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

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Fuck yeah, Nate’s back

 

[Ale Xander]

Little man gets on again

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

God, Altuve is great and I hate it.

 

[Ale Xander]

Need a GIDP so Nate can go 8

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Need a GIDP so Nate can go 8

Love

 

[Ale Xander]

Booooo

your bullpen sucks BB

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Love

EDIT: Giant noggin moseys out.

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Taking him out early allows Nate to throw on Tuesday. Big brain shit.

 

[canderson]

Feels unsustainable for Texas’ bullpen to keep this lead.

 

[Ale Xander]

Taking him out early allows Nate to throw on Tuesday. Big brain shit.

Wait there’s an off day between 6 and 7?

 

[Ted Cox 4 president]

Let’s turn two, says Sborz.

 

[Ale Xander]

What a stretch!!!

 

[mauidano]

Massive DP!

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

GOT THEEM!

 

[canderson]

Yes!

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Fuck yeah

 

[Ted Cox 4 president]

Nate very happy.

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Wait there’s an off day between 6 and 7?

I don’t know calendars! Let him go 2 tomorrow.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Abreu vs Garcia, incoming

 

[mauidano]

If Abreu gets Garcia out, the building is going to explode. I hope Garcia takes him deep.

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Safe

 

[Ale Xander]

Just get a trash can

 

[Ale Xander]

8 RBI in 9 AB is impressive

 

[Ale Xander]

Take this to RF please

 

[mauidano]

Sombrero.

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Adolis GarKia

 

[Ted Cox 4 president]

What???

 

[mauidano]

How in the fuck is that a strike??

 

[Ted Cox 4 president]

Sweet hit!

 

[mauidano]

Mitchy Two Bags!

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

Mitchy 2-bags!

 

[Ale Xander]

Insurance is good

 

[loshjott]

Joe Dirt in to pinch run.

 

[CarolinaBeerGuy]

Mitchy Two Bags!

Embedded Sox everywhere.

 

[InstaFace]

Feels unsustainable for Texas’ bullpen to keep this lead.

How about this lead, then? Any better?

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

I don’t know if I’d take Garver’s bat out even with a two run lead in the 8th.

 

[dhellers]

Is it allowed to hold grudges against the Rangers, and appreciate that Astros defeated both the NYY and LAD teams.... hence to slightly favor them (especially now that favorite son Nate is done for the night)?

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Bochy does know Sborz has to pitch to Yordan, right?

 

[Ted Cox 4 president]

Bochy with the plan!

 

[JohnnyTheBone]

G O T

H E E M !

 

[Just a bit outside]

Bochy does know Sborz has to pitch to Yordan, right?

Bochy trusts nobody in his bullpen. Just playing hunches at this point.

 

[derekson]

Huge strike 3 to Alvarez !

 

[LogansDad]

JFC

 

[canderson]

How about this lead, then? Any better?

Nope

 

[derekson]

This really doesn't inspire confidence.

 

[mauidano]

Redemption time for Leclerc.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Bochy has no good options here.

 

[Ted Cox 4 president]

Leclerc looking / hoping for redemption. Fingers crossed.

[gulp]

 

[AMS25]

Leclerc looking / hoping for redemption. Fingers crossed.

[gulp]

Maybe, he gets lucky. Tucker hasn't been doing too much in this series.

 

[stp130]

Ranger bullp

Bochy has no good options here.

Yep, Ranger bullpen stinks. Leclerc has been decent, but living on borrowed time.

Ranger offense needs to win games, like 8-9-10 runs a game.