one of my terrible secrets is that i never bothered looking up the difference between CST and CDT
but either way, when the clock strikes 4 in the area of the united states that 19th century railroad empires decided would be "central", i will be watching baseball
― It is my great honor to post on this messageboard! (Karl Malone), Thursday, 3 October 2019 14:53 (four years ago) link
Forecast is 96˚ in ATL at gametime.
― WmC, Thursday, 3 October 2019 15:09 (four years ago) link
some call it hotlanta
hopefully this will cause whoever does the tomahawk chop to pass out and never be able to use their arms or mouths ever again
― It is my great honor to post on this messageboard! (Karl Malone), Thursday, 3 October 2019 15:10 (four years ago) link
no argument here
― WmC, Thursday, 3 October 2019 15:12 (four years ago) link
of course, all the cardinals fans who have "blue lives matter" signs in the front yard can choke on a chicken bone as well
it all comes down to which racist fanbase god will favor
― It is my great honor to post on this messageboard! (Karl Malone), Thursday, 3 October 2019 15:14 (four years ago) link
Sure but also being racist at home is not the same as chanting a racist chant at the ballpark.
It’s a shame because really Acuna is a ray of sunshine in my daily life.
― Van Horn Street, Thursday, 3 October 2019 17:04 (four years ago) link
this is the series i'm most indifferent to
tho i guess i hate the Braves a teeny bit more
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 October 2019 17:06 (four years ago) link
pair of "evenly matched" previews (one had a hyphen in the blurb)
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/postseason-preview-st-louis-cardinals-vs-atlanta-braves/
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/postseason-preview-new-york-yankees-vs-minnesota-twins-alds/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 October 2019 17:28 (four years ago) link
and the "pitching series"
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/postseason-preview-los-angeles-dodgers-vs-washington-nationals/
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 October 2019 17:31 (four years ago) link
Judging by the start of today's nightcap 2.5 hours after the opener (and same for tomorrow's 4-game marathon), MLB has embraced overlapping of the games.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 October 2019 18:46 (four years ago) link
ah sorry, it's 3.5 hours today
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 October 2019 18:47 (four years ago) link
every game gets its own crazy shadows
― mookieproof, Thursday, 3 October 2019 18:55 (four years ago) link
yep, of the ten games through Sunday i count 6 w/ crazy shadows
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 October 2019 19:12 (four years ago) link
Sabathia not on Division Series roster
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27757513/cc-sabathia-left-yankees-roster-alds-james-paxton-start-game-1
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 October 2019 20:20 (four years ago) link
overheard in the office: 'that's the second-worst play of kolten wong's playoff career'
― mookieproof, Thursday, 3 October 2019 21:23 (four years ago) link
And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.
Given Yordan Alvarez's size (6-5, 225) and veteran swagger, he seems much older than than 22. Maybe he's 30? "Everybody jokes about that, even our teammates joke about that a lot," Alvarez said. "But I checked with my mom and she says that I am who I am. I'm my age."— Alyson Footer (@alysonfooter) October 3, 2019
― mookieproof, Thursday, 3 October 2019 21:48 (four years ago) link
didn't look like a swing by Cervelli to me either but hey a swing is undefined in the rulebook
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 October 2019 23:24 (four years ago) link
I think brebbia are what you call the creatures who nest in his beard
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 October 2019 23:40 (four years ago) link
might have to stream Braves radio to escape all the Yadier blowjobbing
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 3 October 2019 23:54 (four years ago) link
i do like this series for the managers -- the guy who's been in the organization for 40 years vs. the guy who didn't even play pro ball
― mookieproof, Thursday, 3 October 2019 23:59 (four years ago) link
current hall of famer yadier molina
― It is my great honor to post on this messageboard! (Karl Malone), Friday, 4 October 2019 00:02 (four years ago) link
Goldschmidt has perversely small ears for a massive stud
he needs an ear donor
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 4 October 2019 00:08 (four years ago) link
wasn't expecting you to pine for don mossi
― mookieproof, Friday, 4 October 2019 00:12 (four years ago) link
Tough throw.
