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Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Frayed Knot Sep 05 2014 06:25 AM

So the fucking Yanx are about to lose their 3rd straight series Thursday night and about to be caught by both Toronto & Cleveland when Koji Uehara serves up the game tying and winning HRs to Teixeira & Headley in the Boston/Yanx rubber match. (I wonder if any YLDBs were complaining about Girardi not bunting enough after that one?) That’s 10 HRs allowed by Uehara this season, double his total (in fewer innings) than last year. One of many things that just haven’t repeated themselves for the BoSox in 2014 The Indians, meanwhile, were coughing up a 7-spot to the Tigers in the 11th inning. The fact that the Yanx keep losing—or almost losing—series and yet are still in the race is partly due to the AL contenders knocking each other off a lot lately [just this week saw Tigers-v-Indians & Jays-v-Rays) which gives the whole thing the whiff of no team wanting the WC very much. Angels now have a 5 game lead in the West with Oakland in bigger danger of being caught by Seattle than they are at re-taking the division lead. KC up just a game in the Central w/Cleveland on the fringes Baltimore is the only team cruising to a division title (+9.5 as the weekend games open) But the real races are for the WCs Oakland +2.5 DET +0.5 ______________ SEA -0.5 NYY -4.0 TOR -4.5 CLE - 5.0 Meaningful match-ups this weekend: ChiSox @ Cleveland —- GO TRIBE!! Royals @ Yanx Tigers host SFG -- I'd like to see the Giants pressure the Dodges out west but the Tigers are one of the teams that has to keep themselves above MFY level Blue Jays go to Boston — Sox, you’re out of it. Let's see if Koji can serve up a few late inning bombs to Bautista & Encarnacion Mariners are in Texas Oakland hosting their traditional divisional rivals, the Houston Astros

Frayed Knot Sep 06 2014 06:31 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Pretty good night overall for 'ABY' fans of AL baseball centering mostly around the fact that KC's James Shields, with 9th inning help from fill-in closer Wade Davis, shut out the Yanx 1-0 on 3 hits. The NYDN seems to take great pleasure in pointing out that the game ended 'AGAIN', as they put it, with Carlos Beltran looking at strike three. Also good: - Cleveland danced out of bases-loaded/one-out trouble in the top of the 10th then got a walk-off win in the bottom half vs Chicago to pull even w/the MFYs at 4.5 games out of the 2nd WC - Seattle jumped up to the lead in that race with their win in Texas On the bad side of the ledger - Oakland (13-20 since Aug 1st) lost to Houston and the West race is looking pretty done to them (6 games back) - Tigers got smacked by the Giants and are currently sitting out of the playoff picture - and Toronto blew two runs leads in both the 8th & 10th innings in Boston to torpedo their chance at moving up in the WC race and ahead of the Yanx

Edgy MD Sep 06 2014 08:31 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Baseball, man. The Mets train near the Tigers and the team looks absolutely stacked every spring, yet here they are on the fifth of September, looking up at the Mariners? Wha'?

Frayed Knot Sep 08 2014 07:24 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

A fairly neutral weekend on the whole in the AL races, except of course that three more games were erased from the skid which ultimately benefits the front runners. Cleveland was the biggest winner (that's what happens when you get to play the ChiSox) going from 5.0 out of the 2nd WC to 3.5 while jumping the Yanx in the process (weren't these guys sellers at the deadline?) and also the Mariners switched slots with the Tigers as to who is a half-game up and who is a half-game out Oakland pretty much killed their shot in the west by losing twice vs Houston while LAA was romping on the Twinkies, but they were pretty much out of it anyway and managed to lose just 1/2 a game off their WC lead WC Race: OAK + 2.0 SEA + 0.5 _____________ DET -0.5 CLE -3.5 NYY -4.5 TOR -5.0 Today's hi-lights: Angels are at Cleveland today for an afternoon make-up game (Go Tribe!!) Royals (2 games up in Central) are in Detroit (also day game today) for the first of a three game set

