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Post by Blunashun on Oct 16, 2022 5:19:40 GMT
Fuck me. 5-3 Padres. This is over. Roberts thought too much & too late when he brought in Vesia.
We're the 2001 Mariners.
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Post by Blunashun on Oct 16, 2022 5:27:45 GMT
Strikeout to mercifully end the inning. 10 batters.
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Post by lasnoopyla on Oct 16, 2022 5:44:26 GMT
Turned this shit off! Off-season should be fun.
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Post by jrgreene6 on Oct 16, 2022 6:17:15 GMT
I now know why Daisy admires Rusty Baker so much. He IS RUSTY BAKER, only younger.
Great regular season coach for a team of all stars and a job that requires very little managing.
But when it comes to October? The biggest LOSER that simply cannot win the big games when they count.
If I was the owner of this team, DDF II would either be walking home or on the first chicken bus north (or south, for that matter).
No way in this world he should keep this job another year.
I hope Harper and Philly PUNISH these clowns and sweep their sorry asses.
I might actually have to root FOR Rusty this year if both they and the Stains face off.
GO DODGERS!!!
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Post by Blunashun on Oct 16, 2022 6:45:20 GMT
I now know why Daisy admires Rusty Baker so much. He IS RUSTY BAKER, only younger. Great regular season coach for a team of all stars and a job that requires very little managing. But when it comes to October? The biggest LOSER that simply cannot win the big games when they count. If I was the owner of this team, DDF II would either be walking home or on the first chicken bus north (or south, for that matter). No way in this world he should keep this job another year. I hope Harper and Philly PUNISH these clowns and sweep their sorry asses. I might actually have to root FOR Rusty this year if both they and the Stains face off. GO DODGERS!!! Mattingly is looking a little better now, huh? He left because of Friedman's smothering style. He had meatheads like Puig & Crawford. Human torches like Brandon League & Brian Wilson. Ethier refused to take advice from one of the greatest lefthanded hitters of his generation. |
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Post by Blunashun on Oct 16, 2022 14:53:02 GMT
Cronenworth, Padres rally to stun Dodgers 5-3 to reach NLCS
SAN DIEGO (AP) Baseball fans in San Diego have been waiting a long time to party like this and the Padres were more than happy to finally oblige.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) Baseball fans in San Diego have been waiting a long time to party like this and the Padres were more than happy to finally oblige.
What made it so much sweeter was that they toppled the mighty Los Angeles Dodgers, the best team in the majors this year and one that had beaten up on the Padres regularly for the better part of two seasons.
Jake Cronenworth hit a tiebreaking, two-run single with two outs in the seventh inning and San Diego rallied past the Dodgers 5-3 Saturday night to advance to the NL Championship Series for the first time since 1998.
Petco Park shook and the sellout crowd of 45,139 roared when Josh Hader struck out Mookie Betts, Trea Turner and Freddie Freeman in succession to end the Padres' third straight win against the Dodgers.
Hader and third baseman Manny Machado jumped into each other's arms and the rest of the team joined them in a wild celebration on the infield grass as fireworks went off above the downtown ballpark. Machado and Juan Soto exhorted the fans for more as they all reveled in the middle of a rare San Diego rainstorm.
''Our fans have been waiting for so long and I used to be that fan that was waiting,'' said Joe Musgrove, the hometown kid who started the clincher. ''It feels good to be on this side of the ball, I'll tell you that, but these fans deserve to celebrate tonight.
''I know the job's not done, we've got a lot of baseball ahead of us still, but this is something that needs to be celebrated,'' Musgrove said. ''Those guys handed it to us all year long and when it came down to it and we needed to win ballgames we found ways to do it.''
Before a sign-carrying crowd chanting ''Beat LA! Beat LA!,'' the Padres stunned the 111-win Dodgers with a five-run seventh to win their best-of-five NL Division Series 3-1.
''It's about to be a party out here tonight,'' said Musgrove, who grew up a Padres fan in the San Diego suburbs.
''I mean, since I was a little kid we've been getting beat up by the Dodgers. But when it comes down to it and the games matter, this team stepped up, from top to bottom.''
The Padres had lost nine straight series to the Dodgers before winning the one that mattered the most.
