The boys of summer! (Baseball Thread)

[ACamp1900]

My gut still tells me the Stros can go to DC and boss things,... feels like the 96 series...

 

[Irishize]

My gut still tells me the Stros can go to DC and boss things,... feels like the 96 series...

So are your Halos going to sign Gerrit Cole? I understand he wants to play near his hometown.

 

[Irish2155]

My gut still tells me the Stros can go to DC and boss things,... feels like the 96 series...

Nope, karma is biting the 'Stros in the ass for signing a woman beater to close games. Baseball works funny that way sometimes. That idiot GM should have just shut his trap after finishing off the Yanks.

 

[Irish#1]

]My gut still tells me the Stros can go to DC and boss things[/B],... feels like the 96 series...

That's the White Castles. It's not over, but Nats have a big advantage.

 

[ACamp1900]

So are your Halos going to sign Gerrit Cole? I understand he wants to play near his hometown.

That’s what everyone hopes....

 

[ACamp1900]

 

[zelezo vlk]

That’s what everyone hopes....

Better y'all than the Cubs

 

[Irish2155]

Better y'all than the Cubs

Or the Yanks...

 

[Rogue219]

1. I hope the Nationals sweep the Astros. That pitching, the highest wRC since the 1927 Yankees, and down 2-0 to start the WS. Baseball.

2. Not sure how having a manager who was on the team three years ago helps the Cubs get more out of their players. Ross is going to have to draw the line in the sand as the boss and not the older brother figure he was in 2016. Interesting move, and Theo ran the show on this hire. As always, they were transparent and told everyone Ross was the front runner.

3. Joe Girardi and Bryce Harper. Enjoy

 

[Rogue219]

Nope, karma is biting the 'Stros in the ass for signing a woman beater to close games. Baseball works funny that way sometimes. That idiot GM should have just shut his trap after finishing off the Yanks.

I don't believe in Karma. I think the Nationals are just really good when they're healthy.

You're right about the Assistant GM acting like an ass, and whats more, the team doubled down by not offering any kind of apology or gee we're sorry that happened kind of approach. So they're another group of people who think that they can just do and act however they want without consequence because.

So I hope they get swept. It's the only consequence that will matter outside of anything that could hurt them financially. Smart group of guys in that front office, but evidently they feel empowered to act like ass bags and not have to be accountable.

 

[Irish#1]

Or the Yanks...

We need him. Starting pitching has been the weakness.

 

[Rogue219]

My gut still tells me the Stros can go to DC and boss things,... feels like the 96 series...

I think I get what you mean, but when you look at it historically....Yankees won 92 games, Braves 96. Braves were heavy favorites.

So in this instance, I hope you're right. The underdog will win and it'll be the Nationals.

We are literally talking about the best offensive team since the 1927 Yankees with these Astros. They are THAT good.

 

[Irish2155]

We need him. Starting pitching has been the weakness.

Yeah, I know...hence my post. That was very apparent every time the fat lefty wobbled his way to the mound.

 

[ACamp1900]

I think I get what you mean, but when you look at it historically....Yankees won 92 games, Braves 96. Braves were heavy favorites.

So in this instance, I hope you're right. The underdog will win and it'll be the Nationals.

We are literally talking about the best offensive team since the 1927 Yankees with these Astros. They are THAT good.

yeah, just referring to coming back after falling 0-2 at home. That 96 series sticks with me... that thing was OVER,... and then it seemed like in a blink the Yanks were suddenly the champions. I remember it having such a strange feeling.

 

[Rogue219]

yeah, just referring to coming back after falling 0-2 at home. That 96 series sticks with me... that thing was OVER,... and then it seemed like in a blink the Yanks were suddenly the champions. I remember it having such a strange feeling.

Wade Boggs riding around on a horse in a Yankee uniform having won a World Series?

I'd say strange could be a potential understatement. LOL!

The last three games of that series could have gone either way. Wasn't the MVP someone stupid like Jim Leyritz or something?

 

[ACamp1900]

Wade Boggs riding around on a horse in a Yankee uniform having won a World Series?

I'd say strange could be a potential understatement. LOL!

The last three games of that series could have gone either way. Wasn't the MVP someone stupid like Jim Leyritz or something?

I think it was their closer.. Wetteland. The legend took over after he signed with Texas if memory serves.

I loved the Boggs thing, my hatred for boston is long standing and even then I was like, "I love this.. screw the sox".

 

[Irish2155]

Wade Boggs riding around on a horse in a Yankee uniform having won a World Series?

I'd say strange could be a potential understatement. LOL!

The last three games of that series could have gone either way. Wasn't the MVP someone stupid like Jim Leyritz or something?

I just threw up in my mouth...

 

[zelezo vlk]

Wade Boggs Carpet World

 

[Irish#1]

Wasn't the MVP someone stupid like Jim Leyritz or something?

How did you know he's stupid?

 

[IrishLax]

The Astros have a better rotation than the Nats, a better bullpen than the Nats, and a better lineup than the Nats. But the Nats have baby shark.

Kidding aside, the only group where there is a real significant mismatch is the bullpen. The Astros' pen is lightyears deeper and more talented than the Nats.' And some people act like the Nationals didn't have the same winning percentage as the Astros over the latter two-thirds of the season.

