The 2003 Neowin MLB Playoff Thread

By CatnipOligarchy
in The Sporting Arena

 Share

Recommended Posts

Contributor

JS022681

Posted
Posted
Then how come he isn't even going to start game 2 for the sox.

And his era and whip is higher than 4 yankee starters.

He won 17 games because of run support.

There are a couple reasons for this:

1) Derek Lowe does much better at home (you would know this if you were in Boston) which is a severe disadvantage for Boston in which the pitching matchups could be a bit screwy

2) Tim Wakefield is going in Game 2, and he has done quite good this year, to put him as the #2 starter would not be a mistake

Mentor

brianicoleman

Posted
Posted

Giants lead over the Marlins: 1 game to 0 :rolleyes:

Cubs lead over the Braves: 1 game to 0 :pinch:

Twins leavd over the Yankees: 1 game to 0 :D

Games today: (Wednesday October 1, 2003)

4:06 pm - Florida at. San Francisco

7:06 pm - Chi. Cubs at. Atlanta

10:06 pm - Boston at. Oakland

*all times are eastern*

Grand Master

Chad

Posted
Posted (edited)

Rats...Cubs lose game 2. Ah well, it was a good one. I've been a huge Cubs fan for 20 years. I think I deserve something big this year! If Prior does what he does best, Cubs should be up 2-1. I wouldn't be suprised to see Wood pitch in game 4 either. Clement has been pretty up and down all year. One game he'll strike out 9 and allow a couple hits. Next game he'll get rocked. The bottom of the Cubs batting order killed them last night....aside from Wood. I think they can take the Braves in 4. It's San Fran's pitching that worries me. Course one can dream that Florida will beat them

For the AL....I would like to see Oakland in the series. I can't stand the Twins or Yankees, but have to cheer for the Yanks in this series. Down with the Twins!!!

Edited by superfula
Apprentice

Pinebender

Posted
Posted

Why would you not like the Twins?? They win by old fashioned hard work and dedication. We dont have to go buy a winning team like the Yankees. You have seen what they can do under pressure last year and hopefully what they will do this year. Go Twins!

Mentor

brianicoleman

Posted
Posted

friday night should bring a good game.. maddox vs. prior, and i agree with you illinipi, its going to 1-0 one way or the other.. both pitchers are having great years, but it seems as if maddox is declining.... hopefully the braves hitting will pull through :)

Grand Master

CatnipOligarchy

Posted
  • Author
Posted

just got back from the braves/cubs game :woot: .. what a great game. last nights game was awesome too. tonight i had seats in the 2nd row, right next to the bat boy down the right field line.. that was awesome. nearly 53,000 screaming fans, about 1/3 of them were cubs fans. we are right back in this series now, cant wait for fridays game..

Mentor

brianicoleman

Posted
Posted

well with the marlins killing the giants 9-5, braves edging by the cubs late 5-3 with mike derosa's game winning double, and the athletics rallying in the bottom of the 12th with a bases loaded squeeze bunt to top the red sox 5-4, the standings are looking like this:

giants knotted up with the marlins: 1 game to 1

cubs knotted up with the braves: 1 game to 1

twins lead over the yankees: 1 game to 0

athletics lead the red sox: 1 game to 0

here are today games:

thursday october 2, 2003 *all times eastern*

3:06 pm boston vs. oakland (wakefield vs. zito)

7:18 pm minnesota vs. n.y. yankees (radke vs. pettitte)

Grand Master

Chad

Posted
Posted
Why would you not like the Twins?? They win by old fashioned hard work and dedication. We dont have to go buy a winning team like the Yankees. You have seen what they can do under pressure last year and hopefully what they will do this year. Go Twins!

It's a long standed hatred of them, going back to my early years. If you liked the Cubs, you couldn't like the Twins, and vice versa. Yeah, hard work, dedication, and being in the worst division in baseball. :rolleyes:

Grand Master

Chad

Posted
Posted
I can remember many a posts ago when i tried to explain to many neowinians that derek lowe was overrated. Nobody seemed to listen to me. Derek Lowe walked a couple of people and got the L in game 1.

Oaktown baby.

All you've proven is that you know very little about baseball. You've done that quite well. So Lowe got a loss. Who cares! Now show me a pitcher who has NEVER lost a game in his life. By your own standards, you can't be a good pitcher if you lose a game. I guess every pitcher in MLB history sucks then, huh.

Grand Master

BroChaos Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

damn braves. i've been a cubs fan for about 15 years, so yeah, we do deserve something! i was so ****ed, cuz i was watching the game at a bar in los angeles, and there were some people cheering for the cubs, but then some dude started cheering "bandwagon!" when the cub fans cheered. ****ed the **** outta me, just cuz those spoiled braves fans (no offense Capt. ;)) get the playofffs for 11 years in a row or whatever...they don't understand what it is to be a fan. it takes dedication being a cubs fan, and it is really hard at times, but we stick through it.

