WORLD SERIES!!! Best of 7 GDST: Braves @ Stros

[connorp]

It’s pretty crazy this is like a possible literal historic game..WS no-hitter but doesn’t have that vibe..guess when SP goes 5 makes sense

[connorp]

What a douche bag Rosario. Dive for it.. slide..something

[HealthDream007]

That could have been caught. Instead, bye-bye no hitter and more importantly, a man on with 0 outs in a 1 run game.

[Pinkfloid]

Not a great effort by Rosario there...

[HealthDream007]

I guess, I can agree for that reason, but the ass is gone bro.

 

What'd you guys get for Machado?

 

RF Yusniel Diaz who was supposed to be the key piece of the trade is looing like a bust. 3B Rylan Bannon, who might be a utility guy if were lucky. SP Dean Kremer, who looked promising at the end of 2020 but has completely regressed and spent most of the 2021 in the minors and pitched poorly there. I still think he could be a back of the rotation guy, but he needs to rebound. RP Zach Pop who could have been a back end of the bullpen type but we let him go. Still hasn't performed in the majors like that, but I could see us regretting letting him go. INF Breyvic Valera lastly, who really is not much of anything and really wasn't expected to be.

 

Bottom on line, they should have extended Machado earlier, or traded him earlier. Instead they held on to him until he had a 1/2 season control left on him and of course got less value for it.

[Spanky99]

d'Arnould flexin' again.

[Spanky99]

RF Yusniel Diaz who was supposed to be the key piece of the trade is looing like a bust. 3B Rylan Bannon, who might be a utility guy if were lucky. SP Dean Kremer, who looked promising at the end of 2020 but has completely regressed and spent most of the 2021 in the minors and pitched poorly there. I still think he could be a back of the rotation guy, but he needs to rebound. RP Zach Pop who could have been a back end of the bullpen type but we let him go. Still hasn't performed in the majors like that, but I could see us regretting letting him go. INF Breyvic Valera lastly, who really is not much of anything and really wasn't expected to be.

 

Bottom on line, they should have extended Machado earlier, or traded him earlier. Instead they held on to him until he had a 1/2 season control left on him and of course got less value for it.

 

Yeah, s*****... wow. Diaz might surprise.

[Spanky99]

Wow... well then.

[Spanky99]

Braves take a chain rope on them.

 

2-1

[HealthDream007]

Just missed it. Thankfully we didn't miss getting a good WS game finally.

[Spanky99]

Just missed it. Thankfully we didn't miss getting a good WS game finally.

 

Great game... we'll have many more.

[Spanky99]

 

[Abomination]

Man, what a snag by Riley!

[Spanky99]

Altuve's a beast!

[John_Havok]

Really hope Houston wins so all the wankers who bitch and moan about cheating from 5 years ago cry for a month.

[Spanky99]

Really hope Houston wins so all the wankers who bitch and moan about cheating from 5 years ago cry for a month.

 

lol... I'm not rooting for that reason, I want them to win because Braves are good, and f*** the AL now.

[Jonn]

So with relievers pitching more innings than starters over the course of these playoffs. Are we going to see a lot more bullpen money spent across the game this off-season? If this really the strategy going forward how could they not justify paying these relievers. I honestly hate it personally but here we are…

[Spanky99]

Nice Eddie!

[Abomination]

So with relievers pitching more innings than starters over the course of these playoffs. Are we going to see a lot more bullpen money spent across the game this off-season? If this really the strategy going forward how could they not justify paying these relievers. I honestly hate it personally but here we are…

 

I don't think so, at least not for the average reliever. The playoffs have a lot more off-days built in. The pen use is sustainable over a short period, but I think you'd break the pen if you did it over the course of a season. It's actually one of the reasons I think they should eliminate off-days during the series. 7 potential games in 7 days.

[CrackerJack]

I don't think so, at least not for the average reliever. The playoffs have a lot more off-days built in. The pen use is sustainable over a short period, but I think you'd break the pen if you did it over the course of a season. It's actually one of the reasons I think they should eliminate off-days during the series. 7 potential games in 7 days.

 

could be brutal travel-wise ... say, Atlanta vs Seattle or Toronto vs San Diego.

[Abomination]

could be brutal travel-wise ... say, Atlanta vs Seattle.

 

Yeah it definitely would, but it's also the same for both teams.

[Abomination]

Altuve has been absolutely robbed twice today.

[Spanky99]

Rosario's going to get a raise with this postseason performance.

[Spanky99]

Stros' back against the wall... 3-1 Braves Lead!

 

Good game, well pitched!

[BigCecil]

Braves…the f***ing Braves go up 3-1. And this is real life. Never could have imagined it when Acuna Jr went down.

[John_Havok]

Rosario's going to get a raise with this postseason performance.

 

Probably, but likely not from Atlanta. They’re too smart to overpay for a 3 week hot streak when they guy is average or below at this point in his career.

 

Guaranteed the Padres sign him for 20 million.

[Jonn]

Braves…the f***ing Braves go up 3-1. And this is real life. Never could have imagined it when Acuna Jr went down.

 

Just goes to show you anything can happen in the Post Season. Just gotta get in.

[Spanky99]

Probably, but likely not from Atlanta. They’re too smart to overpay for a 3 week hot streak when they guy is average or below at this point in his career.

 

Guaranteed the Padres sign him for 20 million.

 

Woah, I mentioned a raise, not that much, lol.

[Stangstag]

Just goes to show you anything can happen in the Post Season. Just gotta get in.

 

Yup, look at some of the WS winners from the last decade.

 

Miracle teams/lucky teams:

 

2019 Nationals

2018 Redsox

2015 Royals

2013 Redsox

2011 Cardinals

[Spanky99]