All Things 2025 Playoff Thread

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Let’s Go Big Red Machine

 

[Ogie Ogilthorpe]

Is there even going to be BE baseball by that time, hoss?

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Is there even going to be BE baseball by that time, hoss?

Doubtful, but I won’t have to remember to have bifocals on either

 

[TNGophfan]

Not much hitting yesterday other than Dodger game. Pitching, pitching, pitching.

 

[FinnGopher]

Not much hitting yesterday other than Dodger game. Pitching, pitching, pitching.

That's playoff baseball.
Anyone remember the greatest World Series ever when the Twins beat the Braves in 1991? Great pitching beats great hitting.

Yesterday Skubel came to play. Man that was a dominant pitching performance over Cleveland. I thought I was watching Nolan Ryan again. Skubel is hitting over 100 after throwing over 100 pitches and dominating Cleveland hitters.

 

[TNGophfan]

That's playoff baseball.
Anyone remember the greatest World Series ever when the Twins beat the Braves in 1991? Great pitching beats great hitting.

Yesterday Skubel came to play. Man that was a dominant pitching performance over Cleveland. I thought I was watching Nolan Ryan again. Skubel is hitting over 100 after throwing over 100 pitches and dominating Cleveland hitters.

He's pretty good . Unfortunately, he can only throw once in this 3 game series. Expect Cleveland to come back strong today.

 

[FinnGopher]

He's pretty good . Unfortunately, he can only throw once in this 3 game series. Expect Cleveland to come back strong today.

I agree. Detroit has been tanking and Cleveland has the better pitching staff.

 

[Ope3]

That's playoff baseball.
Anyone remember the greatest World Series ever when the Twins beat the Braves in 1991? Great pitching beats great hitting.

Yesterday Skubel came to play. Man that was a dominant pitching performance over Cleveland. I thought I was watching Nolan Ryan again. Skubel is hitting over 100 after throwing over 100 pitches and dominating Cleveland hitters.

He's pretty good . Unfortunately, he can only throw once in this 3 game series. Expect Cleveland to come back strong today.

Probably Skubal is done for the series, but a G3 facing elimination it's not unthinkable for him to throw an inning in relief.

Highly doubtful considering tossed 107 pitches, but I bet he brings his cleats if Cleveland does win today.

 

[GophersInIowa]

C’mon Reds, let’s get four game 3s tomorrow.

 

[GophersInIowa]

Look at the RF for the home team. I have little doubt he could still be a solid player.

 

[Ope3]

Look at the LF for the home team. I have little doubt he could still be a solid player.

I think you meant RF (Ichiro)

 

[GophersInIowa]

I think you meant RF (Ichiro)

Yep, corrected. Thanks.

 

[Ope3]

Yep, corrected. Thanks.

And yeah, I bet even now he could hit well above .200 and be an above average defensive guy in RF.

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

 

[tikited]

Let’s Go Big Red Machine

George Foster was not impressed.

 

[tikited]

C’mon Reds, let’s get four game 3s tomorrow.

Only chance was to keep it close before the Dodgers bad bullpen came in. Now we all get to see Kershaw pitch again.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

George Foster was not impressed.

Mike Schmidt and Greg Luzinski will be starting Saturday night

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Here’s hoping the Sox can win tonight, so the second crappiest manager behind Davy (I ain’t no Lopes) Roberts, Aaron Boone’s Farm, gets the axe. George would have hired and fired him twice already

I wonder if Hal was adopted ?

 

[howeda7]

Here’s hoping the Sox can win tonight, so the second crappiest manager behind Davy (I ain’t no Lopes) Roberts, Aaron Boone’s Farm, gets the axe. George would have hired and fired him twice already

I wonder if Hal was adopted ?

And then the Twins hire Aaron Boone. Actually probably not. He might tell Derek where to stick his spreadsheet.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

And then the Twins hire Aaron Boone.

You read my mind

Actually probably not. He might tell Derek where to stick his spreadsheet.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

@tikited

He’s calling you out -

 

[Ope3]

Idiotic of MLB on a day with no NFL and very limited NCAA football to have zero Playoff games scheduled today.

Beyond stupid.

 

[FinnGopher]

Nice to see the Tigers beat the Guardians.

 

[tikited]

@tikited

He’s calling you out -

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Is that what a few Dodger dogs look like the next day?

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Is that what a few Dodger dogs look like the next day?

Looks about right

Here’s to a great series

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

Hopefully the Brew Crew can get it done this year.

No WS and last appearance was in 1982, where they lost to the Cards 4-3.

I like it when small market teams upset the apple cart.

 

[Ope3]

Hopefully the Brew Crew can get it done this year.

No WS and last appearance was in 1982, where they lost to the Cards 4-3.

I like it when small market teams upset the apple cart.

Uecker is smiling today.

 

[LongLiveMilesTarver]

Fried vs crochet was by far the best game of the postseason so far in no small part to both of them being allowed to pitch.

I cannot stand bullpen games no matter the circumstances.

 

[Ope3]

Fried vs crochet was by far the best game of the postseason so far in no small part to both of them being allowed to pitch.

I cannot stand bullpen games no matter the circumstances.

In general I agree with you. However in a "win or go home contest" a manager has to do whatever is necessary to survive.

For Tom Kelly with Jack Morris it was obvious, but it's not the how it's played currently.

 

[LongLiveMilesTarver]

Toronto will now use up aout five or six pitchers because they wanted to take out a guy with a no hitter and about 73 pitches.