All tied up at the top of the AL East

Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff · Fri Aug 05, 2011 7:53 pm

Red Sox are going to asspound the Yankees in this series. Jon Lester is back (cue Carl Lewis- UH OH!) so he'll rape them tonight and then it's Beckett at least one night. Adrian Gonzalez destroys Yankee pitching as does Papi and....Pedrioa is on a tear. I predict a clean sweep for the BoSox

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:17 pm

Adrian Gonzalez is the only likeable player on that roster. I don't know how you can cumguzzle the rest of those choads the way you do.

They're also serious pretenders with a smoke and mirrors pitching staff.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:50 pm

A couple other guys on a team that won't win the pennant?

Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff · Sat Aug 06, 2011 2:23 pm

Lackey has been lights out in his last few starts and today he'll punk the Yankees like he always did when he was an Angel in the playoffs. Red Sox always have the Yankee killers on their staff lol like Schilling, Beckett, and now Lackey. Pretty simple formula by Theo to kick the Yankees' balls to the curb and it works. Sabathia is susposedly the Ace for the Yankees but he's 0-4 with a 4.00+ ERA this season vs. the Sawx. Last night was basically a draw and Boston will come out on top this afternoon.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:34 pm

Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff wrote:Lackey has been lights out in his last few starts

No, he hasn't been.

and today he'll punk the Yankees like he always did when he was an Angel in the playoffs.

Or how about the last time he punked the Yankees in a Red Sox uniform? Oh, wait...he gave up 7 runs in 5 innings.

Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff · Sun Aug 07, 2011 3:44 am

Kicked their asses today. What's CC's ERA againt the REd Sox now? up to 7.00 yet?

Ellsbury just YACKED that fatass out of the park for a 3 run job ....he's hitting everything right now. Must give AL East team fans the runs just thinking about having Ellsbury and Dustin 1-2 at the top of that lineup for the next 10 years lol

Tomorrow's the Beckett game, Yankee fans [Carl Lewis] UH OH!!! [/Carl Lewis]

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Sun Aug 07, 2011 3:29 pm

Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff wrote:[Carl Lewis] UH OH!!! [/Carl Lewis]

Rack

Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff · Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:14 pm

Sox win the series AGAIN.

Not only do they own the Yankees, they own Rivera.

Back in first to stay....get ready Philly, you have a date with the SAWX in October

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:24 pm

Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff wrote:Back in first to stay....get ready Philly, you have a date with the SAWX in October

They won't make it that far, but if they do, they will a) face a better team from 1-25 and b) not have home field advantage. Gripping yet?

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:58 pm

Can a Yanks-Sox game end in less than 4 hours, please? That shit is unwatchable.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:16 pm

YAFJ's roadkill-chinned boyfriend needs 10 minutes between each pitch.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:28 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:YAFJ's roadkill-chinned boyfriend needs 10 minutes between each pitch.

Hell, that ain't shit.

Sin,

Jose Valverde

jiminphilly · Post by **jiminphilly** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:19 pm

Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff wrote:Sox win the series AGAIN.

Not only do they own the Yankees, they own Rivera.

Back in first to stay....get ready Philly, you have a date with the SAWX in October

We don't date queers.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:37 pm

Screw_Michigan wrote:
MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:YAFJ's roadkill-chinned boyfriend needs 10 minutes between each pitch.
Hell, that ain't shit.

Sin,

Jose Valverde

32 for 32

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:02 pm

Tell him there's no hurry. He can take all day.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:23 pm

Valverde comes in for 3 outs. Beckett pitches at least 5 innings. Nice comparison, moron.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:24 pm

They both needlessly spend way too much time in-between deliveries. That's the comparison.

Go fuck yourself, cunt.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:27 pm

This isn't hard. One guy draws the game out CONSIDERABLY. The other guy doesn't at all.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:30 pm

Hey asshat. I watched the White Sox-Tigers Sunday game when I was in town. When Valverde was pitching the bottom of the 9th and went all Todd Jones on the field, giving up a homer and loading the bases with one out. The bottom half of the 9th took 45 fucking minutes.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Tue Aug 09, 2011 12:44 am

I'm sorry the closer wasn't able to end the game on 3 straight pitches just for you, and that you were forced to endure watching a few extra minutes of baseball instead of Fox Sports Detroit going straight into The World Poker Tour right on cue.

Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff · Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:11 pm

Two more wins for Boston and the Yankees choke in the ninth to the Angels.

Papelbon is unhittable at this point and Ellsbury is still on a tear. You can count on pretty much every single regular in the BoSox lineup to get a hit in the clutch and the numbers prove that. Philly's hitters are not nearly as good and home field won't mean shit since the Red Sox are playoff-tested and don't care where they play. They just show up and kick the shit out of teams.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Thu Aug 11, 2011 12:18 pm

the Red Sox are playoff-tested

Can't...stop...laughing...

