Author Topic: Game times announced. (Read 6247 times)

Navin R Johnson · « **on:** October 01, 2017, 08:24:20 pm »

We play the early game Thursday and Friday. F

Navin R Johnson · « **Reply #1 on:** October 01, 2017, 08:28:59 pm »

3pm Thursday, 1PM Friday.

doyce7 · « **Reply #2 on:** October 01, 2017, 09:00:36 pm »

Man, fuck postseason day games

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doyce7 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 01, 2017, 09:03:50 pm »

And fuck mlb for insisting that every game have it's own timeslot. I get that they want to give people a chance to just sit down and catch every game. But all this does is fuck the fan bases of the teams that play early. I have to work 9-5 Friday and I can't get out of it. I know I'm not the only one who is gonna miss my teams game because I work, I don't give a flying fuck about the other games after I missed mine.

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austro · « **Reply #4 on:** October 01, 2017, 09:20:06 pm »

Did anybody really think that the Yankees wouldn't have the evening games?

ETA: This will make me pull for the Twins even harder.

Waldo · « **Reply #5 on:** October 02, 2017, 08:23:06 am »

Quote from: austro on October 01, 2017, 09:20:06 pm

Did anybody really think that the Yankees wouldn't have the evening games?

ETA: This will make me pull for the Twins even harder.

Astros/Sox during the day was a foregone conclusion. The night game gets the reigning AL champs one way or the other, with a better-than-even chance of also drawing the Yankees.

Andyzipp · « **Reply #6 on:** October 02, 2017, 08:27:21 am »

Quote from: Waldo on October 02, 2017, 08:23:06 am

Astros/Sox during the day was a foregone conclusion. The night game gets the reigning AL champs one way or the other, with a better-than-even chance of also drawing the Yankees.

Politely...bullshit on Cleveland having anything to do with this decision. This is MLB assuming the Yankees are going to win the Wildcard game. There could not be a worse possible television draw than Minnesota/Cleveland.

Compare Indians/Twins with Red Sox/Astros. From a ratings draw standpoint Red Sox>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Cleveland/Houston>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Minnesota

jbm · « **Reply #7 on:** October 02, 2017, 08:30:42 am »

Quote from: doyce7 on October 01, 2017, 09:03:50 pm

And fuck mlb for insisting that every game have it's own timeslot. I get that they want to give people a chance to just sit down and catch every game. But all this does is fuck the fan bases of the teams that play early. I have to work 9-5 Friday and I can't get out of it. I know I'm not the only one who is gonna miss my teams game because I work, I don't give a flying fuck about the other games after I missed mine.

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Agreed. I'll make sure I can watch, but while this may be network friendly, it is not fan friendly.

AstroFrog · « **Reply #8 on:** October 02, 2017, 09:33:41 am »

Very frustrating that the Red Sox will get to play in a drowsier daytime Minute Maid atmosphere, but the Red Sox will get at least one weekend game (a more charged/hostile atmosphere given it is a weekend, even if it is in the afternoon) and perhaps a Game 4 in primetime.

Feels like a big component of home field advantage is taken away by these start times, unless I am wrong and Minute Maid will still be electric despite the weekday/work week factor.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #9 on:** October 02, 2017, 09:41:42 am »

Quote from: AstroFrog on October 02, 2017, 09:33:41 am

Feels like a big component of home field advantage is taken away by these start times...

That's exactly the point of scheduling it this way, MLB wants a Yankee/Red Sox ALCS. They will do what they can to get it.

juliogotay · « **Reply #10 on:** October 02, 2017, 09:55:29 am »

Quote from: HudsonHawk on October 02, 2017, 09:41:42 am

That's exactly the point of scheduling it this way, MLB wants a Yankee/Red Sox ALCS. They will do what they can to get it.

do we think the top on the convertible will be down?

Andyzipp · « **Reply #11 on:** October 02, 2017, 10:01:54 am »

Quote from: juliogotay on October 02, 2017, 09:55:29 am

do we think the top on the convertible will be down?

In 2005, they didn't mess with the roof until the World Series. Considering that's it's going to be in the low 90's with high humidity Thursday and Friday, I'm guessing it'll be closed.

juliogotay · « **Reply #12 on:** October 02, 2017, 10:06:26 am »

Quote from: Waldo on October 02, 2017, 08:23:06 am

Astros/Sox during the day was a foregone conclusion. The night game gets the reigning AL champs one way or the other, with a better-than-even chance of also drawing the Yankees.

Nonetheless Astroscounty had the following editorial comment which I endorse: MLB sucks and I hope they get chigger bites on their buttholes.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #13 on:** October 02, 2017, 10:08:15 am »

Quote from: Andyzipp on October 02, 2017, 10:01:54 am

In 2005, they didn't mess with the roof until the World Series. Considering that's it's going to be in the low 90's with high humidity Thursday and Friday, I'm guessing it'll be closed.

