October 14, 20223 yr Love Harper’s game, but the posing for homers that don’t go out, has to stop. I’m looking at you, 2023 White Sox.
October 14, 20223 yr 23 hours ago, ShoeLessRob said: He’s everything we thought Eloy would be. Being left handed helps. Plus he's got the Piazza like swing where just barreling it up on his natural swing sends it out to any field. That bomb he hit to left field was just a sweetly balanced swing on a pitch a couple inches off the outside corner.
October 15, 20223 yr Let the Dodgers stay in the game when they could have knocked them out early. That almost always come back to bite you.
October 15, 20223 yr 3/22 with RISP. Dodgers probably worse. Series of hitting futility. Grisham Machado Nola carrying team. Cronenworth usually comes through in clutch. Should be 5 or 6 runs (Padres) vs 1-2. 16 vs. 14 LOB. Edited October 15, 20223 yr by caulfield12
October 15, 20223 yr Juan Soto only sporting a .600 ops in the post season. Pretty much continues to be all pitching bullpen defense and Machado/Trent Grisham, who hit just .184 in the regular season. Hader got his swag back. Nevertheless, will see tons of complaints if LAD NYY and Braves all miss the LCS. Meanwhile, Houston just continues to perform year after year, despite the changing faces.
October 15, 20223 yr https://www.yahoo.com/news/commentary-excruciating-conclusion-dodgers-glorious-100028776.html https://sports.yahoo.com/dreamed-one-win-nlcs-300-122806788.html If the Padres can finish it, they will have pulled off one of the sport’s truly monumental upsets. The Dodgers won 22 more games than the Padres during the regular season. No team has won a postseason series against a team as many games above them in the standings since the 1906 White Sox. Edited October 15, 20223 yr by caulfield12
October 15, 20223 yr Brandon Marsh a left handed hitting outfielder acquired by Dave Dombrowski at the trade deadline with a HUGE 3 run bomb to put the Philly's up 3-0.
October 15, 20223 yr The Braves pitching just hasn't been good outside of Kyle Wright. Strider reminds me of Rodon last year. Both he and Fried were injured towards the end of the year. Just bad timing for the Braves.
October 15, 20223 yr I'm sure the Phillies regret signing Harper when they could have traded for Gavin Sheets and AJ Pollock instead.
October 15, 20223 yr 24 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said: I'm sure the Phillies regret signing Harper when they could have traded for Gavin Sheets and AJ Pollock instead. This image haunts my memory.
October 15, 20223 yr 20 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said: The playoffs are more fluky than ever, especially this new format. None of the teams that got a bye have played well. The Astros would be down 2-0 if it wasn't for Yordan Alvarez. All you gotta do is get in and hope your team gets hot. The Sox could have done that had they made a change at manager in June or July. Edited October 15, 20223 yr by chw42
October 15, 20223 yr 9 minutes ago, Quin said: This image haunts my memory. You and me both. What's particularly painful is listening to Harper talk about *his* interest in signing with the Sox when he was a free agent. It was obvious the idea of signing here really appealed to him, but fortunately for all of us, Jerry made sure that wasn't going to happen. ? “I was like, ‘They could be a good team.’ They’ve got a lot of good arms. They’ve got (Michael) Kopech, they’ve got (Reynaldo) Lopez, they’ve got (Lucas) Giolito, two guys they got from the Nats in the (Adam) Eaton trade. They’ve got really good pitching. They’ve got Dane Dunning, as well, who’s a minor league guy. He’ll be in the big leagues this year, possibly. So they had a lot of good prospects coming up. (Nick) Madrigal, I think. “So they had a lot of good guys, and I was like, ‘Hmm. Who’s going to hit behind me? Oh, shoot, big ol’ first baseman (Jose Abreu)’s going to hit behind me.’ That’s huge for me because he just kind of goes about his business, hits .280 every year with 25 (home runs) quietly and nobody really talks about it. But he’s a very good guy to hit behind me, so that was a big thing, as well. https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/white-sox/bryce-harper-raves-about-2018-meeting-white-sox-during-mlb-free-agency
October 15, 20223 yr It's so fun watching pitchers with plus plus command like Kirby pitch. He is awesome.
October 15, 20223 yr 47 minutes ago, chw42 said: The playoffs are more fluky than ever, especially this new format. None of the teams that got a bye have played well. The Astros would be down 2-0 if it wasn't for Yordan Alvarez. All you gotta do is get in and hope your team gets hot. The Sox could have done that had they made a change at manager in June or July. You're exactly right and that's why when fans say "who cares if our team gets in, they have no shot to do anything" is ridiculous. Once you're in, any team is capable of beating anyone. Edited October 15, 20223 yr by maxjusttyped
October 15, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said: You're exactly right and that's why when fans say "who cares if our team gets in, they have no shot to do anything" is ridiculous. Once you're in, any team is capable of beating anyone. But note that the playoffs are filtering out certain types of teams. How much of this has been won by power? How many impressive defensive performances have we seen? How deep are these bullpens going?
October 15, 20223 yr Pressly in for the 9th without a lead. Never thought I'd see Dusty do that. Edited October 15, 20223 yr by chw42
October 15, 20223 yr Kelenic .276 ops in the postseason, despite a two hit game recently. Frazier couldn't get the key hit this time.
October 15, 20223 yr Bellinger on the bench against a righty. I'm guessing he'll be done in LA after this season. How far he's fallen in such a short period of time is remarkable.
October 16, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said: Bellinger on the bench against a righty. I'm guessing he'll be done in LA after this season. How far he's fallen in such a short period of time is remarkable. Get ready for the Sox to sign him.
October 16, 20223 yr Wouldn't have pitched to Gimenez with Arias behind him. Severino pitch count way up. Kwan continues to set the table.
October 16, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, chw42 said: Get ready for the Sox to sign him. I'm already dreading talking myself into it.
October 16, 20223 yr 9 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said: Bellinger on the bench against a righty. I'm guessing he'll be done in LA after this season. How far he's fallen in such a short period of time is remarkable. Taylor also really struggled this year as well, which is partially why Lux is unlikely to go anywhere.
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