# MLB Playoffs **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 5, 2012, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791 "2012-10-05T11:22:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**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 14, 2012, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/301 "2012-10-14T06:33:02Z")
I hate the Yankees as much as the next guy, but it was tough seeing Jeter go down that way. I hope at age 38 he’s able to come back from that… ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/302 "2012-10-14T06:35:00Z")
Well, Tigers 1-0, that’s good. And there is no need to bring up my obviously insincere (and unsuccessful ) attempt to find an assassin to disappear a certain closer in the eighth. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/303 "2012-10-14T07:57:18Z")
> [@GreenElf](#): > > I’m happy to see Ichiro get some postseason play, but can anyone name what the Mariners got in return off the top of their head? Couple minor league pitchers. ---
**Author:** ![What\_the](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f4b2a3/32.png) [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/304 "2012-10-14T15:52:05Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > I’m sorry, but no. The spirit of the rule is to prevent the defense from turning a cheap double play. That ball was easily far enough into the outfield that the Cards weren’t going to be able to do that, as proven by the fact that they didn’t even attempt it. That was a very bad call. The spirit of a rule is for when they make the rule. The actual rule is what is important. I never saw the play and I don’t remember my baseball rules like I did when I was a kid. However, (at one time anyway) the rule was based on whether an infielder was camped under a ball facing the infield. Whether and how far into the ourfield had nothing to do with it. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/305 "2012-10-14T17:59:55Z")
> [@What\_the](#): > > The spirit of a rule is for when they make the rule. The actual rule is what is important. > > I never saw the play and I don’t remember my baseball rules like I did when I was a kid. However, (at one time anyway) the rule was based on whether an infielder was camped under a ball facing the infield. Whether and how far into the ourfield had nothing to do with it. He was certainly never “camped” under the ball. He was backpedaling until he ran away, and was never closer than about six feet or so to where the ball landed. ---
**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 14, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/306 "2012-10-14T23:07:34Z")
The Yankees look like they are going to be in a 2 game hole with Verlander on deck. No offense at all. ---
**Author:** ![Mince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mince)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/307 "2012-10-14T23:08:39Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > The Yankees look like they are going to be in a 2 game hole with Verlander on deck. No offense at all. None taken. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/308 "2012-10-15T00:15:13Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > The Yankees look like they are going to be in a 2 game hole with Verlander on deck. No offense at all. Ouch. A-Rod, Granderson, Swisher, and (most remarkable to me) even Cano have lost their bats. With Jeter going down, Ichiro, Ibanez, and Teixeira won’t be able to do it on their own. A-Rod, Granderson, and Swisher so far have 34 strikeouts and two RBIs between them in the postseason. It was almost pitiful to see the crowd applauding A-Rod for finally getting a single in this game. ---
**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 15, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/309 "2012-10-15T00:15:55Z")
GO GIANTS! that is all… ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/310 "2012-10-15T00:23:02Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > I hate the Yankees as much as the next guy, but it was tough seeing Jeter go down that way. I hope at age 38 he’s able to come back from that… I’m the next guy, and I love it. ---
**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 15, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/311 "2012-10-15T01:16:37Z")
OK, then maybe I don’t hate the Yankees quite as much as all that. But then again, I reserve the deepest, darkest, depths of my hatred for the Dodgers. ---
**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 15, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/312 "2012-10-15T01:33:56Z")
The Cardinals are playing right into the Giants hands in game 1…I can’t believe they were foolish enough to fall for the old “let them get a 6-0 lead, then come back and win” ploy… ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/313 "2012-10-15T01:40:46Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > GO GIANTS! > > that is all… GO CARDINALS! that is all… 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/314 "2012-10-15T01:43:27Z")
Two teams I hate, one team I’m indifferent to, and one team I like a little. Bah to the 2012 postseason as it currently stands. _sigh_ Go Tigers. ---
**Author:** ![Implicit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Implicit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Implicit)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/315 "2012-10-15T01:54:49Z")
Yay, offense! Quite a novelty after the Yankee/Tigers games. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/316 "2012-10-15T20:26:15Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Two teams I hate, one team I’m indifferent to, and one team I like a little. Bah to the 2012 postseason as it currently stands. > > _sigh_ > > Go Tigers. Of the surviving four teams, the Yankees are the only one I hate, but I’m indifferent to the others. I had hoped to root for the Nats, of course, and in their absence, I could have cheered for the A’s, O’s, or Reds, but every last team I felt some affinity for is gone. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/317 "2012-10-15T20:33:35Z")
Dear Yankees: Since a sweep at the hands of the Tigers is pretty much inevitable at this point, please do us a favor: lose in 9 innings, rather than giving us false hope with 9th inning rallies and then losing in extra innings.\* We can take losing- but there’s no reason you should deprive us of sleep, too. -Your fans. \*Verlander should make this fairly easy, I would imagine. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/318 "2012-10-15T20:52:17Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Dear Yankees: > > Since a sweep at the hands of the Tigers is pretty much inevitable at this point Isn’t it best of seven? They’re only down 2-0. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/319 "2012-10-15T22:03:17Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > Dear Yankees: > > Since a sweep at the hands of the Tigers is pretty much inevitable at this point, The Reds and Giants would like to disagree… ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791/320 "2012-10-15T22:08:40Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Of the surviving four teams, the Yankees are the only one I hate, but I’m indifferent to the others. I had hoped to root for the Nats, of course, and in their absence, I could have cheered for the A’s, O’s, or Reds, but every last team I felt some affinity for is gone. I would appreciate it if you would start cheering for the Giants, given your record so far… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-playoffs/636791.md?page=17)