Yu Darvish to start Wild Card game

The Giant · 10-03-12, 10:15 PM

That's old news. Who is starting for the Orioles?

Brock Landers · 10-03-12, 10:16 PM

Who is Baltimore throwing??

zoo youk · 10-03-12, 10:20 PM

they havent said yet

darrell74 · 10-03-12, 11:19 PM

I'm guessing Wei Yin Chen on 3 days rest

would they really trust Joe Saunders on an elimination game?

King Mayan · 10-03-12, 11:20 PM

Fang-Banger · 10-03-12, 11:26 PM

O's will be my largest bet of the year

Ghenghis Kahn · 10-03-12, 11:42 PM

darvish is texas' ace...

baltimore doesn't have any.

coop · 10-03-12, 11:42 PM

Not Chen. It's between Steve Johnson, a 25 y/o rookie with 4 starts under his belt, and Joe Saunders.

NYSportsGuy210 · 10-04-12, 01:15 AM

This game has OVER written all over it.

jjgold · 10-04-12, 04:54 AM

its over

also the breaking up of the Rangers is coming this off season

A bunch of guys trying to jack hrs every at bat

2daBank · 10-04-12, 05:28 AM

hamilton and washington much rather spend next month smoking crack than making another pointless run to a ws asswhipping...might as well go for the daily double and fade stl as well, cards dont have what it takes to win a series and they kinda owe atl a solid anyway so they gonna go ahead and roll with loshe and start looking to next yr... balty and bravos end the defending league champs runs early this yr...

jagaf22 · 10-04-12, 05:43 AM

Darvish walks 7 in 3.0 innings and get's pulled trailing 6-1

zoo youk · 10-04-12, 06:34 AM

Originally posted by jagaf22

Darvish walks 7 in 3.0 innings and get's pulled trailing 6-1

i doubt they let it get that far away from him before yanking him..

Rookie-Capper · 10-04-12, 09:25 AM

out goes texas

Mikeyanks23 · 10-04-12, 10:02 AM

id throw saunders. Guy hasbeen great his last few starts

Chi_archie · 10-04-12, 10:13 AM

two asians starting this game?

Darvish really impressed me with his control returning the last few months. I think maybe he just had to learn the US strike zone?

Vinnie Paz · 10-04-12, 10:15 AM

What happened to hamell?
I know he got injured but then he came back....i assume re injured & shut down?
He was their ace

KKoz9 · 10-04-12, 10:37 AM

Originally posted by zoo youk

they r so fkn cookked. remember hiw nervous this guy was his first ever start for rangers and hiw bad he was. hows he gonna handle this???

Really? Cooked? Get a clue.

He's 5-1 with a ERA hovering around 2 since around the All-Star Break

Originally posted by jjgold

its over

also the breaking up of the Rangers is coming this off season

A bunch of guys trying to jack hrs every at bat

JJ, disappointing, you really have idiotic posts sometimes...

Sharp25 · 10-04-12, 10:41 AM

After browsing this forum for a while I had to register just to reply to this. What on earth are you talking about.

Over his last 7 starts, Darvish has an ERA under 2 and 69 strikes to 10 walks. Hes been one of the best pitchers in the league over the 6+ weeks hes had his control working. Even for the season, hes 5th in strikeouts, 2nd in strikeouts/9, and a 3.9 ERA 1.28 WHIP are not actually bad, particularly pitching with Arlington as his home park.

As for playoff pressure, the guy has played in many playoffs as the ace of a Japan staff (the whole league..), including winning the clinching game of a title. He also saved the last two games of the last WCS vs USA/Korea. No its not having won a world series game 7, but he knows pressure.

Meanwhile, Baltimore might be throwing out Joe Saunders, he of career numbers worse than Darvish and an ERA near 6 pitching in Arlington, which he did a lot while an Angel. Or an actual rookie with no playoff experience.

Not to mention this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAjWOWoH6gg

CanuckG · 10-04-12, 10:43 AM

Rangers vs Reds World Series

zoo youk · 10-04-12, 10:58 AM

Originally posted by Sharp25

After browsing this forum for a while I had to register just to reply to this. What on earth are you talking about.

Over his last 7 starts, Darvish has an ERA under 2 and 69 strikes to 10 walks. Hes been one of the best pitchers in the league over the 6+ weeks hes had his control working. Even for the season, hes 5th in strikeouts, 2nd in strikeouts/9, and a 3.9 ERA 1.28 WHIP are not actually bad, particularly pitching with Arlington as his home park.

