2017 World Series Thread: Cosjobs washes his shirt & dooms the Astros to a game 7 (1 Viewer)

[Politician Spock]

If I'm managing the Dodgers I throw Kershaw tonight with hopes of trotting him out for a potential game 7. Seems like their best shot to me. 

He manages strictly by sabermetrics so he won't. I'm hoping this series marks the start of a decline of sabermetrics. If you overdo it, it hurts the game in my opinion. 

He's good, but he's no Madison Bumgarner. 

IIRC he got thumped on three days rest in the 2014 playoffs, whereas it seemed like Bumgarner was pitching every other day. 

 

[Eephus]

Its a mans game...play on and beat him on the field.

It's a man's game but that slant eyes #### is a 4th grader's playground move

 

[Da Guru]

It's a man's game but that slant eyes #### is a 4th grader's playground move

True...but that happens when grown men play a kids game.  Pro athletes are in a constant stage of adolescence.   

 

[bagger]

If I'm managing the Dodgers I throw Kershaw tonight with hopes of trotting him out for a potential game 7. Seems like their best shot to me. 

He manages strictly by sabermetrics so he won't. I'm hoping this series marks the start of a decline of sabermetrics. If you overdo it, it hurts the game in my opinion. 

I am a dodger fan so obviously hope they win but the death of sabremetrics would be a pretty nice consolation. 

Kershaw doesn’t pitch great on shorter rest so I am ok with waiting until tomorrow. Wood should be fine and the dodgers bats will wake up and the Astros will cool down. I am not concerned, Dodgers haven’t played well and have been in every game. 

 

[Eephus]

True...but that happens when grown men play a kids game.  Pro athletes are in a constant stage of adolescence.   

That argument can be used to rationalize just about any behavior.   I'm not lowering my expectations for basic human decency just because Gurriel gets paid to play ball.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

True...but that happens when grown men play a kids game.  Pro athletes are in a constant stage of adolescence.   

####### bull ####.  

 

[the rover]

Why would you throw Kershaw on short rest?  You need to win one of the three in Houston.  Game 5 is the same as Game 4.

 

[cosjobs]

Here we go. Twelve minutes

 

[NREC34]

Why would you throw Kershaw on short rest?  You need to win one of the three in Houston.  Game 5 is the same as Game 4.

You wouldn't. Sabermetrics rules everything about the game now. I understand. 

 

[ChiefD]

Keith Hernandez is a creepy human.

 

[Ghost Rider]

All of these dopes on TV talking about how this is a must-win for the Dodgers. 

Uh, no it's not. 

 

[NREC34]

Why in the world would that not be reviewable?

baseball has some weird rules

 

[pollardsvision]

You're right, Eephus, that hair is quite a punishment.

 

[Eephus]

I'm never going to root for a Dodgers win but I wouldn't mind it if the series gets back to LA so Gurriel can get booed. 

 

[NREC34]

Morton has good stuff tonight

they can get to Wood I think 

 

[NREC34]

McCann said a bad word

 

[Long Ball Larry]

death of sabermetrics?  these 4 teams in the LCS are as heavy on analytics as anyone.  why would anything happening now be signaling the death of sabermetrics?

 

[Eephus]

death of sabermetrics?  these 4 teams in the LCS are as heavy on analytics as anyone.  why would anything happening now be signaling the death of sabermetrics?

3 of the 4 were among the largest team payrolls too but I catch your drift

 

[NREC34]

Nice game Wood has going.

A no no so far.

 

[NREC34]

Well this is extremely weird

wtf

 

[Long Ball Larry]

3 of the 4 were among the largest team payrolls too but I catch your drift

true, but that's not really what has driven them, as you know. 

 

[bigbottom]

Well this is extremely weird

wtf

Standing up to cancer?  I thought it was pretty impactful to see the whole stadium with their signs.

 

[Eephus]

true, but that's not really what has driven them, as you know. 

it hasn't hurt

 

[NREC34]

Standing up to cancer?  I thought it was pretty impactful to see the whole stadium with their signs.

Yeah it's a cool thought just never saw a game interrupted like that. No biggie

 

[bigbottom]

Yeah it's a cool thought just never saw a game interrupted like that. No biggie

Way better than God Bless America in the 7th inning stretch. 

 

[Eephus]

Good execution there

 

[Long Ball Larry]

it hasn't hurt

I guess, but LA and CHI's position players all make very little, and aside from Gardner, the Yanks have very little in terms of positional payroll (Frazier and Ellsbury weren't great contributors, though I suppose they can't be just ignored).

Certainly, the money has enabled them to fill in their pitching staffs.

 

[Mr.Pack]

Dumbest play in baseball. Especially with no or one out. I just don't believe the odds are with you on that stupid contact play especially when it's hit to 3rd.

Dumb dumb dumb

 

[gump]

Yeah it's a cool thought just never saw a game interrupted like that. No biggie

They’ve done it during the last 3-4 All Star Games and last year Game 4 at Wrigley.

 

[NREC34]

Way better than God Bless America in the 7th inning stretch. 

I was afraid Morton might have got out of a rhythm but he got out of it. 

I might pull him now. Idk

 

[bigbottom]

Way better than God Bless America in the 7th inning stretch. 

By the way, was I the only one who thought the vet/cop with the guitar last night was absolutely brutal?

 

[Long Ball Larry]

By the way, was I the only one who thought the vet/cop with the guitar last night was absolutely brutal?

you were not

 

[NREC34]

SPRINGER DINGER

 

[Long Ball Larry]

this youtubetv thing does have me intrigued now.  It includes regional NBC/Comcast sports networks.  Plus cloud DVR with unlimited storage.  Two key things that kept me from being all that interested in Sling.

 

[Eephus]

Now that the hill in CF is gone, can we agree that LF is kind of a joke too

 

[Zegras11]

Now that the hill in CF is gone, can we agree that LF is kind of a joke too

 

[NREC34]

Is that cheerleaders the Astros have?

 

[culdeus]

Now that the hill in CF is gone, can we agree that LF is kind of a joke too

The fact that a near fly ball can go 315 feet and be out at ground level but you put that a shade to the right and need to clear a 21 foot sign?  that part?

 

[Zegras11]

Is that cheerleaders the Astros have?

no, it's @cosjobs

 

[NREC34]

Dammit. Giles is terrible 

 

[bigbottom]

Just brutal. 

 

[gump]

Huge hit...you’d think it’s over w Kenley...

 

[culdeus]

Dammit. Giles is terrible 

He had a reasonable season for someone paid about as much as a H/R block accountant. 

 

[culdeus]

Musgrove has never entered a game with a 1 run defect any earlier than the 6th inning in his career.  He's only pitched in the 9th once, ever. 

 

[culdeus]

Musgrove has never entered a game with a 1 run defect any earlier than the 6th inning in his career.  He's only pitched in the 9th once, ever. 

Think we just figured out why.

 

[gump]

Going back to LA...

 

[[scooter]]

"YOU LIKE THAT!? YOU LIKE THAT!?"

 

[Zegras11]

it was a run

 

[culdeus]

So Yu game 7 starter :X  

 

[Eephus]

The ol' catcher bunting for a base hit while five runs down play