# MLB: 2013 Postseason **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 30, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978 "2013-09-30T04:26:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 40
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/781 "2013-10-31T04:47:40Z")
WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Party like its 19 fucking 18!!! Woodrow Wilson, I can hear his disembodied congratulatory speech right now! On the radio, of course. Yes, I’m drinking. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/782 "2013-10-31T12:48:59Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Presumably, had Victorino NOT driven in four runs tonight, the question would still be open as to whether or not a ten-year veteran, three-time Gold Glove winner, All-Star and member of a World Series championship team with 1200 games in the major leagues had made a good decision to play professional baseball. I will not miss McCarver’s trenchant commentaries. Speaking of which, [here’s a keen insight](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=69630) from a Doper back in 2001: > [@](#): > > The Red Sox will never, ever win the World Series, because they are losers. I don’t know if there’s a “Curse” - I don’t believe in that sort of thing - but I do know that the Boston Red Sox will never win another World Series. The Padres might only win it once a century. The Expos might only win it once a millenium. But the Red Sox will never win it. Never. Other teams are bad, or terrible, or in the case of the Orioles they can be so criminally Godawful that there should be a law against them, but the Red Sox are losers. They are the absolute apex of loserdom, the ultimate evolutionary state of the species Loserus Ballplayerus. To don a Red Sox jersey is to fully embrace being a loser. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/783 "2013-10-31T12:59:21Z")
Damn, the magic boxer shorts worked. Who’d a’ thunk it? ---
**Author:** ![sachertorte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sachertorte/32/3727_2.png) [@sachertorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sachertorte)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/784 "2013-10-31T13:53:36Z")
I guess it’s just me then that found the 1918 thing horribly irritating. It’s a mildly interesting footnote and all, but the broadcast would not leave it alone. I can understand mentioning it, but actually asking people for their reaction to the 1918 thing is very very stupid. Seriously, who cares that the Red Sox hadn’t finished a World Series in Fenway Park in a while? They won TWO in the last ten years. The reason they didn’t finish in Fenway is because they won quickly! Sheeesh. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/785 "2013-10-31T14:15:54Z")
> [@sachertorte](#): > > I guess it’s just me then that found the 1918 thing horribly irritating. It’s a mildly interesting footnote and all, but the broadcast would not leave it alone. I can understand mentioning it, but actually asking people for their reaction to the 1918 thing is very very stupid. Seriously, who cares that the Red Sox hadn’t finished a World Series in Fenway Park in a while? They won TWO in the last ten years. The reason they didn’t finish in Fenway is because they won quickly! Sheeesh. Didja know that _no one in the ballpark last night_ was around the last time the Sox clinched the Series in Fenway? I mean, wow. It boggles the mind. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/786 "2013-10-31T14:44:46Z")
> [@sachertorte](#): > > I guess it’s just me then that found the 1918 thing horribly irritating. It’s a mildly interesting footnote and all, but the broadcast would not leave it alone. I can understand mentioning it, but actually asking people for their reaction to the 1918 thing is very very stupid. Seriously, who cares that the Red Sox hadn’t finished a World Series in Fenway Park in a while? They won TWO in the last ten years. The reason they didn’t finish in Fenway is because they won quickly! Sheeesh. It wasn’t just you. That whole thing was just silly. That aside, congrats to the Red Sox and their fans. This past week at least, you looked like the better team. As a Cardinals fan, I’m glad to have made it to the World Series; I’m sorry the Cardinals didn’t make it more interesting; I’m glad it at least went better than in 2004; and I’m looking forward to next year. ---
**Author:** ![Hawkeyeop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/958977/32.png) [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/787 "2013-10-31T15:47:58Z")
Yeah, the postgame interviews were horrific. Tell us Shane how much better this WS win was than that crappy one you won in Philly. I mean some people died in an unrelated event, how can Philly compete with that? Really, isn’t winning a world series exciting enough to talk about? ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/788 "2013-10-31T17:13:11Z")
“How can Philly compete?” There you go, fixed that for you (by cutting out all of the unnecessary stuff). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/789 "2013-10-31T17:18:25Z")
Be kind. What \*would \*be a good example of a postgame interview question? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/790 "2013-10-31T17:30:53Z")
I was a journalism minor in college, so you’d think I’d be rushing in here to defend reporters, but…no can do. In answer to the question **ElvisL1ves** asked - There is _no good question_ to ask when you insert yourself into a throng of joyous, crazy, celebratory, just won the freaking World Series guys. The two “sideline” reporters tasked with this (Rosenthal and Andrews) were awkward, asked awkward questions, and just generally produced a few cringe-worthy moments. FOX, more than any other network, does this all the time. ESPN does it too, but maybe I just don’t watch the mothership as much. FOX insists on inserting itself into the game. Interviewing managers between innings, putting mics on players, even putting mics inside the freaking bases. To me, none of it adds to the game, and at worst it’s a nuisance. Save your questions for the post game interviews, no need to run onto the field and insert yourself in the moment. Also [grouchy old man] why are they calling them sideline reporters? Ain’t no damn sidelines in baseball, bitches [/grouchy old man] ---
