Stayed up until the wee hours watching my beloved team almost succumb to the total idiocy of Ned Yost. The Boys in Blue won this game DESPITE Ned, not because of. I know they like him, but he is a buffoon. Anyway, on the Angels!!
PS - Yes, I know how to spell advance. Stupid fingers.
Yes, we in Milwaukee are in the Ned Yost fan club much like you, pieman. I'll be rooting for your club in spite of Yost due to liking Aoki, Escobar, and Cain.
Royals advance again! If you put some money on a Baltimore/Kansas City ALCS before the season started, you are a rich man.
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." --- Bart Giamatti, on baseball
Me too, as a Cubs fan. But then, anytime someone beats Pujlos (and maybe the Cards later) I am a fan
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Originally posted by WpobIs there anyone whose does not have a horse in the playoff race NOT rooting for the Royals? I know as a Mets fan I am all on board with the Royals!
I figure the Royals will win solely to have every other AL Central Team win a Series before the &*@%$ Indians.
At least beat the Orioles, please.
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Originally posted by WpobIs there anyone whose does not have a horse in the playoff race NOT rooting for the Royals? I know as a Mets fan I am all on board with the Royals!
I, too, am a Mets fan rooting for the Royals. I was actually quite a Royals fan for a stretch in the late-70s/early 80s, when the Mets (although I still rooted for them) were awful, and the Royals were the best hope of beating the Yankees. Loved George Brett, and Willie Wilson was from near my hometown.
BTW, with the Nats out, there will not be a matchup of two expansion teams in the World Series. (edited, see below) There NEVER has been one. I find that rather amazing. I mean, in the 60s and 70s, it made sense, because the expansion teams were relatively new. But now most of them have been around for 35 years or more. Market size is a factor, but it's not like St. Louis or Oakland have huge markets (not to mention Pittsburgh and Minnesota, but they haven't been in the Series much lately). I guess there's really some effect to having been around so long...
Originally posted by whateverI figure the Royals will win solely to have every other AL Central Team win a Series before the &*@%$ Indians.
Pretty sure the Royals have already won a series (1985) since the Indians last won. More recently than the Tigers (1984), too.
I'm actually rooting for the Orioles, since my best friend is an Os fan... and also since they so handily beat my Tigers. But I wouldn't mind the Royals winning. Just PLEASE not the Giants or Cards.
Originally posted by Peter The HegemonBTW, with the Nats out, there will not be a matchup of two expansion teams in the playoffs. There NEVER has been one.
Hi, I've been lurking on this forum for a couple of months now. I just signed up to say, this is not true. It has never happened in the World Series, but:
2011, Brewers and the Diamondbacks in the nlds 2011, Rays and Rangers in the alcs 2010, Rays and Rangers in the alcs 2007, Rockies and the Diamondbacks in the alcs 1999, Diamondbacks and Mets in the nlds 1998, Astros and Padres in the nlds 1986, Mets and Astros in the nlcs 1985, Royals and Blue Jays in the alcs 1982, Angels and the Brewers in the alcs
Living in Kansas, I followed them all season and never thought they would be able to get this far. Is it just me or is baseball the only major pro sport in the USA that allows for this type of run? And is baseball the sport of the big 4 where you can catch fire like this?
Or is it just that the Royals had the talent and it finally decided to show itself?
Originally posted by DrDirtLiving in Kansas, I followed them all season and never thought they would be able to get this far. Is it just me or is baseball the only major pro sport in the USA that allows for this type of run? And is baseball the sport of the big 4 where you can catch fire like this?
It can happen in hockey, but it's much less likely in basketball or football.
Originally posted by DrDirtLiving in Kansas, I followed them all season and never thought they would be able to get this far. Is it just me or is baseball the only major pro sport in the USA that allows for this type of run? And is baseball the sport of the big 4 where you can catch fire like this?
It can happen in hockey, but it's much less likely in basketball or football.
I've seen it in hockey before but in basketball only very rarely and almost never in football.
A tour de force if there ever was one. That bullpen is simply incredible. And amazingly, during the post game interview, YOST actually seemed LIKABLE. And it seems like he's LEARNING.
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