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10/5: Non-Rays Division Series Thread

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The Dobber makes his first postseason start.

Sweet.

Joe Blanton Vs. Jeff Suppan.

THERE’S ONLY ONE OCTOBER FOLKS.

Go Brewers!

Fuck you cupcakes!

Go Brewers!

Jeff: Senators game is on today, correct? In about a half hour. Just wanted to wish your team good luck, as one of my 3—-the Lightning—-lost yesterday to kick off the year. My favorite got the only goal though, so yay.

Just realized that game has already been played.

Fuck you Vs.

Dammit Burrell!

You’re supposed to strike out on that one.

Sabathia goes down swinging!

Worth the price of admission

All signs point to fail for the Brew Crew.

>:(

I hope Blanton chokes to death on his Thanksgiving turkey.
hello?

heelllooo??

echo

eeeeeeeccccccccchhhhhhhhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooo

Too busy watching the Seahawks getting sodmized.
Too busy watching the Dolphons win for some reason
it's a boring game anyways.
We always get smoked on the road

Silly me for thinking otherwise.

I think steve largent is buried in the meadowlands
I fucking hate Joe Blanton
He eats innings
and lots of cupcakes
and bacon

don’t forget the bacon

Prince Fielder's decline phase is going to be epic.
So is Ryan Howard's.
And someone is going to pay dearly for those years.
I know just the people

That was absolutely smoked.
The Phillies and Brewers don't make me cry

the way the Seahawks do.

Nice play.
Although Utley would make that play so maybe not.
with blanton out

i now no longer care if the phillies win

Burrell helping his FA stock.
That probably the final dagger.

Burrell is locked in today.

It's raining in Chicago!
Oh wells.

Brewers fans should be happy to have spent some time in the post-season for the first time in awhile. Between the Phillies and Dodgers…hard to say, good match-up. I’ll be rooting for the Phillies, but I wont feel bad if the Dodgers make it.

On the AL side, Tampa needs to finish off the White Sox, the Red Sox need to finish off the Angels, and then we can have an epic battle of AL East juggernauts, of good (the Rays) vs. evil (pink hats).

Tampa – Philly WS. Rays on top.

Go Rays.

Well, I hate the angels sbut I hate Josh beckett more. I want the Angels to lose in the most painful way possible in game 5.
Let's go Halos!

clap clap clapclapclap

OK I'm back from L.A. and ready to watch L.A. fail.

RALLY TIME!

This was the best weekend ever, weather-wise
Yeah, it was spectacular.

Driving in the rain for the first time in months was a blast.

That was funny.
Angels Defense, everyone.
This game is a farce
So why the hell can't Napoli take Mathis' job?
Heart
Guy who walk are mindless automatons
Bee Jay Upton
Only a team as stupid as the Angels could favor AMthis over Napoli
The Angels should be up by 4 runs.
Youk is like what Player A would be if Player A were good at hitting.
Youk is way less of a prick, though.
Goddamnit Milwaukee.
ahahahaha

Suck it Tacoby

You know, for all the talk of A-Rod the Choker, I wonder why nobody talks about Vlad.

Because he hasn’t done shit in the playoffs.

Pedroia is 0-15 in his last 15 OMB
hahahaha

GIF GIF GIF

You're going to have to help me, what happened?
I don't wanna spoil the surprise.
Hint: It involves a deliciously bad contract signed last offseason .
Isn't LA supposed to be devoid of mental error? Ooops.
Ask and you shall recieve:

You need to do the Tacoby one, too.
This song was used so perfectly in the Departed, but my goodness I am so tired of it.
I'm a sailor peg and I've lost my leg!
If the Red Sox don't come back against the Yankees in '04, Dropkick Murphys continue to toil in relative obscurity.
I think the Angels have to stick with Shields as long as they can.
God damn Sheilds is the perfect middle reliever.
Extras! Extras! Extras!
Wowsers what a pitch
Looked outside

but gameday loved it, so I defer to it’s wisdom

Even if it was a hair outside, it's still a hell of a pitch.
Ok Red Sox, finish them.
I will be so glad when I can go back to hating them.
It's been uncomfortable territory the last few days.
Yes it has.
I will admit that seeing K ROd surrendering a walkoff

would almost be worth another boring sweep

The prospects of this happening and you creating a gif to show us the aftermath

is so tantalizing.

