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The Magic Number

Game Three. Brilliant sunny autumn afternoon in New York. Yanks and Luis Severino against the best pitcher in the league and those damn ’Stros.

Here’s hoping the Yanks come out on top.

Never mind the strikeouts:

Let’s Go Yank-ees!

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1 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 2:27 pm

No Stanton (he's supposedly "available" off the bench) and GLEYBER! back to hitting 5th.

Never mind the bollocks, here's the Yankees!

2 Springdeeds   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:05 pm

Let's go Yankees!

Beautiful day in New York, almost regretting that I have to stay inside to watch the game, but not the worst way to spend a Tuesday afternoon :)

A few hitters are absolutely due, regardless of the quality of the Houston pitching: Gary and Edwin in particular. I have a lot of faith in this team, though.

3 rbj   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:10 pm

Come on, Luis

4 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:10 pm

That's a huge shock. Fucking little fucker.

5 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:10 pm

Fucking Terror Tot.

Ugh.

6 rbj   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:10 pm

Sigh. #obligatoryhomer

7 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:11 pm

Loud Astros contingent in the Stadium, it seems.

8 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:15 pm

C'mon. Luis! Get outs!

9 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:17 pm

35 1st inning pitches. Always a portend of awesome things to come.

10 mhoward120   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:18 pm

Way too many pitches.

11 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:21 pm

That's a Fucking strike, blue! Oi!

12 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:27 pm

Brutal beginning for Sevy

13 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:27 pm

This is a disaster..I got up at 5:30 for this??

14 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:28 pm

Oh, good. Tyler Lyons is the first guy warming up. Joy

15 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:28 pm

Cole better have this loaf of bread sized strike zone, JFC! Here's the game 20 minutes after the 1st pitch.

16 mhoward120   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:28 pm

Lyons is akin to the white flag.

17 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:28 pm

I was really nervous on Sunday. That loss deflated me. My confidence level in today was very low before it began. Now? . . .

18 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:29 pm

Only 36 pitches and 1 run...

19 Springdeeds   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:31 pm

One run--- nice work to get out of it, especially working with a small strike zone. I really hope that Boone lets him work for a few more innings, or until his pitch count is up. I really, really do not like the idea of Lyons coming in early.

20 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:31 pm

I’ll be able to watch a few batters here and that’s it. Headed to work. I’ll listen to John and Suzyn in the car, then will be teaching throughout the rest of the game. I’ll try to sneak a peak at the score here and there...

21 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:31 pm

Yeesh, obviously could have been worse, but ... not good, Bob!

22 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:33 pm

It’s supposed to start raining down here at the top of the hour and continue straight through tomorrow morning. After that, I guess it races up to the Bronx. Of course, I’d be able to watch tomorrow’s game in its entirety, but it’ll be rained out...

23 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:34 pm

Nice, DJ!

Give us the lead, Judge.

24 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:34 pm

Up the middle, Machine. You da man.

25 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:35 pm

I’ll take that hit

26 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:36 pm

Fail #1.

27 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:36 pm

Unproductive. Fuck

28 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:36 pm

Just one hit Gritner!

29 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:37 pm

[27] we have to get to Cole here.

30 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:37 pm

Should’ve bunted and beaten it out.

Pathetic

31 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:37 pm

Fail #2.

32 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:37 pm

Probably the best opportunity we’ll have all game...

33 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:38 pm

Only 10 pitches so far

34 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:39 pm

I’ll take a HBP here

35 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:40 pm

Come on Didi.

36 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:40 pm

Cole talking more than most pitchers

37 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:40 pm

Sure would have liked that walk in the 3rd spot.

38 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:41 pm

Fail #3.

39 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:41 pm

EPIC FAIL

40 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:41 pm

Cole doesn’t look too on...so there’s that at keast

41 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:41 pm

SAD TROMBONE!

42 Springdeeds   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:42 pm

That first pitch shit from Edwin and Didi is not good at all!

