WS IGT The MFDs vs The Astros

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yeah, Cleveland would have been much easier to root for. Maybe next year, as long as they're not playing the Mets.

[Ceetar]

I mean, Cleveland's trotting out their racist imagery.

Astro's have been my primary preference the whole time. Get an All-Time great that ring.

[Centerfield]

That's a good point. Hard to get righteously indignant about the Gurriel thing and not speak out about the giant offensive racist caricature that Cleveland wears on their uniforms.

WTF world. Stop doing racist shit, stop sexually assaulting women and stop molesting minors.

[Frayed Knot]

If the minor leaguers (3) the Astros gave in the Verlander trade go on to win 9 MVPs, this trade will still be worth it.

[Guest d'Kong76]

Moving along nicely, 1-0 through 6½... should be done by midnight.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Big sac fly there.

[Frayed Knot]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Big sac fly there.

Yeah, but off the bat I thought it was going to be bigger.

[Frayed Knot]

How horrid would it have been if they flagged the Houston runner for taking out Utley on that slide and reversed the call?

[Guest 41Forever]

This is not looking good.

[Guest d'Kong76]

I put the whammy on this game at the 10:14 mark.

[Frayed Knot]

d'Kong76 wrote: I put the whammy on this game at the 10:14 mark.

You forgot about the fact that seventh innings are when games get the brakes slammed on.

[Guest d'Kong76]

If there's a game tomorrow, I have to remember to watch en Español or
turn on closed captioning.

[Frayed Knot]

Not only are the Astros NOT coming back against Jansen tonight but, with only 10 pitches to get the first four outs, they're not taking him out of tomorrow's game either.

oe: Now five outs on just 15 pitches

[Guest 41Forever]

At least he went down swinging this time.

[Guest Mets Willets Point]

First ever World Seties game 7 in Los Angeles tomorrow.

[Frayed Knot]

With Darvish + Kershaw + Jansen available for tomorrow, momentum definitely just shifted towards LA.

[Centerfield]

I'm hoping for LA to win it.

But I'm hoping that the game will be marred by that horrific collision at 1B between Chase Utley and Yuli Gurriel, where both came away with career ending cases of vaginitis.

[Frayed Knot]

Also Joc Pederson didn't exactly endear himself to me with his dance around the bases.
You wanna celebrate ... how 'bout at least waiting until you cross the plate?

[A Boy Named Seo]

Frayed Knot wrote: Also Joc Pederson didn't exactly endear himself to me with his dance around the bases. You wanna celebrate ... how 'bout at least waiting until you cross the plate?

Ah, man, the kid hit a homer in the World Series (3 of em!) after being kicked to the minors and left off earlier playoff rosters. He's happyyyyyy! I can't believe I'm agreeing with Bryce Harper, but #MakeBaseballFunAgain.

[Fman99]

Yu Darvish sucks a big fat popsicle.

[Frayed Knot]

A Boy Named Seo wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Also Joc Pederson didn't exactly endear himself to me with his dance around the bases. You wanna celebrate ... how 'bout at least waiting until you cross the plate? Ah, man, the kid hit a homer in the World Series (3 of em!) after being kicked to the minors and left off earlier playoff rosters. He's happyyyyyy! I can't believe I'm agreeing with Bryce Harper, but #MakeBaseballFunAgain.

I have no problem with emotion but I thought that one went way over the top. I could have done without the full JohnnyManzell routine between 3rd & home for instance.

[Guest 41Forever]

I'm enjoying this one, so far.

[Edgy MD]

This game needs a Beltran factor.

[Edgy MD]

We could use a Centeno Citing also.

I don't get this let-everybody-pitch strategy. It's probably the way of the future, but it's absolutely crackers.

[Edgy MD]

Utley going down on strikes in the ninth. Who can't root for that?

[Edgy MD]

Wow, Seager ends it going after the first pitch.

[Guest 41Forever]

Morton seems like a good guy.

[metirish]

Ugh, didn't even stay up for it , Dodgers just didn't look like doing much. A lot of talk about Beltran's tears on Twitter, and how he's a sure fire HOF.

Is he?? I would imagine there are plenty of comparable players not in the HOF

[MFS62]

There is hope for the world.
The forces of Satan have been defeated once again.
Pandora's box remains sealed.
I'm a happy guy.
And the cherry on top is that the MVP is a local guy (New Britain, CT, where my wife was born).
Later

[Frayed Knot]

metirish wrote: Ugh, didn't even stay up for it , Dodgers just didn't look like doing much.

The thing is, they were constantly on the verge of doing something but always came up 'one hit short'. 10 LOB and 1-for-13 w/RiSP
A little bit better luck with a couple of line-drives in the early innings w/runners on that wound up right at infielders (one for a DP) and that's a completely different game.

I blame Brian McCann for the game's length. Even Buck & Smoltz were making fun of his constant mound visits (sometimes several trips per batter, he must have learned it as a Yanqui) and I loved
Smoltz's comment about how "this is going to go away" in reference to Manfred's threatened pace-of-play standards. And when a pitcher is saying that mound conferences are over the top it carries
more weight.

So, the old Sports Illustrated jinx ... Maybe not so much, huh?

And thus begins 'THE VOID'. Opening Day is 17 weeks from today.