-Philly

jiminphilly · Post by **jiminphilly** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 1:07 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:
the Red Sox are playoff-tested
Can't...stop...laughing...

-Philly

it's almost not worth responding to this troll anymore.

ucantdoitdoggieSTyle2 · Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:11 pm

:?

You mean, there might have been a time when it was worth responding to?

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:56 pm

Fuck the Red Sox AND the Yankees. Both are shivering in their APs right now at the mere thought of facing Verlander and the Tigers in a short series.

Screw_Michigan · Post by **Screw_Michigan** » Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:57 pm

Remind me who else is in the Tigers' rotation?

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Thu Sep 08, 2011 1:29 am

Doug Fister will be the #2 guy, who is pitching lights out. Scherzer is a very quality #3 guy. Porcello has been a little inconsistent, but he can be very good. Penny blows but would only see action in an emergency situation, and you can throw Verlander back out there in game 5 if need be.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Thu Sep 08, 2011 2:31 am

If they open on the road, I'd go with Verlander and Fister...Fister has had some strong outings on the road and he's got the kind of control to keep guys in the yard and they're looking at playing Boston or New York in their tiny yards with their big boppers. Verlander is great but he gives up too many home runs but he's still the #1 regardless. I'd have Scherzer throw in Detroit whether it is Game 2 or 3...his record is the same at home and on the road but his ERA is 3.74 at the Copa compared to 5.09 on the road. Porcello is the opposite...much better on the road. I'd probably still put him as the #4 spot regardless of where the game is played...especially if the Tigers are up 2-1 in the series. You only put Verlander in Game 4 if you're trying to stay alive.

Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff · Fri Sep 09, 2011 2:55 am

Toddowen wrote:Welly, welly, welly, well....

Any possiblity that Tampa Bay overtakes Boston for the wild card?

The Yankees just lost back to back extra inning games to the Orioles

Boston's got the division. Mgo- Red Sox would destroy the Tigers in the divisonal round especially since they'd have home field. Verlander didn't do that much in the playoffs anyway his first time in and will be overloaded with pressure to do it all himself this time and would be pounded by lefties like Gonzalez and Papi.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Fri Sep 09, 2011 4:08 pm

Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff wrote:Verlander didn't do that much in the playoffs anyway his first time in

He was a rookie. He's gotten kinda good since then, if you haven't noticed. Dude is on another level.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 6:07 pm

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:
Yer a Fuckin Jerkoff wrote:Verlander didn't do that much in the playoffs anyway his first time in
He was a rookie. He's gotten kinda good since then, if you haven't noticed. Dude is on another level.

Yeah, he was a rookie...both he and Zumaya broke in the same year. Both were starters in the minors but they shifted Zoom to the bullpen and he had a Fidrych-like rookie season because was never the same after '06.

They got to the World Series with a rotation of Robertson, Verlander, Rogers and Bonderman...ripped the overrated and old Yankees a new one after dropping Game 1 and they burned through the A's in 4 straight before melting down in the World Series.

Just contrast the '06 team to this year...this year's team may actually win the division and not back into the playoffs. The rotation this year seems much front-loaded. They didn't really have a #1 in '06...Rogers ran on piss and vinegar (and whatever that crap was on his hat). The lineup was strong in '06...Ordonez had his best year as a Tiger, Polanco was a great situational hitter, Guillen wasn't old and brokedown. They had career years from guys like Inge and Monroe.

This year, they've got two of the best run-producers in the middle of their order and really, the first 7 is quite strong. Bullpen-wise...they had solid setup men in '06 in front of roller-coaster Jones...Zumaya was the electric arm and Walker was the lefty setup man. This year's bullpen is a lot more balanced...Valverde is perfect in saves, they've got at least two guys from the left and right side that can get them to the 9th.

I think the biggest difference this year is that they're going to have to go through 3 strong teams in the AL...the AL in '06 was that overrated Yankees team and the winner of A's-Twins. Plus, in the NL...there wasn't a team on the level of the Phillies. They'd probably have to deal with the Phillies and not that mediocre Cardinal team that got hot at the right time.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Sat Sep 10, 2011 11:58 am

Hey SoxFan, a funny thing happened on the way to the playoffs. 2-7 in September and now a 5-1/2 lead on Tampa with 6 head-to-head games left.

Say what you want about the Tigers but they aren't crawling into the playoffs. They're pulling away in the division...currently on a 17-4 run. They won 95 games in '06 but closed out with a meager 14-22 record in the final 36 games and lost the division on the last day. Out of the Yankees, Sox, Rays and Rangers...only the Sox have a winning record against the Tigers this season. This is team is much more geared to making a run in October compared to the '06 team. Last night showed me this team seems different...Penny gets rocked in the first and gives up 4 but they go on to rip off the next 8 runs and win 8-4.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sat Sep 10, 2011 3:03 pm

Toddowen wrote:And fyi, one lone pitcher swirling the bowl in Detoilet will eventually follow the rest of his team into the cesspool.

