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  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 1, 2017
    Towel Boy

    For starters...

    Yankees over Twins - Yanks have the edge in hitting, advantage on the bump, Twins have the edge on D, picking the Yankees to win.

  • Maxwell Silver III Oct 2, 2017
    Bench Warmer

    Indians beat the Red Sox- Cub beat Dodgers for a W/S repeat this time Cleveland wins it -at least I hope the Indians win.

  • StunGunn Oct 3, 2017
    Sports Legend

    I don't follow baseball like you guys, but just watching highlights and keeping up with the news, I think the Yanks beat the Twins. Would love to see the Indians win the WS this year - they sure have had a phenomenal season so far.

  • Toddler10-21 Oct 3, 2017
    Sports Legend

    Win or go home Gunny. Think the Yankees will pull this one out 6-2 and the Rockies tomorrow.
    Hope I'm wrong, but Indians/Dodgers WS with the Indians taking it in 6.

  • Toddler10-21 Oct 3, 2017
    Sports Legend

    Yankees strength is their bullpen, but I don't trust their starting pitching.

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 3, 2017
    Towel Boy

    Going with the D-backs over the Rockies - tough game to call. Two evenly matched teams.

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 3, 2017
    Towel Boy

    Good game so far.

    #ALLRISE

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 4, 2017
    Towel Boy

    Hats off to MLB, the Yankees & Twins for doing things the right way re: the anthem. Nice touch!

    Game - both starters had some issues early locating their pitches. Good call on the pen, T. They came in & got the Twinkies under control after a rough 1st. Top of the Yankees order got it done too, Judge, Gregorius, Gardner & Sanchez - 3 bombs between 'em. Solid D. Several pitchers running it up to the plate in the upper 90s, saw sliders in the low 90s, Robertson has a nice curve, Chapman throwing 103...good Lord! That'd be like trying to hit a BB.

    Nice start to the playoffs & classy move by the Yankees prior to the game, especially re: the Vegas situation and the player from Vegas. Was pulling for the Bronx Bombers tonight.

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 4, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    Nice call

  • Toddler10-21 Oct 4, 2017
    Sports Legend

    Driving home and it was 3-0. I really wasn't surprised. DiDi big time 3 run homer. Gardner jack knifed one in the upper deck, and Judge being Judge. Now its time for the Indians. Kluber not starting game one is a head scratcher.

  • Toddler10-21 Oct 4, 2017
    Sports Legend

    Missed the start. The pen came through once again with Green, Robertson and company. Chapman good lord!! Centerfielder for the twins made a great catch. Reminds me of the Toddler 30 years ago. Not much of a stick, but could run them down.LOL!

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 4, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    I was surprised to see that as well. Just assumed he'd go in game 1. If they win game one, with Kluber next, gonna be tough to overcome that.

    Sorry T....Indians over Yankees

  • Toddler10-21 Oct 4, 2017
    Sports Legend

    I know B I'm with you but I'm hoping!! Like I said I don't trust our starting pitching especially Sonny Gray or Tanaka. CC has been there.

  • Toddler10-21 Oct 4, 2017
    Sports Legend

    Remember Cone, Wells, Pettite, and Elduque? Big game pitchers!!!!! I'm not counting Clemons because IMO we didn't need him. Plus he was from Boston!! LOL

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 4, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    Yep....those guys were tough. Pettitte won 256 games & has 5 WS rings (something about Louisiana & lefties), Boomer won 239 games & has 2 WS rings plus a perfect game, Cone has 194 Ws to go with his 5 WS rings, & El Duque has 4 rings. Tough crew & #WINNERS.

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 4, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    Hey, it's baseball & anything can happen.

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 4, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    Meant to mention the catch by Buxton - great play. Even though the walls were padded, he slammed into it pretty hard, had to leave later but he made a great catch. Unlike me, you had wheels in the OF. Played third base & was an RBI guy. Used to be able to rake back in the day. The beauty of baseball is that you can win any number of ways. Nice to have sluggers in the lineup but good pitching generally stops good hitting overall, HRs are nice but you can win with small ball (KC) - helps to have good pitching (keeps you in games). Plus, I think all hitters should be able to bunt (for tight games when you have to scratch for a run late)

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 5, 2017
    Towel Boy

    Thought I saw Conor McGregor playing for the D-backs last night.

