Jay Kirk Baseball Thread since 2017: The 2021 season, Dodgers Repeat?

[NFLfan]

13 hours ago, HOZER said:

Don’t know much about him, other then he was with the Rangers last three seasons. 

 

Was he the Rangers' hitting coach? It seems that the Rangers underachieved the last several years. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

3 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

 

Was he the Rangers' hitting coach? It seems that the Rangers underachieved the last several years. 

I guess 9 Rangers hit 17 or more HR's last season which is good. I really don't know much about him. I was surprised to hear we hired someone so quickly. 

[NFLfan]

4 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

I guess 9 Rangers hit 17 or more HR's last season which is good. I really don't know much about him. I was surprised to hear we hired someone so quickly. 

 

Didn't the Cubs hit a lot of HRs? It seems that towards the end of the season the Cubs did not hit in the clutch. But looking at it from an outsider, it seemed like the Cubs had no problem hitting HRs.

[2006Coltsbestever]

4 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

 

Didn't the Cubs hit a lot of HRs? It seems that towards the end of the season the Cubs did not hit in the clutch. But looking at it from an outsider, it seemed like the Cubs had no problem hitting HRs.

No, the Cubs were 22nd in the league out of of 30 teams hitting HR's. They only had 167. The Yankees led the league with 267 hitting 100 more by comparison. The Brewers hit 218.

[NFLfan]

1 minute ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

No, the Cubs were 22nd in the league out of of 30 teams hitting HR's. They only had 167. The Yankees led the league with 267 hitting 100 more by comparison. The Brewers hit 218.

 

From afar it seemed like they hit lots. How many did the Mets hit?

[2006Coltsbestever]

8 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

 

From afar it seemed like they hit lots. How many did the Mets hit?

Mets even had more, they hit 170.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Rangers hit 194  HR's.

[NFLfan]

1 hour ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Rangers hit 194  HR's.

 

That is more than the Cubs and Mets, but that is expected given that the Rangers used designated hitters instead of pitchers to hit in nearly every game. AL teams should hit more HRs than NL teams.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Dodgers just won 2-1 in 13 Innings, YES! Now at 2-2 we have a new series. It's 50/50 now and anyone's series. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Dodgers are up 5-1 in the 8th Inning, a win here by LA puts the Brewers on the brink of elimination . Brewers had all of those lucky wins during the season for maybe nothing if they lose this series. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Dodgers did indeed win 5-2 and now lead the series 3-2. Brewers now 1 game away from being eliminated! 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Astros and Sox tied 3-3 in the 3rd Inning. 

[HOZER]

1 hour ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Dodgers did indeed win 5-2 and now lead the series 3-2. Brewers now 1 game away from being eliminated! 

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, HOZER said:

Yeah I can't wait to see them get eliminated, their fanbase deserves it. Some People think the Cubs fanbase is bad, some of the Posts I have read throughout the year by the Brewers fanbase are the worst. Their fanbase doesn't respect other teams at all. They trash the Cubs and the Cubs had went to 3 straight NLCS's and won a World Series recently. They were trashing the Dodgers when they took a 2-1 lead. Can't wait to watch these clowns fail. Their hero Yelich has been an absolute flop in the NLCS too. Makes me want to sign up with ESPN again just to rub it in their faces the fact they have ZERO to show for their good season and numerous lucky wins. Cubs have that Ring baby! 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Boston now up 3-1 over the Astros. It's tough to Repeat in Baseball. No team has Repeated since the 2000 Yankees. We could be looking at a Red Sox vs Dodgers WS. Boston and LA, sounds like a Basketball thing to me 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Congrats to the Red Sox, your AL Pennant winners! Once again there will be no Repeat in Baseball.

[2006Coltsbestever]

@Jules congrats on the Red Sox winning the AL Pennant. They beat a great team in the Astros. This Red Sox team looks every bit as great as the Cubs looked in 2016. It's their WS to lose IMO with HFA.

[Jules]

17 hours ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

@Jules congrats on the Red Sox winning the AL Pennant. They beat a great team in the Astros. This Red Sox team looks every bit as great as the Cubs looked in 2016. It's their WS to lose IMO with HFA.

 

Thanks. This has been pretty exciting. My other half is just on cloud nine and thinks I am bringing good luck since we got married in May.  

 

Honestly kinda amazing too, never thought I would be a baseball fan but this was fascinating. Sox lost game 1 and then ripped off FOUR in a row vs. a great Astros team including even Price getting a win. 

 

I said after the Yankees series I got the tingles. And after game 4.......can't tell me this isn't a sign it's your year.

 

 

Just amazing.

 

But really this Red Sox team had it all season. IMO they deserve it.

 

[2006Coltsbestever]

8 hours ago, Jules said:

 

Thanks. This has been pretty exciting. My other half is just on cloud nine and thinks I am bringing good luck since we got married in May.  

 

Honestly kinda amazing too, never thought I would be a baseball fan but this was fascinating. Sox lost game 1 and then ripped off FOUR in a row vs. a great Astros team including even Price getting a win. 

 

I said after the Yankees series I got the tingles. And after game 4.......can't tell me this isn't a sign it's your year.

 

 

Just amazing.

 

But really this Red Sox team had it all season. IMO they deserve it.

