Official 2009 MLB Thread

[BlackLantern]

I talked with my buddy who works in their IT dept up there in Bristol and apparently people are being asked not to talk about it....apparently the girl was quietly let go this weekend as well...Ill have to check with him again on that

 

[Erzengel]

At his age, I don't think he has any leverage to cherry-pick his mistresses.

There must be cuter interns somewhere.

 

[FaT_tONle]

David Martin of the INDenver Times says baseball would do itself a favor if it got away from TBS and its scheduling for the postseason.

Bill Dwyre of the Times feels baseball spreading out the postseason at the behest of the TV network is hurting the product.

The scheduling is atrocious, but they need those prime time games by themselves. If its not TBS its going to be Fox/ESPN and the same deal. I guess ESPN can give you more coverage, but is the ESPN broadcast crew going to be that much an upgrade over the TBS crew? Baseball is not going to get away from those prime time games and they certainly won't schedule games at the same time. I really don't see how they are going to change it with the current format they have.

I have suggested tweak the home and away format to avoid off days in between homestands. It makes sense going to a 1-2-2 format in the first round, maybe a 2-2-2-1 in one of the CS's to avoid unnecessary off days. Not much they can do about the weather obviously.

 

[Raiden]

There must be cuter interns somewhere.

I think it's funny that Phillips not only loses his job thanks to his extra-marital affair, but people are laughing at his choice of mistress on top of that.

 

[Dark Donnie]

Too bad he sucked this year

Yeah, he probably should have focused more on getting that average up

With Phillips and his mistress....what is he thinking? That looks more like John Kruk's mistress.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

I have suggested tweak the home and away format to avoid off days in between homestands. It makes sense going to a 1-2-2 format in the first round, maybe a 2-2-2-1 in one of the CS's to avoid unnecessary off days. Not much they can do about the weather obviously.

They should do 2-2-2-1 when the cities are close. This WS could go with the format. I think having 3 straight games at home is more advantageous than the first 2 and last 2 at home. If the two teams split the first two games, who has the advantage? Not the team with home field advantage.

 

[Poeman]

Yankees vs Phillies Matchups

Starting Lineup
Edge: Tie

Bench
Edge: Yankees

Starting Pitching
Edge: Yankees Barely (close to tie)

Bullpen
Edge: Tie

Closers
Edge: Yankees


This could go 7 games.

 

[Poeman]

They should do 2-2-2-1 when the cities are close. This WS could go with the format. I think having 3 straight games at home is more advantageous than the first 2 and last 2 at home. If the two teams split the first two games, who has the advantage? Not the team with home field advantage.

I think teams save money going 2-3-2

Saves the expenses for an extra trip..Owners might not approve this.

 

[Erzengel]

Interesting.

When rains pushed Game 6 of the ALCS between the Yankees and Los Angeles Angels to Sunday night, it was in direct conflict with the Giants' Sunday Night Football game against Arizona. In the battle for television viewers, both in the New York market and nationally, baseball won out -- not unexpected for a series-deciding game.

In the overnight metered-market ratings, the Yankees' 5-2 win for the ALCS title did an 11.4 rating in an 18 share, according to a Fox representative. The Giants' 24-17 loss to the Cardinals did a 10.4 rating in a 16 share, according to NBC.

Baseball had a more pronounced advantage in the New York market, where baseball did a 26.4 rating and football did a 9.3 rating. If New York were removed from the 56 markets metered by Nielsen Media Research, football would have beaten baseball nationally, the NBC representative said.

SNF had done better than playoff baseball last Sunday, when the Falcons-Bears game drew 18.2 million viewers compared to 5 million for Game 3 of the NLCS, and even had a higher rating in the Los Angeles market, according to a USA Today story. But this week's baseball game was of a much bigger magnitude, with the Yankees securing a World Series bid.

The situation was comparable to Oct. 19, 2008, when there was another football/baseball overlap within the same media market. The Rays beat the Red Sox in Game 7 of the ALCS, while the Buccaneers played the Seahawks on Sunday Night Football. That night, baseball did a 10.3 rating in a 16 share, while football did a 7.2 rating in an 11 share, according to NBC.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

Yankees vs Phillies Matchups

Starting Lineup
Edge: Tie

Bench
Edge: Yankees

Starting Pitching
Edge: Yankees Barely (close to tie)

Bullpen
Edge: Tie

Closers
Edge: Yankees


This could go 7 games.

Phillies' lineup is better since more of them are hitting.

How is the Yankees' bench better?

I'd give the starting advantage to the Phillies since they have more options. Yankees really only have 3 starters. If they go with 4, Gaudin will start. I would never trust AJ Burnett. He's done well so far but he always has that 4 IP, 6 ER, 7 BB in him. Plus he'll be going up against a lineup that's actually good.

 

[Immortalfire]

I heard on radio today, that it was ten years ago this date when Mary Chapin Carpenter sang the national anthem for Marlins/Indians game 7. Game 7 ten years ago today....and now they haven't even started the series. Ridiculous

 

[Dark Donnie]

I heard on radio today, that it was ten years ago this date when Mary Chapin Carpenter sang the national anthem for Marlins/Indians game 7. Game 7 ten years ago today....and now they haven't even started the series. Ridiculous

Thank the WBC

 

[Erzengel]

Blame the World Baseball Classic.

 

[Poeman]

Phillies' lineup is better since more of them are hitting.

How is the Yankees' bench better?

I'd give the starting advantage to the Phillies since they have more options. Yankees really only have 3 starters. If they go with 4, Gaudin will start. I would never trust AJ Burnett. He's done well so far but he always has that 4 IP, 6 ER, 7 BB in him. Plus he'll be going up against a lineup that's actually good.

Matsui, Hinske, Gardner, Molina > Stairs and who else?

