mister d wrote:Agreed. “Francona is a great manager” needs to come with a caveat of “non-tactical”.
Not sure what the consensus is but I think Dave Roberts is the best manager in baseball. He makes strong tactical decisions with his bullpens and also shows flexibility in fielding different lineups. Maddon is good, but I think his bullpen decisions haven't been great the last two postseasons.
I go Maddon simply because I think we’ve reached a point where we can say he always gets more out of his teams than he should. He might age out of that or something, but it all works right now.
(Also, Jose Ramirez is just Jose Uribe after a new ID and some conditioning, right?
Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:13 pmOh shit, you just reminded me about toilet paper.
Joe K wrote:Not sure what the consensus is but I think Dave Roberts is the best manager in baseball. He makes strong tactical decisions with his bullpens and also shows flexibility in fielding different lineups.
Is this the same Dave Roberts who intentionally walked Chris Coghlan in the eighth inning of last year's NLCS Game One, with the game tied and runners on first and second? He had also intentionally walked Jason Freaking Heyward earlier that inning.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
I get that Judge's strike zone is bigger top to bottom than most...but why is it so fucking big left to right?
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. - God
So...not to get all up in arms...but I think three crazy celebrations should be the limit. One when you clinch playoff spot. Another when you win LCS, another when you win World Series.
Hold on, I'm trying to see if Jack London ever gets this fire built or not.
Giff wrote:So I should totally stand-up my date to the father/daughter dance Friday night, huh?
Maybe if it was a Game 7...
She's excited about watching the game on DVR once we get home, so I'm good!
You're gonna have a hard time not overhearing anything, aren't you?
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. - God
Giff wrote:So I should totally stand-up my date to the father/daughter dance Friday night, huh?
Missing games is actually a positive thing. I didn't see more than some passing innings of G1 and G2 then saw all of G3-5. That's what you should do, except without the whole winning the series thing.
Johnnie wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 8:13 pmOh shit, you just reminded me about toilet paper.
Giff wrote:So I should totally stand-up my date to the father/daughter dance Friday night, huh?
Missing games is actually a positive thing. I didn't see more than some passing innings of G1 and G2 then saw all of G3-5. That's what you should do, except without the whole winning the series thing.
It's been 12 years since we've been that far. I'll be 53 if I have to wait that long again. I'm going to be watching every pitch.
well this is gonna be someone's new signature - bronto
Jerloma wrote:I get that Judge's strike zone is bigger top to bottom than most...but why is it so fucking big left to right?
Every pitcher was getting 2-3 inches off the plate all night, I thought.
Well that probably explains the 58 strikeouts.
And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with blood, and their dust made fat with fatness. - God
Cleveland won fewer games than the Dodgers - how could they be expected to win the World Series?
Also, once Houston traded for Verlander I think they had a better roster than Cleveland. Olney's reaction is classic recency bias. Cleveland had an incredible run in August and September but it was no more impressive than what the Dodgers did earlier in the season. Francona fell into that trap a bit as well, sticking with lineups that he played a lot during the win streak even though they were suboptimal -- and treating Bauer like an ace based on a fluky stretch instead of like the mediocre starter he has typical been.
Joe K wrote:Not sure what the consensus is but I think Dave Roberts is the best manager in baseball. He makes strong tactical decisions with his bullpens and also shows flexibility in fielding different lineups.
Is this the same Dave Roberts who intentionally walked Chris Coghlan in the eighth inning of last year's NLCS Game One, with the game tied and runners on first and second? He had also intentionally walked Jason Freaking Heyward earlier that inning.
Eh, I could point to several significant errors that Maddon made in Game 7 of the World Series (pulling Hendricks too early, bringing in Lester mid-inning, etc.), so using one inning or game isn't exactly fair.
Roberts won 90+ games last year, despite an insane number of injuries, and had the team on pace to challenge the all-time wins record this year until they had that nightmare 4 week stretch. And if we're strictly looking at postseason performance, he was great in the NLDS vs. Washington last year.