Official 2023 MLB Postseason Gameday Threads

[jsnpritchett]

 

[jsnpritchett]

 

 

[Blarg]

All the stats really say is the rest of the league sucked much worse than the Rangers and Diamondbacks. They earned the right to play for the championship by beating teams with better records without having better teams. 

[Slegnaac]

What about the "Clutch" percentage for both teams?

[Taylor]

29 minutes ago, Slegnaac said:

What about the "Clutch" percentage for both teams?

[Taylor]

[jsnpritchett]

31 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Fox News picked up this "story" and now it's being spread all over, of course.

[T.G.]

11 hours ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

Have a feeling this is going to be an absolute slaughter by the rangers.

I'm sure Philly and Dodger fans thought the same thing about their teams when they played Arizona.

[Angelsfan1984]

1 hour ago, T.G. said:

I'm sure Philly and Dodger fans thought the same thing about their teams when they played Arizona.

[Duren, Duren]

What this means is obvious. 

The factors that lead to a great regular season don't apply in a short series. 

Mostly, depth, consistency, steady focus on a day by day basis. 

In a short series any player can change the outcome by getting uncharacteristically hot. Or great players getting cold. 

And the clutch/mental factor becomes more important in a high stakes short series. 

Players like Kershaw will forever have his HOF credentials tarnished. The 'big three' of Philly now will have a frustrating off season. 

Conversely, baseball is filled with playoff heroes who did something big in a tough post seasons situation. Sometimes for multiple games. Sometimes just a big game changing play in a crucial game. 

These heroes may or may not have impressive careers before or after. But they have their place in the lore of the game. 

Bill Mazoroski, a very good but low profile player for the Pirates won the 1960 Series with maybe the most dramatic ninth inning tie breaking homer. Dusty Rhodes, Kirk Gibson, Don Larson amongst many also have their dramatic place in post season play. Only Gibson of those was an elite player. 

And Bill Buckner stands out in a one play series changing blunder that forever tarnished his very good career. 

But that's the nature of sports. Playoffs are a whole new level of intensity and challenges. 

[FromJapan]

HKS, Inc. designed Globe Life Field (opened in 2020).

This company was also involved in the design of Escon Field Hokkaido (opened in 2023), home of the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (NPB).

 

[T.G.]

Rangers out to an early 2-0 lead

[T.G.]

Tie ball game. I like the way the DBacks play the game.

A couple singles. Sacrifice. Players on second and third and Corbin Carroll drives them in.

[T.G.]

3-2 DBacks... aggressive running!

[angelsfan100]

I have a buddy who was a "life long" Braves fan a few years ago, now he's back to being a "life long" Dbacks fan. lol

[Blarg]

I like seeing base stealing back as part of baseball. 

[angelsfan100]

Sneks really having their way with the Rangers right now. They bent them over a table. 

[angelsfan100]

That was so pathetic. 2 guys LOB and couldn't even score. D'backs BP is solid. 

[fan_since79]

Seager ties it!!

[daygloman]

WOW!

Instant extra innings if they don't pull it off in the next two outs!

[daygloman]

That reminds me of when Byung Hyun Kim was a Snake!

[T.G.]

Great game!

[fan_since79]

Thank goodness we don't have the ghost runner. Real baseball.

[T.G.]

Thankfully, no stupid ghost runner.

[Slegnaac]

This is exactly what FOX was hoping for, dramatic baseball.