October Game Thread

[Rough Carrigan]

Wow. Liriano looks great.

 

[normstalls]

Britton has to be hurt right?

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Duquette accidentally put Britton on waivers before the game.

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

Wow. Liriano looks great.

He should have been starting .. he could go five or six. The Orioles are screwed

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

http://www.hardballtimes.com/tht-live/melvin-mora-career-highlights/

Close:

Oct. 16, 1999: NLCS Game Four: Mora doesn’t start but still plays a key role in the first Mets victory of the series. With the team trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the eight, Mora appears as a pinch hitter with a runner on first and two outs. After the runner steals, Mora draws a walk. A little later, Mora is the back end of a crucial double steal. It’s crucial because it allows a John Olerud single to drive in both runners. When Mora crosses the plate, the Mets have a 3-2 lead, and that’s the final score.

Oct. 17, 1999: NLCS Game Five: It’s one of the most famous games ever, ending on Robin Ventura’s walk-off grand slam single for a wild Mets 4-3 win in 15 innings. Mora plays the full game, going 1-for-6. Fun fact: Mora is the guy on deck when Ventura hits the walk-off blast.

Ahh, Mora. Very nice.

 

[MiracleOfO2704]

Britton has to be hurt right?

If I'm Duke, I'm insisting Buck produce Britton's death certificate to keep his job.

 

[Green (Tongued) Monster]

Trey Mancini is winning this thing isn't he? Is his mom in attendance?

 

[canderson]

Toronto ends this here pretty quickly methinks.

 

[Sprowl]

Tulo had lost a little something in his last partial year with the Rockies before they traded him. Someone said that before that Tulo had either been great or hurt. Then, that year he was just . . . good. The Rockies knew just when to trade him.

Tulo was gradually declining, but Jose Reyes was plummeting much faster. Blue Jay fans were happy to see the back of Reyes.

 

[hbk72777]

Sooo, any holdouts still hating the new playoff system?

 

[mauidano]

Is Britton even with the team?

 

[DeadlySplitter]

let it be known regardless of result that the "genius" manager is playing this closer on the road thing completely conventionally, lowering his chance to actually win the game

 

[Ed Hillel]

The crew's lack of discussion on Britton is pretty strange.

 

[ThePrideofShiner]

Remember when Buck used Britton for five outswith a four run lead against the Yankees on Saturday? Hilarious he hasn't gone to him here.

 

[pk1627]

Stealing outs

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

Wow. Liriano looks great.

What did Toronto see in him? He was awful in Pittsburgh. And making a lot of money. If he closes this out with a W, that trade is has to go down as a pretty significant one for 2016.

 

[rembrat]

Toronto radio guys seem 100% certain Britton is hurt.

 

[Ale Xander]

Ah memories.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200710250.shtml

Even money he walks the 1st 2 batters.

 

[Hendu for Kutch]

Sooo, any holdouts still hating the new playoff system?

I don't think anyone questions the excitement, it's great theater. Patently unfair and antithetical to baseball though.

The good news is that even under the old system these two teams would be playing in a one-game playoff. So no harm no foul this year.

 

[BornToRun]

And he pulls him after one hitter so Jimenez can pitch to the top half. Unless Britton's elbow has exploded, he should be out there.

 

[mauidano]

Stealing outs

Tito Francona approves.

 

[DanoooME]

Wait, he burned a pitcher (even a shitty pitcher like Duensing) on EZEQUIEL CARRERA?? My god, Buck has gone full LaRussa.

 

[Rough Carrigan]

The crew's lack of discussion on Britton is pretty strange.

Yup. I picture Eck in this broadcast demanding to see if Britton's in the pen and, if not if he's in the trainer's room.

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

This is becoming surreal

 

[bob burda]

Remember when Buck used Britton for five outswith a four run lead against the Yankees on Saturday? Hilarious he hasn't gone to him here.

He only threw 20 pitches - I was thinking he stretched him and he got hurt...not the case.

 

[redsoxcentury]

losing with Ubaldo Jiminez would be similar to the Yankees losing with Jeff weaver in game 4 of the 03 World Series

 

[glasspusher]

The crew's lack of discussion on Britton is pretty strange.

"Britton" is the safeword

 

[Rough Carrigan]

Wait, he burned a pitcher (even a shitty pitcher like Duensing) on EZEQUIEL CARRERA?? My god, Buck has gone full LaRussa.

Shades of Grady Little wasting Alan Embree in game 7 of the 2003 ALCS

 

[canderson]

The crew's lack of discussion on Britton is pretty strange.

They are worse than a Joe Buck/McCarver or Harold Reynolds crew.

 

[BornToRun]

Surprising? Absolutely not.

 

[BigSoxFan]

Jimenez is totally blowing this one

 

[mauidano]

Ah memories.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200710250.shtml

Even money he walks the 1st 2 batters.

A hit is as good as a walk.

 

[rembrat]

I think this is where Ubaldo loses his command.

 

[redsox3g2]

This is pretty fun to watch

 

[BornToRun]

Hahahahaha. Jesus Christ this is rich.

 

[mauidano]

Wild pitch for the win.

 

[Ale Xander]

Good job Buck.

 

[LogansDad]

LOL @Buck Showalter

 

[Ferm Sheller]

Need the DP

 

[Sprowl]

Go Tronna Go!!

 

[DanoooME]

Yep, bringing in your 12th best pitcher is certainly a smart move.

 

[MiracleOfO2704]

Hey Buck, wanna get your all-world closer any time now? Maybe? No?

 

[NJ_Sox_Fan]

This will be so great if Buck loses this game without ever using Britton

 

[The_Powa_of_Seiji_Ozawa]

Now bring in Britton I dare you Buck

 

[Al Zarilla]

OK, Is Britton alive?

 

[canderson]

I thought they'd win it in that at-bat. Oh well, they'll win it in this one now.

 

[riboflav]

Gotta say that I didn't see this coming with a shitty starting pitcher coming in to face the top of the lineup in the middle of an inning. Had no idea.

 

[Oppo]

What in the fuck is going on?

 

[strek1]

This should do it

 

[Average Reds]

Yep, bringing in your 12th best pitcher is certainly a smart move.

The O's deserve to lose for that move.