Really, and with a national league team.Yeah, what are the chances of that?
Beckett-like, sort of?He is an ornery douche who routinely tussles with guys like Puig by talking shit at them. But I love that stuff and he backs his shit up. He is a beast.
He's a man among boys.MadBum actually made me like him a bit with that interview.
Agreed. It's a play-in game.The champagne celebrations after this "round" of the playoffs seems like overkill to me.
Coca-cola is too corrosive and would damage the clubhouse.The champagne celebrations after this "round" of the playoffs seems like overkill to me.
Belichick is a dick, he is the best coach ever but it doesn't make him any less of a dick.The rest of the country thinks Belichick is a dick
More like a North Carolina Pedro who throws from the other side and talks more shit.Beckett-like, sort of?
You prefer celebrating after your rival hits a walk off granny?The champagne celebrations after this "round" of the playoffs seems like overkill to me.
Belichick is a dick, he is the best coach ever but it doesn't make him any less of a dick.
Based on that interview Bumgarner certainly feels like he could play for Belichick but he isn't on the same level of dickishness.
If we just won the division after 6 months of work, then sure.You prefer celebrating after your rival hits a walk off granny?
I really didn't think that was a controversial position. He is always a dick in press conferences and pretty much any interaction he has with the public.Why is BB a dick?
I understand where you're coming from. Where you see a dick, I see a man dedicated to doing his job, keeping his team incredibly focused, and not giving the hype machine built on BS any fodder for the week... which consequently takes heat off his players and keeps his team more focused. He gets this and many coaches don't. I don't think that makes him a dick but I see where others may view him differently.I really didn't think that was a controversial position. He is always a dick in press conferences and pretty much any interaction he has with the public.
I honestly couldn't care less and am happy to have him as the coach of the team I root for but I think he is generally a dick.
Un-scientific SSS, but every Cubs fan I've talked to was rooting for the Mets.If I'm a Cubs fan, I think the team I'm most worried about in a five game series just won. The Cubs should be favored against anyone, but SF has a staff that could string together three shut down games.
True but THE man can only pitch one. That helps.If I'm a Cubs fan, I think the team I'm most worried about in a five game series just won. The Cubs should be favored against anyone, but SF has a staff that could string together three shut down games.
And this is why I am going to enjoy tonight's result tremendously for the next day or so. Jets/Mets fans in some pain is a nice slice of schadenfreude.Jon Miller's radio call on the home run was epic................as was the bozo who calls the Mets games, sounded like someone ran his dog over.
A customer of mine who's a Mets fan just send me a text wishing me luck vs the Indians and ended with "Our seasons over, but I still have 1986".........douchebags gonna douchebag.
They'll still have to beat Cueto, Samardzija and Mad Bum.True but THE man can only pitch one. That helps.
You made me wish I'd heard Miller and they just played it on CSNBA! Little subdued for Jon, but then he lit it up with the adios pelota!Jon Miller's radio call on the home run was epic................as was the bozo who calls the Mets games, sounded like someone ran his dog .
And Moore is a wild card for them.They'll still have to beat Cueto, Samardzija and Mad Bum.
Good luck with that one, Cubs won the season series vs the Giants 4-3.
Should be a great series, plus it's an even year.
Not to discount his accomplishments but there really needs to be a distinction between playoff eras. Ted Williams got to play in one postseason. How many would he have played in under the new rules?Madison Bumgarner became only player in postseason history with 2 shutouts in winner-take-all games. Also tied Glavine with most career postseason starts without allowing a run.
Just an absolute beast
I'll give you three guesses what Skip Bayless tweeted tonight.Of course he is, I assume people saying these things aren't dumb enough to think this is some kind of vindication for Buck and are just joking. I know some are, others I'm not so sure.
Fair enough: the counting stats aren't very meaningful. Bumgarner also has the best road ERA (0.50) in postseason history though. He's an all time postseason legend already.Not to discount his accomplishments but there really needs to be a distinction between playoff eras. Ted Williams got to play in one postseason. How many would he have played in under the new rules?
