2023 LCS Game/Discussion Thread: Battle of Texas, Philly vs NL West WC Redux

[mauidano]

Ryan Howard is a large man. Talk about a guy whose career fell off a cliff fast.

 

[Ale Xander]

Ryan Howard is a large man. Talk about a guy whose career fell off a cliff fast.

2006-2009 he was insanely good.

 

[ifmanis5]

Ryan Howard is a large man. Talk about a guy whose career fell off a cliff fast.

And that cliff started in the 2009 WS against the Yankees. He was awful.

 

[Ale Xander]

Taking 3 is huge!

 

[InsideTheParker]

NO on Nola. Yes on NOLA (New Orleans, LA.)

 

[donutogre]

Ugh. Not psyched about the prospect of a game 7 here.

 

[moretsyndrome]

Rough bounce for Philly, but that was a shot down the line.

 

[Ale Xander]

Now twice they can't get run home with 3rd and 1 out

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Now twice they can't get run home with 3rd and 1 out

Try not to get worried, try not to turn on to
Problems that upset you, oh
Don't you know
Everything's alright, yes, everything's fine
And we want you to sleep well tonight
Let the world turn without you tonight

 

[Ale Xander]

Try not to get worried, try not to turn on to
Problems that upset you, oh
Don't you know
Everything's alright, yes, everything's fine
And we want you to sleep well tonight
Let the world turn without you tonight

JFCS

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Am I remembering the timeline wrong or was Howard never really the same after the Achilles injury in the playoffs?

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

JFCS

close your eyes, close your eyes and relax

 

[Ed Hillel]

He’s pulling him???

 

[Comfortably Lomb]

Am I remembering the timeline wrong or was Howard never really the same after the Achilles injury in the playoffs?

Correct. Never the same player after.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Longoria is David Ortiz slow

 

[Ale Xander]

Evan is aging a lot faster than Eva

 

[Comfortably Lomb]

He’s pulling him???

Seems like one of those "if the other team is happy with your decision maybe it's the wrong decision" situations.

 

[shawnrbu]

Taking Kelly out after the way he pitched the 5th is insane.

 

[canderson]

Sometimes I despise analytics.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Lovullo wants to make folks forget Blake Snell

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

And if Thompson gets the six outs you don’t have him tomorrow

 

[Ale Xander]

cookie missed

 

[mauidano]

And if Thompson gets the six outs you don’t have him tomorrow

9 pitches is good.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

9 pitches is good.

So is 18, if he can duplicate this he’s probably good for one inning tomorrow.

 

[shawnrbu]

Wonder why the Rays gave up on Thompson.

 

[Ale Xander]

Cheesesteaks plus a game 7 when you’re the overwhelming favorite is not good for the colon

 

[Comfortably Lomb]

Sometimes I despise analytics.

It's so dumb. They have a hot pitcher, he just got through the 2 best hitters on the other team, and his pitch count isn't high. But hey, hope the 3-4 relievers you trot out there in the next 4 innings don't bring their bad stuff!

Not as bad as the Rays pulling Snell in Game 6 of the 2020 after only like 70 pitches while he was dominating. Then watching the bullpen gack it up.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Major Perdomo!

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Wonder why the Rays gave up on Thompson.

He was one of the players that refused to wear Pride Night stuff. Maybe he didn‘t fit in the clubhouse.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Hair slowed him down

 

[mauidano]

He was one of the players that refused to wear Pride Night stuff. Maybe he didn‘t fit in the clubhouse.

Yes, I remember that guy now.

 

[Ale Xander]

Good insurance

 

[Al Zarilla]

Game.

 

[patinorange]

A couple of game 7's? I'm in.

 

[InsideTheParker]

This game is so much fun because I tuned in expecting a yawner in which the Phillies easily won. I actually have nothing against the Phillies, I just enjoy the surprise.

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

A couple of game 7's? I'm in.

Game Seven is one of the best phrases in sports.

 

[Al Zarilla]

Castellanos runs like an old man too. Baseball!

 

[Comfortably Lomb]

Kelly was not happy:

https://packaged-media.redd.it/gcbbmtaca1wb1/pb/m2-res_478p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&v=1&e=1698120000&s=d79c8ad322943a0c72e4c5e4478f898e46df7e4b#t=0

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Consecutive innings, eh?

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

KIMBREL SIGHTING

 

[Lose Remerswaal]

Lose Remerswaal does not endorse this pitching change.

 

[AMS25]

KIMBREL SIGHTING

Running up the white flag, eh?

 

[InsideTheParker]

Lose Remerswaal does not endorse this pitching change.

Kid has a 0.00 ERA, though.

 

[loshjott]

Stay in your lane Schwarbs.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

That was nice of Schwarber to pay homage to his old Sox teammates.

 

[Fred in Lynn]

Has Schwarbs made it down to second yet? My sundial is broken.

That was a pretty bad decision.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

View: https://twitter.com/TimKellySports/status/1716599745987105084

 

[Mystic Merlin]

Four run game, my dude, not worth it with your wheels.

 

[Fred in Lynn]

If Rojas wasn’t such a black hole at the plate…

 

[Ale Xander]

Nice catch

he would look good in Meijia Rojas