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Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2023 8:24 pm
by cerranoredux
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2023 6:10 pm
Dude # 1: It looks like d’Arnaud is having trouble stopping the running game.
Dude # 2: Well, his name sure as hell isn’t d’Aryesse.
Both: Oh, ho-ho-ho!
Spot on.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2023 9:00 pm
by cerranoredux
Castellanos is fucking mashing right now.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:24 pm
by L-Jam3
Now I can exhale.
Thomson started using his best relievers (Alvarado / Kimbrel / Soto) earlier in the highest leverage situations. I thought that after how Francona used Andrew Miller in the most important situations regardless of the inning, managers would start doing this more in the playoffs. I don’t recall if that strategy became more popular, or I just didn’t take note of it. Does anyone remember if other teams used it since Miller?
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:37 pm
by mister d
Yankees used all their best relievers before the playoffs.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 4:17 pm
by Giff
I was about to come make a reverse jinx post about how this is the Rangers' year, then Yordan hits one to Galveston.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 4:26 pm
by EnochRoot
Giff wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 4:17 pm
I was about to come make a reverse jinx post about how this is the Rangers' year, then Yordan hits one to Galveston.
That's OK, C Jonah Heim just launched one to Amarillo.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 4:55 pm
by Giff
Really more like League City if we're being geographically accurate here.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 5:03 pm
by Giff
That would be like a 4,200 foot home run in comparison which I don't think any of those Yankees on steroids ever did!
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 5:30 pm
by A_B
Giff wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 5:03 pm
That would be like a 4,200 foot home run in comparison which I don't think any of those Yankees on steroids ever did!
Yeah Pujols was a cardinal.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 5:31 pm
by Giff
A_B wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 5:30 pm
Giff wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 5:03 pm
That would be like a 4,200 foot home run in comparison which I don't think any of those Yankees on steroids ever did!
Yeah Pujols was a cardinal.
That one went to the moon thank you very much.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:12 pm
by HaulCitgo
Who is yordan Alvarez. I would not pitch to him again
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:13 pm
by L-Jam3
I’m obviously no Astros fan but fuck Aroldis Chapman.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:27 pm
by A_B
They just fucked it smolt’s programming and he spoke in binary for a bit.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:43 pm
by rass
Alvarez should try hitting three home runs next time.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:46 pm
by EnochRoot
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:13 pm
I’m obviously no Astros fan but fuck Aroldis Chapman.
Smoltz called it a good pitch / good piece of hitting, but in reality when they showed the replay, Chapman hung an 89 mph slider on the outside part of the plate, and Alvarez could time his swing.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:02 pm
by MaxWebster
...i just keep giggling at this one...
A_B wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:27 pm
They just fucked it smolt’s programming and he spoke in binary for a bit.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2023 7:38 pm
by L-Jam3
You know, we have been talking about some bad news lately.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:09 am
by mister d
A_B wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:27 pm
smolt’s
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:18 am
by DaveInSeattle
Not associated with the Post-Season....but this is really how you leave a job....
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:24 am
by A_B
mister d wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 9:09 am
A_B wrote: ↑Mon Oct 16, 2023 6:27 pm
smolt’s
I wasn't even intoxicated. Just can't type. Or maybe there was some young salmon on the broadcast?
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:05 am
by tennbengal
fwiw. and maybe this is just me and my perspective, but the Rangers going nuclear and being 7-0 so far in the playoffs is taking some of sting out of them housing the Orioles like they did.
Not for nothing, but a Rangers/Phillies series would pit two teams on absolute heaters and I would watch the shit out of that.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:50 am
by Giff
tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:05 am
fwiw. and maybe this is just me and my perspective, but the Rangers going nuclear and being 7-0 so far in the playoffs is taking some of sting out of them housing the Orioles like they did.
Not for nothing, but a Rangers/Phillies series would pit two teams on absolute heaters and I would watch the shit out of that.
Yeah, I remember feeling that way in '15 when KC beat us and then went on to win the World Series.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:51 am
by tennbengal
Giff wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:50 am
tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:05 am
fwiw. and maybe this is just me and my perspective, but the Rangers going nuclear and being 7-0 so far in the playoffs is taking some of sting out of them housing the Orioles like they did.
Not for nothing, but a Rangers/Phillies series would pit two teams on absolute heaters and I would watch the shit out of that.
Yeah, I remember feeling that way in '15 when KC beat us and then went on to win the World Series.
Everything they hit seems to fall in, pitchers turning into Bob Gibson, just an insanely well timed hot streak. They almost missed the damn playoffs entirely!
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:52 am
by tennbengal
Two road wins over the Rays! Two more road wins over the Os! And now two road wins over the Astros!
They are 7-0 and have only played one game at home in that stretch.
What the actual fuck.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:53 am
by Giff
In fairness, the Astros have as many home wins since 9/14 as the Texans.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:56 am
by mister d
Between Harper's Boner in Game 2 and the Rangers being -7 in September and finishing 2-4 to blow the division, I do not want to hear about carryover momentum ever again.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:01 am
by rass
Then how do you explain AB's ongoing Harper boner?
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:03 am
by L-Jam3
Giff wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:50 am
tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:05 am
fwiw. and maybe this is just me and my perspective, but the Rangers going nuclear and being 7-0 so far in the playoffs is taking some of sting out of them housing the Orioles like they did.
Not for nothing, but a Rangers/Phillies series would pit two teams on absolute heaters and I would watch the shit out of that.
