Those walks were murderous.
Yeah. That was sad. Not what you want to see in a game like this.
We're taking a moment ... and we're done.
Oz ,'Chosen'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Anne W. - Oct 28, 2011 5:55:09 pm PDT #3785 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
msbelle - Oct 28, 2011 5:57:06 pm PDT #3786 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
the chokingiest chokers to ever choke ON MY VOMIT!
Amy - Oct 28, 2011 6:00:48 pm PDT #3787 of 30001
Because books.
Wow, msbelle watches baseball the way Stephen does!
Ginger - Oct 28, 2011 6:10:20 pm PDT #3788 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm usually torn between whether I should hate the pitcher or hate the manager for not pulling him. Then I cover my eyes and moan. Except for when I'm yelling.
Connie Neil - Oct 28, 2011 6:11:58 pm PDT #3789 of 30001
brillig
Ah, David Duchovny, you were such a hottie in the 90s. (I'm spending my Friday night watching my X-Files collection. I'm beginning a week's vacation, and it should be a lovely time watching DVDs and sleeping.)
MulderNScully, their love is so pure.
DavidS - Oct 28, 2011 6:13:30 pm PDT #3790 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm usually torn between whether I should hate the pitcher or hate the manager for not pulling him.
Thing is, both Larussa and Washington have been burning through their bullpens like they were a readily renewable resource. And as JZ noted, (when I said the pitchers were tired), "Well, it's almost November! That's a long baseball season!"
So, the pitchers have been over used and burned up. And when pitcher are tired they can't get on top of the pitch. Which is hard to describe unless you've pitched, but it's that extra bit of effort you need to exert to control what you're throwing at 95 mph.
This is what happens when you keep going to the bullpen in the fifth inning in the post-season, as both managers have done.
Cashmere - Oct 28, 2011 6:21:36 pm PDT #3791 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
I didn't get the strategy of walking Freese in the 5th. They loaded the bases with the winning runs. And then the next unintentional walk tied the game. Why risk that?
Granted, I don't know much about baseball.
msbelle - Oct 28, 2011 6:24:41 pm PDT #3792 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
it was a shitty strategy, that's all you need to get.
hate everything x 1000000
Ginger - Oct 28, 2011 6:48:13 pm PDT #3793 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It's true enough that at the end of the season it comes down to the bullpen, she said bitterly.
Freese was hot. I would have walked Freese. It was what happened before and after that got them.
JenP - Oct 28, 2011 6:51:33 pm PDT #3794 of 30001
Well, I just discovered that, as much as I am enjoying watching Mad Men for the first time via Netflix, I don't think I can keep doing it, being a person who only quit smoking two and a half months ago. Jesus. I've spent two weekends in a smoking household and a couple of nights in my old karaoke haunts, where smoke breaks were part of the ritual, and I've been OK. Tempted, sure, but OK.
After a four or five episodes of Mad Men - I just went out and smoked a butt on the porch (ETA: my sister smokes outside; not my cigs). Not to worry, it was pretty much yuck, and I have no intention of doing it again or starting again, but my god!
Good thing I'm not a reformed drinker, too.
Really no worries, I am not normally tempted, and I think less and less about it. I just had to confess my one lapse since I quit. I guess that makes you all my sponsor.
I really am kind of annoyed that I can't watch this show yet.