2021 Postseason thread

[IdahoBert]

The Cards beating the Dodgers and Max Scherzer is the stuff of dreams. 

[IdahoBert]

I’m not proud of rooting for teams that would rain on the parades of the entitled teams and their fan bases and the corporate entities that feed off these marque events. It’s like being a dog who if he can’t eat something buries it so no other dog can have it. But I’m OK being like this. I’m not proud of it but I’m OK with it. 

[Archie]

Can't say I'm sad to see the Yankees out of it.  Now I'm hoping the Cards can send the Dodgers packing tonight.

[RandyMarsh]

It'll now be 12+ years without a title and only 1 in the past 21 years for the Yankees. Yeah not a big deal if you're any other franchise but for them that's quite a drought.  

[1776]

Gerrit Cole threw 50 pitches in two innings. Awesome. I love seeing the high and mighty Yankees lose. Now I want to see Boston eliminated.

[casimir]

10 hours ago, RandyMarsh said:

Yeah our pick up games of 3 on 3 used to consist of a SS, outfielder(generally between left and center) and pitcher. Anything hit to right side was out if a fielder touched the pitchers mound with possession of the ball before the batter got to first that was out too.

For instance if you hit a ball to the infielder since there was nobody covering 1st base all they had to do was throw it to the pitcher on the mound.

Not sure if that was a universal thing everywhere,  I think it was atleast in my era cause I moved a couple times as a kid and everywhere I played was like that. 

Yes, we did that, too.

[Useful Idiot]

16 hours ago, IdahoBert said:

I’m not proud of rooting for teams that would rain on the parades of the entitled teams and their fan bases and the corporate entities that feed off these marque events.

The 3 or so years where the team was making no effort to compete, nudged me into a mindset where I found other ways to enjoy baseball.  I absolutely thrilled on the following play last night, because I knew it was ripping the guts out of Yankees fans everywhere.

[1984Echoes]

Any time the Yankees lose, there is a worldwide celebration.

[Tigeraholic1]

13 hours ago, RandyMarsh said:

It'll now be 12+ years without a title and only 1 in the past 21 years for the Yankees. Yeah not a big deal if you're any other franchise but for them that's quite a drought.  

 

[mtutiger]

I'm the rare non Dodger fan rooting for the Dodgers tonight.

I like Scherzer, I loathe the Cardinals, and I don't have the same level of dislike for the Dodgers as I do the Yanks or Sox

[RandyMarsh]

I now like Juan Soto even more now, your seasons over but you still get front row tickets to a rivals ballpark just to support a former teammate. Bonus points for wearing his old jersey too!

 

[lordstanley]

That's it for Max. 94 pitches through 4 1/3 innings. Leaves 2 on 1 out in a 1-1 tie game.

[lordstanley]

1 hour ago, mtutiger said:

I'm the rare non Dodger fan rooting for the Dodgers tonight.

I like Scherzer, I loathe the Cardinals, and I don't have the same level of dislike for the Dodgers as I do the Yanks or Sox

I'm cheering for the Dodgers because I like the defending champ sticking around as a target for other teams, and with 106 wins (16 more than STL) I want the regular season to mean something.

[RandyMarsh]

I rooted for the Dodgers last playoffs cause I felt that they have been the best team in baseball the past 7 or 8 years and had nothing to show for it in terms of championships so I felt they were deserving. Now that they got that championship I don't care so much anymore.  

[mtutiger]

This game is a lot more entertaining than last night's 💣

[Tiger337]

The game is tied in the 8th inning.  Are they still doing the stupid free runner in extra innings for the playoffs?  

[Tiger337]

Ok, just looked it up.  No ghost runners in the playoffs

 

[RandyMarsh]

Just imagine if Pujols comes in and hits the walk off against the Cards?

[ben9753]

22 minutes ago, Tiger337 said:

Ok, just looked it up.  No ghost runners in the playoffs

 

I saw somewhere that it’s not coming back next season. 

[RandyMarsh]

Pujols hits it on the screws but it's right at the CF. Still tied with 1 out in the bottom of the 9th. 

[mtutiger]

Chris Taylor walk off jack!

[RandyMarsh]

Potential future Tiger Chris Taylor walks it off with a 2 run homer in the bottom of the 9th.  

[casimir]

9 hours ago, RandyMarsh said:

I now like Juan Soto even more now, your seasons over but you still get front row tickets to a rivals ballpark just to support a former teammate. Bonus points for wearing his old jersey too!

 

That is really cool.  I tuned in late and noticed two Washington Turner jerseys in the stands and but had no idea that Juan Soto was one of them.

[casimir]

9 hours ago, lordstanley said:

That's it for Max. 94 pitches through 4 1/3 innings. Leaves 2 on 1 out in a 1-1 tie game.

He was clearly less than pleased with the proceedings.  I didn't realize he was already at 94 pitches.  They TV guys were talking about his recent string of pitches and looking like had just pitched his best sequence of the night, but I don't think they ever mentioned the pitch count.

Edited October 7, 2021 by casimir

[lordstanley]

4 hours ago, casimir said:

He was clearly less than pleased with the proceedings.  I didn't realize he was already at 94 pitches.  They TV guys were talking about his recent string of pitches and looking like had just pitched his best sequence of the night, but I don't think they ever mentioned the pitch count.

This Washington Post column may be behind a paywall for some. I agree with a lot of what the writer says. Sometimes I feel the game is passing me by, which may just be a function of my age (I’m 54). 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/07/dave-roberts-max-scherzer-bullpen/

 

Edited October 7, 2021 by lordstanley