MLB 2012

[WayAbvPar]

Watching A-Rod piss his pinstripes is one of my favorite new fall traditions. I would like it even better if he was doing it on the golf course though 

[Ingmar]

hell yes Buster

[Paelos]

The Reds may be choking harder than the Braves. At least we only completely fucked up one game. 

[Ingmar]

You don't employ Dusty Baker, who I am pretty sure was born in a Gypsy-cursed haunted hospital built on an Indian burial ground.

[Paelos]

Man Latos just self destructed. What in the fuck are you doing throwing a dead red fastball with the bases loaded in the smallest ballpark in the known universe TO THEIR BEST HITTER.

I mean come on. Use your head.

[Sjofn]

Stop fucking jinxing it you motherfuckers!

[Paelos]

Giants win. Series over.

[HaemishM]

You don't employ Dusty Baker, who I am pretty sure was born in a Gypsy-cursed haunted hospital built on an Indian burial ground.

You also don't employ him if you want your young pitchers to pitch at a high level for more than 2 seasons. He couldn't do more damage to young pitcher's arms if he armpit-fucked them all in a line with a razor-studded dildo.

[Sjofn]

i am going to die from stress

why did you let them back in it, Giants

why why why

[Sjofn]

 

[Paelos]

I have absolutely no idea why you were worried.

If it's Cards and Giants on one side, and Yankees v. who cares on the other side, I can officially say I don't give a fuck anymore.

[JWIV]

Orioles damn well better win this tonight.  Just got this in my mail.    

   
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[Sjofn]

So Ingmar promised to buy a Zito jersey if the Giants came back to win this series, I find that delightful for some reason. 

[Ingmar]

I'm on the hook for a green Zito jersey if the A's pull it out, too.

[Fordel]

So do they go to the World Series now?

[JWIV]

So do they go to the World Series now?

NLCS (national leage championship series)

[Paelos]

You need to shut em down O's.

EDIT: Good job! Now I can go to bed.

[Trippy]

Dodged another earthquake

[JWIV]

I still can't believe I thought this was going to be a nice relaxing season.

[Slayerik]

Fuck yeah, Verlander.

Honestly, I don't really fear the Yankee's (as a Tiger's fan) and glad to see them go 5 with Baltimore. Tiger's have some badass starting pitching - Verlander, Fister, Scherzer (Sanchez has been throwing well, too)... as long as the bullpen holds up and they can manage a few runs they can beat anyone. Surprisingly, their poor defense has been solid thus far. I imagine it will cost them a game in the next series, though.

[Paelos]

Of all the teams I've seen so far in the AL, the Tigers v. Orioles intrigues me the most.

If it's Tigers v. Yankees, that's a nightmare for the Yankees. They are so home run driven, and Detroit doesn't give up bombs. The Yankees simply don't do enough with runners on base unless it leaves the yard. Baltimore is even worse in terms of relying on deep balls to get runs with runners on base.

I'd say the Tigers are going to be my favorite to make it to the series with that pitching, the fact they were #1 in the AL with RISP hitting, and 2nd in OBP.

[Raging Turtle]

Cardiac Cardinals strike again.  Amazing!

[Sjofn]

Apparently I don't like the Nationals after all, because when I saw the final score (after deciding at 6-0, it was safe to go take a nap), my first thought was "haha."

[Ingmar]

The way we've played at home lately I'm not sure we WANT home field advantage. Oh well.

[caladein]

If it's Tigers v. Yankees, that's a nightmare for the Yankees. They are so home run driven, and Detroit doesn't give up bombs.

That's only the case for their starters.

Their relievers have a middle-of-the-pack HR/9, mostly as a result of set-up man Joaquin Benoit's 1.77 HR/9 and hilarious 18.3% HR/FB this season. (His career lines are better, but a 1.17 HR/9 is still high for a high-leverage reliever I think.) And as a group they have the lowest ground-ball rate in the league.

[Ingmar]

Less ground balls means less balls Cabrera can't get to rolling into LF though. 

[caladein]

Advanced metrics, also good for schadenfreude: Beyond the Box Score's Least Valuable Players of 2012. (Sorry Giants and Phillies fans.)

[Paelos]

I'm amazed Brian McCann and Dan Uggla aren't on that list.

[caladein]

Uggla is in the black actually at $15.75m in value versus a $13.2m salary.

McCann's in the red, but not by a lot with $9m in value for $11.67m in salary. You gotta be apocalyptic with the bat to catch around a 1000 innings and not be around league-average value.

[Paelos]

Uggla took a lot of useless walks. I have a feeling that's upping his value.

[caladein]

*twitch*

[Ingmar]

 

[Paelos]

Yeah suck on that. SUCK IT SABERMETRICS.

Honest to god, I watched every game the Braves played. I know Uggla walked a lot but it NEVER MATTERED. We couldn't drive him in even when he got on base, and he wasn't a steal threat. He hit .220 and struck out almost 170 times. If you want that for $13M, i will gladly hand it to you with my blessing.

[Ingmar]

I'm not saying he's not overpaid, but that has a lot more to do with his weak power numbers this year than his extremely valuable on base skills.

[slog]