Yeah, they're not gonna make the Red Sox play day games in the Houston heat and humidity. They'd make them close the roof and lower the a/c to 40 degrees before they let them open it.

BlownRanger · « **Reply #14 on:** October 02, 2017, 10:10:09 am »

Quote from: Andyzipp on October 02, 2017, 10:01:54 am

In 2005, they didn't mess with the roof until the World Series.

The most interesting part of that story was Selig explaining that MLB controls all such decisions throughout the postseason, then expressing surprise that the roof was closed during the NLDS and NLCS, exposing just how little attention he paid to the Astros-Cards NLCS.

hostros7 · « **Reply #15 on:** October 02, 2017, 11:29:34 am »

I'm going to be pulling for the Twins so hard tonight.

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homer · « **Reply #16 on:** October 02, 2017, 11:38:04 am »

Quote from: hostros7 on October 02, 2017, 11:29:34 am

I'm going to be pulling for the Twins so hard tonight.

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Tomorrow

Andyzipp · « **Reply #17 on:** October 02, 2017, 11:52:12 am »

Quote from: homer on October 02, 2017, 11:38:04 am

Tomorrow

He's going to be pulling so hard, it's going to spill over into tomorrow. Commitment.

juliogotay · « **Reply #18 on:** October 02, 2017, 12:26:28 pm »

Quote from: Andyzipp on October 02, 2017, 11:52:12 am

He's going to be pulling so hard, it's going to spill over into tomorrow. Commitment.

I hope his arms don't get tired.

homer · « **Reply #19 on:** October 02, 2017, 12:58:45 pm »

Quote from: juliogotay on October 02, 2017, 12:26:28 pm

I hope his arms don't get tired.

Team work is important.

HudsonHawk · « **Reply #20 on:** October 02, 2017, 01:18:49 pm »

Quote from: homer on October 02, 2017, 11:38:04 am

Tomorrow

He said he'd be pulling for the Twins tonight. I assume he'll follow that up with rooting for them to win the game on Tuesday.

Fredia · « **Reply #21 on:** October 02, 2017, 02:43:31 pm »

pulling and rooting.. this is the majors not the farm system

Limey · « **Reply #22 on:** October 02, 2017, 03:01:35 pm »

Quote from: AstroFrog on October 02, 2017, 09:33:41 am

Very frustrating that the Red Sox will get to play in a drowsier daytime Minute Maid atmosphere, but the Red Sox will get at least one weekend game (a more charged/hostile atmosphere given it is a weekend, even if it is in the afternoon) and perhaps a Game 4 in primetime.

Feels like a big component of home field advantage is taken away by these start times, unless I am wrong and Minute Maid will still be electric despite the weekday/work week factor.

Shades of 1998, when the Astros got 2 midweek afternoon home games vs. the Padres - split them - and then lost the two, weekend games in San Diego. Not only did I need a number of new TVs for every time the announcers commented how much more enthusiastic the Padres fans were, the schedule was stretched so that Bochy could start that fucking witch Kevin Brown twice in 4 games.

Limey · « **Reply #23 on:** October 02, 2017, 03:02:15 pm »

Quote from: Andyzipp on October 02, 2017, 08:27:21 am

Politely...bullshit on Cleveland having anything to do with this decision. This is MLB assuming the Yankees are going to win the Wildcard game. There could not be a worse possible television draw than Minnesota/Cleveland.

Compare Indians/Twins with Red Sox/Astros. From a ratings draw standpoint Red Sox>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Cleveland/Houston>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Minnesota

Maybe they know something we don't...

Limey · « **Reply #24 on:** October 02, 2017, 03:04:34 pm »

Quote from: Andyzipp on October 02, 2017, 11:52:12 am

He's going to be pulling so hard, it's going to spill over into tomorrow. Commitment.

NSFW

MusicMan · « **Reply #25 on:** October 02, 2017, 03:49:24 pm »

The Angel of Death has been assigned to the umpiring crew for the ALDS.

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Bench · « **Reply #26 on:** October 02, 2017, 03:57:38 pm »

Quote from: MusicMan on October 02, 2017, 03:49:24 pm

The Angel of Death has been assigned to the umpiring crew for the ALDS.

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At least he won't be an HPU during the series, assuming the rotate the same way the normally do during the season.

Full list:
HP: Dan Bellino
1B: Angel Hernandez
2B: Ted Barrett
3B: Mark Wagner
LF: Mark Everitt
RF: Marty Foster

Andyzipp · « **Reply #27 on:** October 02, 2017, 03:58:47 pm »

Quote from: Bench on October 02, 2017, 03:57:38 pm

At least he won't be an HPU during the series, assuming the rotate the same way the normally do during the season.

Full list:
HP: Dan Bellino
1B: Angel Hernandez
2B: Ted Barrett
3B: Mark Wagner
LF: Mark Everitt
RF: Marty Foster

If the choice was between Angel Hernandez and Joe West, I'd choose firing squad.

