WORLD SERIES GAME#1 TAMPA BAY @ MILWAUKEE 10/23/26

[Linus]

7 minutes ago, ashbury said:

On an 0-2 pitch, I think - that might tilt the odds just a little more in favor if the runner thinks he's got the timing right.

Wrong catcher to gamble on, though.

My late father is rolling over in his grave. I can remember him lecturing me as a tyke about the risk reward of trying to steal third with two outs. Learned a lot of ball from him and his father. 

[ashbury]

6 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

Also, welcome aboard you 2 to this lively thread Wow what a bang bang play to throw out Hamilton at 3B!

2 minutes ago, Linus said:

Man, the execution on the throw / relay. Really fun to watch. 

Not a good turn at second base, which did him in.  On the replay, I find myself wondering if the second-base bag moved a bit more than is standard - maybe nothing wrong with the runner's turn, and the half-a-nanosecond stumble cost him.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Tampa Bay converting two former Twins relievers into World Series starters, and then a third former Twin guy is the RHP set up guy. 

To be honest though, Wells and Martinez would have parted ways by now anyway, only Jax is really a ‘diss’/mistake

[Linus]

I love Uribe. Guy is filthy. 

[Vanimal46]

You know what I love? One of the best pitchers in baseball removed after 5 innings when he's cruising at 78 pitches. 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Wow so they are running on contreras like he’s Mickey Gaspar I guess. Throw beat that guy by a mile, he’s gonna be out whenever he gets to second base.

[ashbury]

6 minutes ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

To be honest though, Wells and Martinez would have parted ways by now anyway, only Jax is really a ‘diss’/mistake

Nick Martinez?  I'm forgetting his connection to the Twins.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

2 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

You know what I love? One of the best pitchers in baseball removed after 5 innings when he's cruising at 78 pitches. 

I agree, I don’t love it either. But the way teams use their top starters as relievers now, probably justifies it.

Miz will probably come out of the bullpen at some point if the series goes long. 

[mrmpls]

47 minutes ago, Vanimal46 said:

The picture quality is crazy on that app compared to my Xfinity feed. They have the technology there... Why is this not available via antenna or cable subscription?

WATCHING WITH OLD SCHOOL ANTENNA HERE -  GO Brew crew 

[ashbury]

5 minutes ago, Linus said:

I love Uribe. Guy is filthy. 

A little less tall and not quite as skinny as Misiorowski, but similar looking in profile.

[mrmpls]

9 minutes ago, Linus said:

My late father is rolling over in his grave. I can remember him lecturing me as a tyke about the risk reward of trying to steal third with two outs. Learned a lot of ball from him and his father. 

Diaz was shaking his head = saying NO-NO 

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

I agree, I don’t love it either. But the way teams use their top starters as relievers now, probably justifies it.

Miz will probably come out of the bullpen at some point if the series goes long. 

We can only hope... If not, a dumb decision to burn 4 innings out of your bullpen for no reason. 

[mrmpls]

Contares  is awesome  this game so  far , !! must be nice having a quality defensive catcher ,  i wouldnt know as a Twins fan

[ashbury]

5 minutes ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Wow so they are running on contreras like he’s Mickey Gaspar I guess. Throw beat that guy by a mile, he’s gonna be out whenever he gets to second base.

It looked like it was a designed play that the batter couldn't execute.

Still, it's looking like a FAFO game regarding the Brews' catcher.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

3 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Nick Martinez?  I'm forgetting his connection to the Twins.

Wasn’t he a spring training guy or a offseason and DFA ? Ugh my apologies if not 

[mrmpls]

1 minute ago, ashbury said:

It looked like it was a designed play that the batter couldn't execute.

Still, it's looking like a FAFO game regarding the Brews' catcher.

was a hit and run , that wasent

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

13 minutes ago, ashbury said:

Not a good turn at second base, which did him in.  On the replay, I find myself wondering if the second-base bag moved a bit more than is standard - maybe nothing wrong with the runner's turn, and the half-a-nanosecond stumble cost him.

