LittleHurt05

QUOTE (ewokpelts @ Oct 9, 2013 -> 08:45 AM) playoff ticket sales are handled by MLB. Teams only get a cut of the money. The real money is in media rights now. As for baker, he sucks. That's why he got fired. 2010: swept by the phillies 2012: lost THREE GAMES IN A ROW AT HOME AFTER WINNING THE FIRST TWO ON THE ROAD. to a s***ty giants team. 2013: simply WATCHED as his starter got unglued by heckling fans. Proceeded to lose the one game playoff. Need I say more? They ended this season losing 5 in a row at home, two vs. the Mets and then swept by Pittsburgh. That's why they had to play the playoff game on the road.

f***ing amazing!

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 11:14 PM) I feel like the Red Sox got ripped for the Victorino contract. Through his first year and he was a great pick up so far. He was a 32 year old coming off the worst offensive season of his career. By my baseball logic, giving him nearly $40 million is not a good idea, but it definitely worked out in year 1.

QUOTE (oldsox @ Oct 9, 2013 -> 07:23 AM) Loney made a great play last night in the loss to BoSox. Just one play, but it was big time. Keep in mind Tampa is not a HR hitters park. He'll show more power at the Cell. He is our best shot at 1B, Abreu not coming to Chi. Why would he? Anybody else feel like they hear this all the time, yet it never comes to fruition with new players?

QUOTE (pettie4sox @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 09:58 PM) They hit a lot of HRs. Yup, 3rd in all of baseball. Most surprising stat of the day, guess who hit the 2nd most homers?

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 09:48 PM) Peavy pulled a little early here. It's the playoffs with a day off tomorrow. You can never pull a starter too early.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 07:15 PM) Oakland will now be 1-11 in playoff games with a chance to clinch since the divisional series format started. Whereas DET is 4-0 under Leyland when facing elimination. They have twice lost the World Series. How are they undefeated when facing elimination? And they lost the 2011 ALCS.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 07:22 PM) And vetoed. I hate my league. What? How in the world is that vetoed?

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 08:32 PM) Any reason they took out Hellickson other than he's not good? Nope. Must-win game, Hellickson looked shaky, all hands on deck.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 06:48 PM) .129 with the bases loaded I believe the announcers said. Really Reddick? 4 for 31. I don't think I have ever seen a player with such a low average before.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 06:08 PM) Covelli Crisp is a bad man Go get him Rick. I don't care what it takes.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 05:35 PM) Peralta says yaaaay PEDs I'd guess that his teammates forgive him right about now.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 02:22 PM) Because Loney's salary is going to be based in large part on what he did last year and his performance last year is an anomaly relative to the rest of his career. The rest of his career he's been a guy teams would happily replace if they had a better option. This year he's been a valuable player. If you pay him like a valuable player and next year he goes back to being "guy you'd be very happy to send to the bench for a better hitter", you're stuck with another unmovable contract. And Tampa has a history of success with such guys, but the success usually doesn't carry over to other teams.

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 01:51 PM) I'm pretty sure the Falcons only sent 2-3 out on that 4th down play. It was blanketed, plus they were getting good pressure on Ryan too. Just say I'm right dammit! Never!!

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 01:41 PM) And the Jets had, at minimum, 2 guys guarding him in the endzone at all times. So somebody would have been open!

QUOTE (witesoxfan @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 01:32 PM) The Falcons are not that team without Steven Jackson. But they do have the greatest TE to ever play the game.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 12:52 PM) It's an interesting argument. I know the odds say to always go for those but I feel that anytime teams actually do, they get stuffed. Bill Barnwell on Grantland is adamant about usually going for it, and I've totally been reading his artictles too often. It is an interesting argument,similar to win expectancy in baseball and everyone suddenly turning against sacrifice bunting.

QUOTE (Rowand44 @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 12:41 PM) Mike Smith always goes for those. As he should (most of the time). I have no issues with him going for it at the end of the first half. The play call may have been bad, but the decision wasn't.

QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Oct 7, 2013 -> 06:45 PM) Balfour was a douche. Pretty sure he yelled "what the f*** are you looking at, b****?" At VMart for no reason He's looking at the pitcher. Where else is the batter supposed to look?

QUOTE (bbilek1 @ Oct 7, 2013 -> 09:22 PM) You are correct. This is the dance the A's fans do when Balfour comes in. That's pretty cool.

QUOTE (Brian @ Oct 5, 2013 -> 10:29 PM) No. We were told well ahead of time, which was nice, so we didn't even drive out there. Still brutal though. We are forfeiting ahead of time for our Thursday kickball game. Almost all of the guys have Bears tickets, that's a valid excuse in my book.

Rangers - 7 yrs $60 million

QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Oct 6, 2013 -> 09:54 PM) I want to see Saad get a shot at shootouts. Hossa is no good at them. IIRC, Sharp is pretty awful at them too. Hossa's career % is not as bad as I thought, but Sharp's is. How about giving Handzus a shot? Toews: 27/56 - 48.2% Handzus: 19/40 - 47.5% Kane: 29/67 - 43.3% Hossa: 16/48 - 33.3% Sharp: 8/41 - 19.5% Nobody else has attemped more than 6, although Shaw is 1-5, Saad is 1-4 so far.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Oct 8, 2013 -> 07:24 AM) I caught that too. Gruden has been pretty awful for a couple years now He refuses to say a single negative thing about anyone. Everybody is the best.

What's the point in having the best closer in baseball if he can't get you 6 outs? And URIBE!!!