Feeky Magee

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 27, 2012 -> 11:15 AM) They've been much less successful in the playoffs than the Rays, Phillies, Cardinals, Red Sox or Rangers. It's like saying Manchester United is the best football club...once you start having this debate, they have five milllion advantages that make comparing them to other teams kind of a pointless intellectual exercise. It's like those same debates about how Phil Jackson would have done away from the Lakers and Bulls, with a rebuilding or "average" NBA team. Billy Beane as GM of the Yankees, or Terry Ryan, or Andrew Friedman. Cashman running, let's say, the Padres. United have an enormous handicap, in the form of almost £500m of debt. Most years more money is spent on paying interest on the debt than signing players, never mind paying it off. Even ignoring the debt for the last 7 years, since 1992 United have only spent 4th most in the league and won 12 titles to the next best 3. United's two biggest rivals for next year, Man City and Chelsea have spent £382m and £215m net in the last 5 years compared to United's £34m, and both currently pay significantly more in wages too. United create a lot of money but it's a bit pointless as it's being wasted on a debt which exists entirely for the dubious privilege of having the Glazers as owners.

Big win, especially with the match-ups to come, and with the division rival(s) losing too. Sale battled brilliantly despite his problems. I love this team.

This is really weird, twice tonight I've thought "homer here", twice we've homered. I'm doing a fathom, without actually typing it out.

He went around there for me.

Pretty sure Robin will have Orlando Hudson coming out to pitch the bottom of the 8th.

Expecting Tyler to bunt into a double play.

Okay Matt, 2 outs here and 1 run or less and you're back in my good books.

That was a joke, Jones threw 4 or 5 strikes there.

EVERYONE'S DEAD

ADAM DUNN LAMBORGHINI

Blue Jays 8-3 up on the Tigers in the 8th.

This team has guts.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Jul 27, 2012 -> 07:50 PM) Awful Games won with Tyler Flowers should count double.

f*** yeah Youk. Really felt like he'd give us a home run there for some reason, man is clutch.

This is how the Twins must have felt against us, twice.

5-2 Jays.

Blue Jays go 4-2 up against the Tigers, base-clearing double.

Indians come from 3-1 down to lead 5-3 in the bottom of the 7th. Back-to-back homers to lead it off and then 3 2-out hits.

Detroit only gets 1 after the terrible Lowe walks the first three batters in the 5th. 4-2 Detroit, should be way more up in this game.

Run differential touching 30 better than the Tigers.

Worst thing about that AB was that Gray wasn't even throwing strikes. Beckham is allergic to walks.

Twins sensibly pitching around hitting machine Tyler Flowers.

Squandered opportunities early hurting us now. Tigers lose at least.

Just saw the Willingham homer. One thing that I will never get is fans going nuts with excitement after catching a homer against their team.

QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Jul 24, 2012 -> 08:16 PM) That's usually true for every pitcher in baseball except Verlander. Pretty common splits the 2nd/3rd time you see the same starter. Ah right, seemed like a big gap to me. Ignore the newb.