They have more than one guy, which has been explained multiple times. Fister has won 4 straight giving up just a combined 3 earned runs in those 4 games. Their rotation as a whole is much better than NY's. Their is no doubt NY's lineup is solid and they've got the post season experience. I think it would be an interesting series.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Sun Sep 11, 2011 1:54 pm

The Tigers have played quite well against both teams...I have no preference. They haven't played the Yanks since May but they took 3 of 4 in Detroit. The most recent series with the Rays was that strong 3 of 4 they took from them at the Trop a few weeks back. They're finding different ways to win games over the last month and not one guy is carrying them.

This mini-collapse by the Sox is quite shocking but that's what happens when the majority of your starting rotation is on the shelf. I don't think a healthy Boston team scuffles like this. If they survive and get some of those guys back by October, I still consider them the favorite.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial · Sun Sep 11, 2011 2:04 pm

This mini-collapse by the Sox is quite shocking but that's what happens when the majority of your starting rotation is on the shelf.

It works both ways. When John Lackey is healthy their rotation becomes worse.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:03 pm

Toddowen wrote:Big win for the Yankees today. Every game at this point in the season if like a nail in the coffin.

It doesn't seem right that only Detroit is flying into the post season unchallenged. Just look at their pathetic September schedule. They're playing no team in contention. They'll be joining them soon enough anyway.

You beat the teams you're scheduled to play and you don't make any apologies. The Twins are pretty much throwing out their AAA team right now so I'm not puffing out my chest after sweeping them. This was an abortion of a season for them.

The Tigers have got a great chance to wrap up the division as early as this week...they've got 3 games in Chicago starting tonight. A sweep could get the magic number down to 1 by the end of action Wednesday. Porcello-Danks, Verlander-Floyd and Penny-Axelrod (R)...there's at least one win in that series. Then, they're out in Oakland on the weekend. Indians get the Rangers and Twins this week...Sox get the Royals on the weekend. To me, this is a formality...especially with the way the Tigers are dominating their games in division.

A magic number of 7 with 17 games to go...you can go 7-10 and win the division and that's with Chicago and Cleveland having to run the table on their end. It's only a matter of time...just don't get anyone hurt and get the rotation ready for the playoffs and rest some of the veterans down the stretch. For once, they're not sweating out the last couple weeks of a season to get in.

ALDS tickets go on sale in an hour...giggity!

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:12 pm

Toddowen wrote:
Shoalzie wrote:This mini-collapse by the Sox is quite shocking but that's what happens when the majority of your starting rotation is on the shelf. I don't think a healthy Boston team scuffles like this.
No excuses please. Every team has injuries and the Yankees have had theirs as well.

And even when Boston had the "Masters Of The Universe" rotation earlier in the season they were still stumbling off the starting block.

About the only pitcher I fear in Boston is Paplebon.

If they have at least Beckett and Lester...they'd still be a bitch to beat in a short series. That lineup speaks for itself and this time of year isn't foreign to them.

Honestly, none of the teams that are in the mix are strangers to the postseason. The Angels are a (somewhat) recent champion and have the best manager in the AL. The Rangers were AL champs last year. The Tigers are 5 years removed from a World Series berth but at least have playoff experience on the roster and this wouldn't be Leyland's first rodeo. The Yanks and Sox are perennial contenders and the Rays were in the Fall Classic a couple years ago even with several key guys gone from over the winter.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:15 pm

Shoalzie wrote:ALDS tickets go on sale in an hour...giggity!

Two tickets for Game 1 (or 3)

:bode:

Terry in Crapchester · Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:20 pm

Shoalzie wrote:The Twins are pretty much throwing out their AAA team . . .

Uhhh, not exactly. The Twins' AAA affiliate (in Crapchester) lost 90 games this year. In the International League.

Now, if you want to argue that the Twins' major league roster would be a pretty good AAA team, I can get onboard with that. But unless you're winning every game somewhere in the neighborhood of 25-0, you're not facing the AAA club they fielded this season.

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:21 pm

Terry in Crapchester wrote:
Shoalzie wrote:The Twins are pretty much throwing out their AAA team . . .
Uhhh, not exactly. The Twins' AAA affiliate (in Crapchester) lost 90 games this year. In the International League.

Now, if you want to argue that the Twins' major league roster would be a pretty good AAA team, I can get onboard with that. But unless you're winning every game somewhere in the neighborhood of 25-0, you're not facing the AAA club they fielded this season.

Most of the quality prospects for an organization will be at the AA level. The rookies that stood out for them over the weekend, Benson and Parmalee, spent time in New Britain.