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A's win in a walk off, great game.

"I'm hanging up, there's not player named Alburquerque, ya think I'm stoopid?"

I'm blaming Batnags.

Mets � Willets Point wrote: Always nice to see a rookie who can match zeroes with Justin Verlander. and a whole lot of fun to watch.

Am having terrible visions of Fred and Saul and the hershey highway.....

I like this crew , the pby guy is better than EJ, I have always liked Buck Martinez and Eck in the booth is better than when he was in the studio with David Wells. This pbp guy with Buck Martinez and Darling would be excellent . Darling as is his want defers too much to the other great player in the booth weather it be Mex or Ripken.

Braves tie this series up with a 4-3 win, Kimbrell came in for the four out save and walked a few in the 9th, very close call at 2nd as Gordon tries to steal and a great throw from Laird gets the call from the ump. Ron and Cal thought it was a bad call. Good game.

Mets � Willets Point wrote: Are you trying to frighten metirish? John DeMerit never played for the Red Sox. There is no escaping DeMerit .......

Alderson ST. LOUIS -- Mets ace Matt Harvey will undergo surgery this month to repair a partially torn ligament in his right elbow, a decision that will knock him out for the 2014 season. Dr. James Andrews will perform the surgery, which the team announced on Friday afternoon. Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said during a conference call Friday that Harvey had time to think about his decision and that Harvey became less emotional about making the call. Alderson said he intentionally stayed away from Harvey so he could decide himself on surgery. "I was uncomfortable possibly trying to persuade him one way or another," he said. Initially, Harvey, 24, planned to attempt a rehab program over the next seven weeks with the hopes of strengthening his elbow enough to pitch in 2014. However, rehab also carried some risk. Had Harvey completely torn his ulnar collateral ligament after rehab, he would have been forced to undergo surgery, sidelining him even longer. "I felt this would be the right decision so in that sense I'm happy that Matt has reached that same conclusion," Alderson said. Though expected, the news is a major blow for the Mets, who will lose their rising star just as the team hoped to finally return to postseason contention. "This doesn't really change our planning at all but it does provide some clarity of course that we didn't have," Alderson said. Alderson said he was optimistic about Harvey's candidacy for successful surgery because of his age, strength, stability and mechanics. Alderson said that it's possible that the Mets call up prospects Noah Syndergaard, Jacob deGrom or Rafael Montero to take Harvey's place, but that such a scenario was not preferred. In his first full season, Harvey went 9-5 with a 2.27 ERA while earning the start in the All-Star Game at Citi Field. Alderson confirmed that Harvey had yet to begin throwing during his rehab program. Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright faced a similar fate. The pitcher partially tore a ligament in his elbow twice. Both times he rehabbed and pitched through the injury -- a partial tear -- just as Harvey hoped to do. But the ligament eventually tore completely, forcing him to undergo surgery. Wainwright missed all of 2011 but has since regained his form. He went 19-9 with a 2.94 ERA this season while logging 241 2/3 innings. He cited what he believed to be a 90 percent success rate with elbow surgeries. "You have to come out of that with a positive mindset," said Wainwright, who dominated the Pirates in Game 1 of the NLDS on Thursday. "If you're worried about 10 percent, then you don't have right outlook going into that rehab." However, Wainwright said he understood Harvey's reason for exploring rehab. "You don't just do surgery if you don't need it," Wainwright said. "If he's just decided [to undergo surgery], hopefully he needs it because there is that 10 percent."

Most excellent KTE. Does Magic ever stop smiling?, it must be tiring.

Great KTE....ordinarily I would root for Boston but I think this year I want the A's to win the whole thing.

That's great stuff , his interpreter was texting I think ...funny

That was a quick decision? , he rested, tried rehab and it didn't work I guess?

Juan Berenguer moved on to reality TV Juan Berenguer in Shahs of Sunset

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Was trying to listen to that Pittsburgh game on radio but Rick Sutcliffe prevented me from doing so. He's got to be the very worst. The worst, he whispers so low at times you can't hear him, which in itself is not a bad thing .....Ripken on the telly is useless.

Um, yeah he's fucking weird looking.....

Ernie Johnson has a basketball voice eh? John DeMirit's card will haunt me in my dreams.

Ripken getting a bit testy with our Ron with Kershaw at the plate they are talking up his good hitting, Kershaw gets called out and didn't like the third strike call " and when your a good hitting pitcher you can complain about that called strike" Ron " you don't complain about that because you want that call when you;re out there" Cal " I just said he didn't look happy" STFU Cal

STFU Ripken ..............

The fact that the Mets never beat then in Atlanta hurt, it probably wasnt even much of a rivalry but it was fun.How I hated seeing Brian fucking Jordan coming to bat.

