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He had outstanding command, varied his speeds, location, subtle pitch breaks. Like I said he was an artist
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Couldn't beat the Yanks...
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"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
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4-0
Zack Wheeler with a no-no and 8k through five.
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Well, that turned in a hurry lol.
5-4 Braves through eight after a two-run bash by Riley.
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Braves steal one! Will be a heck of a series
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
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"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
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Just WOW!
You think you've seen it all. Then you see a play to end a playoff game that was way too cool.
The Braves looked dead. All the home runs and records down the tubes. Facing 0-2 heading to Philadelphia. Not good.
Wheller dealing. Then wham we do what we have done. Hit home runs. Hit two 2 run home runs and take the lead.
And then a whacko double play to end the game. Unreal catch by Michael Harris.
I could not fall asleep. I watched that play 20 times. It didn't help me sleep given I had gotten a steroid shot in my foot.
Baseball is an incredible game.
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Dodgers down 0-2 ... D-backs are fun to watch
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First off I thought the Brewers would beat the Dbacks.
Then when they won that series. I thought the Dodgers got the easy draw and would sweep the Dbacks.
Wrong.
Over 162 there is a best team. The numbers prove the case. But post season is about momentum.
The Braves clinched early. Stress is reduced. You wait to play again. It can work against you. Hard to amp up again.
I hope this win gets the Braves rolling.
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The Braves probably just needed to loosen up and play, which maybe that win will accomplish. I expect that series to be 5 (along with the Astros/Twins)
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or they needed a pitcher to throw a hanging slider, when Riley could not touch high fastball. "Throw him the heater, Ricky"...
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Wheeler was dealing high heat for K's.
It was looking bad. Acuna took advantage of a Turner error.
d'Arnaud ambushed a pitch. He does that.
Riley can have some bad at bats. And look lost at times. But he can also take over a week and slaughter pitchers.
He barreled the ball but didn't put a good swing on it. But he is a strong dude.
The play he made to double up Harper was amazing. Man, I watched that like 20 times with goosebumps.
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"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
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Phillies and Diamondbacks are on a mission.
Phillies games are quite the atmosphere.
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Dude opened his mouth -- dude got his mouth shut.
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Dude opened his mouth -- dude got his mouth shut.
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I am sure he wasn't supposed to hear, but in a country where nearly everybody carries a vid recorder in the pocket, people are going to hear.
If any team can win 2 in a row, it's the Braves, but it isn't looking good.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn. GM Strong ![[Linked Image]](http://www.dawgtalkers.net/uploads/small-gator-chomp.gif)
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I've started to really like the Phillies. Their games are electric
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He said it out loud in the clubhouse with reporters present. I call b.s. This falls in line with "you're just sorry because you got caught".
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Harper is a good player.
I don't care about talk.
Five game series. Game four tonight.
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really looking forward to game 4 .. the series decider
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Because of a five game series I felt it would boil down to Wheeler and Nola versus Strider and Fried.
The third pitchers were going to be an issue.
Charlie Morton who had been pitching really well. A veteran guy with loads of post season experience gets an index finger strain the last week of the season?
I have not heard of that before. Gets put on the IL and ruled out for the NLDS.
He would have been our third pitcher. Possibly second.
Fried was put on IL with a blister and had not pitched in weeks.
It is up to Spencer Strider to force a game five in Atlanta. One game. Play one game. Find a way.
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I would have NEVER guessed that AZ would sweep the Dodgers ... they're a fun team to watch
AZ vs Philly would be electric, as will Houston vs Texas
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Three 100 win teams in MLB this year...
The first two got swept, the third has it's back against the wall.
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I sure did not see that coming.
The Dodgers never even had a lead? Damn. And they are a really good hitting team.
Baseball is a strange game. Dominated by numbers and stats. Analytics, Money Ball, barrel rates, millions of numbers to analyze.
Over 162 the numbers bear out.
In the post season anything goes. Heroes come from unexpected places. Strange things happen.
Atlanta was 8-5 against the Phils. Finished 14 games ahead. I wish the series was seven games. But we still have tonight.
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there might be some relevance to a team sitting a week and then trying to regain the momentum ... we've seen kind of a trend
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I gave up long ago trying to figure out baseball.
Momentum? One great manager said momentum goes as far as the next day's starter.
I have seen too many crazy things happen in baseball. In 1997 Jose Mesa a closer who I don't think blew a save all year. Blows the save for the championship.
Just cruel.
I don't expect a thing. I let it happen like the weather.
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I’ll root for Texas in the ALCS, hate Houston, and AZ in the NL.
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Three 100 win teams in MLB this year...
The first two got swept, the third has it's back against the wall. Just get in the playoffs.... I see this in hockey, too. Teams with great regular season records coast into the playoffs, lesser teams have to fight for 162 games. One is sharp when the post-season starts, the other, sometimes, not quite enough. Haven’t really faced major adversity, perhaps. Often, it’s the battle-tested teams who prevail.
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j/c...
Phillies just dispatched the Braves. Another 100 win team sent packing.
Phillies are gritty and that stadium atmosphere is awesome.
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All three 100 win teams gone.
They led their Division Series opponents by a total of 41 games in the standings... they went 1-9 and were outscored 60-25.
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I give the Phillies pitchers credit.
The Braves averaged 5 runs a game. No team in history has ever slugged .501.
We didn't hit. Could not get the big hits. Hit 307 home runs during the season. Didn't hit them against the Phillies.
It is a bummer because the Braves had a historic year offensively. I wish they would have advanced to a seven game series.
Well my season is over. I will be happy to return this coming April. We will be back. Hopefully we win next year.
I find myself moving on quickly. I enjoy the moments. I really had fun watching games this summer.
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Nice season for Atlanta .. Philadelphia played better for the series, so they move on ... I think them vs Arizona will be fun
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I love those uniforms the Phillies were wearing last night.
NL - Philly
AL - Texas
WS- Philly
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Nice season for Atlanta .. Philadelphia played better for the series, so they move on ... I think them vs Arizona will be fun You are only as good as your last game. Only 1 team gets to finish the baseball season with a win.
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Texas up 2-0, heading home. It’d be cool if they won it all for the first time.
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going into Houston and winning 1 and 2 is a pretty tough task ... good for them
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Well the World Series is set.
Rangers versus Diamondbacks.
Not exactly what most thought. All during the season I pay attention to Runs Scored and Runs Against.
The Rangers can score. They are not a surprise to me. The Diamondbacks are a real surprise. I thought the Brewers would beat them.
For sure I thought the Phils would.
So glad the Phillies lost. They found out it is not a good feeling to lose to a team; you feel you should beat.
I think the Rangers have the edge but hell the Dbacks have proved me wrong at every step.
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good for the snakes! I like an unexpected series (we've had a few of them with this and the Heat/Nuggets)
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