NLDS- Dodgers v Giants

[Sbbruin 21,861]

So stoked, but that was a bad call.

[CurlyDumps 4,476]

Ump went full LOOK AT ME!

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

Webb should have stayed.  Analytics loses again; I'm sure Dusty would've kept him in. Go with the human instinct >> computers. 

Were most on this thread rooting for LAD??? Hope not. 

Weak call, but you have have so score more than 1 at home in a clincher. 

and late night Lamonte almost killed it twice.. game of millimeters truly

Edited October 15, 2021 by Make em eat Taco Bell

[Surly Bevo 25,053]

The reality is it’s 1-2 and Max probably ties him up on one of the next 2 pitches but that’s a really shitty way to end it

[Horn80 6,130]

That was not a swing.  Ref totally screwed the Giants.

[Rip76 4,943]

Wow.  Such shit.

[WBT 20,618]

*ump

[Updawg 2,268]

That suck’s

[HornPhD 1,368]

That wasn’t a swing. Oh well. Go Dodgers!

[UTexasFight 9,501]

Gabe Morales

lets get the name out there 

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

so does ATL have a shot?

LAD vs. our Astros -- what a scene that would be.  

Or LAD vs. Bos -- the "Mookie Betts series"?

[hookemATL 11,762]

Eat poo gints. 

[WBT 20,618]

Great game.  Too bad the Dodgers and gimmicky bullpenning prevailed.

[txhorns 2,409]

Just now, UTexasFight said:

Gabe Morales

lets get the name out there 

Don't be a bitch

[TonyTexas 10,516]

5 minutes ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

Webb should have stayed.  Analytics loses again; I'm sure Dusty would've kept him in. Go with the human instinct >> computers. 

Were most on this thread rooting for LAD??? Hope not. 

Weak call, but you have have so score more than 1 at home in a clincher. 

Analytics had nothing to do with it. He was at 106 pitches which I’m pretty sure was his high for the season and probably his career. 

Edited October 15, 2021 by TonyTexas

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

Just now, TonyTexas said:

Analytics had nothing to do with it. He was at 106 pitches which I’m pretty sure was his high for the season. 

that's analytics too.  

[Wade 464]

Awful way to end a taut series between two great teams.  Fucking umps

[txhorns 2,409]

Just now, TonyTexas said:

Analytics had nothing to do with it. He was at 106 pitches which I’m pretty sure was his high for the season. 

At 106 pitches and losing some of his sharpness, taking him out was the right call.

[Huckleberry 33,003]

Tragic way to end a great series. I agree that the Dodgers were 95%+ to win right there but it should have ended the right way.

I mean it seemed obvious live. When I saw him ring him up I immediately wanted to see a replay.

Edited October 15, 2021 by Huckleberry

[Wade 464]

5 minutes ago, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

Webb should have stayed.  Analytics loses again; I'm sure Dusty would've kept him in. Go with the human instinct >> computers. 

Were most on this thread rooting for LAD??? Hope not. 

Weak call, but you have have so score more than 1 at home in a clincher. 

and late night Lamonte almost killed it twice.. game of millimeters truly

Dusty ruined the great Mark Prior's career by overusing him in 2003.  The kid is 24, they want to protect him for the long haul.

[Sbbruin 21,861]

But let’s be honest, Scherzer had him 0-2 and Flores was being fooled.  He was likely done anyway.

[RichUT 1,832]

Let’s go LA. That wasn’t a swing. Fuck the Giants.

Max wasn’t going to let fucking Flores beat him, and the game should’ve already been over if JT fields that grounder at third.

On to the Braves. Hopefully we don’t repeat the whole going down 3-1 thing again.

[Make em eat Taco Bell 1,549]

Just now, Wade said:

Dusty ruined the great Mark Prior's career by overusing him in 2003.  The kid is 24, they want to protect him for the long haul.

one game? I guess i'm old school where the greats pitched so much longer and had 12-15 year careers.  Oh well, 1 run won't win many games.

[Rip76 4,943]

Likely done?

He didn’t swing.

[UTexasFight 9,501]

2 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

But let’s be honest, Scherzer had him 0-2 and Flores was being fooled.  He was likely done anyway.

But we’ll never know 

[ztejas 43,478]

2 minutes ago, Sbbruin said:

But let’s be honest, Scherzer had him 0-2 and Flores was being fooled.  He was likely done anyway.

It was looking like a K all the way.

But it's baseball. Far stranger things have happened. 

[Rip76 4,943]

1 minute ago, RichUT said:

Let’s go LA. That wasn’t a swing. Fuck the Giants.

Max wasn’t going to let fucking Flores beat him, and the game should’ve already been over if JT fields that grounder at third.

