MLB

[Lament]

Those were two genuinely awful at bats with the tying run on third. Especially the Perez one.

[Simple Torture]

SO WAIT...that dog thinks his master is dead? But he's just a drunk?

[Norah]

Those were two genuinely awful at bats with the tying run on third. Especially the Perez one.

yeah that was pitiful

[Norah]

SO WAIT...that dog thinks his master is dead? But he's just a drunk?

lol

[spike]

Those were two genuinely awful at bats with the tying run on third. Especially the Perez one.

yeah, he needed to try to put the ball in play, not swing for the fences.

[EJ]

Very ballsy steal. Wow. Glad it paid off.

[Simple Torture]

Oh my.

[spike]

this is great and it's not even foxtober yet

[Lament]

So the Billy Beane-era A's drop to 1-12 in games where they can advance now, right? And this guy still believes the playoffs are a "crapshoot." Why do people still give this team the benefit of the doubt that they'll do anything other than shit the bed in the postseason?

[E.H. Ruddock]

Man I love baseball

[philpritchard]

So the Billy Beane-era A's drop to 1-12 in games where they can advance now, right? And this guy still believes the playoffs are a "crapshoot." Why do people still give this team the benefit of the doubt that they'll do anything other than shit the bed in the postseason?

He likely believes it because it's true.

[Simple Torture]

I passed out after Oakland scored in the 12th

[philpritchard]

I passed out after Oakland scored in the 12th

I considered bailing on the game a few times once it reached extras... it's funny because despite the lack of sleep, I never end up regretting staying up late to watch playoff games.

[Monkey_Driven]

That was the first baseball game I have watched all year. Picked a good one. Go Royals!

[Simple Torture]

That was the first baseball game I have watched all year. Picked a good one. Go Royals!

Yeah, definitely Team KC now.

[BigRedLedbetter]

Last night was a perfect example of why baseball is perfect and better than most things.

[numbers]

So the Billy Beane-era A's drop to 1-12 in games where they can advance now, right? And this guy still believes the playoffs are a "crapshoot." Why do people still give this team the benefit of the doubt that they'll do anything other than shit the bed in the postseason?

He likely believes it because it's true.

Billy Beane has terrible luck, then.

[philpritchard]

So the Billy Beane-era A's drop to 1-12 in games where they can advance now, right? And this guy still believes the playoffs are a "crapshoot." Why do people still give this team the benefit of the doubt that they'll do anything other than shit the bed in the postseason?

He likely believes it because it's true.

Billy Beane has terrible luck, then.

That seems pretty accurate.

Let's take a look at a few of those teams: 2000, 2006, 2013.

All but two regulars on the 2000 roster were gone by 2006 (Eric Chavez and Barry Zito are the exceptions). Every single player on the 2006 team was gone by 2013. What did Billy Beane do that caused eight different A's teams to lose in key moments?

[Norah]

I'm with phil on this one. The common theme for Billy Beane detractors is the bats are never good enough to go up against the good pitching in October, so has teams that can win in the regular season but not in the playoffs. But last night the bats were not the problem, it was the pitching. But your starting pitcher has one of the best post season resumes around. Sounds to me like shit luck.

[philpritchard]

I'm with phil on this one. The common theme for Billy Beane detractors is the bats are never good enough to go up against the good pitching in October, so has teams that can win in the regular season but not in the playoffs. But last night the bats were not the problem, it was the pitching. But your starting pitcher has one of the best post season resumes around. Sounds to me like shit luck.

Absolutely. Those, detractors, by the way, are probably wrong anyway. The whole "good pitching beats good hitting" thing is pretty much completely garbage.