Jack Scofield
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Giants keep letting me down.
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MLB 2015 Regular Season |OT2| NES Baseball, Best Baseball
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Jack Remington
Banned
HUGE double play right there. Whew.
Sir Alemeth
Member
Odd year sucks.
Jack Remington
Banned
He should be getting at bats over Utley right now.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
You guys are going to do just well enough for Mattingly to keep his job! ;P
haha, i love that gif.
Jack Remington
Banned
How do you not tag up and score from 3rd on that?
Frozenprince
Banned
I think the Barves made a mistake in letting Peraza go.
startyourengine
Member
steal home! oh dear elvis, u cheeky bastard.
I'd argue that Matt Williams is probably worse than both of them.
Jack Remington
Banned
It's all in Kenley's hands now.
Corran Horn
May the Schwartz be with you
Time to watch Bob Ross to ease my pains
Jack Remington
Banned
Dodgers win!
sf2fanatic
Member
Good job Doyers
I mean, like Frozenprince said, how many managers really are there that you would consider "good"? I'm not sure it's really a matter of disliking a manager just because he's my manager, but more that there just don't seem to be that many good ones.
I think I'd take Mike Matheny from the Cards. He's done well taking over for La Russa.
Jack Remington
Banned
He's the better pitcher, so he should.
Sir Alemeth
Member
Fuck baseball.
Time to spend some quality time with the wife.
Goodnight all.
Time to spend some quality time with the wife.
Goodnight all.
I know that Cards-GAF has been very critical of Matheny at times, but I generally agree that he is one of the better managers, albeit from a perspective that doesn't follow the Cardinals that closely. I feel pretty confident that I'd take him over Terry Collins in a heartbeat though.
I think Gibby is pretty good. I don't agree with everything he does, but I don't often find myself disagreeing too strongly either. Usually those calls are close to 50/50 anyway. And he likes Tulo leading off which earns a lot of brownie points in my book.
Plus, he's hilarious.
Little Green Yoda
Member
He's improved year to year. A lot fewer silly bunts and he hasn't left his starters out to die on the mound nearly as often. Now if he'll only show a quicker hook in the playoffs and stop running his favorite relievers into the ground during the regular season...
I think there's a fair number of Cards fans who feel Matheny is simply benefitting from the super roster put together by Mozeliak. Which isn't wrong but Matheny deserves a lot of credit for holding the clubhouse together and getting them playing well despite the adversity this season.
Jack Remington
Banned
Donny is just so awful.
He's kept Rollins batting leadoff most of the year. Even with his recent improvement, the guy's OBP is well under .300
His lineups are ridiculous. He'll do things like bat Grandal 8th while the 2 guys directly in front of him are much worse hitters. He still thinks Crawford should take a middle order spot when he plays. It's ludicrous.
Still hasn't called up Seager. Still. We've had basically an auto out at SS all year, and rosters just expanded, and this kid still isn't up.
Horrible late game substitutions.
Basically had to be forced to start playing Turner regularly.
Pursued a trade for Utley so that he could send Pederson to the bench and play Enrique Hernandez in center. I'll repeat that: he pressured the FO to get Utley so that he could bench Pederson.
Continued batting Pederson 8th even after he rediscovered his ability to draw walks. So we have a guy getting on base at a .360 clip right in front of the pitcher.
The FO hasn't helped with some of their moves. Trading Dee Gordon may very well cost us the title this year. Imagine this team with Gordon playing 2B and batting leadoff. It would be insane. Trading Kemp to get Grandal was a good move though. And unlimited money can help cover up some questionable decisions. Acquiring 2 starters just so we could send Bolsinger and his sub-3 ERA to the minors is so dumb it makes my head hurt.
He's kept Rollins batting leadoff most of the year. Even with his recent improvement, the guy's OBP is well under .300
His lineups are ridiculous. He'll do things like bat Grandal 8th while the 2 guys directly in front of him are much worse hitters. He still thinks Crawford should take a middle order spot when he plays. It's ludicrous.
Still hasn't called up Seager. Still. We've had basically an auto out at SS all year, and rosters just expanded, and this kid still isn't up.
Horrible late game substitutions.
Basically had to be forced to start playing Turner regularly.
Pursued a trade for Utley so that he could send Pederson to the bench and play Enrique Hernandez in center. I'll repeat that: he pressured the FO to get Utley so that he could bench Pederson.
Continued batting Pederson 8th even after he rediscovered his ability to draw walks. So we have a guy getting on base at a .360 clip right in front of the pitcher.
