soulpope Posted October 7 Report Posted October 7 9 minutes ago, ghost of miles said: 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. Spot on .... btw still miss Michael King though .... Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 7 Report Posted October 7 20 minutes ago, soulpope said: Spot on .... btw still miss Michael King though .... Padres were smart to hold out for him in the Soto trade. Mets-Phillies is quite the interesting battle as well. And in the AL playoffs you have *three* teams from the Central Division standing among the final four. That was not on my 2024 MLB bingo card. An entertaining postseason so far! Quote
JSngry Posted October 7 Author Report Posted October 7 Part of the fun of watching Padres games is getting reunited with Profar, Darvish, and sometimes Martin Perez. All that's missing is Ron Washington, and right now, that's ok. Also, Padres GM AL Preller(sp) was part of the Jon Daniels brain trust of the Rangers 1st WS teams. So hey! Quote
JSngry Posted October 7 Author Report Posted October 7 I guess the Tigers are going to keep playing until somebody makes them stop? Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 8 Report Posted October 8 El Tiante has died. https://www.mlb.com/news/luis-tiant-dies Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 8 Report Posted October 8 33 minutes ago, Dan Gould said: El Tiante has died. https://www.mlb.com/news/luis-tiant-dies Sad news. Among his many accomplishments, he threw a 173-pitch complete game against the Reds in game 4 of the 1975 WS. That’s *two* deep starts in one game by modern-day pitch count standards. He was also very entertaining to watch. 20 hours ago, JSngry said: I guess the Tigers are going to keep playing until somebody makes them stop? Pretty much! Every single division series now a 1-1 dogfight. Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 8 Report Posted October 8 4 minutes ago, ghost of miles said: Sad news. Among his many accomplishments, he threw a 173-pitch complete game against the Reds in game 4 of the 1975 WS. That’s *two* deep starts in one game by modern-day pitch count standards. He was also very entertaining to watch. Not sure how I didn't know this, but the classic/crazy wind up was a reaction to an arm injury and not how he threw from the start. With less of a fastball he had to adjust to add some deception. I loved it as a kid. Quote
JSngry Posted October 8 Author Report Posted October 8 Luis Tiant ALWAYS had a good baseball card. RIP. Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 9 Report Posted October 9 Only three innings in, and already a barnburner in San Diego! Quote
JSngry Posted October 9 Author Report Posted October 9 And the Phillies played like the horse that didn't get out of the burning barn... The WC game is indeed going to be worth watching thru to the end! Quote
Brad Posted October 9 Report Posted October 9 (edited) 9 hours ago, JSngry said: And the Phillies played like the horse that didn't get out of the burning barn... The WC game is indeed going to be worth watching thru to the end! 1 to go. Edited October 9 by Brad Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 9 Report Posted October 9 (edited) Read the NY Times obit and discovered some baseball passings this year that I don't recall hearing about, so here are some free articles: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/08/sports/baseball/luis-tiant-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Q04.13qq.cff-QltcYOsg&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/sports/baseball/ken-holtzman-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Q04.Khxr.9cxtofJjK3b7&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/obituaries/carl-erskine-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Q04.GUYn.IFYQ_TZIPVrM&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/13/sports/baseball/fritz-peterson-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Q04.FlJa.WhMUKSDk3_-S&smid=url-share https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/sports/baseball/don-gullett-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Q04.K__X.jQ75w8l4klqR&smid=url-share Edited October 9 by Dan Gould Quote
JSngry Posted October 9 Author Report Posted October 9 Carl Erskine, 97, wow. 9 hours ago, Brad said: 1 to go. Why does Mr. Met look like Troll Face?!?!?! Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 9 Report Posted October 9 Tigers threw a bullpen playoff shutout! Impressive. Quote
JSngry Posted October 9 Author Report Posted October 9 These Phillies...what am I supposed to like about that? Anything? Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 10 Report Posted October 10 5 hours ago, ghost of miles said: Tigers threw a bullpen playoff shutout! Impressive. … and now the Dodgers are six innings into a potential bullpen shutout. Surely that’s never happened twice in one day in the postseason? Hell, one alone seems pretty darn unusual. Quote
JSngry Posted October 10 Author Report Posted October 10 Saw some YT thing about that AJ Hinch Is Changing Pitching Forever or some such, and no, it's not him alone, but people are trying it and if it works often enough they're going to keep trying it and eventually it will be normal. How this eventually impacts the salaries of good-but-not-grest starters remains to be seen? What Hinch has done is to "cross-train" his relievers so that they're ready to plug in to any spot in the game. Some people are calling it a gimmick, but time will tell. Now if people can just bring back bunting .. Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 12 Report Posted October 12 Buckle up for Mets-Dodgers and Guardians-Yankees! Quote
JSngry Posted October 12 Author Report Posted October 12 After today, I'm unbuckling from the 2024 baseball season. The only thing that can pull me back in is an Guardians/Mets series, and does anybody expect that? Quote
soulpope Posted October 13 Report Posted October 13 https://yanksgoyard.com/yankees-aaron-boone-deserves-flowers-for-clearly-outfoxing-royals-matt-quatraro-01j9xvjhy69t Interesting thoughts .... but you have to have luck on your side too .... Quote
ghost of miles Posted October 14 Report Posted October 14 With their shutout last night, the Dodgers have now tied the 1966 Baltimore Orioles postseason record of holding their opponents scoreless for 33 innings in a row. Quote
JSngry Posted October 14 Author Report Posted October 14 4 hours ago, ghost of miles said: With their shutout last night, the Dodgers have now tied the 1966 Baltimore Orioles postseason record of holding their opponents scoreless for 33 innings in a row. The Orioles did it in a time when when the World Series was all the "post-season" there was. So they did it all against one team. For some reason, I think that's a different type of record. To be fair, the 1966 Dodgers were a very light hitting team. But they were still favorites in the series because of their amazing pitching staff. I heard somebody on TV say that that series was Jim Palmer's "coming out party", but that's not accurate either - Palmer would end up back in the minors for a stretch before returning for good to become the ace for the ages that be now is known as. 1966 was one of the better overall MLB seasons imo. Quote
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