San Diego will host the Philadelphia Phillies in Games 1 and 2 of an all-wild card NLCS on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Phillies beat the defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves 8-3 earlier in the day to win their NLDS in four games.
''This is what the city's been waiting for for a long time,'' said Machado, the Padres' $300 million third baseman and unquestioned leader.
The Padres last reached the NLCS 24 years ago when they beat Atlanta in six games and were then swept by the New York Yankees in the World Series. A handful of players from that team watched from a luxury suite, including Hall of Fame closer Trevor Hoffman and center fielder Steve Finley.
It was a soul-crushing ending for the Dodgers after the best regular-season record in club history and manager Dave Roberts' prediction during spring training that they'd win the World Series.
''Shock factor, very high. Disappointment, very high. It's crushing,'' Roberts said. ''Each guy gave everything they had all year long, and a tremendous season. The great thing about baseball is the unpredictability, and the tough thing about it is the same thing.
''Nothing I can say is going to make it feel any better. Obviously we didn't expect to be in this position,'' he added.
The game was delayed 31 minutes at the start by showers, which returned in the eighth inning and prompted a short delay while the grounds crew worked on the mound.
After left-hander Tyler Anderson stymied the Padres through five scoreless innings, San Diego broke through against the Dodgers' bullpen in the seventh.
Jurickson Profar drew a leadoff walk against Tommy Kahnle, took third on Trent Grisham's single and scored when Austin Nola's infield single glanced off Freeman's glove at first base. Yency Almonte, who took the loss, came on and was greeted by Kim Ha-seong's RBI double inside the third base line, followed by Soto's tying single to right.
With two outs and the crowd on its feet, Cronenworth singled to center off local product Alex Vesia to give the Padres the lead, raising his arms in celebration as he rounded first and then punching the air with his right fist as he pulled into second base on the throw home. Soto, acquired from Washington in a blockbuster trade Aug. 2, slid home headfirst and jumped up and cheered.
''We talked about it all day - we're winning tonight no matter what the situation is,'' Cronenworth said.
''It took a team effort to beat a really good team and we did that,'' Machado said.
After the first rain delay, fans were amped up in anticipation of Musgrove pitching his hometown Padres into the NL Championship Series. The big right-hander from suburban El Cajon, a first-time All-Star in 2022, was the first Padres pitcher from San Diego to make a postseason start in his hometown.
But Anderson outpitched Musgrove, holding the Padres to two hits through five innings.
The Dodgers took a 2-0 lead in the third. Betts walked with one out and Turner scorched a grounder past third baseman Machado, who has carried the Padres much of the season, to move Betts to third. Freeman, who helped the Braves win the World Series last year before signing with the Dodgers as a free agent, doubled down the right field line to bring them both in.
Will Smith hit a sacrifice fly against Steven Wilson with the bases loaded in the seventh for a 3-0 lead, but winning pitcher Tim Hill prevented further damage.
The Dodgers will be left with an empty feeling. They won the NL West for the ninth time in 10 seasons and finished 22 games ahead of San Diego. The Dodgers went 14-5 against the Padres in the regular season.
Musgrove was trying for his second straight playoff series-clinching win. On Sunday night, he dominated the New York Mets at Citi Field, allowing just one hit and one walk in seven innings in a 6-0 win that sent the Padres to the NLDS.
He gave up two runs and six hits in six innings against the Dodgers, struck out eight and walked three.
FIRST PITCH
Jake Peavy, the 2007 NL Cy Young Award winner who was Musgrove's boyhood idol, threw out the ceremonial first pitch to former teammate Mark Loretta. Musgrove switched to Peavy's No. 44 after he was obtained by the Padres prior to the 2021 season.
UP NEXT
Dodgers: Play their spring training opener Feb. 25 against Milwaukee.
Padres: RHP Yu Darvish likely will get the start Tuesday in Game 1 of the NLCS.
