MLB September 2013 Thread

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:01 pm

To touch upon something Vin said the other night, remember those Dodgers that went on a 52-13 tear through the schedule? This ain't those Dodgers. They're 4-10 since then. This is the Dodgers of mid-April.

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:29 pm

Dodgers have been resting a ton of injured players regularly: Puig, Hanley, Ethier, Crawford. Which means heavy doses of Nick Punto, Skip Schumaker, Jerry Hairston and Van Slyke. With Kemp back in the lineup, we should see less of the scrubs.

Though it does seem like the team has eased up a bit due to the large lead in the division.

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:36 pm

Jerry Hairston, who is batting second today, is hitting .169/.221/.211 in the second half.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:45 pm

what are the tiebreaking scenarios in the NL Central? what if all 3 teams finish with the same record?

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:47 pm

degenerasian wrote:what are the tiebreaking scenarios in the NL Central? what if all 3 teams finish with the same record?

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd ... d=59527184" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The three team scenario is a there if you scroll down a bit.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:50 pm

Scottie wrote:
degenerasian wrote:what are the tiebreaking scenarios in the NL Central? what if all 3 teams finish with the same record?
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd ... d=59527184" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The three team scenario is a there if you scroll down a bit.

That would be crazy, so two teams who played each other in playoff 1 could play each other again 2 days later in the actual wildcard playoff.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:52 pm

Three-Club Tie for Division Championship & Two Wild Card Spots:
After Clubs have been assigned their A, B and C designations, Club A would host Club B on Monday, Sept. 30 (tentatively). The loser of the game would be declared one Wild Card Club. The winner of that game would then host Club C on Tuesday, Oct. 1 (tentatively) to determine the Division Champion. The loser of the game would be declared the other Wild Card Club.

Truly Seligian.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 12:57 pm

degenerasian wrote:
Scottie wrote:
degenerasian wrote:what are the tiebreaking scenarios in the NL Central? what if all 3 teams finish with the same record?
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd ... d=59527184" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The three team scenario is a there if you scroll down a bit.

That would be crazy, so two teams who played each other in playoff 1 could play each other again 2 days later in the actual wildcard playoff.

And the loser of the first game would be at the advantage of not having to burn two pitchers.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:47 pm

I don't think it's been mentioned and I would just like to express my thanks. So thanks.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:55 pm

Giff wrote:I don't think it's been mentioned and I would just like to express my thanks. So thanks.

You're welcome x 101.

Post by **brian** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 2:56 pm

Hey, Tigers magic number is down to 4. Still on the fence as to whether I'm rooting for the Indians to make the playoffs. On one hand, I can't stand the Indians or their fans. On the other, Texas and Tampa are way better teams. So, that's a toughie.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:19 pm

brian wrote:Hey, Tigers magic number is down to 4. Still on the fence as to whether I'm rooting for the Indians to make the playoffs. On one hand, I can't stand the Indians or their fans. On the other, Texas and Tampa are way better teams. So, that's a toughie.

Fuck the Rangers. If you had to spend anytime around these bandwagoners, you'd root for the Indians in a heartbeat. It will make this crap season worth it if we can take 2 out of 3 next week.

Post by **brian** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:22 pm

Giff wrote:
brian wrote:Hey, Tigers magic number is down to 4. Still on the fence as to whether I'm rooting for the Indians to make the playoffs. On one hand, I can't stand the Indians or their fans. On the other, Texas and Tampa are way better teams. So, that's a toughie.
Fuck the Rangers. If you had to spend anytime around these bandwagoners, you'd root for the Indians in a heartbeat. It will make this crap season worth it if we can take 2 out of 3 next week.

I think in this case, proximity and familiarity breeds contempt. But I have no doubt you're right.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:26 pm

The Pirates Tony Sanchez almost killed himself catching a foul ball in the 8th inning, with the Pirates already up 9-1.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:45 pm

Keg wrote:Though it does seem like the team has eased up a bit due to the large lead in the division.

Worked for the Lakers. Oh, wait…

Post by **brian** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:51 pm

By the way, Prince Fielder stole a nacho from a fan today.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 3:54 pm

Ah, the ol' Larry Walker mid-game snack.

Gunpowder · Post by **Gunpowder** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:18 pm

I think that's hilarious and have no idea why it was such a big deal that Mark Sanchez ate a hot dog a few years back.

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 5:54 pm

Dodgers clinch the West!!