Grand Master

CatnipOligarchy

Posted
  • Author
Posted
damn braves.  i've been a cubs fan for about 15 years, so yeah, we do deserve something!  i was so ****ed, cuz i was watching the game at a bar in los angeles, and there were some people cheering for the cubs, but then some dude started cheering "bandwagon!" when the cub fans cheered.  ****ed the **** outta me, just cuz those spoiled braves fans (no offense Capt. ;)) get the playofffs for 11 years in a row or whatever...they don't understand what it is to be a fan.  it takes dedication being a cubs fan, and it is really hard at times, but we stick through it.

yeah i see how its hard to be a cubs fan.. but its not exactly easy to be a braves fan either... the cubs are expected to lose and anything more is great.. the braves are expected to win the world series.. so every year we all get fired up only to be disappointed in october.. sure its nice to be in october, but the heartbreak every year really sucks.. im not gonna say i would rather have a losing team, but it takes some dedication to keep confidence in this team every year. the braves havent always been good either, in fact they used to be horrible.. im young and dont remember much of that, but i know what its like.(I'm an Atlanta Falcons fan too :( )but if the braves should lose to the cubs, ill be pulling for the cubbies to the end. :)

Grand Master

threetonesun

Posted
Posted
I can remember many a posts ago when i tried to explain to many neowinians that derek lowe was overrated. Nobody seemed to listen to me. Derek Lowe walked a couple of people and got the L in game 1.

Oaktown baby.

He's a great starter, but only a decent closer. That's the main problem. He's far from overrated.

Grand Master

BroChaos Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted
yeah i see how its hard to be a cubs fan.. but its not exactly easy to be a braves fan either... the cubs are expected to lose and anything more is great.. the braves are expected to win the world series.. so every year we all get fired up only to be disappointed in october.. sure its nice to be in october, but the heartbreak every year really sucks.. im not gonna say i would rather have a losing team, but it takes some dedication to keep confidence in this team every year. the braves havent always been good either, in fact they used to be horrible.. im young and dont remember much of that, but i know what its like.(I'm an Atlanta Falcons fan too :( )but if the braves should lose to the cubs, ill be pulling for the cubbies to the end. :)

hehe, it's like the rich complaining that they don't know what to do with all their money! :D

just playin man, yeah, i understand what you mean. :)

This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Posts

    • Microsoft introduces Web IQ, a Bing-powered search system built for AI agents

      By Legend20 · Posted

      If you actually used it instead of responding like a petulant child you might be surprised. I switched from Google some time ago and have been very satisfied.
    • [NEWS] Over 105000 games are available to play on Linux.

      By FateTrap · Posted

      I am one of the first people to use the DXVK technology. In the channel below you can see some videos that I have made using this technology, including Assassin's Creed Odyssey. https://www.youtube.com/@nahum7995/videos Assassin's Creed Odyssey experienced several bugs and technical issues during its first months after release. It launched with its own fair share of funny but frustrating glitches. I ran it on DXVK 9 days after its release and I played it for many hours but didn't see a single significant bug on Linux. Assassin's Creed Odyssey is widely celebrated for pushing the franchise in bold new directions and specifically for nailing several elements better than any other title in the AC series: Player Choice & Branching Narrative, The Mercenary & Cultist System, Mythological Integration, Overpowered Combat Abilities, Open World Exploration But what I'm trying to point out is that this game wasn't quite playable on most windows systems, until a few months after its release when most of the bugs were fixed. However, on Linux it ran completely flawless from day one, although DXVK had seen little development and refinement at the time. What do you think the situation will be in 2026 now that most bugs and glitches of DXVK have been completely eliminated? This is information from Google about these situations that I am quoting. In many cases, using DXVK (a translation layer that converts DirectX 9, 10, or 11 into Vulkan) can result in more stable frame times and higher performance than native Windows rendering. This happens primarily by bypassing driver overhead and multithreading draw calls that were previously restricted to a single CPU core. Older APIs (like DirectX 9 and 11) are largely single-threaded on the CPU side. DXVK translates these calls to Vulkan, which is highly multi-threaded. This reduces CPU-bound stuttering on weaker processors. In certain cases, GPU manufacturers (especially AMD) have significantly better and more modern Vulkan drivers than they do for legacy DirectX. Vulkan gives developers—and in this case, the translation layer—closer control over how resources are held in VRAM. This can prevent micro-stutters and sudden frame drops during chaotic gameplay. Yes, certain games, particularly older DirectX 9 to 11 titles, can run with fewer crashes on DXVK than on native Windows. By intercepting DirectX draw calls and translating them into the modern, highly efficient Vulkan API, DXVK bypasses the limitations and poor driver support that cause instability in aging game engines. PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 can be easily and perfectly emulated on Linux. In fact, modern Linux emulators offer high-performance upscaling, widescreen patches, and automatic controller mapping out of the box.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 PlayStation 1/2/3 games look drastically better on Linux thanks to resolution upscaling. Furthermore, it is also a fact that you cannot play many fun games on Windows either, isn't it? - The Nintendo Switch has an extensive library of exclusive games. - PlayStation has an extensive library of exclusive games - Android has "mobile-exclusive" games, meaning they are exclusive to mobile devices (iOS and Android) and aren't available on PC or consoles. And finally, it is also the case that in the next five years there will be games that millions of people will say you absolutely must play and that they want to play this specific game that released a few days ago. However, the other side of this story is that currently, absolutely no one cares that they cannot play these upcoming games right now.
    • Flameshot 14.0 RC3

