ALDS 2011: Rays (Wild Card) vs. Rangers (AL West Champs)

Post #1 » by **Da Schwab** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:13 am

The Rays win the Wild Card and get to face the defending AL Champs, the Rangers, as a reward.

Game 1

Matt Moore (making his 2nd career start; 1-0/2.89 ERA/15 Ks/3 BBs)

vs.

CJ Wilson (16-7/2.94 ERA/206 Ks/74 BBs)

My prediction: Rays in 5. They're playing inspired baseball right now and I think they have the momentum to carry em to a second CS in four years.

Post #2 » by **TyCobb** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 4:36 am

Wow! They have Matt Moore starting the first game? I'm gonna have to go with the Rays for the first game.

Post #3 » by **studcrackers** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 6:16 am

the rangers are playing their best baseball of the year and should win this series, pitching has been phenomenal (and ogando going to the pen just adds another weapon) and we just had the best offensive month from any team in the past 70 years (might be 2nd best)

it'll be interesting to see how matt moore does though in game 1. really got to take it b/c james shields dominated us this year. cant go back to tampa down 0-2

Pharmcat · Post #4 » by **Pharmcat** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 3:17 pm

mat moore clowned my team the other week :/

2nd highest rated prospect in baseball

Post #5 » by **studcrackers** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 7:46 pm

yes he did, it was also against a good majority of the yankees backups

Post #6 » by **craig01** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:24 pm

TyCobb wrote:Wow! They have Matt Moore starting the first game? I'm gonna have to go with the Rays for the first game.

Depends on which bats the Rays decide to use.....lol

Post #7 » by **studcrackers** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:40 pm

that missed check swing call really f*cked us

edit: and yes, i realize we got one of those calls last year where we benefited

Pharmcat · Post #8 » by **Pharmcat** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:51 pm

1) damon is a baller

2) Moore has RIDICOLOUS looking stuff

Post #9 » by **studcrackers** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:01 pm

kelly f*cking shoppach. kelly F*CKING SHOPPACH!

This games f*cking over

Post #10 » by **studcrackers** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:07 pm

this umps trolling us now

Pharmcat · Post #11 » by **Pharmcat** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:09 pm

the rays have the sp to be the last years giants

i think the yanks can beat them, but i dont think yanks get out of det

Post #12 » by **studcrackers** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:30 pm

2nd time through the lineup vs. moore has resulted in 1 walk 1 strikeout and 4 line drives, only problem is 3 of those line drives were hit right at people

Pharmcat · Post #13 » by **Pharmcat** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:37 pm

studcrackers wrote:2nd time through the lineup vs. moore has resulted in 1 walk 1 strikeout and 4 line drives, only problem is 3 of those line drives were hit right at people

the sun has been a problem too I think

Post #14 » by **studcrackers** » Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:42 pm

no, but this umpires bizzarro strikezone has been, what might be a strike for moore is a ball for wilson, idk what the hells gonna be called a strike and what's a ball

that and kinslers the only one making him work

and now shoppach goes deep like he's longoria. i seriously cant recall shoppach ever getting more than 2 hits against the rangers and now he's straight raping us. im done

Post #15 » by **studcrackers** » Sat Oct 1, 2011 3:11 am

man, this game was such a kick the balls, have to beat price and shields twice out of 4 games, seems damn near impossible after watching today

Pharmcat · Post #16 » by **Pharmcat** » Sat Oct 1, 2011 3:37 am

studcrackers wrote:man, this game was such a kick the balls, have to beat price and shields twice out of 4 games, seems damn near impossible after watching today

price is gettable imo, shields ehh maybe if hes worn out from his workload

Post #17 » by **studcrackers** » Sat Oct 1, 2011 3:40 am

we've hit price pretty well the past couple years but shields has shut us down twice this year. of course cj had done that prior to today so who the f*ck knows.

as of now i dont feel good at all about tomorrow but the feeling could change in 24 hours

Post #18 » by **craig01** » Sat Oct 1, 2011 6:04 pm

Price has suffered from lack of run support all year just like Shields.

Price however, has been prone to making a couple of mistakes with men on base in plenty of his starts.

For some reason this year, he's laid of his breaking pitches at times and mostly has been trying to just overpower hitters. He was a different pitcher last year.

Pharmcat · Post #19 » by **Pharmcat** » Sat Oct 1, 2011 8:14 pm

craig01 wrote:Price has suffered from lack of run support all year just like Shields.

Price however, has been prone to making a couple of mistakes with men on base in plenty of his starts.

For some reason this year, he's laid of his breaking pitches at times and mostly has been trying to just overpower hitters. He was a different pitcher last year.

yes he has some flaws this year

i think price is hittable
shields, i dont think so maybe 2 runs off him

Post #20 » by **studcrackers** » Sun Oct 2, 2011 2:46 am

this has been kind of a bizarro series, nerve wracking game to say the least but we're 1-1 goin back to tampa which is kinda what i expected just figured we'd take game 1