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I don’t even follow baseball and I know this is the right answer. Walk him and give your outfielders a chance to make a play.

Better to take your chances with runners than giving up a walk off homer.

Yes Alvarez is a stud and their best player but it's not like there is some slap hitter coming up next. It's Bregman and you have to remember, Houston as a SHORT porch in left field with the Crawford boxes and AB is a righty. I'm fine pitching to Alvarez, just not that pitcher.
 
Yes Alvarez is a stud and their best player but it's not like there is some slap hitter coming up next. It's Bregman and you have to remember, Houston as a SHORT porch in left field with the Crawford boxes and AB is a righty. I'm fine pitching to Alvarez, just not that pitcher.
You pitch to the outside. Make him reach and open up the zone. I agree RR was a very bad call. He threw him a big chunk of meat middle of the zone. My thinking is you stay with Sewald and walk Alvarez. Then go for it that way. Just a tough call though. I can understand the thinking.
 
It's unforgivable....

And what's worse is we don't play until Thursday. I dunno if I can stomach that game. This one made me so mad. Just dumb fucking decisions. Having Pena 0-2 there too just hurts. We went from the most exhilarating comeback to the most heartbreaking loss in 72 hours.
Yeah, I meant Thursday not tomorrow. At least we have Castillo then Kirby at home. If we win those two we would still have a chance. Then game 4 would be at home with Gilbert again? Idk man, but my suggestion is Robbie Fucking Ray is benched for the rest of the playoffs. He should have to return his Cy Young award for that horrible meatball yesterday.
 
You pitch to the outside. Make him reach and open up the zone. I agree RR was a very bad call. He threw him a big chunk of meat middle of the zone. My thinking is you stay with Sewald and walk Alvarez. Then go for it that way. Just a tough call though. I can understand the thinking.
Like a father pitching underhand to his son lol
 
Welcome back Mariner fans to playoff baseball, there really is nothing in sports like it
Just because our team wasn't in the playoffs doesn't mean we didn't watch it in previous years. You've been pretty condescending in this thread, but I guess that's the luxury a fan of a world champ gets.
 
Just because our team wasn't in the playoffs doesn't mean we didn't watch it in previous years. You've been pretty condescending in this thread, but I guess that's the luxury a fan of a world champ gets.

hahaha ... not trying to be condescending but there is something about the team in play being one you root on that makes baseball so much more intense (plus the fact I can't stand the Astros). To me there is a MASSIVE difference in being a casual baseball fan watching the playoffs and having your team in the mix and living/dying with every pitch, especially in a close game. As for the TV start times, just find it funny that every team who gets the early games, their fans bitch and moan, it's part of the game! Trust me I heard it a lot from both Seattle and Houston fans (along with a couple Braves fans I know).
 
hahaha ... not trying to be condescending but there is something about the team in play being one you root on that makes baseball so much more intense (plus the fact I can't stand the Astros). To me there is a MASSIVE difference in being a casual baseball fan watching the playoffs and having your team in the mix and living/dying with every pitch, especially in a close game. As for the TV start times, just find it funny that every team who gets the early games, their fans bitch and moan, it's part of the game! Trust me I heard it a lot from both Seattle and Houston fans (along with a couple Braves fans I know).
I get what you're trying to say and you're right. More is on the line. A complaint is one thing, bitching and moaning is just hyperbole. I wish I didn't have to work when my team played Houston, which honestly should probably have a better game time than they got. They might have a legitimate gripe. It's whatever though, like you said, it's part of the game.

Maybe you weren't trying to be condescending and I just took it that way. I might still just be pissed about the game haha
 
Mr. Doesn’t watch Baseball thinks the Astros and Dodgers will win today.
 
Agh! You are both right, and I’ve proven my lack of awareness of the MLB.

I still think the Dodgers and Braves will win tonight.
 
Got a real pitcher's duel going so far in ATL; 1 baserunner total between both teams through 3 innings.
 
Got a real pitcher's duel going so far in ATL; 1 baserunner total between both teams through 3 innings.

For what it's worth I always have a soft spot for the Braves so I hope they make it.

But holy crap, I just wanna win 1 game against Houston. Just have 2 games at home guaranteed. I still can't process yesterday. And we went out last night, nice little rooftop bar, beautiful view of the city... And two large ass tvs playing that god damn replay over and over. Lol
 
You shut your whore mouth!! Dansby's not going anywhere.
hahaha ... Interesting that the Braves have locked up just about every other player very early but not Swanson. Feels like Seattle needs one more bat and getting a guy like him that can flash the leather as well would be a huge upgrade! SS is by far the deepest position of FAs this winter but Turner, Correa and Boegarts are all probably going to want around 30 million, don't know if Ms will pony up that kind of cash but Dansby on a 5/100 seems like a good deal all the way around.
 
Nice to see the guys come out fighting this afternoon!
 
I really want to sports hate Alvarez but that guy is so stinking lethal with a bat in his hand ... just brutal!
 
I really want to sports hate Alvarez but that guy is so stinking lethal with a bat in his hand ... just brutal!
Should have walked his ass for sure that time. Idk about on Tuesday in the 9th, but definitely there. Or at least throw him junk out of the zone, but he'd still probably find a way. Damnit!
 
Yea at this point you can't throw him a strike ... try to get him to chase and if he doesn't than live with the consequences cause he is just a terror right now.
 
Yea at this point you can't throw him a strike ... try to get him to chase and if he doesn't than live with the consequences cause he is just a terror right now.
That, and don't throw him anything with any velocity. Nothing but curves and tailing changeups in the 80s.
 
The thing was is he did chase. Fml
Did he? I literally had just sat down in the newsroom after coming from class and turned on the stream for that at bat. I might have had the window closed before that thing even landed in the Crawford Boxes! Never bothered to see a replay since I'll have to talk about it enough tonight.
 
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