Hopefully we can get everyone at 100% for the NLDS. I don't want to see Hairston making anymore important ABs.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:02 pm

Dodgers clinch the West. (ETA: Woops! Keg got here first. Of course.) Break out the "first team to win a division after being in last place after such and such a date" remarkage. (They were in last up until the end of June; three weeks later they took over first.) Funny thing is, even with the win today, they still have a losing record against NL West teams (33-34). In fact, the only team in the West with a winning record within the West, at the moment, is the Giants (40-30).

Post by **brian** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:04 pm

Only the fourth team to ever win their division after being in last place on July 1st according to Arash Markazi.

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:22 pm

The Dbacks had asked the Dodgers to celebrate in the clubhouse and not go out into the field if the clinched in AZ. The players said fuck that and went out to cannon ball the swimming pool in CF.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:24 pm

Keg wrote:The Dbacks had asked the Dodgers to celebrate in the clubhouse and not go out into the field if the clinched in AZ. The players said fuck that and went out to cannon ball the swimming pool in CF.

In this context, I hate Kirk Gibson more than I hate the Dodgers. Good for them cannonballing.

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:34 pm

Tyler Emerick ‏@TylerEmerick 1h
Bloomquist on #Dodgers pool celebration: "They have a lot of veteran players on their team. I thought they had more class than that."

ETA:

Tyler Emerick ‏@TylerEmerick 1h
Bloomquist: "I would expect them to act with a little more class than they did. I doubt the New York Yankees would do something like that."

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:41 pm

Yeah, NL West-on-NL West bitter yapping is yummy.

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:55 pm

A couple of GIFs:

cerrano · Post by **cerrano** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:12 pm

Keg wrote:The Dbacks had asked the Dodgers to celebrate in the clubhouse and not go out into the field if the clinched in AZ. The players said fuck that and went out to cannon ball the swimming pool in CF.

don't put a fucking pool in your outfield, d-bags. problem solved.

that, or go out and win the damn division yourself. either way, the whambulance should be arriving at chase field shortly.

Scottie · Post by **Scottie** » Thu Sep 19, 2013 8:15 pm

Don't see what that dude's problem is. Everybody washes up after a game, right?

Keg · Post by **Keg** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 1:03 pm

Senator John McCain voices his displeasure:

John McCain ‏@SenJohnMcCain 25m
No-class act by a bunch of overpaid, immature, arrogant, spoiled brats! "The #Dodgers are idiots" http://www.azcentral.com/insiders/danbi ... re-idiots/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; …

That French Guy · Post by **That French Guy** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 1:31 pm

Keg wrote:Tyler Emerick ‏@TylerEmerick 1h
Bloomquist on #Dodgers pool celebration: "They have a lot of veteran players on their team. I thought they had more class than that."

ETA:

Tyler Emerick ‏@TylerEmerick 1h
Bloomquist: "I would expect them to act with a little more class than they did. I doubt the New York Yankees would do something like that."

I love baseball but all those general crying and bitching about The Book, unwritten rules, class and direspect ,those young kids yadda yadda really pisses me off.
As someone wrote after the Puig Gonzalez incident "Sorry Puig didn't know about the '01Dbacks, he was too busy trying to survive in Cuba or on his bloody raft with his mom"

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:57 pm

GFD Melancon...........................c.m.o.n.....

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:01 pm

mutherfuck

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:39 pm

When I was a kid, and even as a young adult, I never figured I would see Lou Gehrig's career grand slam record of 23 bested. But I saw it, tonight. fucking A-Rod.

Another way to look at this game tonight--Timmy and bullpen combine for a 1-0 shutout. If game was played in any other MLB ballpark. But two routine fly balls to right turn into five runs in Yankee Stadium. Shitfuck.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Sep 20, 2013 9:46 pm

Joe voe!

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sat Sep 21, 2013 12:17 am

O's and Rays in the 16th. I'm tired.

Post by **brian** » Sat Sep 21, 2013 12:40 am

17th now. There's like 50 people left at the Trop.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sat Sep 21, 2013 12:46 am

brian wrote:17th now. There's like 50 people left at the Trop.

To be fair, there were only 200 when it started.

Onto the 18th.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Sep 21, 2013 6:50 am

AB_skin_test wrote:Joe voe!

Assuming that's a cutesy name for Votto, I hope Burnett hits him while he's standing in the on deck circle.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Sep 21, 2013 8:40 am

bfj wrote:
brian wrote:17th now. There's like 50 people left at the Trop.

To be fair, there were only 200 when it started.

Onto the 18th.

Scoreboard.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Sat Sep 21, 2013 4:25 pm

govmentchedda wrote:
bfj wrote:
brian wrote:17th now. There's like 50 people left at the Trop.

To be fair, there were only 200 when it started.

Onto the 18th.
Scoreboard.

Due respect given.