Playoffs are set

[eddie83]

Showalter is on the Marlins-Braves broadcast on MLB network. 

[Can_of_corn]

2 hours ago, eddie83 said:

Showalter is on the Marlins-Braves broadcast on MLB network. 

Talking about proper bullpen usage?

Edited October 7, 2020 by Can_of_corn

[eddie83]

7 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Walking about proper bullpen usage?

Too early yet....

[OFFNY]

o

 

The Athletics' backs are to the wall ......

 

GAME THREE )))))) (A.L.D.S.)

 

OAKLAND A THLETICS

Marcus Semien - SS

Thomas La Stella - 2B

Chadwick Piner - 3B

Khristopher Davis - DH

Matthew Olson - 1B

Mark Canha - LF

Stephen Piscotty - RF

Ramon Laureano - CF

Sean Murphy - C

Jesus G. Luzardo - LHP )) (3-2, 4.12 ERA)

 

HOUSTON ASTROS

George Cheslton Springer III - CF

Jose Altuve - 2B

Michael Charles Brantley, Jr. - LF

Alexander David "A.D." Bregman - 3B

Carlos Javier Correa Oppenheimer - SS

Kyle Tucker - RF

Yulieski Gurriel Castillo - 1B

Aledmys Diaz Serrano - DH

Martin Benjamin Maldonado Valdes - C

Jose Luis Urquidy - RHP )) (1-1, 2.73 ERA)

 

https://www.mlb.com/starting-lineups

 

o

[eddie83]

Buck is telling Jeter stories. 
 

Praising Markakis before. 
 

Talking about productive outs. 
 

Buck being Buck.  

[Can_of_corn]

1 minute ago, eddie83 said:

Buck is telling Jeter stories. 
 

Praising Markakis before. 
 

Talking about productive outs. 
 

Buck being Buck.  

Ack.

You know what is productive?  Not making an out.

[eddie83]

5 minutes ago, Can_of_corn said:

Ack.

You know what is productive?  Not making an out.

Runner at 2nd. 9th place hitter up. Said it’s not the hitters fault basically the way the game is now. Riley did K. 

[Just Regular]

https://www.milb.com/news/the-road-to-the-show-grayson-rodriguez

I'm just going to drop this here as for something published "today" there really isn't new content.  I thought sure pre-read there would be a post-Bowie quote or something, but no.

Anyway, last night his Class of 2018 mate Ryan Weathers did playoff pitching, but it was new to me here Carter Stewart was the third prep pitcher with those two.  If the next CBA is similar and in 2025, Stewart gets Ohtani gazillions and Weathers/Grayrod are like Club3 or Arb1, that could be an interesting scenario.

[eddie83]

O’Day got in and then out of a big jam and now Bleier in for Marlins. Buck in the booth. 
 

Its 2017 all over again. 

[Just Regular]

O'Day was just first guy out of pen behind Ian Anderson (HS class of 2016, awesome again this October) and the booth with Buck was clamoring for the 3-batter minimum angle to play up.

Snitker called him in for Anderson/Cooper/Joyce with two out, Berti on first, and the whole vibe in the booth was OMG what if he has to face the Lowenstein guy.

Berti totally made O'Day hit Anderson by taking off on the periphery of his vision, and then Cooper walked.  Buck during the Cooper at-bat joked about giving an IBB up 2 with the bases loaded, as he did to Bonds though I doubt his booth mates got the reference.

Then because baseball, Joyce grounds out weakly on first pitch.

[eddie83]

2 minutes ago, OrioleDog said:

O'Day was just first guy out of pen behind Ian Anderson (HS class of 2016, awesome again this October) and the booth with Buck was clamoring for the 3-batter minimum angle to play up.

Snitker called him in for Anderson/Cooper/Joyce with two out, Berti on first, and the whole vibe in the booth was OMG what if he has to face the Lowenstein guy.

Berti totally made O'Day hit Anderson by taking off on the periphery of his vision, and then Cooper walked.  Buck during the Cooper at-bat joked about giving an IBB up 2 with the bases loaded, as he did to Bonds though I doubt his booth mates got the reference.

Then because baseball, Joyce grounds out weakly on first pitch.

Joyce is no Lowenstein. 

[Just Regular]

Ahh veteran tricks.

Marlins down 2-0 in Top 8 got man on 1st leading off on Swanson error, and second batter sends weak flare towards Nick and short RF foul line.   The play ends in Nick recording a 9-6 fielder's choice force out.

I think OAA would probably say the batted ball should have been caught by a RF something like 80% of the time - it would have been fairly embarrassing IMO for Nick not to record an out on the play.

On the replay, Buck breaks down fast that Nick "made a decision" to let the ball drop, and hosannas, etc.   His arm saved his legs there.  Nick's team one out closer to a 2-0 lead going for the next round.

[OFFNY]

2 hours ago, OFFNY said:

o

 

The Athletics' backs are to the wall ......

 

GAME THREE )))))) (A.L.D.S.)

 

OAKLAND A THLETICS

Jesus G. Luzardo - LHP )) (3-2, 4.12 ERA)

 

HOUSTON ASTROS

Jose Luis Urquidy - RHP )) (1-1, 2.73 ERA)

 

https://www.mlb.com/starting-lineups

 

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Luzardo appears to have settled in after having ceded 2 Runs in the 1st inning.

 

o

[OFFNY]

52 minutes ago, OFFNY said:

o

 

Luzardo appears to have settled in after having ceded 2 Runs in the 1st inning.

 

o

o

 

Next time, just shut up and watch the game.

 

o

[Can_of_corn]

It will be entertaining if the Astros go through the Yankees and Dodgers and win another WS.

So many folks will be salty.