Baseball

[GoCubsGo]

Worst nightmare and what else is on is Braves Astros World Series though there are a couple of others that hold little interest.

[Vrede too]

I definitely did not have hunting Italian truffles on my Adam Wainwright retirement bingo card.

As I don't have a vested interest or even a secondary team I root for it comes down to "don't mind" rooting to help keep me engaged.

I don't mind the Phillies, Twinkies and O's. Go baseball!

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For me*:
(World Series odds per ESPN's Bradford Doolittle's computer)

AL
Orioles (11.5%) > Rays (8.3%) > Rangers (5.2%), and all others
Blue Jays (3.7%, jingoism!) > Twins (5.8%) > Cheatin' Astros (12.0%, ick)

NL
Diamondbacks (1.5%, yuck) or Brewers (4.7%), equally > Dodgers (18.6%)
Phillies (5.2%) > Marlins (1.2%, ouch) > Atlanta (22.4% )
Phillies, Diamondbacks and Brewers, a combined 11.4% , all pretty equally for the Pennant.

* = subject to change on a whim as the playoffs progress and/or teams get knocked out

Worst nightmare and what else is on is Braves Astros World Series though there are a couple of others that hold little interest.

Agreed, hominy.

[Vrede too]

I definitely did not have hunting Italian truffles on my Adam Wainwright retirement bingo card.

As I don't have a vested interest or even a secondary team I root for it comes down to "don't mind" rooting to help keep me engaged.

I don't mind the Phillies,
Congrats, so far.
Twinkies
Congrats, so far.
and O's. Go baseball!

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For me*:
(World Series odds per ESPN's Bradford Doolittle's computer)

AL
Orioles (11.5%) > Rays (8.3%) > Rangers (5.2%), and all others
Fuckin' Texas, 2-0.
Blue Jays (3.7%, jingoism!) > Twins (5.8%) > Cheatin' Astros (12.0%, ick)
I don't mind the 2-0 Twins, but the "World" Series will now be an exclusively American series, again.
NL
Diamondbacks (1.5%, yuck) or Brewers (4.7%), equally > Dodgers (18.6%)
Diamondbacks 2-0, another lower seed wins. Idk if it's good or bad for Cubs fans that their division winner is knocked out.
Phillies (5.2%) > Marlins (1.2%, ouch) > Atlanta (22.4% )
Phillies 2-0, nice.

4 sweeps
Phillies, Diamondbacks and Brewers, a combined 11.4% , all pretty equally for the Pennant.

* = subject to change on a whim as the playoffs progress and/or teams get knocked out

Worst nightmare and what else is on is Braves Astros World Series though there are a couple of others that hold little interest.

Agreed, hominy.

Oakland is undefeated in the 2023 playoffs, Useless

[Vrede too]

The Rays deserved to get knocked out:

Tampa Bay Rays Hit Attendance Mark Unseen in 104 Years

... Setting aside 2020's COVID-19 restrictions, the announced crowd of 19,704 was the lowest attendance for a Major League Baseball playoff contest since Game 7 of the 1919 World Series.

According to the Society of American Baseball Research, 13,923 fans attended the World Series game between the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds at Redland Field as a unique set of circumstances led to the low numbers....

Rays fans who showed up Tuesday were subject to a lackluster performance. The team committed four errors in a 4-0 loss in Game 1 of the three-game set.

Despite a 99-win season, making the playoffs in each of the last five seasons, a 2020 World Series appearance and nine postseason appearances in the previous 16 seasons, Tampa Bay continues to struggle to get fans inside the ballpark.

The Rays drew 1.44 million fans at Tropicana Field this season for an average of 17,781 for 81 games at home. While it was a strong gain from last season's 1.13 million, the team still ranked 26th in the league. Only the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics and Miami Marlins averaged fewer fans per game this season....

Ugh. Guess the Marlins deserved to get knocked out, too, while the Royals and Oakland deserved to miss the postseason entirely.

[GoCubsGo]

The Rays drew 1.44 million fans at Tropicana Field this season for an average of 17,781 for 81 games at home. While it was a strong gain from last season's 1.13 million, the team still ranked 26th in the league. Only the Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics and Miami Marlins averaged fewer fans per game this season....

Ugh. Guess the Marlins deserved to get knocked out, too, while the Royals and Oakland deserved to miss the postseason entirely.

Sort of interesting that MLB insists on placing teams in sunny Florida and no one cares.

Move them to where they're wanted.

[GoCubsGo]

Be a shame if he goes out this way.

[Vrede too]

Be a shame if he goes out this way.

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Full pic:



11-2

GO:

American League Division Series

Minnesota Twins > Houston Astros
Astros lead series 1-0

Baltimore Orioles > Texas Rangers
Rangers lead series 1-0
Orioles manager calls steal attempt in 9th 'miscommunication'
Opps.

National League Division Series

Arizona Diamondbacks > Los Angeles Dodgers
Diamondbacks lead 1-0

Philadelphia Phillies > Atlanta Braves
Phillies lead 1-0

[GoCubsGo]

Wow, what a finish to Braves/Phils.

Bad guys win but damn.

And this is after the Braves took the lead in the bottom of the 8th on a homer.



