TWiB 9/25 - 10/1

[DerangedHermit 0]

The Dodgers hardly fucked up the Mets this year. It's going 5.

 

Glavine and Maddux will not face each other. It'll be Duque vs. Lowe, Glavine vs. Kuo and Trachsel or Maine vs. Maddux.

I'm willing to say that there is zero chance of Kuo starting Game 2, especially if the Dodgers dropped the first game. Maddux would be going on normal rest if he pitched Game 2.

 

EDIT: 10%, because zero is kinda asinine.

 

I heard somewhere that Grady Little chose Kuo for Game 2 and Maddux for 3. Believe it or not, hee's the one pitcher I'd rather not face, as he was giving the Mets fits in all of his appearances and he's a rookie lefty. A rookie lefty against the Mets this year is the closest thing to kryptonite for the Mets.

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Hot diggity damn, Al! Is there nothing that you don't think of?

It's been done before actually. I'm not sure why we didn't keep it going.

 

2003: http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?...c=41974&hl=

[EVIL~! alkeiper 0]

Also, congrats to Devern Hacsack for pitching a five inning no-hitter today. Not bad for a 28 year old journeyman making a spot start.

[Guest]

I read that Kuo is a possibility because Little may want to pitch Maddux at home (found that on Dodger Thoughts 5 minutes ago). I'm fine with whatever happens, because the bullpen is really deep. I just don't like the idea of throwing someone with 5 Major League starts out to the wolves in New York. Maddux is better equipped to handle that.

[Guest Smues]

Looks like an interesting playoff bracket...no teams I really hate, other than the Yankees.

 

Weird that Atlanta isn't in it for like the first time in 15 years or whatever.

 

 

What are your reasons for hating the Yankees if you are a Brewers fan? Do you hate the Yankees because the Brewers like the Devil Rays, Royals and Pirates are the complete opposite of the Yankees?

 

Well I certainly can't imagine that their fans have anything to do with it...

[Guest Felonies!]

Looks like an interesting playoff bracket...no teams I really hate, other than the Yankees.

 

Weird that Atlanta isn't in it for like the first time in 15 years or whatever.

 

 

What are your reasons for hating the Yankees if you are a Brewers fan? Do you hate the Yankees because the Brewers like the Devil Rays, Royals and Pirates are the complete opposite of the Yankees?

Everybody outside of New York hates the Yankees. It's not like he needs to explain it. It's just how it is.

[Slayer 0]

Does it really offend (not)TheDon that much that people (who aren't AL East rival fans) hate the Yankees so much?

 

Even if I wasn't a Sox fan I'd still hate them for their super-conservative clean-cut pretty-boy-ness

[Guest Felonies!]

Even if I wasn't a Sox fan I'd still hate them for their super-conservative clean-cut pretty-boy-ness

If you make them cut their hair, it'll distract from the needles up their asses!

[the max 0]

Even if I wasn't a Sox fan I'd still hate them for their super-conservative clean-cut pretty-boy-ness

 

Mattingly! I told you to trim those sideburns!

[Guest Felonies!]

Even if I wasn't a Sox fan I'd still hate them for their super-conservative clean-cut pretty-boy-ness

If you make them cut their hair, it'll distract from the needles up their asses!

There's an obvious Jeter/A-Rod joke here.

[vivalaultra 0]

Hot diggity damn, Al! Is there nothing that you don't think of?

It's been done before actually. I'm not sure why we didn't keep it going.

 

2003: http://forums.thesmartmarks.com/index.php?...c=41974&hl=

 

 

O.k. Who was the yahoo that threw a vote Jeriome Robertson's way for NL ROY in 2003? I wasn't around then, so it wasn't me. Ah...Jeriome Robertson...best thing the 'Stros ever did with him was trade him for Willy Taveras and Luke Scott.

[Vern Gagne 0]

First time in a non-strike, or shortened season that no pitcher won 20 games.

[Guest NYankees]

First time in a non-strike, or shortened season that no pitcher won 20 games.

 

And I believe that I heard that the 2006 Twins are the first team to win their division after never being in first place and first place by themselves for the whole season until after game 162.

[Dobbs 3K 0]

Looks like an interesting playoff bracket...no teams I really hate, other than the Yankees.

 

Weird that Atlanta isn't in it for like the first time in 15 years or whatever.

 

 

What are your reasons for hating the Yankees if you are a Brewers fan? Do you hate the Yankees because the Brewers like the Devil Rays, Royals and Pirates are the complete opposite of the Yankees?

Everybody outside of New York hates the Yankees. It's not like he needs to explain it. It's just how it is.

 

Thanks for stating the obvious, so I didn't have to.

 

The main reason I and (I think) most other fans outside the northeast hate the Yankees is because of how the media (namely ESPN) worships them contstantly, basically forgetting that their are plenty of other teams worth mentioning. It's just blatant favortism. I actually do respect a lot of the Yankees players for what they are, excellent baseball players. It's just that I really don't need to hear the announcers and commentators tripping over themselves to fellate a northeastern team again.

 

As for my own Milwaukee Brewers...I'm considering this season a mulligan due to all the injuries (Sheets, Ohka, Helling, JJ Hardy, Rickie Weeks, Corey Koskie...). I do fault some of the veterans for underperforming (Jenkins, Brady Clark, Damian Miller somewhat...), though. Hopefully this team will become more in line with similar markets with similar budgets like Oakland and Minnesota...probably won't be a dynasty ever, but hopefully will become annually competitive. They have enough young quality players under their grasp for a few years to do it.