2017 ALCS - New York Yankees vs Houston Astros

so, so stupid. Managers and their goddamn closer obsession.

good thing headley sped things along there

Well I’ve learned everything to know about postseason baseball

Ken Giles pitched on back-to-back days 13 times this year. The most pitches he ever threw on Day 1 was 22. 23 tonight.

— Joe Sheehan (@joe_sheehan) October 21, 2017

Back to Star Wars and video games, sorry for the bother

who knows maybe it was good to get him in there for the inning. 23 pitches so what

everyone's riding on adrenaline tomorrow anyhow

the game will probably have 15 pitching changes

First time I've ever heard Altuve interviewed. "I literally love Justin Verlander"--great!

I did actually watch that btw. Verlander 4-0! Something special. So much dudes, very white. Much hair, wow.

I hope Houston wins bcz Irma. The winning city gets millions in infrastructure and housing, right?

so, so stupid. Managers and their goddamn closer obsession.

― ice cream social justice (Dr Morbius), Friday, October 20, 2017 11:32 PM (two minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

perhaps it is, all in all I agree, we discussed many times how it cost managers in the past, I get it. but at the same time, all i know is that Hinch knows the situation more than I do. especially with this organisation, they must be aware how the culture of closer obsession is somewhat ridiculous. My uniformed hunch is that it matters first and foremost to Giles, and that confidence goes a long in way in a game 7.

if verlander is not in a full suit like his last press conference i will be upset

future hall of famer Justin Verlander btw

future hall of fame spouse kate upton

Present Hall of Fame spouse Kate Upton.

you are sullying the future of the institution that only one man truly deserves

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/y9Y7359R1IM/maxresdefault.jpg

Giles better perform tomorrow for AJ's sake

Tomorrow could he hilarious. Hinch appears to trust no one, and will absolutely need to use at least four pitchers. #astros

— Joe Sheehan (@joe_sheehan) October 21, 2017

One percent. Literally one percent of the time that batted ball (93 mph / 24 deg) from Altuve is a home run. pic.twitter.com/yEZ3ue1JnJ

— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) October 21, 2017

Verlander-Sabathia would have been a perfect Game 7 match, but that's okay.

I always liked CC and really don't have a preference in game 7, but I kinda lean to want to see Verlander vs. Kershaw more than the historical Yanks/Dodgers replay.

I've been hoping for that too: only starting-pitcher MVPs of the past 30 or so years.

(always the awards)

Hinch on Giles usage: "These guys will be on an adrenaline high..."

they're all actually talk-radio hosts

he also said "I'll use every guy on the staff if i have to"

go bionic, JV

at the very least hinch understands that eliminating the yankees is way more important than winning a single game against the dodgers so that's a positive

He endangered his chances of winning tomorrow. He didn't trust any other pitcher to protect a 6-run lead for 3 outs.

Anyway, thx guys, you kept me wired and this was the first night game i saw in its entirety.

Houston's bullpen is pretty crap, so I kinda get why he went that way, but he had a six run lead too. I guess the lead got big before he could switch 'maybe'. They are going to need 6-9 outs at least in game 7.

I still kinda think the Yanks match up better against the Dodgers. Even if Verlander would get 2 of 3 against Kershaw, they got to win two other games and I think LA's got the pitching depth against them.

it'd be cute to have a NYY/LAD series for nostalgia's sake in theory, but now that we're close to it actually happening fuck the yankees forever

an Astros/Dodgers World Series would still have me doing a mental double take, I'm nowhere near 100% awareness at every moment of Houston being an AL team.

I grew up a Reds fan hating the Dodgers from the old NL west days. I'll always hate them for '81 and really would not mind them having another 30 years of failure. One of my roommates in college was also an obnoxious Dodger fan too.

it's all just laundry tho

These Dodgers don't have anything to do with the '88 team that sunk the Mets...

Yeah, it's more you hate their fans. I get that is a big reason why the Yanks are so hated.

my best friend is a Yankee fan

but he never goes to games cuz he hates the fans

smdh

From a history standpoint, even diehard Yankee haters can appreciate a Dodgers vs Yankees World Series. But in reality, I know the TV coverage would be dominated by so many nauseating puff pieces that it's enough to put me off of the idea forever.

Cameron with a Hinch game plan

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/mapping-out-27-outs-for-a-j-hinch/

Reddick's first two AB tonight crucial::

Maxvill (1968) - 0-22, 3 BB
Reddick (2017) - 0-21, 1 BB

You have to adjust for era, so Maxvill's '68 much more impressive.

That Todd Frazier swing last night was something to behold.

http://www.mlb.com/images/4/6/0/259224460/102017_hounyy_verlander_k_frazier.gif

Pretty sure he began his swing ("swing") after the ball had reached the catcher's glove. It's a humbling game.

reddick dropped to 9th

springer & marwin are both struggling nearly as bad this series, quite an OF

i finally caught up with game 6. what a game if you're an astros fan.

it was me who said the astros kind seem like villains but keep in mind i was in the throes of the division series. and tbf it's really just reddick who, come on, is a supervillain. but no i love keuchel now, have always loved tuves and big jv, coming around on correa and springer, gurriel is adorbs, bregman is.. well he kinda looks like an internal affairs officer who's poking into your expense claims and flexing his jaw as he spots suspicious entries

and what a goddamned catch. that whole inning was sensational. was there a single ball hit all night that wasn't absolutely laced?

morton bringing that gas

stuck listening to Suck & Schmutz as NY ESPNRadio is carrying the Knicks tonight

wow that catch.. hard to imagine his wrist isnt fucked up

judge so boring smh

and yeah his wrist...

c'mon kk, no one ever called him a boring player