Major League Baseball 2015

Desert Man · August 11, 2015, 08:43:39 AM

Less than 2 months from now, the MLB 2015 postseason begins and I'm a baseball fan wondering anyone can predict who is going or where they are headed.

Currently (Aug. 11), American league standings leaders are the KC Royals (Central), NY Yanks (East) and Houston Astros (West); while the National has the St Louis Cardinals (Central) with the best record in MLB, NY Mets (East) and LA Dodgers (West). AL wild card potentials are the Angels (my home team), Blue Jays and Rays try to continue winning games; and in the NL wild card, the Pirates or Cubs unless the San Francisco Giants (current world series champs) can clinch another chance in the end.

kurumi · August 11, 2015, 11:05:11 AM

To managers of other teams, I would say don't worry about the Giants -- this is not their year. It's a rare situation where it is OK to look ahead to the next series, to rest your best guys, etc.

Henry · August 11, 2015, 12:08:53 PM

It would be interesting to see that million-to-one shot pay off in October!

triplemultiplex · August 12, 2015, 03:31:32 PM

I want to see the Royals go all the way. They are my proxy team because they are stuffed with ex-Brewers we traded to make our run in 2011. It was foolish of Milwaukee to fire Ned Yost down the stretch in '08 too. He should've been there when we broke that playoff drought, because he helped bring us there. I want to see him succeed.

The National League; just somebody please beat St. Louis for me and I'll be happy.

Stephane Dumas · August 12, 2015, 08:49:56 PM

Could 2015 be the year of the Cubs? There a museum who'll give away a DeLorean if the Cubs win the World Series.
http://www.usatoday.com/videos/sports/mlb/cubs/2015/03/03/24315661/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADXs2C4Vmho

empirestate · August 12, 2015, 09:03:29 PM

Heck, right now in NL Central, even the third-place Cubs and second-place Bucs, both erstwhile underdogs, have a better record than any other division leader save Kansas City.

And have we noticed, Buc=Cub spelled backwards? Because that's significant, right? Gotta be significant.

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corco · August 12, 2015, 09:41:15 PM

BEARS

JAPANESE BEARS

Desert Man · August 13, 2015, 09:39:18 AM

Quote from: corco on August 12, 2015, 09:41:15 PM
BEARS

JAPANESE BEARS

Speaking of Japanese professional baseball, the Buffaloes team have a companion mascot, Buffalo Bell who can be seen with Buffalo Bob in home games. She should go on a North American tour in our majors and minors, then Buffalo Bob won't have someone to cheer on the team with.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwEFrgzjkwk

jp the roadgeek · September 15, 2015, 01:21:09 PM

Since my Red Sox are out of it, I'll be rooting for ABY: Anyone but the Yankees. I'd love to see a "Something's Gotta Give" Astros vs. Cubs World Series

Henry · September 29, 2015, 12:59:50 PM

Quote from: jp the roadgeek on September 15, 2015, 01:21:09 PM
Since my Red Sox are out of it, I'll be rooting for ABY: Anyone but the Yankees. I'd love to see a "Something's Gotta Give" Astros vs. Cubs World Series

If that were to happen, it would be exactly ten years after the Astros faced that other Chicago team, and lost in a sweep. Too bad that neither the Marlins nor the Rays will be in it.

Thing 342 · October 06, 2015, 10:00:10 PM

So the postseason's started, eh? I'm hitching my fandom boat to the Astros this postseason as I think they might be this year's 2014 Royals.

My incredibly unlikely postseason predictions:
NLWC: Pirates over Cubs
ALWC: Astros over Yankees

NLDS: Cards over Pirates, 3-1.
NLDS: Dodgers over Mets, 3-2.

ALDS: Astros over Royals, 3-2.
ALDS: Jays over Rangers, 3-0.

NLCS: Cards over Dodgers, 4-2.
ALCS: Jays over Astros, 4-3.

WS: Jays over Cards, 4-3.

CNGL-Leudimin · October 07, 2015, 10:01:16 AM

No, Cubs has to win the World series this year

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DaBigE · October 07, 2015, 10:19:50 AM

Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on October 07, 2015, 10:01:16 AM
No, Cubs has to win the World series this year .

