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Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 5:38 pm
by Neutron 14
Pitchers _IP _H R ER ERA
J. Miller__ 1.2 0 0 0 0.00
Guerrier_ 2.1 0 0 0 1.91
P. Neshek 1.0 0 0 0 1.40
J. Nathan 1.0 0 0 0 1.85 (W, 2-1)
Thats how you spell relief!
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 7:08 pm
by Irishmans Shanty
Neutron 14 wrote:Pitchers _IP _H R ER ERA
J. Miller__ 1.2 0 0 0 0.00
Guerrier_ 2.1 0 0 0 1.91
P. Neshek 1.0 0 0 0 1.40
J. Nathan 1.0 0 0 0 1.85 (W, 2-1)
Thats how you spell relief!
Dennys and Jesse who?
What a way to finish off the Sox to complete the sweep.
Game 1: Come from behind and blow open a tight game.
Game 2: Scoring early and often to blow them out.
Game 3: Coming from way back and driving home the final nail on a four pitch walk to a batter who is impossible to walk.
post 8009
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 7:24 pm
by boblee
Big series win for the Twins.
Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 11:05 pm
by EREmpireStrikesBack
Is IS gonna start a thread?
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:43 am
by packerboy
Irishmans Shanty wrote:Same inning, same situation.
bottom of the 6th
-Morneau walk
-Hunter single
-Kubel sac Bunt
-Cirillo, weak ground ball to second scores a run.
Ah Hah, precisely my point. Exhibit A.
Maybe the same situation but not the same people.
Kubel is up and not Castillo. Kubel would likely hit a nice room service ground ball to second and the double play would be turned before he gets out of the box. Not so with Castillo.
Thats what bugs me. The game is called without regard to the personnel involved.
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:46 am
by Irishmans Shanty
This ones for you PB!
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:30 am
by packerboy
Thanks IS
That kid looks like a lot that I have coached. But it looks like he is holding a softball bat.
Do they bunt a lot in softball too?
I hate the bunt. It ought to outlawed , especially for kids.
HIT THE BOOFIN BALL!
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:39 am
by Irishmans Shanty
Down the road from me a former big leaguer took the headmaster's position at one of those mega sized publics. Thru the first five games of the year he didn't attempt to bunt or steal one base. His pro approach of station to station running, not holding runners at 2nd base, and waiting for the three run homer seems to be his philosphy.
It will be interesting to see a career professional baseball player coach at the high school level. From all accounts he ended the year on solid footing but knowing HS sports the way I do it's only a matter of time before a guy who earned 7 figures playing the game will get parental/community input.
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 1:46 pm
by packerboy
That is why its such a great game. The greatest game.
There are so many different ways to play it.
But I thnk the most successful coaches/managers dont play it just one way.
It should depend on your team make up/the situation/and the personel involved in the situation.
I dont bunt but I love to steal. But dont have your slowest runner steal second vs a left handed pitcher.
If its late in the game and you need to get a runner over to scoring position, steal him over if its your leadoff guy on base. Bunt him over if its your big left fielder.
In a 'bunting situation', I would never bunt with Castillo at the plate and always with Kubel.