# MLB. And here comes the Post Season! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 29, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171 "2016-09-29T00:43:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/241 "2016-10-10T06:41:53Z")
Nats win, Skins win, Caps win, and I got paid to watch that shitshow of a “debate.” Life ain’t too bad. ---
**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/242 "2016-10-10T07:11:35Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > I’m dizzy. Two weeks ago Toronto looked terrible. Suddenly they’re in the ALCS. They walked off two playoff opponents in six days when seven days before that they looked like a team that would never win again. How the hell did this happen? I swear on a stack of Origin Of Species that when Encarnacion sent them into the ALDS, I knew they were over the hump. They had been under a lot of pressure to win games they _had_ to win when they weren’t hitting well (blessed be the pitching staff). Getting past Baltimore in the wild card game took that every-day pressure off them; they could afford to lose a game now, and that took the weight of the world off their shoulders and let them play free and easy. The playoffs are a new beginning for them. They’re in an ideal place psychologically to take a serious run at the World Series. When Yogi said sports is fifty percent physical and ninety percent mental, he couldn’t have been more right.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/243 "2016-10-10T09:20:39Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > … I’m dizzy. … I think that describes all Blue Jays fans right now. ---
**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 10, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/244 "2016-10-10T17:26:42Z")
Ugh, I knew if the O’s didn’t win that one game the Jays would probably play all the way to the World Series. They’re just too good a team, Meanwhile, in a series that the Red Sox should at the very least be tied in, I do not have a good feeling with Buchholz on the bump tonight. Might have to score double digits to stay alive. ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/245 "2016-10-10T17:44:42Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Bush pitched heroically. It was cowardly of Banister to order him of all people to hit Bautista back in May, and he was terrific tonight but Banister apparently had no plans to ever relieve him and his defense let him down. He didn’t deserve the L. Bush was fantastic. I only saw him make one mistake with his fastball: he threw one in the middle of the plate to Bautista. That mistake was still going 97 mph and Bautista just fouled it off. Beyond that, Donaldson hit his double off of a curveball. What did you expect Banister to do, though? Use his closer in a non-save situation? Heresy. (Seriously, why is nobody talking about this? The Jays just walked off another team in extras without them ever going to their closer) > [@](#): > > I’m dizzy. Two weeks ago Toronto looked terrible. Suddenly they’re in the ALCS. They walked off two playoff opponents in six days when seven days before that they looked like a team that would never win again. How the hell did this happen? Bring on the Indians or Red Sox! They finally look like the team I was expecting to see from the beginning of the season: fantastic offense backed by a strong bullpen. The thing is, though, the starting pitching is still significantly better than I ever dreamed was possible (although you certainly hope that Sanchez has a better outing next around. I suspect he was very amped up making his first-ever post season start in front of a crazy home crowd with a chance to sweep) I was dreading an ignoble exit in the wild-card game. Now September feels like a distant nightmare. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/246 "2016-10-10T18:10:30Z")
> [@P-man](#): > > Nationals Park was rocking today, and my hands are sore from clapping. Bleh. Yes it was, much to my chagrin. I don’t regret going, but man did you guys get lucky. Unbelievable the number of wasted opportunities the Dodgers had, though at least they put a bat on the ball for most of them. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/247 "2016-10-10T18:58:02Z")
Dodgers-Nationals: we have a series now! ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/248 "2016-10-10T20:45:57Z")
So Seager has gotten an RBI on his first at bat in each game of the series so far. That kid has a huge future. Now the remainder just needs to go better than yesterday. ---
**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:** [October 10, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/249 "2016-10-10T21:12:15Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > So Seager has gotten an RBI on his first at bat in each game of the series so far. That kid has a huge future. Now the remainder just needs to go better than yesterday. Certainly not to this point. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2016, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/250 "2016-10-10T22:10:01Z")
Dusty Baker’s little kid is a Senior in HS and playing for UC-Berkeley next year? I remember him getting yanked off the baseline during the WS like it was yesterday. Rip Van Winkle moment. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/251 "2016-10-11T00:06:09Z")
Soooo, does Bryce Harper look a bit like Syndrome from “The Incredibles” to anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/252 "2016-10-11T01:27:38Z")
Red Sox keep crushing the ball and 90% of them are directly at people. Such a frustrating BABIP-y game. Hopefully Allen still can’t find the plate in the 9th. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/253 "2016-10-11T02:12:03Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > Bleh. Yes it was, much to my chagrin. I don’t regret going, but man did you guys get lucky. Unbelievable the number of wasted opportunities the Dodgers had, though at least they put a bat on the ball for most of them. Nats did that all season. They often wouldn’t put the bat on the ball, though. ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/254 "2016-10-11T02:21:55Z")
Goodbye, Big Papi. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/255 "2016-10-11T02:23:36Z")
Game 3, Top of the 2nd: Cubs 3-Giants 0. Just sayin’. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/256 "2016-10-11T02:29:00Z")
I suppose it was inevitable that Bumgarner’s incredible postseason streak would have to come to an end. I suppose it’s fitting that it came at the hands of a pitcher. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/257 "2016-10-11T02:56:40Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Goodbye, Big Papi. Boy, will I miss that guy. Baseball won’t be the same without him. As for the Sox losing to the Tribe, meh. I was unbelievably angry with Sox ownership over how Terry Francona’s tenure in Boston ended and I’ve never really forgiven them for it. As far as I’m concerned, this series was deserved punishment. There’s always next year. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/258 "2016-10-11T02:59:07Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > I suppose it was inevitable that Bumgarner’s incredible postseason streak would have to come to an end. I suppose it’s fitting that it came at the hands of a pitcher. It will just make the still-upcoming comeback all the more remarkable. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/259 "2016-10-11T03:27:33Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > It will just make the still-upcoming comeback all the more remarkable. Senator Sanders, that you?😊 The Cubs do make pitchers work: Bumgarner at over 100 pitches through the top of the fifth. I don’t imagine that’s happened to him very often this season. ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171/260 "2016-10-11T03:40:57Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > It will just make the still-upcoming comeback all the more remarkable. I like your thinking. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171.md?page=14)