MLB Playoffs

[DCHeather]

Yeay Tigers!!! Congrats DaveNearDC. Sorry Mike.

[SoCalJoe]

Props to the Tigers for getting 'er done. A-Fraud aka A-Roid strikes out w/the bases loaded and one out in the 7th and again to end the game. Mr. June might want to A-Void all NYC media (don't even think about turning on sportstalk radio) for awhile.

[HatterDon]

It's nice to finish the postseason without either of The Entitled involved. If there's anyone more smug than a Yankee fan it's a Red Sox fan.

The only bad thing about the World Series will be Fox's coverage of it. With a host of announcers to choose among, they pick the worst two in the country. I'll probably break out the radio again -- 2 second delay and all.

[SoCalJoe]

It's nice to finish the postseason without either of The Entitled involved. If there's anyone more smug than a Yankee fan it's a Red Sox fan.

The only bad thing about the World Series will be Fox's coverage of it. With a host of announcers to choose among, they pick the worst two in the country. I'll probably break out the radio again -- 2 second delay and all.

Couldn't agree more, McCarver drives me insane and Buck is smug.

Brewers are Jekyll and Hyde at home and then on the road. They have homefield against Cards and lead 1-0, but teams let are that bad on the road usually don't go all the way.

Tigers suffer a huge loss with Magglio Ordonez getting hurt. Can they rally around that or are the Rangers being the best team left too much? I'll go with the latter.

[HatterDon]

It looks as if the Rangers and the Cardinals have Big Mo at the moment.

[jimsig]

It's nice to finish the postseason without either of The Entitled involved. If there's anyone more smug than a Yankee fan it's a Red Sox fan.

The only bad thing about the World Series will be Fox's coverage of it. With a host of announcers to choose among, they pick the worst two in the country. I'll probably break out the radio again -- 2 second delay and all.

I may have posted this on the old website:

Late Oct/Early Nov of 07 I was in London for a week, that's when I caught my only match at the Cottage, a 3-2 Fulham victory over Reading where Dempsey scored the winning goal. Anyway---
As one of those smug Red Sox fans (as Don put it ) I was afraid I might miss from game 3 on. Luckily I found it on TV and it was the internatiol feed which ESPN had the rights to. I was a little concerned when I turned on ganme 3, Jon Miller came on the screen I was afraid it would mean he was teamed up with Joe Morgan, thankfully he was not. Game 4 had Dave O'Brien, who also happens to be one half of the Red Sox radio team when he's not calling games for ESPN, and Rick Sutcliff. Needless to say it was a pleasure watching those games not having to listen to Buck and McCarver

[DCHeather]

Is there any Red Sox fan out there that likes the McCarver/Buck dynamic duo? I don't no how many time I wanted to drive to St. Louis during the '04 Series and strangle the pair...especially Buck. How many times did he have to mention "the curse of the Bambino?" Well, it was way too many times for this smug Sox fan!

[SoCalJoe]

Brewers ran their mouths before this series and after the last regular season game. Nyjer Morgan and his alter-ego, interview stealing 'Tony Plush' referred to Albert Pujols as Alberta. Tony, don't you know you don't tug on Superman's cape?? Pujols looks like he is on a mission. Series is tied going back to St. Louis, and Cards have that look.

Texas wins it on a walk-off Grand Slam, and it's bad news if Nelson Cruz gets it going (he can carry a team). Detroit will need to shrug it off quickly since the rainout means there is no off day. The Tiger fans will need to lift the team or this will be a short series.

[bosniaba]

What does it mean above 500 or below they use this in NFL and MLB on tv it is .500 so why not say .5 is that 50% why not say 50% than i don't get what it means I think it means half but i don't know so I don't know where else to ask so i will ask on here

[DCHeather]

What can I say...we Americans love to make something simple seem more complicated than it is. But, yes, when team is at the .500 mark that means they have won half their games...or lost half their games--depending on whether you're a glass half full or half empty kind of person.

[HatterDon]

Somehow saying someone is a three-tenths hitter just doesn't have the same ring as a .300 hitter.

[jumpkutz]

It's nice to finish the postseason without either of The Entitled involved. If there's anyone more smug than a Yankee fan it's a Red Sox fan.

The only bad thing about the World Series will be Fox's coverage of it. With a host of announcers to choose among, they pick the worst two in the country. I'll probably break out the radio again -- 2 second delay and all.

Agree with the former, not so much the latter.

Us Cardinal fans have also been accused of being smug, but I respectfully disagree. Too much Midwestern humility to allow too much bragadoccio.

Since Buck and McCarver have strong Cardinal ties, it's hard for me to be subjective about them. Joe's pretty good, I like his ability to relate more current popular culture items to incidents in the game.

Tim's another matter. My conundrum is the amount of time that has elapsed since he played. I'm not sure he "gets" the new culture of tactics and player mentality anymore. Still better than many of the alternatives available to Fox.

Which begs the question....who's you're favorite TELEVISION baseball play-by-play announcer and color analyst these days?
Not sure if I even have any, since ESPN canned Jon Miller. Wasn't that crazy about Joe Morgan, but they worked well together for a long run.

[HatterDon]

My favorite "color" guy is Jim Deshaies. He works the Astros broadcasts and has been known to do the occasional Fox slot. He's funny and insightful, and he doesn't think his viewers are idiots.

About his humor, my favorite comment was about 4 seasons back when the Astros were playing the D-Backs. Craig Counsell took a called strike that even Stevie Wonder could see was outside and began yakking hard at the home plae umpire. Deshais said, "Counsell is requesting a side-bar." Love it; love it.

The most coherent and knowledgable voice in baseball is STILL Vin Scully. I can't believe that the Dodgers hierarchy sent emails to season-ticket holders asking whether they though he was past it. I'm betting there are 2500 times as many Dodger fans who support Scully than anybody in LA's front office.

[nevzter]

The most coherent and knowledgable voice in baseball is STILL Vin Scully. I can't believe that the Dodgers hierarchy sent emails to season-ticket holders asking whether they though he was past it. I'm betting there are 2500 times as many Dodger fans who support Scully than anybody in LA's front office.

When I lived in L.A., even though I'm a Giants fan, I enjoyed listening to Scully's broadcasts - you knew you were hearing a legend...and I always developed a craving for a Farmer John hotdog...

[DCHeather]

Sorry Dave, but it looks like it might be the Rangers taking the Series after winning in extra. That hurts the most, not sure if they be able to comeback...but I hope they do. I am definitely rooting for the Tigers over Texas!