With the exception of the Big Bad Blue Jays tearing through the Rangers, I approve of pretty much everything that has gone down in the playoffs so far. Sure, I didn’t want the Mets to lose but I’d like to see the Cubs and Indians in the Whirled Serious anyway so that was okay. Seeing the Sox go out in three straight is about as sweet as it gets. Ortiz standing there with the bat on his shoulder in his final home at bat, not even able to get anything worth have a shit to swing at, goodbye forever, please never come back you very much. Good riddance Cookie.
Loved the Cubs beating the Giants and the Dodgers-Nats series has been fun. I thought Kershaw was terrific yesterday. His final line wasn’t sparkling but he showed a lot of smarts and even more guts. Watching him in the seventh, when he broke off an unfair breaking pitch, I thought—this guy is an artist. And yeah, it ended on a down note, but Kershaw vs. Harper was great entertainment and Harper put together an incredibly tough AB.
Game Five tomorrow. Let’s Go Base-ball.
Picture by Bags.
Nice round up Alex.
I concur with everything you wrote except about the Jays. The Team is due. The fans are due. Canada is due. I don't think those are especially good reasons to want them to win, but I hate Texas (the state and state of mind, for no logical reasons), and if tribalism is worth anything I'd rather pull for an AL East team (excluding the Shit Sox of course).
My NL team is supposed to be the Giants, as I was born in the city and my mother loved it, and the old man used to know Willie Mays, so we had box seats at Candle Stick (but I don't remember being there).
Anyway, I could not get behind these Giants. The Cubs are too exciting. That game was one for the ages. Beautiful come back, with our man Chapman closing it out like a monster. Is he cool or what?
Interesting.
Canada is kind of the anti-Texas. Well, except they're both big.
I once saw a game at Candlestick. I don't remember the game at all but I remember the park. I was in San Francisco in the summer with two guys I knew, Mike and Eric, staying at Mike's aunt's apartment. All three of us were nerds in our teens, in San Francisco. In the '70s.
Man, that was a long time ago.
I'm also completely behind the Cubs, but for probably a bad reason. I'm just thinking of the all-winter-long teeth gnashing around here if having been swept by Tito Francona the Sox get to watch Theo Epstein be deified. John Farrell and Dave Dombrowski. Hee-hee.
So, Bob Dylan?
[3] Yes, Bob Dylan. Hard to argue that he is the foremost poet of music since around 1960. Kind of wonder if any other lyracist/poet ever got the Nobel.
And of course, we're hopped up for the Nats. Are they going, finally, to break through to the league championship series after twice before failing to win the prior series? Hopeful signs: Max on the mound, Danny hitting like crazy, Trea showing he's a potential All-Star, Worth playing just like the the playoff pro he is, the bull-pen almost (not quite) lights out. OTOH, haven't seen much from Harper and Espinoza is an automatic out. Go Dusty!
[4] Many (many, many) poets, but no lyricists till now.
Let's see...
Happy Giants over Muts.
THRILLED Shit Sox got swept. Fuck Fat Liar straight to hell. Good riddance you Big Babi.
Really wanted the Giants to win. Sigh. I'm cool with the Cubs now...
Don't care for either LA or Nats, but would prefer Wash to win. I dig Werth.
Would like a Cubs-Tribe series. I'm fine with Chitown taking the trophy...
[3] WOW and WAHOO!!! I'm a *huge* Dylan fan and, as a lyricist myself, highly influenced and inspired by Bob. This honor is awesome and well-deserved : )
[2] I saw a game at Pac Bell Park about bakers dozen years ago while on tour. Loved it!
[6] till? I'm surprised.
Uh, really? It's just a standard word of English.
He would fight; yea, From morne till night (Love's Labor Lost)
Let no man leaue of it till the morning. (KJV, Exodus)
She doubted if the woman would live till morning. (Sir Walter Scott)
Were you thinking it seemed archaic?
[10] I was thinking "tilling" the land. I thought it had to be 'til. No?
[10] Happy Sarcasm Day, RI >;)
[11] No.
[12] Hey, every day is Sarcasm Day!
[3] Wonderful stuff.
Let's go Gnats
Hill hit, but seems ok
Murphy safe! Nats take the lead
Hell of battle between Scherzer and Turner
I'm checking out, night all.
bunting is pretty dumb most of the time...
ooh, exciting!
jansen threw 50+ pitches. walked 2 in the 9th.
kershaw into face murphy w/ 2 on, 1 out, 1-run lead!!!
wow. murphy popped out to second...
last hope: some guy named wilmer difo. um, ok...
kershaw struck out difo.
LA vs. Cubs
Let's go Indians!
Carlos, finally a bunt against the shift
Wow, two strike bunt, still an out
What a play by Kipnis!
Klubot has allowed a lot of base runners. Playing with fire.
Still scoreless...
