2017 MLB Playoffs

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 8:45 pm

Seriously, how many PA tilting pitches are these HP umps going to miss by full baseball gap?

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 8:46 pm

Man, what a huge play by Bregman. That's gotta be it for Morton, right?

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 8:54 pm

mister d wrote:Seriously, how many PA tilting pitches are these HP umps going to miss by full baseball gap?

Come again?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 8:56 pm

Most recent? Headley clearly low so it’s 1-2 instead of 2-1. The expected outcome swing is enormous.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 8:59 pm

mister d wrote:Most recent? Headley clearly low so it’s 1-2 instead of 2-1. The expected outcome swing is enormous.

I was stumbling on 'PA'.

This'll sound weird, but once Girardi went out to complain about Morton touching his gum, the calls got tighter on CC (who really had nothing to begin with), and almost sympathetic for Morton.

I hate talking like that, so I'll stop.

I'll just throw this board on the fire:

Espada sending Bird on that grounder to 3rd was about as bad of a decision as they come.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 9:02 pm

I can live with the send only because the play was close and Bregman cannot throw a ball better than he did. It works 90% of the time.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 9:05 pm

We paid him to do that ; P

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 9:16 pm

Why pull Morton?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 9:34 pm

Congrats TT! Congrats Giff! You guys deserve it and have fun in the World Series of baseball! I’m happy for you!

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 9:56 pm

mister d wrote:Congrats TT! Congrats Giff! You guys deserve it and have fun in the World Series of baseball! I’m happy for you!

Not sure who I'll root for,* but I hope Kershaw and Verlander both ball out. Few sports things annoy me more than when great players are criticized for not having won a championship or small sample size postseason results.

*I'll probably root for the Dodgers because I have red hair, a beard and was born in 1984, which probably means Justin Turner should be my favorite player.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:19 pm

Ick. For real, congrats TT and Giff.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:35 pm

mister d wrote:I can live with the send only because the play was close and Bregman cannot throw a ball better than he did. It works 90% of the time.

You're using a pre-determined outcome. The only decision to make there was that once the ball was hit to 3B, he needed to get back to the bag. If this were Didi or Gardner? Sure. I bet Bregman doesn't even throw to the plate in those scenarios.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:36 pm

I'll root for the Astros v the Dodgers. I don't think anybody needs to see the Astros hungrier/more focused than they are right now. Plus, added bonus that a championship should make things a bit more expensive for Houston going forward.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:40 pm

I’m using “we saw a slow dude only thrown out by an absolutely perfect throw”, nothing else. Sometimes you give credit.

I’m finding it hard to hate anyone here beyond McCann. Either I’m soft or this squad is ok enough.

TT2.0 · Post by **TT2.0** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 10:52 pm

thank you guys. I'm so pumped. stunned. I thought we were done

Post by **brian** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 11:20 pm

Either Curtis Granderson or Justin Verlander will win a World Series. I feel good about that.

That said I’m absolutely rooting for the Astros.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Oct 21, 2017 11:25 pm

I need to look at it a bit more, but I’m leaning that ya too. “Fuck Dave Roberts” is outpacing “Kershaw gets one so he’s not another all-timer who gets blamed” right now.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Oct 22, 2017 12:33 am

Go, Astros! Because, as always, fuck LA.

TT2.0 · Post by **TT2.0** » Sun Oct 22, 2017 1:19 am

in case i havent said it yet, judge is a beast of a player. hell of a series mr d.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun Oct 22, 2017 7:27 am

One team has Puig. The other has Altuve. I am happy to see either win it.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Oct 22, 2017 7:43 am

Puig versus home plate Sherriff McCann!

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Sun Oct 22, 2017 9:11 am

brian wrote:Either Curtis Granderson or Justin Verlander will win a World Series. I feel good about that.

That said I’m absolutely rooting for the Astros.

I'm here, as well. Keg its an awesome guy, but the sheer number of asshole Dodger fans I met in my time in LA more than offsets it.

