MLB 2011 season

During the regular season that popup that Martinez hit would have fell in for a basehit.  That linedrive that Avila hit to leftfield would have found the gap, and Gene Lamont would have sent Santiago home on Kelly's double to rightfield (he probably would have been out, but Lamont would have sent him).  Also, Cabrera was 7 for 10 against Feldman and went 0 for 2 against him and 4 for 4 against Adams and he got him out with a long flyball to rightcenterfield, which probably would have been a double or homerun during the regular season.  Oh well, 4 games out of 5 isn't entirely impossible.

Thank you, I found an entire page of rules on this. It's even more convoluted than I thought. But your provision is like rule #1 so that's what I missed.

Alright I've probably heard this before but how do you determine the winning pitcher?

C'mon Detroit!!!!!!!! Really?

Every playoff team that has won is the team I was rooting for...

Sweet

I thought the Doc would have been enough, but even the best need some hitting.  Props to Carpenter.

Padraic wrote: Also, I am some sort of angry/bitter/etc., but nothing I can do.

You can take losing, sh*t happens and hey, all credit to Detroit, and Texas looks damn tough but sheesh.
Year after year  we have to watch $200 million burn up on the field. I'm just kinda fed up about that aspect, how long they gunna throw the house at this team just so we can choke 1st round?

Made worse that we gotta constantly hear "baaaaaaaaw nice team you bought"
I believe in 2011 the phillies are #2 with $172 mill, Boston #3 with $160 mill
Because those are deff not massive payrolls or anything

Also, I am some sort of angry/bitter/etc., but nothing I can do.

Wow! No east coast teams left with the elimination of Philly. I am actually stunned that they lost. A rematch of the Cards and Tigers would be nice. But the Tigers need to play like 1968, not 2006.

Will preface with that:

Why why why do people still use the "big money" excuse to hate on the Yanks? What f**kin good has it done? 1 WS?
The playoffs every year? Other teams have managed the same with less, and the Rays have won the division 2 out of 4 now with a budget WAY under the Yanks and Sahx. Not that getting to the playoffs every year just to lose first round is an accomplishment.
So STFU people, or jut admit why you really hate em.

Besides I, (and I'm guessing many other Yankee fans) hate the "big money, big name"  style as much as anyone.

/Rant 1 over.
/Rant 2 begin:

Sigh....I'm not surprised at all. I had no faith, no feeling for this series. The moment Game 2 ended I had the gut feeling it was over. Same sh*t different year: Team of great players who blow it when it counts.

The team I grew up with in the 90's wasn't this star studded team. They were good and some very good players who were a true team and stepped up their game. Post season they turned it up, and did what was needed.
This team, god what a joke. Great players but they never step up...11 people stranded on base last night.
Except for 09 A-rod has choked every post season. Tix has been a bust, Swisher drops off a cliff...and the first 2 have become increasingly fruitless during regular season.

Big money, big names does not work management! I need to get a petition going quit torturing us loyal fans.