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"MLB Postseason Prediction Pool"
AyaK 10217 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-01-13, 10:56 AM (EST)
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"MLB Postseason Prediction Pool" |
LAST EDITED ON 10-03-13 AT 08:11 AM (EST)OK, here's how this year's pool will run. Wild card games aren't included, so the picks don't have to be in until Thursday at noon. Two points for the correct winner in the first round, three for the second round, and five for the World Series. Also one bonus point for the correct number of games, but ONLY if you picked the correct series winner. In each series, the latter team has home field advantage (first round is 2-2-1; latter rounds are 2-3-2). SCHEDULE: Division Series (best of 5): NL: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves AL: Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays vs. Boston Red Sox Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland As Championship Series (Best of 7): NL: Pittsburgh-St. Louis winner vs. LA-Atlanta winner AL: Tampa Bay-Boston winner vs. Detroit-Oakland winner World Series (Best of 7): NL winner vs. AL winner Tiebreaker: Total runs scored by World Series champion in all three playoff rounds. (Hint: Last year, San Francisco scored 69: 18 in the NLDS, 35 in the NLCS, and 16 in the World Series.) Revised to eliminate Cincinnati Reds on 10/1 and Cleveland Indians on 10/2.
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Molaholic 8566 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-01-13, 01:40 PM (EST)
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1. "RE: MLB Postseason Prediction Pool" |
LAST EDITED ON 10-02-13 AT 09:48 PM (EST)NL: Wild card winner (Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates) vs. St. Louis Cardinals 3 games Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves 4 games* Tommy Lasorda forgive me. (*I will be in attendance at this game.)AL: Wild card winner (Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays vs. Cleveland Indians) vs. Boston Red Sox 4 games Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland A's 4 gamesChampionship Series (Best of 7): NL: Wild card-St. Louis winner vs. LA-Atlanta winner 6 gamesAL: Wild card-Boston winner vs. Detroit-Oakland winner 7 gamesWorld Series (Best of 7): NL winner vs. AL winner 6 gamesTiebreaker: Total runs scored by World Series champion in all three playoff rounds. (Hint: Last year, San Francisco scored 69: 18 in the NLDS, 35 in the NLCS, and 16 in the World Series.) 71 Mucho lurve to tribe 2012 yes, I'm following my head. While Hope Springs Eternal, my head says that the Dodgers are in some serious doldrums, not the place to be going into the postseason.
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AyaK 10217 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-02-13, 00:12 AM (EST)
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2. "RE: MLB Postseason Prediction Pool" |
Do you want to pick the number of games for the Pirates-Cardinals and Wild Card-Red Sox series?
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10-02-13, 06:40 PM (EST)
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3. "RE: MLB Postseason Prediction Pool" |
This is totally a shot in the dark since baseball in MN this year was not very much fun......so I am totally going with who I want to watch in the World Series.NL: Pittsburgh Pirates in 4 games Atlanta Braves in 5 games AL: Boston Red Sox in 3 Detroit Tigers in 4 Championship Series (Best of 7): NL: Pittsburgh in 5 AL: Detroit in 6 World Series (Best of 7): Pittsburgh Tiebreaker: 74 Next year my dream will come true and the winner will be
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AyaK 10217 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-03-13, 08:11 AM (EST)
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4. "RE: MLB Postseason Prediction Pool" |
Division Series (best of 5): NL: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis in 4 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves L.A. in 5AL: Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays vs. Boston Red Sox Boston in 5 Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland As Detroit in 4 Championship Series (Best of 7): NL: Pittsburgh-St. Louis winner vs. LA-Atlanta winner L.A. in 7 AL: Tampa Bay-Boston winner vs. Detroit-Oakland winner Detroit in 7 World Series (Best of 7): NL winner vs. AL winner Detroit in 6 Tiebreaker: Total runs scored by World Series champion in all three playoff rounds. 88
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10-03-13, 08:30 AM (EST)
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5. "RE: MLB Postseason Prediction Pool" |
Pirates over Cardinals in five. Dodgers past the Braves in four.Red Sox clobber the Devil Rays in three. Tigers whip the As in three. Pirates squeak by the Dodgers in seven. Red Sox take out the Tigers in five. Pirates win the World Series in seven. Total runs scored for Pirates: 89.
