2025 MLB Playoffs Thread

[HCCForever]

Wild steal of 3rd by Josh Naylor leads to Mariner’s first run on sac fly. Skubal already at 36 pitches after two.

 

[superjohn]

You can't take Skubal out of that game.

 

[superjohn]

Some of these Mariners fans are scary looking.

 

[Mr. French]

This is playoff ball!

 

[RuffRuff]

Some of these Mariners fans are scary looking.

Have you been to Seattle?

 

[HCCForever]

Detroit had their chance

 

[superjohn]

Have you been to Seattle?

Only when I was a kid. Seattle and Portland were somewhat normal back then.

 

[superjohn]

This ump

Detroit had their chance

Seattle did as well.

 

[Kolumbo]

what a crazy 12th inning. that bunt attempt was a foul ball. tight zone. But Detroit gets out of the jam.

 

[HCCForever]

Only when I was a kid. Seattle and Portland were somewhat normal back then.

Resembles Don Imus

 

[NEforceUConn]

Can’t any of these “pros” bunt successfully? I mean Judas, they’re supposed to be pros.

Pitiful!

A good manager would insist on 7-9 being able to bunt.

Signed,

Earl Weaver

 

[superjohn]

Mariners are addicted to never moving the runner over.

 

[HCCForever]

Nice recovery by Flaherty. Some wicked curves

 

[HooperScooper]

This ump
Seattle did as well.

Seattle again. Neither team wants to win. 😀

 

[storrsroars]

This game could use a ghost runner

 

[Scoe]

The quality of play in today's mlb seems to have gone downhill.

 

[RuffRuff]

The quality of play in today's mlb seems to have gone downhill.

Reality is that it's much better - in particular the stuff of pitchers. They may not do the little things quite as well due to analytics, but the quality is definitely there.

 

[superjohn]

This game could use a ghost runner

Mariners get a runner on second with no outs every inning.

 

[storrsroars]

Mariners get a runner on second with no outs every inning.

not the 11th

 

[RuffRuff]

Record for playoffs is 18 innings. Blue Jays licking their chops.

 

[champs99and04]

Reality is that it's much better - in particular the stuff of pitchers. They may not do the little things quite as well due to analytics, but the quality is definitely there.

The stuff might be better but the quality of pitching is not.

 

[Scoe]

My theory is that having the ghost runner rule has a negatiive on playoff teams in extras. Look what you did Manfred A, and you better not add the ghost runner rule in extras.

 

[RuffRuff]

The stuff might be better but the quality of pitching is not.

The way they teach pitching these days is so advanced - in terms of how they measure data points, teach mechanics, use the funnel. Not sure that's right.

There were a lot more "nibblers" back in the days - guys like Jamie Moyer, who would nibble the strike zone throwing mid 80's. Those kind of guys don't exist anymore. They were effective and you might perceive them as better pitchers, but stuff was meh. Easier to bang corners when you're chucking it in the 80s.

 

[superjohn]

Gleyber Torres still stinks.

 

[superjohn]

Reality is that it's much better - in particular the stuff of pitchers. They may not do the little things quite as well due to analytics, but the quality is definitely there.

That was incredibly unimpressive baseball. A bunch of journeymen pitchers shutting the teams down, no fundamentals moving the runners over. Gleyber Torres is the #2 hitter for the Tigers for crissakes.