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MLB 2014 season thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Steak Snabler, Feb 26, 2014.

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  1. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    It doesn't help that they lost their ace in late August. Hard to say Garrett Richards turns the entire thing around by himself if the Royals hold on and sweep, but his absence certainly hurt.
     
    outofplace, Oct 5, 2014
    #3769
  2. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    If they had so little faith in this guy, and they clearly did, why was he starting a must-win?
     
    3_Octave_Fart, Oct 5, 2014
    #3770
  3. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Agreed. But the starting pitching in the first two games was good. All of the pitching was. They just stopped hitting. Nothing clutch in the two games in Anaheim, and those were both 50-50 games that didn't go their way. It happens in October. Still, the better team at this time of the year won the series.

    And I'm waiting for Scioscia to channel Earl Weaver in terms of pitching changes in Game 7 of the 1979 World Series.
     
    MileHigh, Oct 5, 2014
    #3771
  4. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Because Josh Hamilton isn't a starting pitcher.
     
    MileHigh, Oct 5, 2014
    #3772
  5. Chef2

    Chef2 Well-Known Member

    This isn't really happening, is it?
     
    Chef2, Oct 5, 2014
    #3773
  6. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    Orioles-Royals. I don't think I could have hand-picked a better ALCS.
     
    jr/shotglass, Oct 5, 2014
    #3774
  7. cjericho

    cjericho Well-Known Member

    wish it started tues or wed.
     
    cjericho, Oct 5, 2014
    #3775
  8. mpcincal

    mpcincal Well-Known Member

    You pretty much captured my feelings on this series, MileHigh.

    Credit to the Royals, they were definitely the better team. However, and it may be my emotions being raw right now, that was an utterly embarrassing performance by the Angels in this series, almost to the point that I rather would have seen them miss the postseason again than play like that in front of a national audience.
     
    mpcincal, Oct 5, 2014
    #3776
  9. cjericho

    cjericho Well-Known Member

    Maybe he can do a reverse Rick Ankiel.
     
    cjericho, Oct 5, 2014
    #3777
  10. exmediahack

    exmediahack Well-Known Member

    It's really happening. :)
     
    exmediahack, Oct 6, 2014
    #3778
  11. ChrisLong

    ChrisLong Well-Known Member

    Josh Hamilton has sucked the life out of the Angels for two years. If anything, Scioscia should get credit for having his team pull out victories with a hole in the cleanup spot when Hamilton was hitting fourth.
    Hamilton was hitting about .320 through the first quarter of the season. He went the rest of the season either in a slump or hurt. Not coincidentally, the Angels made their big push to the AL West title when Hamilton got hurt. I think it coincided almost exactly with their 10-game winning streak.
    Scioscia erred horribly playing him in the ALDS ... and I said that before the starting lineup was posted last Thursday.
    Wilson ... god knows what's going through his head. Some people are just too smart for their own good. He overthinks everything. Still, I was surprised he was pulled in the first inning. There had to be a limit to all of these "bullpen games." That should be an emergency plan, not a regular plan.
     
    ChrisLong, Oct 6, 2014
    #3779
  12. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    This is the first ALCS since 2005 (White Sox-Angels) that won't involve either the Yankees, Red Sox or Tigers.
    Hell, this was the first playoffs in the wild card era that didn't involve either the Yankees or Red Sox. Gotta savor these breaths of fresh air.
     
    Batman, Oct 6, 2014
    #3780
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