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VolPack22 said:
I’m glad you all think so highly of me.

I don’t think I really have the connections to do a podcast. I could probably just have @cobbwebb0710 call in every week with his new favorite team each week 😜 I’m just a regular Joe that loves the game. My first true love. I love hanging out with all you that enjoy it as much as I do. People that are fans of other sports just don’t see the beauty of it, but to me it is the best sport in the world. Every single pitch/play has strategy. Every play you have to calculate the endless possibilities of where to go with the ball if it is hit to me, or if it is hit to someone else where am I going to backup the throw or be the cut off man, or if the ball is hit in a certain place I will try to take the extra base, being savvy enough to see a bloop single that won’t be caught and scoring on contact from 2nd base. You really do have to be prepared for every scenario and that’s what I love about it.

And yes, there would probably need to be a mute button, especially if we’re having a couple of beers 😂
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I’d have to put my Braves fandom aside and be the Mets antagonist that calls in every week.😁
Connections? Have you seen some of the goons that do podcasts? Everyone does a podcast, you don’t need any connections!
I think you guys could pull it off.
 
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Warning: VENT POST. Geez, baseball stinks sometimes. Cardinals’ manager overthinks and absolutely costs his team a win in Game 1. It was just totally confounding, given his team’s current closer injury issues, that you could do what he did. A series of moves that perplexed everyone, probably even Helsley. Somehow, because of analytics, these guys think they can outsmart THE GAME, but THE GAME outsmarts them because they totally throw away COMMON SENSE. End of vent. Thanks guys, for letting me spew my venom on THE DUGOUT.
 
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cobbwebb0710 said:
Buddy, the Mets are in a free fall right now! They are not playing very good baseball at the moment!
On another note, no one wanted to listen to us about the Mariners and Padres, did they?😎
They both could easily lose the next 2 games, but they both have me nervous if I’m playing them, which I am and I am!
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Yeah the Padres have the offensive firepower to hang with anyone. I just figured Scherzer and deGrom would end up winning those first two games because that’s what big time pitchers do. Those two guys haven’t looked like themselves the past couple weeks though.

Seattle has a lot of young talent, almost like the Braves recently, where they are too young to know what they are accomplishing right now and pressure doesn’t faze them. It is exciting to watch. If they make it through to the NLDS, watch out. Those fans will make an impact.
 
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cardvolfan said:
Warning: VENT POST. Geez, baseball stinks sometimes. Cardinals’ manager overthinks and absolutely costs his team a win in Game 1. It was just totally confounding, given his team’s current closer injury issues, that you could do what he did. A series of moves that perplexed everyone, probably even Helsley. Somehow, because of analytics, these guys think they can outsmart THE GAME, but THE GAME outsmarts them because they totally throw away COMMON SENSE. End of vent. Thanks guys, for letting me spew my venom on THE DUGOUT.
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Welcome to my world buddy. I’ve had the same qualms with Snitker. Snitker has just gotten lucky that he has the most talented roster in the game outside of the Dodgers, and maybe the Astros. You will know if you have a good manager by watching these playoff games in crucial moments. Any manager that blows a 3-1 lead has failed their players. He got lucky that Will Smith turned into Mariano Rivera last postseason and has gotten lucky that Kenley Jansen has turned back into prime Jansen, although I still don’t really trust him in closing situations. Players win games, and it’s up to the manager not to mess it up by making head scratching decisions.
 
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Halph66 said:
Today I hope that every team that lost yesterday, wins today to force a three game series. All game 3s could go into extra innings also.
Except the Mets, I hope the Mets loose game two, and Padres take out the Dodgers.
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I don’t care who comes out of the other side, they aren’t beating they Braves 😎
 
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On October 8 in Baseball History...​
  • 1908 - Later admitting he had nothing on the ball, Christy Mathewson loses to the Cubs 4-2 in the playoff replay of the disputed game on September 23. Three Finger Brown, relieving Jack Pfiester in the first, gets the win.

  • 1915 - The Phillies win their first-ever World Series game behind Grover Cleveland Alexander, 3-1. Red Sox rookie Babe Ruth grounds out as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning of the opener and will sit out the rest of the Series.

  • 1919 - Ed Cicotte pitches Game Seven, and the White Sox play like they mean it. Joe Jackson and Happy Felsch drive in two runs each for a 4-1 win to cut the Reds' lead to four games to three in the best-of-nine Series.

  • 1924 - Giants rookie third baseman Fred Lindstrom is 4-for-5 with two RBI against Walter Johnson, and New York hurler Jack Bentley (16-5) clouts a two-run homer and earns the 6-2 win. The Giants hold a 3-2 World Series edge heading back to Washington.

  • 1927 - Facing elimination at Yankee Stadium, the Pirates are tied with the Yankees 3-3 in the last of the ninth. Reliever Johnny Miljus strikes out Lou Gehrig and Bob Meusel with the bases loaded, but a two-strike wild pitch to Tony Lazzeri allows Earle Combs to score the winning run and capture the World Series.