It might but I likely won't reminisce about it like those years. Braves� Kimbrel Is King of Remaining Closers Throughout his career, Mariano Rivera had the distinction of being considered the game�s best relief pitcher, even though in almost any given season you could point to a pitcher who had outperformed him in terms of statistics. From Trevor Hoffman to Eric Gagne to Koji Uehara, there has almost always been a player who had a better earned run average, or more saves, or a lower WHIP. But Rivera, based on his particularly incredible postseason record and the air of confidence he gave the Yankees, has been the king of closers since he assumed the role in 1997. Now that Rivera has retired, the crown is likely to pass to Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta�s wunderkind, who will begin his reign Thursday, when the Atlanta Braves face the Los Angeles Dodgers in a National League division series. But while Kimbrel has been fantastic, and could get even better, comparing anyone to Rivera seems unfair. In terms of raw statistics, Kimbrel is a monster. Over the last three seasons, he has a 1.48 earned run average in 206.2 innings. He has struck out 14.9 batters per nine innings and has a WHIP of 0.871, better than Rivera�s career mark, by far. Even with a drop in some of his statistics this season, his average of 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings was better than Rivera could ever record. His ability to pile up strikeouts and keep runners off base is remarkable. Of course, any Rivera fan will tell you that regular-season statistics are nice, but it is in the postseason when legends are born. In that regard, Kimbrel has yet to measure up, though he has never allowed a run-scoring hit in a playoff game. Having pitched in five postseason games entering this season, Kimbrel�s numbers are similar to his regular-season statistics, with eight strikeouts in five and a third innings and one hit allowed. Unfortunately, the hit was a part of an inning he would like to forget. In Game 3 of the 2010 division series against the San Francisco Giants. Kimbrel, a rookie, came on with a 2-1 lead in the ninth inning. He retired Cody Ross on a pop-up, walked Travis Ishikawa, then struck out Andres Torres. One out from securing the victory, he allowed a single to Freddy Sanchez that sent Ishikawa to second. A quick hook by Bobby Cox led to Kimbrel watching as Mike Dunn and Peter Moylan combined to let both runners score. While only one of the runs was earned � a Brooks Conrad error led to the game-winning run � Kimbrel was saddled with the loss. For comparison, Rivera�s only postseason loss came in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series, which was the 52nd of his 96 career postseason appearances. To ding a player for a game that was largely out of his hands may not seem fair, but you have to operate on a pretty high level to compare to Rivera. It may have been surprising for a great reliever like Dennis Eckersley to surrender a game-winning home run to Kirk Gibson in the 1988 World Series, but for Rivera to falter was simply out of the realm of possibilities until the one time it happened. Kimbrel is 25 and seems destined for an amazing career. He has the talent to be the game�s best reliever for many years to come. And that is what he will have to be to match Rivera in any real way. http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/03/braves-kimbrel-is-king-of-remaining-closers/?ref=sports

When I think of the Braves it is usually through the prism of the Mets circa 1999/2000/2001 era. In my Mets fanhood(mid to late 90's) no other team has come close to that rivalry for me, it was my first taste of raw baseball emotion and I loved it. It seemed every pitch counted.

HahnSolo wrote: I only got 5 out of 10 on that Braves postseason quiz. "Not good bro"

Things are getting uggla in Atlanta as Dan their highest paid player at $13 million is left off the post-season roster. Talk about putting your chin out there, braves call by Freddie. Here are the TV details Game 1 LA Dodgers @ Atlanta Thu, Oct 3 8:30 PM TBS Game 2 LA Dodgers @ Atlanta Fri, Oct 4 6:00 PM TBS Game 3 Atlanta @ LA Dodgers Sun, Oct 6 TBD TBS Game 4* Atlanta @ LA Dodgers Mon, Oct 7 TBD TBS/MLBN Game 5* LA Dodgers @ Atlanta Wed, Oct 9 TBD TBS Catchers Brian McCann, Gerald Lairdand Evan Gattis Infielders Freddie Freeman, Elliot Johnson, Andrelton Simmons, Chris Johnson and Paul Janish. Outfielders Jason Heyward, B.J. Upton, Justin Upton, Reed Johnson, Jordan Schafer and Jose Constanza. Rotation Kris Medlen, Mike Minor and Julio Teheran. The team is leaning towards starting Garcia in Game 4, if necessary. Left-handers Paul Maholm (10-11, 4.41) and Scott Downs (2.49 ERA) join Uggla as notable omissions. Maholm and the injured Tim Hudson are the team's two highest paid starting pitchers. Bullpen Luis Avilan (L), Luis Ayala, David Carpenter, Freddy Garcia, David Hale, Craig Kimbrel, Jordan Walden and Alex Wood (L). Braves Postseason trivia http://www.ajc.com/sports/baseball/how-well-do-you-know-the-atlanta-braves/ This could be the pick of the NL series Please feel free to add info.

Can I request that you please pollute my KTE with cards?, some people might still be on dial up and that will sure make them happy.