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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Oct 3, 2018 19:54:45 GMT -5
Just got to hope Severino hangs a pitch or two. He's not giving up much contact at all.
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Post by kevfc89 on Oct 3, 2018 19:57:03 GMT -5
This game is going as expected. I don't know why Fiers didn't get a start. He might have been as bad but you might as well use your best pitcher instead of using some mediocre reliever to start the game. It's scary that Aaron Judge is starting to play more like himself. That HR might not have been a homer at Fenway (probably not) but if the point is that the Yankees only hit HRs because of their park keep in mind that of their 267 homers, 123 of them came on the road - that's a pace of 246 per 162 games, which is a helluva lot. This team has legit power up and down every spot of the lineup. They're scary. What holds back their offense is their lack of an old fashioned batting average and lack of speed. In other words they struggle to string 3 hit together. It's homer or nothing, but it's hard to keep them down with all that power. yea, i think it's fair to say that the Yankees have the deepest lineup in baseball right now. We have better top end hitters imo---I'll take Mookie, JD, and Xander over any combination of three Yankees hitters, but their entire lineup is really good. Almost everyone in their lineup has an OPS over .800 (Cutch is very close, and Sanchez has had a down year but with a very low babip)....and most of them are around .850 or higher. It's a tough lineup to pitch to up and down.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Oct 3, 2018 19:59:37 GMT -5
The only positive thing the A's can do right now is take a walk. They aren't touching Severino right now.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Oct 3, 2018 19:59:51 GMT -5
the whole concept has a very shaky foundation. I am not buying it. It's a very fine strategy for navigating a 162 game season. But the strategy in a winner take all game is much simpler - use your best pitchers. Hendricks is not that when compared to their starters of their other relievers - and by settling on him they may have already blown the chance to use the strength of their team (middle to back bullpen) in any sort of high-leverage fashion because there already behind... Most notably they have just not come ready to play. They're pitching fielding and swinging like a nervous and tentative team not at all ready for prime time. We'll see if they can recover... Well, we really don't know that, but I will allow that you could be right. And by what metric will we be able to tell it is successful ? To me, in this situation, it is clearly trying to mask the teams own perceptions of their roster's inadequacy. Humans are wonderful at over thinking solutions to problems. See Bufo Marinus, otherwise known as Cane toad, in Australia
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Oct 3, 2018 20:03:30 GMT -5
Great. Their only line drive gets caught and MFY's are getting 100 foot singles.
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Post by philsbosoxfan on Oct 3, 2018 20:05:48 GMT -5
Question. Do blackout restrictions apply to post season ? Just curious, I have none anyways. yes. I am getting screwed right now. Sorry to hear that.
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Post by danredhawk on Oct 3, 2018 20:09:35 GMT -5
It's a very fine strategy for navigating a 162 game season. But the strategy in a winner take all game is much simpler - use your best pitchers. Hendricks is not that when compared to their starters of their other relievers - and by settling on him they may have already blown the chance to use the strength of their team (middle to back bullpen) in any sort of high-leverage fashion because there already behind... Most notably they have just not come ready to play. They're pitching fielding and swinging like a nervous and tentative team not at all ready for prime time. We'll see if they can recover... Well, we really don't know that, but I will allow that you could be right. And by what metric will we be able to tell it is successful ? To me, in this situation, it is clearly trying to mask the teams own perceptions of their roster's inadequacy. Humans are wonderful at over thinking solutions to problems. See Bufo Marinus, otherwise known as Cane toad, in Australia While l don't have any metrics at hand to tell you I'm right or you're wrong, enough teams utilized the strategy in this regular season to indicate to me they have some evidence to back up the theory. To me it's not much different than feelings pretty good about a depth starter who can make a number of starts and help your team go around .500 in those games (there's a lot of value in that), but you certainly wouldn't choose that pitcher to throw with your season on the line... If the A's wanted to do a bullpen game in the playoffs - I think they would have been better off starting Treinen and working backwards through their high-leverage guys. At least trying to extend the game as long as possibly, maybe build an early lead, etc and dealing with closing out a game when you get there...
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Post by bluechip on Oct 3, 2018 20:11:17 GMT -5
Just got to hope Severino hangs a pitch or two. He's not giving up much contact at all. Severino has been pretty good with the no hitter going... his no hitter has been impressive... this will certainly be a no hitter... Is that enough jinx yet?
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Post by soxfaninnj on Oct 3, 2018 20:17:51 GMT -5
a blast away
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Oct 3, 2018 20:17:52 GMT -5
yes. I am getting screwed right now. Sorry to hear that. it is somewhat self inflicted. I just don't want to pay for cable or a la carte TV. Folks used to listen in on the radio, so all is not lost. Lets go A's !!! Edit: or a cheap RF homer away !!!
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Oct 3, 2018 20:18:21 GMT -5
Just got to hope Severino hangs a pitch or two. He's not giving up much contact at all. Severino has been pretty good with the no hitter going... his no hitter has been impressive... this will certainly be a no hitter... Is that enough jinx yet? I'm debating changing the channel when the A's are batting, maybe look up voodoo videos on YouTube to change the luck myself.
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Oct 3, 2018 20:24:09 GMT -5
Well, at the very least this game has guaranteed that Severino won't pitch until Game 3 if they win.
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Post by soxfaninnj on Oct 3, 2018 20:24:15 GMT -5
come one semien
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Post by kevfc89 on Oct 3, 2018 20:24:39 GMT -5
even with no hits allowed i almost feel this is too long a leash for severino (given the yankees bullpen)....maybe he'll serve up a mistake here
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Post by soxfaninnj on Oct 3, 2018 20:24:49 GMT -5
excellent umpiring in that ab
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Oct 3, 2018 20:25:10 GMT -5
I hope Andujar throws it into the bleachers with a throw to first base.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Oct 3, 2018 20:25:13 GMT -5
Severino doesn't trust his stuff.....walking the park.....Now is the time !!!!
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Post by soxfaninnj on Oct 3, 2018 20:26:08 GMT -5
a cheap hit ties the game
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Oct 3, 2018 20:26:17 GMT -5
Maybe Sanchez will muff a pitch in the dirt too.
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Post by soxfaninnj on Oct 3, 2018 20:26:45 GMT -5
damn that was his pitch
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Post by pedrofanforever45 on Oct 3, 2018 20:28:10 GMT -5
100 on the black. Jesus f-ing Christ. Yay. Wooo.
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Post by jerrygarciaparra on Oct 3, 2018 20:30:06 GMT -5
Golden Opportunity...Dang !
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Post by dd on Oct 3, 2018 20:31:37 GMT -5
It really annoying that GameDay gives player playoff stats rather than regular season. A guy gets one hit and he looks like the GOAT.
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Post by kevfc89 on Oct 3, 2018 20:34:52 GMT -5
almost like Trivino, an actually good pitcher, should've been the A's opener.
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Post by soxfaninnj on Oct 3, 2018 20:36:10 GMT -5
This guy was filthy damn
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