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  1. Frayed Knot
    So the sponsors of these telecasts actually expect me to go out and buy a Doosan? Cuz, if not, I'm not sure theirs is money well spent. (whatever a Doosan is)
  2. Frayed Knot
    Mike Bell (44), of whom I was previously unaware, is Cincy manager David's brother, son of Buddy, grandson of '62 NYM Gus 37 ABs for the Cincy Reds in 2000 was the extent of Mike's ML career after being a 1st round (30th overall) draft pick by the Texas Rangers out of regional sports powerhouse (all the kids of sports stars go there) Archbishop Moeller HS in Cincinnati
  3. Frayed Knot
    So in the NL this year the top two records are (or are about to be) eliminated, and the top one in the AL is on the brink.
  4. Frayed Knot
    After the single, Dave Roberts should have put himself in to pinch-run so he could steal 2nd.
  5. Frayed Knot
    Has Seager made contact in this series? oe: 3 for 20 w/8 Ks
  6. Frayed Knot
    Middle of the order again for the Nats if this goes to the 10th, so the Dodgers might want to think about ending it now!!!!
  7. Frayed Knot
    Except that with two of the first three hitters he was due to face being LHBs -- Eaton as the last out of the 7th and then Soto with Rendon in between -- it wasn't completely without logic. Not sure if he's got a better lefty in the pen. The other problem is that it's not like Kenley Jansen is automatic these days either. Now he probably would have hung with Clayton past just those guys so maybe something was inevitable the longer he pitched, but you don't expect two shots like that on back to back pitches.
  8. Frayed Knot
    Well THAT (Kershaw) didn't work out too well.
  9. Frayed Knot
    Brian McCann, 35, announced his retirement following the Braves' ouster in the NLDS 15 seasons, most of them as a full-time player; seven time All-Star; six Silver Slugger awards; 282 career HRs; 110 OPS+ as a catcher; twice got back of the pack MVP votes. When he returned to the Braves this year I figured it would be maybe twice a week starts plus some PH'ing, but wound up with nearly 300 ABs and started all the playoff games over both Flowers & Cervelli.
  10. Frayed Knot
    And then there's the TV network pov on Wild Cards: - in the NFL, a team winning, or even getting to, the SB from a 5th or 6th conference seed is a wonderful thing and serves to show both the balance in the league and the wonderful design of their playoff set-up - in MLB a WC advancing beyond the 1st round shows how the sport too often doesn't get the best teams to get to the WS and shows why the meaningless regular season needs to be ignored
  11. Frayed Knot
    Strasburg is not as off as Verlander was yesterday, but this whole 'short rest' thing isn't going well so far - although he just turned a 1-2-3 4th Could you imagine if this game had had the 10-run 1st inning like they had in Atlanta? 2/3 of the crowd would have missed it.
  12. Frayed Knot
    FFF has actually had a rough run of it since about September 1st (possibly due to an elbow problem); he had just 5 XBHs all month and only two singles in 10 ABs in the final series vs the Mets So I don't think it's a matter of discovering how to pitch to him as much as it's catching him when he's off. The game this one most reminds me of was one that the Cards were on the opposite side of: the Royals 11-0 win to close out the '85 World Series Saberhagen went all the way on a 5-hitter while StL went through seven pitchers including John Tudor stinking up the start [5 ER in 2.1 IP] and Joaquin Andujar getting tossed out of the game following an on-field meltdown over a 'Ball 4' call while relieving in the 5th
  13. Frayed Knot
    =bmfc1 post_id=24087 time=1570654622 user_id=73] =Gwreck post_id=24085 time=1570653916 user_id=56] Odds that the Atlanta fans do it anyway even if not prompted by the video board?
  14. Frayed Knot
    Frayed Knot wrote: You know it's not your day when ... - the other team makes defensive substitutions in the bottom of the 1st !! - the opposing pitcher not only bats in the 1st inning but in the 2nd also [0 for 1 plus a bases-loaded walk] - their leadoff guy is batting for a third time in the top of the 2nd - You're on your fourth pitcher in the third inning - the other team's pitcher (#9 slot) is batting for the third time before your #9 slot comes to the plate even once 13-0, bottom 3
  15. Frayed Knot
    The Cards have hit two infield grounders with runners on base in potential GiDP situations -- both by Yadier!! -- and yet the Braves have turned those into ZERO outs. One error by Freddie, one by Acuna.
  16. Frayed Knot
    You know it's not your day when ... - the other team makes defensive substitutions in the bottom of the 1st !! - the opposing pitcher not only bats in the 1st inning but in the 2nd also [0 for 1 plus a bases-loaded walk] - their leadoff guy is batting for a third time in the top of the 2nd
  17. Frayed Knot
    HOE! LEE! SHIT! Joining this one via tape delay about a half-hour late ... and let's just say that was a less than optimal start for the home team.
  18. Frayed Knot
    =Methead post_id=24059 time=1570644121 user_id=61] How can it be a perfect relay if Jeter didn't throw it?
  19. Frayed Knot
    I was thinking of this same topic earlier but pessimistically came to a different conclusion: I realized that while there were four 100+ win teams this year in MLB (an unusual case to start with) it's quite possible that by tomorrow three of the four are going to get out of the way in the very first round thereby paving a flower-strewn path for the fourth.
  20. Frayed Knot
    Girardi's 'tightness' (pressure?, intensity?) is probably more a long term problem than a short one, something that wears a team/media down over time. And he did last 10 years in the Bronx following his one year stint for a goofy owner in Miami where he got canned after winning Manager of the Year (for whatever that's worth). Showalter is a different kind of guy from Girardi but carries a similar type of rep where his voice starts to wear thin after a while as guys get tired of hearing him, but it's not like he was getting bounced early either: four, three, four, and nine seasons at each of his stops. But those same traits can also be a short term boost to a club, and if Brodie and the brass think they have a win-now club ...
  21. Frayed Knot
    It was a great play all around -- perfectly played off the wall by Kiermaier, perfect throw by Kiermaier, perfect and quick relay by Adames and nice tag by Travis ... although if Altuve slides more directly into home plate he's probably safe too. That slide past the plate and reach back with your hand works in some circumstances but not all and I don't think on this one. Keith would have gone off on that.
  22. Frayed Knot
    In addition to their pitching problems, it would be nice if the Astros decided to score in this series. Just 1 run last night, 4 runs combined in the two games in Tampa, and 11 total in the series. All this from the #3 scoring team in the AL (the Twins were #2 so that didn't work there either). Hit like that and you're lucky to even see a Game 5 btw, last night was (yet another) 8-1/2 inning/low-scoring game that took nearly 4 hours (3:49) to play
  23. Frayed Knot
    Wade Miley is/was the starter getting skipped here as Houston seems determined to ride Verlander/Cole/Greinke. Problem with Miley is that he had a horrid September: 5 starts where he totaled just 11-1/3 innings while coughing up 21 Runs on 28 Hits Brad Peacock was the #5 guy who got tossed over when they acquired Greinke at the deadline and I'm not sure if he's even active for this series. (oe: he's not)
  24. Frayed Knot
    So this (Verlander) strategy isn't exactly working out so far.
  25. Frayed Knot
    Astros going with Justin Verlander on short rest tonight despite it NOT being a lose-or-go-home game from Houston's point of view. I guess this means George Stone will be available out of the bullpen.
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