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  1. Cool Hand Lucroy
    AJ Pierzynski is everything that is wrong with ex-player announcers(not to say all are bad--he exemplifies their worst qualities).
  2. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Chacin just makes me think of Nibbler from Futurama. Maybe that is why I love him.
  3. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Yeah, I can understand that. And, you're right, lots of things had to go a certain way to get Keon up to the plate in a crucial moment (and maybe they were even trying to deke the Rox into bringing in a righty so they could sub Grandy). That's why I don't think it's egregious, and I won't be upset if they do it again today. Mostly just thinking through possibilities here, and it's one of those situations where I think both arguments make sense.
  4. Cool Hand Lucroy
    You can't really think like that, though. If Aaron Rodgers throws a perfect bullet to a wide open, usually reliable receiver who then tips it into the hands of a defender, he cannot say, "was that the wrong decision?" You do it again next time. Same goes for decisions closer to 50/50. Keep making the best decision for the situation at hand. Trust your process and the results will come (they clearly did over the first 163 games). Today, the exact same situation could present itself (say a righty is on the mound in the 3rd for COL to make this example better) and it could break that Granderson was needed late in the game and that using Santana first worked out. While I understand the point, I think the analogy doesn't really hold. A receiver dropping the ball is a contingency that should never into the calculus. Using a very good PH early and not having him in a higher-leverage situation should always be considered. It's an inherent drawback. And I like the idea of letting process evolve to a point. You shouldn't radically recalibrate, but, just like a hitter adjusting to a different pitching approach, a good manager to me is looking at ways to fine tune strategy. Maybe that's not what's going on. I don't really think it's that big of a deal. But, as much as I love Keon, I love him for his defense and speed, and I want to avoid a situation where he has a bat in his hands high-leverage (especially when you couldn't even use his D because then you'd have to remove Braun).
  5. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I don't want to come across as second-guessing everything. Not at all. I think CC was brilliant, both yesterday and in Game 163. You get no complaints from me about how all this is setting up. I even think Perez today makes sense, though I hope he isn't in there for 4 ABs. My point is just that there calls that make sense that still have downsides. That's the nature of a strategic sport like baseball. I think Santana was one of those yesterday, and I'm wondering if CC thinks so too and part of the Perez reasoning is just that it allows a guy who has hit well lately (Arcia) to PH while opening up double-switch possibilities that improve your defense and maybe save you a bench player the first or second time through the order.
  6. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I understand. I don't think it was a horrible call. But you really could have used Santana in that Broxton AB in the 8th too. Basically, I don't think it's as "easy" as you're claiming. At the very least, there was a downside. Your best PH is no longer available, and there are 6 innings to play.
  7. Cool Hand Lucroy
    This is my thinking. Rather than burn Santana in the third like yesterday, Arcia probably gets that AB (hopefully after Chacin comes up for the second time after 5 scoreless (well, really, hopefully they just can let Chacin hit because it's 8-0 Brewers at that point, but you get the idea).
  8. Cool Hand Lucroy
    The similarities between this game and game 5 are....many. Hope the series ends woth the same result!
  9. Cool Hand Lucroy
    The Rockies remember Pina's homer at Coors..
  10. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Does LeMahieu steal well? That was weird...
  11. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Woodruff throwing a lot of pitches (blue).
  12. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I have been an advocate for Keon because of just how often pinch runners are needed in tight, postseason games. Imagine being stuck with Aguilar on base in a tie game in the ninth. Your goal in that moment is to win that inning, and Broxton gives you a much better chance of doing so. Maybe he comes up to hit, or maybe not. Maybe you've still got a sub left too. I just think Broxton can only really hurt you by getting thrown out on the bases or making a dumb defensive play. He may have to hit once in an emergency situation, but he's not that much more likely to make an out than anyone else who would be used as an offensive sub. Now, maybe it hurts not having the 12th pitcher, but you really should be able to get through a playoff series with 11 out-getters, especially when 8 of them are used to pitching out of the pen.
  13. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I'm just thinking about how all year lots of us (me included) were wondering what the heck this team was doing with Woodruff. It was like, why not just let the guy start rather than moving him back and forth between starting and the bullpen. Now, I'm wondering if something like this wasn't the plan all along. Maybe that's giving Stearns/CC/et al too much credit, but I can't help but wonder if the whole organizational philosophy is just to find a whole lot of guys that can give you 6 or so quality outs and pair them with a few reliable, consistent SPs.
  14. Cool Hand Lucroy
    As others have said, no Cedeno makes sense given the matchup. Maybe you can use Miley/Gio in the LOOGY role if necessary, and CO is a team that is as close to LOOGY-proof as it gets, given that Blackmon hits lefties quite well. I worry about Dahl and Gonzalez, of course, but not enough to warrant using a roster spot (probably Broxton's) on Cedeno. I guess it comes to down wanting the speed/defense late over a guy I sometimes can't trust to throw strikes. This could work, and I understand the strategy. It just means we're likely going to need 2-3 inning stretches out Woodruff, Peralta, and/or Guerra at least 2 or 3 times over the course of the series. Maybe add Miley and/or Gio to that list too.
  15. Cool Hand Lucroy
    It's a Brewers playoff day! I try to enjoy every one of these because of just how hard it is to get here based on our situation and market size. Win or lose, we get nine October innings today, and I hope some of them feature crooked numbers for the home side!
  16. Cool Hand Lucroy
    I remember the 2011 NLDS. Weren't all three games at MP played with roof closed panels closed in order to promote consistent game conditions?
  17. Cool Hand Lucroy
    A few thoughts: 1) Arenado is terrifying. Yes, the home/road splits are bad, but we know what happens at Miller Park. The good news is most of the Rockies big bats are righties, and the environment at MP is a little less friendly there. Blackmon and Dahl scare me offensively, as do Arenado and Story. Beyond those four, I'm not really that intimidated by a guy like LeMahieu. Maybe he thrashes us, but then you just tip your hat. 2) The Rockies OF defense is very bad. But the infield defense is stellar. Yelich and Cain do still hit a lot of groundballs, and Arenado can turn a lot of them into outs. 3) I do think we'll be more comfortable at Coors than a lot of teams. Peralta (who I think makes the roster base on the matchup) has pitched well there this year, and Chacin has strong career numbers there IIRC. I know we all want the first two at MP, but a split wouldn't be a terrible outcome. 4) I am so glad the Rockies pulled it off. I think we're probably a 57-60 percent favorite against them and only slightly smaller against the Cubs. We totally could lose. It's baseball. It's a short series. It's random. But winning on Monday felt like being given 100 grand. A Cubs win would have meant being forced to bet it all on a 55-45 gamble. Not fun. We might lose, but it won't stain the regular season nearly as much for me.
  18. Cool Hand Lucroy
    That first inning biting the Rockies...needed 2 there...
  19. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Yeah. Gotta get one in the tenth it feels like. Davis' maybe has another out or two, but I don't see much more. And his spot is due up 4th.
  20. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Oh well, might as well celebrate at Wrigley again. Preferrably after Game 3.
  21. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Swing at strikes, Nolan!
  22. Cool Hand Lucroy
    It may not have been a bad pitch, but you have to be way out of the zone to Baez...
  23. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Well, no Rizzo if it goes to extras at least.
  24. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Brent Suter showing up on the hard hit allowed leaderboard on the statcast broadcast. I think they are factoring in the exit velocity of players shouting Lo Cain!
  25. Cool Hand Lucroy
    Hey, so, are they not keepong track of mound visits in the postseason?
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