On to the Braves. Hopefully we don’t repeat the whole going down 3-1 thing again.

JT didn’t field that grounder, and he didn’t swing.

Anything could’ve happened, it’s baseball.

[Wade 464]

Just now, Make em eat Taco Bell said:

one game? I guess i'm old school where the greats pitched so much longer and had 12-15 year careers.  Oh well, 1 run won't win many games.

No, over the entire season.  Dusty rode him that season like Butch and Sundance did that poor horse.

[UTexasFight 9,501]

And now we’ll have a rule change to be able to challenge that ala Rams/saints, PI

 

why does it always take an absurd call to end a season before you decide to make a change 

Edited October 15, 2021 by UTexasFight

[Updawg 2,268]

But we’ll never know 

This

[MC Fresh Breath 4,074]

Fun series.  What great pitching.  Strike zones were inconsistent as they have been all year it seems.  Then there is that last call.  A great game like that deserves to end better. 
That said, congrats @Sbbruin.  Can’t imagine the nerves to actually be a fan of a team in games like this. 

 

[Updawg 2,268]

JT didn’t field that grounder, and he didn’t swing.
Anything could’ve happened, it’s baseball.

Yep

[wild_turkey 3,167]

Love that the Dodgers won but I wish that wasn't called a swing. I don't want to hear people whining about that 1 pitch forever in a game that we had all but won anyways.

[Rimbo 25,979]

the dodgers are the ou of baseball

[Fudge Nuggets 19,206]

2 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

the dodgers are the ou of baseball

I might root for the Yankees over those cunts.  But I’ll never have to worry about that in the playoffs since the Yankees will never make the WS.

[HornPhD 1,368]

2 minutes ago, wild_turkey said:

Love that the Dodgers won but I wish that wasn't called a swing. I don't want to hear people whining about that 1 pitch forever in a game that we had all but won anyways.

I live in Oakland and have friends and neighbors who are huge Giants fans. I’m looking forward to hearing the complaints. 

[ztejas 43,478]

It's so fucking stupid that the Braves have home field advantage. MLB needs to get with the times on that one. 

[UTexasFight 9,501]

Just now, ztejas said:

It's so fucking stupid that the Braves have home field advantage. MLB needs to get with the times on that one. 

Win your division.

there are only 4 teams you need to be better than 

[wild_turkey 3,167]

Pretty weird to look at the stats and see:

Win: K. Jansen
Save: M. Scherzer

[HornPhD 1,368]

2 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Win your division.

there are only 4 teams you need to be better than 

Some divisions are easier to win than others 

[Fudge Nuggets 19,206]

It’s quirky and one of the things that make the game great.  Kind of like shitty umpiring.

[ztejas 43,478]

2 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Win your division.

there are only 4 teams you need to be better than 

Thanks - I understand the concept. The fact that 15 of their wins were essentially meaningless is silly. 

[UTexasFight 9,501]

2 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Thanks - I understand the concept. The fact that 15 of their wins were essentially meaningless is silly. 

Counterpoint, the D-Backs where most of those ~15 extra wins came from aren’t really a major league team.

 

yeah I get it. Dodgers are clearly the better team.

but as said above, that’s one of the great things about baseball. Give the better record home field no matter what and where does it stop?

Just tee it up so the two best teams automatically face each other in the final round every year?   

 

 

[ztejas 43,478]

3 minutes ago, UTexasFight said:

Just tee it up so the two best teams automatically face each other in the final round every year?   

I mean... isn't that how it worked for a loooong time?

[Queen Bitch 1,692]

DOYERS!!!!!!!!

[Fudge Nuggets 19,206]

6 minutes ago, ztejas said:

I mean... isn't that how it worked for a loooong time?

Not if the two best teams were in the same league.

[BigEhorn 9]

3 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Not if the two best teams were in the same league.

Or division. In 1993, the Giants, with Barry Bonds, went 103-59 and missed the playoffs to a Braves team that went 104-58.

[ztejas 43,478]

6 minutes ago, Fudge Nuggets said:

Not if the two best teams were in the same league.

Well there wasn't really any way to know. They didn't play the same teams. 

Point being - baseball is slow to change but has made plenty of changes to the playoff format. I feel like home field advantage should go to the best record - but it isn't a huge deal and just my opinion. 

[Rimbo 25,979]

@HornPhD, you seem like a little bitch.

[HornPhD 1,368]

2 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

@HornPhD, you seem like a little bitch.

Why’s that? I’m just posting and fucking around on a small thread of a larger message board. 
 

Are you a Giants fan who is butt-hurt about the loss?

I’ll be in Austin and Houston next month if you want to meet for a discussion