All-Time Franchise Baseball Tournament: RED SOX WIN IT ALL!

[BigRedLedbetter]

Nice to see Devo get a shout out during game 1 of the Series when HR was talking about Cain. Man Devo was great in center.

The one play that really stands out:

This is totally the catch that comes to mind. My best friend (Braves fan) still brings this catch up. So close to a triple play. Oh prime time haha.

What is even more impressive maybe is Juan Guzman and Kelly Gruber's hair.

I guess that qualifies as close, right? I guess the ump... uh... didn't have the right angle?

Oh wow I have never seen that angle. Totally out.

[philpritchard]

I guess that qualifies as close, right? I guess the ump... uh... didn't have the right angle?

Oh wow I have never seen that angle. Totally out.

This picture has always boggled my mind because the ump is standing five feet away from the play at the perfect angle to see the tag with nothing to obstruct his view and his head pointed directly at the glove-foot contact... yet he somehow managed to not see the tag.

[EJ]

Probably distracted by Gruber's mullett. Understandable.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Probably distracted by Gruber's mullett. Understandable.

That thing is majestic.

[numbers]

Indeed. I love FoD but like Bull Durham and Eight Men Out better. As someone who has gone to Dyersville though it's really incredible.

Field of Dreams would be my #1, with The Sandlot right behind it. James Earl Jones' speech in Field of Dreams is one of the best things ever.

Oh yeah that speech gives me all the feels. Being in the age bracket when Sandlot was released I loved it and still do. Saw it a few times in the theaters.

Bull Durham is my fave.

"There are 108 beads in a catholic rosary and 108 stitches in a baseball. When I heard that, I gave Jesus a chance."

Guys, Major League.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Indeed. I love FoD but like Bull Durham and Eight Men Out better. As someone who has gone to Dyersville though it's really incredible.

Field of Dreams would be my #1, with The Sandlot right behind it. James Earl Jones' speech in Field of Dreams is one of the best things ever.

Oh yeah that speech gives me all the feels. Being in the age bracket when Sandlot was released I loved it and still do. Saw it a few times in the theaters.

Bull Durham is my fave.

"There are 108 beads in a catholic rosary and 108 stitches in a baseball. When I heard that, I gave Jesus a chance."

Guys, Major League.

Love that too

[Norah]

Indeed. I love FoD but like Bull Durham and Eight Men Out better. As someone who has gone to Dyersville though it's really incredible.

Field of Dreams would be my #1, with The Sandlot right behind it. James Earl Jones' speech in Field of Dreams is one of the best things ever.

Oh yeah that speech gives me all the feels. Being in the age bracket when Sandlot was released I loved it and still do. Saw it a few times in the theaters.

Bull Durham is my fave.

"There are 108 beads in a catholic rosary and 108 stitches in a baseball. When I heard that, I gave Jesus a chance."

Guys, Major League.

Oh please. I have a much better body than she does!

[Lament]

Take that, Ty Cobb.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Take that, Ty Cobb.

Dat creepy laugh.

[numbers]

Whenever I see a game where something happens to silence the crowd, ala hunter pence in game one, I think of Rachel Phelps saying " that oughta shut these people up."

[Lament]

Day nineteen matchups...

Tigers - Indians
at Detroit: Mullin (R) vs. Gregg (R), at Cleveland: Lolich (L) vs. Tiant (L)

Rangers - Pirates
at Texas: Ryan (R) vs. Blass (R), at Pittsburgh: Darvish (R) vs. Law (R)

White Sox - Astros
at Chicago: Smith (R) vs. Dierker (R), at Houston: Scott (R) vs. Clemens (R)

Reds - Cardinals
at Cincinnati: Rhines (R) vs. Gibson (R), at St. Louis: Luque (R) vs. Cooper (R)

Royals - Blue Jays
at Kansas City: Appier (R) vs. Stieb (R), at Toronto: Cone (R) vs. Hentgen (R)