― Andy K, Friday, 4 October 2019 00:15 (four years ago) link
Melancon is the Braves closer? This Giants fan is laughing. Of course he gave up a run
― Bee OK, Friday, 4 October 2019 00:22 (four years ago) link
Btw, I hate the trend this year of only one postseason thread. I loved voting each series.
― Bee OK, Friday, 4 October 2019 00:24 (four years ago) link
of course you did
― mookieproof, Friday, 4 October 2019 00:27 (four years ago) link
thru 8 in 3.5 hours
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 4 October 2019 00:34 (four years ago) link
Oh, it's you. I think it made ILB unique from the other sports boards on ILX
Xpost
― Bee OK, Friday, 4 October 2019 00:36 (four years ago) link
Nice catch, Larry.
― Andy K, Friday, 4 October 2019 00:38 (four years ago) link
LARRY cameo
I switch to Chavez Ravine after 9
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 4 October 2019 00:39 (four years ago) link
This is the Melancon that I know
― Bee OK, Friday, 4 October 2019 00:44 (four years ago) link
neat piece of hitting
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 4 October 2019 00:46 (four years ago) link
I was actually hoping he would do well but in the back of my mind. It's Melancon and I have been watching this show.
― Bee OK, Friday, 4 October 2019 00:49 (four years ago) link
And it gets worse
― Bee OK, Friday, 4 October 2019 00:52 (four years ago) link
the best at-bat of billy hamilton's life
― mookieproof, Friday, 4 October 2019 01:00 (four years ago) link
rally killing HR!
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 4 October 2019 01:01 (four years ago) link
Corbin melting down in the first
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 4 October 2019 01:04 (four years ago) link
in LA, Corbin has walked 4 in the first
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 4 October 2019 01:04 (four years ago) link
Nats escape with only 1 run scored
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 4 October 2019 01:05 (four years ago) link
nice Edwin Diaz act by Martinez
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 4 October 2019 01:08 (four years ago) link
i might have taken him out after he allowed 915 feet of homers, but i guess that's why i am not a major league manager
― mookieproof, Friday, 4 October 2019 01:12 (four years ago) link
Not sure who I want Cards vs Braves. Ended up being a great game
― Bee OK, Friday, 4 October 2019 01:59 (four years ago) link
Taylor didn’t get sent on that, did he?
― Andy K, Friday, 4 October 2019 02:33 (four years ago) link
Pbp said he was
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 4 October 2019 02:52 (four years ago) link
Twins in 3 https://t.co/K4PV6AMGAV— Michael Baumann (@MichaelBaumann) October 4, 2019
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Friday, 4 October 2019 06:27 (four years ago) link
Rudy's even getting booed in the Bronx in recent years
― The Ravishing of ROFL Stein (Hadrian VIII), Friday, 4 October 2019 10:45 (four years ago) link
Part of me wants to see an Astros/Dodgers WS, but another part wants an Acuna/Soto NLCS. Acuna should probably not take Reggie Jackson's proclamation that the worst thing about playing in the postseason is that he can't stay home and watch himself so literally, though.
― clemenza, Friday, 4 October 2019 13:14 (four years ago) link
Carlos Martínez had a rough outing even though the Cards won. But I will always have incredible admiration for him for taking the mound after losing who he told @Enrique_Rojas1 was like a mother to him. Mrs. Karina Quiroz helped raise Martínez. She died Thursday. Rest in Peace.— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) October 4, 2019
― Andy K, Friday, 4 October 2019 14:00 (four years ago) link
Damn. I didn't know that.
I watched every second of last night's game...up until just before Ozuna's 2-RBI double in the 9th inning. i was forced to go to a gathering in the neighborhood, and missed the rest of the game.
the twitter anecdote above helps to explain his troubles last night, but really that's been his thing all season. he has been excruciating to watch all season, and yet most of the time he comes out on top.
― It is my great honor to post on this messageboard! (Karl Malone), Friday, 4 October 2019 14:40 (four years ago) link