October Baseball Thread

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 8:55 pm

ffs. Not like baserunners are likely to be at a premium tonight, go ahead and squander a couple. Nice pickoff play, cubbies.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 9:02 pm

Damn. Don't think Denard Span makes that catch, at least not 32yo Denard.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:28 pm

What a game

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:30 pm

Isn't the wind supposed to knock that shit down?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:31 pm

Aroldis time.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:31 pm

howard wrote:Isn't the wind supposed to knock that shit down?

it did!

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:34 pm

Yeah, I suppose it would've carried around 400 ft w/no wind.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:36 pm

I just want a great series. Hese two are easily my #2-3 teams for rooting.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:44 pm

I love posey.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:45 pm

He threw a fucking slider. Damn. It sure would've fooled me.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:46 pm

So close

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:47 pm

Mr d said that shit about no pitchers being locks for hall of fame as of right now but I think posey may be as close to a lock as anyone close to his age.

howard · Post by **howard** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:48 pm

That was a great baseball game. Wish I could've enjoyed it.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:48 pm

I feel bad I was posting that as game ended.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:51 pm

There's no way Buster P. has already punched in.

(There are hitters. Pujols, Miggy, Beltre, Ichiro ... I'm sure I'm forgetting someone.)

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:51 pm

mister d wrote:There's no way Buster P. has already punched in.

But is he as close to anyone who is 29?i think he needs a few more high level seasons but the bar for catchers isn't as high. Three titles matters. He's closer than Yadier Molina in my open ion.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:54 pm

Sure, but that wasn't my original point. Kershaw couldn't be more in by that measure.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:56 pm

Of all players playing right now that are younger than posey, I think only trout is more of a lock. And of all players older, the list isnt that long. Pujols, Cabrera, um....., does baseball suck? Beltre? I think so but who knows.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:57 pm

mister d wrote:Sure, but that wasn't my original point. Kershaw couldn't be more in by that measure.

Yeah. I will give you Kershaw too. But yeah I see what you are saying.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 10:57 pm

I need my disclaimer.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Fri Oct 07, 2016 11:24 pm

A_B wrote:Of all players playing right now that are younger than posey, I think only trout is more of a lock. And of all players older, the list isnt that long. Pujols, Cabrera, um....., does baseball suck? Beltre? I think so but who knows.

Older
Ichiro
Pujols
Cabrera
Ortiz
Cano
Pedroia

Younger
Posey
Trout
Stanton
Kershaw
Bumgarner

Joe K · Post by **Joe K** » Sat Oct 08, 2016 7:43 am

degenerasian wrote:
A_B wrote:Of all players playing right now that are younger than posey, I think only trout is more of a lock. And of all players older, the list isnt that long. Pujols, Cabrera, um....., does baseball suck? Beltre? I think so but who knows.
Older
Ichiro
Pujols
Cabrera
Ortiz
Cano
Pedroia

Younger
Posey
Trout
Stanton
Kershaw
Bumgarner

Stanton does not belong on this list. He's well behind players like McCutchen and Goldschmidt, just to name two off the top of my head. I'm sure there are a number of other of <30 players with far stronger resumes than Stanton.

ETA: Just realized you don't have Beltre? He's an absolute lock. I think Chase Utley probably is a pretty sure thing, too. At least he should be. Carlos Beltran also has a sneaky strong case. For accomplishments by age, Felix Hernandez also has a very strong resume, all though he seems be slowing down.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Oct 08, 2016 10:35 am

You guys sure are bastardizing my original point.

(If we're going this way, I'll take Machado in any HoF forecast. McCutchen is out for now because there's no way he's had enough of a peak if the decline is starting.)

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Oct 08, 2016 6:19 pm

I don't have MLB network so I'm SOL

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sat Oct 08, 2016 7:31 pm

yay found the game in french.. no network restrictions

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sat Oct 08, 2016 9:19 pm

You mean no more of this?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:07 pm

Donaldson was sitting dead red in a real fastball count and that was a nasty slider up in the zone.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:38 pm

Seriously? Tie game bottom of the ninth and no chatter?

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:00 pm

Playoff baseball is the best

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:03 pm

Awesome Finish.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:04 pm

errors (although this one isn't) kill the Rangers again.

Pruitt · Post by **Pruitt** » Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:52 pm

A_B wrote:Seriously? Tie game bottom of the ninth and no chatter?

Too busy watching the game and then taking my giddy Mother-In-Law home.

Happy Thanksgiving, what a game. Osuna is a beast.

And as an added bonus, the ball game removed any temptation of watching the Trump-Clinton thing.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:46 am

I think I just massively jinxed both the Cubs and the Dodgers - I bought tickets to Games 4 and 5 of the NLCS at Dodger Stadium.

RIght before the Dodgers lost yesterday. Nate Silver tells me that I now have about a fifty percent chance of that series happening.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 9:41 am

Rangers with as many wins in the playoffs as the Astros!

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 4:09 pm

LIneups announced for tonight's Cubs-Giants game.

The Cubs will have Soler in LF and Zobrist in RF. Those guys had better hit, because they aren't going to catch anything unless it's right to them.

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 6:19 pm

Taking the Giants tonight, not often we see Bumgarner at even money!

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 6:50 pm

I expect Rick Monday to hit a 9th inning home run in game 5 to crush the Expos dream.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 6:52 pm

degenerasian wrote:I expect Rick Monday to hit a 9th inning home run in game 5 to crush the Expos dream.

I fucking hope so.

Since when does a catcher throw the ball to first to start the "around the horn" on a strikeout?

The first baseman *never* gets the ball on an around-the-horn. Because he's involved in so many plays anyway.

What the hell is this world coming to?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 7:56 pm

I've seen it to avoid crossing over a righty hitter.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 10:58 pm

Jeez. Pretty clear that Rizzo pulled his foot off the bag. Clear to everybody except the umpires.