Assuming that happens, can the team still bring back Brian Johnson and Henry Owens for the last few games? They're already on the 40-man roster.
I would hope that the organization has kept them throwing on the side, just im case there's a sudden injury or two and the team needs a sixth, seventh, or eighth starter.Yes, but since neither one has thrown a single pitch (as far as I know) in 3 weeks, they may not have much to offer.
Speaking of Owen's, my buddy was the 9 millionth fan at Hadlock last year and won season tickets for 9 years. He's not a superfan or anything and has a toddler, so he gave away all but a handful of games but he goes to most of the season ticket holder events.Assuming that happens, can the team still bring back Brian Johnson and Henry Owens for the last few games? They're already on the 40-man roster.
It's an interesting strategy if they aren't hitting rockets off our your strategically slower two seamers
This. This is a bold move.
If it was intentional, it didn't work. I hope he can dial it up in the playoffs or it could be a very long night for the Red Sox.
This. This is a bold move.
"I didn't have it tonight. Unfortunately, it was just one of those nights."What's he supposed to say?
Well he could have just said "I just didn't have it tonight", so I don't see him saying he was trying to pace himself as a bullshit line. Sounds like a legit approach he was trying to have something left in the tank later in the game. Now he knows it won't work. At any rate we'll ALL know soon enough if there's more to it.What's he supposed to say?
No. The team with the best record gets home field advantageI think the WS home field still goes to the All Star game winner, doesn't it?
Considering the potential grief that a pitcher could get for experimenting, and how "i just didn't have it" would pass without mention," I dont think it sounds like bullshit either.Well he could have just said "I just didn't have it tonight", so I don't see him saying he was trying to pace himself as a bullshit line. Sounds like a legit approach he was trying to have something left in the tank later in the game. Now he knows it won't work. At any rate we'll ALL know soon enough if there's more to it.
No. This year it doesn't count.I think the WS home field still goes to the All Star game winner, doesn't it?
I read it as him doing it on his own.Not thrilled with the Pomeranz 'experiment' - was trying to stretch him out longer really the best idea given his recent decline in velocity? What are we talking about here, maybe saving the bullpen one extra inning per rotation turn? Pom is what he is - take the solid five or so innings and turn it over to the bullpen (hopefully with a lead).
Probably better for an offseason thread, but this has always annoyed me as a way to decide home field advantage. Isn't the clearly better and fairer way nowadays to give it to the league that wins the most games in interleague play?No. The team with the best record gets home field advantage
https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/7/11/15872188/2017-mlb-all-star-game-rule-change-world-series-homefield-advantage
The NL would never get homefield that way. Since 2004, AL wins that every year. OK by me though.Probably better for an offseason thread, but this has always annoyed me as a way to decide home field advantage. Isn't the clearly better and fairer way nowadays to give it to the league that wins the most games in interleague play?
I don't know if there is a way to make the process truly fair with going into things like strength of schedule, a comparison between the two leagues, etc. This way is better than what was done in the past and I think most fans will buy into it.Probably better for an offseason thread, but this has always annoyed me as a way to decide home field advantage. Isn't the clearly better and fairer way nowadays to give it to the league that wins the most games in interleague play?
Yeah but how are you going to get two fan bases to travel for a series that takes close to two weeks? I am still in favor of interleague record.I've always thought the World Series should join the Super Bowl as being held at a warm weather neutral location. Will probably never happen, but late October/early November is just too cold in the north, and I think the destination aspect of the Super Bowl contributes significantly to its popularity.
Is it too cold? I suppose the ball doesn't travel as well but other than that it's the same game to me. Also, I would never give up the sensation of watching the World Series in Fenway. I swear, when the Cardinals came back for game 6 in 2013, they looked like they feared for their lives.I've always thought the World Series should join the Super Bowl as being held at a warm weather neutral location. Will probably never happen, but late October/early November is just too cold in the north, and I think the destination aspect of the Super Bowl contributes significantly to its popularity.
The issue I have with that is teams don't play the same schedule. The AL East is a MUCH tougher division than the AL Central. The 3 worse teams in the East are 20 games under .500 COMBINED. There are two teams in the Central that are worse than that by themselves. The league that wins the most Interleague games is a much fairer way to decide for the WS. Home field for all other series should be based on head to head records. Runs scored should be the tiebreaker in case of a tie in head to head. Theres the reward for winning without rewarding a team that just happens to be in a shitty division. That should NEVER be rewarded.I’m of the same opinion. Team with the overall best record should have home field advantage, with the tie breaker being the winner of the last WS. You should be rewarded for winning.
