Tag Archives: 2014

Last Night’s Mister Octobers (October 14, 2014)

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Mr. Octobers of yesterday are…

 

Cardinals/Giants: Jeremy Affeldt (by virtue of highest WPA in yesterday’s game) and Travis Ishikawa (for his early 3-RBI hit)

Orioles/Royals: Greg Holland (for slamming the door) and Lorenzo Cain (for continuing to be the most exciting man on the field)

Standings (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher, * means eliminated from playoffs):

PP Alex Gordon 8

PP Mike Moustakas 8

P Andrew Miller 8

PP Nelson Cruz 6

PP Matt Carpenter 6

P Madison Bumgarner 6

P Wade Davis 5

PP Pablo Sandoval 5

PP Kolten Wong 5

P Pat Neshek 5

P Jeremy Affeldt 5

PP Travis Ishikawa 5

P Greg Holland 5

PP Lorenzo Cain 5

P Kevin Gausman 3

PP Delmon Young 3

PP Joe Panik 3

P Jake Peavy 3

P Yordano Ventura 3

PP Eric Hosmer 3

P Jered Weaver 3*

P Yusmeiro Petit 3

PP Brandon Belt 3

P Zack Greinke 3*

PP Matt Kemp 3*

P Bud Norris 3

P James Shields 3

P Doug Fister 3*

PP Wilson Ramos 3*

P John Lackey 3

PP Matt Adams 3

P Trevor Rosenthal 3

PP Bryce Harper 3*

P Ryan Vogelsong 3

PP Brandon Crawford 1

PP Brandon Moss 1*

P Brandon Finnegan 1

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Now over at Hall of Very Good: a “Wisdom and Links” that features some musings as to how the Baltimore Orioles, despite being down 2-0, might not be dead yet.

Check it out.

Mr. Octobers of the Weekend (LCS days 2 and 3)

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From Saturday:

Royals/Orioles: Mike Moustakas and Andrew Miller (even if the Orioles lost, he was the best pitcher in the game)

Cardinals/Giants: Pablo Sandoval and Madison Bumgarner

From Sunday:

Cardinals/Giants: Kolten Wong and Pat Neshek

Standings (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher, * means eliminated from playoffs):

PP Alex Gordon 8

PP Mike Moustakas 8

P Andrew Miller 8

PP Nelson Cruz 6

PP Matt Carpenter 6

P Madison Bumgarner 6

P Wade Davis 5

PP Pablo Sandoval 5

PP Kolten Wong 5

P Pat Neshek 5

P Kevin Gausman 3

PP Delmon Young 3

PP Joe Panik 3

P Jake Peavy 3

P Yordano Ventura 3

PP Eric Hosmer 3

P Jered Weaver 3*

P Yusmeiro Petit 3

PP Brandon Belt 3

P Zack Greinke 3*

PP Matt Kemp 3*

P Bud Norris 3

P James Shields 3

P Doug Fister 3*

PP Wilson Ramos 3*

P John Lackey 3

PP Matt Adams 3

P Trevor Rosenthal 3

PP Bryce Harper 3*

P Ryan Vogelsong 3

PP Brandon Crawford 1

PP Brandon Moss 1*

P Brandon Finnegan 1

Last Night’s Mr. Octobers (2014 LCS Day 1)

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In the LCS round, the winners of the Mr. October get five points, except for in game 7s, where it doubles to 10 points.

Last night’s Mr. Octobers were Alex Gordon and Wade Davis.

Standings (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher, * means eliminated from playoffs):

PP Alex Gordon 8

PP Nelson Cruz 6

PP Matt Carpenter 6

P Wade Davis 5

P Kevin Gausman 3

PP Delmon Young 3

PP Joe Panik 3

P Jake Peavy 3

P Yordano Ventura 3

PP Eric Hosmer 3

P Andrew Miller 3

PP Mike Moustakas 3

P Jered Weaver 3*

P Yusmeiro Petit 3

PP Brandon Belt 3

P Zack Greinke 3*

PP Matt Kemp 3*

P Bud Norris 3

P James Shields 3

P Doug Fister 3*

PP Wilson Ramos 3*

P John Lackey 3

PP Matt Adams 3

P Trevor Rosenthal 3

PP Bryce Harper 3*

P Ryan Vogelsong 3

PP Brandon Crawford 1

P Madison Bumgarner 1

PP Brandon Moss 1*

P Brandon Finnegan 1

Yesterday’s Mr. Octobers (October 7, 2014)

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Dodgers/Cardinals: Matt Adams and Trevor Rosenthal.

Nationals/Giants: Bryce Harper (even though they lost) and Ryan Vogelsong

 

Standings (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher, * means eliminated from playoffs):

PP Nelson Cruz 6

PP Matt Carpenter 6

P Kevin Gausman 3

PP Delmon Young 3

PP Joe Panik 3

P Jake Peavy 3

P Yordano Ventura 3

PP Eric Hosmer 3

P Andrew Miller 3

PP Mike Moustakas 3

P Jered Weaver 3*

P Yusmeiro Petit 3

PP Brandon Belt 3

P Zack Greinke 3*

PP Matt Kemp 3*

P Bud Norris 3

P James Shields 3

PP Alex Gordon 3

P Doug Fister 3*

PP Wilson Ramos 3*

P John Lackey 3

PP Matt Adams 3

P Trevor Rosenthal 3

PP Bryce Harper 3*

P Ryan Vogelsong 3

PP Brandon Crawford 1

P Madison Bumgarner 1

PP Brandon Moss 1*

P Brandon Finnegan 1

Mr. Octobers of Last Night (October 6, 2014)

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The Mr. Octobers of last night…

Nationals/Giants: Doug Fister and Wilson Ramos (with aid from Madison Bumgarner’s really bad throw).

Dodgers/Cardinals: John Lackey and Matt Carpenter.

Standings (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher, * means eliminated from playoffs):

PP Nelson Cruz 6

PP Matt Carpenter 6

P Kevin Gausman 3

PP Delmon Young 3

PP Joe Panik 3

P Jake Peavy 3

P Yordano Ventura 3

PP Eric Hosmer 3

P Andrew Miller 3

PP Mike Moustakas 3

P Jered Weaver 3*

P Yusmeiro Petit 3

PP Brandon Belt 3

P Zack Greinke 3

PP Matt Kemp 3

P Bud Norris 3

P James Shields 3

PP Alex Gordon 3

P Doug Fister 3

PP Wilson Ramos 3

P John Lackey 3

PP Brandon Crawford 1

P Madison Bumgarner 1

PP Brandon Moss 1*

P Brandon Finnegan 1

Mr. Octobers of last night and the night before that (October 4 and 5)

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Last night’s Mr. Octobers… well, the last two nights’ Mr. Octobers…

On Saturday:

Giants/Nationals: Yusmeiro Petit and Brandon Belt (apologies to Jordan Zimmermann)

Dodgers/Cardinals: Zack Greinke and Matt Kemp

On Sunday:

Orioles/Tigers: Bud Norris and Nelson Cruz

Royals/Angels: James Shields and Alex Gordon

 

Standings (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher, * means eliminated from playoffs):

PP Nelson Cruz 6

P Kevin Gausman 3

PP Delmon Young 3

PP Joe Panik 3

P Jake Peavy 3

PP Matt Carpenter 3

P Yordano Ventura 3

PP Eric Hosmer 3

P Andrew Miller 3

PP Mike Moustakas 3

P Jered Weaver 3*

P Yusmeiro Petit 3

PP Brandon Belt 3

P Zack Greinke 3

PP Matt Kemp 3

P Bud Norris 3

P James Shields 3

PP Alex Gordon 3

PP Brandon Crawford 1

P Madison Bumgarner 1

PP Brandon Moss 1*

P Brandon Finnegan 1

Last Night in One GIF (Division Series Day One)

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Through the postseason, I’ll be posting a GIF that summarizes the events of the previous night.

Much like Nori Aoki here, the Royals had a bit of an unusual way of getting there, but in the end it worked out for them last night.

Meanwhile, as for the Orioles/Royals game, here’s a artists rendition of the Orioles’ 8th inning:

Yesterday’s Mr. Octobers (Oct. 2, 2014)

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Now that we are in the LDS round, each Mr. October gets 3 points.

For the Orioles-Tigers game, the Mr. Octobers are Andrew Miller (pitching, for his excellent relief work) and Nelson Cruz amongst position players (for his home run, 2 hits, and 3 RBIs).

In the Angels-Royals game, the Mr. Octobers are Mike Moustakas (for his game-winning homer) and (despite his team losing) Jered Weaver for pitching.

Standings so far (PP= Position Player, P= Pitcher, * means eliminated from playoffs):

P Andrew Miller 3

PP Nelson Cruz 3

PP Mike Moustakas 3

P Jered Weaver 3

PP Brandon Crawford 1

P Madison Bumgarner 1

PP Brandon Moss 1*

P Brandon Finnegan 1

Last Night in One GIF (NL Wild Card 2014)

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Through the postseason, I’ll be posting a GIF that summarizes the events of the previous night.

This is basically the opposite of what George Brett was feeling. The Kansas City faithful got to see a classic game that was beyond belief. But a day later, Pirates fans… they just kind of had to sit there grim and dejected as their team was eliminated.

(As you can see, @_MarcusD_ made this gif, so thank you, @_MarcusD_, whoever you are).