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@Lawdog1214 : The Bengals were lucky the Pats didn...

2007-10-03T00:30:02.429-04:00

@Lawdog1214 : The Bengals were lucky the Pats didn't drop another 38 spot on you. " I wish that my Bungles (yeah and I mean bungles) had the opportunity to play them full strength" my ass. The Pats are without RHarrison and Seymour and NE still handed Cincy it's jock.

An undefeated season is irrational for any squad, but this Patriot's iteration looks about as balanced/dominant as any team of the past decade and a half.

And Chaddogg, go burn a goat in effigy or something: your WS champion's coming from the AL East.

Sox in 4, Yanks in 5. Showdown in Fenway two weeks...

2007-10-03T00:24:03.691-04:00

Sox in 4, Yanks in 5. Showdown in Fenway two weeks from now.

I can't wait to hear pathetic flyover states (see DS) bitch about the East Coast supremacy.

I was going to root for New York to win the series...

2007-10-02T18:22:52.796-04:00

I was going to root for New York to win the series this year. But I forgot how obnoxious their fans are. I'd like to thank this forum for reminding me. Having said that, GO TRIBE!

(btw, whoever said the Tigers got swept in the World Series last year was wrong. They won game 2)

All the Yankees and Sox fans should go home and sh...

2007-10-02T17:57:15.683-04:00

All the Yankees and Sox fans should go home and shut up on this board....

The Cubbies are going all the way, baby. Lou's driving the bandwagon, and we're steamrolling through this postseason. 99 years of past-due momentum and karma coming straight at y'all. And god forbid you set foot in Wrigley for a game - you might get killed by the crumbling concrete the fans will be so loud.

2007 playoffs are over. Chicago is the team of destiny.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rodrial01.shtm...

2007-10-02T17:44:44.377-04:00

http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rodrial01.shtml

Scroll down to "Postseason Batting"

Even in the '04 ALCS A-Rod hit only .258, but had a .378 OBP. In '05 hit .133, but .381 OBP. Hmmm, maybe his average sucks because no one pitches to him? That can't possibly be the case!

As for '06, OK ... he sucked. You're going to chastize him for one abysmal year and many good ones?

sorry youk should win the Gold Glove at 1b this ye...

2007-10-02T17:18:01.718-04:00

sorry youk should win the Gold Glove at 1b this year. He has not made an error this error at first. I think defensively that gives him the edge

Take it position by position with the Red Sox and ...

2007-10-02T16:57:04.495-04:00

Take it position by position with the Red Sox and Angels in terms of defense:

1B - Both Kotchmann and Youk are pretty darn good. Tie
2B - Pedroia may have slightly less range, but I believe has around 10 fewer errors on the season. Edge Sawx.
SS - Lugo's RF this year is down, and Cabrera is criminally robbed of the GG by an underserving Jeter a few years running now. Edge Angels.
3B - Lowell is pretty sure handed, Figgins is suited better for the OF. Edge Sawx.
LF - Manny/Garret Anderson. They both suck. Edge to Garret in Anaheim, edge to Manny at Fenway.
CF - Coco should win a gold glove this year. Matthews is hurt and his range is overrated due to highlight reel catches.
RF - Vlad's arm is still amazing, but his range has certainly dwindled these days. Drew occassionally takes some awkward routes, but has better speed at this point and an underrated arm. Edge Sawx.
C - Admittedly I don't know enough about Napoli's defense to make the comp with Varitek.

Obviously that's not the greatest evaluation ever, but it's something. Keith Law has a pretty good explanation that the Sox rate I think 2nd or 3rd in the AL in fielding balls in play compared to the Angels which are 10th. That's probably a better rationalization, but I don't know the stats off hand to back up how those figures work exactly.

If BB is the supposed genius that all you patriots...

2007-10-02T16:24:48.977-04:00

If BB is the supposed genius that all you patriots fan say he is, the adjustment would have been made much earlier in the game. And in reality, knowing the Bengals were playing with 4 linebackers, 3 of which were not with the team to start the season, the game plan should have been pound them into submission to begin with. Some amazing Genius.

Please fully explain how the supposed best team in NFL history didn't dominate the Bengals 8th 9th and 10th string linebackers, but would have dominated there top 3. Because quite frankly it's a load of shit that I don't want to be walking through.

What I saw, was a vulnerable patriots team playing against a team who didn't have the roster depth to compete. Also, apparently BB isn't the genius you all make him out to be.

The Patriots will lose at least 2 games this year and I wish that my Bungles (yeah and I mean bungles) had the opportunity to play them full strength.

I still think the Pats are the best team in the league, but if I were other teams I wouldn't be frightened to play them.

you call that bad mouthing? Boston fans have been...

2007-10-02T16:18:17.175-04:00

you call that bad mouthing? Boston fans have been running around for 100 years wearing tshirts that say yankees suck, but i wouldn't say that is bad mouthing.

Sparty posted at 2:15 PM: "I have yet to bad mouth...

2007-10-02T15:46:29.429-04:00

Sparty posted at 2:15 PM: "I have yet to bad mouth the Tribe, just believe in my boys."

Sparty posted at 8:46 AM: "GO YANKS! THE TRIBE SUCKS! JOBA RULES!"

Just sayin', Sparty. ;-)

roma is looking good and manu is lookin pretty fla...

2007-10-02T15:05:41.384-04:00

roma is looking good and manu is lookin pretty flat. it is a very physical game.

why am i arguing for the angels. the yanks are ta...

