Baseball

NumberSix · October 21, 2024, 09:55:44 AM

Quote from: San Antone on October 21, 2024, 09:49:22 AMOnly someone with no appreciation of baseball history could make that kind of comment.

LOL whut?

It's precisely because I understand baseball history that I can comment that it's been a long time since they met in the World Series. They have a storied history as rivals - one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports.

My comment was aimed at the kind of people who say things like, "Oh great, Yankees and Dodgers. I am so sick of these teams."

ando · October 21, 2024, 11:01:52 AM

Quote from: NumberSix on October 21, 2024, 09:07:00 AMTo be fair, it's been 15 years since the Yankees were in the Series.

And over 40 since these two teams met for the championship.

I grew up with the Yanks and Dodgers always at odds (mid-late 70s). So it feels a bit like a retread, though they're both completely different clubs. That's all.

San Antone · October 21, 2024, 11:04:18 AM

Quote from: NumberSix on October 21, 2024, 09:55:44 AMLOL whut?

It's precisely because I understand baseball history that I can comment that it's been a long time since they met in the World Series. They have a storied history as rivals - one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports.

My comment was aimed at the kind of people who say things like, "Oh great, Yankees and Dodgers. I am so sick of these teams."

Oh, okay, I apologize for mis-reading your comment. Coming right after my post, I thought you were saying that my claim of a great rivalry was an exaggeration.

NumberSix · October 21, 2024, 11:08:56 AM

Quote from: San Antone on October 21, 2024, 11:04:18 AMOh, okay, I apologize for mis-reading your comment. Coming right after my post, I thought you were saying that my claim of a great rivalry was an exaggeration.

all good

Todd · October 25, 2024, 09:06:35 AM

After watching a few videos about Shohei Ohtani on YouTube, the mighty algorithm decided that I might enjoy watching this video of Willians Astudillo pitching back in 2021. I have seen nothing quite like it, that's for sure.

NumberSix · October 25, 2024, 09:30:01 AM

Quote from: Todd on October 25, 2024, 09:06:35 AMAfter watching a few videos about Shohei Ohtani on YouTube, the mighty algorithm decided that I might enjoy watching this video of Willians Astudillo pitching back in 2021. I have seen nothing quite like it, that's for sure.

I love this! I have already sent it to several people.

Kalevala · October 25, 2024, 10:02:16 AM

I think that I will be stuck this year into watching the WS.

Urgh!

K

EDIT: And I meant that as a joke guys. So, who in the Yankees should I keep an eye out for?

Brian · October 25, 2024, 11:00:57 AM

Quote from: Kalevala on October 25, 2024, 10:02:16 AMI think that I will be stuck this year into watching the WS. Urgh!

K

EDIT: And I meant that as a joke guys. So, who in the Yankees should I keep an eye out for?

Juan Soto is one of my favorite players ever (he used to play for my Nats). Whenever he takes a ball, he does a shuffle dance and stares at the pitcher, a very entertaining tic. Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton are enormous giants who hit balls very far. The rest of their hitters...not so exciting. Nestor Cortes can be a fun pitcher because sometimes, right as he's about to throw the ball, with one leg in the air, he wiggles his butt to throw off the hitter's sense of timing.

I should warn you most of the Yankees relievers have hideous blond mustaches!

Spotted Horses · October 25, 2024, 12:08:28 PM

I fondly remember the Yankee infield of my youth, Chris Chambliss, Horace Clarke, Gene Michaels, Get Nettles.

Kalevala · October 25, 2024, 12:33:28 PM

Quote from: Brian on October 25, 2024, 11:00:57 AMJuan Soto is one of my favorite players ever (he used to play for my Nats). Whenever he takes a ball, he does a shuffle dance and stares at the pitcher, a very entertaining tic. Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton are enormous giants who hit balls very far. The rest of their hitters...not so exciting. Nestor Cortes can be a fun pitcher because sometimes, right as he's about to throw the ball, with one leg in the air, he wiggles his butt to throw off the hitter's sense of timing.

I should warn you most of the Yankees relievers have hideous blond mustaches!

"Nats"?

K

Brian · October 25, 2024, 12:40:24 PM

Washington Nationals!

Kalevala · October 25, 2024, 01:16:56 PM

Quote from: Spotted Horses on October 25, 2024, 12:08:28 PMI fondly remember the Yankee infield of my youth, Chris Chambliss, Horace Clarke, Gene Michaels, Get Nettles.

So sorry, before when I started paying attention to baseball.

I must admit, I lost interest in baseball when Pete Rose was betting...started paying attention again to certain teams and players (then steroid abuse became an issue), so I became a cynic. Not sure what to believe these days--sadly.

K

San Antone · October 25, 2024, 01:33:30 PM

I am old enough to remember the 1961 season when Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were locked in a home run race, both on track for most of the season to break the record set by Babe Ruth.

Mantle got injured near the end of the season and I believe had 56 home runs. Maris went on to break the record with 61 homers. However, his accomplishment was called into question since at the time the season was 162 games, as opposed to 156 when Ruth played. I was nine years old during that season, playing little league baseball, and have been a Yankees fan ever since.

Today's Judge and Soto join Mantle and Maris and Ruth and Gehrig as another classic Yankees 1-2 punch in the line up.

ando · October 25, 2024, 01:50:17 PM

Quote from: Spotted Horses on October 25, 2024, 12:08:28 PMI fondly remember the Yankee infield of my youth, Chris Chambliss, Horace Clarke, Gene Michaels, Get Nettles.

No Munson love?

ando · October 25, 2024, 01:52:48 PM

No, my Mets didn't make it and I love watching Mookie, Freeman and Ohtani (got a soft spot for Buehler) but it's Yankees all the way.

Kalevala · October 25, 2024, 02:00:16 PM

How clean do you guys think that baseball is these days?

K

Kalevala · October 25, 2024, 07:16:09 PM

Fun to see Ohtani in action.

Now into extra innings.

K

Spotted Horses · October 25, 2024, 10:50:37 PM

Quote from: ando on October 25, 2024, 01:50:17 PMNo Munson love?

Technically, I don't think the catcher counts as an infielder.

In my family there was a yearly trip to a baseball game for me and my cousins. We alternated, Mets one year, Yankees the next. Tickets were purchased months in advance. By some bizarre coincidence, we attended the first Yankee game after Munson was killed in an airplane crash. There was a spontaneous, extended standing ovation for Munson. We saw Reggie Jackson wipe a tear from his eye. We could only speculate whether it was grief at Munson's passing, or grief that the crowd was cheering for someone other than him. The Yankees lost 1-0, if I recall right.

San Antone · October 26, 2024, 02:57:44 AM

As a Yankee fan last mights game was very disappointing. I can't help but feel that Aaron Boone mis-managed the game.

Why did he not bring in Tim Hill to face Ohtani in the 8th?
Why choose Nestor Cortez (who hadn't pitched in over a month) instead of Tim Hill in the 10th?
Why replace Gleyber Torres in the 10th?

I also thought the umpires blew Torres' home run call because of fan interfernce. It appeared to be over the wall when it entered the fan's glove. However, it would not have mattered if Freddie Freeman was going to hit a grand slam.

Brian · October 26, 2024, 05:37:01 AM

I thought the Torres hit appeared to be heading downward toward the wall and a likely double, but I did appreciate the camera shot of that fan packing up all his stuff before security got to him.

All in all, that was an instant classic game - but it's no fun to be on the wrong end of a classic.