I just want the Angels to lose in the most demoralizing possible fashion.
I wouldn't be too upset to see the Red Sox blow a 2-0 kead
K-Rod gives up the home run and then dies seconds later from massive rectal bleeding?
K-Rod getting knocked in the nuts by an Ortiz line drive while Ortiz rounds the bases for an inside-the-park homerun?
I don't actually wish death upon him, so yes, this.
I'm down with this.
How about Coco hits a foul ball into the Angels dugout and it hits Vlad and Lackey in the knees managing to tear both of their ACLs, then Coco hits a ball off Torii Hunters head over the wall for a walkoff home run?
Needs more direct pain to K-Rod.
Ok while K-Rod is falling off the mound after throwing that meatball, he falls on his shoulder and dislocates it making him cry tears of mental and physical pain
I want it to go 5
Every home team losing could be fun to watch
WALKOFF WALKOFF WALKOFF
I want to see K-Rod cry so bad.
This would make the entire postseason for me.
This would make the entire everything for me.
Come on K-rod blow this one...
I want to see K-Rod hang himself on the green monster after he gives up the walkoff.
The one thing about Fenway is

that since it’s a tough HR park against RHBs, you can go after them more so than you might and not have to worry so much about surrendering a season ending HR

God extra innings at Enron are terrifying
Brad Lidge found out the hard way.
Wait, is that Minute Maid?

I forget what they call it in Houston.

He has a margin for error

the away team doesn’t

Also, wasn’t extras.

Come on Assface.
Pinch run for Ortiz.
What the hell Francona?
Not worth it
If it's hit to left, you probably can't score to begin with
Why in God's name is Ortiz still running?
Pinch running is overrated
Ortiz is painfully slow.
But he would provide a wonderful collision at the plate!
Obviously

but Youk, Bat, Lowell are all extra base guys

Not that pinch running is a horrible idea

but I’m playing devil advocate and I can see why Francona is doing this.

Y'know, Francona's good enough that he's probably right.
I did like how he ran for Lowell
How well did Assface play at third during the last game?
See my comments about him being like Spiezio
Yesyesyes pinch run for Ortiz now.
Manny would have crushed that.

Jason Bay is terrible.

Come on Lowell.
Nice try Lowell, but you went.
Are the fans mocking K-Rod?
It sounds like they're chanting Gay Rod
I want them to pick it up again.

And louder.

Ortiz should steal 3rd
ahahahahah

What a close pitch.

hahahahahahaha
Hot damn here we go.

And that was ball 4 Scocia, you whiny bitch.

Watching HH is so fun right now
I think I might enjoy it more if K-Rod walks in the winning run

rather than allowing a hit.

I want K-Rod to hit a batter to end their season.
wild pitch to end the series...would be awesome
It was close, but I say that's a ball.

Throw 14 fewer pitches in the dirt and you wouldn’t have to worry about it, you dick.

Okay, well I want to see Ortiz steal home.
Well that was a mighty close call
Walking in the winning run would be a fitting end.
yesyesyes 2-0
Oh my god is this possible?
GREATEST CLOSER OF ALL TIME!
shut up K-rod
Oh my, shaded him perfectly.
I love extras!

What a game!

Today is shaping up to be the worst day ever.
A game 5 between these fuckwitzes would have potential.
Oh good heavens that would be terrible.
Why?

I want them to play out the string, they’re in bad health. It’s exciting and good for the Rays.

I couldn't bear to have to root for the Red Sox any longer than I have to.
Root for the Angels
...what?
I already switched sides
I just can't do it.
Angels fans don't suffer as much.
Well, losing game five might be a little more excruciating.
If the lose in ng5 they suffer more
Nah, getting swept sucks
Just ask the Cubs.
But being resigned to their fate and false hope
Eh maybe.

I’d rather lose in five than get swept.

When I thought the Cards were going to lose game 7 it was more excrucaiting then when they got swept in the WS

There’s no comparison.

more like papelboner and gaywad
gay buttholes
gayret idliketofuckanothermanderson
Paps hasn't walked a guy since early July.
I have a way with timing.
Pedroia not MVP enough to make that play.
For cripes sake are the Angels refusing to go away or the Red Sox not wanting the sweep?
Oh calm down you slack jawed yokel.
Gary Matthews is the anti-clutch.
But Beltre.

/Baker

"K-Rod's done. He's worked an inning..."

What a pansy.

Jered Weaver in

Fail.

...

Haha, yes!
They look exactly fucking alike from behind.
Not only do they look alike, but there is another connection here.

He got his paddle beating after that game and now Weaver is going to get his.

This should be excellent.
WTF, the radio broadcast keeps cutting out.
Wow, I completely forgot Jered Weaver existed.
So maybe we should hope the Angels win.

I now want to see K-Rod blow the series.

My new preference is for Hunter to drop a ball over the fence.
I am down with this.

As long as he catches the ball and then slams into the fence breaking his leg and the ball goes flying out of his glove.

So I know Weaver's not all that good, but why isn't he in the postseason rotation?

He’s better than Saunders, at least.