BlownRanger · « **Reply #28 on:** October 02, 2017, 04:08:09 pm »

Quote from: Bench on October 02, 2017, 03:57:38 pm

At least he won't be an HPU during the series, assuming the rotate the same way the normally do during the season.

Full list:
HP: Dan Bellino
1B: Angel Hernandez
2B: Ted Barrett
3B: Mark Wagner
LF: Mark Everitt
RF: Marty Foster

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this would put Angel behind the plate in Game 2.

Just what Keuchel needs.

Bench · « **Reply #29 on:** October 02, 2017, 04:15:19 pm »

Quote from: BlownRanger on October 02, 2017, 04:08:09 pm

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this would put Angel behind the plate in Game 2.

Just what Keuchel needs.

I thought they rotated counter clockwise.

BlownRanger · « **Reply #30 on:** October 02, 2017, 04:22:09 pm »

Quote from: Bench on October 02, 2017, 04:15:19 pm

I thought they rotated counter clockwise.

Pretty sure it's clockwise.

MRaup · « **Reply #31 on:** October 02, 2017, 04:27:31 pm »

Quote from: MusicMan on October 02, 2017, 03:49:24 pm

The Angel of Death has been assigned to the umpiring crew for the ALDS.

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Proof that ~~complaining~~ positive thinking can get you anywhere!

juliogotay · « **Reply #32 on:** October 02, 2017, 04:31:25 pm »

Quote from: BlownRanger on October 02, 2017, 04:22:09 pm

Pretty sure it's clockwise.

I think so. It's even said in polite company i.e. baseball broadcast that Hernandez is a poor umpire. I guess the union saves his ass.

Astros Fan in Big D · « **Reply #33 on:** October 02, 2017, 04:48:16 pm »

Quote from: BlownRanger on October 02, 2017, 04:22:09 pm

Pretty sure it's clockwise.

1B ump rotates to HPU. Rationale I've heard is there's more action at 1B, gets them mentally ramped up to go and call a terrible game behind the plate the next day.

That explanation could be specific for Angel though.

Navin R Johnson · « **Reply #34 on:** October 02, 2017, 04:55:45 pm »

So shit game times AND Angel Hernandez behind the plate. Just fucking awesome.

#TeamRobotUmps

MusicMan · « **Reply #35 on:** October 02, 2017, 04:58:21 pm »

Quote from: Navin R Johnson on October 02, 2017, 04:55:45 pm

So shit game times AND Angel Hernandez behind the plate. Just fucking awesome.

#TeamRobotUmps

We’re gonna need Old Glory Robot Insurance.

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Bench · « **Reply #36 on:** October 02, 2017, 05:12:05 pm »

Quote from: BlownRanger on October 02, 2017, 04:22:09 pm

Pretty sure it's clockwise.

Quote from: Astros Fan in Big D on October 02, 2017, 04:48:16 pm

1B ump rotates to HPU. Rationale I've heard is there's more action at 1B, gets them mentally ramped up to go and call a terrible game behind the plate the next day.

That explanation could be specific for Angel though.

Thanks!

Bench · « **Reply #37 on:** October 02, 2017, 05:14:03 pm »

Quote from: juliogotay on October 02, 2017, 04:31:25 pm

I guess the union saves his ass.

I think the league's hands might be tied a bit due to his lawsuit.

Mr. Happy · « **Reply #38 on:** October 02, 2017, 05:15:50 pm »

Quote from: Bench on October 02, 2017, 05:14:03 pm

I think the league's hands might be tied a bit due to his lawsuit.

This.

juliogotay · « **Reply #39 on:** October 02, 2017, 05:19:01 pm »

Quote from: Bench on October 02, 2017, 05:14:03 pm

I think the league's hands might be tied a bit due to his lawsuit.

I was not aware of that suit. Figures.

JimR · « **Reply #40 on:** October 02, 2017, 07:07:38 pm »

Quote from: Bench on October 02, 2017, 05:14:03 pm

I think the league's hands might be tied a bit due to his lawsuit.

Only if the league has no balls.

MusicMan · « **Reply #41 on:** October 02, 2017, 07:18:26 pm »

Quote from: JimR on October 02, 2017, 07:07:38 pm

Only if the league has no balls.

Seems likely that a League that’s had two strikes would have no balls.

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BlownRanger · « **Reply #42 on:** October 03, 2017, 10:15:31 am »

There's a couple of ways to anticipate Angel's impact on Game 2 as the HPU. We can be pretty sure that the strike zone will be something between quizzical and nonsensical. However, if Angel shows up and decides Friday's strike zone begins at the ankles, that could be very good for Keuchel. If, on the other hand, Angel decides that anything below the waist is a ball, that would be a problem.

Then, of course, there's the likely reality of Angel's strike zone moving around like a Niekro knuckleball.