2023 MLB Postseason Thread

[Spanky__99]

Rangers going to f*** this up again.

 

Nope.

[Stangstag]

Rangers going to f*** this up again.

 

Nope.

 

Wow what a K there

[BigCecil]

Astros at bats just relentless.

 

Texas at bats relentless lol. What a series.

[Spanky__99]

Ballgame, Garcia's on fire.

[BigCecil]

Cuban Teo swinging wildly all night seals the deal with a 110 line drive GS. Wow.

[philly30]

Damn

[Stangstag]

Adolis is clutch

 

Also holy f*** what a catch by Tucker

[Spanky__99]

So... does a home team win??? lol

[hanton]

Great series, gm7 is a coin flip....

[Stangstag]

Scherzer pitching game 7 vs the Astros in Houston…

 

What year is it??

[Stangstag]

So... does a home team win??? lol

 

This series is a carbon copy of the Washington/Houston WS from 2019

[Stangstag]

Tomorrow is the last day of the year where there will be 2 games on the same day.

[hanton]

Arod, Jeter and Big Papi......what a panel!

[hanton]

Bochy like a pro down plays game 7.....we're not supposed to be here....etc

[hanton]

...discussing some of the key moves by Bochy leaving the righty in there vs Alvarez with 2 lefties in the pen, it worked.

[Stangstag]

...discussing some of the key moves by Bochy leaving the righty in there vs Alvarez with 2 lefties in the pen, it worked.

 

The key move was not using Chapman haha

[Brownie19]

That was gutsy after Leclerc blew up last outing. The Singleton AB was a playoff classic.

 

Is Singleton the best PH the Astros have? I know he probably wanted to save Yainer Diaz to pinch hit for Maldonado, but it felt like that Singleton AB was the game. Yainer Diaz has a 150 wRC+ this year v. RHP and was one of the best hitters in baseball in Aug/Sept. What am I missing?

[Laika]

Is Singleton the best PH the Astros have? I know he probably wanted to save Yainer Diaz to pinch hit for Maldonado, but it felt like that Singleton AB was the game. Yainer Diaz has a 150 wRC+ this year v. RHP and was one of the best hitters in baseball in Aug/Sept. What am I missing?

 

Probably missing nothing.

 

They not only went with Singleton over Diaz, they went with him over Chas McCormick too. They could have pinch hit Diaz and McCormick for Pena and Maldonado, in whatever order desired.

 

Truly one of the worst decisions I have seen this postseason. Diaz and McCormick had wRC+ of 127 and 133 in MLB this season... Singleton was like 118 in f***ing AAA and 51 in MLB.

 

When Singleton walked to the plate he didn't even look like a big league player. He had no chance.

 

Jon Singleton is NOT a quality LHPH like, say, Craig Biggio's son.

 

 

 

Astros Stats ��

@astro_numbers

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9h

Talk about salt in a wound...

 

Top 3 Hitters at MMP in 2023

Yainer Díaz - 164

Yordan Alvarez - 144

Chas McCormick - 144

 

Guess who didn't play tonight...

[connorp]

The key move was not using Chapman haha

 

Was he warming up for the 9th though? Chapman isn’t the kind of guy you bring in with the bases loaded

[Brownie19]

Probably missing nothing.

 

They not only went with Singleton over Diaz, they went with him over Chas McCormick too. They could have pinch hit Diaz and McCormick for Pena and Maldonado, in whatever order desired.

 

Truly one of the worst decisions I have seen this postseason. Diaz and McCormick had wRC+ of 127 and 133 in MLB this season... Singleton was like 118 in f***ing AAA and 51 in MLB.

 

When Singleton walked to the plate he didn't even look like a big league player. He had no chance.

 

Jon Singleton is NOT a quality LHPH like, say, Craig Biggio's son.

 

 

 

Astros Stats ��

@astro_numbers

·

9h

Talk about salt in a wound...

 

Top 3 Hitters at MMP in 2023

Yainer Díaz - 164

Yordan Alvarez - 144

Chas McCormick - 144

 

Guess who didn't play tonight...

 

Forgot about Chas. I get Dubion has been getting some hits, but how on earth isn't Chas McCormick playing for the Astros? The guy would have been the Jays best hitter this year. Is this Dusty going with his gut or something?

 

Chas and Diaz really should be in the lineup over Dubion and Brantley. Are old school fans praising Dusty or ripping him for these bizarre decisions?

[BTS]

Forgot about Chas. I get Dubion has been getting some hits, but how on earth isn't Chas McCormick playing for the Astros? The guy would have been the Jays best hitter this year. Is this Dusty going with his gut or something?

 

Chas and Diaz really should be in the lineup over Dubion and Brantley. Are old school fans praising Dusty or ripping him for these bizarre decisions?

 

Real Dusty Baker quote when asked about Chas McCormick earlier this year:

 

“As far as his weight is concerned, if I had something against his weight — and you can ask him — I wouldn’t bring him banana pudding once a week,” Baker said, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic. “I stop by This is It and get him banana pudding … If I was concerned about a guy’s weight, I would not bring a guy banana pudding or maybe I helped continue to that.”

[hanton]

Is Singleton the best PH the Astros have? I know he probably wanted to save Yainer Diaz to pinch hit for Maldonado, but it felt like that Singleton AB was the game. Yainer Diaz has a 150 wRC+ this year v. RHP and was one of the best hitters in baseball in Aug/Sept. What am I missing?

 

Diaz man, he's had a rough post season because of inconsistent playing time but really he should be the starter

[jaysblue]

Wonder which Mad Max shows up tonight. Tough game to call.

[connorp]

Wonder which Mad Max shows up tonight. Tough game to call.

 

Yeah definitely wouldn’t bet it. Texas hopefully can score enough where Max doesn’t need to be great. Seager is due to have a big game

[L54]

Real Dusty Baker quote when asked about Chas McCormick earlier this year:

 

“As far as his weight is concerned, if I had something against his weight — and you can ask him — I wouldn’t bring him banana pudding once a week,” Baker said, per Chandler Rome of The Athletic. “I stop by This is It and get him banana pudding … If I was concerned about a guy’s weight, I would not bring a guy banana pudding or maybe I helped continue to that.”

 

Lmao this is awesome

[hanton]

That was stolen off Kelly, damn is he slow to the plate

[connorp]

How is a Game 6 in an LCS half over at 6:30p ET? Baseball really losing ground to the other 2 major sports…

 

Anyways.. this is a spot where I could a controversial pull of Kelly before going through a 3rd time even if it’s the 5th. Problem is, can you get 5 good innings from the BP.

[connorp]

Well, that is was when it was a close game. Disregard

[hanton]

How is a Game 6 in an LCS half over at 6:30p ET? Baseball really losing ground to the other 2 major sports…

 

Anyways.. this is a spot where I could a controversial pull of Kelly before going through a 3rd time even if it’s the 5th. Problem is, can you get 5 good innings from the BP.

 

scheduling mess

[hanton]

Lovullo pulling as Schneider. There was ZERO reason to remove Kelly, stupid.