October 23, 20215 yr Well, Houston appears to have this wrapped up. I guess they're showing how good they are without cheating... unless they are still cheating somehow.
October 23, 20215 yr Saturday night's NLCS Game 6 was supposed to be Max Scherzer starting for the Dodgers, but now he's been scratched and Walker Buehler will take his place on short rest again. Scherzer may still be available for a game 7, if necessary. Ian Anderson is on regular rest (actually one extra day) for Atlanta, although his Game 2 start was a little shaky and saw a quick hook.
October 23, 20215 yr Pick to click is Rosario. (or is that cheating? My second choice would be castanets.)
October 24, 20215 yr This year's World Series theme: "Pearls Before Cheaters" (with apologies to Dorothy Parker)
October 24, 20215 yr Hahaha, Manfred. The Braves and the state of Georgia will make way more money off this post-season than what you denied them during the All-Star break. How do you like them apples?
October 24, 20215 yr 40 minutes ago, MMMordabito said: Hahaha, Manfred. The Braves and the state of Georgia will make way more money off this post-season than what you denied them during the All-Star break. How do you like them apples? I mean, they are completely unrelated things, so...?
October 24, 20215 yr Not to get lost in the shuffle, but former Twin Ehire Adrianza preceded Rosario’s HR with a two-out, pinch-hit double.
October 24, 20215 yr Pitcher win scoring update: Last night, Ian Anderson was the pitcher when the Braves took the lead, but he was the starting pitcher and failed to complete 5 innings, so he was not eligible to get the win. So the official scorer had some discretion, and they used it — they didn’t award the win to Minter, who threw 2 scoreless innings immediately following Anderson, but rather they awarded it to Matzek, who struck out the side to strand the tying inherited runners in the 7th and followed with a second scoreless inning of his own in the 8th. Matzek didn’t pitch in game 5, but has otherwise appeared in every single game for Atlanta this postseason and has been incredible. Can he keep it up through the World Series?
October 24, 20215 yr 3 hours ago, Otto von Ballpark said: I mean, they are completely unrelated things, so...? I'm pretty sure they both involve baseball at it's highest level with packed stadiums and lots of revenue for the locale. Kudos to Eddie Rosario and the Braves for making Manfred's "political punishment" lose all it's teeth. It will be good that the local businesses there get to make up the revenue that they likely had planned for and was stolen from them.
October 24, 20215 yr 37 minutes ago, MMMordabito said: I'm pretty sure they both involve baseball at it's highest level with packed stadiums and lots of revenue for the locale. Kudos to Eddie Rosario and the Braves for making Manfred's "political punishment" lose all it's teeth. It will be good that the local businesses there get to make up the revenue that they likely had planned for and was stolen from them. They're mutually exclusive. It's like if you had to pay a $120 speeding ticket, then later entered and won a police-sponsored raffle. They both involve money and law enforcement, but would you say "how do you like them apples" as you collect your raffle prize? The taunt makes no sense as the target literally doesn't care -- the speeding ticket has no bearing on your ability to enter (or likelihood of winning) the raffle. Your punishment was the fine and you paid it. You still have $120 less than you would if you hadn't been speeding. It's not like moving the all-star game was remotely any kind of judgment of the team's baseball moves or abilities, or put them on double-secret probation for the postseason or something.
October 24, 20215 yr 3 minutes ago, Otto von Ballpark said: It's not like moving the all-star game was remotely any kind of judgment of the team's baseball moves or abilities, or put them on double-secret probation for the postseason or something. Maybe not, but it does make MLB higher ups looks like hypocrites, they moved a meaningless game out of Atlanta for political reasons (doesn't matter which side you align with it was a political move) but when the rubber met the road, they let the biggest games in MLB take place in the same city, stadium they said was so horrible they had to move a meaningless game. (but hey they are willing to take the money from the same people they thought were so bad before)
October 26, 20215 yr Tuesday October 26 World Series Game 1 Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros Time: 7:09 PM Central Standard Time SP: Charlie Morton (Braves) vs. Framber Valdez (Astros) Venue: Minute Maid Park, Houston Broadcast: FOX Odds: Astros -135, Braves +125
October 27, 20215 yr Todd Rundgren currently blaring here just before first pitch...because I just want to bang on the drum all day..
October 27, 20215 yr Rosario only 1 for 3 with a run scored. Guess they don't need much from him today...
October 27, 20215 yr 22 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said: Rosario only 1 for 3 with a run scored. Guess they don't need much from him today... Add a double to that... Half way to a cycle. Hopefully he gets home.
October 27, 20215 yr 11 hours ago, sampleSizeOfOne said: Add a double to that... Half way to a cycle. Add an outfield assist for Rosario too! Video link
October 27, 20215 yr Author Wednesday October 27 World Series Game 2 Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros Time: 7:09 PM Central Standard Time SP: Max Fried (Braves) vs. Jose Urquidy (Astros) Venue: Minute Maid Park, Houston Broadcast: FOX Odds: Astros -115, Braves +105
October 27, 20215 yr 6 hours ago, Otto von Ballpark said: Add an outfield assist for Rosario too! Video link His best outfield assist still has to be the one in Boston. I will still watch that one over and over.
October 27, 20215 yr 5 minutes ago, Squirrel said: His best outfield assist still has to be the one in Boston. I will still watch that one over and over. That was a good one! Wasn't too hard to find in the MLB Film Room either: Rosario's game-ending throw (Sep. 5, 2019)
October 28, 20215 yr 22 hours ago, sampleSizeOfOne said: 5-1 Atlanta in the 6th? Still catching up on what i missed... It is 5-1 in the 4th? What day is this? I haven't entered groundhog day, except with the world series, have i? Let me look into this....
October 28, 20215 yr 2 minutes ago, sampleSizeOfOne said: It is 5-1 in the 4th? What day is this? I haven't entered groundhog day, except with the world series, have i? Let me look into this.... I figured it out. The other team is winning this time... Sorry for the confusion.
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