As for playoff pressure, the guy has played in many playoffs as the ace of a Japan staff (the whole league..), including winning the clinching game of a title. He also saved the last two games of the last WCS vs USA/Korea. No its not having won a world series game 7, but he knows pressure.

Meanwhile, Baltimore might be throwing out Joe Saunders, he of career numbers worse than Darvish and an ERA near 6 pitching in Arlington, which he did a lot while an Angel. Or an actual rookie with no playoff experience.

Not to mention this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAjWOWoH6gg

LOL at comparing Japan playoffs to MLB playoffs.

I know Darvish has pitched well as of late but we saw how he pitched when he was jacked up with emotion his first ever start and that is something you can not forget to factor in. now especially with the way the rangers are choking, he has all the weight in the world on him plus the added pressure of the playoffs. he is going to feel like he has to make the perfect pitch every time and that doesnt turn out well for guys with command issues

zoo youk · 10-04-12, 10:59 AM

if Baltimore throws Joe Saunders than i will be backing the Rangers.

that is an absolutely terrible decision. just throwing your season away before the game even starts.

rangers would probably win that game 15-10. i dont think you can choke against Saunders

No coincidences · 10-04-12, 11:05 AM

I'd like to consider the O's a "team of destiny" here, but in Arlington with either a rookie or Joe Saunders the blimp on the bump? No thanks.

Brock Landers · 10-04-12, 11:06 AM

Still no line on this game...

No coincidences · 10-04-12, 11:07 AM

Originally posted by CanuckG

Rangers vs Reds World Series

Rangers will probably get a second wind here, but I don't know if they can make it all the way to the series.

With that being said, no one in the AL field should scare them.

Sharp25 · 10-04-12, 11:11 AM

First of all, I specifically said it isn't the same as game 7 of the world series.. why didn't you bold that too?

However, LOL'ing it off is just silly. Its the 2nd largest professional baseball league, with packed stadium of very loud fans in the playoffs. He was raised to think it was incredibly important, he was the phenom of the league, very young, the most popular player and a major celebrity in Japan. To think it doesn't register on the pressure scale merely because there is a higher league being played across the world is nonsense. And while all that supposedly isn't enough to suggest he can handle some pressure, one bad inning in his first MLB start vs the last place Mariners is enough to say he can't. Sure.

Meanwhile you knew he had been one of the best pitchers in the league the past 6 weeks but were laughing on the floor at how done the Rangers were done vs Mighty Joe Saunders. If so, laughing on the floor indeed.

lakerboy · 10-04-12, 11:16 AM

O's +800 to win pennant. Texas +400. Hhmm.

jjgold · 10-04-12, 11:18 AM

lets face it one game just a crapshoot

means nothing who is better

pimike · 10-04-12, 11:50 AM

Originally posted by jjgold

lets face it one game just a crapshoot

means nothing who is better

Sharp post JJ!!

However in this exact situation you have to give the home team the edge.

Rangers take this game with Darvish. O's bats have cooled off.

RavensFan2k3 · 10-04-12, 11:53 AM

I'm pretty sure Joe Saunders is starting for the O's

zoo youk · 10-04-12, 12:51 PM

Originally posted by Sharp25

First of all, I specifically said it isn't the same as game 7 of the world series.. why didn't you bold that too?

However, LOL'ing it off is just silly. Its the 2nd largest professional baseball league, with packed stadium of very loud fans in the playoffs. He was raised to think it was incredibly important, he was the phenom of the league, very young, the most popular player and a major celebrity in Japan. To think it doesn't register on the pressure scale merely because there is a higher league being played across the world is nonsense. And while all that supposedly isn't enough to suggest he can handle some pressure, one bad inning in his first MLB start vs the last place Mariners is enough to say he can't. Sure.

Meanwhile you knew he had been one of the best pitchers in the league the past 6 weeks but were laughing on the floor at how done the Rangers were done vs Mighty Joe Saunders. If so, laughing on the floor indeed.

the angels didn't announce a starter when i made this thread and they still haven't.

and yes i am still LOL'n are you comparing games in japan to a mlb playoff game in baltimore

PWADS new ghost anyone??????

coop · 10-04-12, 01:03 PM

^^^ game is in Texas.

will still be the brightest lights Darvish has had to play under

Ghenghis Kahn · 10-04-12, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by KKoz9

JJ, disappointing, you really have idiotic posts sometimes...

sometimes? his character is all about being an idiot. what you talking about willis?

darrell74 · 10-04-12, 03:24 PM

Buck Showalter in a live press conference, about 10 minutes ago,
said that Joe Saunders will be the starting pitcher.