soulpope Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 10 hours ago, jlhoots said: Brewers 3 - Rockies 2 Come on, someone support the Brewers with me!! Yelich is really on fire .... it is fun to watch him .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted October 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 Yankees vs Red Sox is the epic battle we deserve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 Dear MLB, Do you and your scheduling geniuses give a crap about anything other than the epic Boston/NYY series? Why is it that NOT ONE single game of (World Series champion) Houston Astros vs Cleveland Indians is scheduled in prime time? Not a one. Game 1 is 2pm today (Friday!), and the other scheduled start times (including a Saturday and a federal holiday) are 4:30, 1:30, 4:30 (Tuesday!), 4:00 (Thursday!). I understand ratings matter, but you couldn't possibly let one game (say pitched by a Cy Young award winner or two) involving teams in flyover country start after the workday is over? And I understand there are a lot of games to play in the first round. But sharing of the early time slot, especially on weekdays? Apparently not. We will get the (statutorily required) fawning about the historic ballpark on Yawkey Way. It is a cool part of the League's history. How about going old school and actually playing a day game there? Rant over. Back to bullpens. With Cody Allen still lost at sea, and Andrew Miller far from 100%, the question in Cleveland is how effective Trevor Bauer (still coming back from leg injury) can be in a new role. I don't have much confidence in the Tribe pen, even with the (overpaid) acquisitions of Hand and Cimber. Mike Clevinger was a pleasant surprise in the rotation, and he now gets the #3 slot. If TB hadn't been injured, Clevinger would have been the long guy added to the pen. It will be interesting to see how well Clev performs (...and how much help he gets from Bauer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 17 minutes ago, Patrick said: Dear MLB, Do you and your scheduling geniuses give a crap about anything other than the epic Boston/NYY series? Why is it that NOT ONE single game of (World Series champion) Houston Astros vs Cleveland Indians is scheduled in prime time? Not a one. Game 1 is 2pm today (Friday!), and the other scheduled start times (including a Saturday and a federal holiday) are 4:30, 1:30, 4:30 (Tuesday!), 4:00 (Thursday!). I understand ratings matter, but you couldn't possibly let one game (say pitched by a Cy Young award winner or two) involving teams in flyover country start after the workday is over? And I understand there are a lot of games to play in the first round. But sharing of the early time slot, especially on weekdays? Apparently not. We will get the (statutorily required) fawning about the historic ballpark on Yawkey Way. It is a cool part of the League's history. How about going old school and actually playing a day game there? Rant over. Back to bullpens. With Cody Allen still lost at sea, and Andrew Miller far from 100%, the question in Cleveland is how effective Trevor Bauer (still coming back from leg injury) can be in a new role. I don't have much confidence in the Tribe pen, even with the (overpaid) acquisitions of Hand and Cimber. Mike Clevinger was a pleasant surprise in the rotation, and he now gets the #3 slot. If TB hadn't been injured, Clevinger would have been the long guy added to the pen. It will be interesting to see how well Clev performs (...and how much help he gets from Bauer). I agree. Cleveland - Houston interests me more than NY - Boston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 1 hour ago, paul secor said: I agree. Cleveland - Houston interests me more than NY - Boston. Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 Kudos, Patrick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 I will disagree. If I had to rate my interest in the various series, its NY Boston, LA Braves, Brewers and Rockies and then the Cleveland Houston series. I'm sure if you live in the Midwest, that order would be reversed. Cleveland Houston are teams that don't interest me. Obviously, I will watch the LCS and if one of those teams is in the WS, I will watch that too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 My dream NLDS would be the Boston Braves vs the New York Giants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) Inasmuch as the Braves moved to Milwaukee in 1953 (I'll bet I was the only person alive at that time who is participating in this thread), the possibility of that NLDS seems remote. Edited October 5, 2018 by Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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paul secor Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, Brad said: Inasmuch as the Braves moved to Milwaukee in 1953 (I'll bet I was the only person alive at that time who is participating in this thread), the possibility of that NLDS seems remote. You'd lose that bet. I was around then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 I don't remember the Boston Braves, but I do remember the Chicago Cardinals! Bob Greene had a column in this morning's WSJ about the 1936-41 Bees. My dad from time to time would talk about them. Speaking of which, my dad saw Babe Ruth's last hit! Ruth was playing for the Braves, and he hit a double down the left field line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 45 minutes ago, paul secor said: You'd lose that bet. I was around then. I guess you and I are the alta cockers here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 Neither one of those guys had a bad card, ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 2 hours ago, paul secor said: You'd lose that bet. I was around then. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 A lot of us old guys are around - at least for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 Check back in 50 years, let me know if I'm still here. I don't expect to be, but you know how shit can happen when you stop paying attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted October 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 On 10/4/2018 at 0:56 PM, Dan Gould said: There is no reason to think Happ's dominance magically changes. More likely he keeps the damage minimal and once any team reaches the jelly donut-soft bullpen its Katie-Bar-The-Door. Told ya Boston might very likely solve Happ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 Watching this game is like seeing two different games. I’m glad I’m not a fan of either team; must be tough to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 5 hours ago, paul secor said: You'd lose that bet. I was around then. So was I!! 4 hours ago, JSngry said: Neither one of those guys had a bad card, ever. What was the old saying - Spahn & Sain & a day of rain (or something like that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 (edited) Spahn and Sain and pray for rain. Here’s the background: Gerald V. Hern was an editor of the Boston Post. In September 1948 he penned the following: First we’ll use Spahn, then we’ll use Sain Then an off day, followed by rain. Back will come Spahn, followed by Sain, And followed, we hope, by two days of rain. The poem was quickly shortened to “Spahn and Sain and pray for rain,” which became a rallying cry for the 1948 Boston Braves. Edited October 6, 2018 by Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 I wonder why Willie left the "s" off his signature on that Bowman card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted October 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 At least the Yankees made it close. But Boston’s put them into a must-win situation tomorrow IMO, and I don’t like Tanaka’s odds against the Red Sox lineup. As has been observed before, he relies on getting batters to chase pitches out of the zone—and the Sox are very good at not doing that, which is why they pounded him in his last start against them. And yes, I know about Price’s postseason woes and his struggles against the Yankees, but just Boston was due to solve Happ, Price is due to have a good outing against NY. I’m just taking consolation tonight in our having avoided an embarrassing first-game blowout, which is where things appeared headed after the first three innings. Didn’t get to listen to the Houston-Cleveland game, but sounds as if Houston played like a defending champ team that hasn’t lost a step. A couple of weeks ago I predicted to a friend that Cleveland could be the sleeper of the AL postseason, based on the strength of their starting rotation. They’re sure up against it with the Astros, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 I don't think Price is due for anything but a whooping. The Yankees go in tonight thinking "we need a win bad and this is just the guy we want to face." If they put a hurting on Tanaka (true they have a collective OPS+ of 111 in more starts than most teams he's faced - though Baltimore actually hits him worse but in six fewer career appearances) maybe they hang in there. But as was just seen, the bullpen differences are huge. And with Wright apparently done, so are their chances, whether now or later in October. Can anyone pitch 8 innings to get to Kimbrel? Can Kimbrel keep up multi-inning saves? Every f-ing arm coming out of that bullpen scares the crap out of me, which is why I shut the TV when it was 5-2 and went to bed. They won a battle. The war is something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 The Red Sox bullpen almost makes the Mets bullpen looks decent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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