The baseball playoffs thread 2018

SquarePeg · Oct 14, 2018

Just got offered tickets to the game tonight and had to say no. I committed to something else months ago for my daughter. I’ll be listening in the car and keeping up by phone for the first half of the game! Bummer...

Dave442 · Oct 15, 2018

That was a great game for a Red Sox fan. I was hoping the Astros would rally, but they were bit by that Green Monster too many times.

jcdeboever · Oct 15, 2018

Dave442 said:
That was a great game for a Red Sox fan. I was hoping the Astros would rally, but they were bit by that Green Monster too many times.

That was a good game, I was glued to the TV. Using Porcello was a great move. After Jackie Bradley skunked it in his first AB or two, it left me thinking and almost posting, does the guy ever get a clutch hit? Then he does it. I probably watched 20 or more RedSox games this year and it seemed to me he leaves a lot of men on base. Kinsler had some ugly at bats while Benintendi was riding the pine. I guess they valued his defense despite his horrible history against Cole.

SquarePeg · Oct 15, 2018

I've been watching the Sox for 50 years and have never seen a ball stay up on the top of the wall padding like that JBJ shot. I like to think that Johnny Pesky was up there working a little magic for his team. JBJ is terrible with men on base which is why he is so low in the batting order.

Cora's pitching moves, while successful in the end, are a bit odd. It was a must win game, IMO and I can see his logic in going to Porcello but he was so hot and CK has been pretty dicey lately, I would have been tempted to run Porcello back out there for the 9th. Heck I would have started him instead of Price. Even though they had the lead when Price left and ultimately got the win, giving up 4 runs in 4 innings in a play off game is still terrible.

I would have started Holt at 2b over Kinsler. Holt has been on fire lately and his D is not a big step down from Kinsler.

jcdeboever · Oct 15, 2018

SquarePeg said:
I've been watching the Sox for 50 years and have never seen a ball stay up on the top of the wall padding like that JBJ shot. I like to think that Johnny Pesky was up there working a little magic for his team. JBJ is terrible with men on base which is why he is so low in the batting order.

Cora's pitching moves, while successful in the end, are a bit odd. It was a must win game, IMO and I can see his logic in going to Porcello but he was so hot and CK has been pretty dicey lately, I would have been tempted to run Porcello back out there for the 9th. Heck I would have started him instead of Price. Even though they had the lead when Price left and ultimately got the win, giving up 4 runs in 4 innings in a play off game is still terrible.

I would have started Holt at 2b over Kinsler. Holt has been on fire lately and his D is not a big step down from Kinsler.

I meant to say Holt (Not Benitendi) instead of Kinsler. My bad, thanks for sharing that. I get those two mixed up, can't figure out why for the life of me.

Gary A. · Oct 15, 2018

FYI- There is a Santa Ana wind out here today. The wind blows hot and strong from the desert(s). Gusts of 60mph coming in from right field.

SquarePeg · Oct 15, 2018

All the talking heads were going on and on about Turner's clutch game winning hit in game 2. Calling him Mr Clutch etc. No one mentioned the 4 times he struck out in game 1, the last time in the 9th with the tying run left on 3B. Sorry boys, Big Papi will always be Mr Clutch. You can't be Mr Clutch when the pressure is on in the playoffs only some of the time.

Oh and jc - the picture when you look up clutch is definitely Big Papi.

Gary A. · Oct 15, 2018

You don't want to go there ... :gun:

jcdeboever · Oct 15, 2018

SquarePeg said:
All the talking heads were going on and on about Turner's clutch game winning hit in game 2. Calling him Mr Clutch etc. No one mentioned the 4 times he struck out in game 1, the last time in the 9th with the tying run left on 3B. Sorry boys, Big Papi will always be Mr Clutch. You can't be Mr Clutch when the pressure is on in the playoffs only some of the time.

Oh and jc - the picture when you look up clutch is definitely Big Papi.

Big Papi is in the synonym section, along with Gibby. Turner is the man! Big Papi is on TV now, along with Gibby.