2025 MLB Playoffs!

[Peter_Spaeth]

The analytics may say otherwise. My experience says do not take out a starter with command (2 hits, 13Ks) unless he or his catcher tell you he's spent. Seen this movie so many times.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The analytics may say otherwise. My experience says do not take out a starter with command (2 hits, 13Ks) unless he or his catcher tell you he's spent. Seen this movie so many times.

While I agree with what you're saying, as someone else already mentioned, the announcers made it sound like Skubal basically tells the manager when he's done. I just read that the most pitches he's ever thrown in a game is 108 and that was in 2022. He was at 99 last night when he came out.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by jayshum

While I agree with what you're saying, as someone else already mentioned, the announcers made it sound like Skubal basically tells the manager when he's done. I just read that the most pitches he's ever thrown in a game is 108 and that was in 2022. He was at 99 last night when he came out.

I guess we'll never know, but his last pitch clocked 101, how done could he have been, and I just find it hard to believe a pitcher of his caliber would pull himself from a one run deciding playoff game.

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I guess we'll never know, but his last pitch clocked 101, how done could he have been, and I just find it hard to believe a pitcher of his caliber would pull himself from a one run deciding playoff game.

Here's the explanation from Hinch:

"Easy decision," Hinch said. "After the fifth (inning), I checked in on him — how he was doing physically and emotionally. We both knew that he had one (inning) left. He emptied his tank and was emotional coming off the mound, and I think that signals exactly where we were in the game. He gave us everything he could. He's pitched on regular rest now three or four starts in a row. He empties his tank from pitch one. It was an easy decision."

[bk400]

Brewers -- Dodgers should be fun. It will be interesting to see if they can keep Ohtani bottled up. He had an OPS of 1.066 in 22 ABs this year against their pitching (versus a .626 OPS against the Cubs).

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by bk400

Brewers -- Dodgers should be fun. It will be interesting to see if they can keep Ohtani bottled up. He had an OPS of 1.066 in 22 ABs this year against their pitching (versus a .626 OPS against the Cubs).

The worst part of the Phillies loss to the Dodgers was that they kept Ohtani to 1-18 in the series but still lost 3 games out of 4.

[BobbyStrawberry]

Originally Posted by jayshum

The worst part of the Phillies loss to the Dodgers was that they kept Ohtani to 1-18 in the series but still lost 3 games out of 4.

I'd say the final play of the series was the worst part...

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The analytics may say otherwise. My experience says do not take out a starter with command (2 hits, 13Ks) unless he or his catcher tell you he's spent. Seen this movie so many times.

I agree.

While I'm very disappointed with the Tigers loss, I have to admit that they haven't been playing pennant winning caliber baseball since the All-Star break.