November 1 at Citi Field in Queens, NY
World Series
Fox
That 7-2 Royals' win in 12 innings not only put an end to the 2015 baseball season (and a 30-year title drought for Kansas City), but also 300 Game Season.
We hit the 300 mark on October 4 & added 16 more during the postseason.
"Wow!"
- Stan Belinda look-alike Wally Bermar
A few stats:
* Total cities visited: 12.
Conyers (GA), Decatur (GA), Atlanta (GA), Jacksonville (AL), Clemson (SC), Auburn (AL), Charlotte (NC), Cumming (GA), Kennesaw (GA), Birmingham (AL), Marietta (GA), Loganville (GA)
* 1st game: Georgia Tech at Georgia Southern, February 17
* Last game: Kansas City Royals at New York Mets, November 1
* Total days covered: 258 (averaged 1.2 games/day)
* Milestone games:
100 - Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners (April 25)
200 - New York Yankees at Chicago Whitesox (August 2)
300 - New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles (October 4)
300 Game Season
One man's quest to watch 300 baseball games in 8 1/2 months
Game 315 - Kansas City Royals at New York Mets
October 31 at Citi Field in Queens, NY
World Series
FOX
World Series
FOX
Game 314 - Toronto Bluejays at Kansas City Royals
October 23 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO
ALCS
Fox
We went nearly the entire baseball season without Harold Reynolds, but that all changed on Friday in game six, a 4-3 Royals' win that clinched their second straight pennant.
Let's take a look at his finest moments:
* Salvador Perez simply A) blocked a strike 3 in the dirt, B) looked back a runner at second and C) threw to first to complete the strike out. Reynolds: "that's next-level stuff right there."
Isn't that just THIS level stuff?
* Mike Moustakas hit a second-inning home run. Eventually Reynolds said this: "if we're playing wiffle ball in Joe's backyard, that's probably a triple."
Pardon?
* The 'Joe' mentioned in the previous couple sentences was play-by-play man Joe Buck, and at one point he mentioned how there was rain in the forecast for the late innings. Reynolds said: "you found a way to silence me, Joe. (now quoting Buck) 'The rain is coming'. "No! Please!"
If only that was all it would take, Harold, just some rain.
And some other nonsense:
* Pinch-runner and potential tying run Dalton Pompey steals second in ninth: "What a money bag!.....that is a money bag."
So, a money bag?
And with Pompey on second and Kevin Pillar batting: "I can't believe how different the game is. Man at second nobody out, we don't move him."
9 seconds later, Pompey stole third.
* On it being a little more humid at the start of the game: "...and you get a nice lather going."
* And finally, it was a 2-1 game in the seventh and Reynolds said: "this has been a tight game."
Thanks, Harold! You mean at no point in this game was a team ahead 14-0?
11-3?
Harold!
ALCS
Fox
We went nearly the entire baseball season without Harold Reynolds, but that all changed on Friday in game six, a 4-3 Royals' win that clinched their second straight pennant.
Let's take a look at his finest moments:
* Salvador Perez simply A) blocked a strike 3 in the dirt, B) looked back a runner at second and C) threw to first to complete the strike out. Reynolds: "that's next-level stuff right there."
Isn't that just THIS level stuff?
* Mike Moustakas hit a second-inning home run. Eventually Reynolds said this: "if we're playing wiffle ball in Joe's backyard, that's probably a triple."
Pardon?
* The 'Joe' mentioned in the previous couple sentences was play-by-play man Joe Buck, and at one point he mentioned how there was rain in the forecast for the late innings. Reynolds said: "you found a way to silence me, Joe. (now quoting Buck) 'The rain is coming'. "No! Please!"
If only that was all it would take, Harold, just some rain.
And some other nonsense:
* Pinch-runner and potential tying run Dalton Pompey steals second in ninth: "What a money bag!.....that is a money bag."
So, a money bag?
And with Pompey on second and Kevin Pillar batting: "I can't believe how different the game is. Man at second nobody out, we don't move him."
9 seconds later, Pompey stole third.
* On it being a little more humid at the start of the game: "...and you get a nice lather going."
* And finally, it was a 2-1 game in the seventh and Reynolds said: "this has been a tight game."
Thanks, Harold! You mean at no point in this game was a team ahead 14-0?
11-3?
Harold!
Game 312 - Chicago Cubs at New York Mets
October 18 at Citi Field in Queens, NY
NLCS
TBS
It's the middle of October in New York (and other places), so it's cold.
But just one mention of it at the start of the broadcast (Ernie Johnson: "it's extremely crisp") wasn't enough for the TBS team.
"It's 41 degrees"
"Chilly temperatures"
"...on a night like this"
"Chilly night here in New York"
"Tough to pitch with the cold tonight"
"They're bundled up here at Citi Field"
"40 degrees now"
"Cold weather"
"In this cold, the sting lasts a little longer"
"And on this chilly night in New York, Joe Maddon heads to the mound in the eighth"
So: chilly.
NLCS
TBS
It's the middle of October in New York (and other places), so it's cold.
