2019 World Series -- Houston Astros vs Washington Nationals

I was worried he was going to choke slam the ump he was being so aggressive.

Xpost - you mean him not being able to play under protest?

(Apparently)

The answer to every ejection trivia question is Bobby Cox. https://t.co/TsRqNdYPMH

— Joe Posnanski (@JPosnanski) October 30, 2019

Joe Torre was on the field conferring with an umpire in his executive capacity

Turner wasn't in the running lane at all; Guriel had no chance to catch it.

Hmmmm? Turner played no factor in the noncatch that I saw; Gurriel missed it before it hit Turner.

More Strasburg!

This would be his Matt Harvey moment, if it's happening.

wtf my stream froze and he's out of the 8th already? damn

as Dan Shulman points out, the running lane is a bad rule anyway

that was a quick 8th!

I guess not (unless he's back for the ninth, which could happen).

xposts

No one will agree, but I'd give him one baserunner. He's not pitching tomorrow, he's at 101 pitches, he's a free agent anyway, let him go out.

Bad rules are still rules.

I will agree

I have no idea how he does after that many pitches but yeah I'd let him go until someone gets on

Stras has been looking better and better as this game goes on.

Devenski pitching the ninth means that Hinch is already trying to save his best guys for Game 7.

He's got Gurriel, Alvarez, Correa

I didn’t even think he’d pull off four, the way he started the game.

Looks like Strasburg was headed to the showers?

as a Mets fan, i'm glad they didn't call it on JC Martin in '69

xp: maybe he had to take a leak, looks like he's back in the dugout.

Only 5 pitches in the 8th, they said.

weeeew

and we will see you to-morrow night

(I think)

That's what happens when you let the seventh best guy in the bullpen pitch the ninth in a close game.

Two more two out runs for the Nats!

Wow great game

Please don't needlessly burn a pitcher with a 5-run lead.

Good move

No

Utterly ridiculous.

Ben Clemens
11:37 Greinke looks like he just found out the World Series was going on and had to get out of bed to watch.

why

104 and no one on. They should have let him go

That was possibly/probably Strasburg's last game with the Nationals. I know all about Matt Harvey...Does this sport have even an ounce of poetry left in it?

Doolittle's pitched two innings since October 15th.

I almost want the Astros to come back.

Back from work, happy I have no shoots tomorrow.

I don't really get it either

I am pretty certain Stras is back with the Nats next season.

I also don't necessarily equate complete games with poetry

Wish the Astros had shown up tonight.

Doolittle hasn’t pitched in 4 days I think, I think that’s why.

Looked out live

(xpost) I have no answer for that. You either understand what I mean or you don't.

the Astros did show up, or at least Bregman tried to show up Strasburg yuk yuk

The flip side of the Devenski sighting -- why bring in Doolittle, who's probably their best reliever, with a five run lead?

My bad Doolittle was used Sunday.

Cuz he's barely pitched

Maybe since he was already warmed up?

Fuck yes

My two favorite pitchers dueling for game 7 of the world series I can’t even.

apparently first ever series in any major sport where the road team wins 6 in a row