Yeah, I remember feeling that way in '15 when KC beat us and then went on to win the World Series.
This was me to a lesser extent in '07 when we were in the middle of that 21 out of 22 Rockies buzzsaw.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:13 am
by Reaper
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:03 am
Giff wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:50 am
tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:05 am
fwiw. and maybe this is just me and my perspective, but the Rangers going nuclear and being 7-0 so far in the playoffs is taking some of sting out of them housing the Orioles like they did.
Not for nothing, but a Rangers/Phillies series would pit two teams on absolute heaters and I would watch the shit out of that.
Yeah, I remember feeling that way in '15 when KC beat us and then went on to win the World Series.
This was me to a lesser extent in '07 when we were in the middle of that 21 out of 22 Rockies buzzsaw.
Where the 2 seed Phils played the Wild Card Rockies, because the top seed wouldn't play the Wild Card winner back then if they were in the same division. (Even though it was actually more fair that year since technically the top seed played the playoff team with the worst record.)
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:26 am
by mister d
rass wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:01 am
Then how do you explain AB's ongoing Harper boner?
I'd say if you don't have one, that's a far bigger issue.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:33 am
by degenerasian
tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:05 am
fwiw. and maybe this is just me and my perspective, but the Rangers going nuclear and being 7-0 so far in the playoffs is taking some of sting out of them housing the Orioles like they did.
Not for nothing, but a Rangers/Phillies series would pit two teams on absolute heaters and I would watch the shit out of that.
Except that they would have about 5 days off between series and that would ruin everything.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:43 am
by Giff
The Dodgers would have won every game by 10 runs if they had just started the day after the season was over. So unfair!
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 11:47 am
by tennbengal
mister d wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:56 am
Between Harper's Boner in Game 2 and the Rangers being -7 in September and finishing 2-4 to blow the division, I do not want to hear about carryover momentum ever again.
Yeah. Kill that narrative all the way extra dead.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 12:26 pm
by sancarlos
Giff wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:53 am
In fairness, the Astros have as many home wins since 9/14 as the Texans.
And, the Rangers have as many wins in Houston as either of them in that period.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 1:07 pm
by MaxWebster
i always like ("like") to use the 2000 Yankees as the perfect antidote to that momentum nonsense. I don't remember many - let alone any decent - teams on a reverse-heater like that team over their final 2 weeks, not just losses but getting curbstomped to no end.
Then they were just like fuck it and won the Series again with little difficulty.
(if i'm using any cliché at all it's "momentum is only as good as tomorrow's starting pitcher")
mister d wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:56 am
Between Harper's Boner in Game 2 and the Rangers being -7 in September and finishing 2-4 to blow the division, I do not want to hear about carryover momentum ever again.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 1:38 pm
by L-Jam3
I appreciate that all the venues in Philly are in the same spot, but tonight is where it turns into a madhouse. The Flyers home opener is tonight at 6 pm, and at 8 pm the NLCS Game 2 is starting at the same time as a Mexico / Germany friendly.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 2:25 pm
by Steve of phpBB
MaxWebster wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 1:07 pm
i always like ("like") to use the 2000 Yankees as the perfect antidote to that momentum nonsense. I don't remember many - let alone any decent - teams on a reverse-heater like that team over their final 2 weeks, not just losses but getting curbstomped to no end.
Then they were just like fuck it and won the Series again with little difficulty.
(if i'm using any cliché at all it's "momentum is only as good as tomorrow's starting pitcher")
mister d wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:56 am
Between Harper's Boner in Game 2 and the Rangers being -7 in September and finishing 2-4 to blow the division, I do not want to hear about carryover momentum ever again.
Same.
The 07 Rockies are also a decent example, going from 21/22 to a 4-game sweep.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 2:30 pm
by L-Jam3
Steve of phpBB wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 2:25 pm
MaxWebster wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 1:07 pm
i always like ("like") to use the 2000 Yankees as the perfect antidote to that momentum nonsense. I don't remember many - let alone any decent - teams on a reverse-heater like that team over their final 2 weeks, not just losses but getting curbstomped to no end.
Then they were just like fuck it and won the Series again with little difficulty.
(if i'm using any cliché at all it's "momentum is only as good as tomorrow's starting pitcher")
mister d wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 10:56 am
Between Harper's Boner in Game 2 and the Rangers being -7 in September and finishing 2-4 to blow the division, I do not want to hear about carryover momentum ever again.
Same.
The 07 Rockies are also a decent example, going from 21/22 to a 4-game sweep.
True, but they also had 9 days off between winning the NLCS and G1 of the World Series.
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 5:52 pm
by tennbengal
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 1:38 pm
I appreciate that all the venues in Philly are in the same spot, but tonight is where it turns into a madhouse. The Flyers home opener is tonight at 6 pm, and at 8 pm the NLCS Game 2 is starting at the same time as a Mexico / Germany friendly.
Good lord!
Re: 2023 MLB Postseason - October is here
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2023 6:25 pm
by DSafetyGuy
tennbengal wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 5:52 pm
L-Jam3 wrote: ↑Tue Oct 17, 2023 1:38 pm
I appreciate that all the venues in Philly are in the same spot, but tonight is where it turns into a madhouse. The Flyers home opener is tonight at 6 pm, and at 8 pm the NLCS Game 2 is starting at the same time as a Mexico / Germany friendly.
Good lord!
Yeah, that is more of a take tomorrow of work scenario than today.