 

Yeah eventhough Football and Basketball are more entertaining to watch, there is nothing like Playoff Baseball. The Cubs aren't even in it and I still watch and keep up with it. The Regular Season is just too long for the casual fan but once the Playoffs start the intense drama begins.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Damn Brewers won, YUCK! Looks like a Game 7 Saturday night. If the Dodgers lose Game 7, I will start to believe they are a team that is simply jinxed with Kershaw's group. 

[HOZER]

6 hours ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Damn Brewers won, YUCK! Looks like a Game 7 Saturday night. If the Dodgers lose Game 7, I will start to believe they are a team that is simply jinxed with Kershaw's group. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Bye bye Brewers! 

[HOZER]

 Don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split Ya Brewers uhhhh bye-bye !!!!

[2006Coltsbestever]

Yeah the BrewCrew's dream season came crumbling to an end last night. What a shame. Lets look at how the Cards, Cubs, and Brewers have done this whole decade (from 2010-2018):

Cards = 2 WS Appearances (2011)/(2013), 1 Championship (2011)

Cubs = 1 WS Appearance (2016), 1 Championship (2016)

Brewers = 0 WS Appearances, 0 Championships

 

-I guess the Brewers can hang their Division Championship banner up for 2018 . They have that going for them. 

 

-On to the World Series, I will watch it now. I have a weird feeling that the Dodgers are going to upset the Red Sox. Sox won 108 games and it looks deceivingly like the Sox should win this in 5 or 6 after beating the Astros 4-1. Because of how the Dodgers lost last season in 7 to the Astros, the Dodgers look like a real hungry team though. The Dodgers have been on the cusp of winning it all for a while and Kershaw knows his time is running out to get a Ring. The Dodgers organization haven't won a WS since 1988, Sox just won one in 2013.

-My pick, Dodgers in 7.

[NFLfan]

3 hours ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Bye bye Brewers! 

 

1 hour ago, HOZER said:

 Don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split Ya Brewers uhhhh bye-bye !!!!

 

ROFL  You guys are haters. 

 

Go Dodgers!!! (Sorry Red Sox fans )

[2006Coltsbestever]

16 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

 

 

ROFL  You guys are haters. 

 

Go Dodgers!!! (Sorry Red Sox fans )

That is right! Screw the Brewers and their fans and the horse they just rode out on. Their fanbase feels the same about us so its my turn now to have some fun with it . You know the saying, 'if you ain't got that Ring it don't mean a thang'. We got ours in 2016, Brewers have 0 in their franchise history.

[NFLfan]

13 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

We got ours in 2016, Brewers have 0 in their franchise history.

 

Lolol.  I should not make fun of them. The Vikes, despite their history of 4 SBs and the great Purple People Eaters, have never won a ring.

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, NFLfan said:

Lol. I should not make fun of them. The Vikes despite their history have never won a ring.

Vikings actually do have a much better history than the Brewers though. They have at least played in 4 SB's and their 1998 team is amongst the best to ever be going 15-1.

[2006Coltsbestever]

51 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

 

Lolol.  I should not make fun of them. The Vikes, despite their history of 4 SBs and the great Purple People Eaters, have never won a ring.

You may get your Ring this year. Vikings have just as good as chance as anyone else to win it all IMO.

[HOZER]

I lost all respect for them when they started doing this crap.....

 

 

 

[NFLfan]

2 minutes ago, HOZER said:

I lost all respect for them when they started doing this crap.....

 

 

 

 

Which team is that?

[HOZER]

8 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

 

Which team is that?

 

Brewers

 

[2006Coltsbestever]

56 minutes ago, HOZER said:

I lost all respect for them when they started doing this crap.....

 

 

 

That and most of their fanbase talks crap about the Cubs, calling them scrubs, etc.. Let me see Team A: makes the NLCS 3 straight years and wins a WS over the last 5 years. Team B: makes 1 NLCS and chokes away Game 7 at home over the last 5 years. Team B talking smack has some fans with a low IQ 

[2006Coltsbestever]

-The World Series starts tonight! Featuring the 108-54 Boston Red Sox vs the 92-71 LA Dodgers. The 1st 2 games will be played at Boston, the middle 3 games at LA, and the last 2 games at Boston if necessary.

 

-Some fun facts about the World Series:

*The Boston Red Sox trying to become the team with the best single season record of this decade (2010-2018) to win a WS at 108-54. The 2016 Chicago Cubs currently have that at 103-58.

 

*The LA Dodgers trying to win their 1st WS since the 1988 Season.

 

*The Boston Red Sox last won the WS in the 2013 Season.

 

[HOZER]

Go Dodgers!!!

[2006Coltsbestever]

25 minutes ago, HOZER said:

Go Dodgers!!!

I would like to see the Dodgers win just because they are such huge underdogs. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Being the history buff that I am, I am not going to lie but another reason why I want the Dodgers to win is so the Cubs can still go down as the greatest single season team this decade to win the WS. The 2016 Cubs 103-58 record is still the best to do so, if the Sox win it all, their 108-54 record will be #1.

[Btown_Colt]

Not looking good for the Dodgers early. Down 2-0 going to the top of 2

[HOZER]

Tied at 2 now, bottom of the third! Go Dodgers!

[2006Coltsbestever]

It's now 3-2 Sox in the Bottom of the 4th, Kershaw and Sale both are struggling a bit.