2007-10-02T15:00:54.077-04:00

why am i arguing for the angels. the yanks are taking home the series anyway, go YANKS!

Roma's D looked horrible last year and Rooney made...

2007-10-02T14:58:14.270-04:00

Roma's D looked horrible last year and Rooney made them look like a bunch of school girls.

I am definitely interested to see what happens this year.

I can't watch since I am at work. I am just getting updates from Gamecast which is dull.

I think some of the commenters need an eight-foot ...

2007-10-02T14:54:38.557-04:00

I think some of the commenters need an eight-foot plexiglass wall between them...

20 errors is a lot no matter how you look at it.My...

2007-10-02T14:54:26.015-04:00

20 errors is a lot no matter how you look at it.

My point is Boston is a different team with Ellsbury then it was from April to August without him.

In September Boston stole 26 bases and commited 9 errors.

The Angels stole 20 bases and commited 16 errors.

Again I say Boston has the fielding advantage and the base stealing is equal.

chitown I have been to rangers celtic and I agree ...

2007-10-02T14:53:27.230-04:00

chitown I have been to rangers celtic and I agree that there is nothing better than a good derby in soccer. I am watching the game now and I wouldn't be surprised to see this game get out of control since the last time the two teams played ManU beat the crap out of Roma.

you cannot project his stolen base total out like ...

2007-10-02T14:45:28.142-04:00

you cannot project his stolen base total out like that. and 20 errors is not a lot considering there are 5000 opportunties. look at the percentages, duh.

I know it's playoff baseball but AS Roma is taking...

2007-10-02T14:44:02.553-04:00

I know it's playoff baseball but AS Roma is taking on ManU in England.

I probably wouldn't be that hyped but once you see a game in Europe you get a whole new sense of fandom.

Tell me how many games any of you have been to where an inter-Country (inter-State: UF FSU MIA or OU TX anyone) rivalry includes hundreds of armed guards? Semi-auto weapons anyone?

What about 8 foot plexiglass that separates one teams fans from another?

Has anyone had to show ID and get their name put on a ticket before they were allowed to BUY the ticket?

It's just another world over there. Totally amazing. Once you go it's like twinkies to a fat kid. You're hooked!

20 errors is a huge difference.The reason I call t...

2007-10-02T14:41:30.966-04:00

20 errors is a huge difference.

The reason I call the base running equal is because of Jacoby Ellsbury. If he was with the Sox all season they would be virtually tied with the Angels in SB's.

He was 41-48 in the minors and 9-9 during his september callup.

cmfost. the entire yankees team for the most part ...

2007-10-02T14:40:05.258-04:00

cmfost. the entire yankees team for the most part has sucked in the playoffs since end of game 4 of the 2004 ALCS. Not one player can carry a team in baseball by himself, he is not the only one to blame. sure he has come up short, but do not blame him alone for the crappy yankee pitching, and untimely hitting of garbage play.

Yes Lawdog,I do believe the Pats MAY have scored m...

2007-10-02T14:39:22.540-04:00

Yes Lawdog,
I do believe the Pats MAY have scored more if the Bengals linebackers didn't get hurt.
Because the Bengals were forced to play dime defenses, NE made the pass secondary and ran for almost all of the second half.
Plus, the Patriots put in a very specific game plan for each and every game. That game plan certainly didn't not call for 2 linebackers to be played the whole game, so the Pats had to create a new game plan mid-stream.
Considering Cleveland put up 55 against Cincy, and the best Offense in football "only" put up 34, I don't think my theory is too far fetched.

Guy have the Yankees won anything with A-Rod on th...

2007-10-02T14:35:14.432-04:00

Guy have the Yankees won anything with A-Rod on the team other then a division title

wait, .983 is closer to .986 than 96 is to 139? ho...

2007-10-02T14:32:32.352-04:00

wait, .983 is closer to .986 than 96 is to 139? how is it that the base running is equal? but the fielding that sox are the clear cut better team?

cmfost-"sheik the chance of the Rays winning a wor...

2007-10-02T14:28:49.511-04:00

cmfost-

"sheik the chance of the Rays winning a world series are about the same as A-Rod coming up with a clutch hits in the playoffs."

So I'm assuming you mean that the Rays won a world series in the past but haven't for a long time?

I'm referring of course to the 2004 ALDS Game 2 when Torii Hunter had hit a solo HR in the top 12 to put the Twins ahead 6-5. A-Rod came up with runners on 1st and 2nd and 1 out and hit a double off of Joe Nathan over Hunter's head (no small feat) to drive in the tying run and move the winning run to third. Matsui sac flied the winning run in and the Yanks won. Had A-rod struckout the Yanks probably lose the series because they would have been down 2-0 in the 5 game series because Santana had shutout the Yanks in Game 1. Oh yeah, and A-rod had already homered in that game 2.

Then in Game 4 of that series A-rod led off the 9th in a tie game and doubled off of Joe Nathan but could not score due to the rest of the team (Sheffield popped up, Bernie and Matsui struckout) screwing up. He then came up in the 11th and doubled off of Lohse and eventually scored the game and series winning run.

So, yeah. A-rod hasn't come through recently. But by no means has he never come through.

Everyone makes a big deal that Carmona wont pitch ...

2007-10-02T14:27:51.173-04:00

Everyone makes a big deal that Carmona wont pitch twice against the Yankees. I think the bigger story is that the Yankees wont be able to pitch Pettite twice.