innings have an ERA of 0.63.
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« Reply #110 on: October 30, 2016, 11:49:33 PM »
Cubs stay alive! Cleveland Cavaliers won the Championship down 3-1. Will the Cleveland Indians do the reverse and lose the World Series up 3-1? I'm hoping so. Game 6 should be interesting. What happens if Cubs win it and force a winner-take-all Game 7? I'd really like to see that.
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« Reply #111 on: October 31, 2016, 12:02:35 AM »
The Yankees had both Andrew Miller AND Aroldis Chapman and were somehow still bad enough to be sellers at the deadline.

Anyway, one bad inning sunk us tonight. Bauer's been inconsistent all year, really his entire career. I've got a lot more faith in Josh Tomlin at home, and if that falls through there's no one I'd rather have on the mound in a game 7 situation than Corey Kluber, who as my previous post points out has been nothing short of incredible this postseason, winning both his games in this series so far.
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Re: The Major League Baseball Thread: This Week's Sign Of The Apocalypse
« Reply #112 on: October 31, 2016, 11:41:20 AM »
The Yankees had both Andrew Miller AND Aroldis Chapman and were somehow still bad enough to be sellers at the deadline.

The Yanks have been a team in transition the last couple years and Girardi has done some of the best work in his managerial career just keeping them in contention late. They might not even have made the trades had Sanchez been called up sooner, but it ultimately worked out for everyone. Adding Clint Fraizer and Gleyber Torres to their already rebuilt farm system gives the Yankees their best collection of prospects since the early 90s. Things are looking bright.

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Re: The Major League Baseball Thread: This Week's Sign Of The Apocalypse
« Reply #113 on: November 02, 2016, 12:40:34 AM »
Game 7!!! Lets go Cubs!!! **** CLEVELAND

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Re: The Major League Baseball Thread: This Week's Sign Of The Apocalypse
« Reply #114 on: November 02, 2016, 12:55:09 AM »
This would be so crazy if Cleveland won the NBA championship down three games, and then the Cubs do that to Cleveland in baseball.
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« Reply #115 on: November 02, 2016, 12:57:43 AM »
Game 7!!! Lets go Cubs!!! **** CLEVELAND


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« Reply #116 on: November 02, 2016, 01:11:34 AM »
Baseballe season is long as **** as it is, but you'd think they'd give them a couple days rest between games for the World Series.
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« Reply #117 on: November 02, 2016, 03:33:00 PM »
Had a doctor appointment today. As I was walking in the nurse saw my shirt and said “Indians, huh? How are they doing this year?â€
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Re: The Major League Baseball Thread: This Week's Sign Of The Apocalypse
« Reply #118 on: November 03, 2016, 12:01:31 AM »
A rain delay now? Ugh. Even the weather wants to get in on the Game 7 action to prolong the suspense. Why did Maddon have to take out Lester? This game might have been over by now for the Cubs.
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« Reply #119 on: November 03, 2016, 12:22:52 AM »
Oh baby! Bases loaded and Shaw is crumbling! Cubs are back in the lead. Do iiiiiiitttttttttt!
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« Reply #120 on: November 03, 2016, 12:24:33 AM »
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« Reply #121 on: November 03, 2016, 12:30:07 AM »
Noooo! Keep Shaw in. He's doing great!
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« Reply #123 on: November 03, 2016, 12:52:29 AM »
The Cubs won, Lebron Jinxed the Indians, Khush deserves a few days off (of mod duty ;))

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Re: The Major League Baseball Thread: This Week's Sign Of The Apocalypse
« Reply #124 on: November 03, 2016, 12:56:27 AM »
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