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We would be the best team in baseball. The two "AL top dogs" just got swept out the playoffs.
We would be the best team in baseball. The two "AL top dogs" just got swept out the playoffs.
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Washington fans freaking out over Dusty's decisions last night
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if u want to believe u would
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They weren't too happy about having Taylor and Difo come up in critical situations.
And 6 pitchers in one inning was ripped (though Bochy used 5 Tuesday)
And 6 pitchers in one inning was ripped (though Bochy used 5 Tuesday)
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What was his reasoning behind subbing Zimmerman out of the game?
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You realize Soler has been on the bench the whole post-season, right? The Cubs have depth teams in both leagues covet.
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They were pretty awful. He subbed himself out of his entire bench and had to put a rookie in to face Kershaw in the final AB with the season on the line. Plenty of mental mistakes and individual failures by the players will somewhat obscure Baker's poor decisions though.
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I am so pumped for tom.
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Far be it for me to defend Dusty Baker who I pretty much hate with the intensity of a white dwarf star, but this was more on the players than on Dusty. The main thing with Baker is that he can't manage against creative managers. He loses all of those battles which is why I wanted to see them in the NLCS. Not sad about not seeing Murphy though.
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I'm one of the few that is a big supporter of his
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He's a AL DH. The Cubs are built to win it all.
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I agree with that as well.
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That was Dantown trying to say it would never happen. I told him twice he was 100% wrong.
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Yes, plenty of individual failures (Harper inexcusably getting picked off 1st and the idiotic send on Werth). But Baker managed like a fan. He sent Scherzer out in the 7th because, "He's my guy." But that "guy" was at 98 pitches, is only .246 and .743 OPS third time through the order, prone to giving up HRs, and had thrown a ton of high-leverage, high-stress pitches in the 5th inning getting out of a bases-loaded jam. At that point there were objectively better options available in the bullpen, especially with three LHers coming up for the Dodgers. Then, once the game was tied, Baker should have gone to his best relief options first, like Roberts did bringing in his closer early. But Baker left Melancon in the bullpen, presumably waiting to close out a lead that never came. He eventually got him into the game, but not until the Nats had given up three runs.
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Harper was not "inexcusably picked off 1st". That was clearly a balk.
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It was a balk.
So is every pitch Kershaw throws with a runner on base, and I fully expect Joe to bring it up.
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I also am fan of Jorge. He is getting squeezed out a bit, but still capable of big things.
Yes as DH he'll be a good guy to have.
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"He had the right of way" is the epitaph on the tombstone of every stupid pedestrian. It doesn't matter if the pitcher was balking with every pitch--the umps weren't calling it; file a complaint with the league office afterwards if you want, but you have to roll with that if you're the runner on base. Harper barely got back the first time and then got picked off because he didn't shorten his lead; he was an idiot.
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I didn't state he was balking with every pitch. He balked with the one. It's a call that shouldn't be missed with a 6 umpire crew. He didn't need to shorten his lead. Once the foot goes over the rubber, the ball has to go to the plate no matter if the pitcher steps to 45 degrees or not. The play should have caused a bigger scene than it did.