ghost of miles Posted October 3 Report Posted October 3 (edited) Yankees and Royals meeting in the playoffs for the first time in 44 years. Oh man, does that ever bring back childhood baseball memories. Those were epic showdowns. The current Royals looked very, very good to me when the Yankees faced them late this season. I understand their offense may be a little suspect beyond Bobby Witt Jr and Salvador Perez, but so’s NY’s beyond Judge and Soto. Those two guys have off nights and it’s not so hard to shut down this Yankee lineup. Plus NY just lost first Rizzo and then Cortes, both likely for much or all of the postseason. Pinstripe Alley has a write-up on the Royals that will behoove me to study. Edited October 3 by ghost of miles Quote
JSngry Posted October 3 Author Report Posted October 3 A Parker Meadows/Jackson Merrill World Series Battle Of The Rookie Center Fielders is as potentially epic (offensively AND defensively) as it is realistically unlikely. Quote
jlhoots Posted October 3 Report Posted October 3 Brewers live to fight another day. Chourio (20 year old rookie) hits 2 home runs. Williams shuts down Mets in the 9th. Quote
JSngry Posted October 3 Author Report Posted October 3 8 minutes ago, jlhoots said: Brewers live to fight another day. Chourio (20 year old rookie) hits 2 home runs. Williams shuts down Mets in the 9th. Glad they did that, if for no other reason than that now there's only one/a game to watch tomorrow! Quote
soulpope Posted October 3 Report Posted October 3 1 hour ago, jlhoots said: Brewers live to fight another day. Chourio (20 year old rookie) hits 2 home runs. Williams shuts down Mets in the 9th. Jackson Chourio on 🔥fire🔥 .... what a Rookie Season .... Quote
soulpope Posted October 3 Report Posted October 3 The Detroit Tigers a prototypical feel good story .... Quote
JSngry Posted October 4 Author Report Posted October 4 I don't mind the Mets, but that Winker guy seems like a dick too far. Quote
jlhoots Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 Brewers had 'em & blew it. Oh & BTW Winker is a dick. Quote
soulpope Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 The Detroit Tigers paid their 26 player Wildcard Roster USD 18,8 mn in 2024 salary .... Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 4 Report Posted October 4 7 hours ago, JSngry said: I don't mind the Mets, but that Winker guy seems like a dick too far. I do mind them and he is what we coined in college: a walking penis. 6 hours ago, jlhoots said: Brewers had 'em & blew it. Oh & BTW Winker is a dick. Did we get the statcast "how many other parks that was a home run" in? Cause it seems like the Brewers park is something of a travesty like Houston and Philly. Their two in the 8th weren't cheapies but that struck me as one of those "a home run in two other parks" jobs. Quote
Brad Posted October 5 Report Posted October 5 Winker seems like a guy you love to have on your team but hate him when he’s on the other team. That fourth run was huge. On 10/4/2024 at 1:06 AM, soulpope said: Tough loss for the Brewers .... But great win for the Metropolitans. I ain’t cryin for the Brew Crew. Quote
jlhoots Posted October 5 Report Posted October 5 (edited) Wake me when it's over. Switching to (American) football. BTW, Winker was terrible when he was a Brewer. Good for him that he's improved. It's his "antics" that are offensive. 👽 Edited October 5 by jlhoots Quote
JSngry Posted October 5 Author Report Posted October 5 Yeah, Winker's "energy" seems to be on the wrong side of...whatever. I think he's got a side deal with Satan. Quote
Brad Posted October 5 Report Posted October 5 1 hour ago, jlhoots said: Wake me when it's over. Switching to (American) football. BTW, Winker was terrible when he was a Brewer. Good for him that he's improved. It's his "antics" that are offensive. 👽 He’s been ok, not spectacular as a Met. He’s a FA next year so I expect he will be moving on. The only two things he did in the series that probably got Brewers fans annoyed was saying something to Adames during game 1 and smashing his helmet on the ground when he scored the 4th run. Quote
soulpope Posted October 5 Report Posted October 5 3 hours ago, Brad said: But great win for the Metropolitans. I ain’t cryin for the Brew Crew. I wouldn't cry for baseball at all .... Quote
JSngry Posted October 5 Author Report Posted October 5 1 hour ago, Brad said: He’s been ok, not spectacular as a Met. He’s a FA next year so I expect he will be moving on. The only two things he did in the series that probably got Brewers fans annoyed was saying something to Adames during game 1 and smashing his helmet on the ground when he scored the 4th run. Jomboy (sp?) has highlighted at least one other instance of his psycho behavior. Quote
soulpope Posted October 7 Report Posted October 7 Always wondering why "fans" threatening players/throwing objects are not banned from stadiums for life .... btw and with these high resolution cameras all around it should be easy to identify these .... Quote
JSngry Posted October 7 Author Report Posted October 7 13 minutes ago, soulpope said: Always wondering why "fans" threatening players/throwing objects are not banned from stadiums for life .... btw and with these high resolution cameras all around it should be easy to identify these .... In Texas, we just feed them to the in-house feral hogs between innings. Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 7 Report Posted October 7 (edited) Padres looking like they might be the team to beat in the postseason--quite a war they have going on with the Dodgers right now. Interesting that the Soto trade seemed to work out well for both San Diego and the Yankees, with Michael King and Higgy becoming such key players on this year's SD roster. NY did not want to give up King, I can tell you that. He was one of the best homegrown pitchers they'd developed over the past few years. Fortunately Clarke Schmidt (the guy they would have preferred to have included in the trade) has pitched quite well in what would have been King's spot in the rotation. Momentum is definitely in the Padres' favor, heading home after getting through L.A.'s two best starters with a split on the road. Also a tip of the cap to Manny Machado, who used to strike me as an exceptionally talented but less-than-mature player when he was with the Orioles. The meeting he called in the dugout in the 8th after all of the ugliness in the preceding inning clearly helped set the table for San Diego turning the game into a laugher. Edited October 7 by ghost of miles Quote
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