SonofaRoache

We are not a top 5 seed.

League retroactively turned playoffs back to top 5 seeds.

I remember I had class and it was a day game. It was before cell phones kept scores so I was SOL. I went back to my apartment where my friends were watching the game and already drunk. It was already a blowout and I was shocked as everyone was standing and yelling in happiness. The Red Sox hype machine was real and the analysts and commentators wanted them to beat us. I remember when Manny and Papi homered how they freezed framed both as if it were works of art. I knew after that first game that we would win the World Series.

Oakland is a walkathon. Game three has be a bullpen day with minimal walks.

This could be where Bauer earns his check next year lol.

I can jive with that.

Go Sox!!

I'm nervous, but I'm sure next year's playoffs will be much more intense. This should give us a taste. We don't have true championship expectations just yet so it'll be easier to enjoy the games.

He has filth and the fans seem to like it. If he struggles early they will put in Fiers and that bullpen. We have to try to get to him in the first and second.

Gio will be able to start game 1 of the ALDS no matter what happens.

Thanks for the well thought out post. That clears things up a lot. Lizard had a lot of filth, so we do not want to be chasing in game 1.

The A's fans respect our team and really wanted Minnesota to win. However, many are trashing our record against lefties saying we haven't played any good lefties and the combined WAR is less than 1 of the lefty starters we've faced.

Sounds familiar.

We wanted the As but it will be difficult to get runs off of them, so our pitching needs to be on point. Bassit has been on fire and their bullpen is unhittable. Tomorrow will probably be a bullpen day for them and then Bassit Wednesday.

As he's been all year.

No. EE was given a full season to get hot and carry us for two weeks as people kept saying. He is done and should be relegated to pinch hitting.

Series note. We traded Bassit and Semien for Shark. Will be interesting to see those two again.

I was okay with our FA and still am. The only disaster for me was Mazara. It was a dumb trade at the time and still is. We should have signed Ozuna. His defense is awful but at least he has a legit bat.

Again, our team would know that watching him hit. If he is hitting well in Schaumburg to the point where they want to play him, then he should be okay.

He was playing in Schaumburg, so they have an idea of where he stands. He isn't great, but his solid speed and small pop in the bat is needed.

Players I want to see tomorrow Tim Yoan Yasmani Jose Eloy Luis James Leury if healthy or Engel Nick

Baseball is treating this bracket like the NCAA tournament. Smart marketing on their part.

Nope. You want to stave off the beast until the end. At that point you just hope momentum and law of random teams getting to World Series works in your favor. You also want other teams to weaken or expose the best.

Downside is the banner. That division banner would have been huge for our guys staking their claim in this division. Finishing in third sucks, but this year it's about advancing in the playoffs as well. Our draw of Oakland and Minny/Stros is not a bad one at all. It certainly beats Yankees and Rays.

I am back in this thread to say Bauer needs to wear White Sox. His breakdown of Gio's no no and stab at Timmy shows that he is playing hard to get. He wants us to come after him and woo him. Let's do this dance.