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Teeeee said:
Max is such a competitor. He does not like to not play. So he must be in some really intense pain for him to scratch himself for a WS game. Which makes me very hesitant about him being able to play again in this WS. My heart fell into the bottom of my shoes when I saw the news come across my phone yesterday afternoon.

Yeah, the ump was not hugely great about the strike zone. But when the score is 7-1 and we strand a gazillion base runners (I think I saw a stat that said the Nats were 1 for 25 with runners on the bases these last few games, that is not good), an ump that is missing some balls and strikes is not going to make much of a difference. That loss was not the ump's doing at all. The Nats need to string together some hits.
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I haven't seen that he is definitively out for a possible game 7, and everyone that has brought up game 7 has said they expect him to be ready. That could just be gamesmanship, but, that is what I kept seeing and hearing last night from the "experts". That said, back spasms seem like they could be a lingering issue, particularly the way he pitches.

As far as last night's ump goes, yeah, I'm not sure it is something that impacted the final result all that much. Still, you want consistency. Both teams want that. And some of those bad calls were ones that were inconsistencies from one batter to the next. I have to admit, that last strikeout Cole got was a gift. Maybe a makeup call, but it was a gift for sure. I get that human beings are going to make mistakes, but, they are supposed to have the best of the best in place for the World Series. So I hate that we are seeing some pretty glaring misses from some of the crew members when they get behind the plate.
 
Aron said:
This series has been so strange, I think the chances are better than 50-50 that we see a game 7. And then, who knows what will happen. Some combination of Greinke-Urquidy for the Astros versus Max for the Nats. I'd say advantage Max there if he's 100%, but back issues are tricky. All I know is this series hasn't gone at all the way I thought either before it started, or after the Astros lost the first two games.

I will say that the strike zone last night was terrible, and I can understand Nats fans being upset with several missed calls late. I will also say that the Nats fans booing Trump was amazing, and if the Astros do drop this series in 7, that memory will soften the blow just a tiny bit.
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But if you want to discuss a ref completely messing up and causing the opposite outcome to the game than what should have happened, I will see you in the Football thread to talk about the Saints and Rams non pass interference call from last year. Lol
 
Teeeee said:
the Saints and Rams non pass interference call from last year. Lol
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MLB umps are so soft. I dont care what Martinez said, theres no way he should have been tossed in game 6 of a WS, especially after what had just happened. I honestly thought he was going to knock the ump out after he got tossed.

As for the call I dont think it's as bad as the three posts above (bang bang play, ran into the glove) but how that's not reviewable is beyond me. It should have been reviewed and overturned.
 
ive played, coached and watched my whole life. such a chickenshit call for such a big stage. cant wait for roboumps.
 
Soooooooooooo, you’re telling me that Nationals can beat Cole, and Verlander twice at Minute Maid but caint win a single game at home... especially someone as hot as the Nats bats?

Smells funny don’t it? It don’t make sense to me...
 
Memo said:
Soooooooooooo, you’re telling me that Nationals can beat Cole, and Verlander twice at Minute Maid but caint win a single game at home... especially someone as hot as the Nats bats?

Smells funny don’t it? It don’t make sense to me...
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Baseball is a weird game sometimes
 
Memo said:
I understand that... but this is more that just “it’s weird” sometimes! Can the Nats not produce at home? Is there no such thing as home field advantage? Idk...
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I mean Max, and Strasburg×2 were all on the road and those 2 guys are pretty good at throwing a baseball
 
I was asleep by 5pm last night. (Sickness running rampant through work and my family). I woke up to some fun news. Hitters carrying their bats to first base. (It's not the best sportsmanship at all, but also, how amazing that Soto got his revenge? I kinda love that they both did it). Trea Turner yelling about Joe Torre. Martinez making himself even more beloved by his team and fans by almost blowing a gasket standing up for his guys.

What a wild series. And absolutely befitting that it goes into game 7.

LFG MAD MAX!!!!!!!!!!!! Sarge and I believe in you!
 
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