Bill The Boy

Don't intend to stir the pot here, but I think I might've missed something. Did Tommy get a little riled up during a post-game news conference, or what exactly happened?

Pretty good point, Southsider, that seems to be the way it tends to go.

I tend to agree, Harkness (although I've been a Cards fan all my life until this season), but I will be catching the Rays vs. Guardians games when I can, on the theory that "whatever happens now to the Guardians is probably what would've happened to the Sox." Is that theory reasonable, or misguided?

"Only the beginning... only just the start..." -Robert Lamm // Chicago

Key words: "for the time being." Gonna be grateful to wake up tomorrow morning, head over to Casey's for a large coffee and a couple of donuts, and start looking forward to next season!

Bob, I'm just gonna say this....... Doyle is my pick-to-click today! 🙂

You're right, AntMan. Seems like the radio is about 30 seconds ahead of the TV video, so hearing the action before you see it becomes kind of a spoiler.

Naw, Milkman, I think it's just a feeling of mental exhaustion from the last two days, and that'll soon pass as we gear up for the big game tomorrow!

Dang it, Chi, I hope I haven't been guilty of any of that. I don't have Facebook, or Instagram, or X, or any social media stuff whatsoever, but I hope I haven't been considered a "chirper" on this forum this season! 🫣

Mistakes happen, Fathom.

Maybe Sammy will get in later and do something profound (i.e., profoundly good)!! Hoping ALL the guys can shine tonight!!

Points well-taken.

Shallow perspective on my part here, but... winning the ALDS means at least 4 more games to look forward to, regardless of how it all turns out!

Not too simplistic at all, Wegner! It's a shame that more people can't have a nice friendship or acquaintance despite political differences.

Eddy, the fact that I'm Sam's great-uncle admittedly makes me both partial to him and defensive of him. But with that acknowledged and understood-- and in view of the pretty harsh nature of some of this evening's comments regarding his play in left field-- I think it's fair to point out that Darrin Jackson, on the radio broadcast I was listening to, said that 1) Sam made the correct decision not to attempt a diving catch on DeLauter's hit, given the specific game situation; and 2) Sam's presence of mind in realizing that Doyle, on Adell's hit, was getting too close to the wall to be able to play the carom, and Sam getting over there to grab it and quickly get it back to the cutoff man, may have saved a game-tying inside-the-park Adell home run. I know Sam's certainly not perfect, and I know that negative comments often get put out there in the heat of the moment, about pretty much every player, so I'm not complaining. But I think the point of view of a former major league outfielder ought to carry at least some weight.