2017 Baseball Season: Let's Play Two! (3 Viewers)
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Sure is. We finally score 2 and uBADo gives them right back. Grrrr! -- Al
Ho-hum, another night, another blown game by the Nats pen. 3rd blown game in a row by the amateurs in the pen. Gave up 2 runs in the 8th and 3 runs in the 9th and the Nats lose 11-10. When will it end? Between the Nats bullpen and the O's starting pitching, I'm starting to bleed from the ears on a regular basis.:rolleyes2:
Maybe I can cool down and relax some during the America's Cup this weekend, providing the Nats and O's don't kill me before then.:wink2: -- Al
Maybe I can cool down and relax some during the America's Cup this weekend, providing the Nats and O's don't kill me before then.:wink2: -- Al
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I watched the 9th inning and it's just one of those games that will drive fans crazy, let alone managers. I saw a few fans shaking their heads after the Flowers HR. Well, tomorrow is another day and a win will make you forget about tonight.
Just to prove my point about how bad the Nats bullpen has been:
The Nats have lost 5 games when leading after 8 innings, most in MLB.
The Nats have blown 11 saves, second most in the NL.
The Nats have given up 107 runs from the 7th inning on, most in MLB.
The Nats have yielded 36 Hrs from the 7th inning on.
It is no longer a question of if the bullpen will blow the game, rather a question of what inning they will blow it in. -- Al
The Nats have lost 5 games when leading after 8 innings, most in MLB.
The Nats have blown 11 saves, second most in the NL.
The Nats have given up 107 runs from the 7th inning on, most in MLB.
The Nats have yielded 36 Hrs from the 7th inning on.
It is no longer a question of if the bullpen will blow the game, rather a question of what inning they will blow it in. -- Al
Fun with numbers: The O's are now 31-31 on the season. They are 21-10 at home, an outstanding win percentage. They are 10-21 on the road, a terrible winning percentage. How can a team be so Jekyll and Hyde? Even a .500 record on the road would put them in 2nd place, only 2.5 games back. Hard to figure out. -- Al
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Al:
Those numbers remind me of the Colorado Rockies (although they have improved on the road this year).
-Jason
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I looked at the bullpen stats and, yes, the Nats are in the bottom but so are the Twins; the Twins are the worst. The Mets aren't much better but I'd expect that for a losing team. Many have wondered about the Yankees' pitching but their pitching -- starting and relieving -- is among the best. Overall the Nats pitching is 10th, which shows how good the starting pitching has been. The Orioles have the 19th best pen but overall they are 26th, a testament to the quality of the starting pitching.
Nail on head for both Nats and O's. -- Al
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Doing what Puig did should forever be known as the "Mr. Met".
Hey Brad, we;re coming to visit for 4 games. We're playing like little leaguers and you guys are hot, so I'm figuring we will be really lucky to split but I'm not expecting such good fortune. Still, there should be some good games with good pitching match-ups. Don't let Mr. Met be mean to us. ^&grin -- Al
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We will talk to Mrs Met Al ^&grin
I think this is a big series for both teams. Mets would like to take 3 out of 4. It would put them 6 back but give them some momentum for the West Coast trip. They need to start winning consistently to have any chance of thinking about October.
Nats obviously want to right the ship and get some Ws. In the process, they could probably finish the Mets off if they could take 3 out of 4. However, I have to think they'd be happy with a split too.
Should be a fun series.
I think this is a big series for both teams. Mets would like to take 3 out of 4. It would put them 6 back but give them some momentum for the West Coast trip. They need to start winning consistently to have any chance of thinking about October.
Nats obviously want to right the ship and get some Ws. In the process, they could probably finish the Mets off if they could take 3 out of 4. However, I have to think they'd be happy with a split too.
Should be a fun series.
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Brad:
Your post made me want to look up the standings as the Giants are starting a 4 game set against the first place Rockies today. At 15.5 games back, even if they some how got a sweep, the Giants would still be 11.5 games back. Now that hurts.
-Jason
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Misery loves company Sammy; tonight the ace of the Red Sox pitched a gem of a game, allowing a whopping one run, but his teammates scored zero against the one of the worst tomato cans in the National League and they lost to the Washington Generals of MLB, 1-0.
Were it not for two late inning heroics at Fenway they would have lost 3 of 4 to this absolute tire fire of a team in the Phillies.
This team is going absolutely nowhere this year; as I've said in the past, we in the AL East are looking down the barrel of another one of those 5 to 7 year runs from the MFYs where they win the division every year and win three or four WS titles.
I'll be signing off on baseball for the foreseeable future as a result of that looming on the horizon...................adios boys.
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I'll join the misery. The Giants gave up 9 runs to the Rockies in the first 6 innings tonight only to storm back and tie it up with 5 in the 8th and 1 in the top of the 9th. And of course the Rockies loaded the bases in the bottom of the 9th and won it 10-9.
I see the Mets have lost Harvey to injury again, some sort of stress damage. This guy has nothing but trouble with his health at this point and I wonder if he will ever be the same. Too bad because he was a top-line pitcher and fun to watch. I hope he is able to recover and become effective again. -- Al
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He needs a few weeks rest. Walker is also gone as is Cabrera. Mets weren't ready for prime time. If they lose tonight they're in trouble. Heck, they were in trouble before this series started. In all likelihood not their year.
I noticed the Yankees have now dropped 3 in a row.
I noticed the Yankees have now dropped 3 in a row.
Adios boys? Come on, George, the Sawks are in 2nd place, only 2 games out, and it's only mid-June. There is all sorts of time for the AL East race to flip-flop about 2 dozen times. I know that the grit of the Sawks fan won't let you ignore the race, as it is ingrained in you all, just like you can't give up on the Celtics, Bruins, or Patriots (even if the Pats actually lose a game here or there), so no adios until the Fat Lady sings, and it is just as likely that the Fat Lady will be singing in Boston as in NY, or even in Baltimore, should a miracle occur. Yaz and Nomar will have it no other way.:wink2:^&grin -- Al