The 2021 World Series: Braves vs. Astros

[boxosII]

i guess the Goodbye Yellowbrick Road money finally ran out

 

[DeadlySplitter]

The pitch of that inning was 3-2 to Correa. 88mph nothingball down the middle, horrible.

 

[ifmanis5]

Bomb

 

[absintheofmalaise]

Mr. Freeman.

 

[boxosII]

Freddie the Unloader

 

[InsideTheParker]

1-0 Atlanta. (I am figuring we had a new ballgame.)

 

[Ale Xander]

Please sign him Chaim

 

[DeadlySplitter]

460', yowza!

 

[E5 Yaz]

Mr. Freeman.

That's what a team leader does in these moments

 

[Ted Cox 4 president]

What a pretty swing.

 

[boxosII]

Deverage makes that play

 

[Bergs]

I wish we had faced this version of Alvarez.

[sigh]

I wish we had the approach ATL batters have had against Alvarez.

 

[Bergs]

Have they mentioned Remy at all? I've been in and out on this game.

 

[AB in DC]

We couldn't touch this guy. Shit.

I guess it's too cold today for him to get his sweat all over the ball.

 

[Ale Xander]

I guess it's too cold today for him to get his sweat all over the ball.

It's not sweat, it's petroleum

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Astros haven't gotten start of more than 5 innings yet in the WS.

 

[Ted Cox 4 president]

I meant Yordan Alvarez, the hitter.

 

[BaseballJones]

Valdez' playoff starts:

Oct 8 vs Chi - no touching temple - 4.1 ip, 7 h, 4 r, 4 er, 1 bb, 8.31 era, 1.85 whip
Oct 15 vs Bos - no touching temple - 2.2 ip, 6 h, 3 r, 2 er, 3 bb, 6.75 era, 3.37 whip
Oct 20 at Bos - touching temple - 8.0 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 1.13 era, 0.50 whip
Oct 26 vs Atl - no touching temple - 2.0 ip, 8 h, 5 r, 5 er, 1 bb, 22.50 era, 4.50 whip
Oct 31 at Atl - no touching temple - 2.2 ip, 4 h, 5 r, 5 er, 2 bb, 16.87 era, 2.25 whip

Totals
No touching temple - 11.2 ip, 25 h, 17 r, 16 er, 7 bb, 12.34 era, 2.74 whip
Touching temple - 8.0 ip, 3 h, 1 r, 1 er, 1 bb, 1.13 era, 0.50 whip

These are just the facts. Draw your own conclusions.

 

[absintheofmalaise]

Have they mentioned Remy at all? I've been in and out on this game.

Nope. I figured they would with Ortiz in the pregame, but they had NFL crap on until almost eight.

 

[boxosII]

need a clean inning

 

[Ale Xander]

Kiraly-esque dig

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Jesus, it's the World Series, don't sling it side-arm.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Dusty believes in Zack. And Zack delivers.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Greinke <3

 

[patinorange]

I do love a pitcher pinch hitting.

 

[Ale Xander]

Better than Bregman

 

[mauidano]

Greinke the best hitter on his team in the WS.

 

[barbed wire Bob]

Greinke two for three in the series. Something’s wrong with the universe.

 

[absintheofmalaise]

The Braves could have Fried pinch hit too. He's hitting around .235 this season.

 

[mauidano]

Little League baseball happening nowadays. Everyone gets to play.

 

[Conigliaro's Potential]

This game is not going to help my sleep schedule.

 

[Ale Xander]

Greinke two for three in the series. Something’s wrong with the universe.

Yeah, like why he's only gotten 3 AB's

 

[InsideTheParker]

The Braves could have Fried pinch hit too. He's hitting around .235 this season.

Is he the next scheduled Braves starting pitcher?

 

[absintheofmalaise]

Is he the next scheduled Braves starting pitcher?

Game 6 if needed.

 

[Conigliaro's Potential]

Is he the next scheduled Braves starting pitcher?

Yes.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Dusty going to his potential Game 6 starter.

 

[boxosII]

Astors facing Minter is the first sign of winter

 

[Ale Xander]

There's some similarity to the 1990 WS.

 

[InsideTheParker]

Astors facing Minter is the first sign of winter

I was just thinking that I really really want Bloom to get me a couple of guys like Minter and Matzek and I promise not to complain all next season, but that promise is unrealistic. Still, I wish he'd try.

 

[AB in DC]

130,000 people? This was a fan base that couldn't even sell out playoff games in the 1990s.

 

[Ale Xander]

ANDRUW!!!!
GREG!!!!

We just saw 28 gold gloves in a nanosecond

 

[E5 Yaz]

130,000 people? This was a fan base that couldn't even sell out playoff games in the 1990s.

it's the same 43,000 and change each night

 

[staz]

I could see Urquidy ruling a little tropical island nation with an iron fist during the offseason.

 

[Ale Xander]

exit velocity = infinity

 

[AB in DC]

Two hours in and it's still the 4th inning

 

[Ale Xander]

I could see Urquidy ruling a little tropical island nation with an iron fist during the offseason.

C/mon that's not fair. He just looks like a more shapely Sandy Leon

 

[absintheofmalaise]

130,000 people? This was a fan base that couldn't even sell out playoff games in the 1990s.

The Battery, IMO, isn't large enough to hold that many people even including the stadium.

 

[InsideTheParker]

I could see Urquidy ruling a little tropical island nation with an iron fist during the offseason.

That's funny. He has often struck me as unattractive, but compared to Noriega he's a movie star.

 

[staz]

That's funny. He has often struck me as unattractive, but compared to Noriega he's a movie star.

You know the dude winters in a canvas platform tent, surrounded by armed guards.

 

[staz]

Kashmir on the organ. Impressive.