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Post by inaltuvewetrust on Nov 4, 2022 12:27:27 GMT -6
I guess I should clarify my response some because I kind of sounded like I was being an a-hole to Ashitaka, which wasn't my intention. I agree that Wheeler is a good pitcher and is capable of shutting us down. My point though is that he isn't any better than some other great pitchers we have gotten to in the playoffs (Kershaw, Jansen, Sale, Cole, etc..). I also have a ton of faith in some of our hitters to be able to put runs up against great pitching. Over the years an Altuve, Bregman, Yuli, and so on have been able to come up clutch in the playoffs against elite pitchers. I agree. I feel better about facing Wheeler than I did Scherzer and Strasburg in 2019. And it's interesting with Altuve, Bregman, and Yuli when it comes to the WS. None of them have had what I would call a "really good" series at the World Series level, but they've all had some huge moments. This is probably the best WS appearance for all three of those guys even though they aren't hitting the big HRs. Totally! All have been solid this WS. Bregman has the big hit against Alvarado in game 4. However, to this point Pena probably has had the biggest WS from an offensive standpoint.
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Post by bearbryant on Nov 4, 2022 13:26:38 GMT -6
Sherwin, though he denies it. I’ll never dog a CF for defense. I'm certain I've read your typed frustration with Meyers' arm and Chas' reads on flies on more than one occasion
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Post by bearbryant on Nov 4, 2022 13:36:50 GMT -6
No. And neither would Álvarez have Álvarez has been the worst hitter on the team and probably the worst World Series player we’ve ever had. I'm going to climb over that anger wall of yours someday, and it's gonna be glorious
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Post by unionstation82 on Nov 4, 2022 13:48:56 GMT -6
I’ll never dog a CF for defense. I'm certain I've read your typed frustration with Meyers' arm and Chas' reads on flies on more than one occasion Let me rephrase: I won’t dog a CF who displays defense like he did last night. Even with Jork, I applauded it. However, will I use said defense to justify a starting role? Maybe if he has really great metrics. Nimmo has those metrics and can hit. Therefore, I cannot say Chas would earn a starting job over him. I can justify a platoon, though.
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Post by unionstation82 on Nov 4, 2022 13:50:01 GMT -6
Álvarez has been the worst hitter on the team and probably the worst World Series player we’ve ever had. I'm going to climb over that anger wall of yours someday, and it's gonna be glorious
This is going to be Yordan’s 19th World Series game. He has one home run, which was three years ago.
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Post by Saint on Nov 4, 2022 14:01:50 GMT -6
Yeah, Yordan sort of has the Verlander curse when it comes to the postseason the last couple seasons for him. He starts off great in the early rounds and then dwindles away to just flatout bad in the WS.
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Post by abregmanfan on Nov 4, 2022 14:14:41 GMT -6
Yeah, Yordan sort of has the Verlander curse when it comes to the postseason the last couple seasons for him. He starts off great in the early rounds and then dwindles away to just flatout bad in the WS. Maybe he will break the curse like JV did.
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Post by Saint on Nov 4, 2022 14:37:16 GMT -6
Yeah, Yordan sort of has the Verlander curse when it comes to the postseason the last couple seasons for him. He starts off great in the early rounds and then dwindles away to just flatout bad in the WS. Maybe he will break the curse like JV did. He had a fantastic 2019 WS. I don't know what has happened in 2021 and 2022.
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Post by talshill on Nov 4, 2022 16:12:20 GMT -6
Yordan is streaky. His HR bat disappeared a few times in the regular season too. Sure hope the streak starts again in Houston.
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Post by bearbryant on Nov 4, 2022 17:00:46 GMT -6
I'm certain I've read your typed frustration with Meyers' arm and Chas' reads on flies on more than one occasion Let me rephrase: I won’t dog a CF who displays defense like he did last night. Even with Jake, I applauded it. However, will I use said defense to justify a starting role? Maybe if he has really great metrics. Nimmo has those metrics and can hit. Therefore, I cannot say Chas would earn a starting job over him. I can justify a platoon, though. I just don't get why defensive metrics are so important to you in centerfield, but not so much at catcher. When we wax nostalgic for Siri, it's about the defense were missing in center now. When we remember Gattis, it's I didn't have a problem with him behind the plate. Even though he wasn't a major-league backstop and proved that continually
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Post by ɮօʀȶǟʐ on Nov 4, 2022 18:02:10 GMT -6
I’ll never dog a CF for defense. I'm certain I've read your typed frustration with Meyers' arm and Chas' reads on flies on more than one occasion LOL, he has dogged Chas like he caught Chas buying beer while he owed Sherwin money.
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Post by unionstation82 on Nov 4, 2022 21:14:29 GMT -6
Let me rephrase: I won’t dog a CF who displays defense like he did last night. Even with Jake, I applauded it. However, will I use said defense to justify a starting role? Maybe if he has really great metrics. Nimmo has those metrics and can hit. Therefore, I cannot say Chas would earn a starting job over him. I can justify a platoon, though. I just don't get why defensive metrics are so important to you in centerfield, but not so much at catcher. When we wax nostalgic for Siri, it's about the defense we’re missing in center now. When we remember Gattis, it's I didn't have a problem with him behind the plate. Even though he wasn't a major-league backstop and proved that continually I have no idea why Gattis didn’t catch more often. Wasn’t that why Luhnow traded for him?
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Post by unionstation82 on Nov 4, 2022 21:15:02 GMT -6
I'm certain I've read your typed frustration with Meyers' arm and Chas' reads on flies on more than one occasion LOL, he has dogged Chas like he caught Chas buying beer while he owed Sherwin money. My taxpaying dollars shouldn’t go to his booze.