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10-03-13, 08:58 AM (EST)
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6. "RE: MLB Postseason Prediction Pool" |
Division Series (best of 5):NL: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals - 5 games Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves - 4 games AL: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox - 5 games Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland As - 4 games Championship Series (Best of 7): NL: St. Louis vs. Atlanta - 6 games AL: Tampa Bay vs. Detroit - 5 games World Series (Best of 7): Atlanta vs. Detroit - 7 games Tiebreaker: 75 runs
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10-03-13, 12:15 PM (EST)
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7. "RE: MLB Postseason Prediction Pool" |
Whoops, almost forgot about this. Thanks for filling me in on the news that the Rays won last night as I didn't find out until now!NL: Cards in 5 Dodgers in 4 AL: Red Sox in 4 Tigers in 5 NLCS: Cards over Dodgers in 6
ALCS: Red Sox over Tigers in 7 World Series: Red Sox over Cards in 6 Tiebreaker: 79 There. I've just jinxed John Farrell and the Sox.
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10-03-13, 02:40 PM (EST)
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8. "RE: MLB Postseason Prediction Pool" |
NL: Pittsburgh Pirates in 4 Los Angeles Dodgers in 4AL: Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays in 4 Detroit Tigers in 4 Championship Series (Best of 7): NL: Pittsburgh in 6 AL: Detroit in 6 World Series (Best of 7): Pittsburgh in 6 Tiebreaker: 75
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10-03-13, 03:20 PM (EST)
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9. "MLB Postseason Prediction Pool" |
Division Series (best of 5): NL: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals - Pirates in 5 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves - L.A. in 4 AL: Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays vs. Boston Red Sox - Boston in 5 Detroit Tigers vs. Oakland As - Detroit in 5Championship Series (Best of 7): NL: Pittsburgh-St. Louis winner vs. LA-Atlanta winner - L.A. in 6 AL: Tampa Bay-Boston winner vs. Detroit-Oakland winner - Detroit in 7 World Series (Best of 7): NL winner vs. AL winner LA in 7 Tiebreaker: Total runs scored by World Series champion in all three playoff rounds. 72
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Molaholic 8566 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-22-13, 10:04 AM (EST)
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13. "RE: Round 2 results and the winner" |
LAST EDITED ON 10-29-13 AT 00:13 AM (EST)<taps mic> <taps mic> <irritating feedback> <taps mic> IRONY -- are you out there? If I had been blindly loyal (in the Division Series anyway) I could have taken the title. Oh well. Thanks for running the game. ETA: Well, I feel a little better now that the Cards can't win in 6. 2013 National League West Champions
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PepeLePew13 24816 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-27-13, 09:06 AM (EST)
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15. "RE: Round 2 results and the winner" |
LAST EDITED ON 10-27-13 AT 10:04 AM (EST) Well, as you can see from the post-script of my prediction post, I was actively trying to jinx Benedict Farrell with my pick as I rarely call the winner correctly before the post-season. With last night's performance, it's starting to work (hopefully).
