General 2022 MLB Postseason Thread

can't remember ever seeing a batter get a platinum sombrero in the playoffs

it's kluberin' time

They've got to be close to a record for postseason games (can't find anything online...longest game before first run, I mean).

I went upstairs to read during the 6th hoping to come down when this was over and watch the Mariners. That was like three hours ago? Jfc

FINALLY

i was worried they were going to run out of Ks and start writing them

spongebob ftw

We are dying at SpongeBob guy and every time there’s a shot of someone in the crowd congratulating him

From the city that immortalized the bat-flip, that was one great bat-flip!

This is a bloodbath, tomorrow should be interesting

Raleigh looks like he wants to lie down and cry

https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video_thumb/FelFA2qX0AIm5Dt?format=jpg&name=large

Sorry, gif from here

Merrifield gets drilled in the head and the Jays aren’t happy.

Can almost guarantee you there will be a Mariner hit later in this game. #MLB #Postseason pic.twitter.com/FIVROfawwK

— Immaculate Sports (@ImmacSports) October 8, 2022

gausman seems like a prime balk meltdown candidate

🤞🏻

Congrats on advancing to meet the Yankees, team that won a series with 2 runs in 24 innings.

sorry, 3 runs

Smooth

Crazy

!!!!

Genuinely thought the sound had cut out

What the hell

Hopefully he’s not too badly hurt

Even without the collision, it looks like that ball drops

First game of the day can't score a run. Second game will be decided by double digits. Baseball

man this would be a very brutal way for the jays to lose

Unbelievable

Congratulations Seattle

fuckin brutal

Kirby did so well to keep the lead, incredible game

1 - 1

I want the Mets because Sam Diego has no chance against the bums. Tho SD is peaking at the right time

Petty I know.

I’m at a Boston bar with a bunch of Mets fans and the mood is all over the place.

honestly love bringing in diaz there. we’ll see if it pays off

Huge add ons

ok now I kind of can’t believe buck brought him back in for the 8th

Agree, that move makes no sense to me either.

phillies vs barves is a real who-do-i-hate-less conundrum

Phillies

I guess I'm rooting for Cleveland now, but it's zombie-rooting.

tough finish for yadi and pujols. yadi the best catcher in smokies - and st louis - history.

feels weird that a team 14 games out of first (the Phils) could knock out a team that won their division handily (the Cards) by playing… two good games? hmm.

I don’t care what happened yesterday - I want the Mariners to go all the way.

I don’t like the new playoff structure. I want all the division-winning teams to be on equal footing, not some having to play an extra series against a wild card team while others get a bye.

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34760715/aroldis-chapman-left-yankees-roster-missing-workout

(xposts) I think there's always a temptation to root for the team that beats yours: "That's how close we were."

I feel worse about this year than last year. We were great towards the end in 2021, but we had to depend on other teams--ultimately, it was a team other than the Jays that sunk us with a blown lead. This year, it was all us.

When the Marlins beat the Yanks in ‘03, I didn’t feel quite as bad about the Cubs catastrophe. It made them feel more like an inevitable team of destiny rather than extremely lucky. Even though let’s face it they were probably also extremely lucky, and the Cubs melted down in preposterously amateur fashion.

Speaking of Chapman, I do associate him with the dreaded “what if” scenarios for Game 7 of the 2016 World Series. Distinctly un-clutch (also abusive of course.)

Cubs-Red Sox 2003 remains the greatest World Series that wasn't. (Before either had ended their droughts.)

fuckin aaron boone

https://joeposnanski.substack.com/p/yankee-haters-savor-the-moment

xp absolutely lost it at “avoiding theatre shootings using the example of Abraham Lincoln”

i do wonder sometimes about my capacity for sadism because every time kay’s voice cracks with pain and anger i’m like “YES”

I’m guessing you enjoyed that 2004 game

cmon

It’s one of the most incredible things I’ve ever seen. This is like Darth Vader showing stormtroopers video highlights of Luke Skywalker taking out the Death Star exhaust port as inspiration. This is like the old television Joker showing his henchmen video highlights of Batman and Robin beating the POW! OOF! AWK! ZOWIE! out of them as inspiration. This is like the Los Angeles police department showing officers video of The Terminator police station shootout as inspiration.

Amazing.