I'm not a fan of this announcer.
50PoundHead (10-16-2017), jpx7 (10-16-2017)
No idea why Wade Davis wasnt brought in there.
Justin Turner has become a heck of a player
Chopping With The Braves And Rolling With The Tide
The reasoning was that Davis threw 44 pitches on Thursday and wasn't available to pitch more than 1 inning. If Maddon used him for 1 out in the 9th he wasn't going to bring him out again in the 10th after letting him sit for a half inning. He needed Lackey to get 1 out, then would have used Davis to get 3 outs in the 10th.
To me, the biggest mistake he made was not getting Schwarber or Happ an AB against Morrow or Jansen. Almora had no business taking PAs against those RHed pitchers.
Last edited by Enscheff; 10-16-2017 at 12:18 PM.
jpx7 (10-17-2017)
Don't remember Charlie Morton ever throwing 99 MPH when he was with us.
jpx7 (10-17-2017)
Astros signed Morton to almost exactly the same contract the Braves gave Dickey.
Let that sink in a bit.
2 bloops and a yankee stadium special homer
Helps when you use analytics, which the Braves mostly scoff at. I hate the Dodgers but I wanted Dodgers-Astros from the start, I want to see Joe Simpson, Chip Caray, and the old guard's heads spinning. The teams are very talented, but they use analytics to help them even more.
Aggression with prospects is fine, but being stupid is not. There should be a way to find a happy medium between a Pirates like idea of being overly cautious with prospects and going stupidly fast with prospects.
jpx7 (10-17-2017)
I don't think there was any indication he would start striking out 10 per nine. He got the contract he did because he's historically been a 1 to 1.5 WAR pitcher. Sometimes you get lightning in a bottle. Maybe the Astros knew something nobody else did like the Braves did with Gohara.
zedsdead (10-16-2017)
Sabathia looking like Forrest Whitaker