# MLB: The Playoffs **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** baseball-mlb\ **Created:** [September 30, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185 "2011-09-30T18:45:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**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, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/181 "2011-10-07T03:13:06Z")
> [@Crawlspace](#): > > Do you honestly think it was there for any reason other than distracting the hitters? It was awfully large for something that wasn’t bleeding. As if that boil isn’t distracting enough? ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/182 "2011-10-07T03:13:15Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > How many men have the Yanks LOB tonight? 1. Any other questions? ---
**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, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/183 "2011-10-07T03:15:20Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > 1. Any other questions? Not right now. Thank you. [RIGHT]\*That was more an expression of exasperation of course then a real question though. \* [/RIGHT] ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/184 "2011-10-07T03:27:48Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > As if that boil isn’t distracting enough? You mean the skin tone colored bump on his jaw that’s barely discerable on camera? No I don’t think that’s distracting. ---
**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, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/185 "2011-10-07T03:29:25Z")
Anyone that says baseball is boring needs to lay off the cocaine. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/186 "2011-10-07T03:30:41Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Not right now. Thank you. 11 Uh, TBS? Jeter did not, in fact, almost put the Yankees ahead. It was a routine fly that didn’t even reach the warning track. ---
**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, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/187 "2011-10-07T03:34:53Z")
Hell of an inning by Mo. 5 pitches and 3 easy outs. Sucks that it wasn’t for the save though. Last licks by Yanks. Heart of the order. ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/188 "2011-10-07T03:37:44Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Anyone that says baseball is boring needs to lay off the cocaine. \Baseball’s a hell of a drug.\ ---
**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, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/189 "2011-10-07T03:42:02Z")
Congrats to the Tigers. Good luck vs. Texas. ☹ Good night. ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/190 "2011-10-07T03:42:22Z")
And people claim that Valverde isn’t the best closer in the history of mankind. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/191 "2011-10-07T03:42:46Z")
I’ll admit it; I was wrong. Sabathia’s 1 1/3 innings tonight will have no effect on his next start. ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/192 "2011-10-07T03:45:08Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > I’ll admit it; I was wrong. Sabathia’s 1 1/3 innings tonight will have no effect on his next start. Sure it did. If he didn’t give up a run, they might still be playing. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/193 "2011-10-07T03:45:39Z")
The Yanks can sure pound that ball. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/194 "2011-10-07T03:48:29Z")
> [@Hawkeyeop](#): > > Sure it did. If he didn’t give up a run, they might still be playing. Well, I didn’t mention that, out of consideration for a certain Yankee fan who appears to have bailed, but whose posts this evening boil down to: EVERYTHING JOE GIRARDI DOES IS RIGHT! good night ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/195 "2011-10-07T03:50:49Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > The Yanks can sure pound that ball. They scored 11 more runs than the Tigers in the series. ---
**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, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/196 "2011-10-07T03:52:04Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Did the TBS guys call Raburn an “upgrade?” Oy. Yes, it’s pretty apparent that these guys, as decent as they’ve been in the booth, don’t know about Raburn’s hideous defense. ---
**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, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/197 "2011-10-07T03:53:10Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > They scored 11 more runs than the Tigers in the series. And yet, they’re playing golf. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/198 "2011-10-07T03:53:11Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > They scored 11 more runs than the Tigers in the series. I remember, more than once, hearing or reading Earl Weaver saying after a blowout win, “I wish we’d saved some of those for tomorrow.” ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/199 "2011-10-07T03:53:26Z")
> [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](#): > > They scored 11 more runs than the Tigers in the series. Well then they must be moving on. Good luck in the next series. I did not say the Tigers hit well. They did not. The middle of the order did not perform well. If they had, this would have been a walk in the park. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-the-playoffs/598185/200 "2011-10-07T03:59:08Z")
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