43 Bronx Boy in NC   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:43 pm

Bill Mazeroski
Joey Cora
David Eckstein
Juan Pierre
Jose Altuve

Yanks always come into a series fearing the big bopper and it's always some pesky little fuck who does the damage.

44 Springdeeds   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:44 pm

On Twitter, A-Rod is saying that Sevy was definitely tipping his pitches.

45 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:45 pm

[44] Let's hope Rothschild is following A-Rod.

46 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:47 pm

Oh. Joy.

Is this game over?

47 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:47 pm

Unfuckingbelievable.

And with that, I’m out. Headed to teach. What a bunch of fucking bollocks.

48 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:47 pm

This is over..5:45am here, I’m going to get some work done while keeping the game on in the background :(

49 thelarmis   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:47 pm

[46] season.

50 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:48 pm

Quit throwing your jv slider ferfuck’s sake!

51 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:48 pm

[44] My grandmother could have launched that last slider into the 2nd deck ... and she's deceased.

52 rbj   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:48 pm

Thre runs off Cole? Doubtful.

53 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:48 pm

well, we appear to be fucked now. We're not scoring 3 runs off Cole.

54 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:49 pm

His tip is, here, hit my shit slider.

55 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:53 pm

Hey, it's me playing 3rd base on my softball team.

56 Springdeeds   ~  Oct 15, 2019 3:59 pm

that fielding play was pretty demoralizing, damn. lucky nothing came of it-- brantlely is a very good hitter and we conceded the stolen base quite easily. there is a sense i get watching severino that he is simply trying to strike people out rather than settle for ground ball outs, soft flyouts.

57 rob_smith_51   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:04 pm

What happened to K-Zone?

58 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:06 pm

Great AB by Hicks. Cole doesn't have a K yet, that's a good sign..

59 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:07 pm

Great at bat by Hicks. 10 pitches. I guess we can take comfort in knowing that Cole's at 32 pitches. Still he went to 118 and 107, so we need more of that.

60 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:08 pm

Oontz laughs at your surrender (and mine, too)!

61 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:08 pm

[59] I mean he threw 118 and 107 pitches in his last 2 starts against Tampa.

62 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:09 pm

A score truck would be nice here.

63 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:10 pm

Hopeless. At least Gardner and Edwin are coming up next inning.

64 Springdeeds   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:11 pm

dj is such a wonderful hitter. at least we have that.

65 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:16 pm

Sevi got through that inning fast. If Cole's going to struggle, maybe we'll find out now. I just want Gritner to foul off 10 pitches and draw a walk.

66 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:17 pm

[65] Still early, if they can keep it at 2-0 and drive Cole from the game..

67 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:20 pm

[66] let's hope so.

68 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:20 pm

Nice patience by Edwin there.

69 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:20 pm

Gardner and EE have been AWFUL..&%$#"$"&

70 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:21 pm

Gardner had no chance and Edwin looks like garbage.

71 Springdeeds   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:24 pm

cole had a scary rhythm in that inning-- how about a bunt? some stolen bases? especially if gardner is looking like this..

72 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:26 pm

Gardner and Edwin made 2 outs on 4 pitches combined. At least Gleyber saw 9 pitches.

I hate playing the counting game against an opposing pitcher because it nearly always becomes futile. Even so, Cole is at 51 pitches through 3 innings. They need Sevi to last 5 innings and keep it at 2-0.

73 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:34 pm

Cue up Yakkity Sax, fer fuck's sake.

74 rbj   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:34 pm

At least not a homer.

75 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:36 pm

That was very odd..did the wind take it?
Can't let this run score..

76 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:38 pm

Onions! Let's go, O! For the love of Mo!

77 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:38 pm

Severino really bounced back after that awful 1st. Can the O now get up some runs?

78 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:38 pm

Sterling just said that was Sevi's 90th and "undoubtedly last pitch." I really hope they can get him through 5. The pen is going to be needed this week and 1 inning could help.

