2015 MLB Playoffs Thread

Raps in 4 · Post #321 » by **Raps in 4** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 5:45 am

El Turco wrote:go take out your anger on the gm that traded one of the best young pitchers in the world for a 38 year old knuckleballer.

No disagreement there. I hated that trade when it happened and I hate it even more now. Thor and TDA have both turned into studs while Dickey was never more than a fifth starter for us (an outcome that could have been seen from a mile away).

With that said, AA probably would have traded him in another deal if it wasn't for Dickey. He was making a big push that off-season and was hell-bent on emptying out the farm. He just emptied it for the wrong player.

Other than that, all his moves as GM have been fantastic. He basically got the league MVP and ROY for free.

TheWire · Post #322 » by **TheWire** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 3:36 pm

El Turco wrote:tsk tsk canada sure cant take a L gracefully. friends it aint my fault your sports franchises have been the bastion of incompetence, go take out your anger on the gm that traded one of the best young pitchers in the world for a 38 year old knuckleballer.

theres a reason you can't sport the Cleveland Browns as your favourite team :wink:

El Turco · Post #323 » by **El Turco** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 4:19 pm

living 2500 miles away from cleveland?

El Turco · Post #324 » by **El Turco** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 4:19 pm

Raps in 4 wrote:
El Turco wrote:go take out your anger on the gm that traded one of the best young pitchers in the world for a 38 year old knuckleballer.

No disagreement there. I hated that trade when it happened and I hate it even more now. Thor and TDA have both turned into studs while Dickey was never more than a fifth starter for us (an outcome that could have been seen from a mile away).

With that said, AA probably would have traded him in another deal if it wasn't for Dickey. He was making a big push that off-season and was hell-bent on emptying out the farm. He just emptied it for the wrong player.

Other than that, all his moves as GM have been fantastic. He basically got the league MVP and ROY for free.

what do you think of the price trade?

Raps in 4 · Post #325 » by **Raps in 4** » Sun Oct 25, 2015 5:42 pm

El Turco wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:
El Turco wrote:go take out your anger on the gm that traded one of the best young pitchers in the world for a 38 year old knuckleballer.

No disagreement there. I hated that trade when it happened and I hate it even more now. Thor and TDA have both turned into studs while Dickey was never more than a fifth starter for us (an outcome that could have been seen from a mile away).

With that said, AA probably would have traded him in another deal if it wasn't for Dickey. He was making a big push that off-season and was hell-bent on emptying out the farm. He just emptied it for the wrong player.

Other than that, all his moves as GM have been fantastic. He basically got the league MVP and ROY for free.

what do you think of the price trade?

I didn't like it at the time (not so much because of the prospects we gave up, but because it really depleted our system). I'm indifferent to it now. Price is the only reason we made the playoffs (our ace before the trade was Marco Estrada). I just hope we don't re-sign him.

Higga · Post #326 » by **Higga** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 2:34 pm

World Series predictions?

I'm going with Royals in 6, though I think the Mets just might be this year's team of destiny.

Fairview4Life · Post #327 » by **Fairview4Life** » Tue Oct 27, 2015 4:35 pm

Raps in 4 wrote:Price is the only reason we made the playoffs...

What the ****?

RaoulDuke79 · Post #328 » by **RaoulDuke79** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 12:18 am

Beautiful start

Fairview4Life · Post #329 » by **Fairview4Life** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 12:44 am

So Volquez's father died today.

There are conflicting reports about whether or not Volquez knows.

Quake Griffin · Post #330 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 1:32 am

Let's just hope that those are the family's wishes if he doesnt know already.

Higga · Post #331 » by **Higga** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 1:43 pm

Crashed before the game ended. Glad to see the Royals pulled it out.

Cueto vs. Degrom tonight...should be a great matchup. Cueto pitched much better in his last playoff game, lets hope he keeps it up. Degrom has been a beast.

Quake Griffin · Post #332 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed Oct 28, 2015 2:32 pm

Higga wrote:Crashed before the game ended. Glad to see the Royals pulled it out.

Cueto vs. Degrom tonight...should be a great matchup. Cueto pitched much better in his last playoff game, lets hope he keeps it up. Degrom has been a beast.

his last playoff game he went 2 IP for 8 ER.

Raps in 4 · Post #333 » by **Raps in 4** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 3:43 pm

Blue Jays effectively fire Anthopoulos and seem to favour a rebuild (despite just firing one of the best scouting GMs in the league). See you guys in 22 years.

**** Rogers. There is no way to escape the misery if you are a sports fan in this city (because they own every professional sports team).

Quake Griffin · Post #334 » by **Quake Griffin** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 4:04 pm

Raps in 4 wrote:Blue Jays effectively fire Anthopoulos and seem to favour a rebuild (despite just firing one of the best scouting GMs in the league). See you guys in 22 years.

**** Rogers. There is no way to escape the misery if you are a sports fan in this city (because they own every professional sports team).

just googled.
looks like he rejected an extension.

am i reading that wrong?

Raps in 4 · Post #335 » by **Raps in 4** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 4:05 pm

Quake Griffin wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:Blue Jays effectively fire Anthopoulos and seem to favour a rebuild (despite just firing one of the best scouting GMs in the league). See you guys in 22 years.

**** Rogers. There is no way to escape the misery if you are a sports fan in this city (because they own every professional sports team).

just googled.
looks like he rejected an extension.

am i reading that wrong?

Rogers told Shapiro he would get final say on all baseball moves when they hired him. It was essentially constructive dismissal since there was no way AA would accept those terms.

Higga · Post #336 » by **Higga** » Thu Oct 29, 2015 4:36 pm

Quake Griffin wrote:
Higga wrote:Crashed before the game ended. Glad to see the Royals pulled it out.

Cueto vs. Degrom tonight...should be a great matchup. Cueto pitched much better in his last playoff game, lets hope he keeps it up. Degrom has been a beast.

his last playoff game he went 2 IP for 8 ER.

Yeah forgot about that, but he was really good at home vs. Houston in the previous start. He seems to be a lot better at home in the playoffs.

Mets may have the better starting pitching but the Royals are better everywhere else. I still think the Mets win at least 2/3 at home though, but sticking with my Royals in 6 prediction.

In other news, Nats hired Bud Black as Manager. Seems like a good fit. Energetic, good communicator, knows pitching, basically everything Matt Williams wasn't. I don't care too much about his win/loss record in San Diego, he didn't really have talent there, and remember Joe Torre had a losing record before the Yankees hired him too.

Celtsfan1980 · Post #337 » by **Celtsfan1980** » Sun Nov 1, 2015 4:00 pm

Has a team ever avoided playing their three best opponents as the Royals are doing(Cardinals, Pirates, Cubs)? Has it ever happened in any sport?

RIPskaterdude · Post #338 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Sun Nov 1, 2015 9:40 pm

Warriors

blazza18 · Post #339 » by **blazza18** » Sun Nov 1, 2015 9:50 pm

Wrong

Fairview4Life · Post #340 » by **Fairview4Life** » Mon Nov 2, 2015 12:57 am

Celtsfan1980 wrote:Has a team ever avoided playing their three best opponents as the Royals are doing(Cardinals, Pirates, Cubs)? Has it ever happened in any sport?

They beat the Blue Jays.