Wildcard Round
Astros vs Yankees (Tuesday)
Cubs vs Pirates (Wednesday)

ALDS
Rangers vs Blue Jays (Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday)
HOU/NYY vs Royals (Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday)

NLDS
Mets vs Dodgers (Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)
CHI/PIT vs Cardinals (Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday)

10/6/2015 1:07:13 AM

10/6/2015 1:31:28 AM

easy who to pull for

http://racing-forums.com/attachments/baseball_marisa_miller_intro-jpeg.14661/

10/6/2015 1:40:58 AM

10/6/2015 2:16:10 AM

Hope Keuchel fucks the Yankees up, but I'm torn on the NLWC.. I'd like them both to do well, at the Cards expense. Oh well, at least there's no Giants

10/6/2015 7:22:01 AM

postseason

10/6/2015 9:13:38 AM

Initial gut reaction

Astros
Cubs

Blue Jays over Rangers
Royals over Astros

Dodgers over Mets
Cards over Cubs

Cards over Dodgers
Blue Jays over Royals

Blue Jays over Cards in 6

10/6/2015 9:17:01 AM

NL Wildcard Winner over Toronto

10/6/2015 9:31:01 AM

If the Mets pitchers can just keep it close until getting to the Dodger's bullpen, then they can take the series. Mets for sure have the better hitters, so DeGrom and Syndergaard don't necessarily have to be lights out for this to go well.

10/6/2015 12:36:41 PM

Offense is hot and cold. If early Sept offense shows up they can win. Happy we don't have to face the two studs at twilight..

10/6/2015 12:40:34 PM

Games 1 and 2 will have shadows. But that will benefit our pitchers as well.

NL Stats since the all star break
Batting Avg: Mets #6, Dodgers #12
Runs Scored: Mets #1, Dodgers #13
Slugging: Mets #1, Dodgers #12


[Edited on October 6, 2015 at 12:52 PM. Reason : -]

10/6/2015 12:51:04 PM

Neutral fan rooting a Houston-Pittsburgh World Series just to piss off the television people and keep away (most) bandwagon fans, so yeah give me them in the WC games.

10/6/2015 2:03:04 PM

Shadows are fine. 4 start would be that awful mound in sun and plate in shade scenario...

Media going to go ham about Harvey in 3...2...1.

10/6/2015 2:11:02 PM

Astros over Yankees (unfortunately for me)
Cubs over Pirates

Blue Jays over Rangers
Royals over Astros
Dodgers over Mets
Cubs over Cards

Blue Jays over Royals
Dodgers over Cubs
Blue Jays over Dodgers in 7

10/6/2015 2:36:04 PM

mets all the way

10/6/2015 2:49:34 PM

Houston up 1-0 on the Yankees top of the 2nd with the bases loaded and 2 outs.

edit: Grounds out. Crisis averted.

[Edited on October 6, 2015 at 8:52 PM. Reason : /]

10/6/2015 8:44:30 PM

this game is boring as heck

10/6/2015 9:59:06 PM

Great pitching in this game. Houston has 2 solo homers but Tanaka has pitched out of tough spots so far.

10/6/2015 9:59:57 PM

need more shots of billy crystal doing his best

during questionable calls

10/6/2015 10:02:21 PM

I just hope the Royals can take it home this year, they probably went deeper than they should have last year, but this season they've been the best team in the AL from the start. They should have enough to make it to the WS, but I worry about their starting pitching vs. almost any of the NL's starters.

They're in a similar position to the Rays a few years back, a great crop of young, home grown talent that they probably aren't going to be able to keep long term. Window is probably closing in another season or two.

10/7/2015 12:12:55 AM

Toronto will send those assholes on an early vacation

10/7/2015 12:14:47 AM

GG Astros. Rooting for the Cubs tonight and my sentimental pick to win the WS. Would love to see a Royals-Cubs WS.

If I'm betting, I'd take the Jays. Dodgers are setup well with the Kershaw and Greinke, but Kershaw needs to actually perform in the playoffs before I could trust that team.

10/7/2015 12:54:15 PM

Arrieta dominant. Cubs D stepped it up tonight.

10/7/2015 11:34:37 PM

Never seen a group of more butthurt players than Pittsburgh.

10/7/2015 11:46:35 PM

I don't understand leaving Arrieta out there for 9 innings. Seems unnecessary. If it was 1-0 or 2-0 then sure, but with a 4 run lead you don't need him out there I'm the 8th and 9th.

Glad to see the Cubs win though, I hope they can take St. Louis out.

10/8/2015 1:26:17 AM

I don't understand a 162 game regular season having a 1 game playoff. But it is what it is.

10/8/2015 1:31:31 AM

10/8/2015 2:06:16 AM

Congrats on having the best record in the NL during the regular season Cards. You get the 2nd best team in the NLDS.