79 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:43 pm

No one is up in the pen.

80 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:44 pm

Good thing Sanchez is batting 7th.

Can we bat him 10th?

81 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:47 pm

Interesting.

82 Springdeeds   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:47 pm

come on dj!

83 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:49 pm

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!

84 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:50 pm

arrrrrrrgh. At least Cole is at 70 pitches through 4 innings.

85 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:53 pm

Still savages. Most of them. They will break through.

86 rbj   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:53 pm

Dammit

87 rbj   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:56 pm

Now an ump is injured.

88 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:57 pm

That's weird. Never saw that before.

89 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:58 pm

Good thing they are being cautious with the concussion. He had his bell rung twice.

90 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:58 pm

Hey, just caught up. Had to work. Some good at bats. But not finishing the job. Still, Cole’s pitch count is way up which is something.

91 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 4:59 pm

So how long is this delay going to be? It’s very odd

92 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:01 pm

There not flying in Joe West are they?

93 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:01 pm

[91] I vote for 35 minutes to let Cole get cold.

94 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:04 pm

[93] do you mean Cole-d? Sounds good to me

95 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:12 pm

Ok he looks tired

96 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:15 pm

Hmmm....3 laps around block and this
Zoinks! 2 outs.

97 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:16 pm

[94] Very Punny!

98 rbj   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:18 pm

Phew.

99 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:19 pm

Mean Chad Green. Time for a....crooked number?

100 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:19 pm

It's an RISP fail night for both teams.

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101 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:20 pm

[94] Cole got his last out at 5:49. His next pitch will be at about 6:22, so maybe the 33 minute delay will reduce how sharp he is.

102 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:20 pm

My internet just went. Crap

103 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:21 pm

[99] Does "11" count?

104 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:22 pm

[101] let’s hope.

105 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:22 pm

2 pitches for that. Ugh.

106 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:22 pm

Internet back!

107 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:22 pm

Judge’s at bats have not been great

108 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:24 pm

I'm ready to bench Gardner.

109 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:24 pm

Not hopeful here. EE has been terrible

110 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:25 pm

They're bound to cash in, right?

111 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:25 pm

Nice! I’m glad to be wrong!

112 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:26 pm

Gotta get EE in. Come on Gleyber.

113 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:26 pm

[110] YES

114 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:31 pm

Take a pitch, Didi. Let's go, dude!

115 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:31 pm

Great at bat, Gleyber!

116 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:31 pm

[114] lean into one

117 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:32 pm

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!

118 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:32 pm

Or that. Mother fucker!

119 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:32 pm

ARRRRRRGH. FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK. Dammit.

120 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:32 pm

Damn those unjuiced balls. Damn them all to hell!

121 Mr OK Jazz Tokyo   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:33 pm

So...damn...close...

122 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:33 pm

Cole is up to 89 pitches through 5 innings. Hopefully he's gone by the end of the 6th. If he is, and it's only 2-0, we'll win this MF game. I'm out.

123 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:37 pm

Hey, Smoltz. Take your 1 ring and shove it.

124 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:38 pm

They keep pimping on fly outs

125 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:41 pm

Gary is always 0-2.

126 rbj   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:41 pm

Darn it, walking the dog didn’t work.

127 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:47 pm

Cole should throw 130 pitches. Why in the hell would hw be taken out?

128 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:47 pm

Ugh. Those wasted opportunities are going to come back to haunt us

129 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:47 pm

[127] They’d be stupid to do it. But he certainly has good enough stuff.

130 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:51 pm

It’s not like the homer was off of a good slider. It was off a hanger. So it wouldn’t affect this at bat

131 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:53 pm

Zero in. Zero walks a dude. Zero makes me stabby.

132 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:54 pm

He has been absolutely Fucking worthless. Holy shite!

133 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:55 pm

Ottavino just looks like tired arm guy. Has for the past 6 weeks. He was way overused

134 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 5:55 pm

This game is annoying.