Frayed Knot Sep 09 2014 08:42 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Tigers re-tie the AL Central by taking the first two games in this series from KC. Odd ending tonight. KC, down by 2 in the 9th, gets the first two hitters on against Joe Nathan (two infield singles) then, after one out, send in a pinch-runner for the guy on 2nd which is a bit odd in that he's not the tying run. Then he's running on the pitch (why? ... I don't know) - and in the process gets picked off!! Nathan then strikes out the next batter to end the game. Weird strategy by KC Elsewhere: Yanx lose (and there was much rejoicing), Jays win, Indians lose, A's up 5-2 in the 8th vs the ChiSox, Mariners just under way

Frayed Knot Sep 11 2014 06:43 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

The Astros are having themselves a bit of fun playing spoiler out west. They just took two of three from Seattle, which follows on the heels of them taking two of three from Oakland and before that two straight from Anaheim. Be nice if we could do the same with Washington (7 games), Miami (3) & Atlanta (3) coming up. Oakland lost again to the ChiSox shaving their WC #1 lead down to 1.5 games over Seattle and just 2.0 games ahead of Detroit. After that comes being out of it altogether. Funny how their deadline moves for Samardzija & Lester were seen as purely October-based trades since their hold on the division and/or WC spots were a virtual lock. Now 15-23 since July 31 Royals salvaged the final game from Tigers to move head by a game in the Central battle.

Edgy MD Sep 12 2014 09:48 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Orioles slugger Chris Davis tests positive for amps, and suspended for 25 games. Not sure how that translates to the post-season.

Gwreck Sep 12 2014 10:06 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

I thought that supposed to mean he is ineligible for the entire postseason: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ml ... s/6984181/ --- It also really bears repeating that a suspension for stimulants/amphetamines is only imposed after a SECOND positive test.

HahnSolo Sep 12 2014 10:18 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

ESPN says he's out the remaining 17 regular season games, then the first 8 postseason games assuming they play 8. He'd be eligible in their 9th postseason game, perhaps as early as game 4 of the LCS. And while we're talking about the AL stretch drive, Fuck you Chris Young.

Frayed Knot Sep 12 2014 10:54 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

And just in time for the Yanx four-game series w/the O's. One thing about this series is that you know Buck isn't about to take his foot off the pedal until the O's clinch, and against the Yanx maybe even not then. Davis was also in contention for most RBIs in a season w/a sub-.200 BA (or something like that) but this might blow that chase too. Several other match ups to follow in the AL this weekend: - Cleveland at Detroit - Oakland at Seattle The A's could be out of the playoff picture and in 3rd place in the AL West as early as tomorrow. Considering both the size of their lead and the buffer that the dual WC system gave them, this has the makings of an historic collapse.

d'Kong76 Sep 12 2014 01:43 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

F'n O's leave the bases loaded in the 8th in 0-0 game.

d'Kong76 Sep 12 2014 02:12 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Load 'em again in the 8th, and leave 'em all again.

Frayed Knot Sep 12 2014 02:40 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

On to the 11th Brandon McCarthy is another one of those short-term MFY projects that immediately improve out of nowhere upon landing in the Bronx 7 innings of 4-hit ball today just improved upon his sub-3.00 ERA (4.00+ over eight seasons w/4 teams elsewhere) as his H/9, WHiP, K-rate, BB-rate, and HR-rate have all improved.

Frayed Knot Sep 12 2014 02:49 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Aaaaaannnnnnd Chris Young HRs again Now 8/16 as a Yank w/6 XBHs

d'Kong76 Sep 12 2014 02:51 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

d'Kong76 wrote: Load 'em again in the 8th, and leave 'em all again. Ooops, of course meant the 9th.

