Series Thread: ALDS: Houston Astros vs Cleveland Indians

[bksballer89]

Who ya got?

 

[Chewbaccer]

Astros.

That game one Verlander-Kluber matchup will be fun though.

 

[bksballer89]

Stros in 4

 

[HurricaneDij39]

Bump...This should be the best series. I'll go Cleveland in five given that they have a score to settle after falling short the last two years.

 

[nynasty]

I think Cleveland's in for a world of hurt.

 

[DJ]

Astros.

 

[DJ]

Astros.

That game one Verlander-Kluber matchup will be fun though.

Verlander is still a beast.

 

[navamind]

Astros in 5. Two of the best rotations in baseball, this is gonna be a fun one.

Pretty incredible to think that the Indians got Mike Clevinger for 21 innings of Vinnie Pestano.

 

[Iffster]

Team with pitcher with greatest HEART and Cy Young winner - Justin Verlander - wins it in three. In ink



Anyone know what regular here played the role of "dougplayer"?

 

[nynasty]

Verlander is still a beast.

He's not just a beast, he's better than he's ever been. And that's saying something.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I don't know what to say, really. Four hours to the biggest battle of our professional lives. All comes down to today, and either, we heal as a team, or we're gonna crumble. Pitch by pitch, play by play. Until we're finished.

We're in hell right now, gentlemen. Believe me. And, we can stay here, get the shit kicked out of us, or we can fight our way back into the light. We can climb outta hell... one inch at a time.

Now I can't do it for ya, I'm too old. I look around, I see these young faces and I think, I mean, I've made every wrong choice a middle-aged man can make. I, uh, I've pissed away all my money, believe it or not. I chased off anyone who's ever loved me. And lately, I can't even stand the face I see in the mirror.

You know, when you get old, in life, things get taken from you. I mean, that's... that's... that's a part of life. But, you only learn that when you start losin' stuff. You find out life's this game of inches, so is baseball. Because in either game - life or baseball - the margin for error is so small. I mean, one half a step too late or too early and you don't quite make it. One half second too slow, too fast and you don't quite hit it.

The inches we need are everywhere around us. They're in every break of the game, every minute, every second. On this team we fight for that inch. On this team we tear ourselves and everyone else around us to pieces for that inch. We claw with our fingernails for that inch. Because we know when add up all those inches, that's gonna make the fucking difference between winning and losing!

Between living and dying!

I'll tell you this, in any fight it's the guy whose willing to die whose gonna win that inch. And I know, if I'm gonna have any life anymore it's because I'm still willing to fight and die for that inch, because that's what living is, the six inches in front of your face.

Now I can't make you do it. You've got to look at the guy next to you, look into his eyes. Now I think you're going to see a guy who will go that inch with you. Your gonna see a guy who will sacrifice himself for this team, because he knows when it comes down to it your gonna do the same for him. That's a team, gentlemen, and either, we heal, now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.

That's baseball guys, that's all it is.

Now, what are you gonna do?

- Terry "Ricky Roma" "Tito" Francona

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Astros.

I saved $100 for your gay little bet. Challenge me if you want, or I'm going to put it on CLE.

 

[kburjr]

No sweep. I want to see Verlander-Kluber in an elimination game.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Great. I've got that "excited/scared" feeling. Like 98% excited, 2% scared. Or maybe it's more - it could be two - it could be 98% scared, 2% excited, but that's what makes it so intense. It's so - confused. I can't really figure it out.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Verlander career vs CLE - 4.71 ERA
JV career vs everyone else - 3.21 ERA

In his last 17 starts against the Indians, he's 3-10 with a 5.45 ERA.

Here's to hoping that trend continues today!

Spoiler

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Battle flag, bitches!

 

[Pokes-WalkingBoss]

Stros in 4

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]