BASE-BALL

[Takumi]

Congrats Sox on beating the Yankees!

Any chance the Cardinals beat the Dodgers tomorrow?

There's always a chance.

[NWI_Irish96]

Congrats Sox on beating the Yankees!

Any chance the Cardinals beat the Dodgers tomorrow?

With Wainright pitching, yes.

[Roadgeekteen]

Congrats to the Dodgers for moving on to the NLDS.

[Flint1979]

Congrats to the Dodgers for moving on to the NLDS.

Fuck the Dodgers

[Henry]

As expected, it'll be Giants-Dodgers in the NLDS, which already makes it a perfect postseason, with the Red Sox exacting revenge on the Yankees yet again in the Wild Card Game and extending their championship drought to 12 years.

[Roadgeekteen]

Congrats to the Dodgers for moving on to the NLDS.

Fuck the Dodgers

I'm not a huge fan of them either but the NLDS should be crazy.

[CoreySamson]

If the Astros make it the the WS, I do not want them to play the Dodgers. Give me the Brewers (or heck, even the Giants) any day.

[KCRoadFan]

With the Cardinals now out, and my hometown team (the Royals) not even making it in the first place, I think I'll cheer for the Brewers. I think they deserve to win a World Series at some point, the Bucks won the NBA title a couple months ago, and my younger brother lives in Wisconsin, so why not?

Anyway - for those whose team didn't make the playoffs, who might you be supporting, and for what reason(s)? I'm interested to find out!

[kevinb1994]

With the Cardinals now out, and my hometown team (the Royals) not even making it in the first place, I think I'll cheer for the Brewers. I think they deserve to win a World Series at some point, the Bucks won the NBA title a couple months ago, and my younger brother lives in Wisconsin, so why not?

Anyway - for those whose team didn't make the playoffs, who might you be supporting, and for what reason(s)? I'm interested to find out!

Any team but the (Red) Sux. White Sox, on the other hand, I'm OK with (I barely recall their most recent World Series win). Dodgers seem to be near a repeat of last year (minus the COVID protocols, of course). Rays would be ok with me, as the Yanks have been doing spring training near their stadium (despite being across the Bay) for awhile now (moving up the Tamiami Trail from Fort Lauderdale, where they, interestingly enough, had moved down the Tamiami Trail from, you guessed it, St. Pete, where the Rays would eventually play decades later). Braves would be cool, party like it's sometime in the "˜50s. Brewers same as Braves. Both teams have played in Milwaukee (I'll note that the Braves have since moved to Atlanta, and are originally from Boston).

[Roadgeekteen]

Come on Red Sox, stranding the bases loaded.

[jp the roadgeek]

Come on Red Sox, stranding the bases loaded.

That's nothing new.  Allowing a straight steal of home (totally unforgivable) is.  And Tropicana Field is officially MLB's version of a mini golf course.  Surprised there wasn't a windmill between 1st and 2nd.

[abefroman329]

Come on Red Sox, stranding the bases loaded.

That's nothing new.  Allowing a straight steal of home (totally unforgivable) is.  And Tropicana Field is officially MLB's version of a mini golf course.  Surprised there wasn't a windmill between 1st and 2nd.

Haha, yeah, that place is awful.  So glad it didn't end up being the home of the Tampa Bay White Sox.

[Flint1979]

Congrats to the Dodgers for moving on to the NLDS.

Fuck the Dodgers

I'm not a huge fan of them either but the NLDS should be crazy.

I don't like either the Dodgers or Giants but with that said I hope the Giants win that series.

[Flint1979]

Come on Red Sox, stranding the bases loaded.

That's nothing new.  Allowing a straight steal of home (totally unforgivable) is.  And Tropicana Field is officially MLB's version of a mini golf course.  Surprised there wasn't a windmill between 1st and 2nd.

Haha, yeah, that place is awful.  So glad it didn't end up being the home of the Tampa Bay White Sox.

I've only driven past it never been inside of it but from the outside it looks like the roof is about to slide right off.

[Max Rockatansky]

Come on Red Sox, stranding the bases loaded.

That's nothing new.  Allowing a straight steal of home (totally unforgivable) is.  And Tropicana Field is officially MLB's version of a mini golf course.  Surprised there wasn't a windmill between 1st and 2nd.

Haha, yeah, that place is awful.  So glad it didn't end up being the home of the Tampa Bay White Sox.

I've only driven past it never been inside of it but from the outside it looks like the roof is about to slide right off.