Go Pirates!

Henry · October 07, 2015, 12:17:40 PM

Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on October 07, 2015, 10:01:16 AM
No, Cubs has to win the World series this year .

Amen to that!

empirestate · October 07, 2015, 12:26:15 PM

Quote from: DaBigE on October 07, 2015, 10:19:50 AM
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on October 07, 2015, 10:01:16 AM
No, Cubs has to win the World series this year .

Go Pirates!

Let's put it this way: if the Cubs are gonna boot the Pirates after one game again, they damn well better go all the way!

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ET21 · October 07, 2015, 02:25:33 PM

Quote from: empirestate on October 07, 2015, 12:26:15 PM

Quote from: DaBigE on October 07, 2015, 10:19:50 AM
Quote from: CNGL-Leudimin on October 07, 2015, 10:01:16 AM
No, Cubs has to win the World series this year .

Go Pirates!

Let's put it this way: if the Cubs are gonna boot the Pirates after one game again, they damn well better go all the way!

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Even if they do, Cubs are not beating STL in a 5 game series

OCGuy81 · October 07, 2015, 03:58:33 PM

While I'm still a bit mad that my team (Angels) worked hard to lose when it counted the most, I'll pull for the Cubs.

Would be cool to see the curse broken.

Interesting story, that there's a Go Fund Me account to bring Bartman to tonight's game in Pittsburgh.

While I'm still a bit mad that my team (Angels) worked hard to lose when it counted the most, I'll pull for the Cubs.

Would be cool to see the curse broken.

Interesting story, that there's a Go Fund Me account to bring Bartman to tonight's game in Pittsburgh.

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/10/chicago-cubs-steve-bartman-wild-card-game-pittsburgh-mlb

triplemultiplex · October 08, 2015, 04:17:19 AM

Yanks and Pirates are out. Both put up goose eggs.
I'm stuck rooting for an LA team or a NY team in the National League since the other participants are hated foes who can get bent.
Lots of fresh blood in the AL; most of those teams only recently broke long playoff droughts. As a fan of parity, that makes me happy.
Come World Series time, it seems likely I'll be backing an AL team.

Henry · October 08, 2015, 01:33:08 PM

I'm so happy that my Cubs are moving on to the NLDS! Now I'm hoping that they can upset the hated Cardinals, then whoever wins the other NLDS series in the NLCS and the AL opponent in the World Series.

triplemultiplex · October 15, 2015, 02:41:44 AM

KC vs. Toronto in the ALCS; two teams packed with ex-Brewers.

Traded all those prospects to make a run in 2011 and fell short courtesy of the St. Louis Yankees. And now look. Back to the basement for another decade (probably) while other teams are taking our talent to the World Series.
Damn you, sports!

Good thing there's football.

CtrlAltDel · October 15, 2015, 05:37:21 AM

Quote from: ET21 on October 07, 2015, 02:25:33 PM
Even if they do, Cubs are not beating STL in a 5 game series

I didn't think so either, but it turns out they've done both these things.

Henry · October 15, 2015, 12:00:04 PM

So now the Mets-Dodgers NLDS still has to be decided tonight, with the winner hosting the Cubs. Because I used to live in L.A., I'll pull for the Dodgers.

kurumi · October 15, 2015, 11:25:04 PM

It's an odd numbered year; we don't even root against the Dodgers anymore. It would be nice to see the Cubs win one, or the Blue Jays. But whoever does, that's cool. except the Mets

triplemultiplex · October 16, 2015, 12:30:40 AM

Cubs vs. Mets in the NLCS. I guess hell hath frozen over.
I kid, but I would not have guessed this matchup at the start of the season.

Pete from Boston · October 16, 2015, 01:16:41 AM

The last time the Mets and the Cubs were this at odds was in 1984, when New York Top-40 station WPLJ appropriated the theme song of the new movie Ghostbusters and created the "Cub-busters" movement.

Unfortunately for the Mets, the new Ghostbusters movie is still a little ways off.

At this point only the Cubs could keep the Mets from being a sentimental favorite. Good for them.

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