Official MLB Playoff Thread

[Homebrewer]

8 minutes ago, Oz27 said:

Did John Smoltz really talk about wanting to "put sabermetrics to bed" while calling the Dodgers and Cubs, the two best teams in the NL who also happen to be led by two of the leading sabermetric thinkers? Sheesh.

Yep... this is what David Ross is looking at on his wrist pad..

[Oz27]

The expected batting average on a ball hit with the same launch angle and exit velocity as Ethier's home run is .025, which is lower than that for Howie Kendrick's routine groundout later in the inning. Baseball is crazy sometimes.

[Troll Daddy]

I'm not sure what to do with that info

 

 

[Blarg]

12 minutes ago, Troll Daddy said:

I'm not sure what to do with that info

 

 

Shit can it because stats are completely meaningless when you try apply them to a singular game or at bat. 

[Oz27]

[Blarg]

Young kid acts like know it all. 

Really Oz you've taken this to the extreme of stupid. Just watch the game as if none of these guys are programmed robots. 

[Oz27]

7 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Young kid acts like know it all. 

Really Oz you've taken this to the extreme if stupid. 

The irony of all of this is that my point was very similar to yours. But have a nice day. It's always nice conversing with you and getting to enjoy both your friendly persona and outstanding intellect.

[Troll Daddy]

Interesting move by Maddon ... pinch hitting for Lester.

[Homebrewer]

Maddon has a really good pen, and Lester wasn't great tonight. He was pretty good, though.

[Oz27]

Lester, Montgomery and Chapman are going to throw a heap of innings for the Cubs in this series, then they have Wood and Zastrynzy too. That's a hell of a problem for a team which is really bad at hitting left handed pitching.

[Oz27]

25 minutes ago, Oz27 said:

Lester, Montgomery and Chapman are going to throw a heap of innings for the Cubs in this series, then they have Wood and Zastrynzy too. That's a hell of a problem for a team which is really bad at hitting left handed pitching.

Just to save somebody some time, I agree...

[Stradling]

Haha.  

[Troll Daddy]

Great game

[Troll Daddy]

Dogs originally traded for Chapman in the off season. 

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, Troll Daddy said:

Dogs originally traded for Chapman in the off season. 

They should have traded for him.  

[Troll Daddy]

Just now, Stradling said:

They should have traded for him.  

They did

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

Just now, Troll Daddy said:

They did

Should have stuck with him.

[Stradling]

They didn't consemate the trade or else they would be in a much better place. 

[Troll Daddy]

Just now, Stradling said:

They didn't consemate the trade or else they would be in a much better place. 

You think!

[Lou]

good move bringing in your closer to pitch 2 innings. 

[Oz27]

2 minutes ago, Lou said:

good move bringing in your closer to pitch 2 innings. 

The bigger problem was waiting until the bases were loaded with nobody out. I like Joe but he did not get that one right.

[Lou]

why the hell didn't Maddon use a double-switch when he put in Chapman???

[Lou]

1 hour ago, Oz27 said:

Did John Smoltz really talk about wanting to "put sabermetrics to bed" while calling the Dodgers and Cubs, the two best teams in the NL who also happen to be led by two of the leading sabermetric thinkers? Sheesh.

I didn't get that either

[Troll Daddy]

You have to love the strategy in the NL

[daygloman]

Blanton.........................................