MLB Playoffs 2021

[squally1313]

I don't understand people bitching about watching something they purport to enjoy being too long and boring. Baseball is like an opera and for a fan of the teams/game, the ups and downs and pauses make it that much more compelling. It's for the World Series where one mistake can make or break a season.

 

Because nothing is happening in that extra time. We're not getting 4 hours of baseball, we're getting 2.5 hours of baseball spread over four hours. It's the sports equivalent of a Judd Apatow movie.

 

More like we're getting 30 minutes of baseball action over 4 hours.

 

Also, horsefeathers these managers and their overmanaging. Greinke had given up 3 hits on 56 pitches over 4 innings the other night and Dusty pulled him. Why? Why is this the thing now? We had World Series for over 100 years where the starter went 6 or 7 innings, now managers can't get out of their own way.

This is a weird hill to die on. Greinke had a 4.71 FIP this year. They needed innings, he gave them what they needed, but they have better pitchers and it was a win or go home game. It's absolutely not sustainable to do it this way for 6 months straight, but losing the World Series because you chose to continue pitching a worse, tiring pitcher would be very dumb.

 

Edit: Was not an elimination game, the rest of my point still stands.

[Derwood]

Then I guess the different question is why is every single pitcher hurt right now?

[squally1313]

Then I guess the different question is why is every single pitcher hurt right now?

Because they played a 60 game season last year so everyone pitched a fraction of what they typically do (and minor leaguers even less) and then were expected to go back to a full workload?

[Derwood]

Then I guess the different question is why is every single pitcher hurt right now?

Because they played a 60 game season last year so everyone pitched a fraction of what they typically do (and minor leaguers even less) and then were expected to go back to a full workload?

 

Maybe, just seems like an epidemic this postseason.

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[Brian707]

He should be MVP now if ATL hangs on

[BigSlick]

So happy for Jorge Soler. Too bad he couldn't do it with us, but I'm happy to see him play the hero in this World Series.

[Cubswin11]

Give us the NL DH and bring my beautiful Georgie back

[muntjack]

This organization sure has had a lot of talent pass through in the last five years.

[NOLA]

This organization sure has had a lot of talent pass through in the last five years.

Waves and waves…scattered across the league.

[Derwood]

Happy for Soler and Joc

[d_money]

Crusty denied a WS victory as a manager once again

[PackLandVA]

I'm certainly not anti-short by any means. But why the hell doesn't Ken Rosenthal carry around an egg crate or soapbox for crying out loud?!?!?

[Transmogrified Tiger]

https://twitter.com/TexasVC/status/1455741657295564802

[cl smooth]

JORGE SOLER WORLD SERIES MVP

[chopsx9]

I like how Frederick tried to Rizzo the ball into his back pocket but hiss ass was too horsefeathering fat and it wouldn't fit so he had to carry it.

[MWV]

JORGE SOLER WORLD SERIES MVP

More people need to like this beautiful post.

[OleMissCub]

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