YAMAMOTO, THE GREATEST PITCHER OF ALL TIME!

holy fuck that game was long -- THE HERO FREDDIE FREEMAN STRIKES AGAIN
(he missed a potential grandslam earlier btw)

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So much teasing, Will Smith had the sound and everything and it was JUST SHY.

Well fuck... rip the Ms, why did you go chasing those 3 sliders Julio :( -- was hoping for another Cal clutch, but GGs.
That series was amazing to watch, happy to witness history as Cal hit his 65th homer, sad it won't be the franchise first WS appearance.

At least I'll to watch Game 2 with the family this weekend.... GO DODGERS!

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uh.... GGs Blue Jays....

For the phillies fans.... that is the saddest way to end that series, I'm not excited to see the dodgers if they continue to swing like that in the NLCS series against the brewers.

Surprised Ohtani got even walked to load the bases, I felt like they figured him out since he went like, what? 1-17 in series? He did pitch amazing though....

(Forgot to update lol)

This weeks ends the AL & NL division series.
Final series scores below:

[AL] Jays beat Yankees (3-1)

[NL] LAD beat Phillies (3-1)

[AL] Mariners beat Tigers (3-2)

[NL] Brewers beat Cubs (3-2)

Teams in bold have advanced to the Championship Series for a chance at the World Series:

[NLCS] Dodgers vs. Brewers | 2018 rematch 0_0

[ALCS] Mariners vs Blue Jays |
- Ms trying to advanced to a WS since their last ALCS appearance in 2001.
- Blue Jays trying to snap a 31 year WS drought

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Game 1 Today for the Mariners vs Blue Jays, excited to see that play out...

I'm not exactly surprise since the Yankees also got spanked by the Jays during the regular season (If you ignore the last two games of the RS). BUT HOLY SHIT, the Yankees starters and bullpen have been torn apart in these last two games. GG to Will Warren's career after giving up a grandslam and two homers in 4 innings...

It was REALLY disappointing Yesavage didn't stay in though, literally on a no hitter bid -- in which after, the Jays bullpen proceeded to give 7 runs and possibly more lol.

Any-how, Game 3 of that series is really going to depend on Cam Schlittler if he can go 8 shutouts like he did with the red sox, unless Blue Jays bats stay red hot.

Ms beat the Tigers today, so the curse is definitely not on them yet... Polanco with the two homers against Skubal was magically, but can't discredit their bullpen after Castillo went off the mound in the top 5th.

Dodgers in 3 if the starters stay locked in; they are definitely getting Game 2 if Snell can shut them out again like he did a few weeks prior... but it also really depends on their imploding bullpen (aka. Mr Tanner Scott). I put all my faith on Roki... and kike :D

I want to say Brewers in 5, because despite just destroying almost everyone, the Cubs have often gone back and forth with them in the regular season. But, I think offensively atm, brewers are stringing hits better. But, it really might go either way...

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2025 POSTSEASON IS HERE

What's your guys reactions and predictions in this wildcard?

You have to look at it a positional standpoint, he's playing catcher, one if not the hardest position in baseball. Your squatting for almost 2 hours, have to catch and FRAME 90-100 mph pitches that can break in either direction, oh yeah, you have to potentially block them so they don't go as a wild pitches.

but lets look it more in depth defensively and offensively:

1. Defensively, he's been amazing still at blocking
and catching wild pitches, and while his framing isn't as elite as last year, its been pretty decent still in getting strikeouts called. Not as elite as Patrick Bailey though... that guys been on a tear, just not offensively...

2. Offensively, yeah he's averaging .248, hes not hitting Buster Posey or Yadier Molina avg numbers, but hes HIT 60 homers in a single season, more than any catchers has done before in mlb history. In addition, driven 125 RBIs, 14 more than judge at the moment -- and you know how important runs are in game. Moreover, hes on track on beating Aaron judge's single season home run record also (if he can get three more homers), unless judge gets on a hot streak in October.

But, again, I'm not familar with how mlb choses its candidates; from online, its apparently its often decided by players fWAR? If its in that case, its probably Judge. Still, you can't deny Raleigh has made history this season, hope to see some post-season records broken by him.

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Soyhei Throatani

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Has pitched some shutouts through 5-6 innings (6 against the DB recently) and has hit 54 homers... possibly more through the wildcard.

AL MVP is obviously big dumper (Cal) though, that guy has been feasting

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So... brock is banned from coming, right @TheFragile?

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Wish your region could of joined into the competition -- like its amazing we already had the major three, but I would to LOVE TO SEE the #1 South America take a swing at it and get some upsets. From what I see online though, the airline cost to come to Denver would of costed more or less to what the Australians paid.

Besides that, hoping this LAN put 6s on the radar in Valve. Was amazing to see tagg as a guest talker at the event.

Wonder if it sad for him to see FROYO Lose, he's been there since HRG -- and he was there to witness the 2nd NA team to be world champions at i52. But Kingdom's always eventually fall... and rise... and then fall again.

I miss blaze...