Figgy

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Pulled all the right strings so far. Maybe he’ll move Ohtani to 9th next game

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:lol:

I get the analytic shite but I hate it. Maybe I’m old school but I like managers/players to have a feeling for the moment and delivering.

Lasorda and Gibson for example. That was the very first bet that I ever won. $1 with a neighbor. Big money! I was barely 11 years old. That probably became a pack of Donruss baseball cards.

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fricked up this guy is their third SP

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Forget what Roberts did. He’s our ace.

Now for a little perspective from a Dodgers fan…

This series is rapidly reminding me of the 2022 series against SD where we could get a hit with RISP.

I trust Yamamoto. The offense needs to do something more than drive Sale’s pitch count up. It’s only a matter of time before there is a breakthrough by the Braves. Consider me confident but nervous as hell.

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Kike Hernandez scares me

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I didn’t like that Muncy was coming off the bench in game 2. I don’t like this either. Play your best guys. This is the part of Roberts’ management style that bothers me. Too much emphasis on matchups rather than letting your best players go out and perform. I’d rather Kike come off the bench if needed.

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I hope it's painful.

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If there aren't any witnesses to his execution that would freak out and bring a lawsuit I'd suggest that they aim for his crotch, elbows and knees. Painful places and then let him bleed out very slowly. They should also sneak some pork into his last meal too. That man is evil. Give it to him before hell comes calling for his arse.

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It started because of the satanic panic surrounding heavy metal

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Darling Nikki by Prince was the catalyst for the parental advisory warning label. Tipper caught their daughter listening to it and freaked out. :lol: it’s a great song.

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I don’t know what bullshite that was from but the ball hit the roof still on the way up and came steeply down right after and still almost made the warning track.

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Statcast has it at 325’. The wall is 342’. It was most definitely going to be a home run had the cable not been hit. It is a horrible rule especially with the technology that we have. It needs to be revisited this offseason. If that were game 7 of a World Series shite would hit the fan. But for now… everyone has to accept it.

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and calling to change a rule that seems widely accepted and agreed upon.

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A lot of sports have shitty rules. This is one of them. People agree to stupid shite all the time and they live with the consequences. That doesn’t make it less shitty considering the circumstances of a playoff game. The off-season is when stuff like this gets addressed and it should be but if it isn’t life goes on. As I’ve said, both teams play by the same rules and that makes it fair as both teams can fall victim to it. While the impact of the rule can be game or season altering if a series swings because of it. That sucks. I would hate to see a championship won in this manner even though it is within the agreed upon rules.

Listen to Contreras, the Brewers catcher, who said it was gone. You’re arguing with me without knowing a number of Brewers players and coaches also said it was gone.

As I stated in my other post “a rule is a rule” but that ball would’ve been a home run had it not been hit as hard as it was. A 2 run homer that would’ve given the Padres the lead became an out. In instances like this it shouldn’t be recorded as an out. Especially so in the playoffs. What should it be? There are options but an out shouldn’t be one of them. I’m not arguing for the Padres in particular here. The rule favors no team. It just sucks because in this instance that HR essentially became a fly ball out because it was hit too hard. No team should have the prospect of losing a playoff series hanging over their heads due to that.

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I’d be livid if I were a padres fan.

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Younger me would’ve broken something. That is a no doubt home run that gives your team the lead and it turns into an out. In the Braves game day thread I mentioned how I would rather get blown out because the loss is easier to take. Losing like the Padres did tonight is brutal for them. Additionally, they were 1-9 with RISP. They blew what opportunities they had and then were fricked over by a God awful rule. Yeesh.

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I would imagine it has to be Sale considering it's a must-win.

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That’s what I was thinking too. But he’s on short rest even without his closing out Philly. I’m just not sure who else you go to given how clutch he has been with you guys. He’s a bad MFer. But how much more can he give?

Tanner…. Don’t Diaz this thing.