# MLB post season: 2009 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 4, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592 "2009-10-04T21:59:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**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 7, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/41 "2009-10-07T01:23:44Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > This is killing me. > > Whoever wins is going have a totally used up bullpen against the Yankees tomorrow. Tel me about it. As if the Yankees, already strong favorites, need _another_ advantage apart from their 200 million dollar payroll. ---
**Author:** ![Raygun99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Raygun99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raygun99)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/42 "2009-10-07T01:38:51Z")
The game’s on Sportsnet East in Canada, BTW. It _was_ on Sportsnet West but they switched over to hockey and told us to switch over to East - one problem - you can’t get Sportsnet East here. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/43 "2009-10-07T01:49:52Z")
Wow. Gotta feel bad for the Tigers…but what a story for the Twins. ---
**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 7, 2009, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/44 "2009-10-07T01:50:22Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > As a Yankee fan, this is a great game. Let’s play 15! I was hoping for 18 but 12 wasn’t bad. Twins used 8 pitchers. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/45 "2009-10-07T01:53:25Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > It looked the a game ending double play. No kidding. Lots of tough breaks for Detroit fans tonight. Gotta be disappointing to watch that. (It’s okay - I’m a Royals fan.) ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/46 "2009-10-07T01:53:58Z")
Woot! Nice win, but I hope they don’t celebrate too much, and by “celebrate,” I mean drink. They have to work tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/47 "2009-10-07T01:54:37Z")
Fantastic ballgame. I like both teams (though I’m not a fan of either)…so I feel good for the Twins and bad for the Tigers. You couldn’t ask for more from this game, though…just great. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/48 "2009-10-07T01:58:12Z")
Hard to believe this was an “afternoon” game. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/49 "2009-10-07T02:07:28Z")
Twits will be worn down after that and have to play the Yankees tomorrow. They better get good starting pitching. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/50 "2009-10-07T02:11:03Z")
May not mean too much **gm**. The Twins could be said to be fresh & have momentum on their side, while the Yankees haven’t played a meaningful game in 2+ weeks. The off days should save the Minnesota 'pen. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/51 "2009-10-07T02:19:01Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > May not mean too much **gm**. The Twins could be said to be fresh & have momentum on their side, while the Yankees haven’t played a meaningful game in 2+ weeks. The off days should save the Minnesota 'pen. What off day? They play tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/52 "2009-10-07T02:25:00Z")
That was a classic game. I don’t believe the Tigers will be sad that the Twins are leaving that hellish dome. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/53 "2009-10-07T02:47:53Z")
Very exciting game! The last couple of tiebreaker games have all been terrific and this one had just about everything. I was pulling for the Twins for no particular reason. Maybe I remember the Yankees swept them this season. Looking forward to tomorrow! ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/54 "2009-10-07T03:06:37Z")
Man that was exhausting! Almost a 5 hour game. I started watching on MLB gameday at work at 4 p.m. Left work at 5 and listened on the radio in the car. Picked up my son from daycare and again listened in the car as I drove him to swim lessons. Listened on a walkman while he swam. Drove home listening again in the car. Got home and cooked dinner with the game on TBS in the other room. Put him to bed at 8 and the game was still going. Practically 9 o’clock when I got to see the winning run score on TBS-HD on the 50" set. I’m tired. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/55 "2009-10-07T04:46:22Z")
Tonight was brutal for me. I’m a die-hard Tigers fan, probably watched 150 of the 162 games this year. Well, I was on the road for work tonight, in rural Missouri, with no radio coverage available to me. So I had one eye on the road, and one eye on my cell phone as my phone refreshed the ESPN webpage every 30 seconds. Yes, I “watched” 4.5 hours of this five hour game on my constantly-refreshing cell phone. The final half hour I was able to be on the phone with my wife who was giving me a play-by-play. All-in-all tonight was fucking brutal. Congrats Twins. Now don’t mind that sweeping sound headed your way. It’s just the Yankees coming to pound you into next season. ---
**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 7, 2009, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/56 "2009-10-07T06:30:21Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Tonight was brutal for me. I’m a die-hard Tigers fan, probably watched 150 of the 162 games this year. Well, at least now you can focus all your attention on the Lions. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/57 "2009-10-07T14:02:51Z")
Lions are already through. We are on a downturn for the Pistons. All we have is the Red Wings. The Tigers are going to undergo a lot of change next year. Polanco’s contract is up and he will be expensive, perhaps too expensive. Avery is pressuring Laird for his position. Everett can’t hit at all. Cabrera has to dealt with. The Tigers packed the stadium last year but Detroit has a 30 percent unemployment rate. If they fall off on the field the Tigers will lose a lot of money. It is a tough decision for management. If you field a good team, there is no guarantee you will win. Do they take a chance on spending a lot of money? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/58 "2009-10-07T14:20:13Z")
Well, it’s a good thing that Brandon Inge getting hit by a pitch with the bases loaded held no consequence to the game. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/59 "2009-10-07T14:27:24Z")
> [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](#): > > Well, it’s a good thing that Brandon Inge getting hit by a pitch with the bases loaded held no consequence to the game. I’m surprised the Yankees didn’t launch a protest themselves. The game could easily have gone another couple of evenings with the correct call there. ---
**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 7, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592/60 "2009-10-07T14:42:54Z")
It all starts soon. Here is the schedule. [See here for updates on game times.](http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/ps.jsp?y=09) **Minnesota vs. New York** Wednesday 6:07pm on TBS at Yankee Stadium (Today) Friday 6:07pm on TBS at Yankee Stadium Sunday on TBS TBD at Min Monday on TBS TDB at Min Wednesday on TBS TDB ay NYY **Cardinals vs. Dodgers** Gm. 1 STL@LAD Wed., Oct. 7 9:37 ET Gm. 2 STL@LAD Thu., Oct. 8 6:07 ET Gm. 3 LAD@STL Sat., Oct. 10 6:07 ET Gm. 4\* LAD@STL Sun., Oct. 11 TBD Gm. 5\* STL@LAD Tue., Oct. 13 TBD _Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. \*\* Gm 1 BOS @ LAA Thu Oct. 8 9:37 PM TBS Gm 2 BOS @ LAA Fri Oct. 9 9:37 PM TBS Gm 3 LAA @ BOS Sun Oct. 11 TBD TBS Gm 4 LAA @ BOS Mon Oct. 12 TBD TBS Gm 5_ BOS @ LAA Wed Oct. 14 TBD TBS **Colorado Rockies vs. Philadelphia Phillies.** Gm 1 COL @ PHI Wed Oct. 7 2:37 PM TBS Gm 2 COL @ PHI Thu Oct. 8 2:37 PM TBS Gm 3 PHI @ COL Sat Oct. 10 9:37 PM TBS Gm 4\* PHI @ COL Sun Oct. 11 TBD TBS Gm 5\* COL @ PHI Tue Oct. 13 TBD TBS [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-post-season-2009/512592.md?page=4)