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So, any " bet the house " predictions for game 5?

Is this write up from MLBTR really anything we don't already know or have discussed? The holes on this team are rather obvious.

Always liked Alomar, not sure how he would be as a bench or potential future manager but I wouldn't complain if the Sox brought him on board.

Cespedes 3R shot makes it 10-3 Mets

I picked the Dodgers to win this series based on Kershaw, Greinke and the Dodger lineup but I would rather see the Mets beat that 300M payroll.

A few things that Gibbons might have been thinking. 1) Jays needed to do whatever to stay alive and preserve the lead against a tough Texas lineup 2) Stroman pitched better against Texas than Price so Stroman starting game 5 makes some sense 3) Pitching Price today ( Monday) was sort of like a side session for Price and if the Jays can win Wednesday without using Price, he should be well rested to start game 1 of the ALCS Friday. I can see where Gibbons is coming from.

Michalczewski intrigued me most since he plays 3B and is so young. Engel is interesting too.

Mets come right back and lead 4-3

Dodgers up 3-0 going into the bottom of the second. Come on Mets.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 12, 2015 -> 01:09 PM) Like I said, it's kind of scary because 90 percent of people don't come to a complete stop. I was just out and about and again, people appeared mad at me for taking so long at the stop signs. Somebody coming up right behind you is scary cause they appear to be very close to banging into the bumper. Now you're really stretching Greg, one excuse after another. Those people don't write the laws do they? If those people were lined up to jump off a bridge would you follow?

Jays win 8-4. Game 5 in Toronto Wednesday at 3PM central. Stroman vs Hamels

That was short lived, FUUUUUUCK!

QUOTE (oldsox @ Oct 12, 2015 -> 05:43 PM) I think he said LaRoche for Hanley + cash. Then, someone else pointed out that Bosox do not need LaRoche, even a good LaRoche, and I agree. Thanks oldsox, I remember Vance saying that now. I think Boston is going to have a hell of a time finding a team willing to take on Hanley and some portion of his salary. His shoulder and lack of a defensive position really hurts his value. I'm laughing at myself right now because I'm pretty sure at some point last winter I mentioned the idea of the Sox should try to sign Hanley to play 3B. In the end, I'd rather keep LaRoche for one more season and after he's gone the Sox will be able to slide Melky to DH for the last season of his contract.

Well, s***!

8-2 Jays with Price still pitching in the 7th.

Cards took a page right out of the Sox play book. Get em on, get em over and strand em.

Jays up 8-1 with Texas batting in the 7th.

Gibbons said before today's game that everyone was available and he would not hesitate to call upon Price. It's a must win game against a powerful Texas lineup so no lead is considered safe when facing elimination. If the Jays went with Stroman and advanced, they could start Price in game 1 of the ALCS.

QUOTE (Vance Law @ Oct 12, 2015 -> 01:43 PM) Third base. Valbuena has 1 year left and also he's just Valbuena. And at 22.7M, Hanley is just... Hanley. All things being equal I'll take one year of Valbuena over Hanley, his salary and s*** for defense. Since you have it all figured out, where do the Astros play Lowrie whom is also a 3B? He's under contract through '17 and is not going to sit on the bench for the 14M he is owed during the next two seasons. Again, Houston has no reason or need to trade for Hanley. In an effort to steer this back on track. What is your trade proposal with Boston that brings Hanley to the White Sox?

Glad to see the Jays mashing. Hopefully they don't follow in Houston's footsteps. Hopefully Dickey can throw 9.

WTF Houston?! The ALCS was gift wrapped and the Astros pen s***s itself.

Oh man, funny stuff in this thread. Hopefully McCullers dominates while Ventura loses the house.

QUOTE (raBBit @ Oct 12, 2015 -> 09:52 AM) Why can't they trade for a SP and sign one? Maybe they'd prefer the cost efficiency of Quintana to offset the burden Lester will become. 1.) Price 2.) Arrieta 3.) Lester 4.) Quintana 5.) Hammel/Hendricks The point is, Baez can bring back value. Castro probably can't Hendricks is good as a fifth starter so the cubs really just need one starter to upgrade a rotation that's already pretty good. There's little incentive for them to trade for starting pitching when there's so many available on the FA market. The smart move would be to sign Price or Zimmermann, keep their hitters as well as their '16 1st round pick and trade Castro to make room for Baez. If the cubs wanted SP depth, there are plenty of cheaper options available via FA that they could sign to give Hendricks competition in ST. In a Sox/cubs trade, the Sox need the cub hitters more than the cubs need Sox pitching. It pains me to say it but its true. I just don't see a fit between the two teams as far as trades are concerned. Edit: my bad, Zimmermann will cost a draft pick.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Oct 10, 2015 -> 02:09 PM) I didn't argue either. Didn't help. I was too polite. Not supposed to argue and you should be polite. It's was you that broke the law, not the cop. It was you that made the cop do the job he is paid to do so just accept responsibility for your actions. It's only a misdemeanor and won't go on your record as long as you have no prior moving violations and don't get caught doing it again. Think about it Greg,is it really that difficult to just stop at a stop sign?

QUOTE (bigruss22 @ Oct 12, 2015 -> 09:06 AM) They aren't getting anyone CLOSE to Q for Castro. Hell, they'd be lucky to find anyone who is willing to pay for him at any level. I never said they were. The point is it would make more sense for the cubs to trade Castro to open up 2B for Baez and sign a FA starting pitcher. Q has nothing to do with it.