Posted on 10/08/2011 1:35:57 PM PDT by cripplecreek
Tigers and Rangers Cardinals and Brewers
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Tigers definitely have the advantage for the next two games. They have a great record at home this season.
Must share my comment over the bar the other night at the American Legion.
"He Barry (Philly Jerk), I fell asleep last night, what did the Phillies do?"
I got three free beers for asking that.
But I will say, I think whether it’s Texas or Detroit winning the series, we need to be rooting for the Brewers, I think the Cardinals are going to be tough in the WS if they get there.
Two games today though, AL at 4ET , NL at 8 ET. I work nights during the week (had Mon off as a holiday). Was able to catch last night’s game at work as a local sports talk FM station was broadcasting it, but they only do sporadic games. For some of the others I may have to rely on distant stations from NY etc.
As ESPN Radio and perhaps Fox TV mentioned, Red Sox GM Theo Epstein appears headed to Cubs for 5 years and big money. Ironically enough yesterday afternoon I saw Moneyball—great movie—and it showed how Billy Beane clashed with his manager Art Howe, etc., but he had a unique method of putting a team together and they had
an amazing win streak etc. At the end of the movie it
shows Beane heading to Fenway Park to interview with
Red Sox owner at end of 2002 season.
Sox offered him $12.5 million contract. He declined to sign with the big money team and stayed with Oakland. Graphic at end said that 2 yrs later Sox won first World Series
since 1918 (Theo Epstein GM) using same kind of approach Beane did.
A response to a NY Daily News article about Epstein had a Red Sox fan saying that Epstein did use that kind of
approach to help them win 2 World Series, but more recently the team started to approach big money free agents (Crawford, Lackey) who flopped. Big Boston Globe article about the huge Sept. collapse. Major league FAIL all
around.
It isn’t official yet but Epstein could indeed be headed
to the 1908 World Champions.
Leaving behind a $161 million mess in Boston...
Inside the Red Sox collapse
http://www.boston.com/sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2011/10/12/red_sox_unity_dedication_dissolved_during_epic_late_season_collapse/?camp=misc%3Aon%3Ashare%3Aarticle
Looks like Martinez is ready to go today and Young will also be back in the Tiger line up.
Don’t know whether Beltre will be in the Rangers line up today.
6:30ish start time in Detroit.
Porcello looking strong right away with a 1 2 3 inning.
2-0 Detroit after 3.
The broadcast team seems to think that whoever wins this game will be going to the world series.
Cards and Brewers on the field for game 3.
Tie game 2-2
3-2 Rangers .....for now.
Still nothing nothing in St Louis.
2-0 Cards in the bottom of the 1st.
4-0 Cards still the bottom of the 1st.
Did I just see on fox the X factor will not be on tonight? Does that include the left coast?
I don’t know about the left coast but X factor won’t be on because this game started 2 hours late.
I think they said it would be on tomorrow.
Thanks, I went to X factors facebook page. MrColdOne will not be pleased!
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