  • Toddler10-21 Oct 5, 2017
    Sports Legend

    Bunting might be as hard as hitting. What people don't realize also is that Judge hits for average also .284. Yeah Ron Guidry was the man from Louisiana also. I agree its baseball anything can happen.
    A relief pitcher hitting a triple. Speechless!

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 6, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    Agree with ya, T, on bunting. There is definitely an art to it, whether you're pushing it down the lines, or trying to push a bunt beyond the pitcher toward the SS or 2B'man, and into no man's land. Relief pitcher hitting a triple = you're going to have a bad night....lol...bad sign.

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 6, 2017
    Towel Boy

    Missed the 'Stros game, hoping they send the Sox home.

    Yankees/Indians - Wow! Great game in extras but the Indians are up as most expected. Yankees ain't going down w/o a fight though. Judge is struggling...lot of breakers off the outer portion.

    Nats/Cubs - pulling for the Nats. Cubs got their ring last season.

    D-backs/Dodgers - ain't gonna stay up to 1:00 or 2:00 to watch them.

  • Toddler10-21 Oct 7, 2017
    Sports Legend

    Giradi why take CC out? Retired 11 of the last 12. Frazier errors??? Why not challenge what do you have to lose because the bases were loaded. Slow motion showed the ball hit the bat. Pinch runner that isn't that fast anyway and then gets picked off? DB 3 innings? I knew that was going to spell trouble. Couldn't sleep last night!!!! LOL!!!

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 7, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    Wow, T! After the Yankees made it 8-3, hate to admit it, but with CC shutting them down & knowing what was in their pen, I switched to the Cubs/Nats. Later, I see an 8-7 score & was surprised, starting tuning back in, watched the extras. Missed the hit batter but I was talking to an Indians fan this am who told me it should have been a K. Not only would that have changed the game, maybe the series. No excuse for the runner to get caught napping like that. Was watching when that happened.

  • Toddler10-21 Oct 7, 2017
    Sports Legend

    Catcher gunned him down from his knees on second base. Good Lord!!!

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 7, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    Dude has a gun to be able to pull that off, but that should never happen, imo. Poor base running.

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 8, 2017
    Towel Boy

    Saw the Nats/Cubs, Harper dang near hit one out of the stadium. Lester was Lester for the Cubs, Zim with the clutch jack, Gonzalez didn't pitch bad at all but made a huge mistake to Rizzo with the hanger. Don't get that as Rizzo ripped that pitch foul twice in his first AB. Why would he serve that up later? Like watching Murphy hit....great approach to hitting.

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 13, 2017
    Towel Boy

    Just wondering.....

    Will Dusty blame Bartman again? Run, Bart, run!

    10 straight close-out losses & an MLB record. #HOLYCOW

  • Maxwell Silver III Oct 13, 2017
    Bench Warmer

    Astro's -Yankees-I going with Houston--Cubs-Dodgers-going with the Cubs-these are picks with my heart and gut. would to see Houston win it all-that city needs this

  • Toddler10-21 Oct 13, 2017
    Sports Legend

    Didn't think the Yankees would get by Cleveland but they did. Yankees/Dodgers rematch of the late 70's. Plus I have never liked the Cubs. Don't dislike the Astros at all. They have a tough all around team. Going to be hard to beat. Brian McCann can call a game.

    Good lord Dusty. I'm a big fan of Harper probably the best in baseball along with trout, but he didn't show up last night. Tre Turner from NC State will be a all star soon.

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 13, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    Agree with ya, Max. Pulling for the Astros to go all the way.

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 13, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    +1....Yankees are tough & it's baseball. Most thought the Tribe would close the deal. I know I did. The only predictable thing about baseball is that it's unpredictable...lol

  • Toddler10-21 Oct 13, 2017
    Sports Legend

    Bingo B!!

  • Toddler10-21 Oct 18, 2017
    Sports Legend

    Left work Yankees down 4-1 try to find it on the radio, but very station was talking about that darn NBA. Got home 6-4 and Chap on the mound. You know the rest. Houston has there aces the next two!!

  • Toddler10-21 Oct 18, 2017
    Sports Legend

    Bye Bye Cubs!!!!

  • Maxwell Silver III Oct 18, 2017
    Bench Warmer

    do not like Dodgers or Yankees-hope Astro's can win it all-I don't think they have been have been to WS, Ironic Astro's spent so long in the National and doing well in the American

  • Toddler10-21 Oct 18, 2017
    Sports Legend

    Mike Scott, JR Richards, Nolan Ryan, Jose Cruz and also the Biggio Bagwell days. Astros have never been in a world series that I can recall. Yankees up 4-0 might be a Dodgers/Yankees rematch of the 70's!! That would like a Lakers/Celtics series. It would be epic!!

