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IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

G-Fafif Oct 09 2019 10:47 PM

Root against the team whose featured color is red.

G-Fafif Oct 10 2019 06:06 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

First two games: Friday, Oct. 11 NLCS Game 1: Nationals at Cardinals -- 8 p.m. (TBS) Saturday, Oct. 12 NLCS Game 2: Nationals at Cardinals -- 4 p.m. (TBS)

bmfc1 Oct 10 2019 06:16 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

While our eyes are bleeding, at least we'll hear Ronnie doing color for TBS.

Lefty Specialist Oct 10 2019 06:19 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Ugh. Only thing worse would have been Braves-Nats, I guess. Time to catch up on the DVR.

41Forever Oct 10 2019 06:51 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

I'm ok with the Cards. Bryce Harper must be kicking himself. Or, he's so busy trying to spend $300 million that he doesn't care.

G-Fafif Oct 10 2019 07:04 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Bryce Harper Who?

Lefty Specialist Oct 10 2019 07:08 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

=41Forever post_id=24159 time=1570711889 user_id=69] I'm ok with the Cards. Bryce Harper must be kicking himself. Or, he's so busy trying to spend $300 million that he doesn't care.

I think it's the latter.

Gwreck Oct 10 2019 08:20 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Good news: Two loathsome teams - the Braves and Dodgers - were eliminated. Bad news: can only eliminate one of two this round...

batmagadanleadoff Oct 10 2019 08:33 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

I'm not feeling any animosity for the playoff teams. Not even the Yankees, who I'm rooting against only because some of my friends are Yankee fans and I don't need to hear the good-natured razzing that'll come my way if they win, or even make it to the WS. What? I'm supposed to hate the Dodgers because five seasons ago, Ruben Tejada got Utley'd? This doesn't resonate anymore with me, because by this logic, I'd hate every team. Oakland took the WS from the Mets in '73. The Cubs Sutclffed the Mets and Dwight Gooden in '84. Ed Ott upended Felix Millan so if the Pirates made the playoffs, I'd hafta hate them too. What? I'm supposed to hate the Nats because they won more games than the Mets. That's on eff and Jeff. That's who youse should be hating. The Nats are doing their jobs. The Wilpons aren't. I don't get this anymore? The Braves are loathsome? Why? What are they supposed to do? Lose on purpose to the Mets so the Mets could make the playoffs?

Johnny Lunchbucket Oct 10 2019 08:42 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Besides, and Mets fans don't really wanna admit this to themselves, it was at best a brave but foolish play by Tejada made necessary by a very bad play by Muffy, as much as it was a dirty play by Utley that led to that tragedy

batmagadanleadoff Oct 10 2019 08:45 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Besides, and Mets fans don't really wanna admit this to themselves, it was at best a brave but foolish play by Tejada made necessary by a very bad play by Muffy, as much as it was a dirty play by Utley that led to that tragedy I've always maintained that. And I'm still not convinced that it was a dirty play in the first place. I think that the league over-reacted only because of the severity of Tejada's injury, figuring that if Tejada could could get hurt like that, tomorrow it might be a marquee player or superstar. I also totally agree with the Dodgers' defense that if the roles were reversed, David Wright would've done the exact same thing that Utley did. It's called playoff baseball.

ashie62 Oct 10 2019 08:45 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

St. Louis has been playing as well as anyone since the break. Just en fuego.

G-Fafif Oct 11 2019 04:41 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Sanchez vs. Mikolas.

Frayed Knot Oct 11 2019 07:55 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

If the Nats are going to get solid pitching from Sanchez the cards could be in a heap of trouble in this series. On the other hand, he's been known to wind down the 3rd time through the lineup which means the bullpen, and with Hudson not available (I can't believe a team with post-season aspirations didn't enforce the 'No sex in January' rule) this still could get interesting.

G-Fafif Oct 11 2019 07:57 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

One run, seven hits combined through 5 1/2, all for one team.

Fman99 Oct 11 2019 08:13 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

I'm rooting against the Cardinals because they are the "Yankees of the National League." Which means, you know, fuck them. The Nats have never won shit. Plus, I enjoy the idea of Bryce Harper watching his former team win without him.

Johnny Lunchbucket Oct 11 2019 08:45 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

No hitter thru 7 for Dirty Sanchez

Johnny Lunchbucket Oct 11 2019 09:02 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Well, 7 2/3rds not bad.

G-Fafif Oct 11 2019 09:50 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Nationals lead the NLCS...is a sentence that has never been written before tonight.

G-Fafif Oct 12 2019 02:10 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Scherzer vs. Wainwright.

bmfc1 Oct 12 2019 03:32 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 12 2019 04:05 PM

It's weird not to be happy at the Cardinals' ineptitude.

