2015 NL Central playoffs (and NYM/LAD)

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:03 pm

Either that came from the front office, hopefully for a far better reason, or a series loss means the end of Mattingly in LA.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 11:51 am

Cubs are putting Hammel on the mound today. Looks like Maddon is managing for Game Five.

I'd be willing to assume that Maddon is expecting to get just three innings from Hammel, then go to someone else. But Hammel has been horrible this year the first time through the order. And he has had only one decent start since the middle of August.

I guess there are no other choices based on the roster, but fuck, I would have put Dan Haren on the roster and left Hammel off.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:14 pm

God damn. Schwarber walks up to "Thuggish, Ruggish". That dude is the best.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 4:19 pm

I can't believe Maddon let Hammel bat there.

I can't believe how perfectly that turned out.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:28 pm

Wonder if anyone will dare ask Lackey about throwing a get-ahead fastball in that spot. Shouldn't happen.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:03 pm

mister d wrote:God damn. Schwarber walks up to "Thuggish, Ruggish". That dude is the best.

My admiration and jealousy over what theo put together in Chicago is vast.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:07 pm

My god. Schwarber.

Post by **brian** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:12 pm

If that ball went only 419 ft I'll eat my hat.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:39 pm

Suicide squeeze? Yuck. Cubs effin' with their karma.

howard · Post by **howard** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 7:08 pm

Let's Go Matz!

SportsDoc · Post by **SportsDoc** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 8:58 am

It appears Don Mattingly enforced his own 2 game suspension on Utley while in NYC.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 10:21 am

His Dodger career has as many games left as the Dodgers have left.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Oct 14, 2015 11:16 am

My college roommate managed to get seats in the right field upper deck last night at Wrigley.

Schwarber before:

Schwarber after:

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:54 pm

Crazy. Turner is 10 for 18 in the series

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 8:58 pm

Terry Collins also hits on 19, 20 and 21.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:25 pm

Mets are fucking up here. Should be Familia then Syndergaaaaaaard, not the other way.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:54 pm

In an hour, either Familia or Collins will have had their Mets moment and it can't be both.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:55 pm

Should send Syndegard out for the eighth. And ninth.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 9:56 pm

Shouldn't have to tell people that Familia comes before Syn

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:02 pm

Im surprised by that tidbit of information. Nobody has ever hit for the cycle in the playoffs.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:06 pm

I'd be curious what percentage of the cycles were "intentional", like risking third or holding a base.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:11 pm

The pitcher's spot is fifth in the 9th? jfc, collins.

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:11 pm

even Bobby Cox is like wtf right now

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:13 pm

Even Larry King is like.......well let's just hope he still is.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:22 pm

Well, worked out just fine. Let's Go Mets!

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:24 pm

howard wrote:Well, worked out just fine. Let's Go Mets!

Fuck that noise.

howard · Post by **howard** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:27 pm

Naw, I'm agnostic now that the Dodgers are finished. Sit back and enjoy.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:36 pm

I'm rooting for the NL and fun stuff.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:43 pm

Whatever happens in the NLCS, we are all going to see something that has not happened in our lifetimes: either the Cubs in the World Series (since 1945), or a Workd Series without any of the 16 original franchises or their antecedents (never). This is also only the second "final four" with three expansion teams, the first since 1986 when the Mets, Astros, and Angels joined the Red Sox in the Championship Series.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Thu Oct 15, 2015 11:04 pm

It's weird to me that the Cubs could theoretically make it to the Series by playing three old rivals from the NL East.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 9:57 am

I wasn't monitoring Twitter last night - any talk about whether Ethier should have let that sac fly drop foul? Granting that him knowing that he's in foul territory would be half the battle.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 10:08 am

Ryan wrote:I wasn't monitoring Twitter last night - any talk about whether Ethier should have let that sac fly drop foul? Granting that him knowing that he's in foul territory would be half the battle.

Szymborski was all over it.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:00 am

Wow, yes he was. I think the math is kind to the Mets, too.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 11:38 am

Its asking a lot of an OF to do that in like the 3rd inning. It wouldn't be a dumb decision, but its not dumb not to either.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Fri Oct 16, 2015 12:06 pm

Agreed. Belichick would have coached that, though.

In other news, I heart Albert Burneko

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 11:14 am

I need a second opinion here - should Starlin Castro have made it to third on his hit in the fifth inning over Lagares's head? Especially with the throw going to home? The replay looked like Castro just stood there and watched his hit instead of running right away.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:15 pm

Rex · Post by **Rex** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:25 pm

Imagine that. All you had to do was throw at the bastard.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:31 pm

Arrieta's fastball looks very very straight tonight.

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Oct 18, 2015 7:40 pm

Straight ball Murphy hit very much.