Ashie62 Sep 12 2014 04:30 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

And the Orioles Chris Davis joins the ever growing number of professional athletes who have been diagnosed, or not, with Adult Attention Deficit Disorder. Adderal is a schedule two controlled substance.

Edgy MD Sep 12 2014 04:51 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Gar, the Batting-Stance Guy wrote: CDavis becomes 2,581st consecutive player to have really organic altruistic excuse for why he got caught for PEDs.

Frayed Knot Sep 12 2014 08:25 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

So about 5 PM this afternoon the Yanx looked to be on the verge of their 2nd straight late-inning win, both of them courtesy of a Chris Young HR. But now some five hours and 9-1/2 innings of ball later, they’re headed back to their Baltimore hotel after getting swept, scoring just 2 runs in 20 innings, and find themselves losing two full games to the O’s (although the division boat had sailed a while ago). But on top of that, they also lose a half game each to Cleveland, Toronto, and KC, plus 1-1/2 games to Detroit. They’ll also concede 1/2 game to the loser and 1-1/2 to the winner of the Oakland/Seattle tilt just getting started. Aaaaaah, life is good tonight.

MFS62 Sep 12 2014 08:43 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Mets win, MFYs lose two. Brings new meaning to "Triple Happiness". Later

MFS62 Sep 13 2014 04:52 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Now Chris Young steals home (as part of a double steal?). Four months ago, he couldn't tie his shoes. Now he's Ty Cobb. The YLDBs in my office are having a field day. I said "This proves the American League must be inferior". That shut them up for a while because they had to think. They're cute. Every Mets fan should own one. Later

Frayed Knot Sep 14 2014 06:44 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

It seems like no matter whether the Yanx win or lose they remain right about at 5 games out of a WC spot. They were 4 out when I started this thread and, after a week and a half totally indifferent play they're now 5 out, a fact which I guess gets chalked up to the other WC contenders have been mostly indifferent as well. The good news, of course, is that 10 days have been wiped off the schedule as they've been running in place. - LAA have now won ten straight and have gone from trailing by 6 games in late July to now leading their division by the biggest gap in baseball at 11.0 games.

Frayed Knot Sep 14 2014 09:36 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Yanx go up by one in the top of the 9th via a McAnn HR - but then 3 doubles off Robertson in the bottom half equals a walk-off win for the O's and a 3-of-4 win in the series.

Edgy MD Sep 14 2014 09:39 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Midlantica takes New York, 3-out-of-four in two different towns.

Frayed Knot Sep 15 2014 06:41 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

- Oakland took 2 of 3 from Seattle to at least temporarily halt their lengthy slide towards one of the biggest collapses of all time. They also may be saved by having 7 remaining games w/Texas - Tigers swept Cleveland virtually killing any chances for the Injuns - KC's gotta be kicking themselves for losing 3 of 4 to Boston AL Central: Detroit +1.5 over KC. One remaining series between the two WC: OAK +1.5 KC -- SEA -1.0 TOR -4.0 CLE -5.0 MFY -5.0

Lefty Specialist Sep 15 2014 06:50 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Something KC is dreading is the continuation of the suspended game with Cleveland, where they're down by two runs in extra innings. That's about a 95% guaranteed loss that isn't showing up on the ledger yet.

Frayed Knot Sep 15 2014 07:23 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Lefty Specialist wrote: Something KC is dreading is the continuation of the suspended game with Cleveland, where they're down by two runs in extra innings. That's about a 95% guaranteed loss that isn't showing up on the ledger yet. 95%, unless we should suddenly trade Mejia to the Indians ... amIrite folks!?