Frayed Knot Oct 12 2019 03:43 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

This whole 'hitting' thing doesn't seem to be high on the Cards' to-do list these days. It's not good to be 14 innings in and still have your combined number in the 'H' column still be singular. I see this and I keep wanting to check if deGrom is out on the mound.

bmfc1 Oct 12 2019 04:11 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Molina hits into a weak DP and I'm upset. This is weird. However, it looks like this feeling won't last much longer and then I can return to dispising STL per usual. In fact, I'll dislike them even more for SUCKING ASS against WSH.

bmfc1 Oct 12 2019 04:25 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

2d straight series where the Nationals benefited from a manager's devotion to a once-great pitcher. I thought the STL manager promised to "fuck up" their next opponent. Maybe he meant that he was going to fuck up a big moment.

kcmets Oct 12 2019 05:05 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Two road wins and lawdy that place was quiet.

kcmets Oct 12 2019 05:10 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

I only really care what the Astros do at this point, but it is mildly amusing that the Gnats are doing this without the billion dollar bonus baby. He's wat- ching at home (or at his club, on his yacht, on his private island...)

G-Fafif Oct 14 2019 05:43 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Strasburg vs. Flaherty. Cardinals might want to look into getting going.

Frayed Knot Oct 14 2019 07:24 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Remember when Marcel Ozuna was a good fielder and thrower as well as a good hitter, one who used to bedevil the Mets at various aspects of the game ... What happened to that guy? He's still a decent hitter w/power (though a cut below his best seasons), but he's clearly neither the fielder nor thrower that he used to be. How does that happen, seemingly so drastically, by age 28?

MFS62 Oct 14 2019 07:28 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Frayed Knot wrote: How does that happen, seemingly so drastically, by age 28? Hiding an injury? Later

Frayed Knot Oct 14 2019 07:55 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

He's played full seasons, or nearly so, each year of his career [148, 159, 148, 130 games played 2016-19]. And the way the announcers were talking, going back even to the previous series, it's not like he's currently not fielding/throwing, it's that he simply can't do so anymore. Tonight he came in for a sliding catch on a ball that he had a ways to go on but one that was also in the air forever. He never quite got there, though I'm sure in past years he would have, so he went into a slide for it instead only to have it clank off his glove for a two-run double. In a few short years he's gone from good CF'er to a below-par corner guy at an age when he should be in or near his prime. And since I wrote the earlier post he failed to pick up a ball at his feet on the first try ensuring that the runner from 1st could score easily.

Frayed Knot Oct 14 2019 07:58 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

In the meantime, having only slightly to do with Ozuna's poor play tonight, the rout is on to the point where even the Nats bullpen probably can't blow it. And it's also nearing 2-1/2 hours in and they're not yet through the 6th inning ... so I'm calling it a night.

G-Fafif Oct 14 2019 09:15 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

More like Deadbirds.

Johnny Lunchbucket Oct 15 2019 05:02 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

This is why you don't go walking around believing there's some force at work actually preventing a particular team from doing a particular thing on a particular day. (Except for the Twins. THey'll never beat the MFYs) Lots of moms-basement Mets fans should be eating shit now

HahnSolo Oct 15 2019 07:31 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Terrible baserunning by Ozuna too, after that leadoff double in the second. When the game was scoreless.

Centerfield Oct 15 2019 11:21 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Here's the funny thing. We have to start rooting for the Nationals starting tonight. Why? Because the only team in baseball to blow a 3-0 lead is the Yankees. I don't want that to ever change. So Washington has to close it out. If the Astros end up pulling this out, we can hate Washington again. But as of right now, the Cardinals are dead to us.

Centerfield Oct 15 2019 11:23 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

So yeah, this October, I'm rooting for the Washington Nationals and John Bolton. Just like I expected.

41Forever Oct 15 2019 11:53 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

=Centerfield post_id=24452 time=1571160236 user_id=65] So yeah, this October, I'm rooting for the Washington Nationals and John Bolton. Just like I expected.

I literally laughed out loud at this.



If the Nats face the Yanks, it is the definitive “enemy of my enemy is by friend” situation.



Actually, I like Max Scherzer when it's not damaging to us.

G-Fafif Oct 15 2019 12:13 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Watching the Cardinals' futility, even if it is as a byproduct of Nationals effectiveness, is surprisingly enjoyable, like I forgot how much seeing them lose can be invigorating.

HahnSolo Oct 15 2019 12:19 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Real 2015 Mets vibes coming from the Nat.

bmfc1 Oct 15 2019 12:40 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

=HahnSolo post_id=24463 time=1571163543 user_id=63] Real 2015 Mets vibes coming from the Nat.

True, except that their fans suck and Mets fans are great.

Hopefully, they'll meet their demise in WS, too.

Frayed Knot Oct 15 2019 12:55 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

13 - the number of runs scored by StL in the first three innings of their final game vs Atlanta 33 - the number of innings in which they've batted since that outburst (6 + 9 + 9 + 9) 2 - the number of runs they've scored during those 33 innings (one of which was unearned) That play by Ozuna was so bad that it actually looked like he waited until he was sure that the pitcher fielded it cleanly ... and only then did he make his move towards 3rd

bmfc1 Oct 15 2019 06:40 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

How did the Cardinals win a single game this year? This is the worst team we've seen this year and the Mets played in a division with the Marlins. What a bunch of losers.