Cubs - Expos
at Chicago: Brown (R) vs. D. Martinez (R), at Montreal: Vaughn (R) vs. Vazquez (R)

Yankees - Red Sox
at New York: Gomez (L) vs. Clemens (R), at Boston: Chandler (R) vs. Young (R)

Orioles - Mariners
at Baltimore: Kilroy (L) vs. Langston (L), at Seattle: Palmer (R) vs. Hernandez (R)

Let me know if any of these are wrong. I'll probably have run the games already, but as long as I haven't posted the results, I'll fix them if I've got your pitchers wrong.

[Lament]

Oh man, the CrossRuddo Classic...

[Lament]

Day nineteen has been run.

[spike]

when is the regular season set to wrap up?

[Norah]

when is the regular season set to wrap up?

Twelve days left, including today.

[spike]

when is the regular season set to wrap up?

Twelve days left, including today.

so 11/5

[Lament]

Tigers - Indians

Game 1 : http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscor ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2 : http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscor ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Indians 10, Tigers 2
W - Gregg, L - Mullin
HR - Lajoie

Indians 4, Tigers 3
W - Jackson, L - Lolich, S - Mesa
HR - Heilmann 2, Ramirez

Rangers - Pirates

Game 1 : http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscor ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2 : http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscor ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Pirates 7, Rangers 3
W - Blass, L - Ryan
HR - Bonds, Kiner, Young

Pirates 5, Rangers 4
W - Law, L - Darvish, S - Tekulve
HR - Rodriguez, Kiner

White Sox - Astros

Game 1 : http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscor ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2 : http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscor ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

White Sox 12, Astros 0
W - Smith, L - Dierker

Astros 7, White Sox 1
W - Clemens, L - Scott

Reds - Cardinals

Game 1 : http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscor ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2 : http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscor ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Cardinals 7, Reds 3
W - Gibson, L - Rhines

Reds 5, Cardinals 3
W - Luque, L - Cooper, S - Chapman
HR - Morgan, Herman

Royals - Blue Jays

Game 1 : http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscor ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2 : http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscor ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Blue Jays 8, Royals 5
W - Stieb, L - Davis, S - Ryan
HR - White

Royals 8, Blue Jays 1
W - Cone, L - Hentgen
HR - Otis, Sweeney, Bautista

Cubs - Expos

Game 1 : http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscor ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2 : http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscor ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Cubs 4, Expos 0
W - Brown, L - D. Martinez
HR - Sosa 2

Cubs 10, Expos 3
W - Vaughn, L - Vazquez
HR - Lee, Wilson, Sandberg

Yankees - Red Sox

Game 1 : http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscor ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2 : http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscor ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Yankees 4, Red Sox 2
W - Robertson, L - Timlin, S - Gordon

Red Sox 7, Yankees 4
W - Young, L - Chandler, S - Papelbon
HR - Williams

Orioles - Mariners

Game 1 : http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscor ... pbp=0&tf=0
Game 2 : http://www.whatifsports.com/slb/Boxscor ... pbp=0&tf=0

Spoiler: show

Orioles 2, Mariners 0
W - Kilroy, L - Langston
HR - B. Robinson

Orioles 4, Mariners 2
W - Martinez, L - Hernandez, S - Myers
HR - Davis

Standings

Spoiler: show

Red Sox 25-13
Indians 24-14
Royals 22-16
Tigers 21-17
Cardinals 20-18
Yankees 20-18
Cubs 20-18
White Sox 19-19
Rangers 19-19
Pirates 18-20
Reds 18-20
Blue Jays 17-21
Orioles 16-22
Expos 16-22
Astros 16-22
Mariners 11-27

[numbers]

Commish, Chud and I are going to a four man rotation and dropping Babe Ruth.

[Lament]

Got it.

[@SkitchP]

Welp, so much for Mullin. Pull him out, Verlander back in

Spoiler: show