2014 Championship Series: Royals vs. Orioles, Giants vs. Cardinals (Royals and Giants advance)

[adamb100]

Ned Yost has a better playoff record than Ron Roenicke. Let that sink in for a second.

[trwi7]

Ned Yost has a better playoff record than every manager that ever managed I'm guessing. Maybe someone else is 5-0 or 7-0 or something but he's undefeated.

[LaprilOne]

Whatever happens, I am really enjoying KC and the O's. Just great competition without Cardinal attitude.

[TURBO]

Whatever happens, I am really enjoying KC and the O's. Just great competition without Cardinal attitude.

 

^ Completely agree... I find it hard to root against either team, just great baseball to watch. I am hooping KC wins the series, but I am fine with the O's winning it too.

 

Unrelated: Is there a chance that Yost learned from past mistakes and is now a better manager than he was during his time in Milwaukee? Seriously...

[AZBrewCrew]

Can we trade Segura for Escobar?

[jason21nl]

Can we trade Segura for Escobar?

 

 

Gomez for Cain too?

[TURBO]

Can we just trade Greinke for Cain and Escobar? Oh wait...

[FullMetalCardigan]

I'm watching Cain and Escobar absolutely rake in the post-season and I need someone to remind me that Melvin has a long term plan to keep the Brewers competitive.

[trwi7]

Bumgarner was really lucky he didn't get called for a balk.

[rondoman]

Awww what happened St. Louis?

[Slaket13]

They lost, but they did it the right way. Joe Buck sounded devastated.

[NYChez]

Re: Cain and Escobar, I'm sure in 3 years, KC fans will be saying the same thing about Myers and Odorizzi. Do you think they care now?

[Dead Simmons]

They lost, but they did it the right way. Joe Buck sounded devastated.

It was mock devastation. The guy's so disinterested in baseball that he was damn near falling asleep in the booth a couple of years back. The internet and radio sports shows exploded on his deadpan delivery (VERY similar to Jack Buck before Harry Carey was fired) and he's since projected a more "I care" attitude.

 

Apparently he was scared to death at the thought of returning to the St. Louis broadcast booth if Fox axed him. But like Mc Carver, when he gets too long in the tooth he'll be right back in St. Louis, faking allegiance.

[craigharmann]

Yadi hurt. According to Buck/HR/other guy, it could be, thumb, toe, side or leg.

[Slaket13]

Strained neck tattoo oblique for Molina.

[brewcrewdue80]

Can someone please explain to me how the Cardinal Batters are suddenly HR hitters in the Postseason?

Matt Carpenter 8HRs in over 700PAs in the Regular season. 4 now in 6games?

11HRs by Cardinal Batters total in 6games. 2nd fewest HRs in all of MLB this season to this? Just seems odd to me to bust out the big bats when they didn't have them all year.

[pitchleague]

The Royals, too, I guess.

[Dead Simmons]

Can someone please explain to me how the Cardinal Batters are suddenly HR hitters in the Postseason?

Matt Carpenter 8HRs in over 700PAs in the Regular season. 4 now in 6games?

11HRs by Cardinal Batters total in 6games. 2nd fewest HRs in all of MLB this season to this? Just seems odd to me to bust out the big bats when they didn't have them all year.

That's a good question. In the case of Carp I figured out that Matheny wanted him to take pitches, run up the pitch count and when down 2 strikes shorten his stroke for hits to set the table. He could have been hitting homers all along, and now he's been unleashed.

 

Wong was hitting homers all along, but he didn't play every day. Adams played with an oblique strain after the ASB and couldn't hit lefties to save his life. He must be better now. Oscar Tavares' power was known, but he's in the Matheny doghouse and saw limited action all year.

 

The LHB Cards are doing all the damage, 11 HR to 2 for RHB , one from Grichuk, one from Holliday, who is predictably sub Mendoza this post season. He disappears every October.

 

I suspect that the Royals had that power available all year too, but it was not the focus of their speed/defense approach.

 

The Cards are in bad shape right now. The Ace is shot, the closer is shot and Molina is shot, out for the season. The pixie dust bag is leaking like a sieve. The Giants WILL take advantage.

 

Frankly, It's a mystery to me how the Cards made it this far. Led the division in VERY few catagories this year, near the bottom in most. Go figure.

[TURBO]

Neck tattoo out for the remainder of the post-season...

 

Couldn't have happened to a better guy.

[Bombers]

Ned Yost is 1 win from the World Series. The Royals are just awesome. Giants vs Royals. Let's do it. Or the Cards will come back and we will have the Missouri Series.

[pebadger]

Now would be a perfect time for KC to fire Ned Yost.

[Dead Simmons]

Now would be a perfect time for KC to fire Ned Yost.

LOL....he'll probably be the MOY. I don't know, but this 7 straight must be nearing a record in the playoff era.

[jerichoholicninja]

Now would be a perfect time for KC to fire Ned Yost.

LOL....he'll probably be the MOY. I don't know, but this 7 straight must be nearing a record in the playoff era.

 

The Rockies swept their way to the World Series in 2007. That's 7 playoff wins in a row plus a tie breaker game. Of course they were then destroyed in 4 games by the Red Sox.

[MillerParkSouth]

I can't deal with the Royals in the WS with Nedley at the helm, come on Baltimore!!

[Dead Simmons]

I can't deal with the Royals in the WS with Nedley at the helm, come on Baltimore!!

Better get used to the idea.