Comments on: 5 Random thoughts on ALCS Game 3 http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/16/5-random-thoughts-on-alcs-game-3/ In-your-face baseball commentary Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:48:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Sarah Green http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/16/5-random-thoughts-on-alcs-game-3/comment-page-1/#comment-53433 Sarah Green Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:35:17 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/5-random-thoughts-on-alcs-game-3/#comment-53433 1. I know this is anathema to US pitching coaches, managers, and GMs, and I know that it wouldn't work in the playoffs, but sometime I would love it if Francona just left Daisuke in until 130 pitches. Just to see what would happen. He's not used to this American way of pitch-counts. He's used to throwing a lot of pitches. I mean, we're talking about the guy who threw a 250 pitch, 17-inning complete game, threw an inning of relief the next day, and then threw a no-hitter the day after that. When he was in high school! I just want to see what would happen if they let him throw more. I'm just...curious. 2. Youk's average has bounced back up in the postseason, too. But yeah...the bottom of the order is really the bottom of the order. They've done nothing. Bunt, Coco! Bunt! Re: Gagne, if Terry Francona has any compassion at all, we won't see him again. Why set up the poor man to fail and fail and fail? Sending him out to the mound at this point is like sending him out to face a firing squad. It's just inhumane. 1. I know this is anathema to US pitching coaches, managers, and GMs, and I know that it wouldn’t work in the playoffs, but sometime I would love it if Francona just left Daisuke in until 130 pitches. Just to see what would happen. He’s not used to this American way of pitch-counts. He’s used to throwing a lot of pitches. I mean, we’re talking about the guy who threw a 250 pitch, 17-inning complete game, threw an inning of relief the next day, and then threw a no-hitter the day after that. When he was in high school! I just want to see what would happen if they let him throw more. I’m just…curious.

2. Youk’s average has bounced back up in the postseason, too. But yeah…the bottom of the order is really the bottom of the order. They’ve done nothing. Bunt, Coco! Bunt!

Re: Gagne, if Terry Francona has any compassion at all, we won’t see him again. Why set up the poor man to fail and fail and fail? Sending him out to the mound at this point is like sending him out to face a firing squad. It’s just inhumane.

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]]> By: Rich http://umpbump.com/press/2007/10/16/5-random-thoughts-on-alcs-game-3/comment-page-1/#comment-53434 Rich Tue, 16 Oct 2007 19:22:48 +0000 http://umpbump.com/press/5-random-thoughts-on-alcs-game-3/#comment-53434 1. He wasn't that bad, but he wasn't that great either. He notched a hundred pitches before he got yanked. The Martinez strikeout was key, I agree, but if you're throwing 100+ pitches for only 14 outs, something isn't right. 2. Agreed, but it wasn't just last night. Manny and Ortiz have been OPS machines in this series, but they've gotten little help from anywhere else in the order. Lowell has certainly contributed, and we can notch a point for Tek, but the fall-off to the other guys seems significant. 3. Noticed this too, the final strike on Manny somewhere in the middle innings almost grazed his belt buckle and was practically off the KZone box (or whatever they call it). Contrast to Friday (or was it ALDS?), where the ump was calling a wide zone, but was at least consistent about it. Announcers blamed the hitters for not adjusting to the wide zone, as if their pitcher hadn't let them in on that little secret. Also, will we ever see Eric Gagne get the ball again? Or will his fingers be removed by the Red Sox Nation Yakuza? 1. He wasn’t that bad, but he wasn’t that great either. He notched a hundred pitches before he got yanked. The Martinez strikeout was key, I agree, but if you’re throwing 100+ pitches for only 14 outs, something isn’t right.

2. Agreed, but it wasn’t just last night. Manny and Ortiz have been OPS machines in this series, but they’ve gotten little help from anywhere else in the order. Lowell has certainly contributed, and we can notch a point for Tek, but the fall-off to the other guys seems significant.

3. Noticed this too, the final strike on Manny somewhere in the middle innings almost grazed his belt buckle and was practically off the KZone box (or whatever they call it). Contrast to Friday (or was it ALDS?), where the ump was calling a wide zone, but was at least consistent about it. Announcers blamed the hitters for not adjusting to the wide zone, as if their pitcher hadn’t let them in on that little secret.

Also, will we ever see Eric Gagne get the ball again? Or will his fingers be removed by the Red Sox Nation Yakuza?

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