Frayed Knot Sep 16 2014 07:23 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Both the Tigers (v Minn) & Royals (v ChiSox) scored twice in the 9th to win games. Detroit's two runs busted a game that they allowed to be tied in the 8th after leading 6-0 at one point, while KC twice used pinch-runners in the 9th to score from 2nd on an SB (steal of 3rd plus a throwing error) and an infield single (just never stopped running - Mookie style) to pull their game out. So no change in the ALC race (Detroit +1.5) but every other WC contender either lost (CLE, NYY, TOR, SEA) or didn't play (OAK) which makes this essentially a One-One-Two situation where one from the DET, KC, OAK, SEA group is going to lose out entirely, Two are going to wind up as WCs to face each other in the game of death, and One (either DET or KC) gets to sit back and wait for the winner. All the others: TOR -5.0; CLE -6.0; NYY -6.0; TBR -10.0 are effectively, even if not yet officially, out of it. I'd prefer to see KC take the Central and have Oakland hang on to one of the spots, but am willing to just enjoy the ride in any case. One other AL goal for this year ... a sub-.500 MFY team. 5-10 would put them right on the number so I'm looking for 4-11 or worse. That's not too much to ask from a team whose RS/RA deficit (-30) means they should already be 7 games under, is it?

Frayed Knot Sep 16 2014 07:51 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Orioles OF/1B Steve Pearce is 31 y/o and is in his 8th ML season - although this is the first one where he's reached more than 170 PAs Drafted by the Pirates out of Comm Coll in Florida in 2005, he reached the majors part time in 2007 and played part time for a few years. He was released by the Pirates at the end of 2011. He was then picked up by the Twins, released by the Twins, signed by the Yanx, sold to the O's, plucked off waivers by the Astros, purchased by the Yanx, and claimed on waivers by the O's ... all between March & Sept of 2012 He got 119 ABs for the O's in 2013 ... then was released by them again in April of this year. Baltimore then re-signed him two days later and will clinch the AL East tonight with Pearce playing 1st (in place of the suspended Chris Davis) and hitting his 18th HR/43rd XBH of the year in <350 ABs .294/.393/.535 He had just 17HRs/66 XBHs in his career before this season. That defies any logic one can think of.

Edgy MD Sep 16 2014 07:55 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

It's the short power alleys. It always is.

Frayed Knot Sep 16 2014 09:02 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Better BA for Pearce in Baltimore this year but more power on the road, a result which is pretty much the opposite of what you'd expect. The closer alleys and smaller overall OF at Camden are generally thought to increase HRs but reduce singles & doubles.

Edgy MD Sep 16 2014 09:20 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Yeah, I kinda laid that argument out there knowing it couldn't possibly hold. Some guys (cough! dykstra COUGH!) just don't know who to sleep with to get a break. Produce in the minors, get a call-up, but somehow are given up on because they don't set the world on fire in 18 sporadic at-bats. And then they wait two years before their next bullshit non-opportunity comes. I mean, a career .294 / .371 / .522 // .893 line in the minors... what more do you want? Other guys come up, have the good fortune of having their hits fall in at the right time, and you can't get rid of 'em. They get a seven-year career out of a two-week hot streak.

Edgy MD Sep 16 2014 09:21 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Oh, and MERRY CLINCHMAS, BALTIMORE!!

Edgy MD Sep 16 2014 09:51 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Meanwhile, Chris Davis proves that PEDS aren't all bad.

Frayed Knot Sep 17 2014 06:38 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Man, is there anything that's killed Detroit more over the last couple of years than their bullpen? Tigers were getting shutout last night when they got a 9th inning/2-out/3R HR from JD Martinez to take a 1-run lead ... only to have Joe Nathan give up 2 in the bottom half and lose to the Twins Fortunately for the Tiggers, the Royals also went down to a scrub team (gave up 3 in the 7th to the ChiSox) so the ALC stays at DET +1.5 A's also lose to a chump (Texas) while the Mariners whomped up on the Angels so that race gets closer (A's +2.0) WC: OAK +1.0 KCR --- SEA -1.0 TOR -5.0 CLE -6.0 NYY -6.0 The Yanx--losers of 5 of their last 6 and 7 of 10--still can't manage to lose their way out of this race yet, not officially anyway.

