THERE'S ONLY ONE POSTSEASON (thread for 2019)

that is a Ned Yost move if I've ever seen one let's see how it plays out

doesn't seem like it should take kerwin danley this much time to put his gear on

ottavino really fell apart at the wrong time

i feel like the 2019 cardinals thing to do is win 2 games in WAS and then lose the 6th in STL

we'll need the extra two games to fully learn about ozuna's defense

lol Sanchez really can't block balls in the dirt

He’s not the defender he once was

Whoa.

wow x5

Cardinals need to put up 2 runs so they can at least say they scored more runs on the Nathan than the Brewers

Nats will have a nice week's rest

Earned runs remain bullshit.

ok that jose martinez play was peak 2019 cardinals, it was almost admirable, the dedication

4 more to beat the record

think i'm gonna watch the Criterion supplements to Chaplin's The Circus

https://i.imgur.com/SXHpwJn.jpg

jfc

The Nationals have scored first in every game.

They haven't trailed for one pitch of any game.

Only one team has ever swept a best-of-7 series when it scored first and never lost the lead in any game - the Orioles in the 1966 World Series.

Looks like they'll have company!

— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) October 16, 2019

Patrick Corbin of the @Nationals is the first pitcher in MLB postseason history to have 10 strikeouts through 4 innings of a game.#STAYINTHEFIGHT

— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) October 16, 2019

Slightly interesting

it's a game now

Getting out of the first inning allowing five runs instead of seven is starting to seem like it would have been an important thing.

— Joe Sheehan (@joe_sheehan) October 16, 2019

ok what is the fucking shark shit about

Baby shark is a song

baby shark

^^^That version has over 3.6B views, all versions total over 5B. I think only 3 other songs have more views in the history of youtube.

At least the rally monkey was original

here's your chance Paul

oooo its getting good folks

congrats, nats! they arguably outplayed the cardinals in this series

https://i1.wp.com/assets.sbnation.com/assets/2619775/harperhit2_medium.gif

Didn't occur to me that the Senators hadn't been in the WS since 1933!

"first in war, first in peace, last in the American League"

maddon to the opiates angels on a three-year deal

Maddon and Trout is sure to be a fun ride.

officially ppd tonight

so yanks will get tanaka on full rest for game four and would have paxton on full rest for game five -- but they'll also be looking at (potentially) four games in four days, which should limit their ability to fully bullpen

I'm hoping this makes for a longer series, but i just can't see how giving the Astros any free days can be seen as a + for the Yanks.

Houston just announced Greinke tom. (vs Tanka) and Verlander Friday (vs Paxton)

This seems like giving Yanks a foot in the door, wiping JV out for games 6 and 7. I expect them to even the series tomorrow.

Also NYY bullpen would seem to benefit more from today off?

sportsbooks very bullish on Astros for what that's worth

Nats odds have increased from ~37% to about 43% following the sweep. guess an extra week of rest matters a lot

nah it's just zero-sum. the cards had ~5% yesterday.

lol yeah Hadrian, delay the aces for charity

i factored that in actually, the ~37% was for the NL winner, whoever it was

xp no, make sure you don't get into a game 7 battle of the bullpens, w/ no Cole or Verlander

I guess this mean they are pretty confident it won't go that far

put the boot on the neck

if they have to bullpen it in game seven, so it goes. there's no sense in doing it earlier, skipping rested starters, just in case

similar to criticism of Boone on Sunday night

There’s currently a 25-mph wind blowing out to rightfield at Yankee Stadium. Would be interesting if that continues. #Yankees #Astros #ALCS

— David Lennon (@DPLennon) October 17, 2019

just bumping this past the Players Choice Awards :)

I think the winds are sposed to die down around 6pm