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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 6, 2020 20:31:17 GMT
What a year for Travis d'Arnaud!
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Post by millar70 on Oct 6, 2020 20:31:54 GMT
The surprising stuff is what make baseball great. Yeah, there are surprises in other sports, but nothing like those that stick with you in baseball. Those who watch the Mets games never forget the Bartolo Colon HR, or the Syndergaard 2 HR game, or Steve Matz's pitching debut with his performance with the bat. The Steve Carlton's 3 run HR against the Dodgers in the NLCS back in the 70s still sticks in my mind. I was at Shea for both of these: I don't know what kind of tainted LSD this announcer is on, but King Felix going big fly off Johan with the bases juiced is now a relic of the past. Also was fortunate to see the final pitch ever for Lima Time: Willis' shot was legit. Two of my favorite modern pitchers both hitting grand salamis at Shea? Sorry buddy, but that was AWESOME! As Bill Clinton once said, "I feel your pain"...... |
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 6, 2020 20:33:58 GMT
The surprising stuff is what make baseball great. Yeah, there are surprises in other sports, but nothing like those that stick with you in baseball. Those who watch the Mets games never forget the Bartolo Colon HR, or the Syndergaard 2 HR game, or Steve Matz's pitching debut with his performance with the bat. The Steve Carlton's 3 run HR against the Dodgers in the NLCS back in the 70s still sticks in my mind. I was at Shea for both of these: I don't know what kind of tainted LSD this announcer is on, but King Felix going big fly off Johan with the bases juiced is now a relic of the past. Also was fortunate to see the final pitch ever for Lima Time: Willis' shot was legit. Jose Lima always looks like he is psyched up. This was a long time ago, Willie Randolph managed the Mets & Joe Girardi managed the Marlins.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Oct 6, 2020 20:34:05 GMT
What a year for Travis d'Arnaud! He always had it in him, just couldn't stay healthy
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 6, 2020 20:37:05 GMT
Braves are pouring it on. Game 1 is over.
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Post by millar70 on Oct 6, 2020 20:40:19 GMT
Remember when people thought Dansby Swanson was a bust?
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 6, 2020 20:43:40 GMT
Remember when people thought Dansby Swanson was a bust? Nowadays, when I look at Braves highlight, he always seems to be in the middle of a big rally.
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 6, 2020 20:44:10 GMT
I am switching to the Astros-A's game.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Oct 6, 2020 21:04:36 GMT
Khris Davis homers again. Deja vu in Dodger Stadium.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Oct 6, 2020 21:56:28 GMT
I was at Shea for both of these: I don't know what kind of tainted LSD this announcer is on, but King Felix going big fly off Johan with the bases juiced is now a relic of the past. Also was fortunate to see the final pitch ever for Lima Time: Willis' shot was legit. Two of my favorite modern pitchers both hitting grand salamis at Shea? Sorry buddy, but that was AWESOME! As Bill Clinton once said, "I feel your pain"...... I have to admit, I also am a fan of King Felix and D-Train. The Willis slam was a bomb.
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 7, 2020 0:49:41 GMT
Garcia for 1 inning only  Why not just start Happ instead? |
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Post by klawrencio79 on Oct 7, 2020 0:52:36 GMT
Garcia for 1 inning only Why not just start Happ instead? I don’t get that at all. Garcia looked fine in the 1st and Happ was warming up as if the decision to put him in had already been made. Weird.
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Post by millar70 on Oct 7, 2020 1:01:15 GMT
An Aaron Boone decision that blows up in his face?
Can't say I'm surprised, or unhappy for that matter.
Let's go Rays, yes?
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 7, 2020 1:02:56 GMT
Garcia for 1 inning only Why not just start Happ instead? I don’t get that at all. Garcia looked fine in the 1st and Happ was warming up as if the decision to put him in had already been made. Weird. This doesn't give Garcia any confidence. I have more faith in Garcia than Happ, and now the team got burned with Zunino HR.
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 7, 2020 1:05:35 GMT
An Aaron Boone decision that blows up in his face? Can't say I'm surprised, or unhappy for that matter. Let's go Rays, yes? These modern day manager tried to be too cute. Another thing I don't get is why start Frazier (right) instead of Gardner (left) against Glasnow (right).
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 7, 2020 1:20:17 GMT
I feel like cursing, at Aaron Boone.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Oct 7, 2020 1:30:20 GMT
An Aaron Boone decision that blows up in his face? Can't say I'm surprised, or unhappy for that matter. Let's go Rays, yes? These modern day manager tried to be too cute. Another thing I don't get is why start Frazier (right) instead of Gardner (left) against Glasnow (right). Glasnow does have reverse splits where he is more effective against lefties, but still. Gardner is a veteran gamer who is built for playoff games. He’s pesky, works good ABs, has speed, I’d want him in the lineup 10 times out of 10 over Frazier.
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Post by tristramshandy on Oct 7, 2020 2:18:57 GMT
Padres had the lowest OBP in the major leagues for 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.
That's almost impossible to believe. But watching them, I believe it.
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Post by tristramshandy on Oct 7, 2020 2:26:05 GMT
Buehler's thrown 53 pitches through two innings - - but no runs given up.
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Post by Winston Wolfe on Oct 7, 2020 3:54:25 GMT
Rays hang on to beat the Yankees to even up the series.
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