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Thread: 90% of the game is half mental: baseball 2014
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Barnabas62
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It looked in at normal speed, out on replay because Hosner's fingers did not initially touch the bag even though they were over it. Right call, by about a tenth of a second!
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Barnabas62
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quote: Originally posted by The Great Gumby: ....after mumblemumble years of suffering ...
Yep. Three times in five years has been redemptive, but I don't think the Giants will be morphed into the Yankees by success.
Damned close thing this year. A truly exceptional WS performance by an extraordinary pitcher, but backed up by some stellar defence, excellent bullpen work particularly by Affeldt, and some clutch hitting by Panda and Pence in particular, Even then, the Royals were 90 feet away from taking it to extra innings, which I reckon they would have been sure to win. Really tough loss for them.
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Sioni Sais
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This year I've learned that home advantage, or knowledge of the ballpark matters, probably more to outfielders than batters. Where they start has to vary according to batter, pitcher, game situation and shape and size of the field. KCs stadium is vast, so (I think) quick and smart outfielders are at a premium, hence the value of Lorenzo Cain who can cover almost half the outfield on his own, with Pence a little behind him - it's amazing how a big guy like him covers ground so fast.
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Timothy the Obscure
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quote: Originally posted by Hedgehog: Really, what more could you want from a Game 7? Tight right to the end, with a tying run on third.
Yeah, that's why it was so much more satisfying than 2012--it doesn't really feel like a Giants postseason unless you're sinking into your seat, resisting the impulse to cover your eyes...
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basso
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Roger Angell, the consensus pick as the best baseball writer of them all, and whose memory goes back a long way, compares Bumgarner to Mathewson. High praise indeed.
His New Yorker piece is titled ¨The Best¨.
I think I'm probably finished for the season now.
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Timothy the Obscure
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My memory goes back to Marichal (I saw him pitch twice), who only got to pitch in one World Series, and who was almost as good as Bumgarner. If he'd had the emotional stability, who knows.
It was a good'un. See you when pitchers and catchers report for spring training.
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The Great Gumby
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Just been reading some stats on the WS.
Madbum pitched 21 innings, gave up a single run, claimed 2 wins (including a total game shutout) and a preposterous 5-inning save, and had an ERA of 0.43.
Other Giants starting pitchers had no wins, never made it beyond the 6th inning (3/5 didn't make it out of the 3rd), and had a combined ERA of 9.92.
Never has an MVP been more obviously V.
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Sioni Sais
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I was trying to do those very sums! Thanks.
Lorenzo Cain is quoted saying that 'Without Bumgarner, we would probably have won'. Where did he get that 'probably' from?
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Hedgehog
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The World Series is over, so my attention turns to the Southern Hemisphere for the Australian Baseball League--some of whose games will be viewable on You Tube this year (at the ABL.TV You Tube channel).
Go Sydney!
(Hey, I have to watch something to get through the winter!)
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Sioni Sais
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quote: Originally posted by Hedgehog: The World Series is over, so my attention turns to the Southern Hemisphere for the Australian Baseball League--some of whose games will be viewable on You Tube this year (at the ABL.TV You Tube channel).
Go Sydney!
(Hey, I have to watch something to get through the winter!)
I wonder if the fine Australian tradition of 'sledging' will be transferred to baseball from cricket. There's trash-talking in baseball, but the Aussies have raised it to an art form. At least three England cricketers have returned very early from tours down-under and I can't help thinking that our cricketers just aren't prepared for this aspect of a long trip.
btw, I'll be following Adelaide as I have family thereabouts. Nothing to do with a huge win over the banana benders.
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Barnabas62
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Can't quite move on without a comment about the rainy parade. Hunter Pence's final celebratory contribution brought the curtain down nicely.
Next year? The heart will be there. I hope the Panda will be there. Looks like a great bullpen will still be there. But the starting pitching needs fixing.
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Hedgehog
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Yeah. They need to dump that Bumgarner guy. Preferably to the Phillies.
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Sir Kevin
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I rooted for SF 'cause they're just up the road apiece from Chavez Ravine and I did go to Cal for a couple of years...
Dodgers next year?????????
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Sioni Sais
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quote: Originally posted by Hedgehog: Yeah. They need to dump that Bumgarner guy. Preferably to the Phillies.
I was thinking something similar. Not the same, but similar.
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Barnabas62
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quote: Originally posted by Hedgehog: Yeah. They need to dump that Bumgarner guy. Preferably to the Phillies.
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Barnabas62
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A PPS.
You probably missed it the other side of the pond, but in the Sutcliffe/Thorne commentary on the international feed, Rick Sutcliffe observed that Yost had lots of options at the start of the 5th. He could be flexible about the way he used that stellar bullpen to contain the Giants.
Whereas for Bochy, it was a little different. As soon as Bumgarner came out of the bullpen, in Texas Hold'em terms, the call was "all in". If that gamble on short rest didn't pay off, it was probably "game over". That was a neat observation.
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Prester John
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quote: Originally posted by Sioni Sais: quote: Originally posted by Hedgehog: Yeah. They need to dump that Bumgarner guy. Preferably to the Phillies.
I was thinking something similar. Not the same, but similar.
Continue to hope. #fiveyearcontractandstuff.
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