In a just world we would not be stuck with Billy Ripken right after Timmy's retirement. Howdy, gang. I see Thor retired below. Go Indians!
Drive him in, Cleveland
Blegh
Siddown, Batflips!
The Klube.
klubot at 99 pitches. 9 outs to go.
start him in the 7th? andrew and cody allen for 9 outs?
gotta stick with kluber...
LINDOR!!!
2-0 Tribe!
Nah, Miller for two innings. Win tonight, worry about tomorrow, tomorrow.
quick out for the klube.
and that's it.
here comes andrew!
strike em out for andrew!
BJ/Melvin is Andrew's kryptonite.
struck him out!!!
Ha. Why do they keep showing pouty bat flips? Asshole. I am excited about this series and actually happy for Cleveland. Fuck Toronto.
i'm not a fan of that bunt...
siddown, eddie!
strike 3 to EE was definitely a strike.
upton had a little beef, as it was a bit low...
You're out, douche.
regardless of anything, laz diaz fucking sucks as an umpire and shouldn't be on a playoff squad, let alone behind home plate. he shouldn't even be in mlb...
sit the fuck down, joey bat flip!!!
haha, you asshole motherfucker!
Miller time.
ANDREW!!!
31 pitches, 5 outs...5 strike em outs!!!
and, holy crap, is he tall. his legs in those white pants go on forever...
estrada pitched a great game.
hopefully, cody allen shuts 'em down 1-2-3
Mo has his own commercial!
uno
dos
tres!
blow jays struck out 12 times and got shut out : )
Nice!
Make it two in a row, Cleveland.
To close to overturn.
Home run!
Damn, tied up
Miller strikes out the side!
Miller sets them down in the eighth too.
One down.
Siddown, Joey Strikeout
Two down
Three down, Cleveland goes up 2-0!
Andrew is *amazing*!!!
bad send by LA's 3rd base coach.
cubs playin' hard.
wild pitch to the pitcher. ugh.
Oh man, Cubs living large, Dodgers playing tight
WOW!!!
the dodgers look *awful*. what the fuck just happend?!
aggressive baez get the steal of home. ran a bit down the line for a safety squeeze. but the play wasn't necessarily on and lester pulled back. javier was too far, so there was a throw to thrid. javy took off and was safe! lester now walked. fun/ny!
what a catch by fowler!
joe fuck and john smoltz are beyond terrible.
why the fuck is joc bunting?
david ross should not retire...
ethier pinch hit home run. had pederson not bunted, might be a 2-run shot.
3-1 in the 5th. game is not over just yet...
huge K for chapman.
ooh, rizzo missed the foul. could bite the cubs in tushy.
103 mph
chappy struck out joc and now puig with the bases loaded.
2 outs.
A-Gon with a 2-run game tying single!
1st & 3rd, 2 outs.
Cubs year
[81] probably. unless cleveland has a say in it!
watching the 8th inning now. wow, dave roberts really fucked up. why IBB heyward (of all people) to face baex??? dumb Dumb DUMB!!!
ok. well, he got lucky with the popup. still, i don't like that move at all. either way, i'll stick to drumming. (see what i did there?)
Come on Cubbies
claw was perfect through 4. 2 hits in the 5th.
1-0 on A-Gon's homer. hendricks has walked 4.
heads up play by baez.
smoltz is really really bad in the booth. we already know joe fuck sucks.
kershaw through 6 with 72 pitches.
Oof, not wise to give zobrist an extra out...
Ah, struck him out anyhow. Kershaw picking up his catcher. (Not literally.)
Kershaw talks his way into staying in to face Baez. (Not Joan)
Claw a little squeezed on the first pitch. baez hits it to the warning track in dead center. 7 shutout innings for the best pitcher on the planet.
Kenley on for the 6-out save. Puig in the field.
Indians plate an early run
Uh oh, Trevor is bleeding
Yeah he can't continue. Slippery balls can get away
Damage averted
Circumstances at Napoli's!
That finger was nasty..I'm cool with either TOR or CLE beating either NL team. Hate both the Cubbies and the Dodgers.
tito bringin' in his closer in the 7th with nobody out and a man on first.
one down. loud-ish out.
how did lindor catch that throw?!
holy crap, he might be out!
reviewing the attempted steal...
whew. i do not like covelli crisp, but he caught the ball. that's good!
Almost caught it in his stomach. How old is crisp? 57?
andrew coming on for the 4-out save!
andrew just struck out coltrane on 4 pitches. unreal!
This is most pleasant. Eat shit, jays fans.
damn grounds rule double. : /
dammit. i really wanted some geico runs so andrew could rest.
one down.
strike em out, of course!
ooh, bj/melvin up as the tying run.
andrew's nemesis.
0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3!!!
Sweet play. Love it. Miller time.
miller only struck out 3 of 4. hack. glad we traded him.
tribe up 3-0!