135 Bronx Boy in NC   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:00 pm

Hard to criticize in such a heated moment but I think that goes a lot better if LM throws to third.

136 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:00 pm

Altuve could take a shit on the field and Smoltz would smell roses

137 Bronx Boy in NC   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:00 pm

I mean, after he chased Altuve back there, not right away

138 Bronx Boy in NC   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:01 pm

Oh fuck this

139 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:02 pm

Free runs!!! At least Gary is hitting. Sigh.

140 rbj   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:02 pm

Oy vey

141 Bronx Boy in NC   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:03 pm

If IBB earlier why not here?

142 Bronx Boy in NC   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:03 pm

I dunno, Bret

143 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:05 pm

That's not what you want.

144 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:08 pm

Cue Hicks.

No, the *other* Hicks ... "GAME OVER MAN, GAME OVER!"

145 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:11 pm

Death, taxes, and the Yankees offense disappearing in October. At least this decade.

146 rob_smith_51   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:12 pm

I don't understand why they batted Gardner 3rd.

147 rob_smith_51   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:12 pm

Hicks looked better and he has been out a while.

148 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:13 pm

Looks like the savages have been put back in their cages. Shite inning.

149 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:14 pm

Even the commercials are pissing me off. Lol

150 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:15 pm

Two more chances. Will we see Porcelain Stanton?

151 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:18 pm

[150] I don’t get Stanton not being in the lineup. Boone made it very clear it was his decision not to play him. What are we saving him for?

152 rob_smith_51   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:18 pm

They did get Cole's pitch count up and looked a lot better than Rays. They just couldn't capitalize with all the walks and hits.

153 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:19 pm

[152] yep very true

154 rob_smith_51   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:19 pm

[150]. I would have preferred having Ford instead of CC on the roster. We have almost no bench.

155 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:22 pm

Cessa > Happ

156 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:23 pm

Looooooooooooouis!

157 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:25 pm

[154] There is no logical reason nor any reason to have CC on the roster. It doesn't make one ounce of sense.

158 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:25 pm

Thanks, Hinch. Dumbass.

159 Bronx Boy in NC   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:27 pm

A spark?

160 Bronx Boy in NC   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:28 pm

A splunk.

161 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:30 pm

I didn’t think they could overturn that

162 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:30 pm

Awesome!

Good thing Gleyber is batting 5th tonight ...

163 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:31 pm

Finally!

164 rbj   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:31 pm

Finally a run

165 rob_smith_51   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:31 pm

[161] Didn't look clear and obvious to me, but announcers said he got the helmet.

166 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:31 pm

Aew they going to show a definitive replay that EE was out. Not satisfied. Gleyber Day!

167 rob_smith_51   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:32 pm

[162] Hopefully the Gardner batting 3rd experiment is over.

168 Springdeeds   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:32 pm

gleyber! so good!

169 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:33 pm

And like a good neighbor....

170 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:33 pm

[167] I'm sure Boone-y will learn that lesson ... in time for next year's playoffs.

171 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:34 pm

....Torres is there. He's EVERYWHERE!

172 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:35 pm

Atta boy, Gary. You'll hit one out of the infield one of these games.

173 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:37 pm

Ugh to Gary. When he is bad at the plate, he is really bad at the plate.

174 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:39 pm

Torres, Judge and DJ are the only ones hitting. The rest of the line up is garbage.

175 yankintexas   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:39 pm

[167] That would be nice but what would be better is if he learned that Ottavino should be treated like the Holder/Cessa/Cortez of the world, rather than deploy him like he's some kind of elite reliever, because he sure as hell is not.

176 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:40 pm

I just watched that replay of EE at first a dozen times. I was getting more and more irate until I finally saw the glove nicking the helmet. Heavy sigh.

177 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:42 pm

Maybe Stanton pinch hits for Gardy next inning if it gets that far.