I immediately thought of Nomar in 1999.Jose Altuve got hit by a pitch on his wrist last night. X-rays were negative but he has a contusion and is day-to-day. Something to watch at least.
OTOH--Some of us were there for '"The Greatest Game in Lumer Loni's Career." (a/k/a "Thank god Burba got hurt")I immediately thought of Nomar in 1999.
Edit. Shit. That was 18 years ago. There's posters who have no idea what I'm talking about.
That's not a horrible idea, but I think there's a lot more room for the type of injustice you are talking about by looking at head-to-head, as few as six or seven games, versus being able to keep winning all season long against not just your shitty division but all the other divisions too. I, for one, don't blame the imbalanced schedule for Cleveland looking like the best team in the league, starting with the fact that the Twins are better than anyone in the AL West apart from Houston.The issue I have with that is teams don't play the same schedule. The AL East is a MUCH tougher division than the AL Central. The 3 worse teams in the East are 20 games under .500 COMBINED. There are two teams in the Central that are worse than that by themselves. The league that wins the most Interleague games is a much fairer way to decide for the WS. Home field for all other series should be based on head to head records. Runs scored should be the tiebreaker in case of a tie in head to head. Theres the reward for winning without rewarding a team that just happens to be in a shitty division. That should NEVER be rewarded.
And there are people that remember Ted Williams cracking his elbow in a stupid exhibition game before the 1946 World Series (but not me).I immediately thought of Nomar in 1999.
Edit. Shit. That was 18 years ago. There's posters who have no idea what I'm talking about.
How about using winning percentage against teams with a winning record?That's not a horrible idea, but I think there's a lot more room for the type of injustice you are talking about by looking at head-to-head, as few as six or seven games, versus being able to keep winning all season long against not just your shitty division but all the other divisions too. I, for one, don't blame the imbalanced schedule for Cleveland looking like the best team in the league, starting with the fact that the Twins are better than anyone in the AL West apart from Houston.
Wasn't it his 2000 season? IIRC, he was hitting almost .400 BA around the end of July, took one on the wrist and was never quite the same after. Had some great stretches but his air of invincibility was gone when he came back.I immediately thought of Nomar in 1999.
Edit. Shit. That was 18 years ago. There's posters who have no idea what I'm talking about.
I thought it was 2001, the year we lost Nomar, Varitek, and Pedro all in a row?Wasn't it his 2000 season? IIRC, he was hitting almost .400 BA around the end of July, took one on the wrist and was never quite the same after. Had some great stretches but his air of invincibility was gone when he came back.
The initial HBP (Al Reyes) that caused the wrist issue for Nomar happened in 1999. He played through it in 2000 but ultimately had surgery in April 2001, costing him most of that season.I thought it was 2001, the year we lost Nomar, Varitek, and Pedro all in a row?
The initial HBP (Al Reyes) that caused the wrist issue for Nomar happened in 1999. He played through it in 2000 but ultimately had surgery in April 2001, costing him most of that season.
What else to do besides try to enjoy it? I don't see the Astros as world-beaters at this point, and my expectations are somewhat low, but I don't think this team is any worse than, say, the 1996 Yankees. There's a lot on the team I'll be rooting for since generally it's a pretty likable team beyond its obvious warts.This team has been smoke and mirrors all year, and I fear that right at the end, here, the smoke is clearing and the mirror is cracked.
Prior to tonight, they have won 6 of 7 and are 15-7 for the month. They're the walking wounded at the moment between Nunez, Pedroia and now Betts, but all is not lost yet.This team has been smoke and mirrors all year, and I fear that right at the end, here, the smoke is clearing and the mirror is cracked.
No, they probably don't have to win three out of their last five. Toronto is 9-7 against the Yankees this season, just took 2 of 3 from them, and clearly they are playing well. It's more likely than not that Toronto wins at least one of those games. Obviously, the Sox can't count on the Yankees losing, but it's unlikely that they actually do run the table.They probably have to win three of their last five.