6/15 - 6/28 Game Discussion Thread

[SPTO]

Re: 6/15 - 6/28 Game Discussion Thread

Royals knock out Felix and are up 4-1 in the 7th and not one post from our Mariners fan proclaiming the franchise a joke or ranting that he's done. What is going on!?

Maybe he's pitching a fit on the top of the Space Needle

Seriously, everyone thought the M's would be a playoff team. This is a real disappointment for that fanbase to be certain. I have a feeling that Jack Z and Lloyd McClendon will both be gone at season's end if they don't show any signs of life.

[bcruise]

Re: 6/15 - 6/28 Game Discussion Thread

Of course I understand what Maddon was trying to do.

I get that you're a Cubs fan, but you might want to acknowledge the gamemanship aspect of letting Kershaw linger on the mound for 10 minutes without throwing a pitch.

FWIW, Cubs actually played the game under protest from that point on, so it wasn't all gamesmanship IMO (though I will admit a large part of it was). Some of it was apparently a disagreement with the umpire about whether or not he could protest.

http://m.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article/132275702/lighting-delay-leads-to-cubs-protest-vs-dodgers?game_pk=414707

Not that the protest will mean anything of course, since they won the game.

[Marino]

Re: 6/15 - 6/28 Game Discussion Thread

Facing the back end of the Cubs rotation....

Don't you worry, we have our aces pitching. If you score more than 2 runs, you win.

[jmillhimes]

Re: 6/15 - 6/28 Game Discussion Thread

10 years later and Pujos still owns the Astros

[Chip Douglass]

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Absolutely it's gamesmanship, I never really said it wasn't. That's what managers do. It's all they can do while the game is going on. I don't really understand the frustration with it as a fan.

And honestly, the 10 minute delay shouldn't really affect the pitcher. You treat it like a rest when your team is hitting. I wasn't paying attention, but I'm sure he could've gotten/did get some warm up pitches before they started back live play.

Yeah, it's one of those, "I totally understand what the opposing manager/coach/team is doing and it's good strategy, but from the vantage point of my favorite team, I don't like it. But if my team were doing it, I would like it."

A 10 minute delay shouldn't affect the pitcher, but Kershaw was pretty pissed off. Not the reason he hung a breaking ball to Kris Bryant though.

[canes21]

Re: 6/15 - 6/28 Game Discussion Thread

Braves made Strasburg work in the 1st inning. 20 pitches/inning won't get you deep into a game. Strasburg throws 97, but on TV I see absolutely no movement, so it kind of nullifies that velocity to a degree.

[canes21]

Re: 6/15 - 6/28 Game Discussion Thread

And Wood is already hanging pitches in the 1st. This team is too polarizing this year.

[Jr.]

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Great job by Hammel to get Joc after that pop fly dropped. That could've been a disaster.

[PhilliesFan13]

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Maikel Franco is a beast. Just hit his 10th home run of the year and 3rd in 2 games. Now has as many homers as Kris Bryant and was called up after him too. This kid can play.

[Marino]

Re: 6/15 - 6/28 Game Discussion Thread

These Dodger pitchers must hate the offense. This offense has been a joke over the last month.

[SPTO]

Re: 6/15 - 6/28 Game Discussion Thread

Well...at least the Jays didn't get murdered tonight what with Archer's greatness. Hopefully they can take the series tomorrow afternoon.

[Chip Douglass]

Re: 6/15 - 6/28 Game Discussion Thread

These Dodger pitchers must hate the offense. This offense has been a joke over the last month.

I'm not going to overreact to a bad month since they weren't going to keep hitting like the '27 Yankees, but shouldn't Turner and his 164 OPS+ be starting every day?

[Jr.]

Re: 6/15 - 6/28 Game Discussion Thread

Dodgers/Cubs deadlocked in a 0-0 tie, headed to extra baseball

[Marino]

Re: 6/15 - 6/28 Game Discussion Thread

I'm not going to overreact to a bad month since they weren't going to keep hitting like the '27 Yankees, but shouldn't Turner and his 164 OPS+ be starting every day?

Not according to Mattingly.

[Jr.]

Re: 6/15 - 6/28 Game Discussion Thread

I'm not going to overreact to a bad month since they weren't going to keep hitting like the '27 Yankees, but shouldn't Turner and his 164 OPS+ be starting every day?

Who does he platoon with? That's insane that he's not a regular.

Kenley Jansen's numbers are stupid so far. 22 Ks/0 BBs in 12 IP. Coming in to a really tough situation, though.

Cubs Win!!