10/8/2015 4:51:03 AM

Quote :

"I don't understand leaving Arrieta out there for 9 innings"

Well it's either throw him again on 2 days rest which would never happen, or he gets normal 4 days rest. In one game where he's dominating I probably wouldn't risk fucking with it either.

Quote :

"I don't understand a 162 game regular season having a 1 game playoff"

I think 3 would be better, but at the same time the playoffs are already going to go on through early November so that would add even more time, and make each game matter less, which I think is what turns people off. Nothing matters until game 4-5-6-7

[Edited on October 8, 2015 at 6:41 AM. Reason : ~]

10/8/2015 6:40:51 AM

Quote :

"I don't understand leaving Arrieta out there for 9 innings. Seems unnecessary. If it was 1-0 or 2-0 then sure, but with a 4 run lead you don't need him out there I'm the 8th and 9th. Glad to see the Cubs win though, I hope they can take St. Louis out."

Because you don't fuck around in a one game playoff, and our bullpen is shaky at best. Jake also will get plenty of rest before his next start.

10/8/2015 8:52:56 AM

I'm happy for Cubs fans...but if they win it all, they better not get annoying like Red Sox fans.

10/8/2015 8:57:42 AM

That would be inevitable. Comes with the territory. Alas, the Cardinals own us so it's probably moot.

(I guess Boston finally getting over on NY would also be a good comparison to Cubs/Cards.)

[Edited on October 8, 2015 at 9:05 AM. Reason : ]

10/8/2015 9:05:26 AM

Quote :

"I don't understand a 162 game regular season having a 1 game playoff. But it is what it is."

Agree 100%. Baseball needs to shorten their season, expand to 5 game opening round (maybe even go full 7) and 7 thereafter. Baseball is a sport that you really do need a series to determine who the best team is.

10/8/2015 6:47:03 PM

Baseball needs to do what basketball has done. Realize that playoffs are all matters, shorten the seasons (hallowed baseball stats be damned) and have epic playoff series. Expand to 6 teams and follow the NFL playoff system giving byes to the top teams. Make the wild card series 5 games, everything else 7 games. End the season by early September so it doesn't get drowned out by football.

Owners would never go for it, but long term it would create more value for the league just like the NBA franchises have exploded in value.

10/8/2015 6:55:57 PM

5-3 playoff game was played in 2 hours and 53 minutes.

*stores in mind for next time someone is player hating on baseball*

10/8/2015 7:47:08 PM

so is there no way to stream today's game without purchasing MLB.TV?

10/9/2015 11:57:10 AM

Is it ok to make fun of Colby Rasmus' hair yet?

10/9/2015 5:10:17 PM

Sure the Dodgers have the two best starters in this series, but ESPN is showing that they don't necessarily have a real edge if you look at the entire pitching staff:

10/9/2015 5:27:14 PM

Texas getting hot at the perfect moment. I love it!

10/9/2015 7:42:04 PM

Quote :

"Is it ok to make fun of Colby Rasmus' hair yet?"

It's never not been ok. His shit is almost as ridiculous as Antonio Brown's stupid hair.

10/9/2015 9:43:19 PM

Quote :

"so is there no way to stream today's game without purchasing MLB.TV?"

TBS.com is streaming online.

10/9/2015 9:45:38 PM

^^^^ I think the Dodgers also have the better position players overall. I think there's a pretty decent chance the Dodgers sweep.

10/9/2015 9:48:21 PM

Cardinals win 4-0! I'm a Rangers fan over anything, but I would rather not see the Cubs with the Series in my lifetime. That would be just fantastic.

10/9/2015 9:48:46 PM

^^Then you clearly have not been watching the Mets since July 31.

10/9/2015 9:52:07 PM

You mean the New York Bartolo Colon's?

10/9/2015 9:55:40 PM

Quote :

"NL Stats since the all star break Batting Avg: Mets #6, Dodgers #12 Runs Scored: Mets #1, Dodgers #13 Slugging: Mets #1, Dodgers #12"

10/9/2015 10:04:47 PM

Quote :

"Then you clearly have not been watching the Mets since July 31."

Clearly. It would be impossible to argue, for example that the Dodgers are better in the infield and that while Yoenis is better than anybody in the Dodgers are better than the platoon situation the Mets are probably going to run out there. Also, clearly the mets largely left lineup couldn't be an issue given the Dodgers rotation consisting of 3 lefties.

So yes, clearly.

10/9/2015 10:11:22 PM

Bobby Bonilla is making $1.19 million this year (and will make that much annually until 2035), the Mets paid deGrom and Harvey $1.17 million this year

10/9/2015 10:30:16 PM

Who cares if the Mets have a better rotation when the Dodgers are only gonna use 3 starters

10/9/2015 10:33:46 PM

Also, god damn is it annoying that baseball still has pitchers going up to strike out/bunt in the year 2015.

NL pitching stats are so skewed because of the 3 free outs they get every game.

10/9/2015 10:40:57 PM