Game Thread: 8/18 M*A*S*H @ Turdinals

[SFGRTB]

Puig just hustled down the line. He is coming off a first-half dealing with hamstring injuries. Training staff out to look at him.

Not that I would ever wish injuries to players...

edit: Puig now coming out, and he does not look happy (about the injury).

 

[msgkings322]

Bullpen fail in Oakland, those cocksuckers

 

[SFGRTB]

Fuck the A'ss I'm done.

 

[moxie]

stoooopid dodgers!!

 

[msgkings322]

Still, I like how we're staying in striking distance as the bodies pile up and we are 60% through August

 

[msgkings322]

Pretty good game in Chicago in front of an empty rained out Wrigley.

Come on Tiggers, win one ya bastids

 

[msgkings322]

Fuck man now those jerks are gonna blow it....leadoff double for Cubs bottom 7, trailing by 1

 

[SFGRTB]

Well, I forgot that the LA bullpen was coming in.

3 straight hits to leadoff the inning and it's 4-3

 

[moxie]

And I'm not gonna let these A'sholes trick me into getting excited

 

[SFGRTB]

And I'm not gonna let these A'sholes trick me into getting excited

They are really testing us...

 

[msgkings322]

And I'm not gonna let these A'sholes trick me into getting excited

yeah....well, it's TIED UP

 

[moxie]

Not gonna get excited. Not gonna get excited. Not gonna get excited.

SHIT!!!

I love that LA bullpen sometimes!

 

[msgkings322]

LA does not have the pen to win it this year. We may not have the starters (although, is Bum-Heston-Leake-Peavy (+Vogey) really worse than Bum-Hudson-Peavy-Vogelsong?) but we got the pen

 

[SFGRTB]

Not gonna get excited. Not gonna get excited. Not gonna get excited.

SHIT!!!

I love that LA bullpen sometimes!

With their unlimited payroll since 2012, they still haven't figured out how to construct a bullpen. Another luxury you get with a Bruce Bochy squad.

 

[calsnowskier]

LA does not have the pen to win it this year. We may not have the starters (although, is Bum-Heston-Leake-Peavy (+Vogey) really worse than Bum-Hudson-Peavy-Vogelsong?) but we got the pen

Our starters this year are better (on a 4-man basis) than last year. But there is no explaining last year's team. That was truly a fluke win. '10 and '12 can be explained. Not '14. So our goal should not be to just be the same team as last year.

That said, '15 is NOT the same as '14. The pitching, as #weaklink as it may be (and for the record, I agree that it is), it is still better than '14 AND we have an elite offense (when healthy). That is something we did not have last year.

 

[calsnowskier]

With their unlimited payroll since 2012, they still haven't figured out how to construct a bullpen. Another luxury you get with a Bruce Bochy squad.

That's because you can't BUY a bully. Those need to be scouted and cultured.

 

[Stokes1931]

In his last 7 games, Jim Johnson has an 18.47 ERA

 

[SFGRTB]

That slide by Kike Hernandez was DIRTY AS FUCK. Spikes up, couldn't reach the bag.

 

[SFGRTB]

I'm feeling a walk-off by Phegley because why not. What the f**k's a Phegley anyway?

 

[calsnowskier]

Detroit takes the lead, and still has juice with 1 out...