The 2014 MLB Random Thoughts Thread

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TKOK said:
I was watching the post game for the giants and the giants announcers criticized williams by saying he left in the guy who gave up the winning run in for too long. one of them also said he was stunned when Clippard wasn't put in.
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this is actually what pissed me off

Thornton got a groundout from Gregor Blanco, then gave up a single to Joe Panik. That put the go-ahead run on base for Buster Posey, the Giants best hitter. The Giants best right-handed hitter. Here is what Buster Posey has done against left-handed pitchers in his career:

631 at-bats, 210 hits, 53 doubles, 2 triples, 32 home runs, 61 walks, 77 strikeouts.

That's a .333/.393/.578 batting line, which when you account for his home park, translates to a 168 wRC+, meaning that Posey's performance against lefties has been 68-percent better than a league-average hitter. Do you want some context for that? In 2012, when Miguel Cabrera won the Triple Crown, he had a 166 wRC+. Posey's performance against left-handers has basically been the equal of the game's most feared hitter having one of his best years.

In the seventh inning of a tied regular-season game, you probably wouldn't let Buster Posey face a left-handed reliever. To do so in an win-or-go-home playoff game defies basic reasoning. And that's exactly what Matt Williams did, sticking with Thornton against Posey, even though Thornton had just put the go-ahead run on base.

Predictably, Posey hit a line drive to center field, and the Nationals are lucky that it was hit right toward Denard Span, so Posey only got a single, and Panik only advanced to second base. So now the go-ahead run was in scoring position, with only one out, and Hunter Pence -- another quality right-handed hitter -- coming to the plate.
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http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a...s-nationals-manager-nlds-game4-bullpen-100814


When I saw Thornton against Posey, I was like :dahell: is this dude doing?
 
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Cardinals are winning the series. Wainwright's arm isn't even in top shape at the moment, but they'll just end up starting Whitey McWon'tbeintheleaguein5years and he'll throw a CGSO on 80 pitches.
 
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mastermind said:
i want someone in the infield, but thinking about it this AM, I wanna keep him at all costs.

Giolito and Cole are supposed to be big time prospects, but Zimmerman is an ace in talent and mentality. Whatever he wants, Id pay him this offseason.

But if we have to trade him, I want big time prospects in return or an infielder who can step in today.
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Will the FO pay both him and Fister?

The Cubs have a lot of prospects and seem to be ready to start spending. They might be able to get a great deal out of them.
 
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Regular_P said:
Will the FO pay both him and Fister?

The Cubs have a lot of prospects and seem to be ready to start spending. They might be able to get a great deal out of them.
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We not paying Fister, and we didnt give up shyt for him (sorry breh :hug:) so its not a big deal for me. JZimm is the ace. I want to do everything we can to keep him.

I would only trade Zimm for a star in waiting SS/2nd base prospect.
 
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only baseball can fukk up the good momentum they've built by having no games for 2 straight days. and leave it to baseball to have playoff games on random fukking networks.

just an poorly ran sport.
 
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