General 2022 MLB Postseason Thread

Are the Astros even going to lose a game in the post season?

they say in the postseason variance swamps everything but i’m not sure it can swamp this astros pitching staff

No players other than Beltran were named in the report, but it's impossible to imagine that Altuve (and every other Astros' hitter) wasn't a fully active participant. They are all equally guilty IMO.

Cora and Hinch are managing again, the Astros franchise does nothing but win (albeit not another WS, at least not yet), but Beltran lost his managing job and probably won't get another chance, he paid the biggest price for the scandal.

OTOH, I find it hard to get too worked up over sign stealing, for years the Jays were known as the sign stealing team (example: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/astros-cristian-javier-stymies-yankees-again-holds-bombers-to-one-hit-in-alcs-game-3/), much like the Astros, it's the kind of thing that gets brushed off a lot of the time when a team starts winning.

The Astros paid a heavy penalty in draft picks, but it's not like it gutted the franchise. That said, a lot of teams have talent on paper and still underachieve and don't have to deal with the biggest MLB cheating scandal in decades, I think Dusty absolutely deserves credit for righting the ship.

Sorry, the link above should be this: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/blue-jays-stealing-signs-one-royal-says-they-got-a-guy-in-center-field/.

And there were plenty of reports about the Jays' "man in white" and other supposed sign stealing schemes over the years.

has any team cleaned house of their manager and gm after reaching a league championship series?

asking for a friend

Theres a transaction embargo until after the WS so not officially

I think it’s been said before, but Yanks have felt very one-dimensional (home run or bust) the past month or so, and all the Judge theatrics kind of overshadowed how poorly the rest of the team has been hitting.

Definitely true of the Yankees, but didn't they say yesterday that almost all the Astros post-season runs have come via the home run too?

That seems true too, especially the clutch home runs. I wonder what percentage of at bats have been the three true outcomes this postseason.

Checked the Astros:

vs. Mariners - 10/13 runs via HR
vs. Yankees - 8/12 runs via HR

Last night was the first time most of their runs (3/5) came without a HR.

it’s been pretty conclusively demonstrated that homers are what tend to win games these days.

they say in the postseason variance swamps everything but i’m not sure it can swamp this astros pitching staff

yeah. something about the postseason - an error, a bobble, a bad read, and suddenly you get a little bit of the stink of death on you

both of those homers were crushed

Great Philly crowd.

― sometimes you have to drink to kill the paranoia (PBKR), Saturday, October 22, 2022 10:04 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

Looks like I missed one hell of a game.

Would not have given up an out there

Would not have given up an out there

Yeap, cost them

Well maybe the Phillies can win one game in the World Series.

not sure who was on the bench, but someone should have hit (and not bunted) for grisham

Glad I have no horse in this race.

Agree, mookieproof

The Phillies have a puncher's chance against the Astros, their offense is doing everything right and they have three good to great starting pitchers. This run reminds me of tge Nationals in 2019.

Dave Dombrowski has taken four teams to the WS as a GM (could have been five with the Expos), is that a record?

jeez. seems like it must be but I'm not sure

there can't be that many people who've even GM'd four different teams

Out, so I regrettably missed Harper's HR. I think they definitely have a chance in the Series: they've got two ace starters and two very hot hitters, and that's a good start.

Thanks for toughing it out, Nestor.

it’s been pretty conclusively demonstrated that homers are what tend to win games these days.
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, October 23, 2022 11:07 AM

I think this is truer now than it was 10 hours ago.

breaking: bob costas has called the astros "the yankees' daddy"

ffs

I would have give the error on that botched double play to the SS.

my god, i have to wait until friday for more baseball?!

yeah this is fucked up

rude even

how dare they

Everyone I've spoken to where I am is rooting for the Phillies because of Rob Thomson. He was born in Sarnia, but he lives in Sebringville--I drive through there almost every day, about 15 minutes away.

Justin Verlander has made 7 career starts in the World Series...4 with Houston, 3 with Detroit.

(38 IP) 0-6, 5.68 ERA, 24 ER, 35 H, 1.289 WHIP. #RedOctober

— Luke Arcaini (@ArcainiLuke) October 24, 2022

man, justin verlander sucks!

is there a hot stove thread yet?

adam wainwright is back for another year. it's important

also i was joking about justin verlander sucking, i hope that was clear

directly. into. my veins.

Aaron Boone and Brian Cashman should be fired for this alone.

George Steinbrenner is rolling over in his grave. pic.twitter.com/FMKihZi5r6

— Jordan Moore (@iJordanMoore) October 25, 2022

https://joeposnanski.substack.com/p/yankee-haters-savor-the-moment

xp absolutely lost it at “avoiding theatre shootings using the example of Abraham Lincoln”

i do wonder sometimes about my capacity for sadism because every time kay’s voice cracks with pain and anger i’m like “YES”

I’m guessing you enjoyed that 2004 game

cmon

It’s one of the most incredible things I’ve ever seen. This is like Darth Vader showing stormtroopers video highlights of Luke Skywalker taking out the Death Star exhaust port as inspiration. This is like the old television Joker showing his henchmen video highlights of Batman and Robin beating the POW! OOF! AWK! ZOWIE! out of them as inspiration. This is like the Los Angeles police department showing officers video of The Terminator police station shootout as inspiration.

Amazing.