2017 Baseball Season: Let's Play Two! (1 Viewer)

I think the easy part in building the pen is finding your long man and your closer (well, it shouldn't be that hard); the really hard part is finding someone for the 7th and 8th, particularly the 7th. To me, Robertson is a perfect 7th inning guy and Betances your 8th inning guy; Betances may have gotten his job back last night.

"The MFY's have Quasimodo, Sanchez, Hicks, Didi, Bird, the lummox center fielder who's name escapes me, that's 5 very, very good young players, then throw in bulbous head in left, Headley and Frazier, they are light years ahead of the Red Sox and anyone else in the East."

I'm not sure I completely agree with the above. I'd stick Judge, Sanchez, Bird and Didi in there but not the rest; even those four have some flaws. The rest are a good supporting cast.
 
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jazzeum said:
I think the easy part in building the pen is finding your long man and your closer (well, it shouldn't be that hard); the really hard part is finding someone for the 7th and 8th, particularly the 7th. To me, Robertson is a perfect 7th inning guy and Betances your 8th inning guy; Betances may have gotten his job back last night.

"The MFY's have Quasimodo, Sanchez, Hicks, Didi, Bird, the lummox center fielder who's name escapes me, that's 5 very, very good young players, then throw in bulbous head in left, Headley and Frazier, they are light years ahead of the Red Sox and anyone else in the East."

I'm not sure I completely agree with the above. I'd stick Judge, Sanchez, Bird and Didi in there but not the rest; even those four have some flaws. The rest are a good supporting cast.
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The Red Sox got as far as they did with Smith in the 7th, Reed in the 8th, Kimbrel in the 9th; naturally in game 4, they left Sale in too long, he gave up the game tying home run, then they brought Kimbrel in an inning too soon and he crapped himself, Reed should have gotten the ball there, THEN Kimbrel.
 
Morton has pitched better than I expected and he has been a model of efficiency: only 36 pitches in 4 innings. His last game was a bit of an anomaly as he pitched reasonably well against the Sox and was 14-7 this year.

CC has not been as good as the other day but he has done well enough and gotten the job done. He stands to get a good contact from the Yankees or some other team.
 
I don’t understand taking out Morton. He had only thrown about 55-60 pitches.
 
Panzer ace said:
I don't think the Astros have the pitching.
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I guess they did :wink2:

Congrats to the Astros. I’m glad to see that the team that was an expansion along with the Mets make it to the World Series (although it’s a little weird to see them in the AL).
 
long time listener...
first time caller...

Houston scored 5 runs in 3 games at NY...
NY scored 3 runs in 4 games at Houston...
visiting teams won't win many games that that kind of production...

this series was a perfect example of what home field advantage is about...
 
The two best teams in baseball square off, just the way it should be.

Kudos to the Astors, came home with their tails between their legs and they sacked up and beat the MFY's.

As Mike said, they allowed 1, 1, 1 and 0 runs at home.

That my friends is lights out.

Oh, and...............HAPPY YED DAY EVERYONE, BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
 
Good luck to John’s Astros. The Yankees did way more then I could have expected this season, but came up short against superior starting pitching in the end, just couldn’t get it done on the road. Looking forward to next year!
 
mikemiller1955 said:
long time listener...
first time caller...

Houston scored 5 runs in 3 games at NY...
NY scored 3 runs in 4 games at Houston...
visiting teams won't win many games that that kind of production...

this series was a perfect example of what home field advantage is about...
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What would happen differently in one Ball Park, versus another, assuming the dimensions are roughly equal, that would make someone a better or worse hitter? I mean when a batter is at the plate, it’s just them versus the pitcher, especially at the ML level, isn’t it?

The same question applies to pitching, assuming the mounds are the same size, and the distance to home plate.

The Astros were not preordained to win the series because of home field advantage. Otherwise why bother playing the games?

I don’t believe crowd noise has any effect upon a baseball game, different than football.

If the odds bend SLIGHTLY toward the home team because they feel more comfortable sleeping in their own beds, and are able to maintain their routines, ok. But I wouldn’t agree that home field provides any real, sustainable, overwhelming advantage. Especially not in as big a game as the NLCS #7.
 
As some wise old baseball sage once said, (including several of you all), it's all about the pitching. Congrats to the Astros and Dodgers. Quality won out. Now on to the WS and the pitching match-up worthy of the event, Kershaw vs Verlander. -- Al
 
Louis Badolato said:
Good luck to John’s Astros. The Yankees did way more then I could have expected this season, but came up short against superior starting pitching in the end, just couldn’t get it done on the road. Looking forward to next year!
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Their future looks bright Louis. I think they need an upgrade at 3B (but Torres will be arriving soon), CF and starting pitching, plus the usual tinkering with the pen.

Getting into the playoffs and winning the WC game would’ve been considered a successful season so they definitely had a successful season and then some. On the other hand, as I’ve stressed, you have to take advantage of your opportunities when you have them. Heck, it took the Dodgers 29 years to get back to the WS. Who would have thought that?

See you next week.
 
jazzeum said:
Their future looks bright Louis. I think they need an upgrade at 3B (but Torres will be arriving soon), CF and starting pitching, plus the usual tinkering with the pen.

Getting into the playoffs and winning the WC game would’ve been considered a successful season so they definitely had a successful season and then some. On the other hand, as I’ve stressed, you have to take advantage of your opportunities when you have them. Heck, it took the Dodgers 29 years to get back to the WS. Who would have thought that?

See you next week.
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Great point about taking advantage of your opportunities when you have them; already I'm hearing and reading how the MFY's are set for the next 5 to 7 years.

Sherman Klump and the ex kamikaze pilot pitched lights out and Quasimodo hit 52 home runs as a rookie; are they bringing Sherman Klump back with a bum knee at 38 and will he still produce, what if Tanaka opts out and what if teams figure out how to pitch to Quasimodo (that last at bat was horrendous, flailing away at curve balls, he reminded me of Cerrano in Major League, just keep throwing him curve balls)?

I recall in 2015 after the WS, everyone was raving about the Mets and Royals as being two up and coming teams that would be great for years to come.

Ask Brad how that worked out so far...........................
 
Sorry to see your boys lose last night Louis, gave it a great fight for sure!!! They certainly have a bright future if they keep the nucleus of players together.
 
sammy719 said:
Sorry to see your boys lose last night Louis, gave it a great fight for sure!!! They certainly have a bright future if they keep the nucleus of players together.
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Yeah, let's all hope a small market team like the MFY's can keep the nucleus of players together..................
 
Mets have hired a new manager, the Indians’ pitching coach, Mickey Callaway. I know zip about him.
 
jazzeum said:
Mets have hired a new manager, the Indians’ pitching coach, Mickey Callaway. I know zip about him.
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He's another one of those pitching coaches that had a minor career in the majors, going 4-11 over 5 years in the early 2000's, other than that...?
I see the Red Sox have hired Alex Cora as their manager. -- Al
 
lancer said:
He's another one of those pitching coaches that had a minor career in the majors, going 4-11 over 5 years in the early 2000's, other than that...?
I see the Red Sox have hired Alex Cora as their manager. -- Al
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Yeah, great; the first time he screws up, it will be "They need to fire coma", or "Fire Cora! Cora! Cora!"..................
 
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lancer said:
He's another one of those pitching coaches that had a minor career in the majors, going 4-11 over 5 years in the early 2000's, other than that...?
I see the Red Sox have hired Alex Cora as their manager. -- Al
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Callaway may be just the thing for the Mets starting pitchers and their various physical problems. He has done a great job with Cleveland's starters and has kept them healthy. Maybe he can do the same for the Mets. -- Al
 
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