2021 ALDS Chicago White Sox vs Houston Astros

out of nowhere i was thinking "wait what happened to yermin mercedes" and then i looked it up and was like "oh yeah tony larussa completely demolished his self-confidence and desire to play baseball"

nice to have a game on while working...

back and forth games are always good.

goodbye White Sox, we hardly knew you

well this has gone poorly

Getting weird.

I don't get this rule either

So you can be like a defensive lineman and bat away the ball with no penalties?

I love these kinds of games

as a Scorer, it is insulting to me that kopech got the win in this game

https://www.mlb.com/glossary/standard-stats/win

do your fucking job and reward tepera

To answer my own question, as long as its not intentional

He ran out of the baseline, he should be out

Reminiscent of this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvWKWvrVfrI

i don't know the letter of the law but grandal was obviously not intentionally trying to deflect the ball or change his path to the base so i'm glad he/the team was not penalized

big ups to ryan tepera for implying that the astros are still cheating at home somehow in his post-game interview

Would love a revamp of how to qualify for a win. Would also fuck up 140 years of record keeping tho.

lol wut

Re sign stealing: Tony's idea to the league was to require the runner on second base turn towards CF when the sign is given to the catcher. Then turn back.

The idea was ignored

— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) October 11, 2021

it's on the second baseman to cover the runner's eyes

"[My left arm is dangling like a noodle but] I most definitely would not be a liability to the team, do not take me out of this game, god damn it."

poor rodon : /

No point in holding runners now, apparently.

fucking trashcans

Wrap it up, Tony.

that's a paddlin'

whatever one wants to claim about the efficacy of baseball managers, it's hard to overlook dusty

if only he hadn't let russ ortiz keep that ball