2015 MLB Playoffs Thread

RIPskaterdude · Post #221 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 3:15 am

Raps in 4 wrote:Price is officially the biggest choker in MLB history. The Dodgers (or whoever else wants him) can have him.

RIPskaterdude · Post #222 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 3:17 am

Raps in 4 wrote:
truth18 wrote:Toronto sports fans insecurity is off the charts. Hopefully the Leafs get a title soon so they chill out.

This isn't a one-off reaction. Price is a legitimate choker. 5.04 ERA/4.55 FIP in 7 playoff starts. You expect better numbers from your #5 starter. Today was another disaster. He was rolling (gave up 1 hit in 6 innings on less than 70 pitches) until the defence committed an error (they failed to field a fly ball which allowed KC to get a leadoff runner at first). That single play caused him to completely spiral out of control (he gave up 5 consecutive hits, which translated into 5 runs). It was embarrassing. That just doesn't happen to mentally tough players.

Maybe your manager should know better than to keep him in when it started to spiral out of control

Raps in 4 · Post #223 » by **Raps in 4** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 3:37 am

RIPskaterdude wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:
truth18 wrote:Toronto sports fans insecurity is off the charts. Hopefully the Leafs get a title soon so they chill out.

This isn't a one-off reaction. Price is a legitimate choker. 5.04 ERA/4.55 FIP in 7 playoff starts. You expect better numbers from your #5 starter. Today was another disaster. He was rolling (gave up 1 hit in 6 innings on less than 70 pitches) until the defence committed an error (they failed to field a fly ball which allowed KC to get a leadoff runner at first). That single play caused him to completely spiral out of control (he gave up 5 consecutive hits, which translated into 5 runs). It was embarrassing. That just doesn't happen to mentally tough players.

Maybe your manager should know better than to keep him in when it started to spiral out of control

He definitely should have pulled him after they tied it (I would have done it even earlier). But his pitch count was still very low and I think Gibbons (mistakenly) had too much faith in him to turn it around (the guy is supposed to be a top-10 MLB pitcher after all).

Anyway, I hope we aren't the ones paying him $200+ million. I'd rather go after someone like Greinke or a few lesser pitchers if we decide to spend in the offseason. I have no faith in Price ever growing a pair of balls.

Quake Griffin · Post #224 » by **Quake Griffin** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 3:44 am

I'm interested to see the market for Daniel Murphy when the season is over.

30 years old.
2.5 fWAR

but playoff clutch.
wonder if it will earn him a few extra dollars.

RIPskaterdude · Post #225 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 3:55 am

He's the 2015 version of Cody Ross

El Turco · Post #226 » by **El Turco** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:34 am

Big cody ross fan here

RIPskaterdude · Post #227 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 8:49 am

Post #228 » by **Da Schwab** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 3:08 pm

Latrell wrote:
Raps in 4 wrote:Price is officially the biggest choker in MLB history. The Dodgers (or whoever else wants him) can have him.

Yep. I'm good with Stroman and turning one of Sanchez/Osuna into a starter.

Peace out Price.

Stroman has endless potential. I'd keep Osuna in the pen, with his stuff he could be the next Mo.

Post #229 » by **Da Schwab** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 3:10 pm

If Cueto can back up his last outing with a solid one tomorrow, the Jays might be dead in the water.

Arrieta needs to come out guns blazing to keep the Cubs around, too.

Quake Griffin · Post #230 » by **Quake Griffin** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 5:01 pm

"guns blazing"

Come on Greg Hardy, that's offensive.

truth18 · Post #231 » by **truth18** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 5:36 pm

Quake Griffin wrote:"guns blazing"

Come on Greg Hardy, that's offensive.

He threw his girlfriend on a pile of guns. Of course that was offensive, lol.

Greatness · Post #232 » by **Greatness** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 12:28 am

Murphy has to be on something

Quake Griffin · Post #233 » by **Quake Griffin** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 12:29 am

I have $100 for anybody who can produce a receipt of Murphy buying a drink in NY from this date forward.

Quake Griffin · Post #234 » by **Quake Griffin** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 3:28 am

Soooooo….

Jake Arrieta

Higga · Post #235 » by **Higga** » Mon Oct 19, 2015 5:05 pm

Mets have that Giants-like vibe around them. They're just....tough. They don't seem to be faltering at all under the pressure. I think the Cubs may have reached their ceiling for the year, but the future is bright in Chi-town. Sign another SP or two and they'll make another run next year.

I still don't think the Blue Jays are out of it yet. They'll get their bats back on track at home. I think the series will definitely go back to KC.

Quake Griffin · Post #236 » by **Quake Griffin** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 1:35 am

Soooooooooo…..

Johnny Cueto

ldnk · Post #237 » by **ldnk** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 2:51 am

Quake Griffin wrote:Soooooooooo…..

Johnny Cueto

Correction.

CCCUUUUUEEEETTTTTTOOOOO

ldnk · Post #238 » by **ldnk** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 2:52 am

Hirschbeck's strikezone has been terrible in this game. Tulowitzki got thrown out for arguing balls and strikes but the strikezone has been all over the place.

Post #239 » by **Latrell** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 3:09 am

ldnk wrote:Hirschbeck's strikezone has been terrible in this game. Tulowitzki got thrown out for arguing balls and strikes but the strikezone has been all over the place.

He got thrown out for having a conversation with his teammates.

Umpires are clowns. Ridiculous they haven't been replaced with technology yet.

Quake Griffin · Post #240 » by **Quake Griffin** » Tue Oct 20, 2015 3:22 am

Latrell wrote:
ldnk wrote:Hirschbeck's strikezone has been terrible in this game. Tulowitzki got thrown out for arguing balls and strikes but the strikezone has been all over the place.

He got thrown out for having a conversation with his teammates.

Umpires are clowns. Ridiculous they haven't been replaced with technology yet.

i was loosely paying attention to that.

what happened?
He was arguing with his teammates on the infield?