Every LDS Deserves Its Own Thread: Phillies-Braves

[Frayed Knot]

Acuna has been a non-entity in this series.
So have several other Brave hitters but they're not the MVP favorite.

Redemption time?

... Not quite.

[Frayed Knot]

Me thinks the Braves are going to regret not taking that run on the WP.
Probably already are.

[Frayed Knot]

Second year in a row.

[G-Fafif]

Adios Atlanta!

[metirish]

What's the kerfuffle around Arcia about?

[G-Fafif]

What's the kerfuffle around Arcia about?

In the postgame clubhouse, Arcia was mocking Harper for getting caught off first to end Game Two (“atta boy, Harper”) reporters heard it and reported it, and Bryce, because he’s Bryce, internalized it for motivation (it has been framed), hit his homers in Game Three and glared at Arcia each time he rounded the bases, leaving the Braves and their triple-ply soft fans to complain that Arcia’s remarks never should have become public…and the folks who buy digital ink by the barrel to remind anybody who doesn’t know that you’re on the record unless otherwise notified/agreed during the period when the clubhouse is open to media.

[metirish]

Haha, thanks

[G-Fafif]

Stephanie Apstein of Sports Illustrated with a good explainer on the topic of on the record clubhouse reporting.

Atlanta players, after being blown out in Game 3, contended that Arcia’s taunt had been off the record. Many fans—and even some members of the media—have exhibited a similar misunderstanding of how “the record” works, so it seems like a good time for an explainer of this concept as it relates to the coverage of Major League Baseball.

As a reporter, I am the record. When the clubhouse opens to media, as the collective bargaining agreement stipulates that it must before and after each regular-season game, and in the postseason only after games, every interaction I see, hear or take part in is on the record unless I have specifically come to an agreement otherwise with someone beforehand. Players and coaches are welcome to ask after the fact if they can take something they said or did off the record; at that point, the decision is mine. Most players understand this, which is why most players don’t whine when we print what they say and do.

https://www.si.com/mlb/2023/10/13/orlan ... the-record

[roger_that]

Are we discussing anywhere d'Arnaud's swinishness in defending his teammate and attacking the media for doing their job? What a tool!

[metirish]

Ok

[A Boy Named Seo]

And Garrett Stubbs' name goes in the book.

[MFS62]

I guess you could say they were chopped down.
Later

[metirish]

[Edgy MD]

Ok

It must be nice for the Mets, living rent-free in the Phillies' heads.

[Fman99]

I hope their own fans throw batteries at them.

Can I reiterate how stupid the post LDS champagne bath is? You didn't win anything there. That one baffles me. Have a celebration when you make the playoffs, or win the pennant or the WS. This is the equivalent of an NFL team doing this after each playoff victory. It's brainless.