Back by popular-ish demand, here’s your spot to talk about tonight’s playoff action, if for some pointless reason you’d rather discuss it here than in the actually-related post, which I’ve written, previewing tonight’s game, over at Getting Blanked.
Enjoy!
4:00 PM ET:
New York Yankees (Sabathia, C.) @ Detroit Tigers (Scherzer, M.)
TV: TBS/Sportsnet – Tigers lead 3-0
8:00 PM ET:
San Francisco Giants (Lincecum, T.) @ St. Louis Cardinals (Wainwright, A.)
TV: FOX/Sportsnet One – Cardinals lead 2-1
What about Delmon Young as a power bat? He’s 27, bit of a loose cannon and a free swinger but Detroit may not be needing him next year.
I’m really enjoying this Yankee humiliation. Couldn’t happen to a better team.
Suck it Yankees!
Congratulations to the Tigers.
Not since the days of Marvin Gaye have I wished I was a son of Detroit. (For a night, let me be clear!)
Good on ya Skanks. This abysmal loss was total team effort. See some of you next year.
There’ll be dancing in the streets tonight in Motown
And fire trucks, and looting, and police.
Surely tonight should stand out? Think big, my friend.
Holy shit, Mike Ilitch looks like one of the zombies from The walking dead
Roy Roger stuffed Trigger when he passed on. I looks like Detroit was more proactive.
Woo hoo Timmy L is pitching tonight (and that’s not sarcasm)
I’m betting that the Freak kills it tonight.
And by kill it I mean shit the bed.
No one can ever take those 14 minutes of optimism
away from you GSMC.
That was almost as painful as watching RickyRo pitch.
+ uno
What do I have to look forward to? I’m tired of playing fantasy GM. I’m tired of the Farrell soap opera. I don’t really give a shit about the NLCS. And I have to wait till the end of the World Series to see if AA is still a ninja.
Hello Raptors preseason!
The short answer is death and taxes.
*sigh*
There’s always the Bikini Hockey League.
http://bikinihockeyleague.com/index.html
Sad panda.
I feel a little let down now that I don’t have the Yankees to hurl vile obscenities at.
I kind of feel the same way. I’m not a huge Cards fan but I don’t find them and their fans to be offensive. But it sure was grand to see the Skanks get a shit kicking.
That never gets stale. I would live to see them regress for a few years like in the late 80s. Life would be fine.
I don’t know that I have ever heard MLB announcers openly run down a player the way they have A-Rod. the last couple weeks.
True enough. The distain is palpable. I’ve never seen the daggers come out so quickly.
I know exactly what you mean, Tom. When you finally get rid of a rock in your sock, you feel good, relieved, but now we don’t have the Skanks around to focus our distain upon it’s a sad sad state of affairs. It’s like not being able to find the North Star.
Exactly. Now all of a sudden its just baseball.
My spleen is still gonna need venting. San Fran simply doesn’t make my blood boil.
If Cashman is able to trade ARod to the Marlins does that make him a bigger ninja than AA or Loria a bigger fool than Reagins?
I suspect this decision is above his pay grade.
Farrel, Escobar and Deck Mcguire for Pedroia.
Found that in my fortune cookie tonight.
I’ll probably be hungry in an hour.
Let me chew on that.
Lazer Show and the Velvet Glove.
Apart from spelling, you seem to have the better of me Smasher. Qu’est-ce que c’est?
Laser Show isone of Pedroia’s nicknames, Velvet glove would be my sad effort at nick for Hechavarria.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3512455
http://www.nesn.com/2010/07/laser-show-leads-list-of-top-10-dustin-pedroia-quotes.html
Uncle, uncle. You win, Smasher. Make it stop!
In all seriousness, I love to hate the guy, but if we were lucky enough to land him, I’d love to love him even more. Make it so, #2.
I don’t like Pedroia and I really don’t want to see him in a Blue Jays uni. It would be like Roger Clemens all over again and I didn’t think much of that either.
(I gotta stop swearing at the tv.)
DD, you’re hurting right now and it’s affecting your judgement.
Kelly Johnson~~~~~~~Pedroia
Kelly Johnson~~~~~~~Pedroia
fillintheblanks~~~~~~~Pedroia
The Giants aren’t putting up much of a fight but I still don’t see me getting on board the Pedroia train.
And I’m tired of the Farrell bullshit. Trade him, dump him I don’t have any fucks left to give on that one.
I want Rubby Del La Rossa. Just sayin’.
Well…this is looking very similar to the AL game earlier. My interest is waning.
Ya, I think I’m going to have a little taste of rum. It improves my spelling and overall game enjoyment.
Fill yer boots, Smasher. Hold the coke. (and spice, come to that.)
Deliciousness.
Aaaah rum, makes me talk like a pirate and chase women, or so my wife claims.
Batten down the hatches, Tom. Avast ye swabs! Ship Ahoy!
Aye til fiddlers green Matey!
stand fast ya scurvy cur.
Hooray for rum.
You guys sound like you been drankin.
Guess I’m the DD.
Nope, I’m as sober as a NYY’s charter pilot tonight.
You guys should read Tim Powers’ “On Stranger Tides,” which inspired a lesser movie of the same name. He’s the real deal.
I’ll give it a read.
Give me one of your titles.
Ah,…….how about “On Stranger Tides.” “Three Days To Never” was fun as well. (No pirates in that one mind.)
I meant some of your work.
Take hearts out of the equation, who do you surly sores think would win a series between the Cards and Tigers?
Gotta go with the Tigers me thinks.
I’m going to take the cards.
Why would you, of all posters, care to take hearts out of the equation, you big lunk? Hearts in or out, it’s the Tigers.
I like the Tigers.
I decided to cheer myself up and went and read the NY Post sports section. That’s better.
Man next April is going to be do or die time
I think the real work starts the day after the last game of the World Series.
Agreed, but I see his point. Fans will be out for blood if the boys start slow.
I’ll be one of them, particularly if AA hasn’t done anything significant.
Happy Panda!
Sad Panda!
What is 3 minutes of personal happiness worth?
Depends on the lady.
More likely ‘any port in a storm.’
Y’ar matey.
Commenter Bret posted a link from Davidi about the coaching staff following Farrell.
This is starting to get stupid.
“Tell me more, tell me more…” (A Richard Thompson (Guitar God) reference.)
Go to the intriquese post by stoeten. bottom comment.
Here’s the link to Davidi’s article http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2012/10/18/blue_jays_must_end_farrell_speculation/
Apparently AA has cancelled his appearance on Blair’s show tomorrow morning.
Is there nobody in Jays land that can tell the Red Sox to STFU and STHD?
This has been stupid since last year. How does this not qualify as tampering?
That’s what the third world (ie-Canada) is for.