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Short of a miracle comeback in either series, looks like the ALCS will be O's/Royals and the O's will have HFA.

Yep, it's all lining up for a WS trip for the Orioles................
 
I am a little shocked by KC and the way the pitching staff has performed. I thought them the weakest of all the playoff teams but they have fooled me. The Angels-Royals series has been the best pitched of the playoffs and it is unfortunate for the Angels that they have run into one of those teams that is on a streak and seems to be getting better with each playoff game. The Angels aren't dead yet, but they need someone to wake up and break the spell. I think the Royals can still be taken if Trout and gang can get the bats going in Game 3 and carry it over. -- Al
 
Al,
Since you live in the area, I thought I'd ask you a question; according to MLB, the Orioles were 13th in attendance, the Nationals were 12th.

Both teams were in first place for most of the season and both teams are in highly populated areas; that said, could you explain how the Rockies, Cubs and Rangers all had more fans come out than either team? And yes, the ROCKIES are on that list.

The big boys like LA, NY, Boston, Detroit, etc, etc, were at the top, but it's a mystery to me why either team cannot draw; looking at those fans whooping it up in the stands, you'd think every game was a sellout during the season.

The Red Sox sat in last place for most of the year and drew more fans than both teams, so I don't get it........................
 
Larry King looked like the grim reaper sitting behind home plate which perhaps was fitting given how the Dodgers let that game get away. Give Kershaw a 6-1 lead and added three more runs and they still lost.
 
Larry King looked like the grim reaper sitting behind home plate which perhaps was fitting given how the Dodgers let that game get away. Give Kershaw a 6-1 lead and added three more runs and they still lost.

I saw him sitting there, I thought that was a wax dummy.
 
Al,
Since you live in the area, I thought I'd ask you a question; according to MLB, the Orioles were 13th in attendance, the Nationals were 12th.

Both teams were in first place for most of the season and both teams are in highly populated areas; that said, could you explain how the Rockies, Cubs and Rangers all had more fans come out than either team? And yes, the ROCKIES are on that list.

The big boys like LA, NY, Boston, Detroit, etc, etc, were at the top, but it's a mystery to me why either team cannot draw; looking at those fans whooping it up in the stands, you'd think every game was a sellout during the season.

The Red Sox sat in last place for most of the year and drew more fans than both teams, so I don't get it........................
George, that is an interesting question. Both teams draw very well. Given that neither team is a large market team, the 2.5 million attendance per team is pretty good. Remember that the two teams each draw fans from the others metro area and compete with each other. After all, the drive from DC to Baltimore can be done in under 30 minutes (if traffic allows). This is not NY or LA with 10 million people to draw from, so a combined 5 million fans in this small region for 2 teams would have to be considered outstanding. I don't know, given the proximity to each other, if either team can draw 3 million and I think that any rise in attendance is likely to only bump up another 200k or so. Also, remember the Nats have only been in town since 2005 and are playing in what was a TOTALLY Redskin oriented city. It took some time for baseball to build up in DC but it is now very popular, (not Redskins popular, but it is building). All in all, I think the two markets draw very well when all things are considered. In DC, there is one other important factor and that is the nature of the population. It is very transient. Being a government city, a huge percentage of the population is from outside the DC metro area and these people bring their own team loyalties with them for the 2-4 years they are here, and this population is constantly turning over. I'm sure some convert loyalties but I'm also sure a lot of them don't. -- Al
 
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Thanks for the explanation; after that breakdown, it all makes sense, specifically the DC area being one of continual turnover due to the influx and exit of government workers and military personnel too I am sure.

And you are spot on about the small distance between the two teams; I am sure the Orioles ownership was less than thrilled with a team moving into DC being that close to them.

It would be like MLB dropping a franchise into Providence RI, which is about an hour or so from Fenway Park.................
 
Thanks for the explanation; after that breakdown, it all makes sense, specifically the DC area being one of continual turnover due to the influx and exit of government workers and military personnel too I am sure.

And you are spot on about the small distance between the two teams; I am sure the Orioles ownership was less than thrilled with a team moving into DC being that close to them.

It would be like MLB dropping a franchise into Providence RI, which is about an hour or so from Fenway Park.................
Angelos fought against a team in DC for years, as a large portion of O's support came from there, and when it became impossible to block it any longer, Angelos imposed strict guidelines for his support. The most important of his conditions is the cable TV broadcast money. The O's and Nats are both broadcast on MASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network), which is owned, wait for it, by Angelos. As a result of the deal struck through MLB with Angelos, the Nats get a very small proportion of broadcast proceeds. It is an ongoing bone of contention and the Nats have been in court about it quite a bit with little or no improvement at this time. Angelos may have lost some DC area fans when the Nats came to town, but his TV money has only grown. -- Al
 
Good grief, Charlie Brown. What a ballgame. Playoff baseball at it's very best. A 9th inning rally by SF ties the game at 1-1 with the bottom of the 9th still to come. A fantastic pitching job by Hudson and Zimmermann and neither of them will get a decision. I think Williams outsmarted himself. Should have left Zimmermann in to win it or lose it. Zimm earned that right. On to the bottom of the 9th. -- Al
 
On the slide, Posey's right cleat gets caught in the dirt and his foot bounces up and over the plate as he gets tagged out; if it's a clean slide, he's safe and the ballgame is over.

Two outs, nobody on and they tie it, just incredible.............
 
Nats inability to hit with runners on has been a season long problem. And it is going to cost them.:mad: Some great pitching negated by no hitting. Into the 13th. -- Al
 
This is tied for the the third longest post season game ever. One more out and it ties the Mets Astros game 6 1986 classic for 2nd place.
 
Alone in 2nd Place. It's becoming a record for futility. Thank goodness they have the next day off. Of course, by the time they finish the next day may have come.
 
Let's see if someone on the Nats can be Billy Hatcher in the bottom of the 18th.
 
All credit to SF pitching, especially the job by Petit. They stopped the Nats hitters dead. I place this squarely on the shoulders of Williams. Zimmermann should have been left in to finish the 9th, no ifs, ands, or buts. Zimmermann was in complete command and that walk meant nothing. Oh well. Maybe the Nats can salvage some dignity in SF, but they are in deep poo. This series is over unless the Nats can figure a way to score a run or two. Three runs in 27 innings ain't gonna get 'er done. -- Al
 
Well, a tough one to lose in a lot of respects.

I have literally aged a year since this one started.
 
Come on O's you can do it!!!!!...Sammy

Hi Sammy,
Hopefully you will have off today so you can watch the Game, got home from a nice Vacation and really couldn't be happier with our situation the last two eight innings have been something truly special. Also wanted to ask ya if you know anyone interested in buying a Ray Rice Jersey ? I missed the Jersey exchange at the Stadium :wink2:. regards Gebhard
 

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