      By Copernic · Posted

      Flameshot 14.0 RC3 by Razvan Serea Flameshot is a free and open-source, cross-platform tool to take screenshots with many built-in features to save you time. Using Flameshot is as simple as launching, dragging the selection box to cover the area you want to capture, making annotations as needed in on-screen and saving the shot to your computer, all with a very simple and straightforward interface. Flameshot allows users to simply upload their screenshots directly to the cloud in order to easily share it with others. You can upload your image directly to Imgur with a single click and share the URL with others. In-app screenshot editing - You can choose to add an arrow mark, highlight text, blur a section (blur or pixelate an area), add a text, draw something, add a rectangular/circular shaped border, add an incrementing counter number, and add a solid color box with Flameshot's built-in editing tools. Command-line interface (CLI) - Flameshot has several commands you can use in the terminal without launching the GUI via a command line interface. The command line interface lets you script Flameshot and use it as the subject of key binds. Flameshot 14.0 RC3 changelog: Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #4612 Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #4619 Fix pin position on Windows for scaled screen by @ElTh0r0 in #4614 Cmake Analyzers by @ElTh0r0 in #4613 Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #4632 fix(macos): prevent config tab content from rendering behind tab bar by @Mitnitsky in #4627 fix(macos): use CGRequestScreenCaptureAccess instead of grabWindow for permission request by @Mitnitsky in #4617 Fix KDE Plasma keyboard shortcut config file by @ElTh0r0 in #4637 fix(macos): fix clipboard copy failing from tray and GUI by @Mitnitsky in #4629 feature(macos): show dock icon when config window is open by @Mitnitsky in #4628 Option to disable tray icon on Windows by @ElTh0r0 in #4634 Translations update from Hosted Weblate by @weblate in #4642 fix(macos): make fullscreen capture overlay configurable by @Mitnitsky in #4622 Update GH actions using Node.js 24 by @ElTh0r0 in #4660 fix issue with screen selection in non interactive mode by @borgmanJeremy in #4667 Uniformize both spec files + ninja build openSUSE by @QuentiumYT in #4658 screengrabber: pass non-empty parent_window to xdg-desktop-portal by @artefaktor93 in #4664 Allow multiple flameshot GUI instances (fix for #3177) by @ElTh0r0 in #4680 Unify Linux ARM CI into Linux CI (also drop QEMU) by @theofficialgman in #4702 respect system proxy settings by @borgmanJeremy in #4674 Replace ifdef LINUX with UNIX to include BSD systems by @ElTh0r0 in #4700 Download: Flameshot 14.0 RC3 | 18.1 MB (Open Source) Download: Flameshot Portable | 53.0 MB Links: Flameshot Home Page | Screenshot Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
    • The official Funny Pictures thread

      By PsYcHoKiLLa · Posted

    • First NVIDIA-powered Windows laptops reportedly debut next week

      By cyberhash · Posted

      I found that stability back then was really down to the motherboard manufacturer. Back then i stuck with Microstar motherboards and VIA chipsets as they were ultra reliable. Most stuff was done with jumpers and left little room for user created problems 👍

  • Recent Achievements

    • One Month Later
      nothanks earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • One Month Later
      B2Proxy earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • One Year In
      MadMung0 earned a badge
      One Year In
    • Week One Done
      jefred earned a badge
      Week One Done
    • Apprentice
      JoeyNeo went up a rank
      Apprentice

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      490
    2. 2
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      232
    3. 3
      Skyfrog
      78
    4. 4
      FloatingFatMan
      68
    5. 5
      Michael Scrip
      58
    Show More

  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!