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This is hopefully where Jon and Rossy's experience come through. If we can start getting some of those calls turned around, could be huge.
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That two seamer to lefties is an unhittable pitch as long as he keeps hitting that corner. If he leaves one over the middle (like that last pitch to Fowler)...different story.
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It won't last, because we're going to dong, but Kluber right now reminds me a lot of Jake against the Pirates last year.
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Also, I know I'm about 20 minutes too late, but I wonder if they thought about throwing behind Napoli when it was first and second. He was about 15 feet off and facing second.
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Lester makes a good play, let's listen to them talk horsefeathers about Lester in the field
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John, we just knocked around the horsefeathering best pitcher in baseball two horsefeathering days ago, let's calm the horsefeathers down about Corey Kluber.
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Smoltz has been wrong on pretty much everything so far, which is nice.
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Speaking of surreal...
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He's fine
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I HATE how umps always miss strikes on stolen bases
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I thought he just misspoke at first, but does smoltz really think there's an 'H" at the end of the word 'height'?
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That wasn't a terrible call, but why the horsefeathers does it take you 6 seconds to make the call???
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Holy horsefeathers guys, this is happening
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Something got in my eye when Schwarbs came out...
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This will stop feeling surreal at some point right? I honestly think if and when we go on to win this, it'll be amazing, and then in like March it'll actually hit me.
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Leading off with someone who had a .306 OBP this year just because he can maybe steal a base off Lester seems a bit...backwards?
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Players should negotiate their contracts down if they are worried about not performing up to arbitrary standards.
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Lol 'survive'. We're 7-3. Can you imagine how much we would have dominated if Maddon would have just gone with Almora (0-9 in the postseason) or Soler (0-8, 2 BBs) from the beginning?
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I like the move more now that Cameron hates it. Coghlan will probably hit for the cycle tonight I understand the concern, but it seems to be a bit overly harsh on Coghlan. I don't know how you'd argue he's the same outfielder defensively as Contreras, and I'm also confused as to why the Steamer projections have him so low. I'd say the 133 PAs he has with the Cubs (.343 wOBA) should hold at least as much weight as the 167 he had with Oakland (.215 wOBA), if not more, due to recency, and then you have the two prior seasons of at least 430 PAs with wOBAs of .353 and .337. Plus, we largely know how the Indians pitchers are going to play out. Coghlan will be in there until Miller is in there. If it's early, you pinch hit Soler and stick him in left or go straight to Heyward. If it's late, you use Contreras and double switch him into the catching spot. We'll be fine.
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Sample sizes might not be big enough to say this definitively, but there's a good amount of evidence to suggest there is quite a large gap between Coghlan and Contreras when it comes to outfield defense. Contreras in 180 LF innings this year: -14.7 UZR/150 Coghlan in 304 OF innings this year: 9.6 UZR/150 Coghlan in 5000 OF innings, career: -3.1 UZR/150 For reference, Heyward in 1200 OF innings this year was 23.2 UZR/150.
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No one is saying Coghlan is a good defensive outfielder, but maybe Maddon just wasn't comfortable downgrading the defense that significantly from Heyward to Contreras. Maybe there is a thought that when Miller comes in the game, Contreras becomes the top pinch hit option, and then can also come into the game for Ross (because it'll be right around the time Lester comes out too)?
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It's just such an easy position to take, predicting failure in something where a 40% success rate is a historically good player. It'd be like someone predicting our player makes an out before every at bat...more times than not, you'd be right, but who cares, we all know how this works. Anyways, I wouldn't be surprised to not see him in the starting line-up tonight. In late August of last year he named Kluber as the toughest starter he had faced so far, after going 0-4 with 4 Ks. But he's taking the spot of someone who didn't pitch in the playoffs, so the downside to this is incredibly minimal. Who knows, maybe he is super rusty and they don't expect much...even if that's the case, can't you see value in Francona having to manage his bullpen differently, knowing there is a potential plus lefty hitter just waiting on the bench, ready to pinch hit for Heyward/Ross/etc? Just having him on the roster provides value....anything he gives you at the plate is pure (sexy) bonus.
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No real point to this post...just want to be part of the thread. Walked up and down Clark Street yesterday before the game, taking everything in. Absolutely unreal scene. Ended up at Nisei Lounge, which was strangely perfect (despite it being about 95 degrees in there). Wanted to follow along in here, but the internet was totally overloaded. Drank way too many Old Styles, and then got soaked in them afterwards. Couldn't have scripted a better game to show the talent of this team. Dex starting it, Kyle finally showing what a stud he is, Addy piling on, and then some insurance dongs to put it away. All with great defense throughout. Can't help thinking we just took down the clear second best team in baseball. Has been an amazing couple weeks (slash years)...but this next week is going to be over the top.
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This ends here.
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Where'd you end up? I'm just at a friends house for tonight...got a feeling Saturday is going to be a somewhat expensive day.