HahnSolo

ATL - TEX -- Mark Teixeira?

Cincy-Oakland. 40th anniversary of one of the best and most underrated postseasons ever.

I kind of feel the Giants are flying a bit under the radar...I went with them and the Yankees (boo).

Since I lost by one game and I need someone to blame, I'm sure Frank Frank blew a game along the way. SO I blame him. Or maybe Jeff.

Little Solo getting ready for school and watching SportsCenter, sees the Ibanez HR highlight and opines: "That's why I hate that stadium. Cheap home run."

Edgy DC wrote: The championships are certainly real. The idea that they can be particularly credited to him more than anybody else is highly debatable. I agree. and I figured that was what you were trying to get at, but wasn't certain.

"Alleged" championships?

Wonder if Dusty, based on his recent health concerns, will be back in Cincy next year.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Damn you Robert Johnson, stealing R.A.'s press and what not.

Mets � Willets Point wrote: Is there still a theoretical chance that if say the Orioles, A's, and Angels win the rest of their games and the Yankees go 0-for-6 that the Yankees could be on the outs? I'm sure there are other permutations, I just like daydreaming about a new "Greatest Collapse Ever" that involves the Yankees. I think their division magic # is 4; their playoff magic # is 3 (or maybe it's 5 and 4). So, while not likely, it is not totally impossible. The biggest hurdle to the collapse is that they are playing their perennial lapdogs Toronto and Minnesota.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: I'll betcha a Blue Smoke fried bologna sandwich and some fries to go with that that the Mets don't get Upton. I don't need Martino to tell me that ain't happening. You're on. The upshot is, if you win, you have to come to CitiField in 2013 to claim your prize. And, you have to meet in the Rotunda.

Gary lost me with his complete love affair with Orlando Cabrera a couple years ago, gushing on and on about what a "winner" he was. And to not veer too far off course with this thread, go R.A.!

So I guess Manny Acta wouldn't have been the answer here either.

Some fun little facts in this piece from David Schoenfeld on ESPN (Metly connections bolded by me). The most important weekend in Washington Nationals history might have been the final three days of the 2008 season. The Nationals began the weekend 59-99; the Seattle Mariners began the weekend 58-101. Both teams were horrible. The Nationals had lost 12 of 14; the Mariners had lost 14 of 15. The prize for the ultimate futility: Stephen Strasburg, already the clear No. 1 pick in the 2009 draft. The Mariners had it in the bag. Except the Nationals lost three in a row to the Phillies. Their batting order the final day was a beautiful list: Emilio Bonifacio, Anderson Hernandez, Kory Casto, Ryan Langerhans, Alberto Gonzalez, Roger Bernadina, Luke Montz and Pete Orr, with Odalis Perez on the bump. The Nationals lost 8-3. And then the Mariners did the impossible: They won three in a row against the A's. On the final day, Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and scored two runs. Yuniesky Betancourt had a big two-run triple. The starting pitcher and winner: R.A. Dickey. The following June, the Nationals drafted Strasburg first overall. The Mariners drafted Dustin Ackley. * * * * Or maybe the most important day came in the draft in June of 2005, the first for the Nationals since moving from Montreal. With the third pick in that draft, the Mariners selected Jeff Clement. With the next pick the Nationals selected Ryan Zimmerman. That draft also yielded John Lannan and Craig Stammen. In 2007, they drafted Ross Detwiler and Jordan Zimmermann. In 2008, they drafted Danny Espinosa. In 2009, Strasburg and Drew Storen. In 2010, they once again had the No. 1 overall. It didn't take long for Bryce Harper to arrive. Maybe the most important day came on June 28, 2009, when then-interim general manager Mike Rizzo traded Langerhans to the Mariners for Mike Morse, a middle-of-the-order bat for nothing. Maybe the Nationals should give the Mariners part of their playoff share. I bolded the part about the three in a row to the Phillies. The Nats gave no help to the Mets for either the present or future, as the Mets entered that weekend 1 game behind the Phillies for first place. We all know what happened.

Thats not a Yankee hat, is it? That could explain things.

16-1 sounds like Marbury's shot to assist ratio.

OMFG.

I guess it is possible that somebody else wrote the headline.

If you are a prospective manager, wouldn't Anaheim be a great landing spot? Lots of pieces, lots of talent, and management that started to show last offseason that they will spend money. Maybe they'll take TC back if we offer him.

As if this team needs someone to close.

TransMonk wrote: He will be on NPR's Talk of the Nation later this hour. Oh, boy. Where's JCL?

I almost hate to imply this, but don't overlook all that scrappy white-ness Trout has.

And of course, with 2 out and nobody on, Oliver gives up a ground rule double to ichiro and a run-scoring hit to Swisher. 4-2 Yanks, top 9.

In the first game of a day-nighter at MFY Toilet 3, Toronto trailed 3-0 entering the 8th. Despite managing 2 doubles, 2 singles, and a walk in the frame, the Jays only get 2 runs across. Now 3-2 Yanks bottom 8, with old friend Darren Oliver in the game.

Edgy DC wrote: Ten bucks says, if Terry goes, prematurely gray White Sox coach and David Wright surrogate father Joe McEwing gets an interview. Joe McEwing, not flashing his '86 bling.