~2024 MLB Thread~

[ELA]

Wow. I completely forgot about the Fry hit. The grand slam is something I’ll never forget and moments right before then was a dark feeling of wondering if José was done. What a crazy few at bats. That ball that Fry hit was bizarre. It had such a weird nasty spin on it and the fact that’s part of what lead to the grand slam is mind blowing.

Speaking of David Fry, it's what I absolutely love about the postseason chess match.  Don't get me wrong, I wish we had more starter vs. starter epics.  But I also like how Vogt brought in Fry in Game 4.  He crushes lefties, but struggles against righties.  That forced Hinch to counter by taking his lefty out, and he went to the guy who had been the best righty for them in the postseason...and he made a mistake on an 0-2, 2 out pitch, that Fry hit over the wall to save Cleveland's season.

There was a similar moment earlier in the series, but with the teams flipped.  Once Cleveland switched pitchers, Detroit sent up a pinch hitter for the pinch hitter to still get the platoon advantage.  Vogt didn't.  If Fry strikes out, and Cleveland loses, and is eliminated, Vogt gets grilled for why he left Fry in.  Instead he made the "right" call, because it's a results based business

[ELA]

Not that anyone who mattered thought it, but I'm extremely done with any sort of Clase Cy Young talk, which was laughable to begin with.  He didn't even have the highest WAR within his own BULLPEN, before his terrible postseason

[ELA]

My god, postseason baseball is the best

[ELA]

What...a...game

[MarqHusker]

Game got me so wired and ticked at one point, such volatility and boobery. 

[ELA]

Game got me so wired and ticked at one point, such volatility and boobery.

My 11 year old was absolutely losing his mind, without a dog in the fight.

[OrangeAfroMan]

Dodgers have just stopped swinging at any pitches out of the zone.  Sounds easy enough, but they're actually DOING it.  
Sort of short-circuits pitchers when you do that.  

[ELA]

Dodgers have just stopped swinging at any pitches out of the zone.  Sounds easy enough, but they're actually DOING it. 
Sort of short-circuits pitchers when you do that. 

Nah, that's a big deal in the postseason.  It's why Detroit was the best offense in the AL for 5 years, and failed in the postseason.  They couldn't adjust to the fact that they were facing nothing but elite pitchers

[SuperMario]

What...a...game

Simply one of the best games I've ever watched. The emotional swings on both sides were absolutely crazy. The win probability chart says it all. 

[ELA]

Second weird infield dribble hit this postseason for Cleveland

[ELA]

Second weird infield dribble hit this postseason for Cleveland

And Yankees get one themselves.

Why does Cleveland keep going to Clase?  You dont have room, and hes been struggling badly in the playoffs

[MarqHusker]

Managers gonna manage 

[MrNubbz]

Dayum nodded off and Tribe's bullpen screws the pooch

[OrangeAfroMan]

Whewwwww, Mets leave the bases loaded.