Benedict Farrell is regarded in Toronto the same way that Vince Carter is. Last night's game made me glad that he isn't around any more - Farrell did more to cost the Red Sox last night than the obstruction call (while it was correct, I certainly wouldn't have wanted to be the umpire having to make that call in that particular situation). Why was Brandon Workman batting for himself in the 9th inning of a crucial tie game!?!?! Farrell butchered the use of pitchers in both Games 2 and 3, and he paid for it dearly with the mismanagement of the 9th inning - he could have used a double-switch to put Ross in at C as the 2nd batter for next inning and move the pitcher's spot to 7th batter instead of the 2nd. So as it turned out, Workman had to bat for himself and then Farrell ended up taking him out after Molina's single anyway - meanwhile, Ross and Napoli were sitting on the bench, unused, and wouldn't you have preferred Ross making that decision whether to throw to third to catch Craig instead of Salty? I also thought it was too early to pull Peavy. I know it was a 2-0 game but it was still only the 5th and Peavy wasn't terrible or throwing too many pitches. (In hindsight, if you're going to have a pitcher hit for himself at one time between the 5th and the 9th innings, it would have been better for Peavy, an experienced NL player, bat one more time in the 5th than to have Workman batting in the 9th with two guys still on the bench). Also, Breslow only being used for two batters, having Workman bat for himself only to be pulled after one hit when Uehara probably should have been in there from the start of the inning instead, etc. Ladies and gentlemen, Benedict Farrell, your manager of the year! ETA: About that final play of the game... wow. I would have hated to be the umpire on that play, even if it was technically correct. I don't think Middlebrooks had an intent to obstruct, although the timing of raising his legs just as Craig was about to run over was curious. Still, what a sucky way to end a game, and you can bet that Red Sox Nation will be howling about this play for decades to come if the Sox loses the Series. I agree with the sentiment echoed by the commentators that Salty should have eaten the ball and let Uehara work himself out of the inning since it was two outs. Just get the next batter and Craig wouldn't have been a factor. ETA again: A breakdown of the final play and why it was correct, and a mention of how the rule might need to be reworked to make it more fair to an infielder caught in Middlebrooks' position. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1826398-was-obstruction-the-right-call-to-make-on-wild-last-play-of-game-3?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial&hpt=hp_t2&hpt=hp_c2
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AyaK 10217 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-27-13, 11:25 PM (EST)
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18. "RE: Round 2 results and the winner" |
And, showing an amazing resistance to seeing the obvious, Farrell brought in Breslow in Game 4 in a similar situation. And, for the third straight time, Breslow sucked. Fortunately, because of the Gomes homer, the Sox had some breathing space.
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AyaK 10217 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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10-29-13, 04:54 PM (EST)
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23. "RE: Round 2 results and the winner" |
LAST EDITED ON 11-01-13 AT 06:08 PM (EST)>Farrell said the rule was correct. Actually, I think Farrell said the call (not the rule) was correct -- and I agree that under the rules as currently written, the call was correct (and I didn't dispute that the call correctly applied the current rule in my previous post). My argument is that the rule as currently written is stupid. A different question, though, is whether this situation occurs enough that you want to change the rule. Right now, the rule is a strict liability rule -- the fielder is guilty of obstruction if the fielder impedes the runner (even if the obstruction is caused by sprawling out trying to catch a wild throw), and the only judgment part of the call is the determination by the umpires as to whether the runner would have successfully advanced without the obstruction. Despite the inherent stupidity of this rule, the situation may not occur frequently enough to add another level of judgment. I just don't have enough knowledge to determine that. Edited to fix a silly typo.
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AyaK 10217 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold"
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11-01-13, 06:19 PM (EST)
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25. "RE: Round 2 results and the winner" |
>Benedict Farrell is regarded in Toronto the same way that >Vince Carter is.If people in Toronto have such poor judgment, that's probably a big part of why Toronto finished dead last this year, despite all of its off-season moves, and the Red Sox won the World Series. >Ladies and gentlemen, Benedict Farrell, your manager of the year! To be honest, the only real contenders are John Farrell, his best friend in baseball Terry Francona and Oakland A's manager Bob Melvin, probably in that order. Oh, and a contender for Worst Front-Office Executive of the Year? That would have to be Alex Anthopoulos, general manager of your Toronto Blue Jays. If you were John Farrell, wouldn't you be thrilled to get away from reporting to Anthopoulos?
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