2017 World Series - Page 2

Cobra Mgr · 10-25-2017, 11:46 PM

So is McCann going to scold Correa for flipping his bat & staring @ his HR?

Cobra Mgr · 10-26-2017, 12:21 AM

This game.

TGH-Adfabre · 10-26-2017, 12:33 AM

"I think we're at Coors field."
Spot on, this is a ridiculous game.

TGH-Adfabre · 10-26-2017, 12:38 AM

I have to say that Puig is growing on me.Go 'Stros!

Jason · 10-26-2017, 03:47 PM

I miss Vin Scully.

thehef · 10-26-2017, 11:44 PM

Roberts gave last night's game away by over-managing his pitching staff. Hill was good to go at least 5, probably into the 6th, and Roberts most-likely under-utilized Maeda, Watson, and Morrow. Nobody has a crystal ball, but who would you rather have - Hill (who had shown thru 4 innings that he was solid) pitching in the 5th & 6th innings and your top relievers in to get the last 9 or so outs, or Stripling, Fields, and McCarthy throwing batting practice in the late-innings? I don't discount analytics, but sometimes common sense needs to factor in, too, and in this case Roberts blew it...

The series isn't at all over for the Boys in Blue, but the difference between having beaten both of Houston's aces and being up 2-0, versus being tied 1-1 and the Astros' offense feeling rejuvenated and heading home, is huge (obviously) - and that's mostly on Roberts.

Jason · 10-27-2017, 02:25 PM

Don't forget the massive difference in Astros run production at home versus on the road. The Dodgers could be in serious trouble.

cavebutter · 10-27-2017, 03:16 PM

Hill definitely had at least another inning in him, even though he wasn't as sharp as he could have been. That decision forced Jensen into a 6 out save situation, which, in hindsight, was no good.

It's going to be a tight series, especially if we have to face Verlander again. And Keuchel was no picnic either. Still, my money's on Blue.

thehef · 10-27-2017, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason

Don't forget the massive difference in Astros run production at home versus on the road. The Dodgers could be in serious trouble.

Absolutely true. All the more reason that Wednesday's give-away was potentially crippling.

That said, in the Dodgers' favor is Darvish & Wood are - depending up on one's definition - second-tier aces, whereas the Astros' #3 & 4 pitchers (McCullers & Morton) are merely decent. (And in game five, Kershaw has the edge against Keuchel.)

Also in LA's favor is that although much has been made about how the Dodgers' vaunted bullpen was finally breached, the reality is that most of the damage was done against guys who shouldn't have been in the game in the first place. IOW, I'll still take the Dodgers' top five relievers over Houston's 'pen.

Strangely, the Dodgers' offense has been both quiet (11 hits over two games) and explosive (6 of those hits left the yard). That trend is unlikely to continue in that either their bats will come alive as they did against a couple of pretty high-level Cub starters, or those few hits might turn into singles. Neither would surprise.

Game 3 is crucial (duh), as - in addition to Houston's bigtime home-field advantage - they should have serious momentum after LA's gift in game two...

I'm hoping Roberts learned a lesson, but I doubt it...

thehef · 10-27-2017, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by cavebutter

Hill definitely had at least another inning in him, even though he wasn't as sharp as he could have been. That decision forced Jensen into a 6 out save situation, which, in hindsight, was no good.

Exactly. Pulling Hill early, combined with not going with Maeda a bit longer, yanking Watson after just one pitch, and using Stripling to start the 7th rather than going straight to Morrow (in what should've been the 8th if Hill, Maeda, and Watson were used properly)... it all added up to having to use Fields & McCarthy to toss batting practice in extras...

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Originally Posted by cavebutter

It's going to be a tight series, especially if we have to face Verlander again. And Keuchel was no picnic either. Still, my money's on Blue.

Hope you're right, but my money is staying in my pocket, as I'm not sure the Dodgers' talent can yet again bail out Roberts' overly-analytics-based moves...

Westheim · 10-27-2017, 08:03 PM

Had to get up early today and yesterday and didn't see Game 2 until basically right now. So that one drained me good already, and now it's Game 3, and oh dear it's also 2am... FML.

Being born into the wrong hemisphere sucks.

Westheim · 10-27-2017, 08:14 PM

The guy with the cast did not throw a strike. I have this feeling creeping up of inescapable, unavoidable doom.

I'm so calm and a real pleasure to be around.

kenyan_cheena · 10-29-2017, 12:03 AM

So Wood is on track for a no-hitter, gives up one hit being a home run and leaves the game, and then the Dodgers come back and win it in the 9th lol.

pgjocki · 10-29-2017, 12:06 AM

So the MVP for LA tonight is the Astros manager. Giles is a dumpster fire right now and I wouldn't trust him to pitch in my church league softball game at this point.

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Westheim · 10-29-2017, 06:02 AM

The Dodgers' lineup of punchable faces rattling off five in the ninth makes me that much more miserable...

I hate all their batters. All of them. Except for Turner (his poor soul scorched by years in agony in Flushing), Forsythe (his poor soul scorched by years in agony in San Diego and Tampa Bay), and Barnes (who?).

Ugh.

Westheim · 10-29-2017, 09:32 PM

I was promised a pitching duel! What is this nonsense?