Frayed Knot Sep 18 2014 06:41 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

This pretty much sums up how it's going for Oakland these days -- they have a 1-0 lead over Texas last night heading for the 9th, so in comes stud closer Sean Doolittle (31 saves out of 34) to protect the 1-run lead. Rangers send 12 hitters to the plate against Doolittle and two other pitchers: get 6 hits, 2 walks, 1 HBP, and win 6-1

HahnSolo Sep 18 2014 07:42 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Jeff Samardzia...five starts this season giving up 0 runs. His teams are 0-5 in those starts.

Frayed Knot Sep 20 2014 08:32 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Yanx lose this afternoon, but so does every frictkin' team in front of them so, while they continue to lose time, they're not losing ground. - Oakland got shut out by the Phils - Seattle got swamped by the 'Stros - KC lost again to the Tigers (in part because of a screwed up replay ruling) so Detroit's lead is now 2.5 after two straight wins - only Cleveland, who was tied w/the Yanx coming into today, won and so they move a game ahead. It's like nobody wants those last two spots. OAK +0.5 KCR --- SEA -0.5 CLE -3.5 MFY -4.5 TOR -5.5

Frayed Knot Sep 21 2014 06:02 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

A's finally get on the positive side of an outcome by just now walking-off the Phils in the 10th inning via a 2R HR by Josh Donaldson. Huge win for them. So today was essentially a reversal on how things have gone lately. Most common recently has been the Yanx losing games but not any ground. Today they won but they don't gain much; not on the A's, not on KC, and not on Cleveland, only on Seattle. And one more day is removed from the schedule The remaining games: OAK +0.5 (7 games remaining) - LAA x 3; @ Texas x 4 KCR - - - (1.5 out of the division lead) (8) - @ CLE x 3; @ CHW x 4 Plus there’s the one suspended game where KC is down by 2 in bottom 10th. KC is the home team for that but it will be played with the series in Cleveland, I assume on Monday. SEA -1.5 (7) - @ TOR x 4; LAA x 3 CLE -3.5 (8) - KCR x 3; TBR x 3 Plus the suspended game NYY -4.5 (7) BLT x 4; @ BOS x 3 Yanx have to catch or pass three of those teams and there’s automatically a minimum of two wins for one of them in the CLE vs KCR series. also DET +1.5 Division lead; + 3.0 WC lead (7) - CHW x 3; MIN x 4

Frayed Knot Sep 22 2014 08:44 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Yanx beat the O's KC & CLE wound up splitting their "DH" tonight Tigers get shut out by the ChiSox Mariners get swamped by the Blue Jays DOES ANYONE ACTUALLY WANT TO WIN THE WC IN THIS LEAGUE???? So the Yanx pick up 1/2 game on KC & Cleve, and a full game on the Tigers & M's Still unlikely but, like the guy in slasher movies, I don't trust that they're actually dead until I see the body. The good new is that the A's, after giving up one in the top half of the 1st, have put up a six-spot in the bottom, thanks in large part to [u:22t60cqk]4 BBs[/u:22t60cqk] from CJ Wilson (who didn't survive the inning) and now a big 2-out error

Frayed Knot Sep 23 2014 07:18 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Yanx 'Tragic Number' is now: 2 vs the A's 3 vs KC 5 vs SEA 6 vs CLE So they could be EEEEEE-liminated as early Wednesday. Thursday is Jeter last-day-ever-in-Yanqui-Stadium day (not sure if you've heard that?) so that might wind up as a nice 'Double-Header' so to speak.

Edgy MD Sep 23 2014 07:28 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

I seem to recall some folks sweating over the notion that he's only played one post-elimination home game in his MLB career. And folks were sweating whether the team would stay alive until Thursday. Sadly they miss what's going on, and that's him dragging them down to the bitter end. I mean, if the team is still alive, do they have the farcical substitution ritual, where the gets pulled in the seventh? Or he gets pinch-run for after a flare single in the bottom of the sixth? Or being alive, do they play to "win" (and by keeping him in, that means pretending to play to win), and therefore risk the chance that his final at-bat could be grounding into a game-ending double play with the tying run on second.