I've been to a bunch of games at Tropicana Field.  It's definitely an out dated design but that kind of gives it character over the constant Camden Yards clones most teams have now.  Even the Oakland Colosseum has a strange amount of brutalist charm in this modern era.

[Flint1979]

Come on Red Sox, stranding the bases loaded.

That's nothing new.  Allowing a straight steal of home (totally unforgivable) is.  And Tropicana Field is officially MLB's version of a mini golf course.  Surprised there wasn't a windmill between 1st and 2nd.

Haha, yeah, that place is awful.  So glad it didn't end up being the home of the Tampa Bay White Sox.

I've only driven past it never been inside of it but from the outside it looks like the roof is about to slide right off.

I've been to a bunch of games at Tropicana Field.  It's definitely an out dated design but that kind of gives it character over the constant Camden Yards clones most teams have now.  Even the Oakland Colosseum has a strange amount of brutalist charm in this modern era.

I kind of like it though. It's different.

[Max Rockatansky]

Come on Red Sox, stranding the bases loaded.

That's nothing new.  Allowing a straight steal of home (totally unforgivable) is.  And Tropicana Field is officially MLB's version of a mini golf course.  Surprised there wasn't a windmill between 1st and 2nd.

Haha, yeah, that place is awful.  So glad it didn't end up being the home of the Tampa Bay White Sox.

I've only driven past it never been inside of it but from the outside it looks like the roof is about to slide right off.

I've been to a bunch of games at Tropicana Field.  It's definitely an out dated design but that kind of gives it character over the constant Camden Yards clones most teams have now.  Even the Oakland Colosseum has a strange amount of brutalist charm in this modern era.

I kind of like it though. It's different.

I've always had a good time and never had trouble getting decent tickets.  Having I-175 and I-375 nearby is really handy coming/going from the games.  The surrounding neighborhood has some decent places to eat on Central Avenue.

[Roadgeekteen]

Big bounce-back win for the Red Sox!

[Flint1979]

Come on Red Sox, stranding the bases loaded.

That's nothing new.  Allowing a straight steal of home (totally unforgivable) is.  And Tropicana Field is officially MLB's version of a mini golf course.  Surprised there wasn't a windmill between 1st and 2nd.

Haha, yeah, that place is awful.  So glad it didn't end up being the home of the Tampa Bay White Sox.

I've only driven past it never been inside of it but from the outside it looks like the roof is about to slide right off.

I've been to a bunch of games at Tropicana Field.  It's definitely an out dated design but that kind of gives it character over the constant Camden Yards clones most teams have now.  Even the Oakland Colosseum has a strange amount of brutalist charm in this modern era.

I kind of like it though. It's different.

I've always had a good time and never had trouble getting decent tickets.  Having I-175 and I-375 nearby is really handy coming/going from the games.  The surrounding neighborhood has some decent places to eat on Central Avenue.

Right it seems like getting tickets would be rather easy and it does seem like there is stuff to do around the ballpark but people say it's in a bad location they should play in Tampa but who knows if that'll change things.

[Roadgeekteen]

LFG sorry Rays though the rule kinda sucks

[NWI_Irish96]

LFG sorry Rays though the rule kinda sucks

The rule does need to be adjusted. The overwhelming majority of runners score from first on a regular double, so it stands to reason that the runner should score from first on a ground rule double.

There was a controversial play in the night game as well. White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal hit a grounder to first with the runner on third racing home, and he just happened to be in the way of the 1B throw home and got hit in the shoulder.

[Roadgeekteen]

Big win by White Sox to force game 4.

[abefroman329]

Big win by White Sox to force game 4.

As a certain retiree in Florida would say, YUUUUGE.

We have tickets to Game 4, which has now been postponed to tomorrow.

[gr8daynegb]

With the Cardinals now out, and my hometown team (the Royals) not even making it in the first place, I think I'll cheer for the Brewers. I think they deserve to win a World Series at some point, the Bucks won the NBA title a couple months ago, and my younger brother lives in Wisconsin, so why not?

Anyway - for those whose team didn't make the playoffs, who might you be supporting, and for what reason(s)? I'm interested to find out!

The Brewers bats might want to start cheering, and producing, for the Brewers.

[Takumi]

Big win by White Sox to force game 4.

As a certain retiree in Florida would say, YUUUUGE.

We have tickets to Game 4, which has now been postponed to tomorrow.

Awesome. Keep hope alive.