The series predictions and thoughts
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Vigil2235
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I believe your trust your ace he gets paid the big money for situations like that and his ability to work his way out of it. Plus the pen had been used a lot Friday Saturday.
dodgerblew
Team RC
Our bullpen has been so overworked all year but even more now.
Im a Dodger ticket holder and by my username it's pretty obvious I'm a fan. Kershaw was left in to long. When you're to the point that you're screaming so loud after a pitch out of frustration that it's picked up on the tv, your time is up. CK lost his release point and couldn't locate any of his pitches. If you watched closely you could see where catcher set up and it wasn't where his pitches ended up. I don't know what was going on but his frustration and countenance on the hill reminded me of having the yips.
I was hoping that getting three more runs might get him past the previous inning but when he came back out and gave leadoff hitter freebie pass to first, I said out loud to the people I was sitting with he's done. Unfortunately our moron manager didn't bother getting one or two pitchers up when he was first struggling or in between innings so there was no one to go to and left him out there until Maeda got warm and it was obvious pretty quick Maeda wasn't ready.
As a manager, you don't have time to trust your ace in G5, you trust your managerial instincts. Roberts was banking on CK giving him 6 from the start and rode that plan until it backfired. The Dodgers are a great ball club with one weakness, a front office and manager that haven't caught on to the premise you can't manage playoffs the same way you manage during the season. They did same thing last year with Chicago (remember pinch hitting for Julio Urias while throwing a gem for a ph only to have the ph come to the plate and try a sac bunt which like last night they couldn't) and it cost them last year too. Roberts pulled CK to early in G1 and Hill in G2 potentially using the bullpen anywhere from 3-5 innings more then they had too. He mismanaged the bullpen in G3 as well pulling guys to soon having Kenley go two innings instead of one and then not having a reliable pitcher who could work the post Kenley innings. McCarthy shouldn't have been on the roster. He had only threw 6 innings since July, was removed from the roster because of the yips and they left Ryu off the roster who came back to starting rotation from the bullpen.They had a long man RH in the bp already , Stripling, who also sux but why have two RH that sux. Tell me that Ryu might not have been a decent go to guy over McCarthy or Stripling. The bullpen is tired and the Astros whose lineup is incredible saw them for the fifth time, they new what they had and were disciplined enough to wait for what they wanted. It didn't help that the umpiring last night was so awful but he was awful both ways.
wishntoboutside
professional snow flake
So Rik, to be short and sweet you are saying Roberts just sucks and your team is taking a beating. Right?
duncanpate1
New member
I can't get over the fact that all yous big baseball fans are predicting how many
"Points" will be scored! C'mon man, there are NO POINTS in baseball. Anyway, being a lifetime downtrodden Padres fan I will say.......
GO ASTROS!!!!!!!!!
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"Points" will be scored! C'mon man, there are NO POINTS in baseball. Anyway, being a lifetime downtrodden Padres fan I will say.......
GO ASTROS!!!!!!!!!
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dodgerblew
Team RC
Close. Roberts playoff management sux, the base coaching sux and the "bullpen" has taken an unneeded beating. Short and sour.
Tomorrow is going to be very tough. Verlander is experienced and at the top of his game. His manager panicked too in his last start and removed him to quick and won't make that mistake again. If they can pull off tomorrow I feel good about winning g7.
As disappointed as I am in Roberts I don't think he's alone in this. The front office is every bit as culpable in my opinion. Baseball is a sport it's not science or a math game and this management team makes decisions based on mathematical data and spreadsheets. If the Red Sox were using analytics in the early 2000's when Roberts was on that team in the World Series he wouldnt have been told to steal that base and the Red Sox wouldn't have won series. Play ball!
Go Dodgers
dodgerblew
Team RC
Points?
duncanpate1
New member
Yes, the second question in the OP is " how many total points"
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dodgerblew
Team RC
Definitely an oversight on the OP's part. He's a great baseball guy even if he's a Giants fan and knows the game very well. Really not the gist of what's the the threads about however. Supposed to be a bunch of reefers getting together having fun and sharing thoughts and not a pop quiz
duncanpate1
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I agree, however, when I first read it I had Tom Hanks yelling "there's no points in baseball" in my head!
All in good fun.....,
GO ASTROS!!!!!!
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dodgerblew
Team RC
Now that is funny. Great flick. If your Stros win I might very well be crying however!
duncanpate1
New member
Good luck tonight!
I'm hoping for a game seven & let the chips fall where they may.
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I'm hoping for a game seven & let the chips fall where they may.
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five.five-six
Well-known member
I predict The dodgers are going to win the series.
dodgerblew
Team RC
Atta boy!
dodgerblew
Team RC
Dodgers, rock the ravine tomorrow and bring the trophy home! 29 years is way to long. So impressive to see the bullpen bounce back like that.
five.five-six
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