ALDS Day 4: Rangers/Rays, Yankees/Tigers

by Al Yellon on Oct 3, 2011 3:00 PM CDT in Chicago Cubs Game Threads

There wasn't much activity here during Sunday's games. Maybe you were all watching football, I dunno.

If you were, you missed the Brewers blowing out the Diamondbacks when Kirk Gibson wouldn't take Brad Ziegler out after his balk. That clearly rattled him and he couldn't throw strikes. When he finally did, Milwaukee pounded him.

And count me surprised that the Cardinals were able to come back off Cliff Lee. That makes this series more interesting, although St. Louis still has to face Roy Oswalt, and if it gets to Game 5, Roy Halladay again.

Also, just what kind of dance is Jose Valverde doing here?

Full details of today's games after the jump.

Both games today are on TBS.

4 pm CDT for Rangers/Rays. Series tied 1-1. Don Orsillo (play-by-play) and Buck Martinez (analyst) will call the action with Jaime Maggio as a reporter.

7:30 pm CDT for Yankees/Tigers. Series tied 1-1. Brian Anderson (play-by-play) will call the game alongside Ron Darling (analyst) and John Smoltz (analyst) with Tom Verducci as a reporter.

MLB.com Gameday for Yankees/Tigers

MLB.com Gameday for Rangers/Rays

Baseball-reference.com game preview for Yankees/Tigers

Baseball-reference.com game preview for Rangers/Rays

SB Nation game preview for Yankees/Tigers

SB Nation game preview for Rangers/Rays

This is the only thread I'm posting for today's games. If you need overflows due to extra innings or rain delays, post them in the fanshot section.

Discuss amongst yourselves.

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Valverde

Is auditioning for the Rockettes.

by Josh Timmers on Oct 3, 2011 3:03 PM CDT reply actions

What is Cabrera doing?

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by Al Yellon on Oct 3, 2011 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Throwing up a little in his mouth

Bad clams.

by Josh Timmers on Oct 3, 2011 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Obviously given to him by Cano.

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by Al Yellon on Oct 3, 2011 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm guessing

this was supposed to be on the front page. I don’t get why it didn’t show up there since the “front page” button was checked, but I just hit “Publish changes” and it appeared.

by Josh Timmers on Oct 3, 2011 3:13 PM CDT reply actions

Thanks.

This keeps happening and the SBN tech people are trying to figure out why. So far, they haven’t been able to.

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by Al Yellon on Oct 3, 2011 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions

hmmmmm....

If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.

by eths on Oct 3, 2011 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Carlton Fisk Samba?

I'm a Cubs fan. The Jaded Bitterness comes as a Standard Feature.

by timh815 on Oct 3, 2011 3:40 PM CDT reply actions

Chicken dance

They have two liter bottles now? To think I spent all that time demanding a liter!

by Say Ramrod on Oct 3, 2011 4:16 PM CDT reply actions

Valverde - great pitcher

has been my most hated player for a long time now.

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry

by Hammer on Oct 3, 2011 4:29 PM CDT reply actions

this

times a million!

by FloridaCubsFan on Oct 3, 2011 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Go Cub....... Oh...... Never mind.... Forget it, please.... Look, I said, forget it....

If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.

by eths on Oct 3, 2011 4:33 PM CDT reply actions

I could be wrong, but I seem to remember

Ron Santo once calling Valverde a hot dog with relish which cracked me up.

Football? Football? What's a football?-Ralphie Parker

by katie casey on Oct 3, 2011 4:35 PM CDT reply actions

lol

If the Cubs still have a chance, no matter how small, it’s still Go Cubs, damn the math and pass the KoolAid.

by eths on Oct 3, 2011 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions

I miss Ron

"Hey.....Cubs win!!!" ---Harry
"Cubs win....what a lucky break!!" ---Harry

by Hammer on Oct 3, 2011 4:41 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

That sounds like something Santo would have said about him.

I remember that Santo was not a big fan of Valverde’s antics on the mound (to put it mildly). It’s too bad Ron never saw us hit Valverde (career 0.74 ERA in 24 appearances vs. the Cubs) – I think that winning a game because Valverde blew a save would have made Ron ecstatic.

The Frustrated Fan

by Jody Jody Davis on Oct 3, 2011 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions

Ron criticizing Valverde for being a hotdog was the pot calling the kettle black.

I miss Santo though.

Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It's simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant.... It's not complicated. - George Costanza

by troutfishin on Oct 3, 2011 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Wow, unkind 7th inning

To the Rays. Using four pitchers (at least) to try and get through it.

They have two liter bottles now? To think I spent all that time demanding a liter!

by Say Ramrod on Oct 3, 2011 6:26 PM CDT reply actions

Go Rangers!!! 4-1

Gotta love Hamilton.

by troutfishin on Oct 3, 2011 6:26 PM CDT reply actions

go not yankees!

I'm a happy panda.

by jesus christos on Oct 3, 2011 6:34 PM CDT reply actions

I think a lot of Cubs fans are waiting to see what happens with the GM job.

Right now, there’s nothing to report except a lot of rumors.

by jeffmills1972 on Oct 3, 2011 6:43 PM CDT reply actions

New Rumor

Here’s the new Cubs GM and Manager

by Josh Timmers on Oct 3, 2011 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Old dudes in yellow shirts

Are now hardcore rockers. Interesting…

They have two liter bottles now? To think I spent all that time demanding a liter!

by Say Ramrod on Oct 3, 2011 7:06 PM CDT reply actions

'not much activity'

that’s an understatement! It’s been dead here. I’ll accept my fair share of blame, I’m a Cubs guy. If it’s not a NLC team…I gather a lot of info from BCB. Ok, ok, I follow NL more than that, but AL teams do nothing for me. I picked Crew to win NL Central waaaay early on this year (send your donations to my fund- contact me for info…) but do not think they’ll represent NL in WS…it’d be NICE… but I dunno. Other than that… I’m watching the right sidebar for 2012 Cubs baseball. :] (Gawd, I’ll prolly hate myself for that in about 215 days)

"So sad, This Cubbie Thing" Courtesy of E-Man, 6/25/2011

by jeffstorm2 on Oct 3, 2011 7:48 PM CDT reply actions

The awesomeness that is Justin Verlander

The new version on Nolan Ryan, over 120 pitches and he’s still throwing 100mph.

by troutfishin on Oct 3, 2011 10:24 PM CDT reply actions

I haven't watched a baseball game in about a month.

Yet I’m on BCB nearly every hour.

"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks

by dtpollitt on Oct 3, 2011 10:38 PM CDT reply actions

Valverde walks the winning run on.

2 on 2 out top of 9 for Yanks.

"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks

by dtpollitt on Oct 3, 2011 10:50 PM CDT reply actions

Love watching Verlander pitch

Love seeing the Yanks lose, still torn between TB and Texas.

They have two liter bottles now? To think I spent all that time demanding a liter!

by Say Ramrod on Oct 4, 2011 2:28 AM CDT reply actions

the "Dance" Valverde is doing is called:

QWOP

http://www.qassimy.com/playfreegamesonline/game/776/qwop_sports_game_online_.html

So i you can give you can take it.

by epsilon on Oct 4, 2011 8:08 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Seriously, worst game ever

They have two liter bottles now? To think I spent all that time demanding a liter!

by Say Ramrod on Oct 4, 2011 8:41 AM CDT up reply actions

Not surprised

Count me not surprised by the Cards. This has the makings of a 2006 replay with the Tigers / Cards World Series, w/Theriot playing David Eckstein. 4 games today, with the possibility of three series ending.

"It's a funny old world. Man's lucky if he gets out of it alive." W.C. Fields

by KedzieKid on Oct 4, 2011 9:03 AM CDT reply actions