The Official 2021 MLB Postseason Thread - Page 6

andyhdz · 10-23-2021, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

The Astr*s are the bane of our existence. I fluctuate: Sometimes I feel that they are God's punishment for our mistreating the game of Baseball. Sometimes I see the continued success of the Astr*s as His cruel sense of divine humor. Sometimes, in darker moments, I see reason for doubting His existence altogether.

Blah don't worry I'm sure the Yankees will eventually overspend on the right combination of over priced free agents and buy another championship sooner or later just like every OOTP newb eventually does. Say what you will about football but their salary cap/team revenue sharing model gives every NFL fan hope every season. In baseball everyone freaks out when it's not the usual gang of WS winners lamenting about bad ratings because the small market teams are playing. The NFL doesn't have to worry about that no matter who plays in the playoffs.

andyhdz · 10-23-2021, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

How the heck did I mix up Yordan Alvarez and Yordano Ventura??

I'm getting really old.

You're not the only one.

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/red...rsn_bos_twt_mn

"2. If the Red Sox devote even one joule of energy to the pursuit of whistling, then they'll lose Game 6 and deserve it. The "evidence" of the Astros cheating on Yordan Ventura's game-breaking hit in Wednesday's Game 5 was highly dubious, to say the least."

Déjà Bru · 10-23-2021, 11:55 PM

Now I am a Braves fan, dyed in the wool.

ThatSeventiesGuy · 10-23-2021, 11:58 PM

Braves beat one of their old NL West rivals, and will hopefully beat another soon.

monkeyman576 · 10-24-2021, 12:13 AM

Seems like a pretty even series on paper. my prediction is braves in 7.

pilight · 10-24-2021, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Now I am a Braves fan, dyed in the wool.

As a long time Braves fan all I can say is "Get used to disappointment"

Westheim · 10-24-2021, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Now I am a Braves fan, dyed in the wool.

I don't even know you anymore!

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Originally Posted by andyhdz

You're not the only one.

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/red...rsn_bos_twt_mn

"2. If the Red Sox devote even one joule of energy to the pursuit of whistling, then they'll lose Game 6 and deserve it. The "evidence" of the Astros cheating on Yordan Ventura's game-breaking hit in Wednesday's Game 5 was highly dubious, to say the least."

NBC isn't what it used to be, huh?

Déjà Bru · 10-24-2021, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

I don't even know you anymore!

Oh, I assure you that it's only for a maximum of seven games. Then I return to my newly-adopted status of generic, universal Baseball fan. I do find reasons to root for a team here and there. Right now, my incentive to root for the ... Barves, you call them? ... is quite strong.

Déjà Bru · 10-25-2021, 01:34 PM

Astr*s vs. Braves. Disgraced cheaters (some of them) against Native American detractors. I'm not Native American, so that objection is trumped by disrespect for the game. Plus I like Freddie. Go Braves!

andyhdz · 10-25-2021, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Astr*s vs. Braves. Disgraced cheaters (some of them) against Native American detractors. I'm not Native American, so that objection is trumped by disrespect for the game. Plus I like Freddie. Go Braves!

Hey if your team can't beat them, change teams until you find someone that does.

Déjà Bru · 10-26-2021, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by andyhdz

Hey if your team can't beat them, change teams until you find someone that does.

That's the plan.

Westheim · 10-26-2021, 03:41 PM

Someone root for the Astros for me tonight. I'm quite a bit ill and can't stay up all night.

(Staying up all DAY is hard enough...)

I'll try and catch up by Game 3, maybe...

Déjà Bru · 10-26-2021, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

Someone root for the Astros for me tonight.

I don't even know you anymore!

[A speedy recovery to you, whoever you are.]

Westheim · 10-26-2021, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

[A speedy recovery to you, whoever you are.]

Thank you, Sir, thank you...! I'll watch Game 1 from the archives tomorrow with a good supply of nose wipes, that can also come in handy if Atlanta gets off to a good start.

Déjà Bru · 10-27-2021, 07:37 AM

I am no longer amazed at the statistical history that today's sports databases can mine and produce; I am sure, for example, that they could tell you how many times baseball players have spit while on the field throughout history (it must be in the quadrillions by now).

But I am amazed by some of the things still being unearthed after all this time. I just read that, in all the games that have been played in 117 World Series, Jorge Soler's blast was the first time in Series history that the first batter of the game homered.

