Snopek Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 Never let reality get in the way of some overly cynical narrative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 On 10/5/2024 at 8:47 AM, caulfield12 said: Saw someone at ESPN wagering site touting the Royals over NY but it's just hard to imagine. Still think a team sitting for six full days now like CLE is at such a disadvantage. Pretty simple. Judge and Soto vs. Witt, Perez , Vinnie and Melendez for KC. Yankees barely win despite lousy outing from Cole at home. Royals get squeezed by ump? Walking too many and the bad call at 2B. If Yankees lose Game 2 Royals win the series. Their pitching is much better than NYY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 Alonso goes deep off of old friend Jose Ruiz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 6 Author Share Posted October 6 Diaz simply ran out of gas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 6 Author Share Posted October 6 (edited) Vientos having an unreal game. 10 total bases...youngest NL player with three xb hits in a post season game. 6-6 tied again, Strahm just not a closer Edited October 6 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 6 Author Share Posted October 6 Father's old favorite Castellanos comes through in the clutch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydBannister1983 Posted October 6 Share Posted October 6 19 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Wasn't he already at 118 pitches though? Yes. I would have let him go until he got in trouble. Can’t afford to lose a winnable game in a short series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 7 Author Share Posted October 7 (edited) Crazy start to Padres/Dodgers... Dodgers must feel they've left three runs out there already. SD has keep adding on because LA offense just grinds you to death. Tatis (8/12) having an MVP caliber post season if SD actually prevails...also a highlight reel robbery of Freeman in right. Edited October 7 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 7 Author Share Posted October 7 (edited) Machado and Flaherty want to fight. The entire outfield bleachers vs. Tatis and Profar lol...? Not really fair to Darvish here to make him wait so long on the mound. Edited October 7 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 7 Author Share Posted October 7 (edited) Pitching match-ups get really interesting from here on out: Buehler vs. Michael King, G3 Likely London Knack/bullpen vs. bullpen/Cease on 3 days' rest Yamamoto/Flaherty vs. Darvish on 3 days' rest/Cease if he's not pushed to G4 at Dodger Stadium They most importantly got the win If it’s even possible they’re even closer as teammates after going through tonight Their offense got going (and in the power department) Yu Darvish was phenomenal, which is huge with Joe Musgrove out The Dodgers and their fans poked the bear As we’ve seen this year, poking the bear hasn’t worked out great for the opponent so hopefully that trend continues the rest of this series. I can assure you the Padres won’t forget about Shohei Ohtani throwing the bat towards their dugout. Or Jack Flaherty cursing at Manny Machado. Or Dodger fans throwing baseballs at them. “A hostile environment,” Mike Shildt said postgame on tonight’s environment. “What I got out of it was a bunch of dudes that showed up in front of a big, hostile crowd with stuff being thrown at them and said, ‘We’re going to talk with our play; we’re not going to back down; we’re going to elevate our game; we’re going to be together; and we’re going to take care of business.” gaslampball.com Edited October 7 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 15 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Machado and Flaherty want to fight. The entire outfield bleachers vs. Tatis and Profar lol...? Not really fair to Darvish here to make him wait so long on the mound. Sports have become less professional and more barbaric. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 7 Author Share Posted October 7 1 hour ago, kitekrazy said: Sports have become less professional and more barbaric. That rivalry right now is like a powder keg...suddenly got real two seasons ago, and Dodgers' fans must be nervous about suffering the same fate for three consecutive seasons. Still no excuse, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Damn, Tigers got to Clase lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkman delivers Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Well, this round is shaping up to be more interesting than the last one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 7 Author Share Posted October 7 (edited) Crazy after Oct heartbreak the previous inning. One too many sliders from Clase...even at 9-94 it must have looked like 84 after 100 mph heat. Jason Benetti couldn't have forecast a scenario like this in his wildest imagination... Edited October 7 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pettie4sox Posted October 7 Share Posted October 7 Let's have a 1-1 bonanza, go Royals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Rodon ridiculously bad this