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NL 1st Round Playoffs

Frayed Knot Sep 27 2020 05:19 PM

Just as a refresher course: Starting Wednesday, best of three, no days off, all games at the stadium of the higher seed #1 vs # 8 -- Brewers @ Dodgers #2 vs #7 -- Reds @ Braves #3 vs #6 -- Marlins @ Cubs (will Bartman be there??) #4 vs #5 -- Cardinals @ Padres

bmfc1 Sep 27 2020 07:28 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

Are there any rooting interests in these games? The Brewers have cool unis and aren't the Dodgers; the Reds aren't the Braves; the Cubs aren't the Marlins but the Marlins aren't the Cubs so that's a tough one; the Padres aren't the Cardinals. So: MIL, CIN, ugh, SD.

Johnny Lunchbucket Sep 28 2020 07:16 AM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

I'm just happy Philly missed out too. Could give a shit about the rest

Benjamin Grimm Sep 28 2020 07:36 AM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

Yeah, me too. The only thing I care about at this point is that the Yankees get knocked out as soon as possible.

kcmets Sep 28 2020 10:00 AM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

I'll probably abstain (courteously, of course) from watching NL games.

MFS62 Sep 28 2020 10:20 AM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

=bmfc1 post_id=47584 time=1601256512 user_id=73] Are there any rooting interests in these games? The Brewers have cool unis and aren't the Dodgers; the Reds aren't the Braves; the Cubs aren't the Marlins but the Marlins aren't the Cubs so that's a tough one; the Padres aren't the Cardinals. So: MIL, CIN, ugh, SD.

Yes, yes, I'd root for the Taliban over the Jeter's Marlins, yes.



Later

Frayed Knot Sep 28 2020 10:29 AM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

I think it would be cool if the only guy allowed in the Wrigley stands for this round were Bartman

MFS62 Sep 28 2020 10:47 AM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

Frayed Knot wrote: I think it would be cool if the only guy allowed in the Wrigley stands for this round were Bartman ... with a pet goat. Later

bmfc1 Sep 28 2020 12:00 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

Excellent point MFS62. Jeter+Mattingly v. DT Loving Ricketts family (most of them) is still tough but Anthony Rizzo is a good guy so yes, Cubs.

Frayed Knot Sep 28 2020 01:46 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

I'm, perhaps oddly, less opinionated in the NL this year than the AL I generally like to see the best teams get through especially this year as a lower seed winning could mean a sub-500 team in the WS -- although maybe that would serve as a warning not to do this again. Part of me sadistically wants to see the Dodgers reach the WS again only to lose it again. Definitely Padres over Cardinals although SD's pitching starting coming apart at the seems in the final week. I'm sort of Brewer & Red ignorant this season. And speaking of the Reds, I wonder if Thom Brennerman's 'Fag Capital' got their team in this year's playoffs?

Frayed Knot Sep 29 2020 03:21 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

Wed Sept 30; -- Reds @ Braves -- 1200 (EDT) ESPN -- Marlins @ Cubs -- 1400 ABC -- Cards @ Padres -- 1700 ESPN2 -- Brewers @ Dodgers -- 2200 ESPN

vtmet7 Sep 29 2020 03:36 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

don't care for any of the NL teams...however, I have 2 long suffering Reds fans as friends, so I guess I will root for the Reds since both of these guys seem like good people...plus my sister was a huge Reds fan when I was a kid...I think that she is a Mets fan now, but I don't talk sports with her much anymore

Frayed Knot Sep 30 2020 01:08 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

Braves v Reds scoreless headed to bottom 10

MFS62 Sep 30 2020 02:10 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

Still 0-0 , bottom of the 12th. Both starters (Bauer and Fried) went 7 , and neither issued a BB. Later

Frayed Knot Sep 30 2020 02:49 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

And a Freddie single wins it in the 13th Reds went to a five-IF alignment but it didn't matter.