  • 1929 - Howard Ehmke, a surprise starter for the Philadelphia Athletics, struck out 13 Chicago Cubs to win the opening game of the World Series 3-1.

  • 1930 - George Earnshaw finishes off the Cardinals 7-1 to win the World Series for the Athletics. He is clearly the pitching star of the World Series with two wins and a 0.72 ERA.

  • 1940 - With only one day's rest, Bobo Newsom comes back for the Tigers and nearly has enough to win Game Seven. Cincinnati's Paul Derringer gives up seven hits in the first six innings but sets the Tigers down in order in the final three frames for the 2-1 win, giving the Reds the Series.

  • 1945 - Stan Hack's double takes a tricky bounce over left fielder Hank Greenberg's shoulder with two outs in the 12th inning to score runner Bill Schuster and give the Chicago Cubs an 8-7 win in Game Six to even the World Series with Detroit.

  • 1956 - Don Larsen of the New York Yankees pitched the only perfect game in World Series history for a 2-0 triumph over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Sal Maglie, the opposing pitcher, gave up five hits.

  • 1958 - The Yankees win the World Series on Moose Skowron's three-run home run off Lew Burdette in the eighth inning of Game Seven that puts the game on ice, 6-2. Eddie Mathews strikes out for the 11th time, a record that will stand until l980 when it is broken by Willie Wilson of Kansas City. This is Casey Stengel's seventh championship, tying him with Joe McCarthy.

  • 1959 - The Los Angeles Dodgers win 9-3 to take the World Series over the White Sox. Larry Sherry wins in relief of Johnny Podres in Game Six.

  • 1961 - The Yankees' Whitey Ford set a World Series record for consecutive scoreless innings by extending his streak to 32 innings in a 7-0 triumph over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 4.

  • 1973 - Rusty Staub's two home runs powered the New York Mets to a 9-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds and a 2-1 lead in the NLCS. Pete Rose of the Reds and Bud Harrelson of the Mets scuffled at second base in the fifth inning after Rose slid hard into the base.

  • 1986 - Mike Scott equaled a playoff record with 14 strikeouts and threw a five-hitter as the Houston Astros defeated the New York Mets 1-0 in the first game of the NLCS. Glenn Davis opened the second inning with a home run off Dwight Gooden.

  • 1988 - Dodgers ace reliever Jay Howell is ejected in the eighth inning of Game Three of the NLCS for having pine tar on his glove and the Mets go on to score five times in the inning on the way to an 8-4 win. Howell will be suspended for three days by the NL.

  • 1989 - Oakland beats Toronto 4-3 in Game Five to advance to the World Series for the second straight year. Rickey Henderson, who hit .400 with eight stolen bases, is named Series MVP.

  • 1995 - Edgar Martinez drives home the tying and winning runs with a double to left field to rally the Mariners to a 6-5 win in the bottom of the 11th inning to win the Division Series. Martinez bats .571 with 10 RBI against the Yankees in the five-game series. Ken Griffey, Jr., who beats the relay throw home to score the winning run, hits five home runs in the series.
 
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VolPack22 said:
Welcome to my world buddy. I’ve had the same qualms with Snitker. Snitker has just gotten lucky that he has the most talented roster in the game outside of the Dodgers, and maybe the Astros. You will know if you have a good manager by watching these playoff games in crucial moments. Any manager that blows a 3-1 lead has failed their players. He got lucky that Will Smith turned into Mariano Rivera last postseason and has gotten lucky that Kenley Jansen has turned back into prime Jansen, although I still don’t really trust him in closing situations. Players win games, and it’s up to the manager not to mess it up by making head scratching decisions.
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When the bats are cracking and the arms are slinging it, even the worst of managers look like geniuses. Their every decision is flawless because each decision is much less impactful when teams are playing well. As you said, when games are tight and each pitch has so much riding on it, these decision-makers have to be flawless, and they have to use common sense. I really have to ask myself too many times what my manager is thinking. Why would he possibly DO THAT? I think I know some of the answers, but it still doesn’t make it right.
 
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VolPack22 said:
Welcome to my world buddy. I’ve had the same qualms with Snitker. Snitker has just gotten lucky that he has the most talented roster in the game outside of the Dodgers, and maybe the Astros. You will know if you have a good manager by watching these playoff games in crucial moments. Any manager that blows a 3-1 lead has failed their players. He got lucky that Will Smith turned into Mariano Rivera last postseason and has gotten lucky that Kenley Jansen has turned back into prime Jansen, although I still don’t really trust him in closing situations. Players win games, and it’s up to the manager not to mess it up by making head scratching decisions.
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I would argue respectfully that both Will Smith and Jansen came through bc Snit never wavered in his belief in them. He displayed complete trust and confidence in their abilities And their status as his closer—even when their performances waivered.
When a manager has your back without question, it inspires self confidence and players want to elevate their play. Snit’s popularity with his players is amazing. He’s deftly managed those personalities and egos. IMHO he’s done a terrific job. 🍊👍😀👊😃
 
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