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Post by jrgreene6 on Oct 16, 2022 18:36:54 GMT
I now know why Daisy admires Rusty Baker so much. He IS RUSTY BAKER, only younger. Great regular season coach for a team of all stars and a job that requires very little managing. But when it comes to October? The biggest LOSER that simply cannot win the big games when they count. If I was the owner of this team, DDF II would either be walking home or on the first chicken bus north (or south, for that matter). No way in this world he should keep this job another year. I hope Harper and Philly PUNISH these clowns and sweep their sorry asses. I might actually have to root FOR Rusty this year if both they and the Stains face off. GO DODGERS!!! Mattingly is looking a little better now, huh? He left because of Friedman's smothering style. He had meatheads like Puig & Crawford. Human torches like Brandon League & Brian Wilson. Ethier refused to take advice from one of the greatest lefthanded hitters of his generation. I think you know I was never much of a Mattingly fan and that hasn’t changed. He never managed a game or team in his life and only got the best position in baseball due to his nepotism with Torre. He spent the last five or six years with the Marlins and even though they obviously didn’t have the talent he was given in LA, they pretty much sucked his entire tenure there. These guys were given the golden ring and instead of grabbing it, they let Gollum have the Precious without so much of fight. Daisy / Fraudman once again made horrible decisions with the bullpen. Kahnle, Del Monte and Vespa were ALL used on Friday night. Asking them to go and be perfect two nights in a row was a stretch even a blind man could see. Where was Brusdar? Yes - he gave up a run the last time he pitched. But one run isn’t THREE. Same goes for Train Wreck. And power pitcher May didn’t even make it into ANY of the games. So if the geniuses weren’t planning on using him, why was he even on the freaking roster? He might as well given that spot to The Crow! And for the first time all year, they played a little small ball. But why limit it to just ONCE? Bases loaded - nobody out and they once again squandered runs in their year long Kryptonite fashion. I hope they let Bells go and he comes back and hits .300 + with 50 HR’s & 120 RBI’s. I, like you, hope the DON’T open the vault for Trea. And as far as the rest of the free agents go, I hope they ALL take a good, long HARD look at this team and it’s puppet and puppet master. If they do, they’ll see what I see and have been saying since his hire that Daisy Roberts might be their best buddy in the club house and dugout, but he SUCKS as a leader and decision (when he’s allowed) maker. Our title hopes are DOOMED until someone who pays the bills finally realizes this. GO DODGERS!!! |
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Oct 16, 2022 18:58:26 GMT
Fuck me. 5-3 Padres. This is over. Roberts thought too much & too late when he brought in Vesia. We're the 2001 Mariners. Disgusting. Last year, when the Braves eliminated us, I remember posting that I was almost relieved. That it, our rotation was a big mess and it was better to get beat in the playoffs than to be humiliated in the world series. Well, this year, injuries have been at a minimum, hence 111 wins. Our guys left their bats in LA and they left RISP by the dozens. I don't blame Robby for this travesty at all. Pitching in this 4 game series was pretty good, till Kahnle came in and couldn't get anybody out. I didn't get to watch the game on TV cos there were thunderstorms here in the Phoenix area and it kept knocking out my Dish Network so I had to be content with gameday. Oh well, wait till next year. Tonite, I'll be rooting for the Indians to upset the Yanks. Except our guys, I don't root for the overcat! |
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Post by Blunashun on Oct 16, 2022 19:21:10 GMT
I blame Roberts. Not solely, of course. Pitchers have to get outs. Our hitters were stymied. But surely your manager doesn't need to compound that by sabotaging his own team.
Dave went to the bullpen too early. Anderson had been brilliant. Almonte started out poorly, but then got Machado out on strikes & induced a pop-up. He was looking strong at that point. Cronenworth showed bunt & took a ball from Almonte. Then Dave brought in Vesia to play that tired old matchup game. Vesia inherited a 1-0 count. Who does that? He could have brought in Phillips. But then Evan is right-handed. We wouldn't want to do that. What would Friedman say? Roberts let a pitcher who hadn't entirely warmed up inherit a count. Save Phillips for a save situation? Let's try to make sure we get to a save situation.
Friedman is a brilliant man. His ego might be in the way though. I saw the dugout phone ring at one point. Who was calling the dugout? It didn't look like the dugout initiated a call to the bullpen. It looked like someone was answering the phone. Is Friedman calling the dugout?
GM's need to get over themselves, assemble talent, get a like-minded field manager who will use the talent the way you intended, & get out of the way. But since this is Dave's first managing gig, does he even know how to manage? We'll never know.
