The Official 2022 World Series Championship Thread: Phillies vs. Astros

[ten ocho recon scout]

7 hours ago, T.G. said:

When the WS is over, Harper will have won the MVP, beaten the Astros and Kate Upton will have left Verlander for him

And he'll turn her down.

[T.G.]

7 hours ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

And he'll turn her down.

Damn, that was perfect.

[T.G.]

Harper's destruction of the Astros will be so amazing, Houston will build a statue in his honor.

[RallyMo]

47 minutes ago, T.G. said:

Harper's destruction of the Astros will be so amazing, Houston will build a statue in his honor.

Well, as a Texan, I believe this to be a reasonable outcome.

I think it’s possible that after thoroughly kicking the Astros’ butts, the Phillies will burn down part of Minute Maid Park and we’ll preserve the rest as a museum. The Astros will then use it as motivation in the future. They’ll eventually get folded into another team and some of their fans will forever resent it. Eventually the Astros will be led by an incompetent and unjustifiably righteous asshole in a wheelchair who will let all the Astros die in an unexpected snow storm. Fin.

[Lou]

I think there should be more days off before the start of the World Series.

[m0nkey]

41 minutes ago, Lou said:

I think there should be more days off before the start of the World Series.

Someone will have a built in excuse for losing

 

On 10/23/2022 at 8:56 PM, m0nkey said:

Can't wait to see the Phillies or Astros blame losing the world series on "rust" when both teams clinched on the same day

 

 

[T.G.]

Win or lose, there will be rioting in the streets of Philly.

[T.G.]

On 10/26/2022 at 6:08 AM, Dtwncbad said:

Repeating something I said in another thread, it would be very good for baseball for Bryce Harper to absolutely dominate in the World Series leading the Phillies to a ring.

 

Serious question... Why would it be good for baseball?

[Blarg]

9 minutes ago, T.G. said:

Serious question... Why would it be good for baseball?

[CaliAngel]

On 10/26/2022 at 2:34 PM, Brandon said:

This always drives me nuts. Having grown up playing hockey they did the same thing there, too. Like there is some issue with the sport or people that run the sport, when in reality most blacks kids don't give a shit about baseball or hockey. They prefer basketball and football, and there is nothing wrong with that.

So no Bob, it's not startling.

Not only that, but he says "two cities with high African American populations" like all players are just home grown at birth opposed to drafted and cultivated through the baseball system.

I'll get off my soap box. Everything just isn't race or racial. It's the equivalent of people thinking shitty tv shows with shitty reviews have a race correlation.

I disagree. 

Each team that gets to the World Series should be forced to change two thirds of the starting lineup to African Americans.

They don't even have to be ballplayers. Just as long as they're African American. 

[PattyD22]

22 hours ago, Lou said:

I think there should be more days off before the start of the World Series.

Harper will now be known as Mr. November

[Docwaukee]

23 hours ago, Lou said:

I think there should be more days off before the start of the World Series.

they should move the world series to the all star break.  

[m0nkey]

My Dodgers/Padres prediction was spot on, so let's try again.

 

Astros in 3

[T.G.]

4 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

Astros in 3

3 what?

[Lou]

27 minutes ago, T.G. said:

3 what?

Months 

[Docwaukee]

10 minutes ago, Lou said:

Months 

notes

[jsnpritchett]

Game 1 lineups:

[Blarg]

Marsh starting game one of the World Series as a rookie. Makes me think we didn't get enough for him. 

[Tank]

16 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Marsh starting game one of the World Series as a rookie. Makes me think we didn't get enough for him. 

eh, wait till you see him hit.

[Jay]

24 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Marsh starting game one of the World Series as a rookie. Makes me think we didn't get enough for him. 

Makes me think the Phillies would plug just about anybody in CF.

[Jay]

I'm actually sitting here watching the WS starting lineups. Haven't done that in about 20 years.

[jsnpritchett]

10 minutes ago, Jay said:

Makes me think the Phillies would plug just about anybody in CF.

CF has been a rough spot for them all season, which was why they traded for Marsh.  They released Odubel Herrera and their other CF (Vierling) is also pretty much a rookie (he had limited at bats last year).  Vierling is also pretty weak defensively, at least in CF.  He's more comfortable as a corner OF.

So, yeah, they really don't have many great options.

[Roy Hobbs]

52 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Marsh starting game one of the World Series as a rookie. Makes me think we didn't get enough for him. 

Marsh is not a rookie.

[fan_since79]

Who are these announcers? They never shut up!

At least it's not Buck. By the way, whatever happened to him?

[fan_since79]

High fastball. Three swings and Harper is out. Dammit.

I hate the Astros.