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  1. 9 hours ago, Dindeleux said:

    First ever post on this thread. I’ve always been a fan of baseball to some extent (more than NFL or Basketball anyway)but I think I’ve only maybe watched it about 5 times my whole life.

    I’m watching Colorado at Milwaukee tonight and I have to say the atmosphere is pretty incredible. Most other games I’ve watched seem to be only around 1/2 way full stadiums but it’s extremely loud which is making it more fun to watch.

    Postseason buzz innit.  Loads at stake here for 2 teams that only rarely get the opportunity for success. 

    The Brewers are the team to beat after a  ridiculously good September.

  2. 1 hour ago, Sarto Mutiny said:

    It happened more or less as I thought it would. The Cubs bats have been pretty poor this last month. I think even if they win the WC game tonight, I cannot see them beating the Brewers in a 5 game series. The Brewers are too good right now.

    Fair play though, I will grudgingly admit that on the balance of both the season and last night they fully deserve the NL Central title. They could win it all, you know...

    Just so long as it's not the damn Yankees...

    Shows how valuable it is to hit form at just the right time.

  3. On 10/1/2018 at 09:04, Sarto Mutiny said:

    Tbf to the Cubs, they didn't blow it or collapse as such. The form of the Brewers in September has been incredible. Yelich is almost guaranteed to be MVP.

    Not optimistic about tonight, but then again I never am.

    Your fears confirmed. 

    Weird though -  Cubs lose what feels like a play-off but are still in it and have home field advantage for the wild card game - it's not all bad!

  4. 1 hour ago, sparky88 said:

    Yes cant win unless they appeal to the centre right. Its why the economic argument for independence is so important. 

    I'd rather we dispensed with the idea that you have to be to the right of centre to have economic competence.  A coherent left of centre economic policy is perfectly possible without lurching to some kind of socialist paradise.

  5. 19 hours ago, placidcasual said:
    23 hours ago, k-ton said:
    It's definitely time to look to the future. When it's time, it's time.
    On the subject of moving on  - do you think they'll trade any of their top 3 pitchers to get some better bats for next year?
     

    I hope not. Not sure who hits free agency this year. Maybe go down that route instead? I like what the boy McNeil is doing and Rosario is finally looking like the prospect he is.

    Let’s aim high and take Machado and Harper. 

     

  6. 2 hours ago, AsimButtHitsASix said:

    I once went to the TESCO in Greenock that used to be a Wm Low before it closed to get some essentials (Two Toblerone, a Jive Bunny CD and three onions if ye must know) and saw Mr. McCoist standing at the fruit and veg isle holding two, what seemed to me to be, identical bananas. He was weighing each one up in a hand each giving it very loud "hmmms" until a store worker came over and said "Can I help you?"
    "Aye. I'm trying to figure out which of these two bananas would make a better birthday present for Stuart McCall."
    "Well.... does he have a preference?"
    "Naw. Disnae even like bananas. I'll just get him an orange."
    He then went and picked up a coconut, gave the guy a fiver, and walked out whistling the theme tune to Quantum Leap.

    That's a B&M Home Store now.  Wonder if Ally knows?

  7. 2 minutes ago, placidcasual said:
    4 hours ago, k-ton said:
    The Mets, meanwhile, continue their crazy up and down and back up again season. 
    Open the season 11-1.
    Crumble over the next couple of months, including going 5-21 in June.
    Since the All Star Game have won 10 series, split 3 and lost 3 (though are only 29-24 across that stretch). 
    Plus David Wright has retired, finally. There’s something sort of symbolic about that in the context of their recent injury ravaged seasons.

    Kind of glad the captain is calling it a day. Should free up some cash and after so long out he was never going to be anything other than a shadow of his former self.

    It's definitely time to look to the future. When it's time, it's time.

    On the subject of moving on  - do you think they'll trade any of their top 3 pitchers to get some better bats for next year?

     

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