Mattingly isn't a bad manager. He had lunkheads & underachievers. A few stiffs along the way too. At the very least, we would know who did what with a more traditional setup. The GM acquires talent. The manager chooses how to utilize that talent. Then the GM scapegoats the manager if they lose. Andrew seems like a genuinely nice guy. The way he takes care of Andrew Toles is touching. But get the hell over yourself.
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Post by jrgreene6 on Oct 16, 2022 21:23:41 GMT
Pulling Anderson after five reminded me of 2018 and Rich Hill. COMPLETE over managing.
Sitting Cody in Game 3 and lefty Snell was somewhat understandable.
But after Taylor & Thompson both did absolutely nothing, why keep BOTH of them in the lineup?
At least Bells got on base in both games one and two via the walk and what truly were two base hits.
I understand one of the balls hit to center would have been easily caught by Bells had he been in there for D.
The LOB has been an issue with this team for years, especially in crucial situations and with bases loaded and despite what the “stats” show.
And I blame that on Roberts / Fraudman and their book of analytics as well.
They simply refuse to even TRY anything other than “swing away” and while bunts have proven to be unsuccessful more often than not, the Dodgers never even have a chance to disprove that theory because they refuse to even try to implement their usage.
No hit and run; some of the fastest guys in the league that combined steal fewer bases annually than players like Henderson, Smith, Sanders, etc. had by themselves.
WAY too many over anxious swings at first pitches with runners on.
I could go on and on and on - but the truth is and has been out there for most of the last decade.
And that is Daisy is a poor postseason manager and I don’t see that changing as long as this ownership group remains happy with division titles and outstanding regular season win - loss records.
GO DODGERS!!!
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Post by Blunashun on Oct 17, 2022 0:44:33 GMT
Hernández: Blame Andrew Friedman's roster construction, pitcher strategy for Dodgers' collapse
Dylan Hernández - Yesterday 11:42 PM
What the Dodgers are doing with their pitching isn’t working.
There is no other conclusion that can be reached after what transpired on Saturday night when their bullpen imploded in a horrific five-run seventh inning for the San Diego Padres that erased their three-run lead and ended their 111-win season.
This can’t be considered a small sample size anymore, the Dodgers have completed eight seasons with Andrew Friedman as their president of baseball operations.
The Dodgers have reached the postseason in each of those years but have claimed just one World Series, their solitary championship during that period won in a pandemic-shortened season that was unlike any before or after it.
They can’t script pitching matchups for entire games.
They can’t remove their starting when they’re pitching well just because they decided to do so beforehand.
They can’t place their manager in a position in which he has to make pitching change after pitching change.
Essentially, they can’t do what they did in their 5-3 defeat to the Padres in Game 4 of their National League Division Series at Petco Park.
Manager Dave Roberts had a major role in the come-from-ahead defeat, but more later on botched execution of the team’s iffy plans.
Any review of the Dodgers’ failure has to start with the organization’s overarching philosophy implemented by Friedman that devalues starting pitching and calls for the use of an assembly line of pitchers.
This is an industry-wide trend, and it works — to a degree.
The Dodgers have taken this concept to an extreme, as their management apparatus has demonstrated an inclination to stick with their pregame script rather than allow a starter who is performing well to pitch an extra inning or two.
That’s what happened on Saturday when Roberts removed Tyler Anderson after five scoreless innings with his pitch count at 86.
That’s also what happened three days earlier during a Game 2 loss when Clayton Kershaw was taken out after five innings even though he’d retired the last nine hitters he’d faced.
Asked if he gave any thought to allowing Anderson to return for the sixth inning, Roberts replied, “There was some thought, but where he was at with his pitch count, who was coming up, I just felt we had enough arms to get through that.”
In reality, decisions on how long to stick with starters are made before games, with Roberts consulting with the front office on the number of batters they should be allowed to face.
Anderson was cruising, but the brain trust had probably decided that it didn’t want Anderson pitching to Juan Soto and Manny Machado for a third time.
By limiting the responsibilities of his starting pitchers, Friedman has effectively called on his relievers to cover more innings. But if every pitching change Roberts makes is an opportunity to create favorable matchups, it’s also a chance for something to go wrong. Every call to the bullpen could be a landmine.
This is the inherent danger of the scheme.