Don't really blame Harper , he was the tying run and would've scored but for a really great play.

[Vrede too]

Wow, what a finish to Braves/Phils.

Bad guys win but damn.

And this is after the Braves took the lead in the bottom of the 8th on a homer.

https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1711551721749532796

Don't really blame Harper , he was the tying run and would've scored but for a really great play.

Dammit
Phillies led 4-0 until the 6th.
Series tied 1-1.

Astros - Twins now tied 1-1

Rangers lead Orioles 2-0 Nooooo!

Diamondbacks lead 1-0.
Snakes beating @Dodgers 3-0 in the top of the 2nd, 1 out 1 on 2B.
Edit: Diamondbacks lead 2-0!

[Vrede too]

https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1711551721749532796

Don't really blame Harper , he was the tying run and would've scored but for a really great play.

Braves' historic double play caps Game 2 NLDS comeback win

... Second baseman Ozzie Albies whiffed trying to scoop Harris' throw, but third baseman Austin Riley was standing between second base and the mound backing up Albies. That wasn't by design.

"I think the only reason I was in the position that I was because I was screaming one and just momentum just kept pulling me that way," Riley said. "And it ended up just being right spot at the right time."

Riley scooped the ball backhanded and threw it to first in one motion, like fielding a slow roller at third base. That ended the game, completing the first 8-5-3 double play in MLB postseason history and the first double play ever involving an outfielder to end a postseason game....

[GoCubsGo]

https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1711551721749532796

Don't really blame Harper , he was the tying run and would've scored but for a really great play.

Braves' historic double play caps Game 2 NLDS comeback win

... Second baseman Ozzie Albies whiffed trying to scoop Harris' throw, but third baseman Austin Riley was standing between second base and the mound backing up Albies. That wasn't by design.

"I think the only reason I was in the position that I was because I was screaming one and just momentum just kept pulling me that way," Riley said. "And it ended up just being right spot at the right time."

Riley scooped the ball backhanded and threw it to first in one motion, like fielding a slow roller at third base. That ended the game, completing the first 8-5-3 double play in MLB postseason history and the first double play ever involving an outfielder to end a postseason game....

Yep, definition of Heads Up.

[Vrede too]

Dammit
Phillies led 4-0 until the 6th.
Series tied 1-1.

Astros - Twins now tied 1-1
9-1 @Twins. Astros lead series 2-1, crap.

Rangers lead Orioles 2-0 Nooooo!
@Rangers lead 6-0 in the Bottom 2nd

Diamondbacks lead 1-0.
Snakes beating @Dodgers 3-0 in the top of the 2nd, 1 out 1 on 2B.
Edit: Diamondbacks lead 2-0!

[GoCubsGo]

Turned off the O's game.☹

[Vrede too]

Turned off the O's game.☹

Damn, Rangers sweep the 2 best teams in the AL and the 2nd best in all of MLB . Guess they're now a serious threat to win it all.

Go Phillies, Twins and Diamondbacks pretty equally pending future whims.

[GoCubsGo]

Turned off the O's game.☹

Damn, Rangers sweep the 2 best teams in the AL and the 2nd best in all of MLB . Guess they're now a serious threat to win it all.

Go Phillies, Twins and Diamondbacks pretty equally pending future whims.

Texas has been streaky all year, guess they're on a roll, plus baseball playoffs are notoriously fickle. Condolences.

Go Phillies (ex Cub factor)!

Plus the thought of a Texas-Houston/Dback World Series is a major bummer.

[GoCubsGo]

https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1711551721749532796

Don't really blame Harper , he was the tying run and would've scored but for a really great play.

Braves' historic double play caps Game 2 NLDS comeback win

... Second baseman Ozzie Albies whiffed trying to scoop Harris' throw, but third baseman Austin Riley was standing between second base and the mound backing up Albies. That wasn't by design.

"I think the only reason I was in the position that I was because I was screaming one and just momentum just kept pulling me that way," Riley said. "And it ended up just being right spot at the right time."

Riley scooped the ball backhanded and threw it to first in one motion, like fielding a slow roller at third base. That ended the game, completing the first 8-5-3 double play in MLB postseason history and the first double play ever involving an outfielder to end a postseason game....

Somebody be mad.

[Vrede too]

https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1711551721749532796

Don't really blame Harper , he was the tying run and would've scored but for a really great play.

Somebody be mad.

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status ... 6830683587

That's one way to avoid getting caught off base on a long fly out.

[Vrede too]

Dammit
Phillies led 4-0 until the 6th.
Series tied 1-1.
10-2! Phillies lead ATL 2-1

Astros - Twins now tied 1-1
9-1 @Twins. Astros lead series 2-1, crap.
Dammit! Cheating again?

Rangers lead Orioles 2-0 Nooooo!
@Rangers lead 6-0 in the Bottom 2nd
3-0

Diamondbacks lead 1-0.
Snakes beating @Dodgers 3-0 in the top of the 2nd, 1 out 1 on 2B.
Edit: Diamondbacks lead 2-0!
4-2, another sweep

[GoCubsGo]

[Vrede too]

https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX/status/1712284305677045972

I guess I want the Rangers over the Cheatin' Astros, but not by much.