The FO hasn't helped with some of their moves. Trading Dee Gordon may very well cost us the title this year. Imagine this team with Gordon playing 2B and batting leadoff. It would be insane. Trading Kemp to get Grandal was a good move though. And unlimited money can help cover up some questionable decisions. Acquiring 2 starters just so we could send Bolsinger and his sub-3 ERA to the minors is so dumb it makes my head hurt.
its like ron washington never left
timetokill
Banned
Oh yeah! Fuck the giants!
timetokill
Banned
Gasp! Somebody else coming around?! Am I dreaming!?
Their salary cap would be in MUCH better condition with Gordon, too. They were paying him peanuts compared to what they have to pay now.
Realistically though, what will cost the Dodgers any shot is the fact that their bullpen is miserable. I could see them getting swept out of the playoffs, it's so bad.
brianjones
Member
howie kendrick has been pretty good for the dodgers tho
also they got Kike Hernandez and top rated catching prospect austin barnes in the dee gordon trade
also hatcher who has sucked this season but he has the stuff if he can turn it around.. 3 scoreless innings last night
also they got Kike Hernandez and top rated catching prospect austin barnes in the dee gordon trade
also hatcher who has sucked this season but he has the stuff if he can turn it around.. 3 scoreless innings last night
Jack Remington
Banned
Howie's been good, but he's just a decent #5 or #6 hitter. Gordon is a game-changer in the leadoff spot.
If we can ever get a lineup with Kike and Howie on the field together, that would probably have more value than Gordon alone. But our outfield should be Pederson/Ethier/Puig. Unless we bench Puig for Kike, or unless Kike can play SS, I don't see where we play him.
If we can ever get a lineup with Kike and Howie on the field together, that would probably have more value than Gordon alone. But our outfield should be Pederson/Ethier/Puig. Unless we bench Puig for Kike, or unless Kike can play SS, I don't see where we play him.
Mr. Enigma
Member
Reports coming out saying Dan Jennings will return to the office as GM once the season is over and the Marlins will hire a new manager in the offseason.
Jack Remington
Banned
So if current trends hold up, Dodgers will get the Mets, and the Cards will get the winner of the Pirates/Cubs wild card game. Between Pirates and Cubs, which team would Cards fans rather face?
Pittsburgh as a team is much better, but Arrieta is scarier than anyone the Pirates have at the top of their rotation.
Pittsburgh as a team is much better, but Arrieta is scarier than anyone the Pirates have at the top of their rotation.
The Elite
BOSS
Jays game was a bit slow for the most part. I enjoy a good pitcher's duel but it wasn't an entertaining one. Those last few inning made up for it though.
The guy who was sitting in front of me and decided to run on the field didn't even make it across the foul line. He decided to run out right beside an on field security guard.
I managed to make it on TV thanks to the Joey Bats kids behind me. Jose waved to them at least four times during the game.
Was there any on air explanation for Donaldson's bunt attempt early in the game? It just didn't seem like a good time for it.
The guy who was sitting in front of me and decided to run on the field didn't even make it across the foul line. He decided to run out right beside an on field security guard.
I managed to make it on TV thanks to the Joey Bats kids behind me. Jose waved to them at least four times during the game.
Was there any on air explanation for Donaldson's bunt attempt early in the game? It just didn't seem like a good time for it.
chicagocubsfan
Member
Cards would probably have to face Lester and Hammel in games 1 and 2 if we won and Liriano and Burnett if the Bucs won. I'd rather face the Cubs two in a series, of course depending on how Burnett comes back.
Carpe Libertatem
Member
Pirates. The NLDS two years ago was great
Could deal with a loss to Pirates but Cubs should not be allowed to win ever
Little Green Yoda
Member
That sounds reasonable
Arrieta would pitch in game 3 on normal rest, then you have the decision to make as to whether to pitch Lester on short rest in Game 4 (which would also set your rotation for the NLCS if you get that far) or Hendricks/whoever.
Honestly I'm much more scared of the likely 1-game playoff with the Pirates than a series against the Cards.
CosmicQueso
Member
How bad has the Oakland bullpen been this year?
Ryan Dull made his debut for the A's last night.
He's the 21st reliever used by the A's this year, an all-time franchise record.
He's also the 27th pitcher used by the A's, tying a franchise record set in 1915.
Ryan Dull had a 0.74 ERA in 61 innings this year in the minors and yet just got called up.
Ryan Dull made his debut for the A's last night.
He's the 21st reliever used by the A's this year, an all-time franchise record.
He's also the 27th pitcher used by the A's, tying a franchise record set in 1915.
Ryan Dull had a 0.74 ERA in 61 innings this year in the minors and yet just got called up.