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The World Series

SenorXm/Sirius said:
I can understand that. He was a damn good set-up man. The Nats were building a team around pitching, having him in the BP can be seen as nothing but a plus. I was surprised they traded him. He seems to have lost something now, IDK, maybe his stint as a closer with the A's changed his outlook. Might take him awhile to get back into the 8th inning mindset.
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In fairness, Yunel Escobar (obtained in the Clippard trade) turned out to be a valuable bat after all the Nats' injuries, but Clippard was a favorite around here.
 
Jack Hays said:
In fairness, Yunel Escobar (obtained in the Clippard trade) turned out to be a valuable bat after all the Nats' injuries, but Clippard was a favorite around here.
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I hear you, but I'm a pitching guy. I always side with pitching, especially nowadays in the BP's. I see so many teams today with awful, AWFUL, BP's year after year and they never seem to get better in the BP. So if a team has gold in there, and IMO the Nats had gold with Clippard, I say they should have stayed with him.

Even the best starters today only go 6-7 innings. A team has got to have good 7th-8th and 9th inning guys.
 
SenorXm/Sirius said:
I hear you, but I'm a pitching guy. I always side with pitching, especially nowadays in the BP's. I see so many teams today with awful, AWFUL, BP's year after year and they never seem to get better in the BP. So if a team has gold in there, and IMO the Nats had gold with Clippard, I say they should have stayed with him.

Even the best starters today only go 6-7 innings. A team has got to have good 7th-8th and 9th inning guys.
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Agreed. Nats' BP was a weakness this year.
 
I was hoping the smaller city would win it. Looks like they might.
 
Mets should try to hold onto as much as their team as possible. They got a good team, and should be a force in the NL for years to come. BUT they need to work on and improve their bullpen, except for Familia it's bad and it needs a lot of work.
 
MY HOMETOWN TEAM WON THE WORLD SERIES! First time since 1985! 30 years! The whole city is going nuts! The whole metro area is going nuts! ****ing love this team! Salvy deserves that MVP, couldnt be awarded to a better guy! The team leader, the team clown! **** it! This Monday is going to be the most unproductive Monday ever!

:applaud:applaud:party:rock
 
TheDemSocialist said:
MY HOMETOWN TEAM WON THE WORLD SERIES! First time since 1985! 30 years! The whole city is going nuts! The whole metro area is going nuts! ****ing love this team! Salvy deserves that MVP, couldnt be awarded to a better guy! The team leader, the team clown! **** it! This Monday is going to be the most unproductive Monday ever!

:applaud:applaud:party:rock
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The Royals earned every bit of it too. They played solid ball and never got down on themselves. It showed a great team effort.

I loved Christian Colon's reply when he was asked about his hit. He gave credit to the rest of the team for allowing him to be in that position and you could see in his eye that he meant every word of it.
 
Lutherf said:
The Royals earned every bit of it too. They played solid ball and never got down on themselves. It showed a great team effort.

I loved Christian Colon's reply when he was asked about his hit. He gave credit to the rest of the team for allowing him to be in that position and you could see in his eye that he meant every word of it.
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The team literally plays like they are kids. You can tell they literally have a blast. They all play so unselfish. Cannot wait for them to get back to town and the parade tomorrow. This town is so electric and they have been waiting for this for years. This team made KC the best baseball town in America. The whole town is rallying around them. Be you a hipster, punk rocker, country kid, inner city, suburban, everyone is rallying around them. Amazing to see and so happy to say I can be a part of it.
 
TheDemSocialist said:
The team literally plays like they are kids. You can tell they literally have a blast. They all play so unselfish. Cannot wait for them to get back to town and the parade tomorrow. This town is so electric and they have been waiting for this for years. This team made KC the best baseball town in America. The whole town is rallying around them. Be you a hipster, punk rocker, country kid, inner city, suburban, everyone is rallying around them. Amazing to see and so happy to say I can be a part of it.
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That sounds like so much fun! I am happy for you guys. I played baseball and softball growing up, both very popular sports in my family. I agree that watching this Royals team has been fun, and they do seem to really be enjoying themselves. Congratulations!
 
The Mets had a good year. They went to the WS with 4 starters that weren't even on their staff at the start of last year. And this season was a long season for them, none pitched this long before. So by the WS IMO those starters were gassed.

But KC was the better team anyway, and they exploited the Mets defensive and BP weaknesses. And they ran like crazy, knowing the Mets are not a team that throws out base stealers very well.

KC deserved to win. They are a solid team from top to bottom. They do everything well.
 
Most boring sport
 
SenorXm/Sirius said:
The Mets had a good year. They went to the WS with 4 starters that weren't even on their staff at the start of last year. And this season was a long season for them, none pitched this long before. So by the WS IMO those starters were gassed.

But KC was the better team anyway, and they exploited the Mets defensive and BP weaknesses. And they ran like crazy, knowing the Mets are not a team that throws out base stealers very well.

KC deserved to win. They are a solid team from top to bottom. They do everything well.
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The Mets did not play their best during the world series. I lost count of how many defensive errors and bobbles actually led to runs, but it was clearly too danged many against a team that had it all going on: First rate pitching, first rate bullpen, first rate offense and first rate defense.

KC definitely deserved the win.
 
DiAnna said:
The Mets did not play their best during the world series. I lost count of how many defensive errors and bobbles actually led to runs, but it was clearly too danged many against a team that had it all going on: First rate pitching, first rate bullpen, first rate offense and first rate defense.

KC definitely deserved the win.
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KC's style of play forces defensive errors and bobbles.
 
Jack Hays said:
No doubt it seems that way to those without the culture and education to appreciate it.
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REALLY? BASEBALL ???? :mrgreen:
ONLY BARBERIAN ENJOYING THIS ............
 
radcen said:
We're not talking about soccer. There's probably another thread for that.
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