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2019 MLB Thread

Moose Stuff

Active Member
Agreed.

But the interesting thing about using starting pitchers out of the pen is it's kind of an "analytics" gray area.

It's an extremely small sample size, even for guys who've done it before...so it can't be based solely on "data".

There needs to be some feel for it....and Kershaw pitching in the 8th seemed to lack any feel.

Using starters as relievers is a growing trend in the playoffs, though.

Kershaw and Scherzer have probably done it more than most...and the results for both have been mixed.

And Kershaw isn't the pitcher he used to be.

But it has worked out great some times...Bumgarner in '14 for the Giants, Charlie Morton for the Astros in '17, the Red Sox use of Eovald, Price and Porcello last year.

Randy Johnson in the 1995 ALDS vs the Yankees. Coming out of the pen to Welcome To The Jungle. Place was electric. What a game!
 

steelfrog

Tier 1
Moose Stuff acts like he knows a thing or two about baseball but Steel knows for a fact that he is totally out of his element in that realm. No connection to baseball whatsoever.

Steel OTOH was raised not too far from the Cards' stajium which is hallowed ground for baseball. Unlike Moose, Steel has baseball in his blood stream.

That is all.
 

Ron Swanson

Full Member
Let’s go Rays!
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I’ll be there
 

Moose Stuff

Active Member
Moose Stuff acts like he knows a thing or two about baseball but Steel knows for a fact that he is totally out of his element in that realm. No connection to baseball whatsoever.

Steel OTOH was raised not too far from the Cards' stajium which is hallowed ground for baseball. Unlike Moose, Steel has baseball in his blood stream.

That is all.

The key is ACTING like you know things. Most people aren’t smart enough to realize you actually have no idea what you’re talking about.
 
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Leap Frog

Full Member
Moose Stuff acts like he knows a thing or two about baseball but Steel knows for a fact that he is totally out of his element in that realm. No connection to baseball whatsoever.

Steel OTOH was raised not too far from the Cards' stajium which is hallowed ground for baseball. Unlike Moose, Steel has baseball in his blood stream.

That is all.
Moose is okay, anybody who makes light of himself has a good sense of humor.
I'm a Cardinal fan and they advanced to finals of NLCS Wednesday by beating Braves 13-1.
Scored 10 in first inning to set a record of that for playoff games.
Cards play Washington on Friday to start the set which will be the best of 7-- Matt Carpenter represents Frogs.
 

steelfrog

Tier 1
Moose is okay, anybody who makes light of himself has a good sense of humor.
I'm a Cardinal fan and they advanced to finals of NLCS Wednesday by beating Braves 13-1.
Scored 10 in first inning to set a record of that for playoff games.
Cards play Washington on Friday to start the set which will be the best of 7-- Matt Carpenter represents Frogs.

Steel too! Parkway North '86.
 
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