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LHP J.A. Happ (8-8, 6.24) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (7-6, 3.88)
BSM // KMOX // WIJR
Also BSSW+ in Oklahoma and Arkansas and BSSO in TN, KY and MSSomebody explain to me how the review/challenge showed that Edman did NOT get hit on the foot by that pitch last night? I thought it was as obvious as it could be.
Rat, there must have been some doubt in the mind of the people reviewing the replay in New York. It probably did not help that Edmund didn’t do much to sell it or indicate he had been hit.
Edman not selling the HBP and Bader not reaching a hand in the direction of the bag were mental lapses that may have made the game closer than it needed to be.
Lol, 2 games behind SD and Cincy for the WC2 spot.
NL is just not very deep this year.
Those 2 are 13-14 games behind LA for the WC1 spot.
Cards 15 back of Milwaukee. They just destroyed the division this year.
StL braintrust better be working overtime to sort their mess of a roster out.
Jeebus….
Didn’t get to follow the game today but great to see the pitching hold up. Our 3 hit offense is bad though. It looks like Sosa replaced DeJong at some point, any thing happen there?
Phillies lost to Colorado 5-4.
Giants beat the Cubs 6-5.
Dodgers lead San Diego 1-0 in the 5th.
Scherzer just recorded his 3,000th strikeout.
r/Esteemed Rat
Scherzer had a perfect game through 7.1 innings. Dodgers now lead 8-0 in the 8th.
Looks like at the end of the day the Reds and Padres will be tied for the 2nd wild card with the Redbirds one game behind. The schedule the rest of the way favors the Reds. They have nine with Pittsburgh and four with Washington. The four with the Nationals are at Cincinnati.
Somebody explain to me as pedestrian as this team has been all year how they even have a chance at the post-season???
r/Esteemed Rat
It looks like Sosa replaced DeJong at some point, any thing happen there?
Yep, it looks like they’ve successfully cooled off Sosa.
On this post season deal, we are battling three other roughly .500 teams to be the best of the pedestrian lot. But the Dodgers are better than two of the three division winners, so the “other” wild card team will be up against LA, and likely get their hat handed to them in a one game match.
Still you never know. At least we are playing meaningful games, even though they are basically a gimmick to keep the revenues flowing into MLB.
It’s fun having something to play for when your team should be out of it by now. Also, the Dodgers’ whole season could go down the drain in a one game WC playoff. That in itself makes September exciting given the Dodgers’ $200M payroll.
Pitchers win today. Not many hits. I like the wild card. Gives alot of teams to compete till the end instead of starting early spring training. One game playoffs is fair for runners up. Not always about whos the best. Usually about whos hot. Like the baby sharks were.
If it could work out that Wainwright pitches the one game I like our chances. If we are neck and neck down to the last couple games of the season, it may not work out that way. We could use the mother of all hot streaks right now.
No din-din revelations from me this weekend, as I promised the wifey a no sports weekend. We return from Door County late tomorrow afternoon, so hopefully I’ll squeeze in some baseball/din-din chat on tomorrow’s Mets game thread. If you’re the Cardinals and you get that final WC slot, I don’t know how they ethically can accept it. All season long they have played the game with such little heart and gusto. As much as I love Cardinal baseball in October, I think our team should do the right thing and give the playoff opportunity to the city of Brotherly Love.
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