edjr 6,578 Posted October 25, 2023 I sit and wonder. Why the Red Sox can't get players like Eovaldi and Schwarber 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 7,131 Posted October 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, edjr said: I sit and wonder. Why the Red Sox can't get players like Eovaldi and Schwarber Not many players bat >.200 while hitting 40+ HRs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,484 Posted October 25, 2023 9 hours ago, KSB2424 said: I’m rooting for the Rangers. Not sure why, no dog in the fight but it’s my feels. I'm rooting for AZ, thought, I'm happy with Texas. When the playoffs started, I put in 3 bets.... Phillies to beat the Astros ($10 bet at +2200), AZ to beat Texas ($5 bet at +5300), and Texas to beat AZ ($5 bet at +4100). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Honcho 5,097 Posted October 25, 2023 43 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said: I'm rooting for AZ, thought, I'm happy with Texas. When the playoffs started, I put in 3 bets.... Phillies to beat the Astros ($10 bet at +2200), AZ to beat Texas ($5 bet at +5300), and Texas to beat AZ ($5 bet at +4100). What were the odds of a Dback Rangers series before the season started? That would have been some bet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 6,578 Posted October 25, 2023 58 minutes ago, MDC said: Not many players bat >.200 while hitting 40+ HRs. how many bat lead off hitting under .200? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 6,578 Posted October 25, 2023 9 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said: What were the odds of a Dback Rangers series before the season started? That would have been some bet! better chance peefoam will stop being a douche Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 6,567 Posted October 25, 2023 58 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said: I'm rooting for AZ, thought, I'm happy with Texas. When the playoffs started, I put in 3 bets.... Phillies to beat the Astros ($10 bet at +2200), AZ to beat Texas ($5 bet at +5300), and Texas to beat AZ ($5 bet at +4100). Wow, are you some sorta Rainman gambling savant? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,675 Posted October 25, 2023 Let's go D-Backs. As a secondary Mets fan, I definitely don't want to see bitch ass DeGrom IL his way to a ring. Would love to see Longoria get his 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HellToupee 1,588 Posted October 25, 2023 8 minutes ago, edjr said: how many bat lead off hitting under .200? .343 OBP and sees a ton a pitches. He either walks/HRs/Ks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 14,935 Posted October 25, 2023 To think Boche was there for the taking and Cashman stuck with his pal/lackey Boone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 6,578 Posted October 25, 2023 7 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: To think Boche was there for the taking and Cashman stuck with his pal/lackey Boone. Boone played the last time the Yankees were relevant. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,675 Posted October 25, 2023 5 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said: To think Boche was there for the taking and Cashman stuck with his pal/lackey Boone. Do you think it would have made much of a difference given the roster? I'm not exactly a Boone fan but Cashman assembled that monstrosity of a roster . Texas has some fiery young players and the high priced veterans (at least the position players) stay on the field. I'm not sure how much a better manager could have done with guys like Donaldson, DJ, Stanton and his .191 average, and how long did it take them to finally cut bait on Hicks? Cashman gotta go Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 7,131 Posted October 25, 2023 24 minutes ago, edjr said: how many bat lead off hitting under .200? No one. He’s a unicorn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,675 Posted October 25, 2023 Just now, MDC said: No one. He’s a unicorn. I do love me some Kyle Schwarber. And now every time I see him I will think of the video that's been going around comparing him running the bases to Ted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MDC 7,131 Posted October 25, 2023 11 minutes ago, WhiteWonder said: I do love me some Kyle Schwarber. And now every time I see him I will think of the video that's been going around comparing him running the bases to Ted. My wife says he reminds her of Matt Stairs and I sort of see it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,484 Posted October 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Mike Honcho said: What were the odds of a Dback Rangers series before the season started? That would have been some bet! Yeah, probably in the range of +40000 I'd guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,612 Posted October 25, 2023 4 hours ago, HellToupee said: You’re a grown azz man, there are no second favorites. You can maybe make a case AL/NL . Same league same division gtfo. The Astros used to be a National League team until 2012... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,612 Posted October 25, 2023 I don't have any problem with this series, though it would be nice to see the Rangers win their first championship... However the TV ratings will probably be pretty low... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TBayXXXVII 2,484 Posted October 25, 2023 1 hour ago, jerryskids said: Wow, are you some sorta Rainman gambling savant? I really thought the Phillies were going to beat the Astros. But I always put a bet or 2 in on teams that I think are reasonable long shots. I put in Arizona over Texas, but then my brother said that if you're only betting $2, just take the flipside incase you have the right teams, but not the right order. Last year I had the Astros beating the Phillies... I think we had a Shark Tooth contest last year on that and I won the shark tooth!!! Anyway, my "long shot" bet didn't remotely have the success. I had St. Louis & Cleveland. