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Control is just not there. Ugh -
Jakes like: guys I'll take care of the hitting, pitching and fielding. I got this.
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Don't get too excited we're still in the heart of the Giants order. Like for instance here's their 5 hitter, Connor Gillaspe
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Maybe you shouldn't have let MadBum throw the 9th inning of the WC game with a 3 run lead to run up his PC to 119
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Holy horsefeathering horsefeathers. Fred is up there working magic!!
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Dammit. That gets through and possibly a run is scored. Now we got miggy vs lefty and pitcher
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I mean...this is why they've been limiting the starters to ~100 pitches for the past 6 weeks right?
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Starting to worry about him throwing too many pitches. Oh wait we have a super pen
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Damn. Posey is such a pest. Wastes 6-7 pitches and then singles
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Great stuff tonight but if what Smoltz is saying is true, command may be an issue.
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Pagan is 5-11 lifetime against Jake, by far best on team
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Pagan scratched. Conor Gillespe is your new Giants 5 hitter. Blanco hitting 8th
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And him and Jake matched up last month at Wrigley. He was good but hittable. Scored 2 runs in 7 innings I believe bit Jake gave up 3 and took the L. He also completely shut us down in SF last year IRRC. doesn't matter though today is a different day That September game featured Rizzo on a day off and Hail Ceaser starting in the OF GEORGIE DONT PLAY THAT Well he did PH in that game against MadBum and strike out
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we faced him on a Sunday night loaded the bases in 1st didnt score got beat 1-0 Ah, yeah, that rings a bell. And him and Jake matched up last month at Wrigley. He was good but hittable. Scored 2 runs in 7 innings I believe bit Jake gave up 3 and took the L. He also completely shut us down in SF last year IRRC. doesn't matter though today is a different day
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Divisional series thread
UMFan83 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Seriously, at this rate the game will overlap with ours -
Heck even if it's a pop fly to the middle of the OF, I demand that Javy flip his bat and trot to first in the most grating way possible. Bonus points if he stares down Bum as he trots to first
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I will admit it is quite a change to see the board flipping out about not having the optimal defensive lineup in there. We've really bought into it.
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Divisional series thread
UMFan83 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
Careful what you wish for I know, but I'd much rather play the Nats than the Dodgers. -
Yep, robbed Posey. http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/6479266/v719292083
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Guessing his reasoning: -Jake allows a lot of ground balls (7th in NL in GB/FB), IF defense is more important in this one than OF defense. Riz, Javy, Addy, KB is our optimal defensive infield (and happens to also be insanely good offensively especially against a lefty) -Jake also allows a miniscule amount of hard contact. If it goes into the OF, chances are its a weak fly ball. -The overall idea is to score some runs with the optimal offensive lineup (save Miggy/Contreras) and then lock it down with defensive replacements It's not a terrible strategy although I reserve the right to flip my horsefeathers if Georgie misplays one in LF.
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So lets play guess the lineup Fowler 8 Bryant 5 Rizzo 3 Zobrist 9 Soler 7 Baez 4 Russell 6 Montero 2 Arrieta 1 Edit: Dammit was off. Swap Soler and Zo, as well as Javy and Addy
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Soler in and no Heyward. Really hope we dont have any OF adventures
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On the other hand, splits mean nothing when he's also hitting RHP better than Heyward. Start Almora. I just think that we are assuming that replacing Heyward with Almora gives you the exact same defender. Almora is a fantastic fielder but Heyward has the instincts and experience from being a visitor playing here for 7 seasons. There are a lot of quirks on that side of the field that make it less than ideal for someone making their first start, in the postseason in a likely low scoring game. What are the chances that one of those quirks come into play? I don't know. I just know I'd feel more comfortable with Heyward in there, but at the same time wouldn't be THAT upset if it was Almora.
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Almora is extremely bipolar when it comes to L/R splits in the minors 2016 (minors) OPS v R: .784 (233 AB) OPS v L: .598 (87 AB) 2015 OPS v R: .681 (315 AB) OPS v L: .876 (90 AB) 2014 (AA) OPS v R: .638 (118 AB) OPS v L: .435 (23 AB) 2014 (A+) OPS v R: .689 (254 AB) OPS v L: .764 (113 AB) Not sure if we can tell anything by those splits
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Divisional series thread
UMFan83 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Fred Hornkohl Game Thread Forum
This would be a huge tiny mistake Especially because due to the rainout Rich Hill wouldn't be available in Game 5 on regular rest as he normally would so you are either starting Hill on short rest or you are having your Urias/bullpen game anyways.