But just one mention of it at the start of the broadcast (Ernie Johnson: "it's extremely crisp") wasn't enough for the TBS team.
"It's 41 degrees"
"Chilly temperatures"
"...on a night like this"
"Chilly night here in New York"
"Tough to pitch with the cold tonight"
"They're bundled up here at Citi Field"
"40 degrees now"
"Cold weather"
"In this cold, the sting lasts a little longer"
"And on this chilly night in New York, Joe Maddon heads to the mound in the eighth"
So: chilly.
IT'S CHILLY.
Game 311 - New York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers
October 15 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA
NL Division Series
TBS
Ernie Johnson has called Cal Ripken "Ironman" before, and each time (I'm assuming) it makes everyone feel really uncomfortable.
But why does he do it? Cal Ripken has been given the nickname 'The Ironman' before because he holds the all-time record for consecutive games played. That's fine. But as far as we know, Ernie Johnson is the only person on earth who CALLS HIM IRONMAN.
And during Thursday's game, Johnson even did this:
"Just kidding, Iron."
Stop it, Ernie Johnson!
NL Division Series
TBS
Ernie Johnson has called Cal Ripken "Ironman" before, and each time (I'm assuming) it makes everyone feel really uncomfortable.
But why does he do it? Cal Ripken has been given the nickname 'The Ironman' before because he holds the all-time record for consecutive games played. That's fine. But as far as we know, Ernie Johnson is the only person on earth who CALLS HIM IRONMAN.
And during Thursday's game, Johnson even did this:
"Just kidding, Iron."
Stop it, Ernie Johnson!
Game 310 - St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
October 13 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL
NL Division Series
TBS
NL Division Series
TBS
Game 309 - Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets
October 12 at Citi Field in Queens, NY
NL Division Series
TBS
I just want to point out one moment from this game, which the Mets won 13-7 to take a 2-1 lead in the series.
Jimmy Rollins came up to the plate in the top of the seventh inning and Cal Ripken had this to say:
"I'm a big Jimmy Rollins fan, but in some ways, he's getting towards the end."
Cal, please don't sell yourself short: you are the BIGGEST Jimmy Rollins fan.
GETTING TOWARDS?!
I hate to quote a Doors' song, Cal, but THIS IS THE END.
NL Division Series
TBS
I just want to point out one moment from this game, which the Mets won 13-7 to take a 2-1 lead in the series.
Jimmy Rollins came up to the plate in the top of the seventh inning and Cal Ripken had this to say:
"I'm a big Jimmy Rollins fan, but in some ways, he's getting towards the end."
Cal, please don't sell yourself short: you are the BIGGEST Jimmy Rollins fan.
GETTING TOWARDS?!
I hate to quote a Doors' song, Cal, but THIS IS THE END.
Game 308 - St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
October 12 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL
NL Division Series
TBS
A handful of Baseball Phrases & general silliness to get to in this one, an 8-6 Cubs' win in which the hosts hit a postseason-record six home runs and took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-5 series.
Play-by-play man Brian Anderson
"not going to shy away from the theater"
"live-wire crowd"
"it was Wacha World two years ago"
"the friendly confines"
"crooked number"
"double-barrel action"
"big game pitcher"
Commentator Dennis Eckersley
"dots the corner with cheese!"/"he went to three pieces of cheese in a row"
"it's a Wally Workout is what it is"
"healthy gas"
"his bread and butter is that hook"
Commentator Joe Simpson
"work from behind the eight-ball"
"it is high and watch it fly night"
"Punchout(s)"
Said a total of 13 times
Anderson - 6
Eckersley - 6
Simpson - 1
This is not a nickname....
J-Hey Kid (Jason Heyward)
....you just took a nickname that already existed (Willie Mays, 'The Say Hey Kid'), then took the first letter of the first name and the first three letters of the last name, put a dash between them and added 'kid'.
THAT ISN'T A NICKNAME.
NL Division Series
TBS
A handful of Baseball Phrases & general silliness to get to in this one, an 8-6 Cubs' win in which the hosts hit a postseason-record six home runs and took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-5 series.
Play-by-play man Brian Anderson
"not going to shy away from the theater"
"live-wire crowd"
"it was Wacha World two years ago"
"the friendly confines"
"crooked number"
"double-barrel action"
"big game pitcher"
Commentator Dennis Eckersley
"dots the corner with cheese!"/"he went to three pieces of cheese in a row"
"it's a Wally Workout is what it is"
"healthy gas"
"his bread and butter is that hook"
Commentator Joe Simpson
"work from behind the eight-ball"
"it is high and watch it fly night"
"Punchout(s)"
Said a total of 13 times
Anderson - 6
Eckersley - 6
Simpson - 1
This is not a nickname....
J-Hey Kid (Jason Heyward)
....you just took a nickname that already existed (Willie Mays, 'The Say Hey Kid'), then took the first letter of the first name and the first three letters of the last name, put a dash between them and added 'kid'.
THAT ISN'T A NICKNAME.
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