What’s important to be mindful of here is that most relievers are failed starters. For many of them, success is as much about opposing hitters’ unfamiliarity with them as their stuff.
Roberts navigated the first three games of this series without any serious blunders. But Julio Urías and Kershaw pitched only five innings apiece during their respective starts. Game 3 opener Tony Gonsolin registered just four outs. Roberts was asked to make choice after choice. He was bound to make some bad ones.
Which is what happened, Game 4 featuring a series of mistakes by Roberts and the coaching staff.
Chris Martin gave the Dodgers a scare in the sixth, as he gave up an infield hit to Jake Cronenworth that advanced Brandon Drury to second base. Martin escaped the jam by striking out Will Myers.
Disaster struck in the next inning.
With the Dodgers now ahead by three runs, Roberts placed the game in the hands of Tommy Kahnle.
Kahnle walked Jurickson Profar, who reached third on a single to right-center field by Trent Grisham. Catcher Austin Nola drove in Profar with a single.
Evan Phillips had been used in these kinds of high-leverage situations, but Roberts suddenly decided he wanted him for the ninth inning after declaring his team didn’t require a designated close
Roberts instead turned to Yency Almonte, who gave up a run-scoring double to Ha-Seong Kim. Soto followed with a single that scored Nola and tied the game 3-3.
The left-handed-hitting Cronenworth was two batters away, but left-hander Alex Vesia didn’t start warming up until Machado struck out. The next batter, Drury, popped up on the first pitch.
With Cronenworth now at the plate, the dugout called for Almonte to throw over to first base to give Vesia more time to warm up. The sign wasn’t relayed and Almonte threw a pitch instead. It was a ball.
Vesia entered the game with a 1-0 count. Soto stole second base and Cronenworth delivered a two-run single to center field. The Dodgers were now down 5-3. Their season was almost over.
Whatever the state of their pitching, the Dodgers shouldn’t have lost to the Padres. That’s not what cost the Dodgers this series. What cost them the series was that they didn’t get much production out of Mookie Betts, Trea Turner and Freddie Freeman until Game 4.
Still, what the defeat exposed was that the Dodgers never had the pitching the win a World Series. Their model unsustainable.
The Dodgers could have beaten the Padres like this. They might have even been able to beat the Philadelphia Phillies like this. But the Houston Astros?
Injuries will give Friedman an alibi.
Walker Buehler was in a Fox studio in Los Angeles, sidelined for the season as he recovered from reconstructive elbow surgery. One-time Cy Young Award candidate Gonsolin suffered a late-season injury, relegating him to an abbreviated start in a Game 3 loss. Dustin May also went down late in the season, which moved him into a relief role.
Nonetheless, this winter should be a time of reflection for the front office. Friedman and his lieutenants have to look beyond propriety data. They have to look at the obvious numbers, too. They have to count the number of championships they have lost.
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Post by Blunashun on Oct 17, 2022 0:56:09 GMT
That's bullshit about Freeman. It's why I don't like The Times anymore. They spew rumors without foundation. Freddie went 4-1-2-1 w/ a double & homerun in game 2. He also walked in the game, to reach base three times. Turner was shaky. That was obvious. I was glad he did well offensively in the last game. Betts was a disappointment. www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=anderty01&t=p&year=2022101 pitches on May 23rd. 122 on June 15th. 96 on June 27th. 97 on July 22nd. 94 on July 28th. 99 on August 19th. I agree that Friedman talks to Roberts before every game & tells him who to use & how. |
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Oct 17, 2022 2:53:31 GMT
That's bullshit about Freeman. It's why I don't like The Times anymore. They spew rumors without foundation. Freddie went 4-1-2-1 w/ a double & homerun in game 2. He also walked in the game, to reach base three times. Turner was shaky. That was obvious. I was glad he did well offensively in the last game. Betts was a disappointment. www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=anderty01&t=p&year=2022101 pitches on May 23rd.
122 on June 15th.
96 on June 27th.
97 on July 22nd.
94 on July 28th.
99 on August 19th.
