October's worst-case scenarios

Pretty great little piece from Vince @ Scene. Are we really ready for what could be a completely disgusting October?

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I’m okay with it so long as #3 isn’t

3 Wedge position affirmed…

by stuart dean on Sep 3, 2009 12:35 PM EDT reply actions

At least we (some of us) have the Browns.

[sobs]

by dgcambridge on Sep 3, 2009 12:44 PM EDT reply actions

Personally, I am rooting for a CC/Lee matchup. Both lineups of their teams are loaded with stars.

It sure would beat seeing the Giants or the Rangers in there.

by Toxicadam on Sep 3, 2009 12:47 PM EDT reply actions

I would much rather see the Giants or Rangers win it all. In fact, it’s not even close.

by Roger Dorn on Sep 3, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions

It might be kind of fun to watch Cliff stymie the Yanks. And we all know CC would choke in that situation, anyway.

by peter m on Sep 3, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions

my worst case scenario involves ryan garko being a hero and having to read chuck’s gloating.

by Brick. on Sep 3, 2009 12:53 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

This.

I want it. I've been grinding it out for awhile.

by woodsmeister on Sep 3, 2009 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions

i am rooting for betancourt

by johnf34 on Sep 3, 2009 1:34 PM EDT reply actions

Why do I get the feeling this is something only someone from Cleveland could write?

"You just gotta roll with the ounches." - Clemson58YearOldMan

by emd2k3 on Sep 3, 2009 2:04 PM EDT reply actions

I don’t know who I’m rooting for yet. There’s a lot of “Meh” sprinkled with amusing to watch in the NL. And a lot of hate in the AL. If the Rays could only make a late push…

Without throwing my support behind anyone I’ll say the Cardinals over the Yankees in what should prove to be one of the most gag-inducing postseasons in recent Fox memory.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Sep 3, 2009 4:48 PM EDT reply actions

I’d like to see DeRo and Holliday win it with Pujols in St. Louis, but Tampa would be optimal. The Joe Buck/FOX BS would be too much.

This is Victor's home. Victor Jose, you too.

by westbrook on Sep 3, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

My Worst Case Scenario already happened. We suck. Victor gone. Another year wasted. I guess it could get worse. Eric returns. Otherwise, eh…

If you believe it's just a game, you're also probably wondering why Santa keeps skipping your house every year.

by LeftyCatcher on Sep 3, 2009 6:55 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

Yeah … I might actually just kind of check out during the postseason. It’s not like I don’t have better things to do.

by Jay on Sep 3, 2009 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

1. BEGIN PRODUCTION OF 2010 ANNUAL
1a. Interview Shapiro
1b. Write 17,000 word story on Marte’s emergence

This is Victor's home. Victor Jose, you too.

by westbrook on Sep 4, 2009 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

I typically check out once the Indians season is over with only a casual interest in the results. I will root hard against the Yankees.

by Roger Dorn on Sep 4, 2009 8:45 AM EDT up reply actions

I know this may make me the worst kind of fan, but I checked out a little while ago.

by DuffBeer on Sep 4, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions

You’re still here, it’s just a question of how much.

by Jay on Sep 4, 2009 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions

I can’t quit you, LGT.

by DuffBeer on Sep 4, 2009 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Me too. Worst-case scenario is Detroit wins the AL Central. Or Minnesota. Or White Sox.

by odradek on Sep 3, 2009 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

- I wake up and it’s game 5 of the 2007 ALCS, which we win and then go on to sweep the Rockies.

"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter

by Denver Tribe Fan on Sep 3, 2009 6:58 PM EDT reply actions

Sorry, that was supposed to say number 4.

"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter

by Denver Tribe Fan on Sep 3, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Ah, but that was wrong. In 2007 the Tribes wins the ALCS, but loses game seven of the World Series to the Rockies on a bad-hop double over Casey Blake’s head.

by odradek on Sep 3, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions

NOT THIS!

by Ohiokie on Sep 4, 2009 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Y’all are kind of pikers at this “worst case scenario” game. You aren’t even bringing in leprosy or nuclear war. I’m unimpressed.

