IST: Cubs @ Giants

[TL1961]

Kyle fucking Hendricks pinch hitting? Madden has lost it

Are you people this unfamiliar with baseball? He has one player left and it is last catcher. Not using him with two outs and bases empty.

Every manager makes that move.

 

[TL1961]

That was a fucking strike

 

[Fred Garvin]

Man...a Terrance Gore type guy would've been really handy in that inning. .Steals 2nd (avoids the double play by Bote at the least)...then 3rd....and who knows. Then you have to put him in an outfield position in the bottom half....but who cares? I hear Cubs are looking at Dyson. Those guys can be very valuable.

 

[truthbedamned]

Are you people this unfamiliar with baseball? He has one player left and it is last catcher. Not using him with two outs and bases empty.

Every manager makes that move.

And who has the better bat? Hendricks or Lester?

 

[TL1961]

no

 

[DanTown]

At least Lester has a few hits

Probably not even at the ball park as the next day starter and the game in the 12th.

 

[TL1961]

And who has the better bat? Hendricks or Lester?

Lester is tomorrow’s starter. You can’t use him there. Jesus you people think we should have played that expecting a HR?

 

[SilenceS]

At least Lester has a few hits

Lester is mid 30's and pitches tomorrow. The ****

 

[DanTown]

Some of you think the Cubs act just like your little league team and it shows.

 

[TL1961]

Man...a Terrance Gore type guy would've been really handy in that inning. .Steals 2nd (avoids the double play by Bote at the least)...then 3rd....and who knows. Then you have to put him in an outfield position in the bottom half....but who cares? I hear Cubs are looking at Dyson. Those guys can be very valuable.

This roster cannot afford Terrance Gore. (Not that it matters now with him in NY). But good heavens, we need groceries and you people want us shopping for holiday decorations.

 

[truthbedamned]

Lester is mid 30's and pitches tomorrow. The ****

So that means he can’t swing a bat? What are these guys? Fucking china dolls?

 

[TL1961]

It is time Javy

 

[TL1961]

So that means he can’t swing a bat? What are these guys? Fucking china dolls?

Lester went on DL from injury running bases. Do you honestly think he is the best option there?

Do you really think we were going to get a run?

More frankly: Is this the first season you have watched baseball?

 

[DanTown]

When teams use pitchers as some sort of pinch hitter or pinch runner, it's not like Joe looks down at the end of the bench and yells "Kyle, grab a bat". Several innings before the situation, the bench coach is talking to Kyle about the possibility that if the game keeps going, he might be needed so he should get loose. Kyle then likely has to do some stretching (since you know, he pitched Sunday and the odds are he didn't do a ton of stretching and even if he did pre-game stretching, that's over 4 hours ago) and start getting some hacks in. THEN Kyle gets the call. In no situation are you going to ask Lester, if he even is still in the ballpark, to hit because he's your next day starter and if you have something go wrong, there's literally not enough time to correct it without moving Q up to short rest and that's not ideal either, all just to bat a guy with two out and no one on.

Just think guys, that's all it is.

 

[TL1961]

They are discussing 12 inning Yankees game. Started two hours before this one. We are in 12th also. Theirs just ended.

 

[truthbedamned]

Lester went on DL from injury running bases. Do you honestly think he is the best option there?

Do you really think we were going to get a run?

More frankly: Is this the first season you have watched baseball?

I have been watching and coaching baseball before you were born. Let’s just leave it at that

 

[DanTown]

Well, this is where I call it a night: road game on the west coast in extras where 2-3-4 go down in order with their 2-3-4 due up and Brach, Ryan, and Chatwood as the only pitchers. Best case scenario is another 30 minutes and having to explain MLB 101 on why Jon Lester is also not the emergency catcher so why don't they just use Mondalado.

 

[TL1961]

That seemed like our best chance and not even close. Hope we keep this going.

 

[TL1961]

I have been watching and coaching baseball before you were born. Let’s just leave it at that

I feel for the players.

 

[Fred Garvin]

This roster cannot afford Terrance Gore. (Not that it matters now with him in NY). But good heavens, we need groceries and you people want us shopping for holiday decorations.

Not Gore specifically...but a guy "like him". Hell..you could dump Descalso easily. Now is a guy like that available? That's another issue. Just saying in theory...those guys are nice to have and can be a huge game changer in games like this.