Previously, four others had hit leadoff homers in the bottom half of the first inning: The Dodgers’ Chris Taylor (2017), Kansas City’s Alcides Escobar (2015), Boston’s Dustin Pedroia (2007) and Baltimore’s Don Buford (1969). But none in the top half of the first inning. Fancy that.

Déjà Bru · 10-27-2021, 07:44 AM

And this quote made me smile; somebody apparently asked Framber Valdez if his poor performance was due to nerves:

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“I wouldn’t say it was nerves too much as it was just the emotion of the situation, being the starter for Game 1 of the World Series, being the starter for the Astros in the World Series,” Valdez said through the translator Andrew Dunn-Bauman. “I think it was that more than anything else. It was maybe trying to do a bit too much, throwing a bit too hard. I was in the zone but not exactly where I wanted it to be. Not where the catcher wanted it, either.”

In other words, yes, he was nervous. And no, he was not in the zone.

CONN CHRIS · 10-27-2021, 08:09 AM

I have sort of grown numb to ubiquitous sports gambling ads run throughout baseball broadcasts but in-game pop-ups about prop bet odds along with the commentators highlighting them still shocks my old school senses.

Déjà Bru · 10-27-2021, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by CONN CHRIS

I have sort of grown numb to ubiquitous sports gambling ads run throughout baseball broadcasts but in-game pop-ups about prop bet odds along with the commentators highlighting them still shocks my old school senses.

Same here. I commented to my wife on this when the up-to-the-moment odds of Eddie Rosario hitting a home run were posted while he was at the plate. True, a player must try hard to hit a home run and there is a measure of luck to it. What if, instead, it's the odds of him striking out?

As I have said elsewhere, as a group, people are too darned dumb to learn from history. Thus, they keep repeating it.

Westheim · 10-27-2021, 12:04 PM

Well, that didn't go so well! And it didn't go well right from the start...!

At least I had those tissues...

andyhdz · 10-27-2021, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Westheim

Well, that didn't go so well! And it didn't go well right from the start...!

At least I had those tissues...

Best of 5 now. I think you can throw out any HFA. Both teams have shown they can win on the road and if Atlanta fans think they can somehow rattle the Astros they have another thing coming.

10-23-2021, 11:55 PM	#103
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10-25-2021, 01:34 PM	#109
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,742	Astr*s vs. Braves. Disgraced cheaters (some of them) against Native American detractors. I'm not Native American, so that objection is trumped by disrespect for the game. Plus I like Freddie. Go Braves! __________________ - Bru

10-26-2021, 03:41 PM	#112
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,995	Someone root for the Astros for me tonight. I'm quite a bit ill and can't stay up all night. (Staying up all DAY is hard enough...) I'll try and catch up by Game 3, maybe... __________________ Portland Raccoons, 94 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 * 2061 * 2071 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.

10-27-2021, 07:37 AM	#115
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Long Island Posts: 11,742	I am no longer amazed at the statistical history that today's sports databases can mine and produce; I am sure, for example, that they could tell you how many times baseball players have spit while on the field throughout history (it must be in the quadrillions by now). But I am amazed by some of the things still being unearthed after all this time. I just read that, in all the games that have been played in 117 World Series, Jorge Soler's blast was the first time in Series history that the first batter of the game homered. Previously, four others had hit leadoff homers in the bottom half of the first inning: The Dodgers’ Chris Taylor (2017), Kansas City’s Alcides Escobar (2015), Boston’s Dustin Pedroia (2007) and Baltimore’s Don Buford (1969). But none in the top half of the first inning. Fancy that. __________________ - Bru

10-24-2021, 12:13 AM	#105
monkeyman576 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3,692	Seems like a pretty even series on paper. my prediction is braves in 7.

10-27-2021, 08:09 AM	#117
CONN CHRIS Global Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 29,057	I have sort of grown numb to ubiquitous sports gambling ads run throughout baseball broadcasts but in-game pop-ups about prop bet odds along with the commentators highlighting them still shocks my old school senses. __________________ Check Out My Cards!

10-27-2021, 12:04 PM	#119
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 13,995	Well, that didn't go so well! And it didn't go well right from the start...! At least I had those tissues... __________________ Portland Raccoons, 94 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 * 2061 * 2071 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.