And hey, it would be okay for TT and Giff for the 'Stros to win.

TT2.0 · Post by **TT2.0** » Sun Oct 22, 2017 2:13 pm

hey Giff.....you okay buddy?
#4More

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:13 am

TT2.0 wrote:hey Giff.....you okay buddy?
#4More

I've officially moved from shocked to giddy. Holy shit.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:21 am

I certainly appreciate it, but I am a bit surprised that they are starting the world series at 5 PM local in LA.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:25 am

Yeah, some Dodgers fans might not get there on time hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 9:43 am

so take the 4.5 inning under line?
these two pitchers will be unhittable before 6pm.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:28 pm

mister d wrote:Yeah, some Dodgers fans might not get there on time hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!

I made that joke for decades ... then last April I went to my first game at Dodger Stadium. I left my hotel, about ten miles from the Stadium, something like ninety minutes before the game.

I got there in the second inning anyway.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:31 pm

Steve of phpBB wrote:
mister d wrote:Yeah, some Dodgers fans might not get there on time hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!

I made that joke for decades ... then last April I went to my first game at Dodger Stadium. I left my hotel, about ten miles from the Stadium, something like ninety minutes before the game.

I got there in the second inning anyway.

Right. After going to the game a few weeks ago (on a Saturday to boot), I won't ever make that joke again either. We left the hotel two and a half hours early, were also only about 12 miles away, and still took well over an hour to get to the stadium exit - then to park and walk in, it was 90 minutes from hotel to seat and that point we were an hour early, but if we hadn't left when we did, we would likely have been late judging on the back-up that was occurring as we were walking in. I also hadn't realized how close the stadium is to downtown LA - had thought it was out away from the city a bit.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:46 pm

tennbengal wrote:
Steve of phpBB wrote:
mister d wrote:Yeah, some Dodgers fans might not get there on time hahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!

I made that joke for decades ... then last April I went to my first game at Dodger Stadium. I left my hotel, about ten miles from the Stadium, something like ninety minutes before the game.

I got there in the second inning anyway.

Right. After going to the game a few weeks ago (on a Saturday to boot), I won't ever make that joke again either. We left the hotel two and a half hours early, were also only about 12 miles away, and still took well over an hour to get to the stadium exit - then to park and walk in, it was 90 minutes from hotel to seat and that point we were an hour early, but if we hadn't left when we did, we would likely have been late judging on the back-up that was occurring as we were walking in. I also hadn't realized how close the stadium is to downtown LA - had thought it was out away from the city a bit.

Last year during the NLCS we finally learned the way to do it - take the Dodgers Express bus from Union Station. The bus has a special lane so it can get into the stadium faster than cars or taxis. Plus it's a lot of fun.

The bus still has to wait for traffic leaving the stadium, which sucks, but at least you can get there without too much hassle.

I have to say, the Dodgers fans at the NLCS games last year were so friendly with us, despite the fact that the Cubs had basically knocked the Dodgers out in the two games we attended. I am definitely rooting for them to win it this year.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 2:01 pm

Everyone can still make the joke tho

DSafetyGuy · Post by **DSafetyGuy** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 4:39 pm

Just go early, grab street parking on Sunset, hit up the Short Stop for happy hour, then walk to the stadium. If you're lucky, you can get a street dog on the way back to the car.

Of course, I imagine they have overhauled the street meter parking there in the last several years.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 7:18 pm

Well that's one way to get your team going.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 7:19 pm

That was fast.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 7:23 pm

Damn, make one dead horse joke and everyone flocks to the other thread.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Oct 24, 2017 7:49 pm

Kershaw may have this on lock.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:24 am

Two (mainly) bad pitches by Keuchel. Still optimistic with Verlander on the mound tonight.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Nov 14, 2019 7:09 pm

Bump?

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Thu Nov 14, 2019 7:11 pm

Curious as to who (if anybody) gets a lifetime ban for this shit.

Post by **brian** » Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:52 pm

Watch the Astros pin it all on that Taubman kid.