2019 MLB postseason thread

You were actually being serious, interesting.

 

Life’s not fair so why must our games always be
fair to such a nauseating extent? A call went against you? Tough shit. The Greeks wouldn’t stand for this instant replay bullshit.

 

Getting it right is nauseating?

 

I have a feeling the Nats will take it home.
Greinke is better than fine as a mid-rotation starter but I don't like him going in a G7.

 

yes, when it slows games down to a glacial freaking pace, yes. It's a game, a children's game that became popular and so monetized. But still a game. When you insist on getting it right by eliminating the human element, you've completely sold out to the idea that the outcome is the most important thing, not the process itself.

Not only should you get rid of replay for officiating, I think they should get rid of replay altogether or at least give it a trial. Go back to how people watched the game before instant replay.

Ya know why no one bitches about some blown call in the 1952 World Series? It's not because ESPN is myopic; it's because instant replays of the miscue weren't pounded into people's heads, creating generations of fans who felt screwed by this or that call.

Show me a single franchise in any sport that doesn't bitch about some missed call. It's brought nothing beneficial to the games, replay. It's created an environment of whining, baby fans. People who don't follow sports laugh at people who cry about officiating. There's no equivalent in life.

 

Most obviously, its whether Scherzer is trying to gut it out through injury or pain, or he's actually capable of going balls-out for 6 innings. If he gives up more than 2 in the 1st inning, Nats are in trouble

 

So what do you do if Verlander figures it out and holds on to that 2-1 lead he got? I would rather be in a position where I have to win one of two than need to win two of two on the road. Throw your best in Game 5 because there may not be a Game 7. It worked out this time but that's largely because the home team can't win to save their lives, something that has never happened before. It's like ending a game with one timeout left. That timeout does you no good when the game is over. Might as well use it when it can do you some good.

 

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Full explanation for those who still don't get it.

 

Abbott-
Scherzer couldn't put on his shirt the other day by himself.
I know he's on meds but I have had nerve pain and it is an ass-kicker.
And I am sure he's conquered a great deal of it but Greinke is a known sufferer of anxiety.

 

They aren't getting right even near enough of the time to put up with these incredible stoppages of play