October 6, 20197 yr Former-spring-training -Twin Anibal Sanchez starts tonight for the Nationals.Amazing
October 7, 20197 yr Author Anibal Sanchez certainly fared better than former FA target Patrick Corbin last night!
October 7, 20197 yr Author Monday Oct. 7 Another big day! Four more games... and four potential elimination games (although the hopeful eliminators are all playing on the road)... 12:05 pm CSTAstros at Rays (ALDS Game 3, Astros lead 2-0)TV: MLBN 2:07 pm CSTBraves at Cardinals (NLDS Game 4, Braves lead 2-1)TV: TBS5:40 pm CSTDodgers at Nationals (NLDS Game 4, Dodgers lead 2-1)TV: TBS 7:40 pm CSTYankees at Twins (ALDS Game 3, Yankees lead 2-0 -- but you knew this already )TV: FS1
October 7, 20197 yr Anibal Sanchez certainly fared better than former FA target Patrick Corbin last night!Shocking. Didn't change my opinion of Corbin, but wow.
October 7, 20197 yr Author Keuchel making his second start....Interesting. Braves going for the kill! I guess they pulled Keuchel at 74 pitches in game 1.
October 7, 20197 yr Author The Twins could use an offensive performance like the Rays tonight! 8 runs in 4 innings so far, vs Greinke and a pair of relievers...
October 8, 20197 yr I think I'm cheering for the Braves to win the world series this year. I'm fed up with the rich teams (NYY and LAD) and Houston already got their championship, so bring on the Braves.
October 8, 20197 yr I think I'm cheering for the Braves to win the world series this year. I'm fed up with the rich teams (NYY and LAD) and Houston already got their championship, so bring on the Braves.I'm the opposite. Atlanta got huge subsidies, and isn't investing in the product. I hope they lose. At least the rich teams are paying players
October 8, 20197 yr Author Twins-Yankees nightcap aside, it was a pretty exciting day for baseball yesterday. 3 other teams won with their backs against the wall, including one in extra innings. Two of those wins have forced winner-take-all Game 5's.
October 8, 20197 yr Author Tuesday, October 8 6:07 pm CSTAstros at Rays (ALDS Game 4, Astros lead 2-1)TV: FS1 Pitching matchup is Verlander versus what appears to be a bullpen game from the Rays...
October 8, 20197 yr Keuchel making his second start....Someone is going to way overpay for Keuchel. If you don't score a lot of runs and you have a poor infield defense don't sign him.
October 9, 20197 yr Im watching the Tampa Bay Rays hit Vrelander hard! They were not as "good" as the Twins....they have good pitching. I dont know how this will end but this is a great series to watch. They had no fear because there were no expectations I guess....
October 9, 20197 yr Author The Rays, facing elimination tonight, are going with a bullpen game -- but using an electric reliever like Diego Castillo at the outset really seemed to set the tone. (Jumping on a short rest Verlander in the first inning helped too!) It's perhaps a model the Twins should have followed, instead of saving Rogers for a late inning situation that never really came. Especially since we were mostly committed to a bullpen game in game 2 anyway.
October 9, 20197 yr I'm the opposite. Atlanta got huge subsidies, and isn't investing in the product. I hope they lose. At least the rich teams are paying players They spent millions on the area around the ballpark, have the highest-paid analytical staff in the league, have their highest payroll in team history, and nearly doubled the salary of coaching/staff/scouting as well. How are they not reinvesting the money received?
October 9, 20197 yr Someone is going to way overpay for Keuchel. If you don't score a lot of runs and you have a poor infield defense don't sign him. He's essentially a veteran Dakota Hudson. For all their excellence in defense this year, an ideal Cardinals lineup does not lead to an ideal defensive alignment. Keuchel backed by Teheran immediately in that game could have meant a Braves win. Instead, they went to bullpen arms, leaving Teheran in a spot where he didn't know whether to dial it up or save himself for multiple innings. That would have been the spot to utilize Tomlin, frankly.
October 9, 20197 yr The twins stood a better chance of taking a game or two from the Astros....the rays are about to send the series back to Houston. Anyone who wanted to play the Yankees should seriously consider seeing a doctor. Although the twins are so mentally ****ed it may not have mattered. I still think Houston is better than NY but maybe they’re vulnerable
October 9, 20197 yr They spent millions on the area around the ballpark, have the highest-paid analytical staff in the league, have their highest payroll in team history, and nearly doubled the salary of coaching/staff/scouting as well. How are they not reinvesting the money received?Investing in the area around the stadium is investing in the on field product?
October 9, 20197 yr TB downs Houston 4-1. Game 5 Thursday.Amazing what you can do when you don’t fold like a wet newspaper under pressure
October 9, 20197 yr I think I'm cheering for the Braves to win the world series this year. I'm fed up with the rich teams (NYY and LAD) and Houston already got their championship, so bring on the Braves.I’m pulling for the Nats from the NL. They’ve never won and I just like them. I will never cheer on the Braves. If it’s the Braves vs the Yankees? I cheer for no one because I will never cheer on the Yankees, either. I want the Cardinals to win tonight.
October 9, 20197 yr Author Wednesday Oct. 9 Two all-or-nothing NLDS Game 5's -- should be interesting! 4:02 pm CSTCardinals at Braves (Flaherty vs Foltynewicz)TV: TBS 7:37 pm CSTNationals at Dodgers (Strasburg vs Buehler)TV: TBS
October 9, 20197 yr He's essentially a veteran Dakota Hudson. For all their excellence in defense this year, an ideal Cardinals lineup does not lead to an ideal defensive alignment. Keuchel backed by Teheran immediately in that game could have meant a Braves win. Instead, they went to bullpen arms, leaving Teheran in a spot where he didn't know whether to dial it up or save himself for multiple innings. That would have been the spot to utilize Tomlin, frankly.The Cards won by a couple of inches. Ball barely a hit by Molina to tie game and then Ozuna beating the throw to first in the 10th inning. The Braves outscored their opponents by 112 runs; the Cards 102.
October 9, 20197 yr Nine zero, so far.... Should the cards pull their starter in the first? Should he have a short leash?
October 9, 20197 yr Nine zero, so far.... Should the cards pull their starter in the first? Should he have a short leash? 9-0 and only 1 out in the 1st! I probably let him go 1 inning and then run some sort of a bullpen game using your lesser relievers. Treat today as a bullpen for Flaherty and save him for Game 2 of the NLCS.
October 9, 20197 yr 9-0 and only 1 out in the 1st! I probably let him go 1 inning and then run some sort of a bullpen game using your lesser relievers. Treat today as a bullpen for Flaherty and save him for Game 2 of the NLCS.I think you have to do this.
October 9, 20197 yr 9-0 and only 1 out in the 1st! I probably let him go 1 inning and then run some sort of a bullpen game using your lesser relievers. Treat today as a bullpen for Flaherty and save him for Game 2 of the NLCS. 9-0 and only 1 out in the 1st! I probably let him go 1 inning and then run some sort of a bullpen game using your lesser relievers. Treat today as a bullpen for Flaherty and save him for Game 2 of the NLCS. Cards have already made defensive substitutions. Matt Carpenter already out of the game.
October 9, 20197 yr I feel slightly better about the Twins showing after watching this, although Atlanta still won two games and could have easily won the series.
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