Playoff Discussion thread

[True Rangers Fan]

It is a new year starting tomorrow. Off season needs to be a good one.

Time to see how much of a magician JD is.

 

[Duane1952]

How many millions do you think he cost himself tonight?

I'd say 5-7 million. He wasn't good in game 3 either.

 

[Kelleyman]

How many millions do you think he cost himself tonight?

Unfortunately I think he cost himself a lot of money. Teams look to buy FA who are known to big gems pitchers and Yu has not proven that yet IMO. Now I might not put him in the same category as Ceej, but thinking now he should not be an overpay despite the enormous talent. We chose not offer CJ A contract due to his poor playoff showings.

If he comes here maybe Colby can be a positive influence.

 

[Nightcrawler]

I think it’s a joke that Gurriel has played this entire series.

He should’ve at least missed the next game of the World Series after the incident.

Giving him a 5 game suspension to start next season is not a punishment at all. They might as well have given him a $5,000 fine or ignored it. What a joke.

 

[DT LUNA]

Hard to believe but Houston is your MLB Champions.

 

[Nightcrawler]

Well

It has happened.

It’s a nice story for a city that was completely hammered by hurricane Harvey this year.

Congrats to the Astros and the city of Houston.


( I still hope Reid Ryan chokes on his victory champagne)

 

[donaldson79]

Hard to believe but Houston is your MLB Champions.

This is going to keep me up at night.....take tonight for example!

 

[donaldson79]

This is strictly in hindsight but the Dodgers would have been a lot better off starting Wood or Kershaw.

Darvish spit-the-bit big time, and again! He's a good pitcher, but it seems he's exposed himself for what he is....fragile.

 

[Nightcrawler]

This is strictly in hindsight but the Dodgers would have been a lot better off starting Wood or Kershaw.

Darvish spit-the-bit big time, and again! He's a good pitcher, but it seems he's exposed himself for what he is....fragile.

Wouldn’t you agree that tonight helps our chances of bringing him back?

If the dodgers are out, I’d guess it would be between us, Yankees, and Seattle

Edit: I still think a return is a longshot. We never got runs for the guy even when he pitched well.

 

[donaldson79]

Loser: Yu Darvish

Darvish was acquired from the Texas Rangers to pitch in these spots. He was someone who could complement Clayton Kershaw in the rotation. The Dodgers, who clinched the NL pennant early enough, could have set their rotation however they wanted. So, giving Darvish the Game 3 (and in turn Game 7) start was not done out of necessity. It was a choice.

It was a choice that backfired in a big way.

This is from Sportsnaut.

 

[donaldson79]

Wouldn’t you agree that tonight helps our chances of bringing him back?

If the dodgers are out, I’d guess it would be between us, Yankees, and Seattle

It may help our chances, but I've got serious concerns - even bigger than I had before we traded him - about his makeup and what this experience may have done to his fragile, mental approach. His reluctance to throw the fastball was and is a real problem for me to accept.

If I'm the Dodgers, I'd help his ass pack.

 

[Nightcrawler]

It may help our chances, but I've got serious concerns - even bigger than I had before we traded him - about his makeup and what this experience may have done to his fragile, mental approach. His reluctance to throw the fastball was and is a real problem for me to accept.

If I'm the Dodgers, I'd help his ass pack.

They should’ve thrown caution to the wind and started Kershaw with their deep bullpen ready to back him up

 

[Nightcrawler]

It may help our chances, but I've got serious concerns - even bigger than I had before we traded him - about his makeup and what this experience may have done to his fragile, mental approach. His reluctance to throw the fastball was and is a real problem for me to accept.

If I'm the Dodgers, I'd help his ass pack.

I wish someone could remove Fielder and Darvish

I hate seeing them when I click on this site / message board

 

[jta4437]

I wish someone could remove Fielder and Darvish

I hate seeing them when I click on this site / message board

Didn't even know they were still on the banner, talk about looking for something to complain about

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Man... Don is dropping some hard truths this morning!

 

[True Rangers Fan]

This is strictly in hindsight but the Dodgers would have been a lot better off starting Wood or Kershaw.

Darvish spit-the-bit big time, and again! He's a good pitcher, but it seems he's exposed himself for what he is....fragile.

I'll say this: 5 total runs is not a disaster. Yeah, Yu put them in a hole, but those were some of the worst at-bats by the Dodgers I've seen this side of the 2017 Rangers. Scoring 1 run will not win you a game.

 

[donaldson79]

Darvish "supposedly said" he lost his passion for the game while pitching for the Rangers. Heard this on 105.3 this morning.

If he said this, then fuck him. Let's all move on.

But we might want to move on with a new pitching coach.

 

[donaldson79]

I'll say this: 5 total runs is not a disaster. Yeah, Yu put them in a hole, but those were some of the worst at-bats by the Dodgers I've seen this side of the 2017 Rangers. Scoring 1 run will not win you a game.

But what is a disaster is him going a total of 3.1 innings in 2 starts, and giving up 8 earned for a ERA of 21.60.

He did pitch well all the way up to the WS though. Gotta give him that. But his WS numbers are maybe the worst I ever remember.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

But what is a disaster is him going a total of 3.1 innings in 2 starts, and giving up 8 earned for a ERA of 21.60.

He did pitch well all the way up to the WS though. Gotta give him that. But his WS numbers are maybe the worst I ever remember.

This is true.

 

[True Rangers Fan]

Dodgers wasted plenty of opportunities in the World Series