Brian Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Seems like a match up in MVP Baseball or something. Game 1 not until Friday. Time TBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 QUOTE (Brian @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 06:45 AM) Seems like a match up in MVP Baseball or something. Game 1 not until Friday. Time TBA Or from the 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabiness42 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Or from the 80's. From 1969 through 1985, Baltimore made the ALCS 7 times and Kansas City 6 times, yet they never faced each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTruth05 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 QUOTE (HickoryHuskers @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 09:59 AM) From 1969 through 1985, Baltimore made the ALCS 7 times and Kansas City 6 times, yet they never faced each other. I hope this series goes 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 QUOTE (TheTruth05 @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 10:30 AM) I hope this series goes 7 I'm rooting for the Royals, but yeah, 6 or 7 games would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingandalongonetoleft Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 This doesn't start until Friday? I hope both NLDS go to 5 in that case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN 5h5 hours ago Chris Davis still has five more games to serve in his suspension, so an ALCS appearance could be unlikely. http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles...0,5358121.story … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleHurt05 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 Tillman, Chen, Norris vs. Shields, Vargas, Ventura Not exactly the type of starting rotations you expect to see in a LCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 QUOTE (Brian @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 06:45 AM) Seems like a match up in MVP Baseball or something. Game 1 not until Friday. Time TBA That means the Royals get to pitch Shields in game 1. I'm guessing it'll be Shields vs. Tillman, Vargas vs. Chen, Duffy vs. Norris, Ventura vs. Gonzalez I always thought the O's don't have enough pitching to win a 7 game series. We'll see though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 6, 2014 -> 10:53 AM) Buster Olney @Buster_ESPN 5h5 hours ago Chris Davis still has five more games to serve in his suspension, so an ALCS appearance could be unlikely. http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/orioles...0,5358121.story … I don't think they really need him. Steve Pearce is so much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted October 8, 2014 Author Share Posted October 8, 2014 I'm going Baltimore in 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Royals (in 6) vs. Cardinals Repeat of 1985 (minus Don Denkinger), I-70/Show-Me Series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 This ALCS is approximately 800% more entertaining than the NLCS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 QUOTE (shysocks @ Oct 8, 2014 -> 07:47 AM) This ALCS is approximately 800% more entertaining than the NLCS. Except for arguably having the two best franchises in baseball over the last 5 years or so... You could argue for the Tigers, Red Sox, Rays and Rangers (up until this year's disaster), but it's a fitting match-up. The Giants would have a much better chance with a healthy Cain and Lincecum, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shysocks Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 8, 2014 -> 08:53 AM) Except for arguably having the two best franchises in baseball over the last 5 years or so... ...that everybody is sick of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 QUOTE (shysocks @ Oct 8, 2014 -> 08:00 AM) ...that everybody is sick of... Not more than the Red Sox, Yankees or Dodgers, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buehrle>Wood Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Oct 8, 2014 -> 09:17 AM) Not more than the Red Sox, Yankees or Dodgers, though. Much rather see the Dodgersand their bevy of stars as well as Strasburg, Harper and the Nats. Cardinals and Giants bore me to tears. Royals are a fun story. Orioles are just kind of there but I'd much rather watch the AL now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 (edited) QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Oct 8, 2014 -> 08:19 AM) Much rather see the Dodgersand their bevy of stars as well as Strasburg, Harper and the Nats. Cardinals and Giants bore me to tears. Royals are a fun story. Orioles are just kind of there but I'd much rather watch the AL now. Well, yeah. Kershaw 1-7 against the Cardinals is the mystery of the last five years, especially Game 1. Puig got cold and the Dodgers' bullpen tried to emulate the Tigers. For marketing purposes, Nationals/Dodgers is the best choice, clearly. That said...it's going to be a really fun World Series if the Royals could somehow knock off the Cardinals again. Could care less about the Orioles one way or the other. The Giants and Cards are basically the baseball equivalent of the San Antonio Spurs. Edited October 8, 2014 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 QUOTE (shysocks @ Oct 8, 2014 -> 09:00 AM) ...that everybody is sick of... LMAO he totally missed the point. I get you though, new blood, new matchups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-colum...cle2535406.html http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-colum...cle2532687.html After celebrating their sweep of the Angels in the locker room at Kauffman Stadium, some Royals players took the party to McFadden’s in the Power & Light District. They got on Twitter to invite fans to join them. KC you guys showed us so much love all year were returning the favor for you guys tonight at @McFaddensKC #allonebigfamily see.u all there — Eric Hosmer (@TheRealHos35) October 6, 2014 According some of the people there, Eric Hosmer pulled out his credit card and helped pay for an open bar for an hour. He spent $3,000 and his teammates shared a $12,000 tab, according to a Royals official. Eric Hosmer just paid for the entire bar's drinks for the next hour. Easily 500 people here. That ain't cheap. — nick wright (@getnickwright) October 6, 2014 The players mingled among the crowd of people there and posed for a bunch of pictures. This is Greg Holland, in the middle of #Royals party at McFadden's, totally mesmerized by the game highlights on ESPN pic.twitter.com/S92XiPXi7R — nick wright (@getnickwright) October 6, 2014 Got to McFadden's right when the Royals did and got ushered into their VIP section by accident. So, this happened pic.twitter.com/YvXqw9cf4D — nick wright (@getnickwright) October 6, 2014 #KC all your KC #Royals are here at McFadden's! Where are you?! pic.twitter.com/ZDuUmAsnH2 — McFadden's KC (@McFaddensKC) October 6, 2014 Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-colum...l#storylink=cpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 If the Royals and Cardinals play each other, they both had the least amount of HRs in their leagues, and combined for 200 homers. 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 QUOTE (flavum @ Oct 8, 2014 -> 09:10 AM) If the Royals and Cardinals play each other, they both had the least amount of HRs in their leagues, and combined for 200 homers. 2014. Which is less for those two teams combined than the Orioles (even missing Wieters/Machado/Davis) had... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Tough s*** about the Cards and Giants playing each other again. Maybe the other teams should have showed up and won the games? I mean the Giants were a wildcard team and the Cardinals were underdogs against the Dodgers. The two top teams laid eggs. Blame them. =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigHurt3515 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I was just thinking, did the Royals go through any injuries this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Oct 9, 2014 -> 12:30 AM) I was just thinking, did the Royals go through any injuries this year? Ventura was out for a while and it looked at the time like he might have a TJ surgery but that passed. Hosmer missed quite a bit of time in the second half, which allowed Butler to play 1B full-time and kind of get back on track offensively. Holland missed some time in the 2nd half as well, but nothing major. Finally, Duffy also was down for a start or two down the stretch, but nothing major. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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