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Now Pederson with the bomb to LCF to make it 3-0. Sure would be nice to have that bat in our lineup next year.
Margot tries to steal home and gets called out to end the inning. I couldn’t tell if he was safe or out, even with the replays.
Fine line between aggressiveness and pushing too hard. Rays have had two runners erased in scoring position in the last two innings and remain down by one.
Home run records for both the Rays hitters and pitchers…
Tyler Glasnow has now allowed 9 HR this postseason, the most by a pitcher in a single postseason
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) October 26, 2020
Kershaw pulled after 5 2/3 innings. His manager said before the game that he would face 21 batters tonight. Is he done for the Series or could Roberts be planning to use him out of the pen in Game 7?
If they had been blessed with this sort of technology back in 1964, one would wonder if “The cubbie Nation” board would have eventually banned the name “Lou Brock”, so to help take the sting out of the worst trade in baseball history? I’m thinking maybe Brian might contemplate showing similar mercy to his followers with the reduced usage of the name “Randy Arozarena”?
Uh, the “freedom of speech thing” IS the idea.
Believe it or not Pugs, I had also thought of how fans would have acted had social media existed during Brock’s career. It would have been really ugly on the Cubs end. Can you imagine Lou’s every feat for 16 years leading to the same complaints posted over and over? But we cannot be smug, since the Steve Carlton reaction around these parts would have been just as bad – or worse.
For Brock and Randy, there is the parallel of their new team reaching the World Series (and maybe losing) in the first year after the trade. We will have to see if the Rays develop a dynasty like the 1960’s Cardinals, but that really isn’t the point being made.
The gentle kidding will likely have no effect other than perhaps to encourage more of the same…
The reasons why there’s so much chatter about RA is because –
1.) The trade was only 10 months ago.
2.) He’s setting all time playoff records.
3.) He’s become somewhat of a media darling in the World Series telecasts.
The chatter will fade over time.
The Dodgers now have the luxury of using a fully rested Buehler in game 7 if necessary, which is what I would do. Kershaw would probably be available for an inning also.
I expect them to go with Gonsolin or a bullpen game for game 6.
I thought it was telling that Jansen didn’t get the 9th inning last night.
Underlying reasons:
4) Some fans cannot get enough of praising themselves for saying it was a bad trade, with the strength of conviction having increased over time.
5) Some fantasize that had Randy stayed, he would have saved the 2020 offense, when in all likelihood, he probably wouldn’t have played here, anyway.
6) Some could care less about the future (Liberatore) as their attention span is the immediate moment only.
7) It is a way to passively-aggressively criticize the front office.
Brian – you can’t stop jumping on posters, can you? Black Hills is right.
As I said, the chatter will fade.
And as you’ve told other posters on multiple occasions – time to move on.The rules remain the same. We ask to focus discussions on what is in posts, not other posters. If someone takes personally generic observations about how fans are reacting across social media, that is on them.
No game tonight. Tuesday’s Game 6 matchup will be Tony Gonsolin vs. Blake Snell. Same time, same channel. First pitch at 7:08 p.m. on FOX. Dodgers can clinch and Rays want to force a Game 7 on Wednesday. Personally, I hope the series goes a full seven. This has been fun to watch.
Then why are you making a comment on another poster, BW? Chastising a poster for bad language, name calling, blatant rudeness, etc. is one thing. For too many comments about one player – RA? Really? That’s going a bit far, as Black Hills has pointed out. This is supposed to be an enjoyable place to chat about baseball and the Cardinals. Not a place to be constantly having possible chastisement always lurking.
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