Hunt for October: 2006

[Astro]

With so many playoff races still going on, figured I'd make a topic for them

[W_Marone]

Phillies, why must you play with my heart.

[Astro]

Pads take the 2-1 lead in the 8th, go PADRES!!!

Still 6-6 in the 11th, with HOU and PIT

[hubkittel]

Phillies, why must you play with my heart.

how would you like your team to be on a seven game losing streak during the last week of the season? talk about playing with your heart.

[Astro]

Pujols homers off Cla Meredith, ends up being the final 3 runs scored... Cards win 4-2

[Astro]

Astros get out of ANOTHER jam, heading to the 13th inning

[hubkittel]

and the dodgers are winning in the bottom of the ninth. the phillies are batting in the top of the twelvth. things are getting a little nuts.

:clapping :clapping :clapping you gotta love this game.

[geezer]

and the dodgers are winning in the bottom of the ninth. the phillies are batting in the top of the twelvth. things are getting a little nuts.

:clapping :clapping :clapping you gotta love this game.

Make it 14 now.

[hubkittel]

cards, astros, dodgers, phillies all win. padres lose.

tomorrow afternoon:
oswalt pitches for houston
penny pitches for dodgers

tomorrow night:
lieber pitches for phils
marquis pitches for cards
peavy pitches for padres

[Astro]

Cmon Roy and Jake!

[The Tim Shaw]

You love giving the play by play....I love it. I am feeling the Phillies...don't ask me why...maybe its because I live near them and would like to catch a game...

[Astro]

Oswalt throws 7 shut out innings, Houston wins 3-0... they are a game back now

The Brew Crew is leading St Louis, 4-0, in the 3rd now

[Astro]

make that 8-0 in the 3rd inning

[Elvis]

Dodgers complete a 3-game sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeep in Denver to close to .5 game of the west lead - 1.5 ahead of Phils for WC.

What a ****** weird game today in Denver! :eek: 30 runs!!!

All this scoreboard watching is so much fun and nervous at the same time! :dance

[DodgerBlue81]

Dodgers complete a 3-game sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeep in Denver to close to .5 game of the west lead - 1.5 ahead of Phils for WC.

What a ****** weird game today in Denver! :eek: 30 runs!!!

All this scoreboard watching is so much fun and nervous at the same time! :dance

Loney 9 RBI!!!!

[bama50]

I think the LA Dodgers will take it. Better pitching overall.

[redlegsfan21]

Come on Redlegs.

[hubkittel]

i get in my car tonight, leaving work, and turn on the radio to find the cards losing 8 to freakin 1. and the astros had already won. that's not a good way to begin your evening. hopefully this is the last start jason marquis ever makes in a redbird uniform. :hp

[Astro]

i get in my car tonight, leaving work, and turn on the radio to find the cards losing 8 to freakin 1. and the astros had already won. that's not a good way to begin your evening. hopefully this is the last start jason marquis ever makes in a redbird uniform. :hp
No its not a good way to begin your evening, its a GREAT way to begin it :D

[redlegsfan21]

Rooting for some beer makers, some brave old men, and a couple of redlegs, Hope some red colored birds fall out of the sky and possibly a rocket in mid-flight.

[hubkittel]

No its not a good way to begin your evening, its a GREAT way to begin it :D

it might be a great way to begin yours but, as for me and mine, it's enough to make one head straight for the liquor and use every single anglo-saxon expletive that you know. :eek: :grouchy

[hubkittel]

am i wrong or are guys taking a lot of pleasure in the cardinal collapse? i would expect this from cub fans-they're an angry and bitter lot to begin with. but you astro and red fans? i thought we were one big happy nl central family. :laugh

[mojorisin71]

Phillies/Nationals has yet to start, and it's already 11:00 PM on the East Coast.

[redlegsfan21]

am i wrong or are guys taking a lot of pleasure in the cardinal collapse? i would expect this from cub fans-they're an angry and bitter lot to begin with. but you astro and red fans? i thought we were one big happy nl central family. :laugh
I think that Astros and Reds fans would want the Cards to collapse so that our teams could possible win the NL Central.

[Steven Bryant]

I think the LA Dodgers will take it. Better pitching overall.
Better pitching than who? Padres have almost 1/2 run better team ERA than the Dodgers, better starting ERA, and about a run better bullpen ERA. The Dodgers bullpen has been downright terrible lately.

Steve

[Sweet Lou]

This is a few days late, but did anyone watch that CRAAAZY Phillies/Nats game WED? That was some of the worst baseball I've seen in a while. Seemed the Phillies WANTED to lose, they sure gave the Nats every possible chance.
But, good ol Jimmy finally decided it was time to go home, and hit a 2 run triple to give them just enough to win...the Phils still ended up letting the Nats load the bases with 0 outs...barely hung on for a one run win. It was just nuts.
Go Philly!

[Elvis]

Better pitching than who? Padres have almost 1/2 run better team ERA than the Dodgers, better starting ERA, and about a run better bullpen ERA. The Dodgers bullpen has been downright terrible lately.

Steve

I agree. The Dodger bullpen is solid from innings 8-9, in fact Takashi Saito is having a good a year as Gagne's 2004 season - just look at the stats.

