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So I'm a fan of neither, but I've gotta say the Yankees fans handled their loss much better than the Phillies fans. I'll admit, I'm biased and I hate almost everything having to do with Philidelphia, but wtf. I'm watching one of my friends on facebook get bitched out by one of HIS friends who's a Phillies fan. I mean legit cussed out. Just another example of why I think Philadelphians have got to be 1 of the most classless people I've ever encountered.

Anyway, I'm glad both teams are eliminated. Anyone have any feelings on who's gonna take the pennant this year since everyone's favorites are gone?

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[quote=DynamiteRave;845555]So I'm a fan of neither, but I've gotta say the Yankees fans handled their loss much better than the Phillies fans. I'll admit, I'm biased and I hate almost everything having to do with Philidelphia, but wtf. I'm watching one of my friends on facebook get bitched out by one of HIS friends who's a Phillies fan. I mean legit cussed out. Just another example of why I think Philadelphians have got to be 1 of the most classless people I've ever encountered.

Anyway, I'm glad both teams are eliminated. Anyone have any feelings on who's gonna take the pennant this year since everyone's favorites are gone?[/quote]

I thought the Phillies would make it, but since I'm a Nats fan I'm happy to see them eliminated. Nothing like seeing a team from Philly fail yet again. 4 aces and an "extremely effective" row of hitters and they failed again. Classic.

I'm not rooting for the Cards or the Brewers, since I like both teams. I'll just root for whoever wins the NLCS. As for Texas-Detroit, I'm rooting for Detroit, just because it actually pains me rooting for a team from Texas. I gave them a mulligan when I rooted for the Mavs in the NBA Finals, but I just can't do it again.

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Gotta pull for the Tigers this year, Verlander is a Richmond native and Ive always liked Leyland. Id like to see the Brewers go too.

Im sooooo thrilled the Phillies lossed, Im with you Rave they're pretty classless. But I hate the Yankees way more...glad those b*tches are out. A-Roid is the embodiedment of what is wrong with baseball. Steroids, Redic contracts, bush league antics, and this arrogant attitude of entitlement.

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[quote=Chico23231;845559]Gotta pull for the Tigers this year, Verlander is a Richmond native and Ive always liked Leyland. Id like to see the Brewers go too.

Im sooooo thrilled the Phillies lossed, Im with you Rave they're pretty classless. But I hate the Yankees way more...glad those b*tches are out. A-Roid is the embodiedment of what is wrong with baseball. Steroids, Redic contracts, bush league antics, and this arrogant attitude of entitlement.[/quote]

Did you see the Yankees game? One of my friends (A Yanks fan) said something about A-Rod needing to retire. Did he choke during the series?

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I hope the Rangers win it,after all they used to be a Wahington team :).They have suffered for a long time as a terrible team,its good to see them getting this far.Plus theyre run by Nolan Ryan,a class act in my opinion.I dont think Ive been to an Astros game since Ryan left the Astros,really enjoyed watching him pitch

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[quote=DynamiteRave;845647]Did you see the Yankees game? One of my friends (A Yanks fan) said something about A-Rod needing to retire. Did he choke during the series?[/quote]

yeah, she choked

Anybody watching the World Series? Pitchers battle so far, not at all like the offensive explosion last night.

Also, I wish Joe Buck would stop calling games. Why does MLB have someone who has the exact same boring tone of voice call the 'Series when it's trying to dispel the notion that it's a boring game to watch?

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[quote=mooby;851567]Anybody watching the World Series? Pitchers battle so far, not at all like the offensive explosion last night.

Also, I wish Joe Buck would stop calling games. Why does MLB have someone who has the exact same boring tone of voice call the 'Series when it's trying to dispel the notion that it's a boring game to watch?[/quote]

Yeah, I've been watching. Good series so far--the first two games were great. I know Cruz has, rightly, received a lot of attention, but Mike Napoli has had a career year that he has extended into the playoffs. The ball he hit last night was a cannon shot.

I don't mind Buck as much as McCarver. I was pretty much bored of him 15 years ago.

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And Napoli again . . . Another great game.

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Ive only watched a few of the games so far, but of those few ive watched they have been some of the most exciting bball games ive ever seen.

When I was younger and didn’t have a job that forced me to wake up early I would watch baseball playoffs, but for a very casual fan like me its not really worth staying up late to watch games. Also im a big Joe Buck fan, I think hes the best non-color commentator in football, which is probably part of the reason ive always liked him in baseball. I think Fox is smart to use him because he adds a sense of familiarity to baseball for crossover football fans, at least for me.

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I didn't catch the Rangers win last night, but I hope the Cards come back, because the last thing I want is two Dallas area teams winning two championships in one year. Other than their blowout win in game 3, the Cards bats have been pretty silent so far.

What a crazy game 6 this is. The cards keep getting down to their last strike but keep coming back. Bottom of the 11th and I hope they pull it out.

Walk off solo homer for David Freese. Crazy! Game 7 tomorrow.

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What a crazy game! I was so ready to celebrate a Rangers championship tonight.

