Horse Racing Forum - PaceAdvantage.Com - Horse Racing Message Board

Go Back   Horse Racing Forum - PaceAdvantage.Com - Horse Racing Message Board > Off Topic > Off Topic - Sports


Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread
Old 10-27-2018, 10:13 AM   #1
JustRalph
Just another Facist
 
JustRalph's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Now in Houston
Posts: 52,611
Did you watch the entire World Series game?

Fell asleep in the 13th and woke up in the 16th.

Didn’t miss a thing.

Now I know why I don’t watch baseball anymore.

The Sox pitcher was sacrificed.......would they have left him in if he had a contract?
__________________
WE ARE THE DUMBEST COUNTRY ON THE PLANET!
JustRalph is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 10-27-2018, 10:31 AM   #2
Greyfox
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 18,962
I went to bed after the 13th inning. Read the score this morning on the net.
These days Baseball only interests me during the World Series.
Good athletes, but the game is too slow.
Greyfox is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 10-27-2018, 11:21 AM   #3
Fred Mertz
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 433
I'd rather watch The Simpsons.
Fred Mertz is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 10-27-2018, 12:26 PM   #4
Dave Schwartz
 
Dave Schwartz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 16,873
I stuck with it to the end.

In the 17th I ate everything in the house.

(Diets do not apply in deep extra innings.)
Dave Schwartz is online now   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 10-27-2018, 12:32 PM   #5
barahona44
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Diez meses en Port St. Lucie, FL; two months in the Dominican Republic
Posts: 4,355
After Bill Buckner,excuse me Ian Kinsler, botched the play,I gave up as I was already drifting off.

If the Red Sox win the series,they need to build a statue to Nathan Eovoldi.
__________________
"But don't ask me what I think of you, I might not give the answer that you want me to. "

Fleetwood Mac, Oh Well, Part 1 (1969)
barahona44 is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 10-27-2018, 01:07 PM   #6
thaskalos
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 28,390
Boston used 6 pitchers in 9 innings of a 1-1 ballgame...even though they were up 2-0 in the series. The Dodgers used only 2 pitchers...in a must-win situation. I think Cora is overthinking this.

Last edited by thaskalos; 10-27-2018 at 01:09 PM.
thaskalos is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 10-27-2018, 02:10 PM   #7
kingfin66
Bombardier
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 4,038
Quote:
Originally Posted by JustRalph View Post
Fell asleep in the 13th and woke up in the 16th.

Didn’t miss a thing.

Now I know why I don’t watch baseball anymore.

The Sox pitcher was sacrificed.......would they have left him in if he had a contract?
I made it through 16 and then I had to turn it. Props to you since I believe you are in the Houston area - two hours ahead of me on the west coast. I think a game like this; a testament to great pitching, is nice to see once in awhile, but 18 innings is a bit too "epic" for me.

Ad far as Eovaldi goes, I can see why you would think that, but I would also say that once the bullpen is used it, somebody has to have the game to the end. The Sox babied him this year, keeping IP and pitch counts down. The may have been a bit of a stretch out for him, but not that much given how he is normally used. In the WS and playoffs you will things that you would not see in the regular season such as starters coming in to get saves, etc.

Both teams really need their starters to get deep in tonight's game!
__________________
They don't think it be like it is, but it do. ~O.Gamble
kingfin66 is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 10-27-2018, 02:17 PM   #8
Dave Schwartz
 
Dave Schwartz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 16,873
Quote:
Originally Posted by kingfin66 View Post
Ad far as Eovaldi goes, I can see why you would think that, but I would also say that once the bullpen is used it, somebody has to have the game to the end. The Sox babied him this year, keeping IP and pitch counts down. The may have been a bit of a stretch out for him, but not that much given how he is normally used. In the WS and playoffs you will things that you would not see in the regular season such as starters coming in to get saves, etc.

Both teams really need their starters to get deep in tonight's game!
That is a good assessment.

I saw a Facebook meme somewhere that showed a (fake) Nolan Ryan comment about someone who threw 107 pitches: "Cute."

Apparently, Ryan once threw 235 pitches in extra innings.

40 years ago Saturday, Nolan Ryan threw 235 pitches in a game
Dave Schwartz is online now   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 10-27-2018, 03:52 PM   #9
cj
@TimeformUSfigs
 
cj's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Moore, OK
Posts: 46,816
I watched the whole thing. Wasn't a great game really, just long.
cj is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 10-27-2018, 04:07 PM   #10
Dave Schwartz
 
Dave Schwartz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 16,873
Quote:
Originally Posted by cj View Post
I watched the whole thing. Wasn't a great game really, just long.
And very boring.

Read an article that said with all the strikeouts the average is now 8 minutes between batters putting the ball in play.
Dave Schwartz is online now   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 10-27-2018, 04:33 PM   #11
thaskalos
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 28,390
I used to think that MLB was excruciatingly boring. And then I started betting on the games. And I now find that their excitement level has shot up dramatically.
thaskalos is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 10-27-2018, 05:29 PM   #12
kingfin66
Bombardier
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 4,038
Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Schwartz View Post
And very boring.

Read an article that said with all the strikeouts the average is now 8 minutes between batters putting the ball in play.
Hammerin' Hank agrees!

https://sports.yahoo.com/hank-aaron-...002248387.html
__________________
They don't think it be like it is, but it do. ~O.Gamble
kingfin66 is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 10-27-2018, 06:44 PM   #13
jimmyb
Registered User
 
jimmyb's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Baystater
Posts: 3,434
Baseball is number 1 to me, but I went to bed after the 14th. 2:15 a.m.
jimmyb is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 10-27-2018, 07:14 PM   #14
Tape Reader
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 1,131
I need help.

Did the Dodgers have a man on first with no outs in the bottom of the 9th and did not bunt?

I fell asleep and awoke in the 12th.
Tape Reader is offline   Reply With Quote Reply
Old 10-27-2018, 10:00 PM   #15
ElKabong
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Behind the Pine Curtain
Posts: 10,615
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tape Reader View Post
I need help.

Did the Dodgers have a man on first with no outs in the bottom of the 9th and did not bunt?

I fell asleep and awoke in the 12th.
I may be mistaken but manny Machado was the batter. I do recall telling my wife
"If anybody other than this moron was up, they'd bunt". Pretty sure it was that situation.

Watched the whole thing, almost 2:30am , and happy to see a DFW metroplex kid be the hero.

..

Last edited by ElKabong; 10-27-2018 at 10:04 PM.
ElKabong is online now   Reply With Quote Reply
Reply




Thread Tools
Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

» Advertisement
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:42 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Copyright 1999 - 2023 -- PaceAdvantage.Com -- All Rights Reserved
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program
designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.