I would argue the fact that Bumgarner has done more in do or die games makes it more impressive. Yes, the sample sizes are better but just because Williams didn't play in more post-season games doesn't diminish what some of these guys are doing.Not to discount his accomplishments but there really needs to be a distinction between playoff eras. Ted Williams got to play in one postseason. How many would he have played in under the new rules?
"I got that goof, Stu Nathan, to follow me"?I'll give you three guesses what Skip Bayless tweeted tonight.
Nice, but he's actually the current day Armando Benitez.Familia is Dominican for Schiraldi................
He's kind of a prick. (Or maybe just prickly.)How is Bumgarner not the biggest star in baseball?
This sums it up just about perfectly for me.He is an ornery douche who routinely tussles with guys like Puig by talking shit at them. But I love that stuff and he backs his shit up. He is a beast.
As it relates to counting stats, there really is no comparison between eras. And the fact that some great players never really got an opportunity to showcase their skills in the postseason is on point - Williams can't be harshly judged for his stats in the only 7 game series he played, especially considering that he was injured.Not to discount his accomplishments but there really needs to be a distinction between playoff eras. Ted Williams got to play in one postseason. How many would he have played in under the new rules?
I don't understand how a Sox fan couldn't at least want to see Theo win a pennant. If they're up against the Sox, I hope they fare worse than the 2007 Rockies, obviously, but you're really gonna root for the Dodgers or Natstown over a great story like the Cubs? They're the only franchise who could win the regular season by a mile and still be considered a lovable underdog in october.I'm not sure what excites me more as a potential WS matchup for the Sox, putting an end to this even year bullshit or pissing on the hopes and dreams of the Cubs fans.
Who is considering the Cubs an underdog any more? Many people are rooting for them, but very few think that they are still an underdog after the last two seasons they've had.I don't understand how a Sox fan couldn't at least want to see Theo win a pennant. If they're up against the Sox, I hope they fare worse than the 2007 Rockies, obviously, but you're really gonna root for the Dodgers or Natstown over a great story like the Cubs? They're the only franchise who could win the regular season by a mile and still be considered a lovable underdog in october.
Curses are real man, CHB said so.Who is considering the Cubs an underdog any more? Many people are rooting for them, but very few think that they are still an underdog after the last two seasons they've had.
If the Cubs continue on their current trajectory and win the World Series just by virtue of being baseball's best team, it'll be so anticlimatic. Film makers are going to have to scratch their heads to come up with a compelling narrative for that one once the documentary gets past the Bartman incident.Who is considering the Cubs an underdog any more? Many people are rooting for them, but very few think that they are still an underdog after the last two seasons they've had.
Almost like the Red Sox after decades of championship drought finally putting 2 ace starting pitchers on the staff and winning the WS in short order.If the Cubs continue on their current trajectory and win the World Series just by virtue of being baseball's best team, it'll be so anticlimatic. Film makers are going to have to scratch their heads to come up with a compelling narrative for that one once the documentary gets past the Bartman incident.
Well if you leave out the part about coming back from down 3-0 against their most hated rival....Almost like the Red Sox after decades of championship drought finally putting 2 ace starting pitchers on the staff and winning the WS in short order.
Well, minus that whole 3-0 comeback against their arch rivals, and most storied team in MLB history.Almost like the Red Sox after decades of championship drought finally putting 2 ace starting pitchers on the staff and winning the WS in short order.
Am I living in a timeline where Aaron fucking Boone and the 2004 ALCS didn't happen?Almost like the Red Sox after decades of championship drought finally putting 2 ace starting pitchers on the staff and winning the WS in short order.
Eck said that Encarnacion strayed way too far off the bag for the ball, but still, the pitcher has nothing else to do, has to cover.Beltre reached first in the second with no outs b/c Estrada forgot to cover first. Unbelievable.
p.s., came in late. think I hear Eck.
Would it be out of line to start a gamethread for each series?So, is this the Tor-Tex game thread?