Mlb 2012!

Lantz · 2012-10-17T11:29:28.000Z

sluggo:

I’m going to ask this question, even though I know it’s mostly ridiculous and I probably wouldn’t do it myself:

Superman is at the plate with the tying run at second and the go-ahead run at first. Do you consider giving Superman an intentional pass to load the bases, knowing that the rest of the order has been just pitiful at the plate? Do you give Superman any chance to beat you?

Heroics aside, he’s just not that good against lefty pitchers and Coke is a good one with a big platoon split. I was shocked that Giardi didn’t put in A-Rod or Swisher to dare Leyland to put in Benoit and then counter Benoit with Swisher.

triggercut · 2012-10-17T12:22:26.000Z

Lantz:

Heroics aside, he’s just not that good against lefty pitchers and Coke is a good one with a big platoon split. I was shocked that Giardi didn’t put in A-Rod or Swisher to dare Leyland to put in Benoit and then counter Benoit with Swisher.

I think that was some terrible managing, frankly. Letting Ibanez bat there was just awful. If Leyland let Coke pitch to ARod, I think you dance up and down the dugout about it, and if he switches, you take your chances or even go with the Swish.

triggercut · 2012-10-17T13:02:27.000Z

If the weather forecast in STL is right, not sure either starting pitcher will be out there for the fourth inning (because the 4th could start sometime around 7pm EDT)

triggercut · 2012-10-17T13:26:58.000Z

…and Beltran out of the game, guessing it’s his left hand. That’s a problem. Hard to see how STL wins anything else this postseason without the only guy in the lineup who’s doing any hitting.

triggercut · 2012-10-17T15:05:45.000Z

Tornado sirens going off in Wentzville, O’Fallon, St. Peters. All headed towards Busch within 30 minutes.

Zuwadza · 2012-10-17T15:07:40.000Z

Arggggh. If the Giants leave men in scoring position again I’m going to tear my hair out! Makes me think the batting order could be tweaked a little.

triggercut · 2012-10-17T15:23:19.000Z

You fans of the Outlaw Josey Wales are about to see a good old fashioned Missouri Frog Throttler here.

charmtrap · 2012-10-17T15:29:10.000Z

Gah. I can’t watch this shitty team any more today. Hack, hack, hack.

Also, Hunter Pence needs some remedial batting practice.

Alan_Dunkin · 2012-10-17T15:34:12.000Z

Down south we call it the Missouri Boat Ride…

The storms are about 30 minutes out roughly, give or take, and pack wind gusts of 60 mph. The tornado warnings were for circulations that would pass north of the metro area (and have since expired), but could be a hairy situation in a bit. Maybe another wind tunnel dealie like they had a few years ago…

— Alan

Alan_Dunkin · 2012-10-17T15:48:01.000Z

Oops I guess it got called much sooner than that.

— Alan

triggercut · 2012-10-17T15:52:06.000Z

Alan Dunkin:

Oops I guess it got called much sooner than that.

— Alan

Yeah, it was 6:05 or so when tornado sirens went off in St. Peters. Been there, done that. Knew it was about a half hour away from hitting downtown.

nKoan · 2012-10-17T16:05:40.000Z

Zuwadza:

Arggggh. If the Giants leave men in scoring position again I’m going to tear my hair out! Makes me think the batting order could be tweaked a little.

Belt needs to be hitting behind Posey IMO. Pence is struggling too much and Posey isn’t seeing anything worth hitting right now.

Alan_Dunkin · 2012-10-17T16:10:41.000Z

Actually looks like the outflow ahead of the storm front, coupled with instability, created a whole new line of storms right over the city. The initial front hasn’t even gotten there yet, and the new activity just formed in a line that goes right through the metro area.

— Alan

Edit: eh actually not quite the way it happened but… whatever.

Sarkus · 2012-10-17T17:05:29.000Z

So the NLCS is in delay and now it sounds like the ALCS game is being delayed or postponed as well.

triggercut · 2012-10-17T17:10:51.000Z

Sarkus:

So the NLCS is in delay and now it sounds like the ALCS game is being delayed or postponed as well.

Yep, ALCS delay called just a bit ago, weather bearing down, and they don’t want the starting pitchers to go into their pre-game warmups and have the game delayed an hour in the first inning.

triggercut · 2012-10-17T17:13:32.000Z

Looks like about another hour of delay in STL.

Not sure who Handsome Mike sends out there for the 8th, but I’m guessing Rzepczynski with the pesky Blanco and Crawford coming up. Seems like those guys have been on base every AB this series.

triggercut · 2012-10-17T17:55:05.000Z

Scott Miller ‏@ScottMCBS

No official word yet, and it’s not even raining in Detroit right now, but forecast looks bad enough that good chance game is postponed

triggercut · 2012-10-17T18:00:34.000Z

Scott Miller ‏@ScottMCBS

Now here is an awful sign: They just rolled up on-deck circles and took 'em away, as @DKnobler observes. Now the bases are going away

triggercut · 2012-10-17T18:19:10.000Z

ALCS postponed until tomorrow at 4pm.

triggercut · 2012-10-17T18:21:37.000Z

NLCS to resume when FOX’s episode of The X Factor concludes. I’m 100% serious about that.