2017 Game Thread for teams that aren't the defending World Series Champions

[UMFan83]

Dexters turn to hit the go ahead grand slam. Cards up 7-3, pointed for a 4 game sweep of KC and about to enter the weekend 1 GB the Cubs

[17 Seconds]

it's pretty gross that they might actually be better than the cubs this year

[We Got The Whole 9]

Rich Hill just squared to bunt and took a Clayton Richard fastball to the throat

[Derwood]

Bryce Harper is dead*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* may not actually be dead, but #nee hurd

[UMFan83]

Bryce Harper is dead*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* may not actually be dead, but #nee hurd

 

Another break for the Cardinals

[Liam Neeson]

https://www.clippituser.tv/c/wyxgyl

[Bobson Dugnutt]

https://www.clippituser.tv/c/wyxgyl

 

"that's their 3-hole player" is definitely one way to describe Bryce Harper

[Sammy Sofa]

Painful hyperextension gif spoilered:

 

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[Bobson Dugnutt]

why couldn't it have been murphy

[Derwood]

why oh why did I open that

[soccer10k]

Guessing ACL on that one. Hopefully not but when a knee bends like that it's often the ACL.

[Sammy Sofa]

Some sound advice in the wake of that:

 

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[Transmogrified Tiger]

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[soccer10k]

Stanton donged again today. He's got 44 on the year now. That's 6 straight games with a homer. He's got 11 in his last 12 and 23 in his last 35.

[treebird]

Stanton donged again today. He's got 44 on the year now. That's 6 straight games with a homer. He's got 11 in his last 12 and 23 in his last 35.

 

hope he only gets to 65, i want sammy to keep the clean hr record

[Aaron_Kennelly]

It's possible that Jimmy Nelson isn't actually Max Scherzer.

[UMFan83]

It's possible that Jimmy Nelson isn't actually Max Scherzer.

 

It's also possible that Gerrit Cole isn't the dominant ace the Pirates envisioned.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

It's possible that Jimmy Nelson isn't actually Max Scherzer.

 

It's also possible that Gerrit Cole isn't the dominant ace the Pirates envisioned.

 

Schwarber killed him.

[UMFan83]

Brewers win, so the Cubs will have to win tonight to avoid being only 0.5 games up again.

[Brian707]

Brewers win, so the Cubs will have to win tonight to avoid being only 0.5 games up again.

 

 

On the other hand, the Cubs play three times before the Brewers play again and could be up as much as 2.5 games before the Brewers play in Colorado.

[Cubswin11]

Brewers win, so the Cubs will have to win tonight to avoid being only 0.5 games up again.

 

 

On the other hand, the Cubs play three times before the Brewers play again and could be up as much as 2.5 games before the Brewers play in Colorado.

I think the Brewers upcoming West Coast trip is going to essentially end them for good

[SpongeWorthy]

It's getting to the point where the Dodgers blowing it again is the joy-maximizing outcome to this whole season

[17 Seconds]

It's getting to the point where the Dodgers blowing it again is the joy-maximizing outcome to this whole season

 

yeah i want them to win as many games as possible the rest of the way. remember how bad it felt to watch the 2008 team dominate all year and then get bounced immediately ? imagine that with a 115 win team.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

Wait...Matt Carpenter got thrown out at home trying to score from 3rd last night on a single to center last night?

[sweetpeteman]

Wait...Matt Carpenter got thrown out at home trying to score from 3rd last night on a single to center last night?

 

 

Yep. Line drive to center that looked like it could be caught, so he held at third to tag. Really was a TOOTBLAN, he should've been down the line ready to go home if the ball dropped, since he had no chance of scoring from third if it was caught (as demonstrated by the fact that he was thrown out).