I Wanna Cry

The Game · 08-23-2022, 11:11 PM

Game 4 ALCS, facing elimination. Sp Eddie Cicotte is at 84 pitches going into the 8th. I start the inning with CL Ed Farmer warming up (0.62 ERA in 61 IP 112 k 2 ER 1 HR), Cicotte gives up a single then a BB. Farmer is ready so I bring him in. i am winning 3-1 at this point. Farmer then gives up a double to tie the game then gives up a 2 run HR. Farmer was at 97%. Strikes out the side in the 9th. Wes Covington hit a solo shot in the bottom 8th 5-4. Season over. i made every move that any sensible MGR should do.

mytreds · 08-24-2022, 10:51 AM

I’ve had my closer come into a 3-1 game. Gives up a walk. Then two wild pitches (with Posey behind the plate. I was fuming.) Then a triple. Then a walk off home run. I was laughing at how incredible the sequence was.

David Watts · 08-24-2022, 11:01 AM

Oh man, this reminds me of the season I signed Edwin Diaz..........

DJ_Jak_32 · 08-24-2022, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by David Watts

Oh man, this reminds me of the season I signed Edwin Diaz..........

That darn dcordash code.......

texasmame · 08-24-2022, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by The Game

Game 4 ALCS, facing elimination. Sp Eddie Cicotte is at 84 pitches going into the 8th. I start the inning with CL Ed Farmer warming up (0.62 ERA in 61 IP 112 k 2 ER 1 HR), Cicotte gives up a single then a BB. Farmer is ready so I bring him in. i am winning 3-1 at this point. Farmer then gives up a double to tie the game then gives up a 2 run HR. Farmer was at 97%. Strikes out the side in the 9th. Wes Covington hit a solo shot in the bottom 8th 5-4. Season over. i made every move that any sensible MGR should do.

Yup. Sometimes you do exactly as you are supposed to do and the players don't perform.

Curve Ball Dave · 08-24-2022, 01:16 PM

You did your job, the players didn't do theirs. Don't be hard on yourself. Baseball can be a cruel game.

LansdowneSt · 08-24-2022, 08:51 PM

The game can be cruel. But nothing is crueler (or more brilliant) than this... Had I been playing this video game I wouldn't have believed it were possible... but truth is stranger than fiction... Enjoy the video. Waiting for someone to splice something up OOTP style...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-GgbP9C9Zk

liberty-ca · 08-25-2022, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by LansdowneSt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-GgbP9C9Zk

This is brilliant. Thank you so much, you really made my day!

BBGiovanni · 08-30-2022, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by The Game

Game 4 ALCS, facing elimination. Sp Eddie Cicotte is at 84 pitches going into the 8th. I start the inning with CL Ed Farmer warming up (0.62 ERA in 61 IP 112 k 2 ER 1 HR), Cicotte gives up a single then a BB. Farmer is ready so I bring him in. i am winning 3-1 at this point. Farmer then gives up a double to tie the game then gives up a 2 run HR. Farmer was at 97%. Strikes out the side in the 9th. Wes Covington hit a solo shot in the bottom 8th 5-4. Season over. i made every move that any sensible MGR should do.

Of course I sympathize, we've all been there, but if you were down 0-3 in a 7 game series, your team all but cooked your goose. All the good decisions in the world in Game 4 can't undo your players' goofups in game 1-3! Good luck next season!

The Game · 08-30-2022, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BBGiovanni

Of course I sympathize, we've all been there, but if you were down 0-3 in a 7 game series, your team all but cooked your goose. All the good decisions in the world in Game 4 can't undo your players' goofups in game 1-3! Good luck next season!

It was a 5 game series, i was down 2-1. It was a close series, mostly.

08-23-2022, 11:11 PM	#1
The Game Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Inside The Game Posts: 30,937	I Wanna Cry Game 4 ALCS, facing elimination. Sp Eddie Cicotte is at 84 pitches going into the 8th. I start the inning with CL Ed Farmer warming up (0.62 ERA in 61 IP 112 k 2 ER 1 HR), Cicotte gives up a single then a BB. Farmer is ready so I bring him in. i am winning 3-1 at this point. Farmer then gives up a double to tie the game then gives up a 2 run HR. Farmer was at 97%. Strikes out the side in the 9th. Wes Covington hit a solo shot in the bottom 8th 5-4. Season over. i made every move that any sensible MGR should do. __________________ Go today don't wait for tomorrow It isn't promised, all the time you get borrowed Don't live your life for other people Don't bottle your emotions till they crack and fill a couple just sorrows Take your mind and refocus go get a paper write your goals out Throw your middle fingers to all your haters "Stay Strong"

08-24-2022, 10:51 AM	#2
mytreds All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 1,183	I’ve had my closer come into a 3-1 game. Gives up a walk. Then two wild pitches (with Posey behind the plate. I was fuming.) Then a triple. Then a walk off home run. I was laughing at how incredible the sequence was. __________________ “Baseball isn’t statistics; it’s Joe DiMaggio rounding second.” “Once, centuries ago, it was the beloved national pastime of the Americas, Wesley. Abandoned by a society that prized fast food and faster games. Lost to impatience.” “ The term ‘WAR’ should be replaced by ‘WAG’. WAR isn’t an actual measurement; it’s just a wild-ass guess” -Bill James RIP National League 1876-2022 Floreat semper vel invita morte. I make custom ballparks.

08-24-2022, 01:16 PM	#6
Curve Ball Dave Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 2,393	You did your job, the players didn't do theirs. Don't be hard on yourself. Baseball can be a cruel game. __________________ "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing"-Warren Spahn.

08-24-2022, 11:01 AM	#3
David Watts Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Looking for a place called Leehofooks Posts: 10,161 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Oh man, this reminds me of the season I signed Edwin Diaz..........

08-24-2022, 08:51 PM	#7
LansdowneSt Global Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: From Duxbury, Mass residing Baltimore Posts: 8,155	The game can be cruel. But nothing is crueler (or more brilliant) than this... Had I been playing this video game I wouldn't have believed it were possible... but truth is stranger than fiction... Enjoy the video. Waiting for someone to splice something up OOTP style... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-GgbP9C9Zk