MLB Playoffs

[Cujo]

wow 2-0 already

Make that 4-0 Tampa Bay -- Now 5-0.

I hate to say it, but... Game over. ALCS over.

[TFoA]

5-0.

The Phillies better pack their warm-weather clothes.

[BBTV]

Why do they call it "winning the pennant"? Is there an actual "official" pennant that they're playing for?

Yeah, it's the one The Phillies will raise in their home opener next season.

They don't raise anything - they just have the year they won something on a flag pole. See my sig.

[infrared41]

Why do they call it "winning the pennant"? Is there an actual "official" pennant that they're playing for?

Yeah, it's the one The Phillies will raise in their home opener next season.

They don't raise anything - they just have the year they won something on a flag pole. See my sig.

They have to get it on the flag pole somehow don't they? Thus "raising the pennant." Of course it's not an official MLB pennant they're playing for. I'd imagine the term goes back to the old days when the first team decided to put up a flag or "pennant" to commemorate winning the league championship or The World Series. Or some sportswriter came up with the term and it stuck. Kinda like how a strike out is represented by a K in the score book. The reason? The letter S was being used for sacrifice so they chose the K in strike. Who knows why they call it winning a pennant. Your team just won one. What else matters?

[Sport]

Why do they call it "winning the pennant"? Is there an actual "official" pennant that they're playing for?

Yeah, it's the one The Phillies will raise in their home opener next season.

They don't raise anything - they just have the year they won something on a flag pole. See my sig.

I know that when a team qualifies for the playoffs MLB actually does send them an official invitation. I know this because there was an issue of contention between the Astros and Cardinals about who won the Central a few years back. Also, If I remember when they were talking about it, a team has the option to decline a playoff invitation and they may also have the option to decline home field advantage. Of course nobody every does. Also, I could just be talking out of my ass, this is all coming from memory of a sportscenter report from many years ago.

[FiddySicks]

Why do they call it "winning the pennant"? Is there an actual "official" pennant that they're playing for?

Yeah, it's the one The Phillies will raise in their home opener next season.

They don't raise anything - they just have the year they won something on a flag pole. See my sig.

I know that when a team qualifies for the playoffs MLB actually does send them an official invitation. I know this because there was an issue of contention between the Astros and Cardinals about who won the Central a few years back. Also, If I remember when they were talking about it, a team has the option to decline a playoff invitation and they may also have the option to decline home field advantage. Of course nobody every does. Also, I could just be talking out of my ass, this is all coming from memory of a sportscenter report from many years ago.

Yeah i think thats right. In AT&T Park in the luxury boxes they have the official invitation to the 02 World Series framed.

Speaking of the World Series, who the hell thought these would even be an option in April?

[See Red]

Oh well. I hope some good comes out of this disaster of a series.

[Swiss]

Surely this current series is the worst playoffs series ever played by any Boston team.

The team hasn't any spirit, any guts, any play way... It's amazing that it's the same team that defeated the Angels with some courage few days ago.

It's over, Tampa Bay Rays is making the AL formatted of 1969 Mets Miracle, will win the AL pennant and will win the World Series.

My congratulations to the Tampa Bay Rays fans.

[Jigga]

Oh well. I hope some good comes out of this disaster of a series.

Of course there will be plenty of good.

No bloviating from Sawks fans.

[FiddySicks]

Now this really makes me wonder how much of a difference a right minded Manny Ramirez would've made to this series. Now I know that Tampa has absolutely whooped up on Boston, but any time you have a guy hitting above .500 it's definitely gonna be a lot closer.

[NJTank]

Here is some irony

Today is the 39th Anniversary of the Mets winning the World Series in 1969.

[See Red]

Now this really makes me wonder how much of a difference a right minded Manny Ramirez would've made to this series. Now I know that Tampa has absolutely whooped up on Boston, but any time you have a guy hitting above .500 it's definitely gonna be a lot closer.

The Manny that finished the season in Los Angeles wasn't the Manny we'd have seen playing in Boston.

