2009 MLB Playoffs

[BillD1984]

:up This celebrating after a winning the LDS has got to go. I mean if you celebrate winning a LDS you may as well celebrate taking 3 out of 4 from the Mets in July.

Exactly! The only two sports I can see celebrating before winning a championship is baseball ( but ONLY winning the division and winning the pennant), and in football winning the AFC/NFC CG.

 

[KCK_Halo]

Congrats to the Dodgers and their fans on a very emphatic sweep of the Cardinals.

Nothing against the Dodgers, but does anyone else think it's stupid to have a locker room celebration for an LDS victory?

Winning the division? absolutely celebate.................you just won your divison after busting your hump for seven months..........you earned it

Winning the LCS? Goes without saying............you just earned a berth in the World Series and won the league you've done battle with for seven months.

Winning the World Series? DUH! Of course.

As a Red Sox fan, it always bothered me to see a champagne celebration because you just won a series that didn't even last a week. It's akin to the Celtics having a celebration after knocking out the Bulls in the first round!

However, there are circumstances where I can see it. An example would be the the Angels getting the Red Sox monkey off their backs at Fenway tomorrow or Monday (or even Wed in Anaheim).

This is nothing against the Dodgers. Like I said, it bothers me when the Red Sox have done it.

I agree, Bill. Never understood it. We'll see if the Angels do the same IF they knock out the Sox. There's so much more to accomplish...

 

[SabresRule]

the #1 seeds in each league have five wins already these playoffs- last year, they combined for just 1.

 

[BillD1984]

Sunday's Playoff Schedule- All Games on TBS/TBS-HD

Angels (Kazmir) at Red Sox (Buchholz) - Game 3 - 12:07pm ET

Yankees (Pettitte) at Twins (Pavano) - Game 3 - 7:07pm ET

Phillies (Happ) at Rockies (Hammel) - Game 3 - 10:07pm ET

 

[skysurfer]

:up This celebrating after a winning the LDS has got to go.

I think it has to go only because the mission hasn't been accomplished. IMHO, the only postseason cork popping should happen after a World championship is won because that is the goal of the season.

I'm amazed how easy the Dodgers dispatched the Cards - the Dodgers struggled in September, the Cards clinched first and were able to work towards setting up their playoff rotation and sitting their starters a little more often so they would be fresher in the playoffs and not as gassed like those teams that didn't earn their playoff spot until the final days of the season.

 

[DodgerKing]

WOW! Dodgers are up 4-0 on the Cards already and no one has posted about it here.

Was at a wedding yesterday. I was watching the game on my iPhone whenever I had a chance

 

[DodgerKing]

Congrats to DK and all the Dodger fans! Now the problem is that the dodgers may not play till THURSDAY. Remember how it has been for those with long layoffs in these playoffs?

P.S. I picked the Crds to go to the World Series!

And we can get a storm that can dump up to 5 inches of rain on Thursday. There is a chance the game could be rained out.

.LONG TERM (TUE NIGHT-SAT)...ALL MODELS SHOW A VERY IMPRESSIVE PLUME
OF RICH SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES BETWEEN
1.7 AND 1.9 BEING DRIVEN INTO THE W COAST BY A 120 KNOT JET...BUT
SUBTLE DIFFERENCES IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE JET ARE RESULTING IN
MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN THE LOCATION OF THE PRECIP MAXES. THE GFS
CONTINUES TO BE SHARPER WITH THE SRN END OF THE UPPER LOW AS IT
SWINGS INTO THE W COAST...SO IT CONTINUES TO BRING BETTER MID LEVEL
DYNAMICS FARTHER S...RESULTING IN HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE ENTIRE FCST
AREA TUE NIGHT INTO WED...WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES
ACROSS SLO AND SBA COUNTIES. THE ECMWF HAS TRENDED FARTHER S WITH
THE SRN EXTENT OF ITS HEAVY RAINS...BRINGING AT LEAST ONE HALF INCH
TO ONE INCH OF RAIN TO EVEN SRN PORTIONS OF THE FCST AREA...WITH
OVER 4 INCHES ACROSS SLO COUNTY. THE WRF CONTINUES TO KEEP THE
BULK OF THE RAIN ACROSS SLO AND SBA COUNTIES...ALTHOUGH IT DOES
BRING SOME DECENT TOTALS INTO THE FOOTHILLS OF VTU COUNTY. HAVE
INCREASED POPS AND EXPECTED PRECIP ACROSS THE ENTIRE FCST AREA TUE
NIGHT AND WED.

Latest GFS weather model for Wednesday

 

[DodgerKing]

Congrats to the Dodgers and their fans on a very emphatic sweep of the Cardinals.

Nothing against the Dodgers, but does anyone else think it's stupid to have a locker room celebration for an LDS victory?

Winning the division? absolutely celebate.................you just won your divison after busting your hump for seven months..........you earned it

Winning the LCS? Goes without saying............you just earned a berth in the World Series and won the league you've done battle with for seven months.

Winning the World Series? DUH! Of course.

As a Red Sox fan, it always bothered me to see a champagne celebration because you just won a series that didn't even last a week. It's akin to the Celtics having a celebration after knocking out the Bulls in the first round!

However, there are circumstances where I can see it. An example would be the the Angels getting the Red Sox monkey off their backs at Fenway tomorrow or Monday (or even Wed in Anaheim).

This is nothing against the Dodgers. Like I said, it bothers me when the Red Sox have done it.

