Running 2015 MLB Postseason thread, aka: Will Mark Buehrle make an appearance?

Cardinals vs. Royals just so the rest of the country -- and many fine SJ members -- can bitch about it all Series long.

 

The problem is that those dumbasses will float on a 30-year high after that just from making it to the World Series, which they haven't done since 1945, and haven't done with real players since the Yankees swept their asses in 1938.

I was at the Bartman game. At the time, I was pretty indifferent, because I was covering it, and I actually liked the idea of covering a World Series. In hindsight, it was glorious.

I'm sure that the frat bros and blue hairs bused in from Iowa that make up their fan base will find something to do with the rest of their October once Cole shoves it up their ass on Wednesday night.

 

I actually like Theo Epstein and what he's done. I like most of their players. Collectively, their fans can go pound sand, along with the glorified Little League park they play in.

 

OK, got that out of my system.

 

Can't spell Canadian Club without CC.

 

Pirates-Blue Jays is Fox's worst nightmare. Small market vs. no market at all for Nielsen's purposes.

 

Do you want to win your division? You better spend more than half of other teams. Here's where the playoff teams ranked by payroll when the season started.

1) Dodgers $314 million
2) Yankees $219 million
7) Rangers $152 million
10) Blue Jays $138 million
11) Cubs $133 million
12) Cardinals $132 million
14) Royals $125 million
15) Mets $120 million
16) Pirates $98 million
17) Astros $81 million

 

"Quick! Tear down the ivy! Rip down the center-field scoreboard! Take out everything else that made Wrigley such a historic place! We've GOT to get back to the World Series!"

 

Payroll numbers 3 through 6 are looking askance at some nervous GMs right now. LAA already had a shakeup.

 

I'd totally put the Astros and the Dodgers in the same "big spender" category.

 

Wait. You mean teams with larger payrolls have an advantage in MLB? Unpossible!

 

Could also look at that chart and say six of the top nine payrolls missed the dance.