MLB 2011 Season

MoyVilla9

What's the story with the tickets? You don't actually buy them this early do you? I'm pretty sure I'll be going to the US next summer again so I wouldn't mind picking up some better tickets early.

Coeus

MoyVilla9 wrote: »

What's the story with the tickets? You don't actually buy them this early do you? I'm pretty sure I'll be going to the US next summer again so I wouldn't mind picking up some better tickets early.

For single games no, most teams will push season tickets for next year or postseason tickets this time of year. Later in the year it will be spring training tickets, after that it will be the multipacks. Single game tickets are always last to go on sale usually in the new year. Every team has different dates so you'll need to check the team's ticket webpages.

Last year I remember Phillies single game tickets went on sale mid-Feb, Yankees tickets towards the end of march. I think for any team other than the Red Sox, you can probably get decent enough tickets upto a few days before the game...

InTheTrees

Here's a summary of my Seattle Mariners 2011 season:

http://www.soundersfc.com/

In other words, yet another losing season is not f**king good enough.

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

jack presley

Coeus wrote: »

I think for any team other than the Red Sox, you can probably get decent enough tickets upto a few days before the game...

and in the case of the mets, they can't give them away!

boccy23

A brilliant end of the season with both Wild Card races tied. Would love to see the two races go to the extra day.

Red Sox have been brutal and would rather to see the Rays get in. They deserve it more and at least have some serviceable pitching for the post season.

Neither team deserves it in the NL. Atlanta has clearly burned out and St. Louis isn't that good. SF if it had any offense would still be in with a chance of repeating.

MoyVilla9

How come if Boston and Tampa both end up with the same result it goes to a one game playoff in Tropicana Field? Was there a coin toss or something?

Coeus

MoyVilla9 wrote: »

How come if Boston and Tampa both end up with the same result it goes to a one game playoff in Tropicana Field? Was there a coin toss or something?

The home team is determined on the record between the teams this season. I think the Rays won that 12-6 or something like that...

jack presley

Coeus wrote: »

The home team is determined on the record between the teams this season. I think the Rays won that 12-6 or something like that...

In the NL, the Cardinals have a 5-1 record over the Braves so if they've got to play tomorrow too, it'll be in St. Louis.

vetinari

What a f**king ending!! Watched it live here in Boston. The commentators are just in a daze!

brilliantboy

Holy sh*t :eek:
I had a look at the scores after about 6 innings and thought..no way, TB aren't coming back from 7-0 down, and Boston were up 3-2 during a rain delay

abelard

Stayed up till about half 2 to keep up with the games, and I honestly thought the Sox were locked in for at least tiebreak, no way I saw Tampa coming back against NYY. Fucking nasty surprise when I woke up this morning.

Pretty pissed at how the last month has gone. I guess I shouldn't be too disappointed, with the pitching problems, Texas would have ripped Boston apart in the ALDS anyway.

Still, what a bollocks of a night.

Coeus

Sounds like some night, gutted I couldnt stay up. Red Sox game was on here but I only managed a hour. Rays were down 5-0 and Red Sox were leading. Couldn't believe the turnaround when I checked this morning. Think Rays have a better chance in the playoffs with their starting pitching.

Big questions to be asked of Red Sox after all the money they have spent.

Braves blew it aswell although I thought that was more likely to happen.

Decoy

Sox really screwed the pooch in September, what a collapse! :eek:
Braves did something similar. Why do we bother??

COYW

Unreal finish to the season. Unthinkable that the Red Sox couldn't make the post season when you look at the division standings from the beginning of the month.

smackbunnybaby

As pointed out above, the Sox pitching is woeful.
The playoffs would have destroyed them, they only have 2 (stuttering) trustable starting pitchers.
Could have been so different had Bucholtz not got injured and Bedard stepped up to the plate.
I think Lackey is one of teh worst starting pitchers around.

Iang87

I actually cant believe it, i'm gutted how did the sox not get in. I can imagine the inquisiton in Boston today at how the yankees could lose a 7 run lead in the 8th inning.

Hopefully now the sox can sort out this awful pitching and for the love of christ shoot John Lackey out of a canon over the monster

jack presley

Iang87 wrote: »

I actually cant believe it, i'm gutted how did the sox not get in. I can imagine the inquisiton in Boston today at how the yankees could lose a 7 run lead in the 8th inning.

Hopefully now the sox can sort out this awful pitching and for the love of christ shoot John Lackey out of a canon over the monster

At least this collapse supersedes the Mets one in '07 as the biggest in recent years so that collapse won't be talked about as much any more which will be nice

Coeus

smackbunnybaby wrote: »

I think Lackey is one of teh worst starting pitchers around.

+1

And they are paying him so much money they have to play him :eek:

The Crawford contract dont look too smart either, he has regressed offensively and defensively this season and they dont have a place for him in the lineup with the emergence of Ellsbury. I guess the Rays are having the last laugh on that one now...

smackbunnybaby

Francona leaving Sox according to Sportscenter

Coeus

smackbunnybaby wrote: »

Francona leaving Sox according to Sportscenter

This seems to be on all the US sports sites now, apparently his contract is up and they aint picking up the option. He'll probably be first in line for a job at the White Sox if he wants to continue working...

Epstein should get the boot for all the bad contracts he has dished out...

Iang87

Francona going i'm not stunned about but I think last year they missed the playoffs cos of injuries and this year the pitching came round to haunt them in the end so is that completely on Francona would be my question