Real Baseball: World Series

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by TUM301

I sure as hell was watching, had ZERO faith in the Stros closing out L A in the top of the 9`th. Too bad so few young fans most likely missed out though.

I fell asleep in the '75 Series and the 2001 Series, baseball going late will never change. It does suck, but oh well. Miss one there will always be another one that's the greatest ever.

But the idiot manager for the Dodgers will look back on pulling Wood who left after giving up ONLY 1 hit in 5-2/3 innings the night before, bringing his bullpen in waaaaay too early. Then they are all gassed for game 5, just a Stooge.

[ullmandds]

i passed out with the score 8-7 i believe...and REA was in its final stages.

I woke up and the first thing i checked was REA...then the final score. I was shocked on both counts!!!!

[darwinbulldog]

I watched it here on the East coast, the whole thing. My kids watched the first 2 innings. My wife made it through 9. But the Astros are our team, so after many lean years it's worth the sleep deprivation.

Obviously it's far from a sure thing being up 3 games to 2 now, but the home/road thing is the least of my concerns. The Astros were better on the road than they were at home all year. How they performed in a handful of playoff games over the past couple of weeks is less informative.

Have you all been reading about the supposedly mysteriously slick baseballs they're using?

[clydepepper]

If these games don't get really great 'ratings', then there are a whole lot of really stupid people out there...something I already suspected.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

If these games don't get really great 'ratings', then there are a whole lot of really stupid people out there...something I already suspected.

There are people who need to be up at the crack of dawn to go to a job. Or to school. Not really conducive to staying up to 1 am on a Monday morning.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

There are people who need to be up at the crack of dawn to go to a job. Or to school. Not really conducive to staying up to 1 am on a Monday morning.

Steve- I can definitely relate to that: I was stuck at an out-of-town Retail Management Convention in October of 1991 - and the meetings went on 'til 9PM EVERY F**KING NIGHT!

-So, you KNOW what I missed!

But I'm retired now and don't value jobs that much anymore...the World Series is MUCH more important! LOL IMO LOL

[slipk1068]

Not sure if I am watching the World Series or or episodes of Home Run Derby.

[obcbobd]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

If these games don't get really great 'ratings', then there are a whole lot of really stupid people out there...something I already suspected.

I would think they get great ratings, but what the ratings don't take into account is the fact that while the TV may be tuned to Fox, the person watching it is sleeping.

Me, I only slept for a few innings earlier in the game. I was glad that I made all of innings 6+. Just wish the networks wouldn't make it so hard

[conor912]

Boy, never thought LA would go out with such a whimper.

[sycks22]

The Vikings fan in me is happy for the 'Stros. It's good to see a squad that has never won

[rats60]

Originally Posted by conor912

Boy, never thought LA would go out with such a whimper.

Good pitching beats good hitting. The Astros staff was able to keep the Dodgers hitters in the park tonight. So many times, the Dodgers were one swing from being back in the game, but the Astros made the pitch to get out of the inning.

[BruceinGa]

Originally Posted by obcbobd

Me, I only slept for a few innings earlier in the game. I was glad that I made all of innings 6+. Just wish the networks wouldn't make it so hard

I only made it through 5 innings, had to get up early.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

Have you all been reading about the supposedly mysteriously slick baseballs they're using?

Something's off, for sure. One of the announcers said last night that something like 2/3 of the runs scored in the series have been via HR.