OT Red Sox/Tigers and Cardinals/Dodgers

[Beatles Guy]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Was hoping for some "new blood" this year. Guess it will have to wait yet again. I will be happy as long as the Cardinals don't win again. I've honestly never seen a team like this, where everything goes right when it matters most (seeing eye singles, bloopers that somehow fall in, opposing teams' errors at critical times, bad calls by the umps when it matters most, etc.)

I still haven't gotten over that phantom Infield Fly Rule a couple of years ago. Everytime I see it replayed, it looks like the "fix" was in. I know they have oodles of talent, an amazing farm system, and a great fan base... but the luck factor is always firmly on their side. Cardinals fans will disagree, but as a long-suffering Reds fan, I had to rant.

Serious question for you. The Reds have had some good teams recently, yet they struggle to draw fans. What's the deal?

[jcmtiger]

Originally Posted by Beatles Guy

Serious question for you. The Reds have had some good teams recently, yet they struggle to draw fans. What's the deal?

Hey, it's Ohio!!!

[cyseymour]

Originally Posted by Beatles Guy

Serious question for you. The Reds have had some good teams recently, yet they struggle to draw fans. What's the deal?

I think it's because Cincinnati is predominately African-american. Baseball is not their #1 sport.

[DaveW]

I was hoping for A's vs Pirates - the Low Budget Series

[conor912]

A 13th inning walk-off to end game 1 of the NLCS? This is shaping up to be an epic October.

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by Beatles Guy

Serious question for you. The Reds have had some good teams recently, yet they struggle to draw fans. What's the deal?

I think it's because they know the season will inevitably end in bitter disappointment? Plus it's a smaller market to draw from, a bit less affluent, and a disillusioned fan base? Their attendance isn't horrible.... Cincy typically falls in around the middle of the pack.

That said, I think St. Louis is one of the few markets remaining in which baseball is still bigger than football. Your fans have a leg up on just about every other town.... simply wonderful and knowledgeable fans.

As for today's game.... it was the passed ball by Ellis which allowed Freese to go to 3rd (and ultimatetly score on a sac fly, for the game's only run). Otherwise, no run would've scored. Cardinals are simply the masters of capitalizing on others' little mistakes.

Last night, Ellis would've scored the winning run, and although Beltran's throw beat him home, he was never actually tagged by Molina. The replay confirmed over and over that there was a collision (yet no tag). God, it must be great to be a Cardinals fan

[Lgarza99]

The Cardinals have monster arms, gonna be tough to beat. I'd like to see Cards vs Tigers, but Game 1 in Boston is a must. Great post season this far.

[conor912]

Man, Sanchez is nasty tonight. A no-no and 12 K's thru 6.....

[perezfan]

Yeah, but he's thrown a lot of pitches. What a dilemma for Leland, if he still has a no-no through 8 innings, but has thrown 130+ pitches. They'll need him later in the series, so they may not let him finish

[conor912]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Yeah, but he's thrown a lot of pitches. What a dilemma for Leland, if he still has a no-no through 8 innings, but has thrown 130+ pitches. They'll need him later in the series, so they may not let him finish

Yeah, he's out. I wonder how many postseason pitchers have been yanked with a no-no intact.

[Vol]

Red Sox couldnt get to the Tigers tonight. Excellent pitching (how about Veras wicked curve balls?) and some favorable borderline calls from Joe West.

Now they have to deal with Scherzer and Mr. Verlander.