time through the order. Yankees playing like chumps at home, KC leads 3-1. Yankees need another bat named Rizzo and he ain't available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 8 Author Share Posted October 8 Can't imagine the national t.v. ratings if it was actually the Royals vs. CLE/DET...in some ways, it would prove yet once again that mid and small market teams can still be viable. As long as they get any team from the NL other than SD, I imagine MLB would be satisfied, and even the Padres have enough superstars and the whole one of five teams out there without a World Series title thing to make their story compelling, plus the owner's death and cutting payroll pretty dramatically (especially in the face of how much the Dodgers spent on Yamamoto Ohtani Glasnow Teoscar). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 2 hours ago, caulfield12 said: Can't imagine the national t.v. ratings if it was actually the Royals vs. CLE/DET...in some ways, it would prove yet once again that mid and small market teams can still be viable. As long as they get any team from the NL other than SD, I imagine MLB would be satisfied, and even the Padres have enough superstars and the whole one of five teams out there without a World Series title thing to make their story compelling, plus the owner's death and cutting payroll pretty dramatically (especially in the face of how much the Dodgers spent on Yamamoto Ohtani Glasnow Teoscar). No one should care about baseball TV ratings. We have been over this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 4 hours ago, pettie4sox said: Let's have a 1-1 bonanza, go Royals? I’m liking the fact that all these series are competitive and we get baseball the whole week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 8 Author Share Posted October 8 (edited) 1 hour ago, Balta1701 said: No one should care about baseball TV ratings. We have been over this. Yes, the increased "regionalization" of the sport, versus back in the 1950's and 60's and even early 70's when radio and network tv broadcasts dominated the airwaves. There's just never going to be a comeback for baseball in the James Earle Jones "Field of Dreams" speech sense where its part of the very fabric of America like the NFL has been for the last thirty years or so. Edited October 8 by caulfield12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg775 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 This is insane. The Royals lost 106 games last year and are going to be playing for the ALCS next week after taking care of the ridiculous Yankees who do not have what it takes. Both the Royals and Yankees have some horrible hitters on their teams and horrible pitchers as well. This again makes me laugh at the Sox ineptitude. The Sox never needed to tank and don't need to rebuild now. Get a good manager and get some non-awful players and make the darn playoffs. Look at KC and Yankee rosters. They are FLAWED just like the Sox. A 106 loss team is ready to play for the AL title. My gosh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 8 Author Share Posted October 8 3 hours ago, greg775 said: This is insane. The Royals lost 106 games last year and are going to be playing for the ALCS next week after taking care of the ridiculous Yankees who do not have what it takes. Both the Royals and Yankees have some horrible hitters on their teams and horrible pitchers as well. This again makes me laugh at the Sox ineptitude. The Sox never needed to tank and don't need to rebuild now. Get a good manager and get some non-awful players and make the darn playoffs. Look at KC and Yankee rosters. They are FLAWED just like the Sox. A 106 loss team is ready to play for the AL title. My gosh. Greg I still wouldn't bet my house but KC on paper at least has the advantage. Will they sell out both games? KC didn't finish that much ahead of the White Sox in attendance after all. It's really a Chiefs town now if it wasn't already. 1/4 or 1/3 of fans will cheer for NY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 6 hours ago, greg775 said: This is insane. The Royals lost 106 games last year and are going to be playing for the ALCS next week after taking care of the ridiculous Yankees who do not have what it takes. Both the Royals and Yankees have some horrible hitters on their teams and horrible pitchers as well. This again makes me laugh at the Sox ineptitude. The Sox never needed to tank and don't need to rebuild now. Get a good manager and get some non-awful players and make the darn playoffs. Look at KC and Yankee rosters. They are FLAWED just like the Sox. A 106 loss team is ready to play for the AL title. My gosh. It’s wild how good the Central is this season outside of the Sox. Reminds me of the NFC North. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snopek Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 7 hours ago, greg775 said: Look at KC and Yankee rosters. They are FLAWED just like the Sox. Similarly, I can make a basketball shot just like Steph Curry and LeBron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.webp.29cc6c9fee0f01ceeb4f722593e5e3ba.webp)
Recommended Posts