Westheim · 10-29-2017, 11:53 PM

If there's ever been a completely bananas, weird-ass game, it's this one...

Westheim · 10-30-2017, 12:40 AM

I love Alex Bregman. I can finally go to bed at 6:40am.

PotatoPeeler · 10-30-2017, 12:44 AM

That game was a travesty. Double digit runs by both of the supposed two best teams in the league. Ridiculous.

pgjocki · 10-30-2017, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

I love Alex Bregman. I can finally go to bed at 6:40am.

Exactly! It's 1:46 here and my alarm going off at 6am is going to hurt

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10-25-2017, 11:46 PM	#21
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 6,397	So is McCann going to scold Correa for flipping his bat & staring @ his HR? __________________ If a man is guilty 4 what goes on inside of his mind, then let me get the electric chair 4 all my future crimes. - Prince Batdance June 7, 1958 - Apr 21, 2016

10-26-2017, 12:21 AM	#22
Cobra Mgr Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 6,397	This game. __________________ If a man is guilty 4 what goes on inside of his mind, then let me get the electric chair 4 all my future crimes. - Prince Batdance June 7, 1958 - Apr 21, 2016

10-26-2017, 12:33 AM	#23
TGH-Adfabre Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,599	"I think we're at Coors field." Spot on, this is a ridiculous game. __________________ You mock me, therefore I am My wife

10-26-2017, 12:38 AM	#24
TGH-Adfabre Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,599	I have to say that Puig is growing on me.Go 'Stros! __________________ You mock me, therefore I am My wife

10-27-2017, 03:16 PM	#28
cavebutter All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,158	Hill definitely had at least another inning in him, even though he wasn't as sharp as he could have been. That decision forced Jensen into a 6 out save situation, which, in hindsight, was no good. It's going to be a tight series, especially if we have to face Verlander again. And Keuchel was no picnic either. Still, my money's on Blue. __________________ MySQL, MyStruggle - A self-indulgent blog about my attempts to roll my own MySQL Database with OOTP Logo Gallery

10-26-2017, 03:47 PM	#25
Jason Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,827 Blog Entries: 3	I miss Vin Scully.

10-26-2017, 11:44 PM	#26
thehef Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,856	Roberts gave last night's game away by over-managing his pitching staff. Hill was good to go at least 5, probably into the 6th, and Roberts most-likely under-utilized Maeda, Watson, and Morrow. Nobody has a crystal ball, but who would you rather have - Hill (who had shown thru 4 innings that he was solid) pitching in the 5th & 6th innings and your top relievers in to get the last 9 or so outs, or Stripling, Fields, and McCarthy throwing batting practice in the late-innings? I don't discount analytics, but sometimes common sense needs to factor in, too, and in this case Roberts blew it... The series isn't at all over for the Boys in Blue, but the difference between having beaten both of Houston's aces and being up 2-0, versus being tied 1-1 and the Astros' offense feeling rejuvenated and heading home, is huge (obviously) - and that's mostly on Roberts.

10-27-2017, 02:25 PM	#27
Jason Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,827 Blog Entries: 3	Don't forget the massive difference in Astros run production at home versus on the road. The Dodgers could be in serious trouble.

10-27-2017, 08:03 PM	#31
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,905	Had to get up early today and yesterday and didn't see Game 2 until basically right now. So that one drained me good already, and now it's Game 3, and oh dear it's also 2am... FML. Being born into the wrong hemisphere sucks. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

10-27-2017, 08:14 PM	#32
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,905	The guy with the cast did not throw a strike. I have this feeling creeping up of inescapable, unavoidable doom. I'm so calm and a real pleasure to be around. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

10-29-2017, 12:03 AM	#33
kenyan_cheena Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 9,038	So Wood is on track for a no-hitter, gives up one hit being a home run and leaves the game, and then the Dodgers come back and win it in the 9th lol.

10-29-2017, 12:06 AM	#34
pgjocki All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Maryland - just outside DC Posts: 1,483	So the MVP for LA tonight is the Astros manager. Giles is a dumpster fire right now and I wouldn't trust him to pitch in my church league softball game at this point. Sent from my VS987 using Tapatalk __________________ - - - World Series championships: 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964, 1967, 1982, 2006, 2011

10-29-2017, 06:02 AM	#35
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,905	The Dodgers' lineup of punchable faces rattling off five in the ninth makes me that much more miserable... I hate all their batters. All of them. Except for Turner (his poor soul scorched by years in agony in Flushing), Forsythe (his poor soul scorched by years in agony in San Diego and Tampa Bay), and Barnes (who?). Ugh. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

10-29-2017, 09:32 PM	#36
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,905	I was promised a pitching duel! What is this nonsense? __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

10-29-2017, 11:53 PM	#37
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,905	If there's ever been a completely bananas, weird-ass game, it's this one... __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

10-30-2017, 12:40 AM	#38
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,905	I love Alex Bregman. I can finally go to bed at 6:40am. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

10-30-2017, 12:44 AM	#39
PotatoPeeler Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Rapid City, SD Posts: 3,639	That game was a travesty. Double digit runs by both of the supposed two best teams in the league. Ridiculous. __________________ 培傑西 I have never taken a lesson on how to talk on TV in my life. - Tim McCarver Guns have only two enemies; rust and liberals. The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel.