Zvon Old-Timey Member Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 Edgy MD wrote:Wait... have the Mets been going around and telling folks how tired they are?I was getting the Cubs feed.Gary mentioned something in passing. I assume it was something TC said. Might have been Mex who said you shouldn't let the other team know that.
RealityChuck Old-Timey Member Posted June 5, 2014 Posted June 5, 2014 I did enjoy the game at Wrigley; the 'Friendly Confines" is not just hype. The fans gave only minor ribbing to Mets fans and there was a lot of chatting (one girl asked me how many innings in a game!). And it's a beautiful ballpark.
Ceetar Grand Central Contributor Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 Watching the Miracle Of Life last night instead. Looking at the boxscore I'm unsure which is worse.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 Frayed Knot wrote:It has to be said. Recker got the tag down and d'Aranud did not, and that has made all the difference.Not remotely close to the same play.Well, I think it's remotely close, in that they're both tag plays at the same remote base, and one was successful and the other missed.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 I just means to make a point that a missed tag cost us big. Obviously, less than perfect defense and pitching wouldn't matter so much if the team would hit a little.
MFS62 Old-Timey Member Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 Why pitch your closer in a non-save situation, especially when losing?Later
RealityChuck Old-Timey Member Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 Actually, I think the key play was Valbueno's double in the second. If den Decker (or Lagares,alas) were in center, it's an out and the runs don't score.
Edgy MD Site Manager Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 MFS62 wrote:Why pitch your closer in a non-save situation, especially when losing?LaterBecause using save situations to dictate when to use your closer is succumbing to a false hierarchy of values.He had already missed three days while pitchers of lesser status toiled. It was the Mets last best hope to win a game, and saving their allegedly best available pitcher for a save opportunity would have been counter-productive.
RealityChuck Old-Timey Member Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 MFS62 wrote:Why pitch your closer in a non-save situation, especially when losing?LaterIn theory, to keep the other team from scoring more runs and to give your team a chance to win. It didn't work this time, but the strategy is sound.
MFS62 Old-Timey Member Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 I guess another reason is that he hadn't pitched for a while (didn't realize that) and they wanted to keep him sharp.Later
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