ALDS Game 1 Thread

The White Sox and Astros play, followed by the Red Sox and Rays. Under ratings logic, the Central Time Zone game goes first, and the Eastern Time Zone goes later. Go figure.

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Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago

Since I want Houston and Chicago to lose I think the best would be for their series to go five and disrupt their pitching so Tampa (please!!) Will have an easier time in the ALDS

steelgolf
Super Member
2 years ago

And the Rays crush the Sux. As it was meant to be. How do you like those beans, Sux fans? Angels games when they are playing the Sux, and their transplant fans show up, are horrible.

Mia
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Mia
2 years ago

Hahaha fuck Boston.

Stealing home in the ALDS lmao

anewfoundthrice
Trusted Member
2 years ago
Reply to  Mia

Lmao yoooo. I was like, “okay he’s breaking for home to be cute” and two pitches later I forgot all about him.. as did the red Sox apparently

MikeSalmon
Super Member
2 years ago

I’m not saying I’d like to kill John Smoltz. Or even that I wish him dead. That would be extreme. I just wish there was a drug that would permanently disable a guy’s ability to speak. Then I’d drop everything in my life, move to wherever he lives, a one-man sleeper cell, and get a job in the restaurant he frequents most. I’d work way way up from busboy to dishwasher to waiter. Then, I’d slip it in his drink.

Too extreme? Y? N?

Fansince1971
Legend
2 years ago
Reply to  MikeSalmon

I’d watch that movie

Cowboy26
Legend
2 years ago
Reply to  MikeSalmon

Will it work on both sexes? (at least the main 2?)

Last edited 2 years ago by Cowboy26
Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago

now up, Nelson “Pardon Me While I Take My ‘Medicine'” Cruz

Mia
Legend
Mia
2 years ago

It’s a real pain in the ass

MarineLayer
Super Member
2 years ago

Matt V is quitting his job at ESPN on Sunday. Does that mean he is going to spend more time with the Angels or less time?

Cowboy26
Legend
2 years ago
Reply to  MarineLayer

Since he likes to work remotely maybe the A’ss will hire him? I’m not sharing him with the A’ss. They can have him.

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago

I was just watching, on youtube, the Rich Eisen show and David Samson (former Prez of the Marlins) said, in no uncertain terms, the Angels have long had an agreement with Shohei to extend him to a large contract. Ok.

MarineLayer
Super Member
2 years ago

Well, that would be great news if true.

Cowboy26
Legend
2 years ago

David Samson? You mean the guy who helped his Step father defraud the City of Miami and Dade County? I believe everything he says.

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago
Reply to  Cowboy26

well now I’ve gotta go read what *that’s* all about!

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago
Reply to  Cowboy26

later…..

oh.

Mia
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Mia
2 years ago

Huh. Interesting

Mia
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Mia
2 years ago

I am once again calling out Nelson Cruz for still benefitting from his PED use into his 40s.

I bet he’d test clean now, but the advantage is still there.

Same thing happened to David Ortiz.

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago
Reply to  Mia

Big Pill Poppi?

MarineLayer
Super Member
2 years ago
Reply to  Mia

I completely agree with you. The illegal substance stays in their system far beyond the penalty.

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago

some players hit wind-aided HRs, some hit steroids-aided HRs.

Mia
Legend
Mia
2 years ago

The Rays are too good to have to host playoff games in this stadium. It looks so damn drab on TV

Mia
Legend
Mia
2 years ago

GRich!

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago
Reply to  Mia

just the one batter. Good. Now I can go back to hoping the Sux pitcher gets rocked.

Mia
Legend
Mia
2 years ago

He grew his hair back out. Looks like a rookie again

Jim Atkins
Super Member
2 years ago

That hit by Renfroe reminded me of Don Baylor- he’d hit it so hard, it would rocket to right, bounce off the wall back to the fielder, and Groove would end up with a Warp 5 single. Let’s go Rays!!

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago

Let’s go Tampa!

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago

pretty sure I’ll be rooting against the winner of this series in the ALCS, even if the Sux are in it.

Mia
Legend
Mia
2 years ago

Oh god AJ Pierzynski is doing color commentary, gross.

Charles Sutton
Editor
Super Member
2 years ago
Reply to  Mia

Glad I’m not watching.

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago

I want neither team to score but that would mean both teams are pitching well and I’d like all the pitchers to get hit hard but that would mean both teams would score, which I don’t want.

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago
Reply to  H.T. Ennis

this is really funny. I see Lynn walked a batter and, because I want Lynn to do badly, I think “good!” and then I remember an Astro got on base and I think “oh f—!” The best thing to do is walk away from this series.

matthiasstephan
Super Member
2 years ago

Lots of hits, errors, GIDP, LOBsters?

matthiasstephan
Super Member
2 years ago

Wish McCullers was a FA after this season (he is good). At least, with the new contract, he gets more expensive moving forward – they can’t keep paying all of those players moving forward, and their window is clearly closing.

Cowboy26
Legend
2 years ago
Reply to  H.T. Ennis

And he’s an asshole

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago
Reply to  H.T. Ennis

they started with a good plan in 2020, I think it was. They went after guys and got ’em, while other teams (cough..) didn’t. Maybe I misremember but I believe they signed players quickly while others (cough…again) dithered.

matthiasstephan
Super Member
2 years ago
Reply to  H.T. Ennis

It isn’t usually the first year, but the backend that gets you.

matthiasstephan
Super Member
2 years ago

K on Altuve! That is a good start.

Eric_in_Portland
Legend
2 years ago

now *this* game needs a meteor!