MFS62 Oct 15 2019 07:18 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Yadier F'n Molina. OE: That was not an answer to the above question. He just homered, making the score 7-1 Nats. Later

Frayed Knot Oct 15 2019 08:53 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

=bmfc1 post_id=24486 time=1571186428 user_id=73] How did the Cardinals win a single game this year? This is the worst team we've seen this year and the Mets played in a division with the Marlins. What a bunch of losers.

And yet, here are the Nats, having to rely on their bullpen to keep from possibly blowing a seven run lead!!







oe: ... and Carpenter ends the 8th inning by grounding out with the bases loaded

7-4 Nats, heading to bottom 8

Frayed Knot Oct 15 2019 09:29 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

The Washington Nationals ... World Series bound.

G-Fafif Oct 15 2019 09:36 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Good for Ryan Zimmerman, given that David Wright vouches for him. Good for Charlie Slowes, who grew up a Mets fan and followed his broadcasting dream to the Nats booth in 2005 and has done a nice job there ever since. Good for the memory of my friend's wife's uncle who bought season tickets as soon as the Expos moved to town, stayed loyal for the rest of his life, which sadly ended before he could experience this, and was super gracious to me Metwise always, but especially in 2015 and 2016. Nationals League Champions. Go figure.

MFS62 Oct 16 2019 04:50 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Washington: First in War First in Peace, and First in the National League Later

bmfc1 Oct 16 2019 04:51 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 16 2019 06:04 AM

That's not a lot of "Good fors" which says something about the team, the franchise and their fans. Slowes is a Fordham grad and is a good announcer even though he obviously dumbs it down for his audience. Zimmerman is still playing and Wright isn't which is a shame. I liked the way each would decide to smooth out the dirt around 3rd when the other had reached 3B so they could talk. Good for my crazy Nats fan Jenn who has had season-tickets since Day One and has terrorized the Ticket Office since Day Two (and achieved results as her season are now next to the WSH dugout). Still, congratulations and F them. At least the Series is about to start and I won't have to see that disgusting logo around town for much longer... oh crap!

Fman99 Oct 16 2019 05:59 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Peace out, Yankees of the National League. And, you know, fuck off.

Frayed Knot Oct 16 2019 06:48 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

Simply by making the LCS the Nats left the list of MLB teams without at least a 'final four' appearance in the last twenty seasons (or, in their case, Ever!). The number of teams failing to reach an LCS during that time remains at four as taking out the 1999 season shockingly (to some) puts The Braves onto that list. The other three, oddly all from the NL, are the Padres who fell off the list last year as their last NLCS (and WS) appearance was in 1998, the Pirates (1992), and Reds (1995) If the Nats were to win the WS they would become the 13th different champion in the most recent 20 seasons. Either AL team winning will keep it at 12

HahnSolo Oct 16 2019 09:48 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

I posted in this in the middle of what was to become the Kurt Suzuki walkoff game. I kind of feel like I'm responsible for all that has happened since. Re: IGT 09/03 - Metropolitans at Nationals Post by HahnSolo » Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:56 pm God the Nats are bad. How the hell are we trailing these guys?

41Forever Oct 16 2019 10:22 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

I's expect this from a DC station, and surprised its coming from Philly. [url]https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/10/16/nationals-fans-troll-bryce-harper-as-they-celebrate-heading-to-world-series-without-him-on-his-birthday/ That said, building a story about Tweets is terrible journalism.

bmfc1 Oct 16 2019 12:22 PM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 19 2019 05:30 AM

=HahnSolo post_id=24520 time=1571240914 user_id=63] I posted in this in the middle of what was to become the Kurt Suzuki walkoff game. I kind of feel like I'm responsible for all that has happened since. Re: IGT 09/03 - Metropolitans at Nationals Post by HahnSolo » Tue Sep 03, 2019 9:56 pm God the Nats are bad. How the hell are we trailing these guys?

I believe that the '19 Mets were as good as WSH (12 of 19, should have been 13). It's irrelevant as they got hot at the end while the Mets were giving away that Sunday game to Philadelphia (and cooling off). Rizzo, their GM made 3 BP moves at the break, including Hudson who has become their closer, while Brodie didn't do anything for the bullpen. As much as I dislike Rizzo, he operated within the Lerner's budget, signed Hudson and Cabrera while everyone got healthy at the right time, hot at the right time, and everything broke in their favor (such as Roberts' brainfart/Kershaw's choking/Josh Hader's ineptitude).



I'm not bitter, I'm fine.

bmfc1 Oct 19 2019 05:30 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/10/18/since-today-fan-becomes-face-nats-world-series-bandwagon/ "I'm a fan because I got a free ticket and everybody else is happy and it's fun!" F**k all of them.

41Forever Oct 19 2019 07:44 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/10/18/since-today-fan-becomes-face-nats-world-series-bandwagon/ "I'm a fan because I got a free ticket and everybody else is happy and it's fun!" F**k all of them. No, no! It's a good thing! There is one more baseball fan in the world today!

bmfc1 Oct 19 2019 11:09 AM Re: IST NLCS 2019: STL vs WSH — Red State

He's a Nationals fan which means that he is not a baseball fan.