Baseball thread

[Kenny]

All done and some brilliant play to end the game by the Yankees.

What a game. Thoroughly enjoyed that near 5 hours!

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Told you all - baseball is really really good

 

[Kenny]

Didnt have to tell me but let's be honest that game is not the norm.

The cynic in me would suggest pitching like a 8 year old with a broken elbow was requested for 6 or 7 innings to help boost the chances of runs or nearly all the pitchers thought they were playing for West Ham and bottled it at the London Stadium

 

[Deleted Cyber]

Didnt have to tell me but let's be honest that game is not the norm.

The cynic in me would suggest pitching like a 8 year old with a broken elbow was requested for 6 or 7 innings to help boost the chances of runs or nearly all the pitchers thought they were playing for West Ham and bottled it at the London Stadium

I would say that was the baseball equivalent of Wolves 6 Rotherham 4 from a few years back! Baseball is so engrossing. Time really flies. The music and theatre also help the watcher get involved. I was always surprised it wasn't more popular over here.

 

[Johnny75]

The Yankees batting line up is very good right now. Porcello, the Red Sox starter isn't great but a 4.52 ERA (earned run average) coming into this isn't stinking out the place and he did pitch a 7 inning shut out two games ago.

Tanaka, the Yankees pitcher, is having a very good season with a 3.21 ERA. His best in 5 years and has pitched a complete shut out this season.

Both pitchers just had a mare and the bull pens aren't really equipped to go nine innings with all their relievers.

 

[Kenny]

with F1 and England only just put the 2nd game on. Will watch the replay later.

Just coming to the end of the 8th and its Yankees 12 Red Sox 6

In terms of scores, don't think the MLB could have got 2 better games over here

 

[Kenny]

Just like yesterday the Sox seem to score for fun when they are 2 down.

 

[Kenny]

So next year it is the Cardinals v Cubs (not both the Chicago clubs as I thought they said yesterday)

 

[Kenny]

All done. Yankees 12 Red Sox 8

 

[Johnny75]

All done. Yankees 12 Red Sox 8

Had the potential to be all square in the 8th as the bases were loaded with 2 outs and the lad scuffs it into the infield and gets tagged out.

Pitchers weren't great today either. Good game to catch up with after the cricket. I think both games have been a success.

 

[Tony Towner]

Oops

 

[Deleted Cyber]

meanwhile............

[video]https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/baseball/49179874[/video]

He must be some pitcher as his left hook missed by a mile!

 

[Kenny]

PILE ON!!

Crap fight

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

A bump for the opening day of the new season. Hoping the Cubs can make post season but Darvish is a huge loss.

Most experts expect a Yankees v Dodgers World Series.