ericmvan
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Post by ericmvan on Oct 19, 2013 6:50:56 GMT -5
I found it amazing that Don Mattingly made a catastrophically stupid move that no one appears to have questioned.
Needing two outs, Mattingly chose to pitch to Michael Wacha and Matt Carpenter (career .381 OBP) with the bases loaded, rather than Pete Kozma (career .293 OBP) and Wacha with runners on second and third.
Furthermore, in his career Kershaw had allowed .145 / .233 / .177 with runners on 2nd and 3rd (excluding IBB) and .215 / .260 / .277 with the bases full. With 1 or 2 outs, the splits are .089 / .164 / .107 versus .208 / .263 / .264. Essentially, when Kershaw has the leeway to work the edges of the zone because first base is open, even average hitters have found him completely unhittable. Mattingly gave up that advantage and put an extra runner on base -- in order to face Carpenter rather than Kozma.
When watching NL playoff games, I usually find myself rooting for whichever team is being less stupid. It was easy to root for the Cardinals in this series.
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Oct 19, 2013 11:33:00 GMT -5
Neither the Tigers nor the Red Sox should be afraid of a team that bats Yadier Molina 4th. Yadier Molina hit .319/.359/.477 in 2013 for a 134 wRC+. That would have ranked third on the Red Sox behind only Papi and Carp (in a small sample). The Red Sox had a pretty good #4 hitter, but their #3 hitters hit a collective .290/.365/.415 and their #5 hitters hit a collective .266/.362/.457. Yadier Molina is also going to end up in the top 5 in the NL MVP voting this year. So while the Cardinals are certainly far from a juggernaut, you sure picked a strange reason to hate on them. Seriously, Yadi has been a good hitter for three years now. Where have you been?
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Post by grandsalami on Oct 19, 2013 17:02:07 GMT -5
“@buster_ESPN: Filed: LAD offered Clayton Kershaw contract concept in range of $300 million earlier this year. Talks were tabled; confidence about talks.”
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Post by johnsilver52 on Oct 19, 2013 17:06:23 GMT -5
“@buster_ESPN: Filed: LAD offered Clayton Kershaw contract concept in range of $300 million earlier this year. Talks were tabled; confidence about talks.” ....... Can anyone imagine David Price in the NL West.. Vs those same lineups that Kershaw gets to face on a year in and out basis?
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Post by Chris Hatfield on Oct 19, 2013 17:51:31 GMT -5
“@buster_ESPN: Filed: LAD offered Clayton Kershaw contract concept in range of $300 million earlier this year. Talks were tabled; confidence about talks.” ....... Can anyone imagine David Price in the NL West.. Vs those same lineups that Kershaw gets to face on a year in and out basis? I dunno man, I see dominance against everyone but the Cards: espn.go.com/mlb/player/splits/_/id/28963/clayton-kershaw
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Post by amfox1 on Oct 21, 2013 9:36:00 GMT -5
Jim Leyland is stepping down as manager of the Tigers. Good man, good manager. Good luck, Jim.
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Post by elguapo on Oct 21, 2013 9:49:09 GMT -5
I figured he'd be player-manager next season and pinch run for Prince Fielder.
Amazing career - I wonder if he'll actually retire this time?
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Post by johnsilver52 on Oct 21, 2013 10:24:01 GMT -5
Jim Leyland is stepping down as manager of the Tigers. Good man, good manager. Good luck, Jim. Teared up when saw it AmFox. He is one of the great ones to me as have posted here numerous times in things about his Lakeland Tigers beginnings. The guy was there for greats like Jack Morris at the start, Kirk Gibson, Alan Trammel, Sweet Lou Whittaker.. Just too many to name. He, Rac Slider and Joe Morgan will always be the trio of minor league managing favorites and now the last is gone it looks like.
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Post by jmei on Oct 21, 2013 10:59:17 GMT -5
His press conference was a joy to watch. He's as good of a baseball man as I can remember.
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