Big Hurtin Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 22 minutes ago, wegner said: I'm betting the Yankees have a tougher time than they usually do with the Twinkies. Yep. Cleveland may lose to a superior team, but they won't just roll over like the Twins did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 31 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said: I don't think any team would have actually done this, but starting Ray in this series over George Kirby, given how RH heavy the Jays are, was probably a mistake. The strategy so far for some teams is to put a medium quality guy in game 2 if you have already won game 1. That way maybe your #3 starter steals a win in game two and ends the series, but if not then you have a strong matchup for game 3 still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Just now, Balta1701 said: The strategy so far for some teams is to put a medium quality guy in game 2 if you have already won game 1. That way maybe your #3 starter steals a win in game two and ends the series, but if not then you have a strong matchup for game 3 still. I think that's why Gilbert is starting Game 3 rather than today. He's pretty clearly Seattle's #2 starter. Who's better between Kirby & Ray is debatable, so I don't think there's any team that would opt for a rookie starter over their 23M marque FA signing, reigning AL CY award winner, even if it's something that would have been strategically sound to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hurtin Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 f*** Seattle. Go back to obscurity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Paul Seawald just blew up. He had been shaky recently too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 50 minutes ago, maxjusttyped said: I don't think any team would have actually done this, but starting Ray in this series over George Kirby, given how RH heavy the Jays are, was probably a mistake. Hernandez is pretty much the only guy in their lineup that mashes lefty pitching. Vlad, Bo, and Springer have reverse splits. Chapman and Kirk are more of less split neutral. It just so happened that the one guy who really mashes lefties hurt Ray today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, chw42 said: Hernandez is pretty much the only guy in their lineup that mashes lefty pitching. Vlad, Bo, and Springer have reverse splits. Chapman and Kirk are more of less split neutral. It just so happened that the one guy who really mashes lefties hurt Ray today. Toronto leads baseball in wRC+ vs lefties over the last 2 years, they were tied for 6th best this year. Even if the splits are essentially even, given the construction of their lineup, I think it's pretty obvious you'd rather start a righty against them than a lefty, all else being equal. Edited October 8, 2022 by maxjusttyped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 57 minutes ago, wegner said: I'm betting the Yankees have a tougher time than they usually do with the Twinkies. The Twins just roll over for the Yankees no matter what. The players all change yet the same mental block is there. It's so weird. I think the Rays were just bad and cold. Yandy and Randy were their only real threats offensively. None of those guys really scare you as they aren't huge power threats. Wander was supposed to be the guy for them but he was mostly hurt this year. The Yankees at least have 5 or 6 guys that will make you respect their ability to hit the ball out of the park. It'll be interesting to see how they do against Bieber since they've hit him well historically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 8, 2022 Author Share Posted October 8, 2022 Daaaaaaang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Well. This got interesting again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Mariners aren’t dead yet. They just took Kelenic out, they mean business now 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 1 hour ago, maxjusttyped said: I think that's why Gilbert is starting Game 3 rather than today. He's pretty clearly Seattle's #2 starter. Who's better between Kirby & Ray is debatable, so I don't think there's any team that would opt for a rookie starter over their 23M marque FA signing, reigning AL CY award winner, even if it's something that would have been strategically sound to do. Except Kirby has been much better down the stretch after hitting a wall in the middle of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 17 minutes ago, caulfield12 said: Except Kirby has been much better down the stretch after hitting a wall in the middle of the season. Yea that’s not true bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Holy s%*# Mariners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentralChamps21 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Hey, we've had an average number of runs scored today for two games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hurtin Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 1 minute ago, DirtySox said: Holy s%*# Mariners. f*** them bean-balling MFers. Only chance of me rooting for Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Hope Springer is okay. Bell rung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 How the Hell? I last looked at this at 8-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marqhead Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Degrom dealing early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 2 hours ago, wegner said: Yeah, the Sox didn't need a guy like Gausman. Did you even entertain it at all Hahn? Gausman would have fit in well. Just another playoff choker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marqhead Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Mariners seem like a team of destiny. Down 8-1 in the 6th and now up 10-9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtySox Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) This game was once 8 - 1. Edited October 9, 2022 by DirtySox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 13 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: Gausman would have fit in well. Just another playoff choker! Gausman certainly didn’t choke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjusttyped Posted October 9, 2022 Share Posted October 9, 2022 The robo umps can't get here soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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