It’s hard to play a sport with two hands around your own throat

29 minutes ago, spindoc said:

It’s hard to play a sport with two hands around your own throat

Just what I was thinking 

swing the bat Elly!!!!!!!!

Well that might be the end of it for this season. I think it will be hard to come back with any kind of winning streak when you lose a game 13-12 that you lead 9-0 at one point in the game. The way its going now forget the wild card we will be lucky to finish at .500.

Backbreaker. 

UP 9 to 1 and lost????

Holy Cow, this team is hard on me.

2 hours ago, Jumper_Dad said:

UP 9 to 1 and lost????

Holy Cow, this team is hard on me.

They were up 9 to 0.

This article from The Comeback after last night's Reds and Pirates game pretty much says it all. See the link below.

MLB playoff contender loses following ‘unforgettable meltdown’ (msn.com)

5 hours ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

This article from The Comeback after last night's Reds and Pirates game pretty much says it all. See the link below.

MLB playoff contender loses following ‘unforgettable meltdown’ (msn.com)

Certainly a terrible loss, but if you would have told me in March that this team would even be anywhere near playoff contention at the end of September I would have been ecstatic. 

I really feel sorry for Elly, he just has NO idea at the plate, looks completely lost, 2 men on in a must win game and you’re down on 3 pitches without getting a swing, the last 2 fastballs DOWN THE MIDDLE BELT HIGH!!!???   Under .180 since the all star break, take a few weeks off then LOTS to work on!!!!!  Whew!!!

1 hour ago, 16thBBall Fan said:

I really feel sorry for Elly, he just has NO idea at the plate, looks completely lost, 2 men on in a must win game and you’re down on 3 pitches without getting a swing, the last 2 fastballs DOWN THE MIDDLE BELT HIGH!!!???   Under .180 since the all star break, take a few weeks off then LOTS to work on!!!!!  Whew!!!

You must have fired him up. He immediately drove one out 400+ to center, then drove in a run with rbi single next at bat. Later he scored from second on a single right to the left fielder.

Thanks 16th, for waking him up!!!

11 minutes ago, Jumper_Dad said:

You must have fired him up. He immediately drove one out 400+ to center, then drove in a run with rbi single next at bat. Later he scored from second on a single right to the left fielder.

Thanks 16th, for waking him up!!!

A blind squirrel always seems to find a nut once in awhile.

Elly with an absolute blast for his second homerun of the evening.  119.2 mph off the bat.

35 minutes ago, 4 Quarters said:

A blind squirrel always seems to find a nut once in awhile.

He actually found two tonight. lol

47 minutes ago, 4 Quarters said:

A blind squirrel always seems to find a nut once in awhile.

Make it two nuts and an acorn tonight!!!

Both Homeruns were hit off of change-ups in the 70s. Nice to see him barrel up some off speed stuff.