AL Wild Card Game: Astros @ Yankees

[havok24]

Should be fun!

 

Astros Lineup:

 

Altuve -2B

Springer - RF

Correa - SS

Rasmus - LF

Gattis - DH

Gomez - CF

Valbuena - 3B

Cruisin Chris - 1B

Castro - C

 

Keuchel - P

 

 

Yankees Lineup:

 

Gardner - CF

Young - LF

Beltran - RF

A-Rod - DH

McCann - C

Headley - 3B

Bird - 1B

Refsnyder - 2B

Didi - SS

 

Tanaka - P

[BTS]

Dallas Keuchel is gonna get s*** done tonight

[Candy Maldonado]

fu gardener

[G-Snarls]

Go Stros!

[G-Snarls]

Colby already has a WS ring but is playing in the post season for the first time...

[BigCecil]

So excited to watch this game. On flite back to Cal from BBBB country so PVR'ing to watch later this eve. Really nice to watch playoffs again when they have potential implications for us...for the 1st time in over 2 decades!

[Jonn]

Astros win in blowout.

 

http://media.giphy.com/media/nqRJTIwsBftG8/giphy.gif

[G-Snarls]

So excited to watch this game. On flite back to Cal from BBBB country so PVR'ing to watch later this eve. Really nice to watch playoffs again when they have potential implications for us...for the 1st time in over 2 decades!

 

Racking up lots of frequent flyer miles this month I see

[BTS]

Baseball is a crazy game. Imagine hearing at the start of 2013 that 20-game winner Dallas Keuchel would be pitching for the Astros in the 2015 AL WC game.

[King]

What time does the game start

[IBTrini]

8:00 est

[crmr]

Go Yankees!

[Shogun89]

Is it the crap batters in the National league making the pitchers over there look amazing?

[BTS]

Is it the crap batters in the National league making the pitchers over there look amazing?

 

The NL is just stronger right now. For a long time the opposite was true.

[BlueBirdBro]

Zaun is giving a speech about how postseason games are played. I have no idea, but I wonder if he has played many

[intrigid]

Speaking strictly as a fan who only gives a crap about one thing: Jays in the world series...

 

GO YANKEES

[Laika]

The NL is just stronger right now. For a long time the opposite was true.

 

This is completely false. The NL is weaker and the few strong teams just put up higher win totals.

 

Interleague (left win total is AL):

http://i.imgur.com/41ZCrpp.png

[BTS]

Zaun is giving a speech about how postseason games are played. I have no idea, but I wonder if he has played many

 

3 games, 2 plate appearances. What a windbag.

[crmr]

I can only assume he meant the teams that made the playoffs

[BTS]

This is completely false. The NL is weaker and the few strong teams just put up higher win totals.

 

Interleague (left win total is AL):

http://i.imgur.com/41ZCrpp.png

 

Hmm. NL playoff field seems a lot stronger than the AL's group this year.

[o2cui2i]

Go sports!!

 

hope it's an exciting game.

[Laika]

Hmm. NL playoff field seems a lot stronger than the AL's group this year.

 

Based on what, win totals?

 

By run differentials, the AL has one team that is flat out better (Toronto) and one that is flat out worse (Texas).

 

221

111

83

66

18

 

122

101

81

72

70

 

We know from interleague play that the AL is a more competitive league though, so every AL team gets brownie points.

 

I guess you could make an argument about playoff roster strength though, and it would go like this.

 

1. Top of rotation pitching is the most important thing in playoff baseball.

2. The NL seems to have more top of the rotation pitchers on its teams.

3. Therefore the NL has the better playoff teams.

 

NL "Aces" (4+ fWAR)

 

Lynn

Cole

Liriano

Arrieta

Lester

Kershaw

Greinke

deGrom

Syndergaard

Harvey

 

AL "Aces"

 

Price

Keuchel

McHugh

Cueto

Tanaka

Pineda

Hamels

 

10-7 for the NL

[Frenchsoup]

Hmm. NL playoff field seems a lot stronger than the AL's group this year.

 

That's because there are some terrible teams in the NL. Colorado,Mil,Cincy,Miami, Phily, San Diego, Atlanta. In the Al there are just a couple CWS, Seattle,Detroit, Oakland. Much easier schedule in the grand scheme of things for those NL teams.

[Frenchsoup]

Based on what, win totals?

 

By run differentials, the AL has one team that is flat out better (Toronto) and one that is flat out worse (Texas).

 

221

111

83

66

18

 

122

101

81

72

70

 

We know from interleague play that the AL is a more competitive league though, so every AL team gets brownie points.

 

I guess you could make an argument about playoff roster strength though, and it would go like this.

 

1. Top of rotation pitching is the most important thing in playoff baseball.

2. The NL seems to have more top of the rotation pitchers on its teams.

3. Therefore the NL has the better playoff teams.

 

NL "Aces" (4+ fWAR)

 

Lynn

Cole

Liriano

Arrieta

Lester

Kershaw

Greinke

deGrom

Syndergaard

Harvey

 

AL "Aces"

 

Price

Keuchel

McHugh

Cueto

Tanaka

Pineda

Hamels

 

10-7 for the NL

 

You forgot Stroman

[jaysblue]

Why is Arash at the Yankees game? Ugh I don't want to hear him at all between innings.

[blurnandez]

Syndergaard

 

He had 4+ WAR in his first year?

 

That hurts.

[Stangstag]

Why is Arash at the Yankees game? Ugh I don't want to hear him at all between innings.

 

MLB network channel bro

 

EDIT: game isn't on mlb network lol

[JPArenshitia]

lol this russell commercial

[fapaholic]

Lord get a haircut Archer FFS!!

[Effit]

Archer looking sharp in a suit.