Gameday Thread: WS : Nationals @ Astros Game 1 - 10-22-2019

[Docwaukee]

20 minutes ago, Creepyjo said:

“constructed some sort of container to collect the tar. Homo sapiens would not master this technique for another 700,000 years.”

How about Homo sexuals?

 

[T.G.]

Last night's game is exactly why I love baseball.  It didn't go like most would have thought.... 

Also - great managing by Martinez.  He definitely contributed to their win.

As for teams I hate...

#1 - the 1972 Russian Basketball team

#2 - The A's

#3 - Dodgers

[Stradling]

8 hours ago, Creepyjo said:

“constructed some sort of container to collect the tar. Homo sapiens would not master this technique for another 700,000 years.”

How about Homo sexuals?

 

They created rainbows, idiot. 

[Stradling]

I hate teams because of fan bases mostly.  So for me it goes, Dodgers, Red Sox and these days Astros.  

[Lou]

I've met exactly one Astros fan in my entire life. 

He's a great f'n guy. 

[Stradling]

7 minutes ago, Lou said:

I've met exactly one Astros fan in my entire life. 

He's a great f'n guy. 

I frequent FB baseball pages and the Astros fans are like Yankees fans only assholier.  

[yk9001]

Wait, this bum who lost the game last night - this bum who couldn't hold a lead?

 

This is the bum you want Arte to break the bank for?

[Torridd]

Suddenly the Nationals are to be taken seriously.

[T.G.]

Suddenly?

[Lou]

4 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

Wait, this bum who lost the game last night - this bum who couldn't hold a lead?

 

This is the bum you want Arte to break the bank for?

yes, please

[fan_since79]

Didn't Koufax give up six runs in an inning once? Dodgers should have cut him right then and there.

[T.G.]

5 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Didn't Koufax give up six runs in an inning once? Dodgers should have cut him right then and there.

Koufax only had six great seasons... his other 7 weren't all that impressive.

[tdawg87]

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

I hate teams because of fan bases mostly.  So for me it goes, Dodgers, Red Sox and these days Astros.  

Red Sox, Red Sox, Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox again, Detroit

[tdawg87]

57 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

Wait, this bum who lost the game last night - this bum who couldn't hold a lead?

 

This is the bum you want Arte to break the bank for?

Yes sir.

[Claude]

1 hour ago, Stradling said:

I frequent FB baseball pages and the Astros fans are like Yankees fans only assholier.  

I would like to know what other baseball fan bases think of the Angels fan base.

My guess is that they don’t. 

[DCAngelsFan]

12 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

Go Nats Go! 

Good to take game 1. Let's take game 2 and then finish it in Washington in front of their fans. 

They have fans?  (well, they do *now*)

Sort of ironically, this year's attendance is significantly down (11th in the NL.)

As an area of transplants and lifelong O's fans, Nats games are mostly attended by people rooting for the visitors and millennials who attend semi-ironically, who spend the entire game taking selfies of themselves drinking beer and eating Ben's half-smokes.  (The food offerings are pretty decent, tho.)

 

[tdawg87]

16 minutes ago, Calzone 2 said:

I would like to know what other baseball fan bases think of the Angels fan base.

My guess is that they don’t. 

[yk9001]

So is there a good fan base?

[Lou]

2 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

So is there a good fan base?

the Rays fan is pretty cool

[yk9001]

There is like no discussion of the actual game on the field.

Baseball is falling so far behind the NBA and NFL.

 

When your team is out in the NFL or NBA, people still watch the championship game.  Hell, Super Bowl Sunday is a defacto national holiday.

When your team is out in baseball, people tune out.  Maybe not this board, these are mostly die hards.  But in general, nobody else cares except the two cities involved.

[Lou]

the NBA? 

ratings for last year's finals were the worst in a decade. 

[T.G.]

10 minutes ago, yk9001 said:

There is like no discussion of the actual game on the field.

Baseball is falling so far behind the NBA and NFL.

 

When your team is out in the NFL or NBA, people still watch the championship game.  Hell, Super Bowl Sunday is a defacto national holiday.

When your team is out in baseball, people tune out.  Maybe not this board, these are mostly die hards.  But in general, nobody else cares except the two cities involved.

 

Who really gives a rip?  It's not like baseball is going away. 

"Baseball is falling so far behind the NBA and NFL" - Again, who cares?  Is there some sort of sports race taking place that none of us know about? 

I don't need baseball to be the most popular sport in the word.  I'm not outraged. 

[yk9001]

21 minutes ago, True Grich said:

"Baseball is falling so far behind the NBA and NFL" - Again, who cares?  Is there some sort of sports race taking place that none of us know about? 

I don't need baseball to be the most popular sport in the word.  I'm not outraged. 

That's a fair point.

 

I just find it interesting, that's all.  

 

[T.G.]

1 minute ago, yk9001 said:

That's a fair point.

 

I just find it interesting, that's all.  

 

Ok.

Now, let's talk NASCAR strategies.

[yk9001]

Just now, True Grich said:

Ok.

Now, let's talk NASCAR strategies.

We were discussing sports ratings, not NASCAR