World Series 2023

[Clementine_3]

Phew!

 

[AugieTN]

That relief pitcher AZ used in the 9th had a 4.06 ERA. He was trying to strike out everyone by throwing heat and he was really wild trying to throw heat. The two relief pitcher last night in extra innings had +4.00 ERAs

 

[olbriar]

They got to the series with the same sad bullpen. I hope they have three more winning games in them.

 

[AugieTN]

They got to the series with the same sad bullpen. I hope they have three more winning games in them.

You are 100% correct. I just can't believe they made it that far with that bullpen. It does make it exciting with a bad bullpen trying to close a game out

 

[olbriar]

You are 100% correct. I just can't believe they made it that far with that bullpen. It does make it exciting with a bad bullpen trying to close a game out

I think they figured out last night that a two run lead at the end is not enough.

 

[olbriar]

Games 3, 4, and 5 are on tonight, tomorrow night and Wednesday night. These three games will either wrap up the series or put one team in a must win game 6 situation or wrap up the series.

 

[olbriar]

Texas wins game 3 and leads 2-1. Booo

 

[Clementine_3]

Booo indeed.

 

[AugieTN]

The bottom of the 9th should have started off with a walk. The Ump behind the plate really blew that call. The ball was way outside and the UMP called it a strike, Total horse merde

 

[olbriar]

The bottom of the 9th should have started off with a walk. The Ump behind the plate really blew that call. The ball was way outside and the UMP called it a strike, Total horse merde

I totally agree. It was a terrible call. It could have effected the outcome of the game. We'll never know.
I hate bad calls!

 

[Dannydet]

I watched my Detroit Lions beat up the Las Vegas Raiders last night! What a great game!
Sadly, I couldn't find the enthusiasm to watch the most mediocre world series....
And I'm a big baseball fan.
Oops, sorry I hijacked this thread about football, lol!!!

 

[olbriar]

I split time between the two games. Baseball is not as action packed as football, no argument. I watched more of the last innings of the game when there was little doubt to the outcome of the football game.

 

[olbriar]

Game four is underway. I hope AZ have their bats warmed up. We need to tie this thing up.

 

[Dannydet]

I'll be watching....

 

[olbriar]

Texas looking good and Arizona looking shocked. Lot of game left but Az isn't known for their come from behind ability. 5-0 Texas after one and a half innings.

 

[olbriar]

I'll be watching.... View attachment 169376

What channel is Charlie Brown on?

 

[AugieTN]

What channel is Charlie Brown on?

....and miss the greatest comeback in World Series history?

 

[olbriar]

It could happen but I'm not holding my breath. Texas is definitely looking the better team tonight.

 

[AugieTN]

11-7 so they mounted a comeback, but came up short.

 

[olbriar]

Putting up seven was good. Their backs are against the wall now. They can't lose another. I'm losing faith in them. My daughter says no problem.

 

[olbriar]

The first of three do or die games for Arizona as they fight for their lives. Game starts in ten minutes. It could easily be the last game of the series so I'll be watching.

 

[Clementine_3]

Love Nate but c'mon Arizona!

 

[Dannydet]

World Series TV Viewership Continues To Reach New Lows

Fox Sports' telecast of Game 3 of Major League Baseball's 2023 World Series fell to record-low 8.13 million viewers.

frontofficesports.com

 

[olbriar]

That's sad. I get it though. Baseball is not THE game anymore. I have no idea how or just when it fell from the top spot of sports. When I was a young man working construction, baseball was always a topic discussed.. especially this time of year. By the time I retired, 55 years later, it was never discussed.
It didn't even have any traction when the regionally close Royals were in the series. Somewhere along the way the game fell out of favor. During that same duration of time, football gained popularity.

It's easy to understand why they are trying to change the game. Revenue

 

[AugieTN]

Don't forget the steroid exposure turned a lot of people off when they learned these top athletes were on steroids. I went to a Cubs game and had seats behind the Cardinals dugout. Mark McGuire came out of the dugout and the first thing I thought was Holy Shit his arms are as big as my legs. Remember Roger Clemens claiming he never used steroids, but the guy who injected him claimed he was. Alex Rodriguez got caught twice.

The sad part is so many athletes that use steroids die young because the steroids also enlarge their heart.