# MLB: October 2017 — Welcome to the Postseason **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [October 1, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735 "2017-10-01T15:14:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 28
**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 30, 2017, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/541 "2017-10-30T04:19:33Z")
And this, kids, is why you don’t routinely STAND THERE AT HOME PLATE WATCHING THE FUCKING BALL AFTER YOU HIT IT… It may not matter, but Pedersen would’ve had third easily. ---
**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 30, 2017, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/542 "2017-10-30T04:23:54Z")
Didn’t matter. Still! ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/543 "2017-10-30T04:30:50Z")
Give me extra innings and a seventh game and I will be in hog heaven! ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/544 "2017-10-30T04:32:27Z")
So does this game give evidence that balls are juiced or something? Some online seem to think so. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/545 "2017-10-30T04:37:49Z")
> [@Leaper](#): > > So does this game give evidence that balls are juiced or something? Some online seem to think so. Nah, they’re just working hard to make T-Mobile go broke with their #HR4HR campaign. ---
**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 30, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/546 "2017-10-30T05:02:26Z")
Come on extras!!! ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/547 "2017-10-30T05:02:56Z")
Tied up. What The Fuck What’s the record for a WS game being tied up repeatedly? ---
**Author:** ![Club\_33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@Club\_33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Club_33)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/548 "2017-10-30T05:04:22Z")
Dodgers tie again with two outs in the 9th. I cannot believe this game. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/549 "2017-10-30T05:08:55Z")
I am so glad I no longer live on the East Coast. We’re going over five hours in regulation. This is just ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/550 "2017-10-30T05:14:27Z")
Look at that. Completely even line, 12 13 1 for both teams going into the 10th. Holy crap. Fox is out of ads. And I was slightly wrong about the time through 9. It was apparently 4:52. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/551 "2017-10-30T05:15:58Z")
> [@Club\_33](#): > > Dodgers tie again with two outs in the 9th. I cannot believe this game. Extra innings. I just want someone to win. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/552 "2017-10-30T05:17:06Z")
What’s the bullpen situation for the teams? ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/553 "2017-10-30T05:22:40Z")
To answer my question, two for the Astros. I think the Dodgers have two, but I’m not sure. ---
**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 30, 2017, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/554 "2017-10-30T05:25:35Z")
Wild and crazy series, wild and crazy game 5. ETA: and we’re 5 hours into this game, too. ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/555 "2017-10-30T05:29:16Z")
Is this great hitting or terrible pitching? Also, like someone said before, it’s nice that I don’t care who wins. I’d be in the ER by now if I did. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/556 "2017-10-30T05:30:55Z")
I think at least part of it is a pretty inconsistent ump behind the plate. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/557 "2017-10-30T05:34:53Z")
No, don’t hit the batter with two strikes and two outs. Damn it, Jansen. ---
**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 30, 2017, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/558 "2017-10-30T05:38:06Z")
Walk! ---
**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 30, 2017, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/559 "2017-10-30T05:39:26Z")
And that’s the ball game! ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2017, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735/560 "2017-10-30T05:40:30Z")
And…game over. Final score of a game started by Clayton Kershaw and Dallas Keuchel…13-12. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735.md?page=27) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-october-2017-welcome-to-the-postseason/797735.md?page=29)