MFS62 Sep 23 2014 07:35 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Frayed Knot wrote: Thursday is Jeter last-day-ever-in-Yanqui-Stadium day (not sure if you've heard that?) so that might wind up as a nice 'Double-Header' so to speak. No such luck. The forecast calls for heavy rain on Thursday, so the agony may be prolonged. Later

Frayed Knot Sep 23 2014 07:40 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

MFS62 wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Thursday is Jeter last-day-ever-in-Yanqui-Stadium day (not sure if you've heard that?) so that might wind up as a nice 'Double-Header' so to speak. No such luck. The forecast calls for heavy rain on Thursday, so the agony may be prolonged. Later And the kicker to that is that tickets for that game are, not surprisingly, not just sold-out but also heavily scalped/re-sold/bid-up however you want to put it. But if that game is rained out it almost certainly will not be made up (no time, no bearing on races, etc.) so an awful lot of folks will be out an awful lot of money, not to mention the whole swan song thing being ruined..

HahnSolo Sep 23 2014 08:10 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

They'll open the doors and keep people there to 5 AM if they have to.

Lefty Specialist Sep 23 2014 08:52 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

They could be building an Ark in Monument Park and they'd still play that game.

Ceetar Sep 23 2014 08:57 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

White Sox and Konerko finish at home on the 28th, fwiw.

Frayed Knot Sep 23 2014 10:04 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

They'll open the doors and keep people there to 5 AM if they have to. They could be building an Ark in Monument Park and they'd still play that game. At some point if the delay lasts long enough the Orioles should just say 'Fuck it' and walk out. They've got the division, have no need to playing ball until 2 in the morning before traveling to Toronto for a Friday game. And if it costs them a forfeit than so be it.

Edgy MD Sep 23 2014 10:40 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Even with a 9-0 win, the Yankees still won't even their RS/RA ratio.

Frayed Knot Sep 23 2014 08:40 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Yanx lose (I'd tell you who K'd on 3 pitches for the final out w/the tying run on but I'd be accused of a hate crime so I'll leave the culprit un-named) KC wins, Detroit wins on a walk-off. Seattle loses (hey M's, coughing up 24 runs to Toronto in 2 games, one of them with Felix on the mound, is not way to conduct yourself in a pennant race) Yanx can now do no better than force a three-way tie for the two WC spots with Oakland & KC - and the A's can take themselves out of that possibility with a win tonight.

Mets – Willets Point Sep 24 2014 10:04 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

The Yanks tragic number is 1 and they have a game against Baltimore at 1 pm today. We could be celebrating VY Day before supper!

Frayed Knot Sep 24 2014 10:18 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

The Yanks tragic number is 1 and they have a game against Baltimore at 1 pm today. We could be celebrating VY Day before supper! A story in one of the NYC locals (I just saw the on-line headline tho didn't read it) suggested that it's the duty of the Yanx to lose today and get things over with so that FJHG (Final Jeter Home Game) day has no other stories hanging over it.

Edgy MD Sep 24 2014 10:21 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Well, they already tanked the season to make sure any and all other story lines were DOA, so... .

d'Kong76 Sep 24 2014 12:32 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

O's just scored 6 in the 4th to make it 6-3

seawolf17 Sep 24 2014 02:50 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/statu ... 3205667840 Phil Hughes (@Twins) will NOT come back out for 9th inning. He is at 209 2/3 IP & gets a $500k bonus if he reaches 210 IP in 2014 OUCH.

Frayed Knot Sep 24 2014 02:55 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Tigers win this afternoon, putting them 1.5 ahead of KCR Oakland down 3-0 in the 4th - they may have the Yanx off their tail but still have some work to do in order to out-last Seattle & Cleveland.

