Series Thread: ALDS: Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros

[williewilliejuan]

Agreed. Wade Davis needed to be out there to keep the game within reach. You need your best guy there. But baseball managers rarely vary from the script: closers can only work the 9th inning(and maybe the 8th inning in the playoffs).

I read a good article about that the other day. They were talking about Matt Williams and his refusal to stray from conventional wisdom with his bullpen and how that cost him the NLDS last year and the team this year (among other things).

 

[Xulu Bak]

There would be something incredibly awesome about that ridiculous overturn on Gore contributing to the Royals coming back to win the game.

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

I know...I know. It SHOULDN'T help. But the results speak for themselves. Both #1 seeds lost to the wild cards last year. At least #1 is going down this year(and I think the Cardinals will get bounced, too). Very surprising.

In 2012 and 2013, three of the four WC winners were bounced in the division series, and the fourth in the championship series.

If you look at the four year history instead of just the last two, the results don't speak for themselves and I think even looking at all four years is too small of a sample.

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Hosmer needs to get off the schnide

 

[redseat]

Things are very interesting right now

 

[redseat]

Bet the Royals still wish they could use Perez right now

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Station to station!!

 

[redseat]

6-4 loaded no outs

 

[molsaniceman]

6-4 royals not dead yet

 

[redseat]

LMAO that one Royals fan is going to get a lot of air time

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Bet the Royals still wish they could use Perez right now

Still two spots away. But yeah butera up will suck.

 

[redseat]

Still two spots away. But yeah butera up will suck.

I wonder IF he was still catching the inning before would those runs have been scored?

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Wow the Royal Carousel....b2b2b2b2b singles.....

still loaded still no outs...

 

[SlinkyRedfoot]

Oh, snap.

 

[chappee11]

I read a good article about that the other day. They were talking about Matt Williams and his refusal to stray from conventional wisdom with his bullpen and how that cost him the NLDS last year and the team this year (among other things).

Matt Williams is one of the worst managers in recent memory. No idea why they thought he was the guy to manage that star-studded roster.

 

[Erie Warrior]

Holy shit

 

[molsaniceman]

tied correa blows it

 

[redseat]

Tie game! Still no outs! Correa misplayed that badly, yes it was deflected but still

 

[mr.hockey4242]

Holy fucking shit!!!

 

[bksballer89]

This choke job lmao