Impressive by the Mets! Damn, it seems half the 2008 Phillies are in the playoffs this year, on other teams.
Schwarbs is 8 for 56 with 27Ks vs. Ls. That's an ugly .143/.213/.268. Save him for a key PH opp. You doubt Joe Maddon!?!??!soxhop411 said:@BNightengale: Yes, it's actually Austin Jackson replacing Schwarber with LHP Garcia going for #STLCards
This seems like a bad idea.
Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat said:The pitcher is batting 8th! The pitcher is batting 8th! Soak in the Maddon genius.
deGrom signed for $95,000. The Mets packed him off to rural Tennessee and after six not-terribly-impressive starts he tore his ulnar collateral ligament. He embarked on a year of anonymous rehabilitation.
Somehow, improbably, his fastball gained a foot of hop. The kid who threw 93 now touches 98 m.p.h.. And he became a more polished pitcher; Johan Santana, who was rehabbing his shoulder, taught him to throw a changeup. He also broke a finger castrating a cow, which set him back. He finally made it to the majors last year, at age 26. Kershaw pitched his first season at age 20. deGrom throws with an insistent urgency, as if intent on wasting no more time. His late start and his injuries have cost him in lifetime earnings; he now makes a touch more than half a million dollars and will not become a free agent until he is well into his 30s.
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soxhop411 said:Jeff Passan @JeffPassan 19m19 minutes ago
When asked about the Cubs' history/curse/whatever, Joe Maddon says: "I don't vibrate at that frequency." The best.
E5 Yaz said:He tried to castrate a cow?
He worked on a neighbors ranch during the off season and technically he tried to castrate a male calf, not the calfs mom.E5 Yaz said:He tried to castrate a cow?
E5 Yaz said:He tried to castrate a cow?
barbed wire Bob said:He worked on a neighbors ranch during the off season and technically he tried to castrate a male calf, not the calfs mom.
Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat said:Three runs without hitting the ball out of the infield. Maddon!!
54thMA said:Cubs score three runs and the only ball that left the infield was a wild throw by the pitcher,.
Right; I forgot about the other wild throw.E5 Yaz said:
Well ... not quite
54thMA said:Right; I forgot about the other wild throw.
I missed that, was using the grill today for the final time, adios grill.E5 Yaz said:
Nope, I was referencing that Castro led off the inning with a single to center.
He's a modern day Socrates!InsideTheParker said:Maddon's line-up and strategy were ideally suited to take advantage of the St. Louis errors. Speed, small ball. Beautiful and effective.
Eck: "No shame in bunting, especially when it works." Bravo.
Scheduled for a Hemlock Smoothy?Bob Montgomery's Helmet Hat said:He's a modern day Socrates!
Even more so because the Cards play in the NL!trekfan55 said:Matheny playing a bullpen game in Game 2 of the ALDS. Interesting.
trekfan55 said:Matheny playing a bullpen game in Game 2 of the NLDS. Interesting.
And it gives him the option to use both Lynn and Garcia in Game 4 if he wants.E5 Yaz said:
Why not? A day off tomorrow, and none of the relievers get over-taxed