The 2017 MLB Thread

[Tommy bilfiger]

4 of the last 5 times the twins have gone to the playoffs have ended at the hands of the yankees

theyre due

i have a feeling the twins gonna pull this out so im going with them (severino was bad against them a week ago)

i got greinke at home 2nd best home record in all of mlb doesnt hurt either

i dont have a good feeling about the red sox against the astros — i was thinking boston would take care of them and play the indians in the alcs but i didnt like the way they finished the season this week — they went 1-6 in the final week of the regular season for the second straight year — so i dont feel good once again after that finish just like last october

cubs have been sluggish and underperforming all year

washington though is the master at playoff failure and i have zero confidence in dusty baker

their number 1 starter is hurt

the number 3 starter collapsed at the finish line

the pen has blown two saves in three games

right in time for the playoffs

cubs get a nice easy nlds

You got way more confidence than I do.I don't trust the cubs bullpen or shaky offense,especially wit risp vs good pitching.

edit sherzer strained his hamstring.Arrieta had the same injury and still aint 100% a month later so that gives me a glimmer of hope

 

[Tommy bilfiger]

I'm skeptical the astros can beat sale twice in a 5 game series but sale has never pitched in the postseason so he could be price 2.0

I'll go wit red sox in 5 and they'll probably get swept

D backs over rockies

Yankees over twins

Cubs in 5 over Nationals :# (no conviction)

D backs over dodgers in 4

Indians over yankees in 5

Indians over Red Sox in 6

D backs over Cubs in 6

Indians over D backs in 6

 

[ckfree]

4 of the last 5 times the twins have gone to the playoffs have ended at the hands of the yankees

theyre due

i have a feeling the twins gonna pull this out so im going with them (severino was bad against them a week ago)

i got greinke at home 2nd best home record in all of mlb doesnt hurt either

i dont have a good feeling about the red sox against the astros — i was thinking boston would take care of them and play the indians in the alcs but i didnt like the way they finished the season this week — they went 1-6 in the final week of the regular season for the second straight year — so i dont feel good once again after that finish just like last october

cubs have been sluggish and underperforming all year

washington though is the master at playoff failure and i have zero confidence in dusty baker

their number 1 starter is hurt

the number 3 starter collapsed at the finish line

the pen has blown two saves in three games

right in time for the playoffs

cubs get a nice easy nlds

You got way more confidence than I do.I don't trust the cubs bullpen or shaky offense,especially wit risp vs good pitching.

edit sherzer strained his hamstring.Arrieta had the same injury and still aint 100% a month later so that gives me a glimmer of hope

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20835023/expert-picks-2017-mlb-postseason

29 espn experts made picks

10 picked cubs to beat the nats

5 have cubs going to the ws

0 have them winning the ws

its gonna be interesting to see how they respond to being underdogs again and not the favorites -- adding up all the non external factors this should be the nats by a long shot but ive learned not to trust them in october and one thing that bodes really well for the cubs is that they just played two series with playoff implications while the nationals havent had a game that mattered for basically the entire second half

 

[Tommy bilfiger]

Sano out tonight.He isn't on the wc roster

 

[infamous114]

https://twitter.com/flasportsbuzz/status/915240510830256128

 

[ckfree]

https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/914992232427610113
https://twitter.com/jcrasnick/status/914934087818862592
https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/914990945703202816

hide your cubans and prospects

rick hahn is out here ON THE PROWL


anderson ss

moncada 2b

abreu 1b (resigns with team)

jimenez rf

maitan 3b

burger dh

robert lf or cf

collins C

rutherford/basabe lf/cf (whoever is ready)

gotta rename the dan ryan after rick hahn when the white sox win the 2020 world series

 

[ckfree]

im hyped for tonights game

this yankee team is not necessarily in position to win a one game playoff but i think they are built for a series and if they get past minnesota they could make some noise assuming the offense doesnt completely flatline like it did for almost 2 months because they have the pitching to get it done

severino

tanaka

gray

sabathia

is a good enough 4 to get it done but obviously the worry comes in for sabathia and tanaka who are prone to blown up innings

knowing girardi he will blow out the bullpen but considering you have

betances

robertson

green

chapman

who have been pitching very good during the last 6 weeks or so and then you got kanhle who throws damn near 100 mph and probably montgoemory or garcia as a lefty out the pen — they have the best bullpen but like i said im still shaky because far too many times girardi does not press the right buttons and is stubborn in his habits

 

[AggieLean.]

Yea, we're going to lose Maitan. We're going to fuckin lose him. Got damnit Coppy.

 

[IceBergTaylor]

I like the Yankees chances against anyone. I don't expect them to win it all but they could make it far the way their built.

 

[ckfree]

Yea, we're going to lose Maitan. We're going to fuckin lose him. Got damnit Coppy.

im not so sure that atlanta will lose maitan

from what ive read they signed maitan and another guy in the same year

both were living together in florida training before the signing period but they did not have the same handler and thats what got the red sox in trouble years back — they had 5 guys all being ‘represented’ by the same guy and it was easy to trace the money there — im not so sure they will be able to connect the dots with maitan and the other guy (if there are any)

im thinking atlanta will probably lose their first round pick this year maybe more and be pretty much banned from international signings for a few years and some kind of crazy fine

 

[AggieLean.]

Yea, we're going to lose Maitan. We're going to fuckin lose him. Got damnit Coppy.

im not so sure that atlanta will lose maitan

from what ive read they signed maitan and another guy in the same year

both were living together in florida training before the signing period but they did not have the same handler and thats what got the red sox in trouble years back — they had 5 guys all being ‘represented’ by the same guy and it was easy to trace the money there — im not so sure they will be able to connect the dots with maitan and the other guy (if there are any)

im thinking atlanta will probably lose their first round pick this year maybe more and be pretty much banned from international signings for a few years and some kind of crazy fine

I blew a gasket there but I'm just tied. Tired of losing as I became a fan of the braves when we were in the middle of all that winning in the 90's. Take this years pick or next years shit. These niggas just need to leave Maitan and Acuna alone. Now we done got Coppy outta there. Show some mercy MLB hell

Lol saw that news yesterday and had to pour me up a drink

 

[caddo man]

Yea, we're going to lose Maitan. We're going to fuckin lose him. Got damnit Coppy.

im not so sure that atlanta will lose maitan

from what ive read they signed maitan and another guy in the same year

both were living together in florida training before the signing period but they did not have the same handler and thats what got the red sox in trouble years back — they had 5 guys all being ‘represented’ by the same guy and it was easy to trace the money there — im not so sure they will be able to connect the dots with maitan and the other guy (if there are any)

im thinking atlanta will probably lose their first round pick this year maybe more and be pretty much banned from international signings for a few years and some kind of crazy fine

I heard that on the radio but it aint looking good for the home team.

 

[goldenja]

Diamondbacks & Indians Fall Classic

 

[HustleThaDon]

Damn twins on that ass

 

[Angeles1son85]

Damn twins on that ass

they were taking batting practice on dude lol

 

[MillzOG]

I got home at 8:15 and we was already down 3 smh.

We got a shot to comeback quick though, hopefully we can at least get Brett Gardner home from 3rd here

 

[its....JOHN B]

Crushed it

 

[MillzOG]

Lets fuckin go!!!!!

 

[caddo man]

Fuxk you! Come on Ervin! Lets get right.

 

[Angeles1son85]

I got home at 8:15 and we was already down 3 smh.

We got a shot to comeback quick though, hopefully we can at least get Brett Gardner home from 3rd here

just switch back to the game 3-3 damn lol twins struck fast and yankees answered