WestEddy

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I'd like some payback for 2021's game 4. 2021 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 4, Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox: October 12, 2021 | Baseball-Reference.com

I popped out of work to watch game 1 at Billy Goat on Illinois. The place grew quiet when Edgar Martinez hit his HR off of Foulke in the 10th inning. The Cub-fan bartender was ringing the bell behind the counter for it. Then Olerud went back to back. One guy yells out, "f***!! That's your name, Keith f***!!"

He stepped on home plate while bunting. He's a cheater, too.

When Doyle is running around the bases, my first though is always, "Boy, if only he had just walked."

You're marching off a cliff because of beloved aesthetics.

Being right about everything has me thinking I'm walking around in a twilight zone nightmare. But you know the reasons, Holden. Vargas/Colson/Mune. FMK!!!

Ballsier still? Castillo starting game 1. And batting 5th.

and the proper usage is: except for when Branden GOES, not go's.

No, they weren't "dead in the water", but they just didn't have a 5th gear. Then they came out of the ASB flat (Vargas slashed .197/.264/.409 ASB-TDL). By the way, ASB->TDL also means flying from airports in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan to Tindil, Argentina. So now, Ashgabat to Tindil will mean All-Star Break to the trade deadline. ...and 21 positions from the Kama Sutra performed in a weekend.

They played slightly above .500 ball from June 1 on. Not sure what you're doing.

Why didn't he show any of the hits?

There's also Tristan Peters putting up a .271 OPS in the 15 games after the All-Star game that made Getz look for a Plan B in CF. The whole team actually turned into a pumpkin in early June, which probably made the FO a bit more risk averse when it came to supplementing this team at the expense of the farm.

Why is Gordon Beckham bad?

I would like a PBP person to at least have a handle on some underlying nuance that an ex-player, or person who's been around the game a while would possess. I'm tired of the example of "do you give him the green light?", but that's the inanity we've been putting up with in lieu of, at the very least, a boring guy calling balls and strikes. Ian and James talked on the FutureSox Podcast last night about the minor league PBP guys, and for many, there's a good reason why they're working the minor leagues. They're cookie cutter and bland. Chicago's a major market. I would imagine that with a playoff appearance, the FO will be inspired to reach for a bit of personality. Personality's a mixed bag in the current environment, tho. Social media and other message boards allow everybody an equal chance to call the guy dogshit, cringe, a brainy nerd, too glib, whatever. Any bit of inner-exposure will reveal gaffes, or opinionated content that can be parsed by various groups with bones to pick. "Hey, look, a group of girls texting!!" Lookout! Guess what surfs right at the crest of that wave and threads that needle (to mix metaphors)? Cookie cutter. It's not just "woke warriors" and the various offended complaining who make broadcasts bland. Benetti was too glib and nerdy. Schriff was abrasive, cringe and unknowledgeable. I find Gordon Beckham appropriately bland, and people act like he's horrible. Plesac "talks too much". That's his job!! And for as much as people reminisce about Harry or Hawk, each weathered over a decade of solid bitching over speech slurring, anger issues, water-carrying, anti-social behavior, attitudes, repetitiveness, drifting, whatever. Everybody gets stiffies about Ernie Harwell or Vin Skully, but we'd pick those guys apart in their prime.

I deleted a few pithy attempts at posts. Yes. If they missed the playoffs, this team has been a success for what was expected of them.

Mine have been that I want to learn about the game I'm watching. Steve Stone gives good insight. Hawk and Wimpy were great in opening the player aspect of the game up to the listener. Schriff doesn't project much knowledge. If he played college ball, he should at least speak like a ball player.

Winning record. Made playoffs. Now let's win a playoff series.

Huh?

No, Martin's got it out of his system, and he's going to be unhittable in the playoffs.

Both Doyle and Acuña hit bombs. The regular guys sucked.

How? They won a game in each of the 2020 and 2021 playoffs.