10/23: Might As Well Let Us Win Today
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This is the other reason teams are so hesitant to pitch guys on three days rest, the main one being that they are almost always pretty bad at it but the second is that they get hurt, pretty sure that's the same thing that happened to David Wells in the 2003 WS after the heavyweight fight in the ALCS and I think cost them that series.
Yeah, checking the Wells thing, my memory is correct. He pitched game 5 of the ALCS (7 innings, 103 pitches) and then game 7 left NY so depleted with pitching that they started Wells on 3 days rest in game 1 (also he threw 6 pitches in relief in game 7 in between). He was impressive in game 1 of the WS, 7 6 3 3 2 1, but then coming back on normal rest for game 5 in a 2-2 series, he had to abruptly leave after one inning. NY lost that game 6-4 and then Josh Beckett beat them singlehandedly in game 6 but I thought (a first guess, not a second guess) they should have used Jose Contreras out of the pen in game 1 and reset the rotation after that.
Awesome, Wandy hurt now.
Awesome, Wandy hurt now.
Wandy takes a 106 mph grounder off the glove hand. This might be a mercy killing by ending it tonight.
Once in a while one team dominates another so much that they have to research a new stat for it. The season series here is 8-2 HOU and the only time NY led in any of the seven regular season games was when they were over, both home walkoff wins.
So the nevr before seen stat is something like 'total team batters faced while leading' and coming into this game it was something like HOU 450 to 7 (not exaggerating). NY added a few early tonight but already behind in the 3rd.
So the nevr before seen stat is something like 'total team batters faced while leading' and coming into this game it was something like HOU 450 to 7 (not exaggerating). NY added a few early tonight but already behind in the 3rd.
NY even knew enough to put both Nestor and Wandy on the phantom IL down the stretch, it worked for the ALDS anyway.
It's only the third inning, too. Are there any starters who might be able to go an inning or two?
They will presumably try German and/or Montas, Schmidt too maybe. They are very bad at knowing how to use their own staff, though.
I like Brian Anderson but...
Baseball is a game where formulas refuse to apply? Excuse me. If there's any sport where formulas have merit, it's this, cricket, and golf because of the individual nature of for MLB's case, the specific one on one nature of batter vs. pitcher. Statements like this make for a less intelligent understanding and at-large discourse of this game.
Baseball is a game where formulas refuse to apply? Excuse me. If there's any sport where formulas have merit, it's this, cricket, and golf because of the individual nature of for MLB's case, the specific one on one nature of batter vs. pitcher. Statements like this make for a less intelligent understanding and at-large discourse of this game.
Yes, I still think so. I know they're hoping for a little power when they keep sending him out. But it isn't there. I'll take a better chance at contact against this pitching.
I'm not sure why I'm still up watching this but the Yankees are the last representative of the AL East and Houston is so loathsome. Conflicted.
Of all the players to get hot and carry the offense, such as it is, Bader probably wouldn't be in my top three five. So glad to see it.
I hear you ……. But it is the Yankees and I love the Red Sox no matter how bad they are. So for me. Go Houston.
Bader brings his Cardinal Devil Magic and is now mixing it with Yankees Mystique & Aura. That's a pretty powerful combination.
Yeah, I think they should keep him around too. They may have found their lead-off man for a while. And the defense always plays.
So who fucked that up? IKF? Gleyber? Both?
I see the error was given to Gleyber, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.
I see the error was given to Gleyber, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything.
