GDT: All things Baseball

[Svechhammer]

Oh now this could be interesting

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

So is it NC or Raleigh specifically?

 

[Svechhammer]

So is it NC or Raleigh specifically?

Raleigh

 

[Surrounded By Ahos]

Oh now this could be interesting

dundon so cheep

 

[WreckingCrew]

Braves batters absolute dog shit in this game, swinging at shit a full foot out of the strike zone almost every time

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

braves going to offer first aid classes in the offseason so they can have enough people to capable of performing the Heimlich on the team next season.

 

[WreckingCrew]

braves going to offer first aid classes in the offseason so they can have enough people to capable of performing the Heimlich on the team next season.

Fried should have been pulled 20 pitches ago, dude has a 3-2 count 2 outs and threw it into the dirt 5 ft short of the plate for yet another walk...lucky to get out of that inning alive. Phillies have stranded 10 and it's only the 4th inning. It being only 3-0 is amazing

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

Hell yeah

 

[hockeynjune]

Hell yeah

Shades of 92

 

[Anton Dubinchuk]

What a finish

 

[HisIceness]

So did the Braves figure out that you actually need offense to win?

 

[hockeynjune]

Holy shit what a finish. It’s like they hopped outa bed and realized they were playing ball.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Holy shit what a finish. It’s like they hopped outa bed and realized they were playing ball.

Only took 6 innings but they finally pulled their heads out of their asses and yea what a finish! When Riley was up to a full count, 2 outs, down 4-3 I was pretty much like "this next pitch will determine if they're still in it or not." (1) Strike and it's the 9th inning down 4-3, ALL the pressure is on. (2) It's a walk or base hit, gives you another batter and fresh set of pitches but doesn't mean a whole lot. (3) HR and you take the lead and put ALL the pressure on the Phillies in the top of the 9th after they've been leading all game long. And then that double-play to end it, Harris was determined to get that one at all costs. Harper made a desperation move to get close to scoring and was counting on that ball being dropped, when it wasn't he was in no-mans-land

 

[Svechhammer]

Let's freaking go, Phils!!!

 

[HisIceness]

The 2020s Braves are turning into the 90s Braves, yeah they got a championship but holy hell a lot of playoff underachieving.

 

[WreckingCrew]

Braves out with a whimper...so many squandered opportunities to keep in it. Did they really pinch hit a rookie with 2 on and 2 outs in the 9th?

 

[HisIceness]

Braves out with a whimper...so many squandered opportunities to keep in it. Did they really punch hit a rookie with 2 on and 2 outs in the 9th?

Yes.

Why? I don't know. Not like the season is on the line or anything.

 

[Svechhammer]

Braves out with a whimper...so many squandered opportunities to keep in it. Did they really punch hit a rookie with 2 on and 2 outs in the 9th?

Per the broadcast, it was for the lefty pitcher vs righty hitter dynamic. But not exactly a situation you want to put on the shoulders of a rook.

 

[HisIceness]

Looks like they're going to play 7 in the ALCS.

 

[tarheelhockey]

That Garcia grand slam was the most *chef’s kiss* moment in baseball in quite some time.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

That Garcia grand slam was the most *chef’s kiss* moment in baseball in quite some time.

As someone who has not been following any of this: why?

 

[tarheelhockey]

As someone who has not been following any of this: why?

Garcia hit a homer in the prior game, and Houston didn’t like his bat toss. So in the 8th inning, Bryan Abreu threw at him flagrantly enough to set off a bench-clearing and earn a 2-game suspension.

Astros appealed the suspension, which for procedural reasons meant Abreau actually became eligible to pitch in Game 6 (which he did, allowing a key run).

Meanwhile, Garcia took the full brunt of the Houston crowd’s anger throughout the game, striking out in his first 4 at-bats. He came up one last time in the 9th, with the bases loaded. The Astros fans were booing the hell out of him right up until he blasted a grand slam to turn a tight game into a blowout, then it got real quiet. He just dropped the bat instead of tossing it this time.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

0 chance the Astros threw at Garcia in game 5 intentionally. Regular season, maybe.

You don’t throw at a guy when you are losing in the 8th inning of a pivotal playoff game.

Garcia went unhinged there.

 

[tarheelhockey]

0 chance the Astros threw at Garcia in game 5 intentionally. Regular season, maybe.

You don’t throw at a guy when you are losing in the 8th inning of a pivotal playoff game.

Garcia went unhinged there.

Sure, but the drama’s better the other way, so I choose to believe the fun version.

 

[HisIceness]

They're going to play 7 in the NLCS too