Same Old Same Old Same Old: Threading the 2013 World Series

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Another night of the biggest city in America tuned into Piscataway.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Um, generous call by Bill Miller on a Lester 3-2 inside cutter cools the Cardinals' simmering stew. On to the fourth.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Chris Carpenter's vocal timbre during his in-game dugout interview brings to mind a really, really really boring special edition of the old "Quiet Storm."

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

HOLLIDAY! CELEBRA-ATE!

[metirish]

Drew at the plate might yet cost his team...awful slump he's in.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Salt-and-pepper beard with the ground rule double for an RBI!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Stretch time.

[metirish]

You run Ross there?

3-1 Sox

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Is Mike Matheny going all LaGenius by not relieving Wainwright there?

[Frayed Knot]

metirish wrote: You run Ross there? 3-1 Sox

I was thinking NO as the play was developing, mainly because it was Pedroia and Papi coming up and Ross isn't fast.
He did get a good jump though and the play was reasonably close despite a strong even if slightly off-line throw, so it's tough to second guess the call too much.

[metirish]

It was close but the replay showed the throw was bad really, a good throw gets Ross by 20 feet?

[Frayed Knot]

It's tags like that that make me fear increased replay rules.
I really don't want to see baseball get into the micro-managing that the NFL does where they're examining stuff that looks like a catch to every human on earth but the refs are looking at the super slo-mo as the announcers are saying: yeah the ball is in his arms but I think I see it wiggling slightly so maybe he doesn't have control ...

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

I think replay rules (in all sports) should have time limit. If you can't make a conclusive decision in 30 seconds, the call on the field stands.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

You cannot stop Big Papi.

[Guest d'Kong76]

BIGPURPLEPapi is batting like .750 this series. Just saying.

[metirish]

Relax with the Pedro comparisons , Johnny Cueto and the other fella were the next Pedro's too.

[seawolf17]

Kong76 wrote: BIGPURPLEPapi is batting like .750 this series. Just saying.

PAPI[/bigpurple]

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Koji Uehara is "loose" and "warm," according to old pervert Tim McCarver.

[metirish]

Hughie Hara is lights out

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

That was an incredibly quick out. I swear I only saw two pitches.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Dude's 38. 38!

[Frayed Knot]

This game actually has a shot at coming in in under three hours!!

[Guest d'Kong76]

Books! On to Beantown to finish off the birds-on-the-bat!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Koji Uehara wants ALL the MVPs.

[metirish]

Hard to see them lose now....the closer is just unreal.

[Frayed Knot]

Uehara is fun to watch too: works fast, throws strikes, and a ton of emotion.
Looks like the happiest guy on the field.

[metirish]

What's his history?

[Frayed Knot]

Funniest part about these interviews: in the pre-game how much shorter Ken Rosenthal is than whoever he interviews, and then Erin Andrews towering over Pedroia.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Frayed Knot wrote: This game actually has a shot at coming in in under three hours!!

And THAT is the unexpected winner of the #HowGame5WillEnd contest!

[Frayed Knot]

metirish wrote: What's his history?

Five seasons over here, starting with Baltimore in 2009 where he was a starter.
Most recently he was cut by the Rangers at the end of last season and signed by Boston for a one year deal, then was famously their 4th choice for closer this year. Only been closing since July.