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 18, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    Well, it'll probably be another 100 + years before they Win another WS...lol

    Cubs lost the magic from a year ago. Tough to win one WS, even harder to repeat.

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 18, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    Great group of players, T. 'Stros were swept by Chicago in 05.

  • Toddler10-21 Oct 19, 2017
    Sports Legend

    Must have been the Frank Thomas days in Chi Town?

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 20, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    He was on the Sox back then but didn't play in the post-season due to injury. Had a great career though, career .300 hitter with over 500 bombs. Aside from 05, he had some nice playoff moments as well. Terrific hitter during his career.

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 20, 2017
    Towel Boy

    Just wondering.....are Cub fans going to go after Bartman again? LA smacks the Cubs 11-1, takes the NLCS 4-1, collects 16 hits in Game 5, but I'm sure those knowledgeable Cub fans will link this to The Bart Man....lol

    Pulling for Houston but an LA/Yankees WS would be fun to watch.

    Dusty Baker - looking a new home.

  • StunGunn Oct 21, 2017
    Sports Legend

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    LOL about Cubs fans blaming Bartman. Guess he isn't polishing his WS ring. Don't have a dog in the fight. Used to hate the Yanks because I was a Mets fan, but that ended after 9/11.

  • Toddler10-21 Oct 21, 2017
    Sports Legend

    Dusty gone again.
    Verlander was almost perfect last night. Walks are like errors can always spell unearned runs. Sanchez on a 3-0 check swing on a slider!! SMH!! Well Judge hit another one about a mile. It was time for Altuve to come out of his slump. Too good a hitter.
    Game seven at seven big CC has been lights pitching after a Yankees loss.
    Cant stand the Cubs. The only Cub I ever liked was The Hawk!!
    Going to be hard to beat the Dodgers!!

  • StunGunn Oct 21, 2017
    Sports Legend

    T and B: Surprised you guys hate the Cubbies. Not a fan, but had to pull for them last year after their WS drought and all the Bartman drama. Why don't you like them? Their fans? Managers?

  • Maxwell Silver III Oct 22, 2017
    Bench Warmer

    Glad Astro's won all the media was talking-Dodgers/Yankees W/S

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 22, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    +1

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 22, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    Yep....actually, never been a Yankees hater. In fact, tip of the hat to them for being committed to WS rings as that's what it's all about. As the old saying goes, "Go big or go home."

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 22, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    Verlander has some nasty stuff. Was pulling for the Cubs last season due to the long drought. Glad to see them "break the curse" and get off Bartman's back for a year (being serious about that). I've always had an issue with hitters swinging at 3-0s because of what happened with Sanchez. Too anxious and assuming the pitch is coming down main street. Pitchers aren't as predictable as they used to be, imo. Hitters counts are not necessarily hitters counts anymore. Pitchers have gotten a little smarter ('bout time...lol). Agree with ya about walks as they always seem to bite you in the backside. Looking forward to the 'Stros/Dodgers...should be a good series. Hope the 'Stros take it.

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 22, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    Not a Cubs hater, Gunny. Once the playoffs started last season, I was pulling for 'em. 100 years is a long time. I have a strong dislike for a good number of their fans over the Bartman deal. Talk about clueless! True story - I'm having a discussion with a Cubs fan one day shortly after the Bartman incident. I was complimentary & told him to keep the faith as they were close. He immediately starts with the, "If Bartman doesn't.........", & I told him to stop it. Advised him that Bartman had nothing to do with it & the Cubs choked, especially their starting SS, who botched a DP grounder right after that that would have ended the inning. And then Dusty Baker adds fuel to the fire when asked about it following the game, which is why I have no respect for him as a manager. Cubs just didn't get it done and they can blame themselves, which I'm sure most of the players do. They know! I always liked Mark Grace as a hitter, like Rizzo & Bryant

  • StunGunn Oct 22, 2017
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    I had a feeling it was the fans, B; it usually is. Poor Hartman- a WS ring won't make up for the years of misery he had to deal with. Still glad they gave him one.

  • DIAMONDBISHOP Oct 22, 2017
    Towel Boy

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    Unfortunate situation that should have been prevented. Too many circus clowns peddling bad info., imo. The sad part is that certain fans still believe that garbage to this day.

    On a brighter note....pulling for Houston.

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