Scholarship table
Main difference is that in the postseason you don't sacrifice today for tomorrow, unless a game is hopelessy out of reach. You will use a guy who should probably rest, especially bullpen guys. Guys don't get days off. If you've got a clear number 1 catcher, he will catch all the games, whereas during the season you give him a day off every week. Otherwise, you manage to win the game like you always do.
Saw on Deadspin that Moose's hit was the first off of Ottavino all year when he had gotten a batter in a 0-2 hole. 0-36 until that point.
0-36 in the regular season, has given up two 0-2 hits now in the postseason.
I saw that and also heard that Moose was 0-32 or something on 0-2 counts this season. I'm thinking maybe one of those stats is correct and the other is not? But have no idea.
So does Chacin try to go 6? Or do the Crew try to get 2-3 out of either Freddy or Guerra, both of whom have been very solid of late?
Arcia: better tagged than Baez. Discuss.
Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
For the 2018 season:Moose went into an 0-2 count 99 times. Of those 99, 53 of those PA's were decided on the 0-2 count, in which he was batting .192 with 10 hits and 26 strikeouts and an sOPS+ of 156 (which I think means his OPS in an 0-2 count was 1.56x better than the league OPS in an 0-2 count).He was also batting .346 with two outs and RISP overall but only .151 in "late & close" games.Moral of Story: Baseball stats are fun.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=moustmi01&year=2018&t=b
How are things different in the NLDS? Outside of extra rest days, which opens up more of your pitching staff, why would a manager change up the way he approaches in game decisions during the playoffs?
I think Chacin can go 6 if he's pitching well. I wouldn't cap his pitch count at anything less than 90, but if he's struggling early he'll have a short leash. Didn't he start a game in the last month and a half against the Cubs on short rest? He's only 1 day short from regular rest, so I think he'd be fine going 6 if he's rolling.
Extra rest days mean you can throw more pitchers in any given game even if you shouldn't/don't have to. Gives you more opportunity to pitch match-ups which can mean overthinking.Having said that, based on game 1, I think CC is going to be just fine. He could not have managed that game any better.
Pitching wise? Or generally? I'm surprised he burned Santana in the third and didn't save him for a later (and presumably more important) at bat.
Disagree. They added extra hitters to the playoff roster so they could do exactly that.
Not sure what you disagree with because all I said is I was surprised he burned him that early (you disagree with my surprise?). If you're saying using Santana in the 3rd was the right choice, fair enough. I just wouldn't have done it that early (and I'm clearly a baseball manager).
My wording wasn’t the best but I was fine using him there. Doesn’t mean I am right.
I hope I'm wrong (won't take long to find out) but I think CC regrets not pinch hitting for Chacin there.