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2011 Blue Jays/MLB Thread

Worth mentioning that A-Rod still has a career OPS of .884 in the post-season? 45 points higher than Derek Jeter? Who also stunk against the Rangers?

Apparently still.
 
Saint Nik said:
Worth mentioning that A-Rod still has a career OPS of .884 in the post-season? 45 points higher than Derek Jeter? Who also stunk against the Rangers?

Apparently still.
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Yeah. He was a decent post-season performer when he was still in Seattle and had a good run in 2009 as well. It's also probably worth pointing that his career ALDS OPS is .750.
 
My radio craps out just as Milwaukee gets the winning hit to advance. 3-2 in 10 innings.

Edit: Forgot to mention, the former Jays didn't represent well late in the game. Hill came up after Arizona had tied the game in the 9th with 2-on and none out and struck out. He ended the playoffs batting .278 on an 0-4 in game 5. We will see if the Dbacks pick up his options.

Overbay came up in the 10th and also struck out.

Other ex-Jay stuff: Halladay gives up a run in the first, but throws 31 pitches. It will be interesting to see how many innings he can go.
 
What a pitchers' duel! Carpenter outpitches Halladay in a 1-0 Cards victory to win the series in five games! The Cards led off the game with a triple, followed by a double, and that was it. Halladay 1 run on 6 hits over 8, Carpenter no runs on 3 hits over 9. Incredible!
 
Busta Reims said:
Yeah. He was a decent post-season performer when he was still in Seattle and had a good run in 2009 as well. It's also probably worth pointing that his career ALDS OPS is .750.
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So, for his career he's been ok in the ALDS, and phenomenally lights out in the ALCS and World Series. Doesn't really jive with the media perception of his post-season play, does it?
 
Just because I know some people like to talk about the fiction that MLB doesn't have parity or provide an opportunity for lower-payrolls to complete, here's how the playoff teams ranked in terms of payroll this year:

#1, #2, #10, #11, #13, #17, #25, #29
 
I'm not the least bit upset Halladay is going to have to wait another year. :)

What a gem by both former Blue Jays.  Throw in that starting pitcher in Milwaukee we had and that's one heck of a starting rotation. :(
 
Floyd said:
Man, I thought Philly and Boston were gold for the WS before the season started.  :-[
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I was hoping for a Phillies-Yankees World Series tilt, with Halladay winning it all.  Oops, didn't happen!
 
Floyd said:
Man, I thought Philly and Boston were gold for the WS before the season started.  :-[
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I figured Boston might be in tough in the playoffs against the Yanks, but, I had the Phillies pegged as the clear WS favs. Oh well.
 
Don't look directly at it!!!

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Supposedly the new Marlins homerun celebration piece.
 
Bit of rain falling in Arlington right now - game is in the top of the 5th with the Rangers up 3-0, Verlander has not looked like the 24-5 guy from the regular season. Looking at the radar loop, things could get pushed back a day, just like game 1 of the Tigers-Yankees.
 
Theo Epstein reportedly set to sign on to become the Cubs' GM.

That'd be one impressive resume if he can say that he ended the looooong drought of both the Red Sox and Cubs.
 
Indeed... and smart move for him too I think. A couple more years and his shelf life in Boston might have been up anyway. Always nice to leave on your own terms.
 
I think it's pretty clear that Boston wasn't overly enthused with him coming back and with decent reason. As good as he was early on he's been responsible for some horrible contracts of late. Lackey, Dice-K, JD Drew, Crawford and others probably totalled something in the area of a half billion dollars that the team regrets.

I think they knew he'd have a landing spot and that they could get some compensation for him. Otherwise, I think they'd have fired him.
 
Peter D. said:
Theo Epstein reportedly set to sign on to become the Cubs' GM.

That'd be one impressive resume if he can say that he
ended the looooong drought of both the Red Sox
and Cubs.
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If there's anyone who can break the Cubs' drought, it's most probably Epstein.
 
Not that long ago, mlbtraderumors.com went over the pitching rotations Epstein put together and, let's just say, while they had a couple really good years, for the most part, they've put together some less than impressive performances. They've largely been middle of the pack in terms of numbers.

This is the post I was talking about:

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/10/theo-epstein-and-starting-pitching.html
 
The Red Sox could hire the Fenway janitor to run the team and it wouldn't matter. It doesn't take much experience to just throw money at people. Epstein is overrated. I bet the Cubs never make it while he's there.
 
Cardinals lead the Brewers 2 games to 1, as they defeat Milwaukee 4-3, at home in St. Louis. 

For more:  http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/2011/10/12/brewers_cards/

 
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