Here’s an Sunday open thread. Nats, Cards and then A’s, Tigers this afternoon before the Yanks play against the Orioles down in Baltimore this evening. We’ll have a Yankee post up before game time.
Meanwhile, playoffs and football and all that other good shit.
[Photo Credit: mOrtality]
How the FUCK is it fair to have the better team play the 1st two games of a 5 game series on the road?
Seriously, WTF isn't this a 2-2-1 series with the BETTER team getting the 1st two games at home??
Oh, right ... Bud Selig's a FUCKING IDIOT.
1) Add to that, this is only a one-year thing, apparently just to appease the TV gods - "best interests of baseball", my ass
[1] It's mind blowingly stupid.
[1],[2] And parity... Don't forget about parity. Even bite-sized market teams in West Bumbafcuk should share in the glory roulette of World Series win once a decade; if nothing else, give the illusion that they are perennial contenders for a five year period (until their stud pitchers are traded, badly injured or hit free agency, ssshhh!).
[1] This just doesn't bother me too much. It eliminates a travel day, and the better gets to finish with three in a row (if necessary). Home field advantage in baseball is generally not as important as it is in other sports. All the better team needs to do is take one of two, and it's downhill from there.
[1] I think it's only for this year, so they could save a travel day and squeeze the Play-In game in. In the future, it will be back to the 2-2-1.
Just stupid! He didn't need the basket catch there. He could have caught that normally, chest high.
[7] Sounds like you're watching the Giants-Browns game...
WOW!
JJ!
Been out doing some yard work, listening to the Tigers broadcast. Hell of a last couple of inning.
Crazy.
Oh, man. Pennington missed it by THIS much.
First and third, two out for the A's. Yow.
Here's Miggy in the bottom of the 9th. Man on first, one out, game tied, 4-4.
[5] I'm surprised you've decided to check in, after the Yankees went 0-293 and the entire coaching staff committed hara-kiri on the 1st base line after the season's last out; that's mighty white of you ...
Bloops a hanging 1-2 breaking ball for a single. First and third.
16) Easy now. Let's keep it cordial, okay?
I'd squeeze right here.
Tiggers win.
So, the lesser team is guaranteed 2 paydays while the better team only gets one. That's some smart thinking there, baseball ...
Ahem. All I have to say about this Nats v Cardinals announcing crew is, there's a very fine line between "I love *that*, Dick!" and "I love that dick!!!"
Just sayin' ...
Damn, if a *Molina* can score on a wild pitch, that's a WILD pitch ...
Wow ... what a meltdown by Gonzales.
[24] Rich Ankiel feels his pain.
[24] And yet, only 2 runs out of it ...
[25] I still feel bad about that. I wonder what might have been. Would the meltdown still have happened at some later date, or would he have gone on to be an all-star pitcher ...
[26] Yeah, how can you not feel bad about it? it was one of the most surreal things I have ever watched. A professional pitcher just completely losing it. Made a nice comeback story at least, as an outfielder.
Uh oh, report for NYS says, "tarp on the field, raining hard".
Meh.
[28] Weather maps don't look good either.
from IIATMS:
The Game is scheduled for 6:00 and the Cardinals – Nationals game is only in the sixth inning, so the game might start on TNT instead of TBS.
Rain now in Baltimore. Tarp on the field.
They'll play unless it's pouring , thanks to this stupid schedule
Great for playoff B B.
[30] Doh! I totally brain farted and forgot the game was in Baltimore, because hey, why would anyone start a playoff series in the lesser team's home park???
Oh right, it's baseball ...
Well, that was nicely done, Nats.
LET'S GO NATS!!!
Base hit. Nats take the lead!
YAY!!!
BOO!!!
A strange game - National League baseball.
GO NATS!!!
OH YEAH, RAIN DELAY!!!
I know it ain't baseball, but did anyone take note of the Browns' Jason Schwartz earlier today?
8:40, if rumor is right ...