178 Bronx Boy in NC   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:43 pm

Smoltz on the Cole recap: “That was the only fastball strikeout; everything else came on something spinning.”

Um, fastballs spin. Anytime Cole wants to break out the knuckler he’s welcome.

I know what he means. I know I’m being a dick. I’m just mad.

179 Bronx Boy in NC   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:44 pm

[175] You know what we’re seeing?

The Binder.

180 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:44 pm

‘That’s up”. Umm no it was a strike.

181 rob_smith_51   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:45 pm

Everything is a strike to that first base umpire.

182 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:47 pm

Maybe Cessa will bump up in the pecking order

183 seamus   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:47 pm

[181] he’s brutal for sure

184 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:48 pm

Nice work by Cessa. And I don't mind him plunking Bregman.

185 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:49 pm

Couple bloops and a blast. Or several bloops and some walks, wild pitches, and ghastly errors. Just win baby!

186 yankintexas   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:50 pm

Ridiculous

187 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:52 pm

This is the game of the loud out.

188 Ara Just Fair   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:53 pm

You can't win a series with no starting pitching and scoring 1 and 2 runs a game. J.F.C!!!!!

189 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:54 pm

So much for game #3.

See y'all ... Thursday?

190 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 6:55 pm

Tomorrow, tomorrow....or the day after.

191 yankintexas   ~  Oct 15, 2019 7:01 pm

We knew the starting pitching wasn't up to snuff but everyone in the media gave Cashman a pass and will probably do the same when we pass on Cole in the offseason. As for the offense, you can't win championships just by hitting homers. DJ, Gleyber and Judge always puts forth strong ABs even when they fail. In other words, they don't just pad all of their numbers against weak opponents (see Gary).

192 yankintexas   ~  Oct 15, 2019 7:03 pm

Or spending the entire season on the DL due to a hang nail (see Stanton)

193 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 7:05 pm

[191] Cashman doesn't sign the checks and George ain't walking through that door any time soon ...

194 yankintexas   ~  Oct 15, 2019 7:14 pm

[193] Yeah I know. I also know that Cashman's death star still isn't fully functional and we just saw Altuve, the ewok put a big hole in the side of it.

195 cult of basebaal   ~  Oct 15, 2019 7:32 pm

[194] Well, Ewoks do tend to be bad news for semi-functional Death Stars, IIRC.

196 rbj   ~  Oct 15, 2019 8:03 pm

Looks like the Nats for the sweep.

197 rbj   ~  Oct 15, 2019 9:06 pm

Or maybe there’s a chance.

198 Boatzilla   ~  Oct 15, 2019 9:43 pm

You live by the homer you die by the homer.

199 rbj   ~  Oct 15, 2019 9:48 pm

Uh oh, hitting a Molina in the postseason is dangerous. Do not provoke a Molina.

200 rbj   ~  Oct 15, 2019 9:57 pm

Nats dodged a bullet there.

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201 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 16, 2019 11:15 am

Can't believe how happy I am for my Nats. So different than the Yanks: great starters, awful pen, scoring runs the old-fashioned way. Still hoping to see them face the Yanks. Bryce Who? Happy birthday to Ted Lerner!(and please resign Tony Two-Bags!)

202 GaryfromChevyChase   ~  Oct 16, 2019 11:15 am

Just saw game 4 rained out.

203 yankintexas   ~  Oct 16, 2019 7:37 pm

[202] Awesome. That means Boone will probably use his entire pitching staff regardless of how well Tanaka pitches. At this rate, I don't want this team to go after Cole in the offseason. Why pay someone 35-40 million a year just to pitch 5-6 innings.

204 Evil Empire   ~  Oct 17, 2019 3:05 pm

Is it just me or did Houston's manager blow a layup by scheduling Verlander to pitch game 5?

205 rbj   ~  Oct 17, 2019 5:33 pm

Still no Stanton, but you can’t drop him.

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