However the middle relief is shakey to put it nicely. Atrocious is more accurate. And since the Dodgers have only one single stinkin CG all year.... :(

[EvanAparra]

I agree. The Dodger bullpen is solid from innings 8-9, in fact Takashi Saito is having a good a year as Gagne's 2004 season(

Well that accounts for 1 inning, not 8-9

[Elvis]

Well that accounts for 1 inning, not 8-9

Beimel and Hoss Broxton are more than adequate to set up Sammy. It's innings 6-8 that are killing us.

[redlegsfan21]

Hey ESPN, there is one team you forgot in your NL Central coverage and I hope it comes back to bite you.

[hubkittel]

Hey ESPN, there is one team you forgot in your NL Central coverage and I hope it comes back to bite you.

if you're talking about who i think you're talking about, i'm sorry but they got eliminated this afternoon with the cards win over the brewers. and the phillies just got eliminated a few minutes ago with the padres win over the dbacks (combined with a dodger victory earlier this afternoon). a houston loss tonight and the nl playoffs are set.

[Mariano_Rivera]

Everything has been decided but the matchups

The 4 NL teams will be the Mets, the Cardinals, the Padres and the Dodgers with the Mets with homefield advantage and the Padres and Dodgers battling it out for the second best record and a matchup with the Cardinals.

The 4 AL teams will be the Yankees, the Twins, the Tigers and the A's with the Yankees with homefield advantage and the Twins and the Tigers battling it out for the second best record and a matchup with the A's. The Tigers currently have a half game lead and can clinch with a win tonight.

[hubkittel]

Everything has been decided but the matchups


don't tell that to the astros. if houston wins out and the cards lose tomorrow and lose the make up game with the giants, then the cards and astros both finish 83-79 and have to play tuesday in houston.

[STLCards2]

Anybody notice who will probably be pitching against each other Thursday if the Mets play the Dodgers (Padres win and/or Dodger loss or both victorious on Sunday) in the first round?

Two long-time ex-teamates with over 620 combined victories. Nice storyline!

[redlegsfan21]

if you're talking about who i think you're talking about, i'm sorry but they got eliminated this afternoon with the cards win over the brewers. and the phillies just got eliminated a few minutes ago with the padres win over the dbacks (combined with a dodger victory earlier this afternoon). a houston loss tonight and the nl playoffs are set.
Well, at least I was enjoying myself at the UC game so when I got the news, I wasn't devasted.

[W_Marone]

Phillies lost it for themselves.....two losses out of three against the horrific Nationals, the Phillies lost it for themselves. Hate to sound like a total Philadelphian, but hey, I'll say it, watch out next year.:D

[Mariano_Rivera]

Twins win their division and Tigers win the WC. Cardinals clinch their division.

AL
Yankees-Tigers
Twins-Athletics

NL
Mets-Padres/Dodgers
Cardinals-Padres/Dodgers

The Padres have a 5 run lead in the 7th and should win their game and the Dodgers are playing a close game so it will likely come down to the Dodgers game to decide who will win the NL WC and the NL West

[Elvis]

The Padres have a 5 run lead in the 7th and should win their game and the Dodgers are playing a close game so it will likely come down to the Dodgers game to decide who will win the NL WC and the NL West

Not quite accurate wording. If the Dodgers and Padres both win today they will share the division championship. The Dodgers will take the "wild card" slot in the playoffs because of their record against San Diego, but the Dodgers will still be the 2006 NL West champs along with San Diego.

[captsapp]

So the Dodgers wouldn't be hoisting a flag next year that said, "2006 Wild Card"? They would actually be allowed to have a NL West 2006 Champions flag? Are you certain?

[Elvis]

So the Dodgers wouldn't be hoisting a flag next year that said, "2006 Wild Card"? They would actually be allowed to have a NL West 2006 Champions flag? Are you certain?

First of all, the Dodgers don't hoist "wild card" flags. Those are for sissy teams that have no history of winning. The Dodgers have "won the wild card" before in the 90s and never made a big deal about it.

The Dodgers are co-division champs, yes, I'm sure. :)

[captsapp]

Well, I'm not as mad now (even though the Diamondbacks are throwing this game). I did not know that the Dodgers won the wild card in '96. I guess I was just stupid.

[hubkittel]

So the Dodgers wouldn't be hoisting a flag next year that said, "2006 Wild Card"? They would actually be allowed to have a NL West 2006 Champions flag? Are you certain?

yeah, the cards did it a few years ago when they tied houston for the division, lost the tiebreaker, and ended up as a wildcard team. they counted it as a division championship. and i think somebody posted that it happened with the yanks/red sox recently. you guys can raise your division championship pennant.

[hubkittel]

padres just closed out the dbacks. so the nl playoffs are set. mets/dodgers and padres/cards.

[captsapp]

Ok, now I'm pissed. A blown call gives the NL West berth to the Padres! The Diamondbacks finally look like they were going to put something together, and the umpires initially call a runner safe, then say he was out because it was a force play, and yet Khalil Greene's foot WASN'T ON THE BAG! All of us in Bumtown would like to thank the idiot officials for making sure we didn't get our due. Man, I hope we run the playoffs.

[redlegsfan21]

TRUE CHAMPIONS PLAY 162 GAMES
Stupid Cardinals