I could easily see the Astros' coming back and winning the series, especially if they go with Cole 3x on short rest instead of rolling out their bullpen amalgamation for Game 4. But right now they're in full on panic mode having team meetings at 1 AM and you can see their confidence is the opposite of that in the other dugout. This is what happens when someone crowns you before a single pitch is thrown, and when you go around talking shit after beating the Yankees and causing distractions. One team is playing with pressure and scrutiny, the other isn't. What remains to be seen is if that dynamic changes now that their backs are up against the wall.

 

[ACamp1900]

Feels like we will know where this is going early on Saturday. I'm kind of expecting the Astros to come out and jump on them early. Game three is more than your usual swing game... there is huge momentum hinging on it and as LAX said, Houston takes that game then the Nats will have to, at minimum, win a game started by Cole and or Verlander again... Washington better finish them while they can.

 

[Irish2155]

I don't believe in Karma. I think the Nationals are just really good when they're healthy.

You're right about the Assistant GM acting like an ass, and whats more, the team doubled down by not offering any kind of apology or gee we're sorry that happened kind of approach. So they're another group of people who think that they can just do and act however they want without consequence because.

So I hope they get swept. It's the only consequence that will matter outside of anything that could hurt them financially. Smart group of guys in that front office, but evidently they feel empowered to act like ass bags and not have to be accountable.

Keep the Execs away from the celebratory punch bowl. There are juice boxes in the back of the fridge for the groupies to enjoy.

Maybe the most idiotic part about it...Mr. wife beater who the GM is referring to literally just blew the series clinching save about an hour before Mr. GM made a fool of himself. They are both lucky AF Altuve saved their ass with the walk off.

So ask, WTF was he even talking about - "Thank God we got Osuna! I'm so fucking glad we got Osuna"...? It doesn't make any sense as wife beater was the worst player on the diamond that night.

 

[Rogue219]

I think it was their closer.. Wetteland. The legend took over after he signed with Texas if memory serves.

I loved the Boggs thing, my hatred for boston is long standing and even then I was like, "I love this.. screw the sox".

Yeah. A "closer." Totally stupid.

I think Tim Raines was on that team too.

 

[Rogue219]

Keep the Execs away from the celebratory punch bowl. There are juice boxes in the back of the fridge for the groupies to enjoy.

Maybe the most idiotic part about it...Mr. wife beater who the GM is referring to literally just blew the series clinching save about an hour before Mr. GM made a fool of himself. They are both lucky AF Altuve saved their ass with the walk off.

So ask, WTF was he even talking about - "Thank God we got Osuna! I'm so fucking glad we got Osuna"...? It doesn't make any sense as wife beater was the worst player on the diamond that night.

You're preaching to the choir. The guy acted like a dick and I hope they get beat.

 

[Rogue219]

If Rendon and Turner are healthy all year, the Nationals probably win 100+ games or at least squeak by the Braves with 98-99.

Too many people don't recognize they were without those two for the first two months of the year.

Both avoided arbitration in the winter, too.

 

[ACamp1900]

If Rendon and Turner are healthy all year, the Nationals probably win 100+ games or at least squeak by the Braves with 98-99.

Too many people don't recognize they were without those two for the first two months of the year.

Both avoided arbitration in the winter, too.

For clarity I picked the Nats to win it all when the postseason began... I rec they are a good team. I'm just speaking in the context of the here and now, wouldn't surprise me one bit to see the Stros flip this.

 

[Rogue219]

How did you know he's stupid?

Postseason hero. There isn't a worst kind of guy. He's "clutch" for two weeks when all the casual baseball fans are watching.

90 career HR in the regular season. He hit 8 HR in 28 postseason games. Therefore he's a hero.

I've had two people tell me today Justin Verlander is 0-6 in the World Series, one of them being my Baby Boomer 70 year old father who knows these sample size discussions trigger me and I don't give a fuck about pitcher win loss records nor have I for twenty years.

 

[Irishize]

I think it was their closer.. Wetteland. The legend took over after he signed with Texas if memory serves.

I loved the Boggs thing, my hatred for boston is long standing and even then I was like, "I love this.. screw the sox".

Wetteland was clutch. Last I heard he was accused of being a pedophile which is alarming to say the least.

Boggs was always a favorite of mine just as a player. Hated the Yankees growing up but always liked Mattingly, too. Felt bad for him that he retired in 95 and the Yanks start collecting WS rings the very next season. Would’ve probably been a HoFer had he not had all the back issues.

 

[Irishize]

Not surprisingly, Houston has fired their Asst GM

 

[Irish2155]

Wetteland was clutch. Last I heard he was accused of being a pedophile which is alarming to say the least.

Boggs was always a favorite of mine just as a player. Hated the Yankees growing up but always liked Mattingly, too. Felt bad for him that he retired in 95 and the Yanks start collecting WS rings the very next season. Would’ve probably been a HoFer had he not had all the back issues.

One would think 100+ beers in one day should earn some sort of HofF consideration. That’s the kind of story legends are made of....right up there with when Benny the Jet pickled the beast.