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 14,935 Posted October 25, 2023 2 hours ago, edjr said: Boone played the last time the Yankees were relevant. They won the WS years after he left. I only wish that Boone didn’t play basketball and they never took A-Rod in a salary dump. Typical Cashman. Offer him a big name and he’ll take it, no matter the fit. Takes Stanton when most of the team he had was right handed. Jeter laughed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pimpadeaux 2,404 Posted October 25, 2023 6 hours ago, HellToupee said: You’re a grown azz man, there are no second favorites. You can maybe make a case AL/NL . Same league same division gtfo. Yeah I like the Red Sox but my second favorite is the Yankees You can't compare the Rangers-Astros rivalry to Sox-Yankees, son. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 6,578 Posted October 25, 2023 14 minutes ago, Pimpadeaux said: You can't compare the Rangers-Astros rivalry to Sox-Yankees, son. early 2000s Red Sox vs Yankees was unlike any rivalry I can recall. Must watch TV. When ESPN was still watchable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 6,567 Posted October 25, 2023 3 hours ago, posty said: I don't have any problem with this series, though it would be nice to see the Rangers win their first championship... However the TV ratings will probably be pretty low... Cmon man... if you need to pick a team, go with the DBacks who built largely through their system and strategic smaller acquisitions. Their largest salary by 2X, Mad Bum, was released early in the season. Marte has the highest salary on the team at $11M this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pimpadeaux 2,404 Posted October 25, 2023 28 minutes ago, edjr said: early 2000s Red Sox vs Yankees was unlike any rivalry I can recall. Must watch TV. When ESPN was still watchable. I had no idea until recently how hateful Rangers fans are toward the Astros. It reminds me of going to Waco to see an Aggie-Bears game and realizing how much Baylor hated A&M. I had no idea we were their biggest rival. A couple I know in Houston went to Game 7, and a Rangers fan dumped a bag of peanuts on them as the game ended. Out in the parking lot, Rangers fans were loudly talking sh!t, taunting Astros fans and even trying to pick fights with them. I'm seeing a lot of Rangers-fan hate toward the Astros on social media. The Astros have only been in that division since 2013, so there hasn't been much time for a rivalry to fester, particularly since neither team has been great simultaneously until now. I'm still happy to see the Rangers in the World Series and hope they win it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pimpadeaux 2,404 Posted October 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, jerryskids said: Cmon man... if you need to pick a team, go with the DBacks who built largely through their system and strategic smaller acquisitions. Their largest salary by 2X, Mad Bum, was released early in the season. Marte has the highest salary on the team at $11M this year. Now I have my top reason for rooting for the Rangers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 6,567 Posted October 25, 2023 3 minutes ago, Pimpadeaux said: Now I have my top reason for rooting for the Rangers. You want to root for the rich elite like any good Leftie? ETA: I get it, it is a dig on me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 6,578 Posted October 25, 2023 This is simple for me. Cruzer is a Rangers fan, he used to be in Edex and I would have rooted for them. Jerruh is a Dbags fan and is currently in Edex. I am rooting for the DBags Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pimpadeaux 2,404 Posted October 25, 2023 6 minutes ago, jerryskids said: You want to root for the rich elite like any good Leftie? ETA: I get it, it is a dig on me. Then again, Rangers fans will be insufferable if they win, just like Cowboys fans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 6,567 Posted October 25, 2023 Just now, Pimpadeaux said: Then again, Rangers fans will be insufferable if they win, just like Cowboys fans. Yeah, folks are billing it as a chance to beat Dallas. Cowboys still have a huge fanbase here, and Suns inexplicably lost to the Mavs a few years back (and Luca is a whiny biotch), so there is something of a Dallas hatred. Nothing like the LA hatred though, and the DBacks already took care of them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
posty 2,612 Posted October 25, 2023 19 minutes ago, jerryskids said: Cmon man... if you need to pick a team, go with the DBacks who built largely through their system and strategic smaller acquisitions. Their largest salary by 2X, Mad Bum, was released early in the season. Marte has the highest salary on the team at $11M this year. I still have time to change my mind... I just hope it is a damn good series... It is already headed that way with new the teams that are in it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pimpadeaux 2,404 Posted October 25, 2023 1 minute ago, jerryskids said: Yeah, folks are billing it as a chance to beat Dallas. Cowboys still have a huge fanbase here, and Suns inexplicably lost to the Mavs a few years back (and Luca is a whiny biotch), so there is something of a Dallas hatred. Nothing like the LA hatred though, and the DBacks already took care of them. I'm a fairweather Texans fan after so many years spent as a loyal Oilers fan, but my favorite NFL usually is whoever is playing the Cowboys on any given week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 6,567 Posted October 25, 2023 33 minutes ago, posty said: I still have time to change my mind... I just hope it is a damn good series... It is already headed that way with new the teams that are in it... One of the fun things about the DBacks is that they have earned the nickname "Answer Backs." Their ability to come back from deficits has been uncanny, and has been on display throughout the playoffs. Even yesterday they turned a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 victory. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 6,578 Posted October 25, 2023 2 hours ago, jerryskids said: Cmon man... if you need to pick a team, go with the DBacks who built largely through their system and strategic smaller acquisitions. Their largest salary by 2X, Mad Bum, was released early in the season. Marte has the highest salary on the team at $11M this year. 84 wins in the regular season. MLB season had been rendered meaningless. This is a bad thing for baseball. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TommyGavin 790 Posted October 25, 2023 Dusty to retire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,995 Posted October 26, 2023 6 hours ago, Pimpadeaux said: I had no idea until recently how hateful Rangers fans are toward the Astros. Then you are prolly (also) late to the game how hateful Stros fans are to Rangers fans. This recent run has made HOU fans insufferable - they act like they invented the game.......... I was at Boomerjacks for Game 6, Stros fans were openly yelling 'Fk Tx!" during the game several times. When the cops showed up, they cooled it a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzer 1,995 Posted October 26, 2023 2011, Dallas Mavericks start their playoff run... 1st Rd, Portland - I had us losing in 6.....2nd Rd, Lakers - I had Kobe sweeping us.....Conference Finals, OKC - had Durant/Westbrook beating us in 6.....NBA Finals, Miami - had Le Flop/D. Wade beating us in 6................. Somehow my Mavs weathered all the (and the odds) and won the title. This Rangers team is a mirror image of that Mavs team. Every series, I saw no way we could advance - yet we did. To think this team managed to get to here, with all the injuries and flat out SHIITY bullpen, is just mind blowing. No way in hell am I picking us now, no way am I changing anything up. Give me the D-Backs in 6! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSB2424 3,148 Posted October 26, 2023 Not sure if this has been brought up but the current MLB playoff structure is horrible. MLB has the longest regular seasons in all of sport. 162 games. It’s to find the best team pitching staff over time, the most consistent hitters, and a manager who juggles it all. Then the post season consists of the best teams getting over a week off. While that may seem like a plus to football or basketball fans, that is a killer for a baseball team. They play every other day for 7 months , pitching rotations, longevity and consistency. Over a week off when you’ve played that long is like icing a field goal kicker. Then the second round is a 5 game series not a 7 game. WTF? MLB needs to rethink the post season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,675 Posted October 26, 2023 38 minutes ago, KSB2424 said: Not sure if this has been brought up but the current MLB playoff structure is horrible. MLB has the longest regular seasons in all of sport. 162 games. It’s to find the best team pitching staff over time, the most consistent hitters, and a manager who juggles it all. Then the post season consists of the best teams getting over a week off. While that may seem like a plus to football or basketball fans, that is a killer for a baseball team. They play every other day for 7 months , pitching rotations, longevity and consistency. Over a week off when you’ve played that long is like icing a field goal kicker. Then the second round is a 5 game series not a 7 game. WTF? MLB needs to rethink the post season. yes, it's been brought up. It's also more than what you mentioned too. I agree with all your points but I will also add that 162 games and making the playoffs should not potential have your season end in a best of 3 first round series. Admittedly I am a jaded Rays fan who watched my team have the 4th best record in baseball, but because they played in the AL East, Houston got to sit home while the Rays got bounced in 2. Yes, they should have taken care of business, at home (if you can call it home), but baseball playoff series have momentum swings. Hard to see one of those in a 3 game series. If anything, and if they don't want to take a page out of the NBA's book as far as seeding, then at least make that first round best of 5. The DS and CS can then be best of 7 each. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 6,567 Posted October 26, 2023 50 minutes ago, Cruzer said: 2011, Dallas Mavericks start their playoff run... 1st Rd, Portland - I had us losing in 6.....2nd Rd, Lakers - I had Kobe sweeping us.....Conference Finals, OKC - had Durant/Westbrook beating us in 6.....NBA Finals, Miami - had Le Flop/D. Wade beating us in 6................. Somehow my Mavs weathered all the (and the odds) and won the title. This Rangers team is a mirror image of that Mavs team. Every series, I saw no way we could advance - yet we did. To think this team managed to get to here, with all the injuries and flat out SHIITY bullpen, is just mind blowing. No way in hell am I picking us now, no way am I changing anything up. Give me the D-Backs in 6! Yeah, the Rangers are the little engine who can, with the help of that $200M payroll. Maybe you can spend another $100M on your bullpen next year and be even more of an underdog. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteWonder 2,675 Posted October 26, 2023 59 minutes ago, Cruzer said: To think this team managed to get to here, with all the injuries and my least favorite narrative in baseball. Most teams have tons of injuries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
