Heyward
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br>'13, '14, '15 (Co-Winner
To be fair, Revere got screwed.
That 2-1 call was a ball and changed the entire AB.
Also not sure why Gibbons pulled Price at just 99 pitches.
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To be fair, Revere got screwed.
That 2-1 call was a ball and changed the entire AB.
Also not sure why Gibbons pulled Price at just 99 pitches.
KB21
Where's My Cup of Coffee?
Also, if there is any doubt that the Braves are taking the right road to rebuilding, take a look at the World Series. Two teams whose strength is pitching. With the Mets, the strength is obviously the starting rotation. With the Royals, it is their bullpen. Both teams have line ups that are balanced. The Royals line up is very difficult to strike out.
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
I see two pretty different teams. Mets have a lot of homegrown starting pitching. Royals just have Ventura in that category. Both have quite a few non homegrown players acquired be trade or FA. I would say the main lesson is to get good players at good value. If you do that a high percentage of the time you can survive the inevitable mistakes like Infante for the Royals and Cuddyer for the Mets.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
I don't think that it's a repudiation of any approach as much as it is an endorsement of the opinion that there are a lot of ways to build a winning baseball team; an opinion that a traditionalist like me has subscribed to all along.
Heyward
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br>'13, '14, '15 (Co-Winner
Eh, Jays had leadoff double, didnt score, 1st and 2nd in the 3rd or 4th didnt score, had runner on 3rd no outs, 2nd 3rd no outs, didnt score. And should have won Game 2 as well the way Price was pitching at the time.
Not like they steamrolled them.
Playoffs are a crapshoot and pretty much unpredictable.
I don't find it to be pure luck as the reason the Royals have back to back WS berths. Their BP is the best in baseball. If you don't have a lead by at least the 6th inning, you basically aren't beating the Royals.
Heyward
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br>'13, '14, '15 (Co-Winner
I dont exactly disagree there, Mets need to jump on KC early in the WS.
Certainly a difficult task to beat that pen late in the game.
chop2chip
Well-known member
I don't think you know who Sandy Alderson is.
50PoundHead
Hessmania Forever
Should be an interesting series. I'm thinking Mets have a slight advantage. Both teams were aggressive at the deadline, but the Mets seemed to shore themselves up a bit more.
AerchAngel
<B>Secretary of Statistics</B>
What is KC payroll?
Heyward
<B>Voted Worst Poster <br>'13, '14, '15 (Co-Winner
100-110 mil or so without looking maybe less.
KB21
Where's My Cup of Coffee?
I agree. It just gets old to see those who buy 100% into the Bill Beane philosophy of building a roster demean anything that is associated with scouting. The smart teams utilize the stats and understand their limitations while relying upon their scouting.
CyYoung31
Shift Leader
Who does that?
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
The two who come to mind are Mr. Strawman and Sir Red Herring
Also I'm pretty sure the Billy Beane philosophy is looking at inefficiencies in certain markets and trying to exploit them. At one time it was OBP. Recently it was defense.
Is there evidence that low strikeout rates lead to more runs scored and that those players cost less to acquire?
nsacpi
Expects Yuge Games
Weren't you paying attention during the first few weeks of the season.