Post-Strike Baseball Tournament: WORLD CHAMPION SKITCHP!

[Lament]

Whyus, I mean Willie, McGee is gonna kill it.

I hope when you put your team into the site you named them "The Whyus McKaiuses."

[BigRedLedbetter]

He was the man.

[Kaius]

Whyus, I mean Willie, McGee is gonna kill it.

I hope when you put your team into the site you named them "The Whyus McKaiuses."

I was thinking the Garainals or whatever the hell that said.

[Lament]

Oh yeah. That's even better.

[philpritchard]

Pitching WAR leaders in the '80s:

1. Nolan Ryan
2. Bert Blyleven
3. Dave Stieb
4. Roger Clemens
5. Steve Carlton

[Lament]

Damn. I didn't know Steib was that good.

[philpritchard]

Damn. I didn't know Steib was that good.

It's always bugged me that Stieb was off the HOF ballot in his first year while Morris just got more and more support.

Stieb once lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth in back to back starts.

[Kaius]

That's awful.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Damn. I didn't know Steib was that good.

It's always bugged me that Stieb was off the HOF ballot in his first year while Morris just got more and more support.

Stieb once lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth in back to back starts.

Wow that is a crazy stat about Stieb. It was cool to see him come back in 98. He had 19 CGs as a 24 year old. Times have changed a little.

[philpritchard]

That's awful.

If I wasn't on my phone I would post the video... one of them was routine grounder to second that took a ridiculous hop over the second baseman's head. Heartbreaking.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Something I will always remember was watching Mussina lose a perfect game at Fenway with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th. I watched that whole fucking game with some buddies in my dorm room and it was one of the best pitched games I have ever seen in my life. I hate the Yankees with all that I am but it was a bummer to see him lose it.

Fucking Carl Everett

http://m.mlb.com/video/v20756629/

[philpritchard]

Through best pitched game I've ever seen was Brandon Morrow in 2010... lost a no-hitter with two out in the ninth on a ground ball that Aaron Hill dove for but couldn't hang onto. Two walks, 17 K's.

[numbers]

Something I will always remember was watching Mussina lose a perfect game at Fenway with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th. I watched that whole fucking game with some buddies in my dorm room and it was one of the best pitched games I have ever seen in my life. I hate the Yankees with all that I am but it was a bummer to see him lose it.

Fucking Carl Everett

http://m.mlb.com/video/v20756629/

That was a great game, Cone pitched great for the Sox that night.

[Lament]

Ok, since I don't really know when 4/5 & are gonna close this thing out, I'm gonna go ahead and run a randomizer for the seeds. Looks like they are...

1. Argo
2. #BRL
3. Kaius
4. Skitch
5. phil
6. chud
7. numbers
8. 4/5
9. Lament

So the play-in round is 4/5 vs. Lament.

First round matches are as follows.

Argo vs. 4/5/Lament
#BRL vs. numbers
Kaius vs. chud
Skitch vs. phil

The team listed first has home-field advantage.

[Kaius]

This is too perfect

[Lament]

I think I'm more excited for the trash-talking that will be exchanged between you and chud than anything else.

I hope by the later innings of game three the simulator starts having your teams exchange brushback pitches followed by big name after big name getting tossed until finally there's just a huge brawl.

[Kaius]

chud has no marbles

[Lament]

The Garainals and The Chudville Nine will raise the bar of what a rivalry truly is.

[4/5]

Dave Magadan

[Lament]

Hey 4/5, do you want me to host your team on my account? Just let me know the seasons you want for each guy and I will. Then we can kick off the play-in round.