That was a piss poor at bat.
God Weaver is butt ugly
Together with Lackey, they have a pretty repugnant tandem.
Not a strike
hmm gameday liked it
Not a strike.
Gameday said it was right down the pipe
I'm not buying it.
I'm looking at GameDay and it has it way outside.
#3?
No. 4.
#3 looked like it was almost in the dirt to me.
This is what I have.

Servers are based in LA.

I smell a conspiracy.

WOW not a strike or even close to being a strike
Why do I "know" Pedroia is going to come through for Boston at some point?
Okay, now this has to go the 12th.

If Pedroia has a walkoff hit, I will be so pissed.

Jered Weaver pitching now?
That's a great steal.
This will seal Pedoria's MVP vote.
Vote's already in.
I don’t have TV. What is Ped-roid-a doing?
Making an out.
I'm unsure how I feel about this.
What the balls is going on?
That font has steroids.
Luckily I see nothing.
I don't understand.
I don't see the whatever it is
I am seeing if this works.

I don’t have TV. What is Ped-roid-a doing?

I don't understand how it happened.
It's a big row of rectangles.
Different font in the header.
I still don't see anyting but rectangles.
How the hell do you do that to your header font?
I'm still so confused.
I'm curious as hell, but i'm not about to start littering this place with experiments.
The typeface is different in the page source too.
Now you're just talking technical mumbo jumbo.

I’ll be dorking around half the night trying to figure this out.

Ah, page source, got it now. Still have no idea how he did that.
Teach me your black magic
You are not ready.
P.E.D.oria also accomplishes the same thing as you were going for without having to resort to simple magic tricks to make up for a lousy pun
P.E.D.roia works even better
Do hyphens not show up in the headers or something?
Nice work. Good commenters know how to manufacture a pun.
This is everything I hoped extras would be and more.
Too bad both of these teams can't lose
So Weaver survived the LHB portion of the lineup...
Considering the rest of the Sox bullpen

I am tempted to say advantage Angels

And holly balls

the Red Sox are starting Garland over Weaver?

Bahahahaha
It gives them a better matchup today

If I were the Red Sox I would prefer that, too.
Actually scratch that

because of all the faggoty days off the Angels can bring Santana back on normal rest.

God this schedule is dumb
That was a retarded situation to bunt it.
According to the asshat on the radio he's a better bunter than a hitter.

My god, Dave Niehaus deserves a post season. These guys are killing me.

Wheeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
I hate that word "manufactured."
Did they not get the note it was outsourced like every other thing manufactured around here?
You would think the Angels would know this considering LA is the biggest port city in America.
It's like, baseball wasn't working for us. So we manufactured a run instead.

I’m with you, dumb phrase.

Heh

that’s a good way of putting it

Isn't there a way Scioscia can bend the rules to bring Frankie back in the bottom of the 12th to blow the game again?
Announcers credit the Angels with manufacturing a run.

How’d that strategy work the first two games? FUCK SHUT UP.

One could argue the most effiecent way to manufacture a run is to hit a homer
Seems like the two teams that have tried hardest to manufacture runs so far this postseason are the Angels and the Cubs.
They didn't have all of the materials to manufacture those runs in those games.
5 hour mark huh?
I want to stab myself.
DON'T DO IT!!!
DO IT! I MEAN DON'T!
YES YES YES

Doubleheader tomorrow!

Wait what?
Rays + Halos
Ah.

That could be marvelous.

Not a strike
Now you pinch run Ortiz.
Or maybe not.

Casey the only one available.

Must be fun to count on Jered Weaver to close.
NOW I pinch run

send out pitcher

If only we traded them Washburn.

Sigh.

How slow can Dice-K be?
He was manufactured in Japan.
As much as it pains me to see Ortiz miss pitches he used to crush, the guy can still walk like a bastard.
Alone and without a father?
way to be stupid robert
Ortiz was running.
That sounded almost awesome on the radio
Hey, is your radio broadcast cutting out for a few seconds every now and then?
Yeah but I'm used to it

happens all the time with AM at night

I haven't heard a chop like this since I was a kid messing around with an old tube radio.
My favorite is the nights I cant get KJR but Anchorage stations come in crystal clear
If I were a Halo fan my heart would explode
Goddamit, radio is cutting out again. Right when the guy makes a home run call on that long out.
Not a strike.
Game day liked it.
Walkoff you mofos
With Alex Cora at the plate?
What a pitch
And it all comes down to Alex Cora.

:-/

Yowsers nice play.
YES YES YES WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

GO ANGELS

Way to manufacture a win, LA.
The Angels did everything they could to lose yet they did not lose.
Blowing a 2-0 lead would be crazy delicious
I'm disappointed in Sager's outfit.
I don't know.

That psychedelic tie went nicely with those bold, colorful stripes. Maybe the cameraman needed to step back a little so we could take a look at his pants and shoes.

Longest game in ALDS history.

God, that was boring.

I was on the edge of my seat for the last 7 innings or so.

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