Major League Baseball: 2014 Season

[AnthonyD1993]

The Pirates/Giants game was the polar opposite of the A's Royals game. Absolutely a bore to watch halfway through the game.

 

[JohnBM01]

Bye bye, Oakland. Bye bye (with authority), Pittsburgh. Ten teams now whittled down to eight. Let the Divisional Series begin!

Good luck to all remaining teams moving forward.

 

[Patrick]

Mike Scioscia costs us another game. Sweet.

 

[AnthonyD1993]

Mike Scioscia costs us another game. Sweet.

Least you didn't get blown out today....

 

[Patrick]

A loss is a loss.

 

[AnthonyD1993]

At this rate, the Tigers are almost trying to get swept out of the ALDS.

 

[CodeRedR51]

At this rate, the Tigers are almost trying to get swept out of the ALDS.

There are a lot of people from Michigan at my work and needless to say they are not happy.

 

[AnthonyD1993]

There are a lot of people from Michigan at my work and needless to say they are not happy.

To be honest, I didn't think they would even make it to the postseason, so there's that.

 

[Dolph Drago]

Dammit I hate the Cardinals...

I was happy to see the Dodgers had put up a 6 spot on Wainwright. Then Kershaw, who's having one of the greatest pitching seasons of recent years, just had to implode. I don't even like the Dodgers (not a fan of teams who can buy championships), but I was really hoping they would knock off those dirty, stinking, Cards.

 

[Patrick]

Maybe next year.

Maybe Hamilton will retire. Dude is such ****ing trash.

 

[AnthonyD1993]

Kershaw will still be an MVP candidate regardless. As for the Tigers, the "fan" pages are loaded with comments on how the bullpen sucks and that Ausmus is a terrible manager. If he sucked as badly as people claim he does, he would have had a losing record with a roster that clearly shouldn't be under .500. And he got 90 wins this year with a junk pen that Dombrowski doesn't want to remedy for some reason. Chamberlain was a brilliant pickup (as was Soria), but people have been booing Phil Coke for several games now, and Joe Nathan has had some rocky closing appearances as well.

And it's kind of funny to me when people say that the AL Central is the weakest division in baseball when 3 of the 5 teams were over .500. Shouldn't that "honor" go to the NL East since only one team (The Nats) was over .500 this year?

 

[CodeRedR51]

Dammit I hate the Cardinals...

I was happy to see the Dodgers had put up a 6 spot on Wainwright. Then Kershaw, who's having one of the greatest pitching seasons of recent years, just had to implode. I don't even like the Dodgers (not a fan of teams who can buy championships), but I was really hoping they would knock off those dirty, stinking, Cards.

Great year after he imploded here in AZ when we lit him up in the second inning and chased him off the field.

 

[Blitz24]

Two games later and SF wins game 2. 2-1 following a Brandon Belt HR in the 18th.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Am I the only one that can't get the highlight videos to play in the MLB app?

 

[JohnBM01]

I read that the Baltimore Orioles just knocked out the Detroit Tigers from the playoffs with a 2-1 victory earlier today. So Detroit has been 86ed from the 2014 Playoffs. Congratulations to the Tigers on a great season. Special congratulations to former Astro Brad Ausmus for his contributions in helping the team. By the way... this was a series sweep BAL put on DET.

 

[AnthonyD1993]

At least they made the playoffs. Now, at the least, it gives Dombrowski a chance to actually look for some good free agents to bolster the terrible bullpen.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Kansas City moving on. ALCS should be interesting.

 

[Blitz24]

Tigers have a weird ability to get themselves swept.

This series will be a ratings nightmare.

 

[ildd]

Tigers have a weird ability to get themselves swept.

This series will be a ratings nightmare.

Ratings nightmares end up being some of the best series'.

 

[CodeRedR51]

NLCS = San Francisco & St Louis

ALCS = Baltimore & Kansas City

Let's get it on!

 

[Ken]

I think it will end up being Kansas City and St. Louis

 

[CodeRedR51]

I would be ok with that. Kind of rooting for Kansas City at this point.

 

[Ken]

I would be ok with that. Kind of rooting for Kansas City at this point.

I am as well. It's nice to have a Cinderella story instead of payroll juggernauts. (Yes, a Yankee fan just said that.)

 

[Patrick]

5th straight year where either the Giants or Cards will win the NL. 👎

 

[AnthonyD1993]

Well, they are stalwarts in the NL for a reason. Them facing off in the NLCS demonstrates that reason perfectly.

 

[Dolph Drago]

I'm actually rooting for the AL this year. The Giants have had their championships lately, as have the Cards, who I've mentioned several times I despise. The Royals or O's would be a pleasant surprise.

 

[AnthonyD1993]

I'd rather see KC win the ALCS.

 

[ildd]

I think it will end up being Kansas City and St. Louis

I'd love this. It would be similar to a Yankees/Mets or Dodgers/Angels series but on a smaller scale.
Maybe a better example is Oakland/Giants...

 

[Ken]

I'd love this. It would be similar to a Yankees/Mets or Dodgers/Angels series but on a smaller scale.
Maybe a better example is Oakland/Giants...

You know, until you said that, I hadn't even thought of that.

 

[a6m5]

1985 all over again? I'm rooting for the Birds(again, because Braves sucks again), but Giants can turn it up this time of the year, too. Should be a great series, no matter the outcome.