I agree.

When the Dodgers did it last year, I understood, because it was the first playoff series they have won in 20 years. They lost like 6 playoff series since 1988.

This year there was no need for them to celebrate just advancing to the next round.

 

[KCK_Halo]

And we can get a storm that can dump up to 5 inches of rain on Thursday. There is a chance the game could be rained out.
Latest GFS weather model for Wednesday

Latest news that I can tell shows Wednesday as the day in question. But we all know how these storms get delayed off the coast by a day or two. Well, if the Angels advance, at least they'll be in New York if all holds to plan.

 

[KCK_Halo]

Sunday's Playoff Schedule- All Games on TBS/TBS-HD

Angels (Kazmir) at Red Sox (Buchholz) - Game 3 - 12:07pm ET

Yankees (Pettitte) at Twins (Pavano) - Game 3 - 7:07pm ET

Phillies (Happ) at Rockies (Hammel) - Game 3 - 10:07pm ET

This is gonna be weird having my oatmeal and watching an Angels game!

 

[KCK_Halo]

Red Sox try to spook Angels: Dave Henderson throws first pitch

October 11, 2009
It is perhaps the grimmest on-field moment in Angels history: In 1986, with the Angels one strike away from their first World Series appearance, with Gene Autry waiting to celebrate and the champagne ready for spraying, Boston's Dave Henderson hits the home run that propels the Red Sox to a comeback, in that game and from two games down in the series.

The Red Sox, down two games to the Angels in this series, are trotting out Henderson to throw out the ceremonial first pitch today.

Kinda like the Cubs blessing the dugout before last year's Game 3 ????

 

[DodgerKing]

MLB Division Series Continues to Deliver Strong Ratings for TBS

Network increases average ratings and total viewers over 2008; LDS has averaged its best two days for the start of the Division Series since 2005


TBS continues to score with its exclusive coverage of the 2009 MLB Division Series (LDS), averaging a 3.1 U.S. household rating, up 15%, and a 15% increase in total viewers (4,525,000 vs. 3,929,000) over the first two days of the 2008 LDS. The LDS has averaged 3,526,000 households over the first two days of the 2009 LDS on TBS, marking the best two day average for the start of the Division Series since 2005. Day two of the LDS featured the Colorado Rockies @ Philadelphia Phillies (Game #2), St. Louis Cardinals @ Los Angeles Dodgers (Game #2) and the Boston Red Sox @ Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Game #1).

• For TBS' two days of MLB Postseason coverage, the network has seen significant growth in all key demos, including:

• A18-34: +17% 963,000 this year vs. 824,000 in 2008
• A18-49: +9% 2,003,000 vs. 1,831,000
• A25-54: +7% 2,041,000 vs. 1,899,000
• M18-34: +19% 690,000 vs. 582,000
• M18-49: +10% 1,441,000 vs. 1,315,000
• M25-54: +6% 1,473,000 vs. 1,386,000

• The past three days have been TBS' most watched of 2009 in primetime, with its exclusive coverage of the MLB tiebreaker game on Oct. 6, followed by the first two days of the LDS on Oct. 7 and Oct. 8.
• TBS's exclusive coverage of the LDS delivered strong local market results, including:

• The Rockies/Phillies Game #2 delivered a 15.2 rating in the Philadelphia market and a 9.2 rating in the Denver market.
• The Cardinals/Dodgers Game #2 delivered a 18.3 rating in the St. Louis market and a 6.5 rating in the Los Angeles market.
• The Red Sox/Angels Game #1 delivered a 13.2 rating in the Boston market and a 8.0 rating in the Los Angeles market.

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MLB Division Series Continues to Deliver Strong Ratings for TBS | MLB.com: Official Info

 

[KCK_Halo]

Well, so much for getting Kazmir to beat the Red Sox in Fenway!!!!!:rant:

 

[AntAltMike]

Lester will pitch game 4 on 3 days rest. Hard to imagine that they can pay Dice-K about $16 million a year, he pitches well in four starts at the end of the season, and then pass on him when it would be his turn in the rotation.

 

[BillD1984]

Lester will pitch game 4 on 3 days rest. Hard to imagine that they can pay Dice-K about $16 million a year, he pitches well in four starts at the end of the season, and then pass on him when it would be his turn in the rotation.

I think it makes sense (I'm not counting THIS game as a win yet, BTW), but ONLY because you could come back with Beckett on full rest for a potential game 5.

If Beckett weren't available for a potential game 5, then I would pitch Dice-K and then Lester in game 5....................only because you have to win BOTH games anyway.

 

[KCK_Halo]

I think it makes sense (I'm not counting THIS game as a win yet, BTW), but ONLY because you could come back with Beckett on full rest for a potential game 5.

If Beckett weren't available for a potential game 5, then I would pitch Dice-K and then Lester in game 5....................only because you have to win BOTH games anyway.

As DK mentioned earlier, we are due for some heavy rains either Wednesday or Thursday here in So Cal. Potential to effect two playoff series!!!

 

[Lkr]

Angels bring it within 1 before Willits gets picked off D:

 

[anders5189]

As DK mentioned earlier, we are due for some heavy rains either Wednesday or Thursday here in So Cal. Potential to effect two playoff series!!!

When was the last time a game was rained out there? Do you guys even have tarps to cover the field?

 

[DodgerKing]

Do they think this is SF vs the Dodgers? They are chanting beat LA

 

[KCK_Halo]

Walk Hunter for Vlad, eh?