Frayed Knot Sep 30 2020 04:08 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

The Marlins, who have never lost a playoff series in franchise history, draw first blood vs the Cubbies but lose OF Starling Marte to a late game HBP/broken hand

MFS62 Oct 01 2020 02:07 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

Second game of Cubs/ Marlins series rained out. Later

bmfc1 Oct 01 2020 02:57 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

The Braves advance against the flaccid Reds. Crap.

Frayed Knot Oct 01 2020 04:30 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

22 innings = zero runs scored for the Reds Remember when Atlanta's early season problem was their starting pitching? =MFS62 post_id=47798 time=1601582869 user_id=60] Second game of Cubs/ Marlins series rained out.

The same weather would have quite possibly canceled games in Minneapolis and Cleveland today too ... if there were any that is.

I bet MLB is anxious to get away from these local games and into the warm weather 'bubbles' ... y'know, those areas with all the wildfires and hurricanes.

ashie62 Oct 01 2020 05:23 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

Yup. Difficult weather for the Marlins to swim in today.

bmfc1 Oct 02 2020 07:05 AM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

Watching Central and West teams is novel for us in 2020. Other than STL, we haven't seen any of these teams play the Mets this year (I'm including Spring Training). SD is impressive. Let's wish them success tonight against STL.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 02 2020 07:11 AM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

It's strange to think that the LCS might feature teams that didn't meet in the regular season, but the World Series might feature teams that did face each other.

Frayed Knot Oct 02 2020 10:27 AM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

=bmfc1 post_id=47848 time=1601643948 user_id=73] Watching Central and West teams is novel for us in 2020. Other than STL, we haven't seen any of these teams play the Mets this year (I'm including Spring Training). SD is impressive. Let's wish them success tonight against STL.

SD is going without their top two pitchers too -- Clevenger & Lamet.

Last night's game might have been a good one had I hung with it, but I couldn't.

Why not? ... 4:19 is why not.

LWFS Oct 02 2020 01:33 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

This Marlins-Cubs game is the antithesis of the Yankees-Indians game. Brisk, well-played, great pitching and defense. Sixto Sanchez matching Darvish frame-for-frame. When balls are getting hit, they're getting hit hard... they're just getting played very well. I mean, Kyle F#cking Dancing Bear Schwarber just made a great play to nail a fast runner at second on a ball hit into the ivy.

MFS62 Oct 02 2020 02:49 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

2-0 Fish in the top of the 8th. Later

Frayed Knot Oct 02 2020 03:33 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

The HP ump called Wilson Contreras back after ruling that he stuck his wing in front of the pitch. Don't see that too often but it was the right call. Two pitches later he got hit in the same spot but this time it was legit.

MFS62 Oct 02 2020 03:37 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

Jeter's fu**ing fish advance 2-0. Later

Frayed Knot Oct 02 2020 07:45 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

Pads up 1-0 after six If SD holds onto this lead, then the four NL Central that reached the playoffs will be the four 1st round losers I've never heard of any of these SD relievers (and they've used like 17 of them so far. And I hate to sound like a broken record, but the opening six frames of a 1-0 game took right about 2-1/2 hours

Frayed Knot Oct 02 2020 08:01 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

StL defense letting them down. Two consecutive potential (though neither easy) DP balls were turned into a total of ZERO outs.

Frayed Knot Oct 02 2020 08:16 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

What a weird bottom 7th -- runner on 1st, bouncer to 2nd = no outs + E, 2nd & 3rd -- based loaded (following IBB) bouncer to 3rd = run in when 3B fails to touch base AND throws poorly home (and Molina fumbled the pick-up). Still no one out. -- a walk brings in another run (3-0) -- another IF bouncer this one resulting in the rare 4-2-6 DP ... although it took the 2B ump a minute to realize that it WAS a force at 2nd

bmfc1 Oct 02 2020 08:48 PM Re: NL 1st Round Playoffs

My 1st Round Prefernces were MIL, CIN, CHI and SD so 1 for 4.