Really keen observation, was it the bigger base? He probably assumed he might as well go for it anyway since the ball was hit in the corner? 

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Wasn’t he a spring training guy or a offseason and DFA ? Ugh my apologies if not 

Negative comrade. 

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Wasn’t he a spring training guy or a offseason and DFA ? Ugh my apologies if not 

It certainly could be.  The guy spent a long time overseas, and the Twins could have had an association with him so brief that it doesn't even show up in his online history.

[ashbury]

Just now, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

Really keen observation

Only if I'm right.  😁  Which is why I was asking.

[Vanimal46]

Just now, ashbury said:

It certainly could be.  The guy spent a long time overseas, and the Twins could have had an association with him so brief that it doesn't even show up in his online history.

Or it didn't happen at all. 

[ashbury]

1 minute ago, Vanimal46 said:

Or it didn't happen at all. 

As they say at the political rallies, do your own research and decide what's best for you.  

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

5 minutes ago, ashbury said:

in his online history

this is begging for a joke. 🙂

passing through a Fort Myers airport in February probably doesn't count. Mrs culpa. 

edit- should be “mea culpa” but Mrs. Culpa is too good to correct lol

[mrmpls]

1 hour ago, Mortimerkenny21 said:

Really, they didn't honor them, that's pretty low. Doesn't seem like a way to keep fans around.

lets see what the Rays do   also , all greedy bastards

[ashbury]

23 minutes ago, Linus said:

My late father is rolling over in his grave. I can remember him lecturing me as a tyke about the risk reward of trying to steal third with two outs. Learned a lot of ball from him and his father. 

I'm just throwing out there that on an 0-2 pitch, the calculation changes a little.  If the next pitch is a strike, the inning is over anyway.  If it's a ball, it might be harder for the catcher to handle.  If the ball is put in play, even a squib hit might score the run, while if the batter is retired there is no cost to the runner.  And finally, if it's a caught-stealing, the two strikes are erased and the batter leads off the next inning with a fresh count.  And finally finally, the runner could slide in safely.

All small things, but makes the play seem a little less boneheaded.

[Vanimal46]

4 minutes ago, mrmpls said:

lets see what the Rays do   also , all greedy bastards

Standing room only for the Rays home game this WS is $2,600 on Gametime (use promo code Gleeman) when they weren't more than half full all regular season. Yeah, they're all greedy bastards. 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

3 minutes ago, ashbury said:

As they say at the political rallies, do your own research and decide what's best for you.  

A political minded anti-vaxx guy shows up in an emergency room. 

Doctor: “I’d love to help you, but I don’t know what the hell I’m talking about. Do your own research.”

🙂

(h/t comic Dan Docimo)

[Vanimal46]

1 minute ago, Hosken Bombo Disco said:

A political minded anti-vaxx guy shows up in an emergency room. 

Doctor: “I’d love to help you, but I don’t know what the hell I’m talking about. Do your own research.”

🙂

(h/t comic Dan Docimo)

Try again. 

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Just now, Vanimal46 said:

Try again. 

Wow this got sour! 

do we need a Circus Boy update? 

(it’s all good, man)

[Linus]

3 minutes ago, ashbury said:

I'm just throwing out there that on an 0-2 pitch, the calculation changes a little.  If the next pitch is a strike, the inning is over anyway.  If it's a ball, it might be harder for the catcher to handle.  If the ball is put in play, even a squib hit might score the run.  And finally, if it's a caught-stealing, the two strikes are erased and the batter leads off the next inning with a fresh count.  And finally finally, the runner could slide in safely.

All small things, but makes the play seem a little less boneheaded.

Your observations are astute (hey nobody calls me a stute). I’m thinking your understanding of the situation exceeds the runners 😀. I’ll take a guy standing on second with the batter getting another swing.