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World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« on: October 29, 2017, 08:36:29 pm »
Dallas Keuchel loads the bases with one out, gets a big strikeout, then Logan Forsythe
whacks a two-run single. 2-0 Dodgers, batting with two out in the first . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2017, 08:40:39 pm »
They have Logan Forsythe picked off first but Yuli Gurriel throws off line to Jose Altuve,
allowing Kike Hernandez to score and Forsythe to take second . . . the Astros challenge
the call at second, the safe call stands, it's 3-0, Dodgers, they score it E-3 and a stolen
base.
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2017, 08:49:09 pm »
Three up, three down for the Astros; 3-0 Dodgers after one . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2017, 08:58:51 pm »
The Dodgers go in order in the second on two grounders and a fly out. 3-0, Dodgers, middle two . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2017, 09:06:03 pm »
Three up, three down for the Astros again, 3-0 Dodgers after two full innings . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2017, 09:14:10 pm »
Three and three for the Dodgers, Keuchel's pitch count is going up, though, 3-0 Dodgers,
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2017, 09:25:05 pm »
Evan Gattis---leadoff single. Marwin Gonzalez---Dials Area Code 5-4-3. Brian McCann---ground out
to second. The Astros' first threat is only that. 3-0, Dodgers after three . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2017, 09:43:43 pm »
Logan Forsythe hits a one-out double; Austin Barnes drives him in with a two-out single;
Charlie Culberson aboard with an infield single after Jose Altuve knocked his ball down but
couldn't throw Culberson out from the knees, that's going to be all for Dallas Kuechel tonight,
and the Dodgers have a 4-0 lead with two out in the top of the fourth . . . Luke Gregerson
coming in to pitch for the Astros . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2017, 09:45:08 pm »
Great reporting.  Thanks!!!
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #9 on: October 29, 2017, 09:49:07 pm »
Gregerson shakes off a wild pitch allowing Barnes to go to third, strikes out Chris Taylor
swinging, Taylor couldn't check his swing, but it's 4-0, Dodgers, middle four . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2017, 09:51:13 pm »
The games within the game:

* Plate umpire Bill Mueller is giving both sides a lot of corner strikes that aren't really
hitting the corners.

* Dallas Keuchel has surrendered ten earned runs in his past three starts this
postseason.

* The Dodgers lifetime when Kershaw has four runs to work with: 100-1.
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2017, 10:05:41 pm »
With first and second (George Springer: leadoff walk; Jose Altuve: one-out single), Carlos Correa
drives in a run and makes it to second on the throw, the Astros get on the board, 4-1, hitting with
one out and second and third in the bottom of the fourth . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2017, 10:06:57 pm »
Yuli Gurriel hits one high and deep to left, this one's gonnnnnnnnnnnnne, goodbye! Hits the first
pitch out, the Astros tie it at four! Still hitting in the bottom of the fourth . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #13 on: October 29, 2017, 10:13:56 pm »
Kershaw gets out of it with a foul pop and a fly to left but it's tied at four after four . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #14 on: October 29, 2017, 10:24:38 pm »
This one's hit deep to right field, Reddick watching it, she is gonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne!
Clears the fence in right center, Cody Bellinger, three-run homer, the Dodgers take the lead
back, 7-4, top of the fifth!!
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #15 on: October 29, 2017, 10:55:12 pm »
Clayton Kershaw runs out of fuel with first and second . . . the Dodgers bring in Kenta Maeda on a day
and a half rest after throwing 42 pitches in Game Three . . . Jose Altuve hits a three-run homer and
the game is tied again, this time at seven all with two out in the bottom of the fifth!
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #16 on: October 29, 2017, 10:59:22 pm »
You all thought Game Two was insane in the brain? This one's threatening to make Game Two
resemble a coffee klatsch!
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #17 on: October 29, 2017, 11:00:56 pm »
The game within the game:

Two games after becoming the youngest since Mickey Mantle to strike out 4 times in a World Series
game, Cody Bellinger became the youngest since Miguel Cabrera to hit a World Series home run.
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #18 on: October 29, 2017, 11:21:03 pm »
The Astros roll the dice keeping McHugh in the game . . . he shakes off a one out walk
and preserves the tie. Seven-all, tie game, middle six . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #19 on: October 29, 2017, 11:30:17 pm »
Tony Watson comes in to relieve Kenta Maeda after a one-out walk and keeps it there,
we're still tied at seven after six . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #20 on: October 29, 2017, 11:43:19 pm »
I'll just use my game notes here:

Brad Peacock pitching for the Astros. He threw 53 pitches in Game Three. Justin Turner---looks at a
strike; fouls one off; ball one down and away; fouls one off; fouls another one off; ball two; ball three
low and away; he fouls one off; fly ball to deep right center, this one's well hit, off the top of the fence,
stays in play, Turner's at second with a leadoff double. Enrique Hernandez---2-1 to him; he gets the
bunt down, too hard, Peacock fields it, throws to third and gets Turner, Hernandez at first with one
away. Cody Bellinger---0-2 to him; lined to center, diving Springer, it's by him and all the way to the
fence straightaway center, Hernandez comes around to score and Bellinger goes to third with the
RBI triple and it's 8-7, Dodgers!!!
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #21 on: October 29, 2017, 11:49:08 pm »
8-7, Dodgers, middle seven . . .