I would go

CC = Lee, Burnett > Pedro, Pettite > Hamels, Gaudin < Blanton

 

[Spidey-Bat]

I heard on radio today, that it was ten years ago this date when Mary Chapin Carpenter sang the national anthem for Marlins/Indians game 7. Game 7 ten years ago today....and now they haven't even started the series. Ridiculous

You basically copied what I said a few pages ago but used a different WS

Matsui, Hinske, Gardner, Molina > Stairs and who else?

I would go

CC = Lee, Burnett > Pedro, Pettite > Hamels, Gaudin < Blanton

Matsui is the only one that is worth mentioning. Gardner is a pinch runner. Molina sucks and is only going to play because Burnett is a headcase. I have to go to class now.

 

[Dark Donnie]

Matsui, Hinske, Gardner, Molina > Stairs and who else?

I would go

CC = Lee, Burnett > Pedro, Pettite > Hamels, Gaudin < Blanton

Stairs, Francisco, Dobbs, Bruntlett, Cairo for the bench.

Rotation:

Lee
Pedro
Hamels
Happ or Blanton depending on matchup

I think they might put Franciso in LF and DH Ibanez which I would like....maybe throw in Stairs when Burnett pitches.

 

[ChrisBaleBatman]

No, there was a Red Sox Nation before then and the term was used before 2004.

But, then a ton of people joined it after they won. It happens with all teams. If you think it's a New York exclusive thing...it's not. I'm not sure if that's your point, though.

Totally agreed. Guy is a self-centered, egotistical maniac. It's players like A-Rod that destroy the game of baseball. Let him go to the Hall of Shame with the likes of Barroid, Pete Rose, Palmeiro, McGuire, and just about any other ****** ball player of this generation (and I am not talking about the Johnny Damon type ******s here).

What are you basing that on, though? You know him or something?

ChrisBaleBatman,

CC deserved the AL MVP more than A-Rod. If A-Rod performed some sort of clutch hit in Game 6 winning it, then maybe. But CC won games 1 and 4 for them.

I'm not taking anything away from CC, but I thought A-Rod was a shoe in. I was expecting co-MVP's to go to him and CC, really.

I'm sure A-Rod could have hit 10 homeruns, he wasn't going to get the MVP honor. Same with the World Series. He can go on some insane run, won't matter. He's not getting any nods from the league.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

But, then a ton of people joined it after they won. It happens with all teams. If you think it's a New York exclusive thing...it's not. I'm not sure if that's your point, though.

Not saying it's exclusive to NY. Just saying the Yankees get more bandwagon fans than any other team.

 

[FaT_tONle]

I think teams save money going 2-3-2

Saves the expenses for an extra trip..Owners might not approve this.

Can't imagine the travel being more expensive than the travel they do between 162 games in the regular season... I mean unless the extra players from the expanded post season roster cost them extra for hotel accomodations and airfare... But with a 2-2-2-1, You could schedule it to where you only have 4 double headers without off days in the middle of homestands. That's assuming a game 7 in both series which is unlikely. I'd look into that if I were MLB.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

Problem with 3-3-1 is that one team is guaranteed to get 3 games at their stadium so they'd get more money. Unless they split the profits.

 

[Kingfish]

Holy ****, dude. GET A LIFE! You're such a pox on this forum.

Oh heavens, I do apologize. I would absolutely hate to make your two weeks here anything less than blissful.

Question to all,
Do you consider Andy Pettite a HOF?

Important to note is that he would go in with the highest ERA of anybody in the Hall. His Wins and K's are good, but not worthy on their own. The only thing that would even get him consideration are the postseason wins, which is already a questionable record because of the expanded playoffs and reliance on the rest of his team.

Bottom line...no, Andy Pettitte is not a Hall of Famer. But he will get hyped for it because, well, he was a Yankee in the nineties. Pretty much all it will take.

Matsui, Hinske, Gardner, Molina > Stairs and who else?

Is Hinske even on their roster? Or will they stick with Freddy Guzman for some reason? Either way, with all the left handers, Hinske probably wouldn't be used anyway. Gardner can run. That's it. Cervelli and Molina sure aren't there for their bats.

The Phillies bench looks a lot better.

 

[BlackLantern]

a pox on this forum??? is this 1892 or something?? are we challenging people to duels ?

 

[Poeman]

Oh heavens, I do apologize. I would absolutely hate to make your two weeks here anything less than blissful.





Important to note is that he would go in with the highest ERA of anybody in the Hall. His Wins and K's are good, but not worthy on their own. The only thing that would even get him consideration are the postseason wins, which is already a questionable record because of the expanded playoffs and reliance on the rest of his team.

Bottom line...no, Andy Pettitte is not a Hall of Famer. But he will get hyped for it because, well, he was a Yankee in the nineties. Pretty much all it will take.



Is Hinske even on their roster? Or will they stick with Freddy Guzman for some reason? Either way, with all the left handers, Hinske probably wouldn't be used anyway. Gardner can run. That's it. Cervelli and Molina sure aren't there for their bats.

The Phillies bench looks a lot better.

No way Guzman makes the roster for the World Series...Bench will play a role..Oh snap i totally forgot Jerry Hairston Jr.

Matsui, Hairston, Hinske, Gardner, Molina >> Stairs, Dobbs, Francisco, Cairo, Bruntlett.

Come on, its not even close.

 

[cyborg ninja 14]

Holy ****, dude. GET A LIFE! You're such a pox on this forum.

Shallow. But he can do better.

just pointing out the facts

Oh heavens, I do apologize. I would absolutely hate to make your two weeks here anything less than blissful.

You hurt his feelings

Spoiler

a pox on this forum??? is this 1892 or something?? are we challenging people to duels ?

 

[Erzengel]

I'd love to see a cat duel.