2023 LCS Game/Discussion Thread: Battle of Texas, Philly vs NL West WC Redux

[S. H. Frog]

Watching Kimbrel pitch is still like listening to cats getting strangled

 

[Bergs]

This is Craig Kimbrel as hell.

 

[Ale Xander]

Ketel shots for everyone

 

[Remagellan]

Kimbrel is a mess.

There it is!

 

[mauidano]

I remember that Kimbrel. Congrats to the D-Backs.

 

[strek1]

You can only whistle past the graveyard so many times.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Nice. We may yet have a series. LFG

 

[canderson]

No sweep is good.

 

[LogansDad]

YES

 

[Jim Ed Rice in HOF]

GJGE Kimbrel.

 

[Ale Xander]

Thank you Dbacks for winning in time for 46

 

[heavyde050]

I remember that Kimbrel. Congrats to the D-Backs.

Same.

 

[Remagellan]

This was a pretty, pretty good baseball game.

 

[Deweys New Stance]

Gee, a dink walk off single in a playoff game in this ballpark. When was the last time I saw that?

 

[S. H. Frog]

Like, just give up the dinger on the first pitch. It saves time.

 

[Ale Xander]

Luis!!!!

 

[heavyde050]

Gee, a dink walk off single in a playoff game in this ballpark. When was the last time I saw that?

Good memories!

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

That was a great game.

 

[mauidano]

This was a pretty, pretty good baseball game.

After all the blowouts; this was fun!

 

[S. H. Frog]

Fun game. On to Texas

 

[LogansDad]

After all the blowouts; this was fun!

Yep. This postseason was in desperate need of one of these.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Pfaadt was the story. That could have gone horribly wrong, and he was great

 

[strek1]

After all the blowouts; this was fun!

YES. Was waiting for a good one.

 

[moonshotmanny]

Thank you Kimbrel for blowing that one! More baseball!

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

We know it because we lived it. But the bottom line is that it is very hard for Kimbrel to beat you if you lay off balls. He relies on guys to get themselves out and if you can lay off, he has trouble throwing strikes.

Edit -- in case not clear, I'm talking about Perdomo at bat. After not getting the runner to third, he saved them with a couple of brilliant takes. That was the at bat of the game, and one of those at bats that never gets remembered.

 

[InsideTheParker]

We didn't go to the concert b/c my husband is done in from combo of dental procedure and Shingrix shot. So glad, b/c that was so much fun, seeing how nice it is when Kimbrel is on somebody else's team.

 

[simplicio]

Also if the umps don't call strikes and checked swings properly.

 

[Remagellan]

YES. Was waiting for a good one.

First time in these LCS that the team scoring first didn't win.

 

[Remagellan]

We know it because we lived it. But the bottom line is that it is very hard for Kimbrel to beat you if you lay off balls. He relies on guys to get themselves out and if you can lay off, he has trouble throwing strikes.

Edit -- in case not clear, I'm talking about Perdomo at bat. After not getting the runner to third, he saved them with a couple of brilliant takes. That was the at bat of the game, and one of those at bats that never gets remembered.

Which is why he was my least favorite closer of all the championship teams. But I know I'm not alone in that regard.

 

[canderson]

Please good win, Texas. I have zero faith they do and think it might be a blowout loss.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Jose Annoyingtuve

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Heaney has nothing.

 

[canderson]

Please win, Texas. I have zero faith they do and think it might be a blowout loss.

Edit: this was posted before the first pitch, board timeout delayed it boooo

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

just batting practice

 

[Al Zarilla]

If it ain't Montgomery or Eovaldi starting, Texas is screwed.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Also if the umps don't call strikes and checked swings properly.

Yeah, what was up with that? I don't think it was outcome determinative. In fact, I think the checked swing being called a ball actually turned out to help the Phillies in the end, right? They got the out and the runner didn't advance from second, so it took away the chance to win with a sac fly. But still that was pretty awful.

 

[Remagellan]

I hate to say it, but it's looking like Astros in 6.

 

[strek1]

We didn't go to the concert b/c my husband is done in from combo of dental procedure and Shingrix shot. So glad, b/c that was so much fun, seeing how nice it is when Kimbrel is on somebody else's team.

BOTH on the same day? Yikes!

 

[LogansDad]

I hate to say it, but it's looking like Astros in 6.

That was my feeling last night, too.

 

[InsideTheParker]

This is the Heaney I remember from the Yankees. Not Good. At All.
Here comes Bochy on his knees. I can sympathize. (With the knee pain.)

 

[Remagellan]

That was my feeling last night, too.

I hate them, but once they get rolling, they're very hard to stop.

 

[strek1]

I hate to say it, but it's looking like Astros in 6.

Granted it was a great start for the Astros but Texas still has all their 27 outs to catch up.

 

[AMS25]

And...Dunning escapes.

 

[Ale Xander]

3-0 already?
That was fast

 

[Remagellan]

3-0 already?
That was fast

It was 3-0 ten pitches into the game.

 

[AMS25]

3-0 already?
That was fast

Andrew Heaney melt-down.

 

[MiracleOfO2704]

Is it bad when 7 of the first 10 reach? Asking for a Bochy.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

I think that cheating prick is out.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

The first-base ump is ass.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

The incomparable ADOLI$ GARCIA!