Kguillemette | 1,544 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I love watching houston just humiliate themselves with bad baseball. Altuve FTW! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 20 hours ago, Kguillemette said: I love watching houston just humiliate themselves with bad baseball. Altuve FTW! So you're saying that Houston had a problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,497 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 https://sports.yahoo.com/fan-megaphone-heckle-astros-petco-park-cheater-alcs-034213904.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest4Nes | 376 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Game 7....cant wait. what a comeback in this series. Astros felt like the better team even down 0-3. Just an incredible streak of bad luck ABs. 2nd team ever to force a game 7 down 0-3. Regardless of outcome , proud of the team for fighting back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 768 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, Quest4Nes said: Game 7....cant wait. what a comeback in this series. Astros felt like the better team even down 0-3. Just an incredible streak of bad luck ABs. 2nd team ever to force a game 7 down 0-3. Regardless of outcome , proud of the team for fighting back. Sacrifice bunt to move both runners into scoring position. Then a single brings them both in. I like Dusty Baker. My wife and son are both rooting for the Astros. I'll admit I like their style of play too. They have a very balanced lineup and approach. I really, really like Framber. He reminds me alot of Andy Pettite with that curveball. Edited October 17, 2020 by BriGuy82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 47 minutes ago, BriGuy82 said: Sacrifice bunt to move both runners into scoring position. Then a single brings them both in. I like Dusty Baker. My wife and son are both rooting for the Astros. I'll admit I like their style of play too. They have a very balanced lineup and approach. I really, really like Framber. He reminds me alot of Andy Pettite with that curveball. Dusty actually managed a game when he was here instead of that sabermetric nonsense so I'll give him that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,528 Editorials Team · Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 minute ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Dusty actually managed a game when he was here instead of that sabermetric nonsense so I'll give him that. You realize every front office in MLB leans heavily into sabermetrics in some manner now, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest4Nes | 376 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, BriGuy82 said: Sacrifice bunt to move both runners into scoring position. Then a single brings them both in. I like Dusty Baker. My wife and son are both rooting for the Astros. I'll admit I like their style of play too. They have a very balanced lineup and approach. I really, really like Framber. He reminds me alot of Andy Pettite with that curveball. Feels like the first successful sac bunt ive seen work out for houston in years. Its the only time i approve of a sac bunt. First and second no outs. Sub optimal hitter up Edited October 17, 2020 by Quest4Nes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Share Posted October 17, 2020 28 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said: You realize every front office in MLB leans heavily into sabermetrics in some manner now, right? The Reds need let Trevor Bauer go and spend that money on better trash cans next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 22 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: The Reds need let Trevor Bauer go and spend that money on better trash cans next season. I thought the 'Stros were all about the trash cans? After all this would be their new fight song right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 Somewhere @BriGuy82 is secretly glad that the Astros lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 After all of the craziness this year, the teams with the two best records are going to the World Series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kguillemette | 1,544 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I'll be rooting for the Rays. They have been Boston's pesky little brother for so long now. We want them to win, just not against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,497 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 4 hours ago, Bearcat-Doug said: After all of the craziness this year, the teams with the two best records are going to the World Series. Maybe the universe reset itself finally. And thank god they're not playing in Tropicana Field this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 768 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Somewhere @BriGuy82 is secretly glad that the Astros lost. I'll be honest, I wanted them to beat the Rays. Edited October 19, 2020 by BriGuy82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 768 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Let's go Dodgers! To bad Don Mattingly isn't the coach still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumer | 221 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 On 10/12/2020 at 10:15 PM, Estil said: Good thing he DID pull you out of skewl...because sadly you and your brother/dad hadn't got another chance to go to the WS since For the Reds, yes. My dad is actually first a White Sox fan and then a Reds fan second. I am Reds first and White Sox second. With that said, my dad and I did attend Game 2 of the 2005 World Series when the White Sox swept the Astros (back when the Stros were still in the NL). Konerko hitting a grand slam in a soggy game lit up the dreary ball park and the hearts of every South Sider after the Sox were ho-hum during the first part of Game 2. The joy continued two games later when the Sox brought the World Series title back to Chicago. My dad was so overjoyed that the Sox won...he has been a White Sox since the 1950s and was heartbroken as a teen when the Go-Go White Sox lost it in 1959. I am glad I got to share that moment with my dad in Game 2. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,497 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 2 minutes ago, Sumer said: My dad was so overjoyed that the Sox won...he has been a White Sox since the 1950s and was heartbroken as a teen when the Go-Go White Sox lost it in 1959. I am glad I got to share that moment with my dad in Game 2. I have a friend who is a HUGE White Sox fan. Back before 2004, whenever Red Sox fans would gripe about not winning a Fall Classic since 1918, he'd say, "Shut up, my team hasn't won since 1917." Weird that the year after the Red Sox finally win one that the White Sox won theirs. 86 and 88 years respectively. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 7 minutes ago, Tulpa said: I have a friend who is a HUGE White Sox fan. Back before 2004, whenever Red Sox fans would gripe about not winning a Fall Classic since 1918, he'd say, "Shut up, my team hasn't won since 1917." Weird that the year after the Red Sox finally win one that the White Sox won theirs. 86 and 88 years respectively. Yeah I did wonder why no one cared about the Good Guys' drought. Not to mention their curse was brought on by team disgrace (Black Sox Scandal) and their only WS appearance between that and 2005 was in 1959. And what about the poor Phillies? Having to wait 97 years to get even ONE World Championship and only two NL flags (1915 and 1950) prior to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,497 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Funniest thing about the 1959 World Series is the venue. Dodger Stadium wasn't built yet, so they played in the LA Coliseum. Here's what it looks like for baseball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,528 Editorials Team · Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I saw the Red Sox play at US Cellular back in 2004. The bitching between both fanbases about how miserable they were was off the charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausden | 323 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 As a White Sox fan for 3 decades; that 2005 win was awesome and I will never forget where I was for each game of the playoffs not just the World Series. But as expected, they received hardly any media coverage (compared to the Red Sox in 2004 and especially the Cubs in 2016). Take for instance when commentators are going over stats or records; rarely will you hear them talk about the White Sox. For example, looks at their record for the 2005 World Series (11-1). That is an incredible stat that never gets discussed outside of serious baseball related communities. Ask any White Sox fan and they will tell you that this wasn't/isn't a surprise. The team is treated as the redheaded stepchild in Chicago and around the sports media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,497 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 BTW, if anyone wants to see a balls out crazy baseball documentary, watch Catching Hell by Alex Gibney about the 2003 Steve Bartman/Cubs NLCS debacle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 4 hours ago, Tulpa said: BTW, if anyone wants to see a balls out crazy baseball documentary, watch Catching Hell by Alex Gibney about the 2003 Steve Bartman/Cubs NLCS debacle. I second this. It's really good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,265 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 22 hours ago, Tulpa said: BTW, if anyone wants to see a balls out crazy baseball documentary, watch Catching Hell by Alex Gibney about the 2003 Steve Bartman/Cubs NLCS debacle. Right from the start I thought that was grossly unfair how he was treated...the other fans around him were reaching for the ball just as much as he was! I hope the ones surrounding him regularly thank God for Zeus or the Flying Spaghetti Monster or whatever that the ball didn't go an inch more a different direction or it could've been them instead!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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