I dislike the Rangers, but the Astros only have themselves to blame really. They were 4-0 and 5-1 down in no time and at 5-2 around half way through they had the bases loaded, no outs and their best two batters coming to the plate in succession - didn't score a run. Given they lost 5-4 as the...
The Phillies were ruthless last night. Not much between the sides or the pitchers, but when Strider went to his fast ball in a couple of key pitches, he got picked off. It could have been different had the Braves batter got another 10 feet on his slug with the bases loaded in the 7th.
The 15/16 squad were a lot easier to warm to. Bautista and his batflip, Encarcion, Donaldson and so on - all great players. This lot are just a lot of well paid underachievers coached by a bit of a cock. We're basically supporting baseball's Everton (although actually I prefer Dyche to the...
I watched last night. And yes, what an absolute twat. Mind you Vlad can also f**k off after we had 2 on, 2 outs and he wandered off base and got himself run out just when a hit would have got us back into it. Same goes to that f**king nob in the 6th who - with the bases loaded - ground out...
I still regularly watch YouTube videos from that era, especially that 7th inning against the Rangers.
As for Bichette, no structural damage apparently, so fingers crossed...
The current standings make a mockery of the way American sports are run. The team top of the AL Central have a 40-40 record. That's worse than the team bottom of the AL East!
Ridiculously wild game at St Louis where Toronto took it 10-9 in the 9th.
Blue Jays jumped into a 3-0 lead in the first but that was as far ahead as either side got. St Louis eventually took a lead in the 7th with Toronto finally taking the lead again in the 9th, with the closer then...
As someone who likes baseball, football (and a ton of other sports), I don't really see why there isn't room for all of them.
Baseball is a great game. Of course it is, we invented it. :p