I agree that Friedman talks to Roberts before every game & tells him who to use & how. Just like George Steinbrenner told Billy Martin where to place Reggie Jackson in the order and he never played the game. And you know who's not a fan of the pitch count? Nolan Ryan, and who'd argue with such a legend? I had somewhat of a "premonition" before this series: during the last six games against the Rocks, whose team ERA ranked dead last in the bigs, our guys didn't score too many runs and I remember thinking that they better snap out of that little funk and a five day rest should do the trick. Only it didn't do the trick. Whoever you choose to blame, I say the Dodgers beat themselves in this series and will be watching the WS at home. |
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Post by jrgreene6 on Oct 17, 2022 4:58:35 GMT
That's bullshit about Freeman. It's why I don't like The Times anymore. They spew rumors without foundation. Freddie went 4-1-2-1 w/ a double & homerun in game 2. He also walked in the game, to reach base three times. Turner was shaky. That was obvious. I was glad he did well offensively in the last game. Betts was a disappointment. www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=anderty01&t=p&year=2022101 pitches on May 23rd.
122 on June 15th.
96 on June 27th.
97 on July 22nd.
94 on July 28th.
99 on August 19th.
I agree that Friedman talks to Roberts before every game & tells him who to use & how. Just like George Steinbrenner told Billy Martin where to place Reggie Jackson in the order and he never played the game. And you know who's not a fan of the pitch count? Nolan Ryan, and who'd argue with such a legend? I had somewhat of a "premonition" before this series: during the last six games against the Rocks, whose team ERA ranked dead last in the bigs, our guys didn't score too many runs and I remember thinking that they better snap out of that little funk and a five day rest should do the trick. Only it didn't do the trick. Whoever you choose to blame, I say the Dodgers beat themselves in this series and will be watching the WS at home. I think a lot of us saw this coming. Unfortunately, dim bulb Daisy didn’t or refused to acknowledge it. He simply has no fire or ability to motivate and his constant tinkering with lineups as well as allowing and accepting Fraudman’s influence with it and pitching decisions pretty much confirm that he relies far too much on analytics and others rather than making those decisions himself. And the “calls” I believe he has made on his own (Rich Hill, Kershaw against the Nats, Urias in relief last year, etc.) have ALL been disastrous. Which only goes to support what I and many have been saying since the day he was hired. Dave Roberts is simply not a good manager. He may be great in the clubhouse and a players favourite, but he lacks the brain and skills it takes to win the multiple titles this team should have on their mantle during his tenure. #FireDaveRoberts GO DODGERS!!! |
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Post by 20DodgerMiracle24 on Oct 18, 2022 3:34:18 GMT
I blame Roberts. Not solely, of course. Pitchers have to get outs. Our hitters were stymied. But surely your manager doesn't need to compound that by sabotaging his own team. Dave went to the bullpen too early. Anderson had been brilliant. Almonte started out poorly, but then got Machado out on strikes & induced a pop-up. He was looking strong at that point. Cronenworth showed bunt & took a ball from Almonte. T hen Dave brought in Vesia to play that tired old matchup game. Vesia inherited a 1-0 count. Who does that? He could have brought in Phillips. But then Evan is right-handed. We wouldn't want to do that. What would Friedman say? Roberts let a pitcher who hadn't entirely warmed up inherit a count. Save Phillips for a save situation? Let's try to make sure we get to a save situation. Friedman is a brilliant man. His ego might be in the way though. I saw the dugout phone ring at one point. Who was calling the dugout? It didn't look like the dugout initiated a call to the bullpen. It looked like someone was answering the phone. Is Friedman calling the dugout? GM's need to get over themselves, assemble talent, get a like-minded field manager who will use the talent the way you intended, & get out of the way. But since this is Dave's first managing gig, does he even know how to manage? We'll never know. Mattingly isn't a bad manager. He had lunkheads & underachievers. A few stiffs along the way too. At the very least, we would know who did what with a more traditional setup. The GM acquires talent. The manager chooses how to utilize that talent. Then the GM scapegoats the manager if they lose. Andrew seems like a genuinely nice guy. The way he takes care of Andrew Toles is touching. But get the hell over yourself. Decades ago, when the game was very different, Walter Alston was known to do that if the pitcher had trouble throwing strikes w/RISP and a tight score. I don't recall Lasorda doing that though. Can't Robby let Mark Prior handle the pitching and make all the decisions? Who'd know better than a MLB pitcher after all? Robby was a pretty good base thief, I'll say that for him. Let him coach base running, bunts and steals. |
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