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[quote=724Skinsfan;852840]What a crazy game! I was so ready to celebrate a Rangers championship tonight.[/quote]

What? How can you root for a team from Texas? And yes I know the Rangers were from Washington before they moved to Texas, but damnit they only played here for 11 years. That's nothing. They are from Texas, and Texas sucks, no matter the sport. I gave Texas a mulligan because the Mavs were the lesser of two evils in the NBA Finals, but not again. Go Cards.

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Yup, I chose the Rangers back when I was a kid specifically for the reason that they used to play in Washington. I've been rooting for them for about 30 years. I tried switching to the Nationals, but there's just no way for diehard fans of any team to do that.

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been a great series.

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Stunning. Pretty much all that can be said about last night.

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ill admit i went to bed around 11 last night...... But it was a bad ass game up until that point, and obvisouly stayed that way until the very end. This is the best baseball i ever remember watching. Cant wait for tonight!

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[quote=mlmpetert;852869]ill admit i went to bed around 11 last night...... But it was a bad ass game up until that point, and obvisouly stayed that way until the very end. This is the best baseball i ever remember watching. Cant wait for tonight![/quote]

Thats like the people going to bed when the Redskins beat Dallas in that Monday night game in the last 5 min. I'm not a big baseball fan but I cut on the game in the 5th or 6th inning when I got home from work and watch a great game. I'm cheering for the Cards just because they are not from Texas. LOL

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Had to be one of the best games of all time. So glad I caught it.

You know what's super annoying though, when you're into the game (at a bar) and some asshole is trying to bend your ear about some bullshit because he's not into the game. I wanted to tell this guy to shut the f*ck up.

[QUOTE=12thMan;852903]Had to be one of the best games of all time. So glad I caught it.

You know what's super annoying though, when you're into the game (at a bar) and some asshole is trying to bend your ear about some bullshit because he's not into the game. I wanted to tell this guy to shut the f*ck up.[/QUOTE]

That sucks. I'd've been polite at first but if he kept it up I'd've just told him to go talk to someone else. How hard is it for someone to see that your not interested in talking and just want to watch the game?

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[quote=firstdown;852877]Thats like the people going to bed when the Redskins beat Dallas in that Monday night game in the last 5 min. I'm not a big baseball fan but I cut on the game in the 5th or 6th inning when I got home from work and watch a great game. I'm cheering for the Cards just because they are not from Texas. LOL[/quote]


Yeah i know, and although it was a great game and exciting i just side with being rested for work then watching baseball. In retrospect i wish i stayed up though...

i do however always side with Redskins and sometimes other football games over work. I remember exactly where i was and exactly what i was doing when i watched Moss catch 2 tds in 5 minutes in dallas that Monday night.

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[quote=12thMan;852903]Had to be one of the best games of all time. So glad I caught it.

You know what's super annoying though, when you're into the game (at a bar) and some asshole is trying to bend your ear about some bullshit because he's not into the game. I wanted to tell this guy to shut the f*ck up.[/quote]


I wont go to bars anyone more to watch any game i care about because of this reason. Im at the point where im not really crazy about watching Redskins games at friends houses or with anyone else but myself.

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[quote=mlmpetert;852914]I wont go to bars anyone more to watch any game i care about because of this reason. Im at the point where im not really crazy about watching Redskins games at friends houses or with anyone else but myself.[/quote]

Yup. This is why I tend to avoid Super Bowl parties. I want to watch the game, not talk about how great the onion dip is.

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[quote=mooby;852909]That sucks. I'd've been polite at first but if he kept it up I'd've just told him to go talk to someone else. How hard is it for someone to see that your not interested in talking and just want to watch the game?[/quote]

It was really awkward because it's a guy, though we're not buddy buddy, that I usually see at another bar. So at first I felt obligated to engage in small chit chat. But he just took the shit way too far -- dumping on me about his family, job, do I eat seafood? WTF? At first I thought he was hitting on me in some strange ass way.

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But yeah, I never watch Skins games at bars. They're usually filled with assholes that think they know a lot about football and usually don't know a damn thing.

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[quote=12thMan;852919]But yeah, I never watch Skins games at bars. They're usually filled with assholes that think they know a lot about football and usually don't know a damn thing.[/quote]

Yup. I went to Hard Times last year to watch the 2nd Skins-Cowboys game because I had a friend coming into town who wanted to watch the Saints game, and it sucked so bad. No sound, a bunch of drunk pricks in there watching the epic Eagles-Giants comeback, and I had to sit in the back where I could barely see the big screen due to large mass of people standing up and walking around in front of it.

And on top of that, there was a bunch of Cowboys fans at the bar that kept cheering for the Eagles during their comeback against the Giants. Stupid. I don't mind watching the game at my house or a friends house with a couple of friends over, but that's because we know what time it is, and we don't sit there and talk about interesting dip flavors or whatever when the game is on.

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I like Buck. As I think he doesn't get too excited. Just the same. As you need someone not to be biased. Like a lot of these announcers are.

Texans had a chance to win the game in two innings but blew both chances last night.

Looks like Texas is gonna have to wait another year. They blew it. 2 times all they needed was a strike and they failed. Good job Cards.