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#25262	10/14/2015 6:01:50 pm
buffmckagan Joined: 12/22/2013 Posts: 658 Scranton Bears Legends	I find it really hard to root against the Blue Jays after that bottom of the seventh comeback, classless fans and all. Just wow.

#25269	10/14/2015 8:16:33 pm
msigg6 Joined: 06/05/2012 Posts: 337 Bay City Lions III.3	Astros lost But me and pretty sure 90% of our fan base is happy that we are finally on the map again. Those 10 years were disgusting. They know what they need to improve and I'm confident they will be a playoff contender for years to come now. Thank god.

#25270	10/14/2015 10:13:18 pm
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 5024 Administrator	Yeah...Blue Jays came storming back too. KC - Toronto should be a good series. LA-NY tomorrow...should be exciting. Steve

#25330	10/16/2015 9:46:44 am
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1226 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Can I hijack this thread for a minute? Bat flips. Love 'em or hate 'em. I know it's mostly the latin players bringing the flair and I like it. I hope it spreads. It's like the stare down after a break-away dunk, spiking the ball in the endzone, celebrating after a goal in soccer. Too often the corporate rulers of the games stomp down on the individual celebrations to curb the player's self-promotion but yet favor their own league-wide promotion. It's human emotion and I think it works great for TV. Once that corporate money got involved in NASCAR, the drivers turned bland and the sport's popularity waned. The NFL is seen as a faceless monster cashing in over the bodies and minds of ex players. So what say you? Do you like the showmanship? Do you mind the self-promotion? (to be fair, Bautista's seemed more in-the-moment emotion)

#25363	10/16/2015 4:46:58 pm
Seca Joined: 05/05/2014 Posts: 5227 Waterloo Dinosaurs Legends	My understanding is that it is frowned on b/c it shows up the pitcher. Never really got that. If I just gave up a tater I would be watching the ball. Or staring at my feet. Or frowning at my pitching coach. Or eyeing up some girl in the stands. The last thing I would be looking at is the guy who just went yard. Jays fans are feeling good I think. Shook off the 23 yr jitters in the first series. That Cecil injury is huge tho.

#25386	10/17/2015 12:57:10 am
MukilteoMike Joined: 08/09/2014 Posts: 3294 Inactive	Bat flips, batter showmanship, etc. I don't get all the fuss. In basketball when a guy slams a monster dunk, does he go away quietly? Hardly ever. In tennis, when someone hits a vicious winner does the opponent go crazy when the victor pumps his fist? A guy sacks a quarterback and dances like a fool. So what. Grow up. I wouldn't do any of that, but that's just my personality. Barking at the pitcher or vice versa is uncool; a simple celebration is fine, in my opinion. Toronto vs. KC. Go Royals!!!! Cecil being unavailable is pretty big with all the leftie bats. Since the Royals have the sweet RSRLSLRLR order, though, it probably isn't quite as big as it is with most teams. I'm still glad KC doesn't have to face him; he's nasty. The biggest question marks are Price and Cueto. If one falters and the other is as good as they can be, that will probably lead their team to victory. Johnny be good! With that nice 5-0 game one, I definitely like my Royals.

#25475	10/18/2015 10:08:40 pm
95th Cub Joined: 03/06/2015 Posts: 100 Racine Bombers VI.18	I know one thing, I'm glad I didn't make any predictions for the NLCS. Granted, things could change on Tuesday and the Cubs' bats could awaken, but right now it looks like the Mets are heading to the WS.

#25490	10/19/2015 11:15:26 am
PrivateSnowflake Joined: 01/06/2015 Posts: 1226 Bloomington Thunder II.2	Me too, I thought the Cubs were the hotter team. Has any big-market team flown under the radar as the Mets this season? It seems like we hardly know anything about them.

#25574	10/21/2015 2:12:35 pm
Solana_Steve Joined: 03/10/2010 Posts: 123 Inactive	Things starting to look desperate for the Blue Jays in the Cubs. Steve

#25580	10/21/2015 3:49:50 pm
95th Cub Joined: 03/06/2015 Posts: 100 Racine Bombers VI.18	Main thing I know about the Mets...I remember this book I read as a kid called The Boy Who Only Hit Homers, and that boy must've become Daniel Murphy. That, and I've had enough of superheroes for one October. Though my great uncle's probably laughing it up, if he's still kicking. Updated Wednesday, October 21 2015 @ 3:50:29 pm PDT