RedAssedApe
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MLB Playoffs 2017 OT:It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
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evil solrac v3.0
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I see Kershaw is right on schedule.
Rock And Roll
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Kershaw in October is like The Big Lebowski; it doesn't matter how many times you've seen it, it's still hilarious.
HarryDemeanor
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Just glad to get out of the 7th.
PUIG
PUIG
brianjones
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wild horse!
that dumbass fan almost grabbed the ball
granderson is so useless.. Ethier pls
that dumbass fan almost grabbed the ball
granderson is so useless.. Ethier pls
layzie1989
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Somehow granderson will get out 3 times here in one at bat...
HarryDemeanor
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Granderson is a giant hole in this lineup.
layzie1989
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Fucking SMH
Edit: oh and NOW Roberts puts in kiké for granderson -_-
Edit: oh and NOW Roberts puts in kiké for granderson -_-
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Yall sound surprised when Kershaw shits the bed in the postseason.
evil solrac v3.0
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even A-Rod eventually had a great postseason.
brianjones
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sexy seager
perfectchaos007
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The media desperately wants a Dodgers v. Yankees world series. Dodgers doing their part so far. Yankees not so much....
blackaroni
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Not sure if that was posted already, but Chapman really liked this? 😂😂😂
DirtyManos
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Lol nice ending.
Still, this series is gonna be nerve-wracking, fuck its gonna suck.
Go Dodgers.
Still, this series is gonna be nerve-wracking, fuck its gonna suck.
Go Dodgers.
brianjones
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whew
had to win this game
real test tomorrow with ray
had to win this game
real test tomorrow with ray
sf2fanatic
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Survived the first game.
Sir Alemeth
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boooo
sf2fanatic
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Yay!!!
blackaroni
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Pedro with that Soul Glo
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
I hate baseball.
timetokill
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Dodgers looking real nice tonight
1 win down, 2 to go
1 win down, 2 to go
Dreams-Visions
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I still can't believe we came back and won.
Is it even possible to dislike Franky Lindor or Jay Bruce?
Is it even possible to dislike Franky Lindor or Jay Bruce?
HarryDemeanor
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YOU MAY BE SEATED
Dreams-Visions
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Speaking of, with our other ace in Carrasco on the mound on Sunday, is Mr. Judge going to full A-Rod and end up 0-for the series?
Radiant Silvertuna
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So much great baseball today. I love this sport.
How quickly people forget '09.
Dreams-Visions
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No, I didn't forget.
I really meant "first few seasons with the Yanks" A-Rod. You know, the one who famously failed to show up in the post-season. I didn't think it really needed additional clarification or specification. But yea.
Is Judge gonna go 0-for or not?
Famously failed to show up while putting up a 116 wRC+ in the postseason (jeter's was 119)... okay
What's the correlation between A-Rod and Judge again?
TheSecondSpitter
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There's no question Arod's PS record would be better than Jeter's but for the fact he missed 3 seasons at his prime while at Texas.
I was actually pissed when they let him go. I really liked Ricky and I'm glad he got the Sox job. Maddon was the perfect fit for the Cubs.
I hear you. I feel the same. I like to see if the Yankees can at least avoid being swept like the Red Sox will (hehe)
esmith08734
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The worst part is Joe is not owning up to it. I cant even remotely consider defending his lack of a challenge.
Sanchez was telling the dugout and the umpire that the ball hit his bat and not his hand.
The batter was standing at the plate. He even looked confused.
Green was not in rhythm at all. He was missing pitches and Cleveland was putting good swings on him. Plus, they already visited the mound earlier so youre perfectly fine with disrupting his shaky rhythm.
The play was a strikeout. It gets you out of a bases loaded jam with one of their best hitters at the dish. They took a commanding lead against Kluber - something not many teams can do - at their stadium in an effort to swing the momentum in their favor and bring the series to NY with that momentum.
I just cant believe Joe.
Trust your catcher and understand the situation for fucks sake.
Joe will always have a job in baseball, so long as he wants it, but this is a fireable offense. This wasnt a game in May. This was a game you needed to win.
Plus, pinch running Torreyes for Frazier was the wrong move. Not just because Torreyes got picked off (inexcusable - he shouldnt see another inning) but because youre going to lose Fraziers glove. How many games has Torreyes played third?
And taking CC out at 77 pitches when he was settling in was a mistake too.
And using Robertson was asinine as well. He went 3+ 48 hours earlier, for Christs sake.
Joe cant manage a bullpen this good.
Like I said, though, if they dont win this series, Joe should be let go.
Sanchez was telling the dugout and the umpire that the ball hit his bat and not his hand.
The batter was standing at the plate. He even looked confused.
Green was not in rhythm at all. He was missing pitches and Cleveland was putting good swings on him. Plus, they already visited the mound earlier so youre perfectly fine with disrupting his shaky rhythm.
The play was a strikeout. It gets you out of a bases loaded jam with one of their best hitters at the dish. They took a commanding lead against Kluber - something not many teams can do - at their stadium in an effort to swing the momentum in their favor and bring the series to NY with that momentum.
I just cant believe Joe.
Trust your catcher and understand the situation for fucks sake.
Joe will always have a job in baseball, so long as he wants it, but this is a fireable offense. This wasnt a game in May. This was a game you needed to win.
Plus, pinch running Torreyes for Frazier was the wrong move. Not just because Torreyes got picked off (inexcusable - he shouldnt see another inning) but because youre going to lose Fraziers glove. How many games has Torreyes played third?
And taking CC out at 77 pitches when he was settling in was a mistake too.
And using Robertson was asinine as well. He went 3+ 48 hours earlier, for Christs sake.
Joe cant manage a bullpen this good.
Like I said, though, if they dont win this series, Joe should be let go.
Cubs get up to this fuckery in the regular season too. The two best starts of Gerrit Cole's career are losses to the Cubs.
Lost in all this was Chad Green's poor performance, Frazier's big errors, and the offense going cold after Bird's homer and not answering the grand slam with even 1 run of their own. Torreye getting picked off second was also a huge deal. Girardi deserves all the criticism he gets but the team needs to be held accountable as a whole.
The Washington Post of all places had an interesting article talking about how the Cubs can someone snatch victory when they really shouldn't have a shot at winning the game:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/spor...0e2e1d41e38_story.html?utm_term=.728c7d042690
The bats were getting dominated all game by Stras, yet the team took advantage of literally the only scoring opportunity they had against him. Good starting pitching definitely helps. I'll roll with Hendricks in any big game situation and think he can out pitch the competition.
At least it was only the ALDS. Joe Maddon picked game 7 of the world series to have his worst managed game of all time. He luckily got bailed out by his players. I wonder how people would think of him of a manager if the Cubs had lost that game.