The Official World Series Gameday Thread

[Angelsfirst]

Jered is sitting front row with Danny Haren at the Lakers opener. Wish he was still playing.

[Angel Oracle]

The thing I saw happening is happening.

The Mets flamethrowers are not able to K the Royals hitters like they did the Cubs hitters.

2015 Royals = 2002 Halos.

[tomsred]

Can anyone explain why all the Sabermetric managers are at home watching the world series while two cromagnans from the dead ball era are managing?

Yost is calling for bunts in the fifth inning at home with the DH while Collins stands at the edge of the dugout spitting sunflower shells as he sends in a guy with a life alert around his neck to counsel DeToast on how to give up more singles.

You would think Maddon will all his young studs would have swept the Mets rather than getting an ass whooping. Matheny and the best run franchise in baseball ran themselves out of the wildcard. Even the Dogs couldn't muscle a defense department budget and the two best pitchers in baseball through the first round.

Meanwhile Texas went into full Gulf mode while Toronto couldn't launch a bat flip to save their season and Huston... They had a problem even with all of the tech support of Texas Instruments at their fingertips.

So many progressive teams with top notch guys at the helm getting their ass whipped by Collins and Yost. Makes you kind of wonder if everyone is getting sold a bill of goods with sabermetric baseball.

 

They know how to manage people, and get the best out of their players.  They know what their players are capable of doing and what they are not.  The rest is up to the players themselves.  You can't win a World Series planning it on a worksheet of statistics.

[fan_since79]

The Royals remind me a lot of our 2002 Angels. They foul off a lot of pitches to get the one they want, don't strike out a lot.

 

Craziest game stat ever: they swung and missed at a total of three pitches tonight. Three.

[arch stanton]

Someone should teach deGrom a slider

[Puget Sound Angel]

As an American League fan I usually root for the junior circuit in the WS. Yet the Royals are just so annoying, I can bring myself to root for them.

[ukyah]

As an American League fan I usually root for the junior circuit in the WS. Yet the Royals are just so annoying, I can bring myself to root for them.

 

 

this royals hate is so lame already. they're "annoying" because they know in their hearts that they should have won it last year and they've been on a mission all season to win it. i believe their determination is to not be denied.

[Broad Street]

No way the Mets are coming back in this series after blowing it last night, unfortunately. They had their chance to at least take the series back to NY tied.

They still have 3 games in New York where they have the advantage. Their pitchers can actually hit pretty well.

[Angel Oracle]

They still have 3 games in New York where they have the advantage. Their pitchers can actually hit pretty well.

They still have to face a bunch of Royals hitters that put the ball into play a lot. My Royals in 6 prediction seems to be underestimating them. This may be over in 5.

[CaliAngel]

For the first time since I can remember, I think I kinda called what I thought would happen.

 

Mets bats go cold, pitchers in a funk, Royals start seeing the ball well.

 

Really am rooting for the Mets, but it's not looking too good right now.

[CaliAngel]

Lol loved Syndergaards first pitch

[fan_since79]

Mets' left fielders are zero for their last 29 at-bats, the second longest streak ever in the postseason for a single position. Dodger pitchers in 1981 had an 0-39 streak.

[CaliAngel]

2 brain farts this inning. Terrible.

[CaliAngel]

I don't think Syndergaard should have been at 1st there.

[Tank]

I would trade Pujols for Hosmer right now.....and so would everyone else.

 

everyone except kansas city . . . 

[Stradling]

I'm not one to complain about umps but man the Royals shouldn't have scored that inning. Zobrist should have been out on strikes with that pitch before the double.

[Troll Daddy]

I need this series to go seven games

Go Mets!

[ten ocho recon scout]

The royals are pretty good man

[CaliAngel]

I'm not one to complain about umps but man the Royals shouldn't have scored that inning. Zobrist should have been out on strikes with that pitch before the double.

Agreed. So far it seems the Royals pitcher is getting low calls that the Mets pitcher is not.

[101halo]

Texted my buddy who has been a Mets fan since childhood and said "even if it's ONLY for tonight, please beat that punk ass bitch Ventura."

[QuinlansMinion]

Really surprising Ventura isnt losing his mind tonight.  I expect a benches clear by the time he leaves the game.  

[Lou]

Contact  play  works

[CaliAngel]

Damn I really wanted the mets to blow it wide open

[Hollyw00d]

Juan freakin uribe is the best clutch hitter I've ever seen

[Lou]

Juan freakin uribe is the best clutch hitter I've ever seen

 

I don't think he's ever made an out in the postseason