# Major League Baseball: The 2010 Playoffs **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [October 6, 2010, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197 "2010-10-06T00:24:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/321 "2010-10-21T00:39:20Z")
Figures. The Yankees lose in the games I have to stay up late to watch, and win the ones I can’t watch from work. I’ll take it though. Back to Texas! ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/322 "2010-10-21T00:52:09Z")
So it looks like Philly is going to make sure Ross doesn’t beat them tonight…so we’ll let the Rookie of the Year take care of things instead. And it’s about time. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/323 "2010-10-21T00:55:00Z")
2-0 now for Giants ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/324 "2010-10-21T01:03:35Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Next year I would have Gardner Lead-Off, move Jete back to 2. Cano 3rd as Marley suggested. A-Rod and then Teix. Knowing the yankees their solution will be to give 100 million to Crawford ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/325 "2010-10-21T01:12:26Z")
> [@Hawkeyeop](#): > > Knowing the yankees their solution will be to give 100 million to Crawford Probably not, the upgrade of Crawford over Gardner is not worth $100m and everyone including me is expecting them to give Lee some CC Sabathia size contract though perhaps for only 5 years So call it $110 million. Even the Yanks have limits unless they find a way to move AJ in the off-season. The Yanks [have roughly $67 million coming off the books next year](http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/2010-roster.shtml). But have to resign Andy, Jeter & Rivera of course. Plus Hughes will win a goodly bump in Arbitration. So I think Lee will be their only pick up and one that makes more sense than Crawford overall. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/326 "2010-10-21T01:21:14Z")
Fantastic play by Posey to nab that throw and hold on to make the tag… ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/327 "2010-10-21T01:35:31Z")
Has anybody seen the Giants’ wheels? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/328 "2010-10-21T01:39:04Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Has anybody seen the Giants’ wheels? Are you trying to say [Bumgarner](http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/players/playerpage/1619074) was a bummer? ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/329 "2010-10-21T01:45:14Z")
NESN is reporting that Red Sox bench coach DeMarlo Hale, Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell, and Indians first base coach Sandy Alomar Jr. [are the three finalists](http://www.nesn.com/2010/10/report-demarlo-hale-john-farrell-among-three-finalists-for-blue-jays-managers-job.html) for the Blue Jays’ managerial job. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/330 "2010-10-21T01:46:34Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Are you trying to say [Bumgarner](http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/players/playerpage/1619074) was a bummer? He’s been rock solid the last part of the season, and against the Braves. And he seemed to be on cruise control through 4…then it all went sideways… But it looks like we’re on the way back now 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bleibtreu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bleibtreu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bleibtreu)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/331 "2010-10-21T02:03:18Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > but I’d rather see Cano get the extra at-bats The difference in number of at-bats (or, more accurately, plate appearances) between the third and fifth lineup spots has to be pretty small in a playoff series, and really even over the course of a season. Not necessarily disagreeing about putting Cano in the 3-spot, but I wouldn’t see it as really getting him appreciably more chances. Personally I’d probably have him there at Teixiera at 5. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/332 "2010-10-21T02:09:15Z")
> [@bleibtreu](#): > > The difference in number of at-bats (or, more accurately, plate appearances) between the third and fifth lineup spots has to be pretty small in a playoff series, and really even over the course of a season. > > Not necessarily disagreeing about putting Cano in the 3-spot, but I wouldn’t see it as really getting him appreciably more chances. Personally I’d probably have him there at Teixiera at 5. But as he and Jeter were the only ones hitting consistently, moving Cano closer to Jeter also is a help. Big double there. Giants back ahead 5-4. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/333 "2010-10-21T02:12:09Z")
I’m pretty sure Sandoval was robbed on that line drive down the right field line, but right now I don’t care 😃 ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/334 "2010-10-21T02:14:29Z")
> [@bleibtreu](#): > > The difference in number of at-bats (or, more accurately, plate appearances) between the third and fifth lineup spots has to be pretty small in a playoff series, and really even over the course of a season. I think the guys at Baseball Prospectus say that every spot higher in the lineup is worth about 18 extra at-bats over the course of a season. So a #3 will get about 36 more at-bats than a #5 over a season. Over a playoff series, obviously, the difference is virtually nothing.. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/335 "2010-10-21T02:19:43Z")
This is a pretty fun game right now. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/336 "2010-10-21T02:22:42Z")
> [@spark240](#): > > This is a pretty fun game right now. That’s pretty much the only kind the Giants play. Yesterday’s 3-0 game was a laugher, compared to most. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/337 "2010-10-21T02:49:01Z")
I don’t think it was on purpose, but Buster Posey ran a perfect screen in front of Rollins there. I don’t think he saw the ball at all when it came up on him. Bad luck for the Phillies on that one ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/338 "2010-10-21T02:52:28Z")
\ Double play ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/339 "2010-10-21T03:04:49Z")
Oh, Giants. Fuck you. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-league-baseball-the-2010-playoffs/556197/340 "2010-10-21T03:11:06Z")
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