2016 MLB Thread

[Meacon Keaton]

Tie game.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

They were kind of ragging on Saunders for not scoring, but it seems like he didn't even tag up. I feel like if he tags, he has a shot at getting home.

Doesn't really matter as Carrera ends up batting him in. Bad swing by Travis there to ground into the double play. Would have loved some momentum going with Donaldson and Edwin behind him. This has been a fun game so far. 

[The Buscher]

Both of these teams are hacking away at the first pitch all the time.  I don't really get it.  The thought is that the first pitch fastball will be the best one to hit in the entire AB but man does it drive me mad to see chances squandered by not being more selective.

Mets will probably hack away at Bumgarner tomorrow too for much the same reason, which is a scary thought since the goal needs to be getting him out of the game and into their crappy bullpen as soon as possible.  Bumgarner may be good for 120-130 pitches much for that reason.

[Meacon Keaton]

9 minutes ago, Buschy Wonka said:

Both of these teams are hacking away at the first pitch all the time.  I don't really get it.  The thought is that the first pitch fastball will be the best one to hit in the entire AB but man does it drive me mad to see chances squandered by not being more selective.
 

Which is odd, because Toronto was either one of, if not the, league leaders in team walks this year.

[thatshortguy]

Gotta be the nerves because of this game.  You can tell the Jays fans are just waiting for a reason to go crazy.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

6 minutes ago, Meacon said:

Which is odd, because Toronto was either one of, if not the, league leaders in team walks this year.

Just behind Chicago, yeah. 

They've had success against Tillman. They've hit a lot of home runs against him. They went up there looking to hit more.

[thatshortguy]

That called 2nd strike on Tulo was nonsense.

Sure enough, causes him to swing at an inside heater and strike out.  Pitchers are feasting on how aggressive everyone is.

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

Oh, Toronto fans. You are fucking idiots.

Yeah, that guy better be banned for life.

[Draevyn]

That fan needs to be thrown. That's not very Canadian!

[Meacon Keaton]

I thought this game was in Canada? That was a very Philly thing to do!

[Mx. Canadian Destroyer]

Did you guys not see last year's Game 5 against Texas. Apparently Toronto fans like to throw things on the field. 

[The Buscher]

1 minute ago, Meacon said:

I thought this game was in Canada? That was a very Philly thing to do!

Don't be silly, if this was Philly that would have been a car battery thrown onto the field.

[Draevyn]

It looked like a can of redbull. He was just trying to give him wings  

[Meacon Keaton]

Hats off to Kim for being able to still make the catch. That's some hardcore concentration. 

[thatshortguy]

I can do without the hand-wringing from the booth and constant replays.

[Meacon Keaton]

The fun fact from this game is that Russell Martin has played eleven seasons and this is his ninth postseason. That fool don't know how to stay home in October.

[thatshortguy]

...anyone else see that penguin sliding into the snowbank ad?

Anyone else pretty damn creeped out by that?

Edit:  Cripes, how many pitchers does Buck wanna burn through tonight?

[Draevyn]

6 minutes ago, thatshortguy said:

Edit:  Cripes, how many pitchers does Buck wanna burn through tonight?

All of them? If they don't win it won't matter.

[gunnar hendershow]

This game is stressful.

[thatshortguy]

3 minutes ago, The Forks And The Hound said:

All of them? If they don't win it won't matter.

Agreed to an extent.  I imagine it's a fine line between all-hands-on-deck and hope-the-starter-goes-nine-in-Texas...but it is Buck, so expect an infielder if it goes 11.