Oh sure. But this is drunk logic. Also, time-traveling potatoes.--AngG

by Julie on Sep 3, 2009 11:07 PM EDT reply actions

or nuclear leprosy…

by Logodaedalus on Sep 4, 2009 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Mutant lepers feasting on the flesh of the living.

by Chemo on Sep 4, 2009 9:58 AM EDT up reply actions

Still not as bad as C.C. winning a World Series game.

by Jay on Sep 4, 2009 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions

speaking of flesh…

by Logodaedalus on Sep 4, 2009 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Speaking of feasting.

by odradek on Sep 4, 2009 11:15 PM EDT up reply actions

My ranking of the contenders from “that would be cool” to “f”
1. Giants
2. Dodgers
3. Rockies
4. Angels
5. Rangers
6. Cardinals
7. Phillies
8. Marlins
9. Tigers
10. Player strike that would cancel the 2009 post season
11. Red Sox/Yankees

by Ryan Kelsey on Sep 6, 2009 10:32 AM EDT reply actions

Here’s mine:
1. Cardinals
2. Rockies
3. Rangers
4. Giants
5. Angels
6. Marlins
7. Dodgers
8. Phillies
9. Tigers
10. Red Sox/Yankees

Who needs affection when you can have blind hatred?

by ClemsonGirl on Sep 6, 2009 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions

I fail to see what would be cool about the Dodgers winning anything. How can they be ahead of the Rockies or Angels?

by Jay on Sep 6, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Sorry, meant to say Rockies or Rangers, not Angels.

by Jay on Sep 6, 2009 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m not sure I can totally explain my enjoyment of the LA teams. But for the Dodgers, a big part of it is Manny. I love him. Always have and always will. And with him out of the AL and off of the evil Red Sox, I can root for him without shame. Also, I would really like to see Blake win it all. I always thought he was underrated and underappreciated by LGT. They also have a couple exciting young players that I have enjoyed watching the last several years in Broxton, Kemp, and Ethier.

The thing keeping the Rockies down in my book is that they are relatively new. For some reason, I tend to root against newer franchises. I just figure a fan base should have to suffer for 20 or so years before they get a championship. They are about past that point for me, but I haven’t totally gotten it out of my head.

by Ryan Kelsey on Sep 6, 2009 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Also, I would really like to see Blake win it all. I always thought he was underrated and underappreciated by LGT

I would argue that we were some of the only people in the world to properly rate him, both when he was vilified for having bad numbers with RISP and deified for being the Chin of All Truth and Grit.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Sep 6, 2009 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions

You know, I always always liked Casey Blake. And for that matter, Ryan Garko. Liked them from the start and never stopped. I liked them for who they were.

And I feel that those who overrated those players robbed me of that, because I spent all my time talking about them tearing them down, correcting inflated impressions of how good they are in the grand scheme of things.

Damn you, Chuck.

by Jay on Sep 6, 2009 10:36 PM EDT up reply actions

I can see that. But for the rest of the year you can root for them without the consequences. It is how I spend any postseason when my team is eliminated.

by Ryan Kelsey on Sep 7, 2009 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions

Give Jordan Brown a chance!

by Brick. on Sep 8, 2009 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions

Jordan Brown is no Ryan Garko.

by Jay on Sep 8, 2009 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions

The Dodgers, like the Cubs and Mets, are just as evil as the Red Sox, only dumber.

by Jay on Sep 6, 2009 10:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Eh, their payroll was something like 20 million more than the Indians this season. Do they have an outrageous competitive advantage? Yes. But I don’t see them exploiting the system like the Red Sox/Yankees. I know you put the Yankees on another level. I have the Red Sox right with them, almost to the point where I don’t differentiate them anymore.

The Cubs and Mets aren’t worth hating, they just are funny and dumb and pathetic.

by Ryan Kelsey on Sep 7, 2009 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions

I hate the Cubs even though, apparently, they aren’t worth it.

by Brad D on Sep 7, 2009 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions

But Chavez Ravine is a nice place to catch a game, right?

"You just gotta roll with the ounches." - Clemson58YearOldMan

by emd2k3 on Sep 9, 2009 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions

The only universe in which I could root for the Angels is opposite the Yankees or Red Sox. I hate them so much. It’s personal. My sentiments to the Angels are similar to Tyler’s reaction when the Twins get brought up.

Steel Nick

by nickjs21 on Sep 6, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Teams I mildly enjoy
1. Rangers
2. Dodgers
3. Cardinals
4. Phillies
Teams I don’t hate
5. Giants
6. Rockies
Teams I can’t stand
7. Angels
8. Tigers
9. Marlins
Won’t even watch these teams
10. Red Sox
11. Yankees.

by Brad D on Sep 7, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions