Gameday Thread: World Series 2021 Astros/Braves

[Duren, Duren]

Well earned series and playoff run by Atlanta. Power, pitching, key wins on the road. The end of this season now marks the preamble to next season. 

I hope Trout's calf is healed by the next time baseball resumes.

[T.G.]

Congratulations to the Colorado Rockies!

[Lou]

14 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

YES!!!  Great to see the Braves win again!  It's been a long time coming.  I was born a Braves fan, then added the Angels as my AL team in 1981.   My mom still lives in the house I grew up in, and on one wall in my old room, a signed pic of Dale Murphy hangs right between a signed pic of Reggie Jackson's 500th HR and a signed pic of Don Sutton's 300th win.  On another wall is a "Wallyworld" poster from 1986 (Joyner was born in Stone Mountain, GA, so he bridged the two worlds of Georgia and the Angels).

My first in-person major league game was this one from 1986:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL198607060.shtml

Bob Horner hit 4 HR (and Andres Galarraga got beaned in the head so hard that you could clearly hear the echo from our seats way up in the nosebleed section). 

And I remember skipping school with some high school friends in 1991 to go to a rally for the Braves when they got into the World Series for the first time since the move from Milwaukee.

Maybe one day before I die, the Angels will get back to a sustained level of success--but in the meantime, I'm a happy guy tonight.

So the first game you attended was in 1986?

Interesting . . . 

[HanfordGuy]

 

[m0nkey]

 

[Jason]

I hope the Asstros feel sad and dejected 

[Lou]

Just now, m0nkey said:

 

Yay!

[m0nkey]

6 minutes ago, True Grich said:

Congratulations to the Colorado Rockies!

Walt Weiss!

[aznhockeyguy]

Fuck the Astros

[HanfordGuy]

 

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, Lou said:

So the first game you attended was in 1986?

Interesting . . . 

Yes.  Why is that "interesting . . ."?  I grew up in a household where money was pretty lean--and even money aside, my dad wasn't a real big fan of going to events where there were a bunch of people around.  I actually went to the game with our preacher's family.

[HanfordGuy]

 

[HanfordGuy]

 

[HanfordGuy]

 

[HanfordGuy]

 

[Lou]

6 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Yes.  Why is that "interesting . . ."?  I grew up in a household where money was pretty lean--and even money aside, my dad wasn't a real big fan of going to events where there were a bunch of people around.  I actually went to the game with our preacher's family.

Relax. It was a joke. 

You Braves fans sure are uptight. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

that was a joke, too

[HanfordGuy]

[HanfordGuy]

 

[Angel Oracle]

Karma is the Braves being WS champs, after having ManLessFred move the ASG.

Beautiful is Braves fans reminding him of it with loud booing.

ManLessFred, worst ever MLB commish?

Edited November 3, 2021 by Angel Oracle

[fan_since79]

23 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

 

Wait, what happened to 2017?

[ten ocho recon scout]

Good for them. Glad to see someone other than the usual suspects win one. 

We're signing freeman this winter now

[Angel Oracle]

The Cheaters WS performance in no better of a location than:

[HanfordGuy]

3 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Wait, what happened to 2017?

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[Vegas Halo Fan]

A Cohiba Siglo VI tonight, boys - along with another rarity, Graycliff Chateau Grand Cru, no longer made, one of the three finest cigars I have ever smoked. Managed to get my hands on one of the few left in existence about six months ago. No cheap seconds tonight.

When I saw how Fried's ankle turned when Brantley stepped on it at first base, I just knew that he was done. Fortunately that didn't happen.

To put this in perspective, I was 40 the last time that the Braves won it all. I have had Social Security checks going into the bank since spring.

Time for the Angels to win one now.

[HanfordGuy]

5 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Good for them. Glad to see someone other than the usual suspects win one. 

We're signing freeman this winter now

Another 10 year contract?