AL East 2016 thread

[bksballer89]

Kimbrel will be a joy to watch in the playoffs.

 

[NWPATSFAN]

Technically not meaningless. I was assuming we would lose. with this win the Yanks are alive for another day

Congrats on the win. I still can't believe it.

 

[NWPATSFAN]

Kimbrel will be a joy to watch in the playoffs.

I can hardly wait. This entire pitching staff is painful to watch. Clay finally has a game and the closer and Kelly can't get 3 outs.

 

[bksballer89]

I can hardly wait. This entire pitching staff is painful to watch. Clay finally has a game and the closer and Kelly can't get 3 outs.

To be fair to Kelly he was put in a bad spot. Kimbrel is at fault.

 

[navamind]

I can hardly wait. This entire pitching staff is painful to watch. Clay finally has a game and the closer and Kelly can't get 3 outs.

they're 8th in MLB in ERA... it's not the '98 Braves, but it isn't exactly the 1996 Tigers either. Overall, the Sox have had one of the better staffs in MLB.

 

[navamind]

To be fair to Kelly he was put in a bad spot. Kimbrel is at fault.

this.

 

[NWPATSFAN]

To be fair to Kelly he was put in a bad spot. Kimbrel is at fault.

Yep but Kelly gave up a bomb that no one else was able to hit one out tonight? Granted it was on a line. I wonder if the wind lessened right about that time?

 

[NWPATSFAN]

they're 8th in MLB in ERA... it's not the '98 Braves, but it isn't exactly the 1996 Tigers either.

Pitching wins championships. In the playoffs and WS you're facing the best hitting teams. Sorry I don't feel comfortable at all.

 

[NWPATSFAN]

I hope I'm wrong

 

[navamind]

Pitching wins championships. In the playoffs and WS you're facing the best hitting teams. Sorry I don't feel comfortable at all.

the 2013 Red Sox won with a pitching staff that was 14th in MLB in ERA.

"Pitching wins championships"... yea, just ask the 90s Braves, 00-06 A's, 2011 Phillies.

 

[navamind]

The 2006 Cardinals had a rotation of Chris Carpenter, Jason Marquis, Jeff Suppan, Mark Mulder (not good Mulder either), Anthony Reyes and Jeff Weaver. Their bullpen consisted of the likes of Braden Looper, a declining Jason Isringhausen, and Randy Flores.

 

[NWPATSFAN]

The 2006 Cardinals had a rotation of Chris Carpenter, Jason Marquis, Jeff Suppan, Mark Mulder (not good Mulder either), Anthony Reyes and Jeff Weaver. Their bullpen consisted of the likes of Braden Looper, a declining Jason Isringhausen, and Randy Flores.

That group consistently pitched better than what Boston has.

Numbers still favor pitching winning championships.

 

[navamind]

Lol.

 

[navamind]

The 2006 Cardinals had a rotation of Chris Carpenter, Jason Marquis, Jeff Suppan, Mark Mulder (not good Mulder either), Anthony Reyes and Jeff Weaver. Their bullpen consisted of the likes of Braden Looper, a declining Jason Isringhausen, and Randy Flores.

2006 Cards: 4.54 ERA (9th), 98 ERA+, 6.1 WAR in NL
2016 Red Sox: 4.00 ERA (3rd), 115 ERA+, 15.2 WAR in AL

"better"

 

[navamind]

This might go down as my favorite Sox team. Just a very fun year with:

the Killer B's
Ortiz
Porcello
Steven Wright (first half at least)
Hanley
Pedroia
The many comebacks (Astros, Jays, Yanks, Rangers)
Betts' 3-HR games
11-game win streak

Sucks Ortiz will be retiring, but I'm very excited to see what the next few years bring. Glad they'll at least be giving him another shot at a ring.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Liriano =

Osuna =

Jays just can't get everything ticking clockwise at once. Defence and bats get going again and the bullpen falls apart. Awesome.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

2006 Cards: 4.54 ERA (9th), 98 ERA+, 6.1 WAR in NL
2016 Red Sox: 4.00 ERA (3rd), 115 ERA+, 15.2 WAR in AL

"better"

Yep. He's making a weird argument - 2006 Cards are the shining example of the playoffs being a crapshoot. Tigers had the best arms in baseball and were in the top third in offence. Cards were bottom half in both aspects and yet the WS wasn't even close.

 

[StanMarsh51]

He's been thrown at 3 times in the past week. Even if it was unintentional, the Jays needed to respond. The Jays have also been thrown at more than all but 3 teams in baseball this season so it runs a little thin after a while.

I personally would've preferred they didn't as their minds should've been focused solely on sweeping the garbage Yanks but it happened and it's done.

That's dandy, but Severino's pitch to him certainly could've been avoided. Certainly doesn't look like he's clearly throwing at him.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

That's dandy, but Severino's pitch to him certainly could've been avoided. Certainly doesn't look like he's clearly throwing at him.

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Where did I say it was intentional by Severino? I just said they felt they needed to retaliate.

I'm not a homeristic dipshit, and moreso I don't really care for the personalities of certain guys on my favorite team. But in this case I can at least kinda understand where they're coming from by throwing back and causing a stink.

 

[bksballer89]

Where did I say it was intentional by Severino? I just said they felt they needed to retaliate.

I'm not a homeristic dipshit, and moreso I don't really care for the personalities of certain guys on my favorite team. But in this case I can at least kinda understand where they're coming from by throwing back and causing a stink.

BTW looking like we're one Bluejays win away on Tuesday in the WC game from a Rangers/Blue Jays ALDS matchup.