JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 3 hours ago, Balta1701 said: Isn’t the lesson here that yes they could use Crochet but in the playoffs today no single starting pitcher is a true difference maker any more? And that instead, it’s more useful to have a deep bench of guys who can give two innings in a bullpen game or after a starter gets pulled in the 4th inning? No because the Yankees have the only complete starting rotation of teams in the playoffs and they’ve been the most dominant pitching staff in the postseason thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 26 minutes ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: No because the Yankees have the only complete starting rotation of teams in the playoffs and they’ve been the most dominant pitching staff in the postseason thus far. Eh the Orioles had an ERA of 1.50. The Yankees have an ERA of 2.4, the Royals 2.55. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUSTgottaBELIEVE Posted October 15 Share Posted October 15 39 minutes ago, Balta1701 said: Eh the Orioles had an ERA of 1.50. The Yankees have an ERA of 2.4, the Royals 2.55. Orioles was 2 games and they had two good SPs but very incomplete thereafter. Would have been exposed if they went deeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 12 hours ago, JUSTgottaBELIEVE said: It’s amazing to me how most of these teams have worse starting rotations in October than the 2024 White Sox. You’re telling me these teams couldn’t use Crochet right now?? The Yankees are the only team with an actual 1-4 rotation full of starting pitchers and certainly seem to be the most complete team. The rest are cobbling together guys like Cobb, Brasier, etc. What is this??? No they couldn't. He's never pitched a full season and we come up with all of these theories how to make it possible for Oct. No one was going to give up alot for a 2024 ? I think there was more hype than reality at the trade deadline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 Cleveland looking like they don't belong there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 54 degrees - looks like an NFL crowd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 16 Author Share Posted October 16 (edited) Yankees should have put the game away right there but two runners picked off... And a Tim Hill appearance in pretty high leverage. And then Kahnle as well. Edited October 16 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 16 Author Share Posted October 16 Not much drama in this series...so far. Creates a must-win situation for the Guardians against Clarke Schmidt for G3 in Cleveland. CLE starter TBA at the current moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted October 16 Share Posted October 16 On 10/15/2024 at 12:44 PM, Bob Sacamano said: So many injuries to the Dodgers rotation. @Bob Sacamano I must have accidentally quoted you. I did not mean to imply that Grimace was out hear injuring Dodgers players. Glasnow had it coming. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 7 hours ago, Quin said: @Bob Sacamano I must have accidentally quoted you. I did not mean to imply that Grimace was out hear injuring Dodgers players. Glasnow had it coming. Grimmace catching strays!🫣🫣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 17 Author Share Posted October 17 https://www.mlb.com/news/shohei-ohtani-homers-in-nlcs-game-3 Ohtani with a 2024 playoff OPS in the 660's before that homer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 17 Author Share Posted October 17 Matthew Boyd to start an absolute must-win game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted October 17 Author Share Posted October 17 (edited) This is why Elias believes you need hitting more than pitching...but you definitely need enough quality depth in the rotation to get your team to the post season in the first place. Ofc he would have looked a lot smarter had Flaherty pitcher to his potential. And even then you could turn out like the Mariners...or Padres last season. Edited October 17 by caulfield12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitekrazy Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 I guess the modern day closer throws only hard. Imagine one with a great change up or curve. BTW most bullpens suck in baseball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 MLB needs Yankees/Dodgers, and they’ll probably get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 7 minutes ago, kitekrazy said: I guess the modern day closer throws only hard. Imagine one with a great change up or curve. BTW most bullpens suck in baseball The whole Cleveland bullpen was more or less unhittable in the regular season. Regression to the mean sucks. Clase especially. He had a 0.6 ERA in the regular season, but has blown 2 games in the playoffs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Yankees and Dodgers wrap it up tomorrow night, the World Series starts Tuesday; not next Friday. I’m for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Cleveland crashing down to earth in a ball of flames would be my favorite thing ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 9 minutes ago, Tnetennba said: Cleveland crashing down to earth in a ball of flames would be my favorite thing ever. I just don’t feel the “division rival” hate anymore. Divisions are stupid with 6 playoff teams. If you would have told me before the playoffs started that the World Series was going to be Padres/Guardians, I would have been happy. Why? Because a fan base would be seeing their team win a championship for the first time. (Yes, some 90 year olds may have remembered the 48 Indians) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Bam!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 4 minutes ago, flavum said: I just don’t feel the “division rival” hate anymore. Divisions are stupid with 6 playoff teams. If you would have told me before the playoffs started that the World Series was going to be Padres/Guardians, I would have been happy. Why? Because a fan base would be seeing their team win a championship for the first time. (Yes, some 90 year olds may have remembered the 48 Indians) I will always hate Cleveland with a passion. You could do away with divisions and I’d still hate them. The rest of the ALC I’ve grown more ambivalent towards, but not Cleveland. Never Cleveland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 1 minute ago, flavum said: Bam!! I’m gonna shut my big fat mouth now…🤦🏽♀️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 That's a series changing type of home run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 4 minutes ago, Tnetennba said: I will always hate Cleveland with a passion. You could do away with divisions and I’d still hate them. The rest of the ALC I’ve grown more ambivalent towards, but not Cleveland. Never Cleveland. I also hate them for blowing a 3-1 lead to the Cubs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted October 18 Share Posted October 18 Ohtani finally got a hit with nobody in scoring position. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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