World Series Game 3 Chat
by Eric Stephen on Oct 31, 2009 4:05 PM PDT
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PrintHappy Halloween. Here are the lineups for Game 3:
| Yankees | Phillies | |||
| SS | Jeter | SS | Rollins |
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| LF |
Damon | CF | Victorino |
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| 1B | Teixeira | 2B | Utley | |
| 3B | A-Rod | 1B | Howard | |
| C | Posada | RF | Werth |
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| 2B | Cano | LF | Ibañez |
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| RF | Swisher | 3B | Feliz |
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| CF | Cabrera | C | Ruiz | |
| P | Pettitte | P | Hamels |
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another reason why we need a freeway WS
u dont have to worry about rain delays!!
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
Have you ever had the "pleasure" of Chris Rose calling one of your games?
I have. To Chris Rose, every ground ball is “ripped.”
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 31, 2009 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
looks like game 3 wont be played for another 5 days hehe
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
noooooooooooo
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
to wait out the delay
the phillies fans are booing pumpkins…
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
Maybe Mark Shapiro turned down a better show to run in its place?
by Eric Stephen on Oct 31, 2009 6:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Oregon's run defense is much more stout than Oregon State
last week USC ran all over the Beavs.
This is probably the best run defense I have seen all year.
Yeah, they have done a great job. Barkley will have his work cut out for him in the 2nd half. But it won’t matter if USC can’t stop Vince Young Jeremiah Masoli
by Eric Stephen on Oct 31, 2009 7:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Russ Mitchell
representing today with five runs batted in, three hits, home run and double. Trayvon went 1 for 4. Guerra another inning of scorless relief.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
In your opinion
Will a strong appearance for Mitchell (seemingly out of nowhere) be enough to put him on the prospect map? Or is the fact that he’s doing it in AZ keep the opinion of him down….
by Michael White on Oct 31, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Props to 68elcamino427
Today at 2:03pm, talking about the middle of the Phillies’ lineup:
They are all able to generate tremendous bat speed and are able to get the "point of percussion" of the bat on the ball, middle bottom half of the ball, to middle bottom third of the ball, earlier in the strike zone rather than later, but they can do later too.
There are certain of the same things they all do when they swing the bat.
Charlie Manuel knows how to teach it.
Look at where Werth hit that pitch from Pettitte. It seemed like it was 5 feet in front of the plate! Nice call.
Thanks dude.
It is a learnable, transferrable technique which has been passed on for generations.
by 68elcamino427 on Oct 31, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Signs of blog success :)
Blake Smith, picked #56 by the Dodgers in the 2009 draft, is now following True Blue LA on Twitter. I am also following him, of course.
Go National League and California based college!
If I think about whom I’m rooting for, I’ll cry
Look at that, he hit the f*cking bull! Guy gets a free steak!
Here’s an idea: since doing nothing is not working for USC on defense, how about a blitz every now and then. If you are going to give up 10 yards a play, why not gamble?
The year I move from San Diego, and they are going to the fucking Holiday Bowl. At best.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 31, 2009 7:39 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Sorry to hear about USC
I actually considered going to college there (not for the football, though). I’m an Ohio State fan, and they already won today.
by SabreRoseTiger on Oct 31, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, it’s been a good run for USC. Oregon has got to be kicking itself for than embarrassing opener against Boise State. Otherwise they’d have a legitimate claim to #1.
At least I can watch the Series now. Oh wait, two teams I hate.
Fuck Halloween.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 31, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Cole Hamels did it in the right order
Had his great postseason first, before flaming out in all four starts this October. However, he did get booed as he walked off, which I thought was surprising until I remembered where the game was.
This pleases me greatly.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 31, 2009 8:02 PM PDT up reply actions
+328014327
and yep he got booed
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
Hamels gettin shellacked in the 5th
hahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
Cole Hamels - 2009 postseason
4 starts
19 innings
6.16 ERA (plus responsible for 2 runners on base)
7.20 FIP
:)
MY GOD
what happened to USC tonight?
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
Oregon beat the shit out of them.
OR
UCLA players made the trip, dressed as USC players for Halloween :)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 31, 2009 8:08 PM PDT up reply actions
haha at the second part
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
Hamels & Bills
Postseason Starting Career
ERA
Hamels 3.39
Billingsley 8.49
FIP
Billingsley 3.11
Hamels 4.04
It always is on small sample sizes. Just thought it was interesting.
By the way, it might help your arguments if you explain why you don’t like something other than calling it useless or simply saying you don’t believe in it.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 31, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions
because FIP is not his ACTUAL performanance...
and in the games they play.. actual performance is what you are based on
I get your point
but if you are trying to accurately figure out just how good someone is — what they alone are responsible for — it is important to dig deeper.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 31, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
One thing I never understood about FIP
Why is it always assumed that ERA will regress back to where FIP is? If a team’s defense has been bad for a pitcher, why is this due to luck? Can’t the team’s defense simply just be that bad?
by dodgerpreacher on Oct 31, 2009 8:54 PM PDT up reply actions
If a pitcher plays behind the same defense
his ERA likely won’t reach his FIP (assuming the defense is extreme good or bad), but the FIP is useful to extract his individual performance — independent of those teammates — out of the raw numbers.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 31, 2009 9:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Before tonight
the worst loss of the Pete Carroll Era was a 27-16 loss at Notre Dame in 2001. Since that game, USC was 92-11, with only three losses by more than four points. The losses:
4,7,3,3,3,2,4,1,7,6,3
They are currently down 44-20. Not the best October for me.
i guess it helps to play in a phone booth
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
That would have been out of Yellowstone Park
by Eric Stephen on Oct 31, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
or pick any park of your choice…the joke still works :)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 31, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions
best sung in full Don Meredith off-key style :)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 31, 2009 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
My last USC comment of the night (maybe)
USC has allowed the same number of points in their last 3 games (110) than they did in their last 12 games last season (also 110).
Too bad SC got off to a hot start
And fooled all of you. This was supposed to be a rebuilding year.
by delias man on Oct 31, 2009 9:05 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Brett Myers
“the best bowler on the Phillies.”
He bowled a 298. That is a great score but the only way to get it is to gack on the 12th roll. 11 strikes, then an 8. Ouch.
Not Ethier on the road against lefties bad but
Ryan Howard at home against lefties
.178/.290/.290
124 plate appearances, 1 HR, 54K.
Eric
I subscribed to Play Index, its pretty cool. Did you know that in 1756 plate appearances by RH Batters against JR Richard at the Dome, he only gave up 9 home runs.
Small sample size alert
in the NLCS at home against LHP this year: .200/.429/.800 (1 for 5, 2 K, 2 BB, and the “3-to-5 strikes HR” off Wolf)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 31, 2009 9:40 PM PDT up reply actions
What's strange about Matt Stairs
He only had 4 plate appearances against left handed pitchers this year in the regular season, he had 125 against right handed pitchers.
World Series Failure
Took the kids trick or treating for an hour or so, not one house was watching the series, I kept on peaking in to see if I could see the score.
Saw a couple of football on TV and some CSI or something, no baseball, no one watches.
man if they use blanton tomorrow
philly is in some serious trouble
yankees will kill him
they should use Lee on 3 days rest if they want to win…
When I look at Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of the romantics... -The Great Bill Walton
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