THERE'S ONLY ONE POSTSEASON (thread for 2019)

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

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.

this is the series i'm most indifferent to

tho i guess i hate the Braves a teeny bit more

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/

and the "pitching series"

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/postseason-preview-los-angeles-dodgers-vs-washington-nationals/

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.

ah sorry, it's 3.5 hours today

every game gets its own crazy shadows

yep, of the ten games through Sunday i count 6 w/ crazy shadows

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

overheard in the office: 'that's the second-worst play of kolten wong's playoff career'

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

didn't look like a swing by Cervelli to me either but hey a swing is undefined in the rulebook

I think brebbia are what you call the creatures who nest in his beard

might have to stream Braves radio to escape all the Yadier blowjobbing

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

current hall of famer yadier molina

Goldschmidt has perversely small ears for a massive stud

he needs an ear donor

wasn't expecting you to pine for don mossi

Tough throw.

Melancon is the Braves closer? This Giants fan is laughing. Of course he gave up a run

Btw, I hate the trend this year of only one postseason thread. I loved voting each series.

of course you did

thru 8 in 3.5 hours

Oh, it's you. I think it made ILB unique from the other sports boards on ILX

Xpost

Nice catch, Larry.

LARRY cameo

I switch to Chavez Ravine after 9

This is the Melancon that I know

neat piece of hitting

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.

And it gets worse

the best at-bat of billy hamilton's life

rally killing HR!

Corbin melting down in the first

in LA, Corbin has walked 4 in the first

Nats escape with only 1 run scored

nice Edwin Diaz act by Martinez

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

Not sure who I want Cards vs Braves. Ended up being a great game

Taylor didn’t get sent on that, did he?

Pbp said he was

Twins in 3 https://t.co/K4PV6AMGAV

— Michael Baumann (@MichaelBaumann) October 4, 2019

Rudy's even getting booed in the Bronx in recent years

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.

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

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.

tensions rising...

ATLANTA -- Instead of discussing his tremendous catch and monstrous home run in the Braves' 7-6 loss to the Cardinals in Game 1 of the National League Division Series, outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. had to once again answer questions about admiring a long fly ball that resulted in just a single.

“It’s the playoffs,” said starting pitcher Dallas Keuchel, who allowed one run over 4 2/3 innings in Game 1. “If you’re not giving everything you have, you’re not only selling yourself short, but you’re selling the team short. You’ve got to live and die with the youth in baseball.”

"This is not the first time Acuña has made this error. Nor was it the first time on Aug. 18, when he was removed from a game against the Dodgers after admiring a single that hit off the right-center-field wall.

“It’s frustrating,” Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman said. “You have that conversation once. You’re beating a dead horse when you keep having that conversation over and over again. You’ve got to know that was a mistake. That can’t happen in the playoffs. It can’t happen in the regular season. Unfortunately, that happened tonight.”

Dump this loser in Detroit and never look back, Anthopoulos.

lol nonstory

https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27767317/braves-stick-ronald-acuna-jr-game-2-cards

Playing him anyway doesn't make it a nonstory. He needs to quit admiring his own wonderfulness.