**Author:** ![Pixel\_Dent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@Pixel\_Dent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixel_Dent)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/791 "2013-10-31T19:35:10Z")
> [@JackTheRipperMannii](#): > > I will not miss McCarver’s trenchant commentaries. > > Speaking of which, [here’s a keen insight](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=69630) from a Doper back in 2001: > > 😃 Reading that is almost as much fun as re-reading [Shaughnessy’s column from last February](http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/02/24/hard-get-excited-about-these-red-sox/GQ5hTjgKOg6MI3gxDOJQWJ/story.html) ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/792 "2013-10-31T19:45:08Z")
> [@JackTheRipperMannii](#): > > I will not miss McCarver’s trenchant commentaries. > > Speaking of which, [here’s a keen insight](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=69630) from a Doper back in 2001: > > 😃 That was a different universe though, we’ve switched since then. Blame Dave Roberts. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/793 "2013-10-31T20:26:18Z")
Congrats to the winners. Now, perhaps, they’ll shave off the beards and act like professional athletes. But it’s Boston, so expecting class is a useless pursuit. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/794 "2013-10-31T20:28:15Z")
> [@leftfield6](#): > > FOX insists on inserting itself into the game. Interviewing managers between innings, putting mics on players, even putting mics inside the freaking bases. … Ah yes, the in-game mananager or player interviews were terrible. They even missed actual game action at times. You know, the reason I’m freaking watching in the first place. I really feel like FOX’s baseball broadcasts are for non-baseball fans. They seem to think a majority of baseball viewers don’t actually care about baseball. It is infuriating. Also, Red Sox WIN!!! ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/795 "2013-10-31T21:13:07Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > They even missed actual game action at times. They missed the final out in game 4. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/796 "2013-11-01T14:26:42Z")
> [@Obeseus](#): > > On this type of play (as opposed to obstruction in which the fielder(s) are making a play with the ball) it is a delayed dead ball. The umpires let the play unfold. (It is not an automatic award of the next base.) Had the runner beat the throw home, he’s simply called safe and no obstruction is ruled. (There’s your exception.) Had the play not been so close, the umpire would have to decide whether the fielder impeded the runner enough to cause him to be out. For example, had the runner been thrown out by several steps, the umpire could call him out with no obstruction. (Again, there’s an exception for you.) That’s a clearer way to put it. I concede that’s a reasonable way to read the plain English. In this interpretation, “very likely” means something like, “And you’ll find that most often in this circumstance, the runner would be called out because of the obstruction, therefore you’ll very likely need to make that call.” I don’t know if that’s statistically true or not, but it’s at least a reading that doesn’t simply ignore the “very likely” words. If that’s the intention, it’s shitty wording in the rule that could have easily been clearer, because my first reading of the plain English is equally logical. “This is usually, but not always, obstruction” without any further clarification of the “very likely” phrase leaves room for interpretation. Again, though, I concede your read of it is probably what’s intended, and this made the point much clearer than the multiple “but there’s simply no room for judgment here, and you’re wrong” responses. By the way, who won the Series? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/797 "2013-11-03T20:27:38Z")
Brad Ausmus named manager of the Tigers. Great choice - from everything I’ve read and seen from him (i.e. Managing from behind the plate), he’s a great choice. He’ll know how to use those arms extremely well. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/798 "2013-11-03T20:45:43Z")
It seems to be getting established that you can either manage or you can’t; coaching experience doesn’t really matter. Mike Matheny is an example, and maybe Ausmus will be another. Maybe that only applies to catchers, though. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/799 "2013-11-03T23:07:14Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Brad Ausmus named manager of the Tigers. Great choice - from everything I’ve read and seen from him (i.e. Managing from behind the plate), he’s a great choice. He’ll know how to use those arms extremely well. That’s fantastic. I love Ausmus. From everything I have heard he is one of the really good guys in the game. He’s going to make a great manager. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978/800 "2013-11-03T23:36:27Z")
I went ahead and started a hot stove thread over [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=706835). Definitely rooting for Ausmus. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978.md?page=39) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-2013-postseason/669978.md?page=41)