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Ryu was lights out last night. Roberts got tons of criticism for not going with Kershaw but the results clearly proved him right.
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Ryu was lights out last night. Roberts got tons of criticism for not going with Kershaw but the results clearly proved him right.
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Agreed on all points; Dodgers all the way and I say that as a NL Giants fan...……………………...:wink2:
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I'd add that Citifield, where the Mets play, blares the rock music and each player gets his own music. Annoying, to say the least.
The Mets used to have a great organist, Jane Jarvis, but those are long gone, as is my youth.
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Each player having his own walk up music is...………….annoying.
The artificial noise level (pre-recorded Super loud music) is one of the reasons I stopped going to live games many years ago. I had a miserable experience at a Redskins game years ago, caught near the loud speakers, was totally unable to enjoy the game. As a Firefighter for 20 years, I had sirens and air-horns to deal with on a daily basis, and none were as bad as that football game's loud, constant music. I do enjoy my TV and the mute button on my remote in my older years now, and my ears thank me. -- Al
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I simply can't outright root for the Dodgers, but..............
I would like to see Kershaw win a ring. The guy is a class act. The only thing missing from his already HOF ready resume is a championship.
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The Red Sox bullpen is a tire fire and as I stated already, I trust none of them in a high leverage situation.
In a short series, use your 4th and 4th starters, or put in a starter on his normal throwing day, forget the stiffs they have in the bullpen, just get it to the closer.
A win is a win, one down, two to go.
In a short series, use your 4th and 4th starters, or put in a starter on his normal throwing day, forget the stiffs they have in the bullpen, just get it to the closer.
A win is a win, one down, two to go.
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Kimbrel striking out Mellon head, Mongo and that cementhead Voit was outstanding, he blew that last pitch right past Voit, beautiful.
And the pitch sequence on Mongo was brilliant, good morning, good afternoon and good night, that curveball was a knee buckler.
Question O' the Day: Why does anyone start David Price in a postseason game? In 18 postseason games (counting tonight), he is 2-8, with both wins coming in relief. If the Sox don't dig out of this early hole, Price will be 0-9 as a postseason starter in 10 starts. Lesson learned? I doubt it. -- Al
Yep, 0-9 as a starter. -- Al
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I never could understand pitchers who somehow change in the playoffs. Some guys are dominant all season and then in the playoffs they can't get anyone out while others are terrible in the regular season but then suddenly they become Cy Young in the post-season?
Interesting question and I have also wondered about it. The classic case involves 2 of the best pitchers of all-time, Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine. Maddux won 355 regular season games, Glavine won 305, yet neither of them had a winning post season record. Maddux pitched in 35 post-season games (30 starts) and was 11-14 while Glavine started 35 post-season games and was 14-16. Neither pitched badly, they just had a tough time winning. Obviously, the consistently tough post-season opposition accounts for some of the answer, but not all of it. Two of the best, with multiple chances at the Gold Ring (Maddux in 3 WS, Glavine in 5), and only the 1 WS win. It is a puzzle. -- Al
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Well that was awful.
Price, the 31 dollar man, can't pitch vs the MFY's to save his life.
Tanaka throws slop all game long, lay off that crap, but nope, the Red Sox flailed away at it all night long.
And naturally, the corpse of Gary Sanchez hits not one, but two bombs, the second one has yet to land.
Oh and throw in another moon shot by Quasimodo and fin, game over.
Now they get Severino.
I'm sticking with my prediction of the gashouse gorillas in 4.
Price, the 31 dollar man, can't pitch vs the MFY's to save his life.
Tanaka throws slop all game long, lay off that crap, but nope, the Red Sox flailed away at it all night long.
And naturally, the corpse of Gary Sanchez hits not one, but two bombs, the second one has yet to land.
Oh and throw in another moon shot by Quasimodo and fin, game over.
Now they get Severino.
I'm sticking with my prediction of the gashouse gorillas in 4.
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This is all Nick Swishers fault, another MFY I couldn't stand.