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Post by njhoya78 on Sept 27, 2016 12:11:38 GMT -5
The Mets have been trying to make the post-season with the Las Vegas 51s pitching staff for the past month. The fact that they are presently within wild card range is startling. Dodgers won the West with the Oklahoma City pitching staff combined with a bunch of guys who couldn't stay off of the DL. And they turned it around after Kershaw got hurt. Dave Roberts is manager of the year (if it isn't Joe Maddon). Not denigrating the Dodgers. Their pitching staff was decimated in spring training. My comment was merely in response to the inability of the Mets to stay in the "dogfight" with the Nationals.
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Post by njhoya78 on Sept 27, 2016 12:14:01 GMT -5
Dee Gordon lead off HR. Bawling as he returns to dugout. No sport does big moments like baseball. I am a Met fan and got chills. Wasn't that his first home run of the year too? Unreal. I feel badly for everyone involved, but this is pretty much an impossible situation for Colon and the Mets tonight. How can you possibly have your heart into wanting to beat the Marlins after all this? I don't know how either team was able to play last night, after watching the pregame tribute to Jose Fernandez. It was impossible to watch the pregame commemoration, and the reaction of the players on both sides of the diamond, and not become teary-eyed.
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Post by hoyarooter on Sept 27, 2016 19:56:41 GMT -5
Dodgers won the West with the Oklahoma City pitching staff combined with a bunch of guys who couldn't stay off of the DL. And they turned it around after Kershaw got hurt. Dave Roberts is manager of the year (if it isn't Joe Maddon). Not denigrating the Dodgers. Their pitching staff was decimated in spring training. My comment was merely in response to the inability of the Mets to stay in the "dogfight" with the Nationals. I think I inadvertently hit the wrong quote button. Someone above said that Collins might be manager of the year if he isn't fired. I think he shouldn't be fired (won the pennant last year, right, and keeping the Mets in the hunt against all odds this year) or be manager of the year.
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Post by SaxaCD on Sept 27, 2016 21:06:36 GMT -5
Not denigrating the Dodgers. Their pitching staff was decimated in spring training. My comment was merely in response to the inability of the Mets to stay in the "dogfight" with the Nationals. I think I inadvertently hit the wrong quote button. Someone above said that Collins might be manager of the year if he isn't fired. I think he shouldn't be fired (won the pennant last year, right, and keeping the Mets in the hunt against all odds this year) or be manager of the year. I'm a Mets fan, and no way is Collins Manager of the Year. Nice job keeping the group pasted together through all the injuries, though.
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Post by hoyainspirit on Sept 28, 2016 16:55:51 GMT -5
The Nats wait until the post season approaches for injuries to become a factor...
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Post by njhoya78 on Sept 28, 2016 18:11:53 GMT -5
The Nats wait until the post season approaches for injuries to become a factor... One of those hoary sports axioms is that good teams overcome injuries. The Nationals have been relatively healthy (especially when compared to the Dodgers, Cardinals and Mets) this season. Let's see how they do. I, for one, don't believe they can use the Strasburg/Ramos/Harper/Murphy injuries as an excuse for losing in the NLDS.
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Post by hoyarooter on Sept 28, 2016 18:54:19 GMT -5
The Nats wait until the post season approaches for injuries to become a factor... Yes, it sure does seem that way. Daniel Murphy was nearly singlehandedly responsible for the Mets beating the Dodgers last year. If he pulls it again, I'm going to hunt him down and bash in his skull with one of his bats. In all seriousness, it's amazing how he built upon that totally out of the blue playoff performance last year (4 home runs against the three best pitchers in the league???) to hit nearly .350 this year.
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Post by guru on Sept 29, 2016 10:19:35 GMT -5
The Nats wait until the post season approaches for injuries to become a factor... One of those hoary sports axioms is that good teams overcome injuries. The Nationals have been relatively healthy (especially when compared to the Dodgers, Cardinals and Mets) this season. Let's see how they do. I, for one, don't believe they can use the Strasburg/Ramos/Harper/Murphy injuries as an excuse for losing in the NLDS. This is balderdash. Of course, the Nats could still win in the NLDS and advance even further as baseball is a funny game, but to discount the effect of this onslaught of injuries is crazy. You're talking about an All-Star pitcher, their catcher (maybe the most important position on the field) having a career year, last year's NL MVP, and a top contender for this year's NL MVP. Of course other teams have had injury issues this year, but for all of these to hit during the last few weeks of the season is pretty nuts. I hope they don't use it as an excuse and I don't think they will. They've been a very fun group to watch so I hope they can go as far as possible in October.