Given the chance, I'd want them to pull the trigger on that trade every time.

[FiddySicks]

Now this really makes me wonder how much of a difference a right minded Manny Ramirez would've made to this series. Now I know that Tampa has absolutely whooped up on Boston, but any time you have a guy hitting above .500 it's definitely gonna be a lot closer.

The Manny that finished the season in Los Angeles wasn't the Manny we'd have seen playing in Boston.

Given the chance, I'd want them to pull the trigger on that trade every time.

Hence the reason I said a right minded Manny. It's hypothetical, no doubt. But it still makes me wonder.

[Jigga]

Now this really makes me wonder how much of a difference a right minded Manny Ramirez would've made to this series. Now I know that Tampa has absolutely whooped up on Boston, but any time you have a guy hitting above .500 it's definitely gonna be a lot closer.

The Manny that finished the season in Los Angeles wasn't the Manny we'd have seen playing in Boston.

Given the chance, I'd want them to pull the trigger on that trade every time.

Hence the reason I said a right minded Manny. It's hypothetical, no doubt. But it still makes me wonder.

It didn't really help the Bums that much, since they got boatraced by the Phillies. Tampa wasn't scared of Boston with Manny and they weren't scared of Boston without Manny.

Plus, Manny doesn't pitch. Doubt he could have helped the Sawks that much.

[See Red]

Now this really makes me wonder how much of a difference a right minded Manny Ramirez would've made to this series. Now I know that Tampa has absolutely whooped up on Boston, but any time you have a guy hitting above .500 it's definitely gonna be a lot closer.

The Manny that finished the season in Los Angeles wasn't the Manny we'd have seen playing in Boston.

Given the chance, I'd want them to pull the trigger on that trade every time.

Hence the reason I said a right minded Manny. It's hypothetical, no doubt. But it still makes me wonder.

Ahhh, I gotcha, I misread that. My apologies!

[gingerbreadmann]

It's not like Bay is really contributing to this failure.

[cappital92]

Here is some irony

Today is the 39th Anniversary of the Mets winning the World Series in 1969.

It's also the 25th anniversary of the Orioles' last World Series victory.

Someday again the streets of Baltimore will be filled with joyous O's fans. Someday.

EDIT- I need to pick up a Rays hat. Until then, hopefully the luck of the gradient will bend some laws of physics and rub off on them.

[infrared41]

I can't remember a Red Sox team ever getting manhandled like this in Fenway for three straight games. As much as I'm enjoying watching it, I still have to say that these are not The Red Sox I am familiar with. What the hell is wrong with them? The Rays are a very good club but they aren't this much better than The Red Sox.

[Jigga]

Here is some irony

Today is the 39th Anniversary of the Mets winning the World Series in 1969.

It's also the 25th anniversary of the Orioles' last World Series victory.

Someday again the streets of Baltimore will be filled with joyous O's fans. Someday.

EDIT- I need to pick up a Rays hat. Until then, hopefully the luck of the gradient will bend some laws of physics and rub off on them.

Cubs fans were saying the same thing about Chicago 75 years ago.

[oddball]

Wow... Boston fans are now starting to sound like Yankee fans. They can't fathom the idea that another team is better than theirs. Um, Tampa won the AL East and beat you like a drum in the playoffs. Enough said. You can't believe that you lost? Um, you do have the overrated Japanese pitcher, J.D. Drew, and Mark Kotsay and you say that you can't believe you lost?! Look at your roster, it ain't good! You can't deal with the fact that Tampa is a better team, and they are younger and aren't going away. I wasn't a Tampa believer until this series and watching them handle the BoSox, you can't deny that they are the best team this year and sorry to Philly fans, 1983 will still be your last title. What they've done is very reminiscent of what Atlanta did in the early 90's, go from last to first and then establish themselves as the team every year to beat because they grow their players. The Red Sox are turning into the Yankees and think they can buy their players, it won't be long before Boston is in the Yankees spot, missing the playoffs and old and having no youngsters to replace their old players.