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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Sept 30, 2024 23:55:30 GMT
How unusual both locker rooms in the same stadium celebrate playoff berth clinching on the same day. They should celebrate together!
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Oct 1, 2024 0:07:01 GMT
Or is that the singer Charlie Daniels? Did you mean David Allen Coe?
The lyric I quoted was from the 60's song Signs, by the Five Man Electric Band. Tesla did a decent remake
Haven't thought about David Allen Coe in years. I tended bar at a place that was rock all the time. There was one C/W song n the juke, Coe's You Never Even Called Me By My Name. If anyone played it, the whole bar would sing it at the top of their lungs. Someone wrote to Coe and sent a video of us singing. He sent back a really nice video and a huge autographed pic. Seemed like a hell of a nice guy
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 1, 2024 16:54:01 GMT
My team won't play til next week, so I'll be rooting solely for the Mets this week. Damn, they are fun to watch.
One worry about the Yankees is the layoff. 8 teams in the bye in this new format, only 3 won the series: Astros twice, and the Yankees in 2022. All NL bye teams had lost their series
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 1, 2024 18:10:37 GMT
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Oct 1, 2024 21:19:05 GMT
Came across this today and found it amusing. Kicks: Left. A clear reference to this. I love that someone took the time to edit that onto his page.
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Post by mtbg on Oct 2, 2024 1:46:12 GMT
My team won't play til next week, so I'll be rooting solely for the Mets this week. Damn, they are fun to watch. One worry about the Yankees is the layoff. 8 teams in the bye in this new format, only 3 won the series: Astros twice, and the Yankees in 2022. All NL bye teams had lost their series They are indeed a fun team to watch! I was nervous about today after the double header yesterday, not to mention the emotional roller coaster that day was. Yet again, they could be benefitting from the just keep playing ball approach. Unlike the Yankees who will have been sitting around, to your point. I'd rather just keep playing that sit around. In football, give me the bye. In a timing sport like baseball, let's play ball!
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 2, 2024 15:16:00 GMT
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 2, 2024 15:20:46 GMT
My team won't play til next week, so I'll be rooting solely for the Mets this week. Damn, they are fun to watch. One worry about the Yankees is the layoff. 8 teams in the bye in this new format, only 3 won the series: Astros twice, and the Yankees in 2022. All NL bye teams had lost their series They are indeed a fun team to watch! I was nervous about today after the double header yesterday, not to mention the emotional roller coaster that day was. Yet again, they could be benefitting from the just keep playing ball approach. Unlike the Yankees who will have been sitting around, to your point. I'd rather just keep playing that sit around. In football, give me the bye. In a timing sport like baseball, let's play ball! Great wins yesterday. 5 runs after 2 outs, that is gritty. I like Severino a lot when he was with the Yankees. Very happy with what Mendoza did by leaving him out there. Sevy settled down and was cruising the last two inning. Boone would have taking him out early, which always frustrate me. I think Pat Murphy made mistake by taking Peralta out early. Finish off the Brewers tonight and go to Philly.
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 2, 2024 21:10:56 GMT
Josh Hader is another big name over-rated closer, like Kimbrel, Jansen, Chapman, etc. Hope the suicidal Astros fan here is not watching the game.
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Post by klawrencio79 on Oct 2, 2024 22:16:36 GMT
I can't believe I'm out of the country during the Mets playoff series. What short-sighted asshat planned this trip!?!
Anyway, I'm in Edinburgh and the bar in my hotel is willing to pay for the game. Well, I'm paying for it but the patrons with me, who have no fucking interest in baseball, are all going to drink some glorious highlands scotch with me for the next few hours. I just put the Mrs. to bed, now it's business time!
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 2, 2024 23:46:34 GMT
I can't believe I'm out of the country during the Mets playoff series. What short-sighted asshat planned this trip!?! Anyway, I'm in Edinburgh and the bar in my hotel is willing to pay for the game. Well, I'm paying for it but the patrons with me, who have no fucking interest in baseball, are all going to drink some glorious highlands scotch with me for the next few hours. I just put the Mrs. to bed, now it's business time! When you are back, get ready for the long awaited subway WS.
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 2, 2024 23:53:01 GMT
What is wrong with Alonso? 1st & 3rd one out. He hit a tough ground ball. Looks like he will beat a return throw to avoid the double play to score the run. He barely got out of the batter's box when the ball threw to first.
EDIT: Alonso tripped over his bat coming out of the batter's box.
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 3, 2024 0:48:18 GMT
Montas just struck out 2 batters in a row with 2 outs runners on 2nd. Only 60 pitches. Pat Murphy took him out of the game. Sure he is down 3-1. Still, makes no sense to me to take him out so early. What am I missing?
Edit: Lindor was up. Might be the Third time in the order limitation.
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 3, 2024 16:47:37 GMT
Three sweeps last night and only one series left tonight. The Mets blew it to close the series out. Braves did made it close against the Padres. Tigers is a very hot and dangerous team. Yankees will face the Royals. We will be seeing many footages from that late 70s/early 80s rivalry, George Brett, Chris Chambliss, ets. Tonight, do or die for the Mets & Brewers.
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Post by nutsberryfarm 🏜 on Oct 4, 2024 1:46:28 GMT
I can't believe I'm out of the country during the Mets playoff series. What short-sighted asshat planned this trip!?! Anyway, I'm in Edinburgh and the bar in my hotel is willing to pay for the game. Well, I'm paying for it but the patrons with me, who have no fucking interest in baseball, are all going to drink some glorious highlands scotch with me for the next few hours. I just put the Mrs. to bed, now it's business time! And the Mets take the lead in the 9th!!!!
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Oct 4, 2024 2:01:50 GMT
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Post by Rufus-T on Oct 4, 2024 2:02:11 GMT
OMG!!! Mets never do things easily. Sign Alonso!
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Post by thebayharborbutcher on Oct 4, 2024 2:04:42 GMT
My Mets/Tigers WS prediction is still alive
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Oct 4, 2024 2:12:44 GMT
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Oct 4, 2024 2:23:53 GMT
Wow. First time in baseball playoff history that a 9th Inning Home Run erased a deficit in a deciding game. Mazeroski and Carter were in tie games
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