More game within the game:

Dodger hitters have batted with ten full counts so far; Astro hitters have batted with seven full counts so far.
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #22 on: October 29, 2017, 11:52:56 pm »
George Springer leading off the bottom of the seventh hits one onto the train tracks
and we're tied again, this time at eight!
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #23 on: October 29, 2017, 11:57:37 pm »
Alex Bregman singles after the Springer homer and Jose Altuve doubles him home, the Astros
break the tie, it's 9-8, Astros, the first time the Astros have the lead tonight . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #24 on: October 29, 2017, 11:59:19 pm »
Carlos Correa hits a two-run homer to left and it's 11-8, Astros!!

Dave Roberts---BIG mistake handing the game to Brandon Morrow two days after he
threw 53 pitches. Four Astro batters, four Astro runs off him.
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #25 on: October 30, 2017, 12:02:47 am »
Correa's homer was the one hundredth of this postseason, tying a major league
record.
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #26 on: October 30, 2017, 12:09:18 am »
Tony Cingrani comes in for the Dodgers and gets three outs almost as fast as the Astros got
four runs to open the inning, it's 11-8, Astros after seven, but I wouldn't put this one into
the safe just yet . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #27 on: October 30, 2017, 12:22:02 am »
A one-out double and a plunk and Brad Peacock is coming out in favour of Will Harris
for the Astros in the top of the eighth . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #28 on: October 30, 2017, 12:25:15 am »
And the merry-go-round goes round again. Corey Seager hits an RBI double,
11-9, Astros, one out, the Dodgers hitting in the top of the eighth . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #29 on: October 30, 2017, 12:29:01 am »
Two on, two out, two-run game, the Astros bringing in Chris Devenski to pitch to Dodger
Andre Ethier pinch hitting for Enrique Hernandez, top of the eighth . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #30 on: October 30, 2017, 12:32:18 am »
Devenski gets Ethier on a ground out to first unassisted, 11-9, Astros, middle eight . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #31 on: October 30, 2017, 12:37:32 am »
Deep to right field and gonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne, goodbye! Brian McCann, one-out home run, it's 12-9,
Astros, bottom of the eighth . . . Ross Stripling relieving Tony Cingrani for the Dodgers . . . eba-dee, eba-dee,
eba-dee, eba-that's not all, folks!
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #32 on: October 30, 2017, 12:44:49 am »
Alex Bregman dials Area code 5-4-3 for the side, but it's 12-9, Astros after eight . . .
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #33 on: October 30, 2017, 12:54:04 am »
This one is hit deep to left and she is gonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne! Yasiel Puig hit a Chris Devenski
changeup into the Crawford Boxes with Cody Bellinger aboard, and it's a one-run game again . . . 12-11,
Astros, and that's defintely not all, folks!
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #34 on: October 30, 2017, 01:01:58 am »
Can you believe this?!?!?!? Chris Taylor shoots one up the pipe for a base hit, in comes Barnes,
and we are tied at twelve with two out in the top of the ninth!!!!
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« Reply #35 on: October 30, 2017, 01:04:48 am »
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #36 on: October 30, 2017, 01:15:19 am »
A two-out double, a fly out to left, and we are going to extra innings. Tied at twelve after nine full!
In the immortal words of Red Barber . . . .ohhhhhhhhhhh, doctor!
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #37 on: October 30, 2017, 01:24:55 am »
A one-out single by Andre Ethier goes for naught.

Tied at twelve going to the bottom of the tenth.

And Joe Musgrove did not implode pitching the top of the tenth.
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #38 on: October 30, 2017, 01:40:52 am »
I'm just going to share my game notes again . . . bottom of the twelfth . . .

Evan Gattis---fouls one off; ball one to him; ball two to him; ball three to him; the Astros
have overcome three earlier deficits and had the lead late; grounder to third, Forsythe has
it, throws him out, one away. Marwin Gonzalez---ball one to him; looks at a strike; fouls
one off; struck his ass out swinging, two away!! Brian McCann---homered his last time up,
one of the Astros' five bombs . . . ball one to him way up and in; looks at a strike; ball two
 up and away; swinging strike, deuces wild to him; he fouls off a cutter deep down the right
 field line; and he's hit by the pitch, the Astros have the winning run aboard with two out!
McCann hit on the wrist, he's waving off the Astros' trainer. George Springer---ball one to
him; ball two to him (check swing); ball three to him! Strike one called; walked him! First
and second, two out for the Astros in the bottom of the twelfth, the winning run in scoring
position. They send Fisher out to run for McCann. Alex Bregman---swinging on the first
pitch, it's a base hit, Fisher's coming home and beats the throw to the plate and the Astros
win it!!!!!!! 13-12 your final from Minute Maid!!!!!!!



