Sometimes, you come across random things online. I’m not sure where, exactly, I found this picture- I think it was on a blog about Godzilla (as happens sometimes), especially given the fact that the pitcher in this picture appears to be Japanese.
Anyway, consider this picture a nice dose of whimsy into your dreary Boxing Day.
(Thanks to Shawn Anderson over at the Hall of Very Good for making this for the latest Wisdom and Links)
Step it up, French Polynesia.
Through the postseason, I’ll be posting a GIF that summarizes the events of the previous night.
Like a blimp coming over a stadium, an ominous doom may overshadow some teams: Can the Dodgers survive to get to Game Five? Has Bumgarner’s error opened the door for a stunning comeback by Washington?
Through the postseason, I’ll be posting a GIF that summarizes the events of the previous night.
The favorites are losing, bullpens are imploding, clearly, the stage has been set for interactions like the below:
Through the postseason, I’ll be posting a GIF that summarizes the events of the previous night.
Much like Nori Aoki here, the Royals had a bit of an unusual way of getting there, but in the end it worked out for them last night.
Meanwhile, as for the Orioles/Royals game, here’s a artists rendition of the Orioles’ 8th inning:
Through the postseason, I’ll be posting a GIF that summarizes the events of the previous night.
This is basically the opposite of what George Brett was feeling. The Kansas City faithful got to see a classic game that was beyond belief. But a day later, Pirates fans… they just kind of had to sit there grim and dejected as their team was eliminated.
(As you can see, @_MarcusD_ made this gif, so thank you, @_MarcusD_, whoever you are).
Through the postseason, I’ll be posting a GIF that summarizes the events of the previous night.
That’s how everybody felt, George Brett. That’s how everyone felt.
Holy cow, that Carlos Martinez slider is beautiful. And it also shows how much trouble the Red Sox found themselves when they ended up down after their disastrous defensive inning in the 7th: the Cardinals grow nasty relievers on trees, and that puts a monkey-wrench in the usual Red Sox strategy of working up the pitch-count of opposing starters and then going after the bullpens.
“Mr. Octobers” and “Headlines” are coming up in the coming hours, and by the end of the day, we have a very special edition of “Bizarre Baseball Culture”.
It was that kind of night for the St. Louis Cardinals. Look for more tomorrow, including the “Mr. Octobers” of tonight. Spoiler alert: Both of them were members of the Boston Red Sox.
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