I agree that Theo left the team in a mess when he went to the Cubs. Crawford was his signing so he gets a lot of blame for the team that needed the Dodgers to bail them out.
Even Year Magick vs. They're Due!
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Anytime I talk sports with people I tend to default toward a feeling of "I understand why some people think baseball is boring, but I love it".
And then games like this happen. And I am reminded that those people are dumb.
And then games like this happen. And I am reminded that those people are dumb.
This. Playoff baseball is so, so good. Especially close out or series final games.
Agreed. I don't think anything beats overtime in playoff Hockey, but playoff baseball is pretty fucking awesome, too.
I'm gonna say something crazier, NL playoff games are better than AL playoff games right now. I don't think it's the strategy, just that the NL breeds better pitching. There was no AL matchup possible as good as Bumgarner/Arrieta, Bumgarner/Syndergaard, Kershaw/Scherzer or Lester/Cueto.
I agree, but I think that the NL having overall better teams (more parity, perhaps?) has something to do with this as well. I think there are lineups in the NL (Nats, Dodgers) that are better than any in the AL, not just the pitching. I thinks it's just part of the ebb and flow, though, not necessarily a long term thing.
The Dodgers were the worst hitting team in baseball against LHP by pretty much every measure.
http://www.espn.com/mlb/stats/team/_/stat/batting/seasontype/2/split/31/sort/OPS/order/false
The Dodgers and Nats do not have lineups "better than any in the AL". Maybe I'm missing something you're trying to say.
Yeah, you could make an argument that 9 of the top 12 teams this year were in the AL. The records of the top NL teams look good because they have so many shitty teams to beat up on, the Cubs are head and shoulders the best team in baseball, but after that it's a lot less clear.
"Ugh, why won't this game end?" say stupid people everywhere.
(Yes, I am trying to move on from my own stupid comment).
(Yes, I am trying to move on from my own stupid comment).
What could have possibly taken so long to come to a decision, looking at those replays? Ross was obviously out by half a step.
Those guys have all gone home, so they had to call one of their wives to ask them to check the TV replays.
I figured they all down at the corner bar.
And there it is! Sleep at last, and two games tomorrow.
Wow. Can't ask for much more than that from Montgomery if you are a Cubs fan. Great fucking game.
I find I am ambivalent. Part of me wanted the Cubs to win so they could go on to possibly win a WS for their fans, but I have always loved Buster Posey and Company and part of me wanted them to win. So part of me is happy the Giants won, but another part wishes the Cubs had closed it out!
Im pretty ambivalent at this point, I just want more baseball. It would be nice to see Tito, or Lester win as a last middle finger to Lucky, but I'm mostly looking for entertainment at this point. I guess I'll root against the Dodgers because O'Malley broke my families hearts, and lawyered guys I grew up with to death when they opened a bar called the Brooklyn Dodger in Bay Ridge.
I can't believe the cutting to Derek Law after every good Giant's moment is continuing in this game.
Double, fly out, SF, and the Giants jump out to a 1-0 lead in the first.
The Historically Great Baseball Mind brought the infield in in the first inning with Posey at the plate.
The Historically Great Baseball Mind brought the infield in in the first inning with Posey at the plate.