Baseball (MLB, WBC, College, etc.)

^ Yup, congrats to Kershaw :woot:

I noticed Lincecum throws right but bats left. That makes no sense, especially because he's a pitcher and batting left his right hand/arm is exposed and more likely to be hit by a pitch. :crazy:

I always knew that guy was weird. :crazy2:

gaijinmark wrote:I always knew that guy was weird. :crazy2:

They do call him The Freak.

Kershaw's next start will be against Arizona... Wonder if Kennedy will be pitching that day as well...? :applaud:

BoSox blow another game to the Orioles, 6-4, but luckily for them the Yank swept the Rays in a doubleheader, to win the AL East.

bmwracer wrote:Dodger pitching fails miserably and they lose to the Giants, 8-5. :(

Too bad Kershaw can't pitch every day.... :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:BoSox blow another game to the Orioles, 6-4,

This team has just been pathetic lately. What will be more shameless is when they start selling wildcard caps & shirts. :shakehead:

Jav_sol wrote:This team has just been pathetic lately. What will be more shameless is when they start selling wildcard caps & shirts. :shakehead:

Interesting that they'd start the season on a crappy note and end the season the same way. :sweat:

Dodgers close out the 2011 homestand with a 8-2 drubbing of the Giants. :victory: :applaud:

AL Wild Card race:

Yankees- Red Sox postponed.

Tampa Bay loses to Toronto, 5-1.

EDIT: Angels lose to the A's, 3-1. :beaten:

Brewers win the NL Central with a win over the Marlins, 4-1.

EDIT: Rangers win the AL West with a 5-3 win over the Mariners and an Angels loss, 3-1, to the A's.

The only races left are for the Wild Cards.

Dodgers shut out the Padres, 2-0.

Matt Kemp hits his 37th home run, tying him for the NL lead with Albert Pujols.

Kemp's very close to the Triple Crown. :fingerscrossed:

Yanks trounce the BoSox, 9-1... Boston's doing an epic choke, it appears.

Will the Rays and/or Angels take advantage?

EDIT: Rays are losing to Toronto, 2-0, in the 1st inning.

EDIT2: Rays have tied it up, 2-2, in the 1st inning... Looks like a shootout. :sweat:

Rays beat the Jays, 6-2... Now just 1-1/2 games behind the slumping (choking?) BoSox... :sweat:

Dodgers get shut out, by the Padres, 3-0. :(

Both Wild Card leaders continue to choke away their lead: BoSox lose game one of a doubleheader to the Yanks, 6-2, and the Braves lose to the Nationals, 3-0. :rofl:

Rays beat the Jays, 5-2, to close to within 1/2 game... If the BoSox lose the night cap, they'll be tied with the Rays for the Wild Card. :rofl:

Dodgers beat the Padres, 6-2.

Kershaw wins his 21st game and very likely the Cy Young award. :fingerscrossed: :victory: :applaud:

BoSox playing for their playoff lives: deadlocked with the Yankees, 4-4, in the 11th.

EDIT: BoSox dodge a bullet and win in the 14th, 7-4, and remain one game ahead of the Rays, with three games to go.

Excellent site for baseball stats: http://www.baseball-reference.com/ :victory:

It's a whole new ball game: BoSox lose and the Rays win... It's all tied up for the AL Wild Card. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

And the Braves have lost as well... :rofl:

bmwracer wrote:And the Braves have lost as well... :rofl:

Cardinals blow an opportunity to even up with the Braves, losing to the Astros in extra innings, 5-4.

Dodgers beat the D-backs, 4-2, for their 81st win, guaranteeing that they'll be over .500 at the end of the season.

(They'll only be playing 161 games: the postponed game with the Nationals will not be made up)

Rangers beat the Angels, 4-3, completely eliminating them from the playoffs.

Haha. :mrgreen: