baseball playoffs

[chaddurbin]

rooting for clev...but cubs in 5.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

rooting for clev...but cubs in 5.

man Kershaw has to be jealous of Hendricks...bases loaded when he leaves the game with one out and nobody scoring...thats 3 inherited runners his relievers prevent from going onto his era...... people focused on era will point to his 0.00 era now..but if 2 runs come its in the 5s...etc...

i think thats about has many inherited runners the dodgers relievers prevented from scoring in all of kershaw's career postseason appearances...


in a side note i think kyle kendricks is also jealous of kyle hendricks..

[clydepepper]

- in spite of Joe Madden pulling Kyle Hendricks with a 5-1 lead.

IMO that was a huge blunder...but he got away with it.


I would not want Jon Lester on my team...that's ridiculous!

I know, I know- he pitched well - there is just NO excuse for a pitcher that is so well paid to be unable to make throws to first and just barely able to field his position at all.

I'm glad the Cubs won...in spite of all that.

[irv]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

- in spite of Joe Madden pulling Kyle Hendricks with a 5-1 lead.

IMO that was a huge blunder...but he got away with it.


I would not want Jon Lester on my team...that's ridiculous!

I know, I know- he pitched well - there is just NO excuse for a pitcher that is so well paid to be unable to make throws to first and just barely able to field his position at all.

I'm glad the Cubs won...in spite of all that.

I thought the same, but glad to see this morning the Cubbies won!

I stayed up until 10:30 figuring the Cub's would win it and was quite surprised to see what happened this morning watching the highlights!

What time (EST) did the game finish?

[almostdone]

Originally Posted by irv

I thought the same, but glad to see this morning the Cubbies won!

I stayed up until 10:30 figuring the Cub's would win it and was quite surprised to see what happened this morning watching the highlights!

What time (EST) did the game finish?

About 12:40 or so. So happy. So tired.
Drew

[chaddurbin]

congrats to the cubbies, seems like a bunch of nice guys (besides chapman). epstein is the ring whisperer. maddon kind of went overboard with the "use your best reliever in the most leveraged situation". became a war of attrition there at the end and the more superior team won.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

- in spite of Joe Madden pulling Kyle Hendricks with a 5-1 lead.

IMO that was a huge blunder...but he got away with it.


I would not want Jon Lester on my team...that's ridiculous!

I know, I know- he pitched well - there is just NO excuse for a pitcher that is so well paid to be unable to make throws to first and just barely able to field his position at all.

I'm glad the Cubs won...in spite of all that.

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/why-t...on-jon-lester/

[tschock]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/why-t...on-jon-lester/

It's a reasonable theory, especially the part about not wanting to appear to be a bonehead (as a base runner). It's similar to the idea that, statistically speaking, your best chance to score with a free kick on goal in soccer is to kick it directly at the goalie. But just think how embarrassing that would be if the goalie didn't move.

Obviously once players started taking advantage of these counter-intuitive actions (in either case), there would be some form of adjustments made to offset them.

[clydepepper]

Supposedly, with greater risk, comes greater glory.

It has been said that, in order to become a winner, one must be willing to risk failure.

Jon Lester is incomplete as a ballplayer no matter how good his deliveries to the plate are. He makes his teammates strain to cover his butt.

IMO - Just as Shaq never resolved the Free Throw issue, I'll always believe such an issue can be conquered with enough effort. James Harden's lack of defense is another obvious example.


Brooks Robinson and Ozzie Smith were not good hitters when they first came up, but through their efforts, they became at least competitive against the highest level of play.

Darrell Evans was not born with speed, but became know as one of the smartest baserunners ever.

There are many more examples of those who worked hard and made themselves better.

Perhaps all the guaranteed money makes a difference after all.


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[1952boyntoncollector]

Playoffs coming which means adding to the legacy of kershaw Last year he was good in the playoffs...now this year is his time to be a legend