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World Series Live Thread (Game 7 There is no tomorrow)

Posted on 10/29/2014 3:41:04 PM PDT by xp38

May the best team win


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: baseball; game7; kansascityroyals; mlb; royals
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To: fhayek

Congrats to the Giants!!


101 posted on 10/29/2014 8:22:00 PM PDT by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and It's a GREAT life!)
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To: Impy

The official scorer deigns to give Bumgarner the win, sorry Affeldt.


102 posted on 10/29/2014 8:24:27 PM PDT by Impy (Voting democrat out of spite? Then you are America's enemy, like every other rat voter.)
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To: campaignPete R-CT

I’d love to a be an official scorer.


103 posted on 10/29/2014 8:28:40 PM PDT by Impy (Voting democrat out of spite? Then you are America's enemy, like every other rat voter.)
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To: xp38

All those third world kids can’t wait to get their free “KC Royales 2014 World Series Champions” gear.


104 posted on 10/29/2014 8:42:18 PM PDT by Ronald_Magnus
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To: Impy; xp38; campaignPete R-CT; GOPsterinMA; mykroar; hockeyfan44; dfwgator; GeronL

Hats off to Bumgarner and the Giants. Heartbreaking loss for the Royals, but they should be proud of what they accomplished.

One thing that really pusses me off: the official scorer is a hack for aarding the win to Bumgarner in clear violation of the rules. Jeremy Affeldt entered the game when it was tied, got out of the jam, pitched 2 and 1/3 scoreless innings, and was the pitcher of record when the Giants took the lead that they never would relinquish. Had the starting pitcher (Hudson) departed with a lead prior to completing five innings, and had the lead never been relinquished, then the official scorer has full discretion to award the win to whichever reliever he deemed was most effective. But for the scorer not to award Affeldt with the win, he had to invoke an exception to the general rule that applies solely when the scorer rules that the reliever who normally would have been awarded with the W did not deserve it *because he pitched briefly and ineffectively*. How the heck can the official scorer say with a straight face that Jeremy Affeldt pitched “briefly and ineffectively” when he threw 2 and 1/3 innings of shutout ball and didn’t even allow any inherited runners to score or leave any runners on base? Ludicrous. The scorer should have acted like a professional and given Affeldt the win and Bumgarner the save.


105 posted on 10/29/2014 8:50:13 PM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
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To: bobby.223

Should we just assume now that if it’s an even-numbered year the Giants are going to win the World Series?


106 posted on 10/29/2014 8:51:18 PM PDT by dfwgator (The "Fire Muschamp" tagline is back!)
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To: AuH2ORepublican

Agreed - complete BS.


107 posted on 10/29/2014 8:53:21 PM PDT by mykroar (Let justice be done though the heavens should fall. - John Adams)
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108 posted on 10/29/2014 8:57:09 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: dfwgator

The Brooklyn Dodgers will take it next year! Duke, Jackie, Pee Wee, Gil, Carl, Campy, Oisk, Newk and Cox are gonna do it one more time!!!..........


109 posted on 10/29/2014 8:59:37 PM PDT by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and It's a GREAT life!)
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To: AuH2ORepublican

Well stated H20. I can’t remember the last time I saw the ‘least or more effective’ deal come into play in MLB. It was common long ago, as I’ll bet you know, for fans and players to have to wait, (on occasion,) a bit following a game’s ending for the OS to make a decision on the Winning pitcher.


110 posted on 10/29/2014 9:09:52 PM PDT by bobby.223 (Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and It's a GREAT life!)
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To: Impy; xp38; campaignPete R-CT; GOPsterinMA; mykroar; hockeyfan44; dfwgator; GeronL; bobby.223

Well, that didn’t last long. The official scorer came to his senses and changed the winning pitcher to Affeldt, and awarded the (5-inning) save to Bumgarner. Good for him to admit his mistake.


111 posted on 10/29/2014 9:28:30 PM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
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To: bobby.223

In late September 2013, during the last week or so of Mariano Rivera’s career, there was a game in which a Yankee reliever gave up 3 or 4 runs in the 8th (his only inning of work) to cough up the lead, but the Yankees scored a couple to retake the lead, and Mariano pitched a scoreless ninth. Everybody assumed that Maruliano had added to his career saves recird, but the ifficial scorer invoked the “briefly and ineffectively” exception and awarded the W to Rivera (and thus not awarding a save). The was pretty bad, but nowhere near as bad as what the official scorer initially did tonight.


112 posted on 10/29/2014 9:34:24 PM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll defend your rights?)
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To: AuH2ORepublican

MLB intervened and forced the change.


113 posted on 10/29/2014 9:48:53 PM PDT by campaignPete R-CT (Let the dead bury the dead. Let the GOP bury the GOP.)
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To: AuH2ORepublican; campaignPete R-CT; GOPsterinMA; darkangel82; mykroar; NFHale; stephenjohnbanker

I thought I was remembering that rule correctly!

Can’t say Affeldt was “ineffective in a brief appearance”, he deserves that W. I’m glad the guy had the balls to correct his mistake, cause lame duck commissioner Selig sure wouldn’t have done it for him. Controversy!!


114 posted on 10/29/2014 9:56:20 PM PDT by Impy (Voting democrat out of spite? Then you are America's enemy, like every other rat voter.)
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To: Impy

Yes, yes.


115 posted on 10/30/2014 2:33:39 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: Impy; AuH2ORepublican; darkangel82; mykroar; NFHale; stephenjohnbanker

Well color me disappointed and pissed. KC (who I was rooting for) choked.

And heaping praise on the losing team is akin to throwing a victory parade for the Germans almost winning at Stalingrad.

Sluts.


116 posted on 10/30/2014 2:37:03 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: Impy

TIM MCCARVER IS A F*****G SAGE ! ! !


117 posted on 10/30/2014 2:55:38 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: Impy; hockeyfan44

Maybe Maddon can fix “DA BEARS” too?

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/10/cubs-to-hire-joe-maddon-as-manager.html


118 posted on 10/30/2014 3:18:40 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
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To: yellowdoghunter; zerosix; cripplecreek; yldstrk; rdl6989; xp38; onyx; Impy; GOPsterinMA; fhayek; ...

Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street Faster than the wind, passionate as sin, ending so suddenly Loving him is like trying to change your mind once you're already flying through the free fall Like the colors in autumn, so bright just before they lose it all [

Losing him was blue like I'd never known. Missing him was dark grey all alone. Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met. But loving him was red. Loving him was red.

Touching him was like realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you. Memorizing him was as easy as knowing all the words to your old favorite song. Fighting with him was like trying to solve a crossword and realizing there's no right answer. Regretting him was like wishing you never found out that love could be that strong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlot0i3Zykw

119 posted on 10/30/2014 5:43:23 AM PDT by KC_Lion (Build the America you want to live in at your address, and keep looking up.- Sarah Palin)
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To: KC_Lion

wtf


120 posted on 10/30/2014 5:52:39 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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