2021 MLB Playoffs

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Oct 06, 2021 9:48 pm

A_B wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 8:29 pm
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Oct 06, 2021 8:27 pm Who are the two dudes in Nats jerseys?
Tell me you don’t have the volume up without telling me you don’t have the volume up.

So that's an MLB player wearing his own jersey to cheer on former teammates?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Oct 06, 2021 9:54 pm

Great catch there by the first baseman.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:28 pm

I don’t think he touched the bag on the way back.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:56 pm

No MPH graphic?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Oct 06, 2021 10:59 pm

Runners wearing oven mitts is dumb.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Wed Oct 06, 2021 11:08 pm

Soto was wearing Turner's old Nats jersey

And the MPH/K-zone graphic was there in the first inning. And they've used it for replays. No idea why they dumped it.

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Wed Oct 06, 2021 11:28 pm

October baseball is so fucking awesome.

Post by **brian** » Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:34 am

I missed the game but was that future Hall of Fame catcher Yadier Molina who gave up two SBs last night?

MaxWebster · Post by **MaxWebster** » Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:58 am

i really really dislike Yadier. Seeing him look miserable last night was kinda sweet.

that was one fng hell of a game. Taylor hits the HR at 12:26am according to my bedroom clock - my alarm was tough this morning but i'm here for all the lack of sleep this month.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:29 am

My hate for Molina is pure and unfiltered and eternal. fuck that guy.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:32 am

I completely forgot there's a game today.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Thu Oct 07, 2021 4:09 pm

That slide is a gif waiting to happen ;-)

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Oct 07, 2021 5:56 pm

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Oct 07, 2021 7:40 pm

Oh, FFS

Reaper · Post by **Reaper** » Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:48 pm

That's really heads up, but someone's gotta be awake for that. Call timeout, step off, whatever. Arozarena made it look easy.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:57 pm

Just saw that great steal of home go Rays I love the Rays.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sat Oct 09, 2021 9:21 am

Michael Wacha’s last 2 postseason games against Boston:

6 1/3 IP
14 H
4 BB
12 ER

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:18 pm

Really feels like that should have been a double with a base awarded for the Sox player causing the ball (unintentionally) to go out of the field.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:19 pm

Definitely lucky

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:44 pm

Seeing the rule it seems like there was room for interpretation.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:25 pm

it's absolutely brutal that the Braves and Brewers don't know what time they're playing tomorrow until this game is over (after midnight ET)

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:27 pm

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:25 pm it's absolutely brutal that the Braves and Brewers don't know what time they're playing tomorrow until this game is over (after midnight ET)

Didn’t realize that. That’s ridiculous

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:46 pm

as I understand it, they get shafted with the 1 p.m. ET start if the White Sox win, but if the Astros sweep, they're the 4 ET. So that's even worse than a 4/7 given how soon it is. Legitimately could find out 12 hours before first pitch if this game goes extras or slows down.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:25 am

Come on, really?!

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 10:06 am

He was kicked off his junior college team for stealing from his teammates.

Also, this was his "strike" 3 to Altuve:

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 1:54 pm

L-Jam3 · Post by **L-Jam3** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 2:02 pm

I'm going to send that to my friends who are Mets fans with a caption like "Man, did you see how bad the owner of your team muffed this pop-up?"

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 2:28 pm

That's screaming for a fake entry in the baseball reference game log.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 3:28 pm

Laaaaaaar-ry.

Reaper · Post by **Reaper** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:28 pm

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:46 pm as I understand it, they get shafted with the 1 p.m. ET start if the White Sox win, but if the Astros sweep, they're the 4 ET. So that's even worse than a 4/7 given how soon it is. Legitimately could find out 12 hours before first pitch if this game goes extras or slows down.

Oh, the irony of the rainout today.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Mon Oct 11, 2021 9:46 pm

I would love to know what data the Rays had that showed that pitching to Hernandez was the right decision vs. walking him to set up the force anywhere and the double play. feels hard to comprehend that the Rays would truly let "well Devers is 3-for-4 tonight and we'll pretend that Hernandez hasn't been the best hitter this series" overrule the situational advantages that a walk presents given the tie game.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 6:53 am

Sample size of one is too small but four is enough? Besides the R vs R thing (with Feyereisen having big splits), Devers is an infinitely better hitter then Bogaerts on deck even better than him.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 6:57 am

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 6:53 am Sample size of one is too small but four is enough? Besides the R vs R thing (with Feyereisen having big splits), Devers is an infinitely better hitter then Bogaerts on deck even better than him.

so you'd try to get Hernandez out, walk Devers and then pitch to Bogaerts?

(royal you not specific)

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 8:05 am

Devers and Bogaerts when they know you can't walk them doesn't sound like the best option, but there weren't any good ones anyway.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:10 am

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 6:57 amso you'd try to get Hernandez out, walk Devers and then pitch to Bogaerts?

Regardless of the options you have to pitch to Hernandez, yes. As for walking Devers ... eh? If it was Feyereisen's game to win or lose I'd probably be too worried he'd unintentionally walk Boegarts to IBB Devers but that would probably be the "right" play there? I'm sure McClanahan's implosion completely fucked their bullpen plans well beyond even contingency stuff so they were going to be in a mess either way.

Brontoburglar · Post by **Brontoburglar** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 10:39 am

mister d wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 9:10 am
Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 6:57 amso you'd try to get Hernandez out, walk Devers and then pitch to Bogaerts?
Regardless of the options you have to pitch to Hernandez, yes. As for walking Devers ... eh? If it was Feyereisen's game to win or lose I'd probably be too worried he'd unintentionally walk Boegarts to IBB Devers but that would probably be the "right" play there? I'm sure McClanahan's implosion completely fucked their bullpen plans well beyond even contingency stuff so they were going to be in a mess either way.

yes, and only one lefty in the pen to start the series affects the scenario too

but I don't understand why you don't want to give yourself more out options when the series-winning run is on third. I realize it's damned if you do damned if you don't. but presenting yourself with the most out options when an out is the most likely scenario of any hitter's at-bat seems the best way to operate

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 2:24 pm

Way to cheer the now-tying run making it to first! Sure had he made an out instead, the go-ahead run wouldn't have been right behind him. And two more guys still on base! But cheering a guy who wasn't even part of the banging of the cans getting beaned is way more fun!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 2:46 pm

Brontoburglar wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 10:39 ambut I don't understand why you don't want to give yourself more out options when the series-winning run is on third. I realize it's damned if you do damned if you don't. but presenting yourself with the most out options when an out is the most likely scenario of any hitter's at-bat seems the best way to operate

Not when you're also creating a brand new path to losing with a pitcher who walked one of every seven hitters in the regular season?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 6:38 pm

If a foul ball hits the catcher directly in the dick, everyone should treat it like the inning ending. Go to the dugouts and a commercial break and then come back and resume play from where it left off without commentary.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue Oct 12, 2021 7:15 pm

MLB doesn't really do player of the game, but Luis Urias should already have it locked up for his defense at 3B.

(I imagine his metrics wouldn't even be that great since the last play was good but one that "has to be made" and the other two were rough hops (which I assume aren't measured) in massive situations.)