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Post by hoyainspirit on Oct 5, 2012 11:45:46 GMT -5
Depends, rooter, because Trout's WAR is off the charts (10.4 to 7.2 for MC). How many of the voters will give credence to that stat? Bill Madden agrees with you. |
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Post by kchoya on Oct 5, 2012 18:59:23 GMT -5
Infield fly? Seriously? Clearly it should have been an interception  |
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Post by CAHoya07 on Oct 6, 2012 1:24:41 GMT -5
I never knew there was an outfield fly rule.
P.S. Go Giants!
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Oct 6, 2012 8:51:33 GMT -5
yeah I did not know it could be called in the outfield. I mean it makes sense in shallow outfield. Just seems like they should call in the fly rule instead of the infield fly rule since it isn't exclusive to the infield.
So Happy for my Orioles. Now lets beat the Yankees.
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Post by CAHoya07 on Oct 12, 2012 0:56:59 GMT -5
And the San Francisco Giants pull off a historic comeback, becoming the first NL team to win a Divisional Series after trailing 2-0. And they do so while winning three straight games in a hostile road environment. Buster Posey hits a grand slam to put us up 6-0, and then in true torturous fashion, the Giants hang on for the 6-4 win, with clutch pitching and defensive plays. I believe in each of the last 3 or 4 innings, the tying or lead run came to the plate. Amazing stuff! Glad we hung on, or it would have been a pretty epic choke job.
Just an incredible day of baseball today. After my Giants hang on for the victory, the Nats get a walk-off home run from Jayson Werth to force a decisive Game 5. Then, the O's force their own Game 5 with a 13-inning victory over the Yanks. Finally, Justin Verlander pitches a dominating shutout of the hot A's, ending their magical season. However, really impressed with the A's fans - they stayed loud until the end, and were even chanting "Let's Go Oakland" after the loss, which the players showed that they really appreciated.
All 4 divisional series go the maximum 5 games. Lot of baseball interest in the Beltway tomorrow night. Love baseball!
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Post by hoyainspirit on Oct 12, 2012 7:48:03 GMT -5
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Post by guru on Oct 12, 2012 9:11:55 GMT -5
It's a great, great call. What an epic at-bat. |
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Post by hoyarooter on Oct 12, 2012 12:56:50 GMT -5
It's a great, great call. What an epic at-bat. How true. I'm rooting for the Cardinals (nothing against the Nats, but I've been a Cardinal fan pretty much my whole life, ever since I adopted Stan Musial as my favorite player), but all you can do is tip your cap to Werth. That was a phenomenal at bat. |
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Post by kchoya on Oct 12, 2012 14:18:02 GMT -5
It's a great, great call. What an epic at-bat. How true. I'm rooting for the Cardinals (nothing against the Nats, but I've been a Cardinal fan pretty much my whole life, ever since I adopted Stan Musial as my favorite player), but all you can do is tip your cap to Werth. That was a phenomenal at bat. Stan who?  |
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Post by kchoya on Oct 13, 2012 5:43:05 GMT -5
I'm a little under a weather, so I turned in early last night. But I bet DC is going wild with the Nationals winning last night.
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Post by Boz on Oct 13, 2012 11:06:17 GMT -5
I'm a little under a weather, so I turned in early last night. But I bet DC is going wild with the Nationals winning last night. Well, that's just plain mean. It was a tough day for the DMV. |
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Post by CAHoya07 on Oct 14, 2012 13:09:29 GMT -5
Glad we hung on, or it would have been a pretty epic choke job. Wow, did not know I would later be applying this phrase to the Nats... Just a brutal way to go out. I mean, on a Friday night, at the stadium, at bars throughout the District, at homes throughout the area, I'm sure everybody was ready to explode in jubilation, with only one strike to go. Instead, silence, feeling as if they got sucker punched. The Cards did it to the Rangers in the World Series last year, and now they've done it to the Nats. Unbelievable. Baseball breaks your heart. I was really looking forward to a DC-SF NLCS, but it just wasn't meant to be. However, I do hope the Nats and their fans build on this, for hopefully many more successful seasons to come (and with a healthy Strasburg available for the postseason). Just seeing the scene at Nats Park the past couple nights, baseball in our nation's capital is definitely back. Also, Jose Valverde should not be allowed to pitch for the rest of the postseason. And big bummer to lose Jeter, I wonder how the Yanks will respond to that. Some crazy storylines this postseason... |
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Post by hoyainspirit on Oct 15, 2012 7:07:10 GMT -5
Glad we hung on, or it would have been a pretty epic choke job. Wow, did not know I would later be applying this phrase to the Nats... Just a brutal way to go out... Baseball breaks your heart. Sigh.  But I loved the day-in, day-out of this season. Most fun with baseball in quite a while. Even more satisfying when I think that two seasons ago the Nats lost 93 games, and I followed them then, too. |
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Post by Boz on Oct 15, 2012 10:18:20 GMT -5
The only way that game could've ended worse would be if Ray Allen played for the Cardinals.
On another note: when did Bud Selig hire the NFL's replacement refs?
I hate the Yankees and all, but sorry for Jeter. Think he's really gonna' come back next year? I'd say it's 50-50 at best.
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Post by hoyainspirit on Oct 16, 2012 22:37:41 GMT -5
And down go the Yankees. Again!
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Post by EasyEd on Oct 17, 2012 12:50:26 GMT -5
And down go the Yankees. Again! Oh, how sad. |
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Post by CAHoya07 on Oct 18, 2012 1:44:01 GMT -5
The rain delay in Detroit is only prolonging the inevitable.
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Post by rosslynhoya on Oct 29, 2012 9:36:04 GMT -5
Typical east coast bias. They'd rather talk about the rain than acknowledge a significant achievement by a west coast franchise.
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Post by CAHoya07 on Oct 30, 2012 21:18:10 GMT -5
Two World Series trophies in three years for the San Francisco Giants. Is there a dynasty being built in the city by the bay? This is a different team that two years ago: the only starting position player that stayed the same was leading NL MVP candidate Buster Posey behind the plate. It is also a younger team: of the position players, Posey, Sandoval, Crawford, and Belt are all 26 or younger. Cain and Bumgarner are 28 and 23, respectively, and signed to long-term deals through 2017. Throw in the great bullpen, and this team has the potential to be in the World Series hunt every year for many years to come.
Another question: does anybody outside of the Bay Area care? I get annoyed when the World Series is routinely overshadowed on ESPN by regular season NFL games. All I know is that there's going to be one hell of a parade tomorrow, and we here in the city are starting to get used to it.
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Post by Boz on Oct 31, 2012 9:32:07 GMT -5
Hey, just because you've won a couple of World Series, that doesn't mean you're a dynasty. I mean, not like the Nationals.  |
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But I loved the day-in, day-out of this season. Most fun with baseball in quite a while. Even more satisfying when I think that two seasons ago the Nats lost 93 games, and I followed them then, too.