Frayed Knot Sep 24 2014 03:24 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

seawolf17 wrote: https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/514878013205667840 Phil Hughes (@Twins) will NOT come back out for 9th inning. He is at 209 2/3 IP & gets a $500k bonus if he reaches 210 IP in 2014 OUCH. Ouch indeed. Hughes also set an ML record for K/BB ratio, K'ing 186 while BB'ing just 16 for the season. The 11.63 K/BB ratio breaks Bret Saberhagen's 1994 mark of 11.00

Edgy MD Sep 24 2014 06:36 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Twins have to roll out Hughes for a one-inning appearance later in the week for good faith. Stinks to lose a record from the Mets' vault, but it was probably one we didn't appreciate enough while we had it in house. Some degree of comfort, though, that Hughes going to the Twins probably cost the Yankees the post-season.

Frayed Knot Sep 24 2014 08:01 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Turns out that Hughes was pulled because a monsoon hit delaying the game for an hour or so and ending his day - so apparently nothing underhanded going on there w/Twins mgmt.

Edgy MD Sep 24 2014 08:06 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Sure, but if I'm Gardenhose, I still try to roll the guy out there this weekend for an inning. Ol' Ron has apparently sworn off that notion.

Frayed Knot Sep 25 2014 08:31 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Seattle won earlier to keep their slim hopes alive. Either or both of Oakland or KC can clinch the two WC spots with a win tonight -- both are tied late (KC @ ChiW, Oak @ Tex). Detroit won this afternoon meaning they'll be at least 2 games up in the Central heading for the weekend, and 3 up* if KC can't pull this one out. *aka "Dormie" in golf terms - in honor of the Ryder Cup starting tomorrow (in a few hours actually) P.S. for some reason the White Sox unis are trimmed in green for tonight's game

MFS62 Sep 25 2014 08:36 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Frayed Knot wrote: P.S. for some reason the White Sox unis are trimmed in green for tonight's game To match the corrosion on their last World Series trophy? Later

Frayed Knot Sep 25 2014 08:39 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Hey, their last one is only 9 years ago.

Frayed Knot Sep 27 2014 07:37 AM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Oakland won last night in Texas but isn't home free yet. 2 up on Seattle with 2 to go KC pulls to within one game of Detroit. Cleveland got knocked out on Friday Houston's win last night assures that they won't finish last.

Frayed Knot Sep 27 2014 08:19 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

And the trend continues of nobody actually wanting these final AL slots. Oakland losing, Detroit losing (big), KC losing, Seattle losing.

Frayed Knot Sep 27 2014 10:22 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Seattle loads the bases in the bottom of the 9th w/no outs in a tie game and a chance to stay in it ... and they don't score (K, K, FO). Heading for extras. Oakland, Detroit & KC all lost.

Gwreck Sep 27 2014 11:15 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Mariners win in the 11th. First and third, one out. Austin Jackson hits a grounder to second. Angels get the 4-7 putout but Jackson beats the return throw by a step. No, that's not a typo. They were playing the five-man infield.

Frayed Knot Sep 28 2014 02:09 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Tigers win to capture the Central KC game now means nothing although they're losing in Chi-town. Oakland leading in Texas 2-0 in the 4th Seattle game just starting with King Felix on the mound. Still a small shot at having a Game #163

Frayed Knot Sep 28 2014 03:51 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Sonny Gray pitches Oakland into the 2nd WC spot with a complete game 4-0 shutout. It's been a long fall from baseball's best record and best +/- at mid-season but it beats missing out entirely. Seattle also leading 4-0 but it's a case of TLTL A's @ KC Tuesday night on TBS - survivor heads to Anaheim Orioles host Tigers

Ashie62 Sep 28 2014 04:26 PM Re: Down the Stretch They Come - AL Style 2014

Sonny Gray Complete game, 103 pitches, zero walks, shutout! whoa