2025 MLB Playoffs!

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by bk400

I suppose that makes sense if Dave was throwing in the towel after being down only 2 runs with Playoff Mookie, Teoscar Hernandez and Playoff Freddie due up in the bottom of the inning.

He got out of the seventh with a little luck and no runs, I’m not defending Robert’s managing, hes horrible, but why not send him in the 8th . The wheels came off quick, at that point they gave up the game so why not keep him in to keep the rest of the arms fresh.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

He got out of the seventh with a little luck and no runs, I’m not defending Robert’s managing, hes horrible, but why not send him in the 8th . The wheels came off quick, at that point they gave up the game so why not keep him in to keep the rest of the arms fresh.

Because he is Clayton Kershaw with a track record ten miles long of post season disasters, that's why.

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Because he is Clayton Kershaw with a track record ten miles long of post season disasters, that's why.

Then why even have him on the post season roster?

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Then why even have him on the post season roster?

No argument here, as I posted before he should have been left off.

[frankbmd]

Kershaw is a regular season Hall of Fame. PERIOD.

[bk400]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Kershaw is a regular season Hall of Fame. PERIOD.

Perhaps. But so was Ted Williams.

[Balticfox]

Yay! All the games went my way yesterday and the dog-ass Yankees have been eliminated.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

Yay! All the games went my way yesterday and the dog-ass Yankees have been eliminated.

And somehow the Yankees haven't fired Boone yet.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

And somehow the Yankees haven't fired Boone yet.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...aign=editorial

[BobbyStrawberry]

Well that was one of the worst plays in the history of postseason baseball.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...aign=editorial

Joe Girardi wasn't perfect, but he was a better manager than Boone. I think teams these days are looking mostly for a yes-man who will do what the analytics people say and that the players don't mind having around. Boone is the poster boy for that IMO.

[SyrNy1960]

Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry

And somehow the Yankees haven't fired Boone yet.

https://x.com/awfulannouncing/status...nt-office.html

[Peter_Spaeth]

To the top of the 15h. Taking out a dominant Skubal after only 6 may cost the Tigers a trip to the next round.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by bk400

Perhaps. But so was Ted Williams.

Did someone say he wasn't?

[bk400]

Originally Posted by jayshum

Did someone say he wasn't?

Just making the point that Kershaw wouldn't be the only legendary player who was Mr. Regular Season. Mike Trout would be another.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by bk400

Just making the point that Kershaw wouldn't be the only legendary player who was Mr. Regular Season. Mike Trout would be another.

Not at all analagous. Williams and Trout barely touched the post season., their teams sucked, tiny sample sizes mean nothing. Kershaw has like a season's worth of post season appearances.

To be precise, he has started 32 postseason games and pitched in 40 total. His ERA is now ..... wait for it .... 4.63. FOUR POINT SIX THREE, you read that right. More that two full points higher than his regular season ERA.

[bk400]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Not at all analagous. Williams and Trout barely touched the post season., their teams sucked, tiny sample sizes mean nothing. Kershaw has like a season's worth of post season appearances.

If you don't play a lot in the postseason, you're still a Mr. Regular Season. You can't say that Ted Williams or Mike Trout are anything other than Mr. Regular Seasons.

[TUM301]

Ted Williams was a “Mr Regular Season “, man tough crowd especially for a player whose career lasted from 1939-1960. Think he played in 1 post season series 6 games and went 5 for 25. Amazing Boston had so few appearances all those years.

[bk400]

In all seriousness, I'd be curious to see how many hits Ted Williams had in pressure-less games -- perhaps defined as games where the Red Sox were more than 5 games out of first place in the final third of the season. Or, similarly, how many home runs Mike Trout has had in similar games. There should be a premium for performance under pressure, which (unfortunately) would elevate players like Jeter.