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Post by Elvado on Sept 29, 2016 10:23:28 GMT -5
One of those hoary sports axioms is that good teams overcome injuries. The Nationals have been relatively healthy (especially when compared to the Dodgers, Cardinals and Mets) this season. Let's see how they do. I, for one, don't believe they can use the Strasburg/Ramos/Harper/Murphy injuries as an excuse for losing in the NLDS. This is balderdash. Of course, the Nats could still win in the NLDS and advance even further as baseball is a funny game, but to discount the effect of this onslaught of injuries is crazy. You're talking about an All-Star pitcher, their catcher (maybe the most important position on the field) having a career year, last year's NL MVP, and a top contender for this year's NL MVP. Of course other teams have had injury issues this year, but for all of these to hit during the last few weeks of the season is pretty nuts. I hope they don't use it as an excuse and I don't think they will. They've been a very fun group to watch so I hope they can go as far as possible in October. This some very unfortunate timing for a Nats team built to win. That said, as a Met fan who has watched the perpetual parade to the DL, followed by trips to the Hospital for Special Surgery, you will have to excuse me if I shed no tears. What this whole turn of events tells me is that if the Cubs can't win this year, it isn't going to happen, ever.
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Post by guru on Sept 29, 2016 10:35:13 GMT -5
This is balderdash. Of course, the Nats could still win in the NLDS and advance even further as baseball is a funny game, but to discount the effect of this onslaught of injuries is crazy. You're talking about an All-Star pitcher, their catcher (maybe the most important position on the field) having a career year, last year's NL MVP, and a top contender for this year's NL MVP. Of course other teams have had injury issues this year, but for all of these to hit during the last few weeks of the season is pretty nuts. I hope they don't use it as an excuse and I don't think they will. They've been a very fun group to watch so I hope they can go as far as possible in October. This some very unfortunate timing for a Nats team built to win. That said, as a Met fan who has watched the perpetual parade to the DL, followed by trips to the Hospital for Special Surgery, you will have to excuse me if I shed no tears. What this whole turn of events tells me is that if the Cubs can't win this year, it isn't going to happen, ever. Red Sox/Cubs would be pretty great. As would a Red Sox/SF series to decide the "Team of the Millennium"
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Post by hoyarooter on Sept 29, 2016 19:40:08 GMT -5
This some very unfortunate timing for a Nats team built to win. That said, as a Met fan who has watched the perpetual parade to the DL, followed by trips to the Hospital for Special Surgery, you will have to excuse me if I shed no tears. What this whole turn of events tells me is that if the Cubs can't win this year, it isn't going to happen, ever. Red Sox/Cubs would be pretty great. As would a Red Sox/SF series to decide the "Team of the Millennium" No thank you to option 2. I won't be rooting for the Cubs either, but have to agree that Red Sox - Cubs would be pretty neat. The only way it could have been better would be if the Red Sox were still suffering rom the Curse of the Bambino. That would have been the coolest WS ever.
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Post by kchoya on Oct 5, 2016 0:18:25 GMT -5
This is so great. O's fans have to be beside themselves. On the other hand Jason LaCanfora deserves this ending.
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Post by njhoya78 on Oct 5, 2016 8:45:53 GMT -5
That's what happens when you forget to have Britton as one of the twenty-five eligible players on the Orioles roster.
Oh wait. He was on the roster? And Buck didn't use him???
Mind boggling.
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Post by DanMcQ on Oct 5, 2016 12:32:34 GMT -5
For a moment I thought John Farrell was managing the O's last night...
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Post by hoyarooter on Oct 5, 2016 20:17:12 GMT -5
For a moment I thought John Farrell was managing the O's last night... Or Tommy Lasorda.
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Post by Elvado on Oct 5, 2016 21:06:39 GMT -5
Syndergaard is a joy to watch.
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Post by kchoya on Oct 5, 2016 23:58:40 GMT -5
Syndergaard is a joy to watch. Famalia is not, at least for Mets fans. Though, as a Royals fan, I must say his performance felt very familiar.
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Post by njhoya78 on Oct 6, 2016 10:53:55 GMT -5
Syndergaard is a joy to watch. Famalia is not, at least for Mets fans. Though, as a Royals fan, I must say his performance felt very familiar. The dangers of a one-game playoff. Even if Familia had managed to avoid being scored upon, it is likely that Bumgarner would have pitched another ten shutout innings. Nobody was touching him last night.
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Post by Elvado on Oct 6, 2016 11:04:00 GMT -5
Famalia is not, at least for Mets fans. Though, as a Royals fan, I must say his performance felt very familiar. The dangers of a one-game playoff. Even if Familia had managed to avoid being scored upon, it is likely that Bumgarner would have pitched another ten shutout innings. Nobody was touching him last night. As much as I wanted the Mets to win, it was a privilege to watch Bumgarner work. Syndergaard was great; he was better.
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