Holland came in in the 8th in a 7-3 game, walk, popup, single, single/run, walk, pulled with one out and the bases loaded and a run in. Norris came in and let one score on a wild pitch but got out of it and had a clean ninth. Looking like Holland is going to be the worst FAAB purchase of the season.
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In the best of times, our days are numbered, anyway. And it would be a crime against Nature for any generation to take the world crisis so solemnly that it put off enjoying those things for which we were presumably designed in the first place, and which the gravest statesmen and the hoarsest politicians hope to make available to all men in the end: I mean the opportunity to do good work, to fall in love, to enjoy friends, to sit under trees, to read, to hit a ball and bounce the baby.
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Originally posted by overkill94 View PostThe phrase "it clearly worked" is kinda silly though.
Originally posted by overkill94 View PostThey could've revived the corpse of Brad Lidge to come in and pitch to the last batter and finish the game.
Originally posted by overkill94 View PostJust because the final out was made doesn't make it a smart decision.
Originally posted by overkill94 View PostIf they really wanted to get Neris some work, have him come in at the beginning of the inning and see if he can get himself back on track with Ramos ready in case he falters.
Originally posted by overkill94 View PostThe only semi-logical explanation is that Neris is the new lefty specialist, but even that one's pretty flimsy.
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It just reeks of overmanaging. No matter how many pitches these guys throw or how many outs they get, just the act of warming up to go in a game is taxing on the arm. Sure, Neris hadn't pitched in 5 days but what if they have a string of close games and he has to sit one of them out because he's already thrown 3 days in a row?
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Originally posted by mjl View PostHolland came in in the 8th in a 7-3 game, walk, popup, single, single/run, walk, pulled with one out and the bases loaded and a run in. Norris came in and let one score on a wild pitch but got out of it and had a clean ninth. Looking like Holland is going to be the worst FAAB purchase of the season.
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Holland was a 22-unit buy in my NL-only 5x5 league
finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84
SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
C Stallings 2, Casali 1
1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1
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Originally posted by Ken View PostI know hyperbole, but if you've been watching baseball long enough you've seen numerous games flip after being ahead by multiple runs with just 1 out to get. As a Rangers' fan, the 2011 WS painfully comes to mind.I'm not expecting to grow flowers in the desert...
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Originally posted by heyelander View PostPlus, you would have to kill Brad Lidge first to do it, and that seems pretty extreme just to make a point--------------------------------------
You know a girl in a hat is just so…vogue.
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Originally posted by swampdragon View PostIs it time to consider dumping Holland in a deep bench mixed 12 teamer and grabbing someone like
Minter
Bedrosian
Madson
Kelly
Jones
Casilla
or still hang in there with the potential closing upside?"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"Your shitty future continues to offend me."
-Warren Ellis
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Gabe Kapler, Mind Effer...
According to the Phillies' official website, "Edubray Ramos looked unhittable in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday afternoon at Camden Yards. Then he got the hook. Ramos struck out Jonathan Schoop swinging on three pitches and Mark Trumbo swinging on three pitches in a 4-1 victory over the Orioles. Phillies manager Gabe Kapler then called for Hector Neris to face the left-handed-hitting Chris Davis, who grounded out to end the game. The mid-inning pitching change warranted an explanation. Kapler removed Neris from the full-time closer's role Sunday in a 4-2 victory over the Mets, saying he planned to use his relievers based on matchups and situations. But pulling Ramos after being so dominant? Could Kapler be playing with fire there? "I actually think it's just the opposite," said Kapler, who likes how Neris' splitter plays against lefties. "I think we're playing what we believe is most likely to happen. "Let's be very clear. I just want to be clear about one thing: This is about the talent of the players. Once we've established the talent of the players, we want to really know what that talent looks like. So we know that Ramos' slider is very effective against right-handed hitters. It's been true for over a year. So we give him that opportunity. That creates that confidence. He's going to walk out of there feeling like a million bucks. "Guess who else is going to feel like a million bucks? Hector Neris. He just got a huge out for us. It's not always going to work out like this. But this is what we believe, putting our pitchers in the best positions to have success.""Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"Your shitty future continues to offend me."
-Warren Ellis
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Hunter got the 7th for Phillies, who were down 6-5
they took lead in top of the 8th, 7-6 so here comes Seranthony Dominguez with a clean inning (17 batters up, 17 batters down in Seranthony's MLB career)....
make it 20 for 20 as he gets all 3 outs in the 9th, whiffing Pham for the 2nd one!Last edited by Judge Jude; 05-19-2018, 05:46 PM.finished 10th in this 37th yr in 11-team-only NL 5x5
own picks 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 in April 2022 1st-rd farmhand draft
won in 2017 15 07 05 04 02 93 90 84
SP SGray 16, TWalker 10, AWood 10, Price 3, KH Kim 2, Corbin 10
RP Bednar 10, Bender 10, Graterol 2
C Stallings 2, Casali 1
1B Votto 10, 3B ERios 2, 1B Zimmerman 2, 2S Chisholm 5, 2B Hoerner 5, 2B Solano 2, 2B LGarcia 10, SS Gregorius 17
OF Cain 14, Bader 1, Daza 1
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Originally posted by Judge Jude View PostHunter got the 7th for Phillies, who were down 6-5
they took lead in top of the 8th, 7-6 so here comes Seranthony Dominguez with a clean inning (17 batters up, 17 batters down in Seranthony's MLB career)...."I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth."
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