THERE'S ONLY ONE POSTSEASON (thread for 2019)

kiermaier with the kbo-style bat flip

1 swing and the Rays are up. #ALDS pic.twitter.com/6XZyxnieio

— MLB (@MLB) October 7, 2019

I don't wanna see any Cinderella teams losing their gowns only when it's time to play NYY

well this was not the way to bet

this is fun, but i don't like the Rays odds of winning three in a row vs the Astros at all.

Switched to NL... tried to listen to Cards stream but my God, Mike Shannon sounds 95.

so if Cards win today... Folty v Flaherty (and staff) on Wednesday?

yes

why is julio teheran so bad and hated?

Cardinals with 2 HR in a playoff game, franchise history:

Marcell Ozuna
Carlos Beltran
Albert Pujols
Scott Rolen
Larry Walker
Ron Gant
Willie McGee

— Joe Trezza (@JoeTrezz) October 7, 2019

Charlie Morton: Fourth win of career with team facing postseason elimination. Tied for most in MLB history. Others: Clay Carroll, Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, John Smoltz, Justin Verlander.

— Doug Kern (@dakern74) October 7, 2019

ALBIES

maybe shouldn't have let hudson hit for himself last inning

You have just been Yadied.

it feels good

ATL has up who they would want to be batting in this situation.

Not this time.

oh, nice! (dodger game just started)

WE'LL SEE YOU WEDNESDAY NIGHT

why is julio teheran so bad and hated?

well, it's like this, see...

i guess

WE'LL SEE YOU WEDNESDAY NIGHT

<3

who's after Max?

ohhhh my

"in an age of analytics" oh girardipaws

scratch him off yr hire list, folx

got NL onscreen, AL on radio -- I think Dodgers still have a shot tonight, once Scherzer is done probly

helluva strikeout pitch to Taylor

bases loaded, no outs, the record-setting Twins offense scores....zero

YER KILLIN' MEEEE

Sano shifts just before the fucking hit

This is just how it has to be, folks.

(As in Eric H. spends most of every season paying not much attention to the Twins, become moderately aware of when they're performing above average, all the while knowing they'll play the Yankees in the ALDS, watch parts of the first three heartbreaking games while accomplishing other menial tasks and saying to himself "This is just how it has to be, folks.")

don't need the fatalism right now, honeybunch

also "every season" … this last happened in 2010?

(they lost the WC game two years ago to NYY, otherwise nothing since '10)

Will people look at me funny if I have a tattoo of Luis Severino’s face? On my own face?

they're on their way to losing 10 straight playoff games to the yankees (and going 2-6 before that, all this century)

different guys wearing the same laundry

nevertheless

also let’s not give eric a reason *not* to hate the yankees

I don't hate the Yankees. But I apologize on behalf of Minnesota to the rest of the country that does that we keep giving them an early, cushy rest period any time we face them in the postseason.

FS1 just put up a lovely graphic that the Twins are now one game away from tying the all-time record for most consecutive postseason losses ... in any major sport (tying with Chicago Blackhawks).

A record I'm sure we can beat next year, smooches Morbs.

Seriously tho, fuck the Twins against the Yankees.

RIP Twins.

It’s okay the central is still the central next season.

The Twins' 16 game postseason losing streak is mind-boggling. Most of the games weren't even close either!

maybe if they put "Senators" on it...

Normally I'd be dead-set against starting Verlander on short rest when you've got Wiley, but just looked up Wiley's game logs and he was brutal in September (having a very good season before that). I imagine that's driving the decision more than anything.

There was one good start in there, but three times he didn't record a fourth out: 1.1 IP, 16 runs.

also, they'll have cole on regular rest if there's a game 5

Houston's obv gonna take this but would luv luv luv a game 5 and Greinke having to go game 1 in ALCS

i'm rooting for whatever kills the Bronx Moloch fastest