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Post by dafish on Nov 4, 2022 21:53:26 GMT -6
We are 9 good innings away from the promise land. I still have visons and nightmares of the G6/7 Nationals WS debacle a few years ago at MMP. Dusty et. al. need to treat every inning left like their backs are against the wall. Complacency could doom us again.
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Post by bearbryant on Nov 5, 2022 2:29:46 GMT -6
I just don't get why defensive metrics are so important to you in centerfield, but not so much at catcher. When we wax nostalgic for Siri, it's about the defense we’re missing in center now. When we remember Gattis, it's I didn't have a problem with him behind the plate. Even though he wasn't a major-league backstop and proved that continually I have no idea why Gattis didn’t catch more often. Wasn’t that why Luhnow traded for him? No. He traded for him for the same reason y'all are talkin bout trading McCullers for Reynolds. Luhnow was tired of the DH position being a power wasteland, so he dealt Folty for a bat with some pop he could plug there. The catcher we traded for that winter was Conger
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Post by dafish on Nov 5, 2022 5:46:53 GMT -6
Gattis ought to keep his mouth shut.
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Post by unionstation82 on Nov 5, 2022 7:54:30 GMT -6
I have no idea why Gattis didn’t catch more often. Wasn’t that why Luhnow traded for him? No. He traded for him for the same reason y'all are talkin bout trading McCullers for Reynolds. Luhnow was tired of the DH position being a power wasteland, so he dealt Folty for a bat with some pop he could plug there. The catcher we traded for that winter was Conger I dog Maldonado because he’s usually a free out, can’t run, and doesn’t hustle. Plus, he bats 9th and clogs the bases for Altuve and limits his RBI chances. When that dude is at first base, it pretty much takes a homer to drive him in. It’s annoying to see an infielder have to make a tough play on Maldy and still throw him out by 30 feet. One of Dusty’s failings as a manager is he’s deathly afraid of taking him out of the game or have him bunt knowing how bad he is at the plate. As far as metrics, isn’t Maldy mediocre at framing and bad at passed balls? The only A+ part of his game is his arm, but Vázquez isn’t half bad.
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Post by bearbryant on Nov 5, 2022 9:09:28 GMT -6
No. He traded for him for the same reason y'all are talkin bout trading McCullers for Reynolds. Luhnow was tired of the DH position being a power wasteland, so he dealt Folty for a bat with some pop he could plug there. The catcher we traded for that winter was Conger I dog Maldonado because he’s usually a free out, can’t run, and doesn’t hustle. Plus, he bats 9th and clogs the bases for Altuve and limits his RBI chances. When that dude is at first base, it pretty much takes a homer to drive him in. It’s annoying to see an infielder have to make a tough play on Maldy and still throw him out by 30 feet. One of Dusty’s failings as a manager is he’s deathly afraid of taking him out of the game or have him bunt knowing how bad he is at the plate. As far as metrics, isn’t Maldy mediocre at framing and bad at passed balls? The only A+ part of his game is his arm, but Vázquez isn’t half bad. I'm not sure the circumstances behind why Verlander didn't get along with Max Stassi. He would've been our starting catcher if whatever problems they had had gotten resolved
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Post by unionstation82 on Nov 5, 2022 9:51:19 GMT -6
I dog Maldonado because he’s usually a free out, can’t run, and doesn’t hustle. Plus, he bats 9th and clogs the bases for Altuve and limits his RBI chances. When that dude is at first base, it pretty much takes a homer to drive him in. It’s annoying to see an infielder have to make a tough play on Maldy and still throw him out by 30 feet. One of Dusty’s failings as a manager is he’s deathly afraid of taking him out of the game or have him bunt knowing how bad he is at the plate. As far as metrics, isn’t Maldy mediocre at framing and bad at passed balls? The only A+ part of his game is his arm, but Vázquez isn’t half bad. I'm not sure the circumstances behind why Verlander didn't get along with Max Stassi. He would've been our starting catcher if whatever problems they had had gotten resolved I think the value of framing will go out the window if they dared switch to robot umpires.
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Post by thomasj13 on Nov 5, 2022 10:01:59 GMT -6
I'm not sure the circumstances behind why Verlander didn't get along with Max Stassi. He would've been our starting catcher if whatever problems they had had gotten resolved I think the value of framing will go out the window if they dared switch to robot umpires. I thought Maldonado was B+ at framing, A+ calling a game, throwing out runners an A, passed balls a D+, hitting a F and running a F-
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Post by unionstation82 on Nov 5, 2022 12:57:32 GMT -6
I think the value of framing will go out the window if they dared switch to robot umpires. I thought Maldonado was B+ at framing, A+ calling a game, throwing out runners an A, passed balls a D+, hitting a F and running a F- I don’t think Maldy’s framing is bad, but umpires seem to not call those pitches on the corners. I notice JV doesn’t get certain low calls that guys like Ranger Suárez got.
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Post by bearbryant on Nov 6, 2022 18:29:37 GMT -6
It's funny the most appropriate Metallica song turned out to be Nothing Else Matters
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Post by abregmanfan on Nov 6, 2022 19:20:47 GMT -6
It's funny the most appropriate Metallica song turned out to be Nothing Else MattersThat's the jam, man!
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Post by abregmanfan on Nov 6, 2022 19:22:10 GMT -6
It's funny the most appropriate Metallica song turned out to be Nothing Else MattersThis is for you, Brother.
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Post by abregmanfan on Nov 6, 2022 19:27:47 GMT -6
I found the speech online that Dusty gave the team before game 6.
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