Pharm Frog
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I’m talking about conversations not physical attendance. What people choose to talk about.
2021 MLB Thread
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I’m talking about conversations not physical attendance. What people choose to talk about.
This Ain't Chopped Liver
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This Ain't Chopped Liver
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Ugh, the Astros four starters have pitched a total of 6.2 innings. In back-to-back games 3 and 4 the bullpen has thrown 239 pitches, and that’s nuts; Boston’s pen,102. The Astros do not have a championship starting rotation but the series is tied at 2-2. The pen has surprised but is tired—Javier and Graveman threw 3 and 2 innings last night. Pressly threw 22 pitches but may be good for an innng in game 5 today, but five batters got a good look at him last night. Maton only threw 11. Starter Framber Valdez needs to find his confidence and groove today—Astros need his innings.
If the Astros can somehow get past the Red Sox they will then need a healthy good McCullers if facing the Dodgers, or it could be very bad, and I would dislike Dodger fans getting that satisfaction. Dodger stadium fanbase would be an ugly scene. How about Braves in Houston for World Series game 1. If only the Braves had hung on to game 3 last night, but now I still assume the Dodgers will win that NL pennant.
If the Astros can somehow get past the Red Sox they will then need a healthy good McCullers if facing the Dodgers, or it could be very bad, and I would dislike Dodger fans getting that satisfaction. Dodger stadium fanbase would be an ugly scene. How about Braves in Houston for World Series game 1. If only the Braves had hung on to game 3 last night, but now I still assume the Dodgers will win that NL pennant.
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froglash88
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Go Red Sox!
QuilterFrawg
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Go Astros!
QuilterFrawg
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Paul in uhh
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Would be fun to see astros-braves WSI think he found it.
8 innings pitched. 3 hits, 1 run.
bmoney214
OUCH!!!
You know MLB is pulling for asstros-dodgers.
BrewingFrog
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MLB has persecuted and scapegoated the Astros for 4 years now. What makes you think they would be in favor of them advancing, rather than the traditional Ratings Giant of East Coast-West Coast, Red Sox v. Dodgers?
bmoney214
OUCH!!!
You don't think asstros-dodgers would pull ratings? With all the dodgers getting a chance for revenge storylines there would be. Or Houston gets a chance to get rid of the cheaters label by beating the dodgers again.
This Ain't Chopped Liver
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They would, and I don’t want to see and hear that. Go Braves! But I guess I won’t fuss too much if the Astros are lucky enough to get to the Series, though much preferring the Braves and the Series beginnng in Houston rather than LA. And a healthy dialed in Lance McCullers, please. Dodger Stadium would be very unfriendly.
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bmoney214
OUCH!!!
I don't want to hear it either, trust me lol.
BrewingFrog
Was I supposed to type something here?
Sigh.
TV people don't see names so much as they see regions. East Coast-West Coast is perfect, in that the formula has always been get the most eyes on a particular product. Splitting the Coasts is perfect in their view for this reason.
I do not hold with their reasoning, believing that the more compelling matchup will draw viewers regardless of regional affiliation. Baseball is a shrinking audience, and they should concentrate on holding their core viewers rather than pandering to those who don't care.
As to the "cheaters" crap, the Dodgers were just as, or more, guilty than the Astros in 2017. The final games of that Series were in LA, where the Dodgers had their home field apparatus to their advantage, while the Astros did not. Yet, the Astros somehow prevailed. In subsequent years, the Astros managed to make the Playoffs with the foul minions of Manfred's MLB sniffing around, and also after hanging the goat horns solely on them for "cheating" even though the Red Sox, Yankees, Dodgers, and others were doing the same damned thing. MLB just didn't want a League-wide scandal, so they blamed one franchise and pretended that nobody else did anything wrong.
The Artist Formerly Known as PhormerPhrog
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Scapegoat? That's rich. Very rich.
Eight
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lucky enough? how does a team get LUCKY if they win 4 games in a 7 game series?
Eight
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only the good ones
bmoney214
OUCH!!!
They have 4 former Rangers in their bullpen. 3 of them pitched tonight. Chavez, Smyly and Martin. Luke Jackson, who blew the 8th inning lead and took the L in game 3, is the other one.
They all had decent numbers for the Braves this year. Good for them.
bmoney214
OUCH!!!
They're doing a pretty good job so far. One win away.