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« Reply #39 on: October 30, 2017, 01:46:31 am »
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Quote from: Bigun on October 30, 2017, 01:46:31 am
S W E E T ! ! !



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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #41 on: October 30, 2017, 10:05:45 am »
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ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?     


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Sometimes they are just a TAD to damned entertaining for this old man's heart!   :beer:
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #42 on: October 30, 2017, 10:52:08 am »
Quote from: Bigun on October 30, 2017, 10:05:45 am
Sometimes they are just a TAD to damned entertaining for this old man's heart!   :beer:

Historic World Series Home Run Rate may be Result of Slicker Baseballs

http://www.si.com/mlb/2017/10/29/world-series-baseballs-leather-justin-verlander-yu-darvish-ken-giles-kenley-jansen


By Tom Verducci October 29, 2017

HOUSTON – Pitchers and coaches from both the Dodgers and Astros complained Saturday night about the World Series baseballs—and this time the controversy is not just about liveliness. They say there is a new problem: the baseballs used in the World Series are slicker than the ones used in the regular season because of a difference in the grain of the leather. The slicker World Series balls particularly make it hard to throw a good slider, they claim.

“We had a well-pitched game tonight from both sides,” Astros pitching coach Brent Strom said after Los Angeles won Game 4, 6-2. “I’m not taking anything away from the players. I just want to know why? Why in the world would the baseballs in the World Series be different? Because you can see the difference. You can feel it. I don’t understand it at all.”

Said Dodgers pitching coach Rick Honeycutt, referring to his Game 3 starter, Yu Darvish, “Yu noticed the difference. He told me the balls were slicker and he had trouble throwing the slider because of how slick they were. He wasn’t able to throw his slider the same way.”
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #43 on: October 30, 2017, 10:55:24 am »
Quote from: DCPatriot on October 30, 2017, 10:52:08 am
Historic World Series Home Run Rate may be Result of Slicker Baseballs

http://www.si.com/mlb/2017/10/29/world-series-baseballs-leather-justin-verlander-yu-darvish-ken-giles-kenley-jansen


By Tom Verducci October 29, 2017

HOUSTON – Pitchers and coaches from both the Dodgers and Astros complained Saturday night about the World Series baseballs—and this time the controversy is not just about liveliness. They say there is a new problem: the baseballs used in the World Series are slicker than the ones used in the regular season because of a difference in the grain of the leather. The slicker World Series balls particularly make it hard to throw a good slider, they claim.

“We had a well-pitched game tonight from both sides,” Astros pitching coach Brent Strom said after Los Angeles won Game 4, 6-2. “I’m not taking anything away from the players. I just want to know why? Why in the world would the baseballs in the World Series be different? Because you can see the difference. You can feel it. I don’t understand it at all.”

Said Dodgers pitching coach Rick Honeycutt, referring to his Game 3 starter, Yu Darvish, “Yu noticed the difference. He told me the balls were slicker and he had trouble throwing the slider because of how slick they were. He wasn’t able to throw his slider the same way.”

Hummm! Hadn't heard that one but I have noticed that the friggin strike zone moves around a lot!  Last night during the course of the game even!
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #44 on: October 30, 2017, 01:14:55 pm »
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Hummm! Hadn't heard that one but I have noticed that the friggin strike zone moves around a lot!  Last night during the course of the game even!
That plate ump had a strike zone so wide a 747 could have flown through it. Both sides were
complaining about it---pitchers and hitters alike.
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« Reply #45 on: October 30, 2017, 10:57:10 pm »
The balls are too slick, and it's impossible to get the grip necessary to throw a slider effectively.

Game  5:  Kershaw threw 51 breaking balls with only ONE swing and miss.
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« Reply #46 on: October 30, 2017, 11:22:28 pm »
I think I found the only thing missing from Game Five . . .


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE8gF-1D5Mg
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« Reply #47 on: October 31, 2017, 09:32:20 am »
I think we all deserve a reminder here by George Carlin.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIkqNiBASfI&feature=youtu.be
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Re: World Series Game Five---Live Thread
« Reply #48 on: October 31, 2017, 09:39:34 am »
I love your threads @EasyAce    I'm able to join in the conversation around the coffee machine in the office.  (If I don't go deep)  Thanks!!   :beer:
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