The 2007 Major League Baseball Thread

[Guest wwebone]

Way to start Game 4, Grady!

EDIT OF DOOM!: Holy shit, NY's changing pitchers already?!

Edited October 9, 2007 by wwebone

[Mofoticon]

GOODBYE YANKEES!

[naiwf]

Best. Postseason. Ever.

Well not really, but the Yankees, Phillies and Cubs all losing in the first round is awesome. I'd be content with any of the four remaining teams winning the World Series, but if I had to order them I'd go Sox, Rockies, Indians and then D'Backs. The ratings for the remaining games will more than likely suck, but any season which doesn't end with Derek Jeter celebrating is a good one.

[Guest wwebone]

Oh, this is just too sweet. Suck on it, New York.

[Magus978]

Best. Postseason. Ever.

Well not really, but the Yankees, Phillies and Cubs all losing in the first round is awesome. I'd be content with any of the four remaining teams winning the World Series, but if I had to order them I'd go Sox, Rockies, Indians and then D'Backs. The ratings for the remaining games will more than likely suck, but any season which doesn't end with Derek Jeter celebrating is a good one.

[Lowerdeck]

Happy to see the Yanks gone.

And now, Cleveland cometh. Should be interesting series. Go Sox!

[DMN in the House]

The one team I wouldn't want to play is Colorado. Thats the hottest team I've seen since that crazy stretch the As went on a few years ago.

[Lowerdeck]

They got to burn out sometime. And if they hit the World Series, AL hitting is probably gonna pound on that pitching.

[DMN in the House]

Maybe, maybe not. The team that had the best record rarely wins the World Series lately. Plus, Colorado came out of the best division in baseball, the NL West.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Best. Postseason. Ever.

Well not really, but the Yankees, Phillies and Cubs all losing in the first round is awesome. I'd be content with any of the four remaining teams winning the World Series, but if I had to order them I'd go Sox, Rockies, Indians and then D'Backs. The ratings for the remaining games will more than likely suck, but any season which doesn't end with Derek Jeter celebrating is a good one.

Quoted for emphasis.

RIP Yankees. Mr. Torre, there's a limo outside waiting to take you to retirement

I thought Steinbrenner said that Torre would be fired if they didn't win game 3? I don't remember anything about "if they don't win this series" or "if they don't win game 4".

[DMN in the House]

Its not even a matter of firing Torre, its the last year of his contract, they just wouldn't bring him back.

[OGpistolpete]

I'm so ready for the World Series, I mean the ALCS.

I always get those two confused.

[DMN in the House]

Yeah, it was really confusing last year when St. Louis won

[ACCBiggz]

Yeah, it was really confusing last year when St. Louis won

[DMN in the House]

I think its a good move, IF the Yankees are going to 'rebuild'. Well, considering its the Yankees, reload is probably a better word. They have a lot of guys that might not come back, Posada, Rivera, A-Rod, Clemens, which could have a huge impact on the team. They've always been a better team when they use homegrown guys, and they have some good young players, so it might be time to make a change, and get younger.

[Lowerdeck]

Well, it also depends on who has control of the team. If Steinbrenner tries to regrab power, generally his vision of things would be signing a bunch of older all-stars for ridiculous contracts.

If Brian Cashman can remain in the helm, we shall see guys like Chamberlain, Hughes, Kennedy, Cano, Betemit, Melky, etc... get a shot to be the next Yankees era.

[ACCBiggz]

Braves Finished. John Schuerholz stepping down.

[gunnar hendershow]

Braves Finished. John Schuerholz stepping down.

And that officially ends one of the most successful stretches in baseball history.

[naiwf]

Braves Finished. John Schuerholz stepping down.

And that officially ends one of the most successful REGULAR SEASON stretches in baseball history.

[thatshortguy]

And now we wait for Bobby Cox to inevitably retire, and then slump back into another decade or two of complete and total sucktaculartude. =/

Edit: Catching Stephen A. Smith on First & 10 as he yells and screams about Roger Clemens and the Yankees. Yeah...I'm about done with Stephen. It's like if Lewis Black worked with ESPN and lost all sense of humor.

Edited October 11, 2007 by ____