bustaheims
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Classic over-managing. Just terrible.
2023 Blue Jays thread
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OldTimeHockey
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There's something missing on this team. I was hoping Springer would bring that calming present when things aren't going the way they'd like. But he's not the answer. This team needs a veteran leader to coral/motivate the troops when they have games like they did yesterday or the day before. You could just see the defeat in the faces of Bo Bichette and Guerrero. They had lost the game before it even started. And as soon as they failed to score runs early, they shutdown.
Note: John Schneider's decision to pull Berrios in the bottom of the 4th is an absolute headscratcher. His line up decisions are an absolute headscratcher. Keeping Belt in after going 0-4 in game one with two strikeouts was a glaring mistake. It only looked worse when Belt then went 0-4 in game two with 3 more strikeouts. Keeping Biggio in for the 8th? Keeping Varsho in for the 9th? Several opportunities to try and kickstart the offense. The only thing that occurred was Merrifield coming into run in the 9th. They had Cam Eden on the roster just for stealing bases. He should have went in at first base for Espinal. Merrifield should have been utilized as a bat off the bench. Heck, even Davis Schneider should have been given an opportunity to change the flow of the game.
Note: John Schneider's decision to pull Berrios in the bottom of the 4th is an absolute headscratcher. His line up decisions are an absolute headscratcher. Keeping Belt in after going 0-4 in game one with two strikeouts was a glaring mistake. It only looked worse when Belt then went 0-4 in game two with 3 more strikeouts. Keeping Biggio in for the 8th? Keeping Varsho in for the 9th? Several opportunities to try and kickstart the offense. The only thing that occurred was Merrifield coming into run in the 9th. They had Cam Eden on the roster just for stealing bases. He should have went in at first base for Espinal. Merrifield should have been utilized as a bat off the bench. Heck, even Davis Schneider should have been given an opportunity to change the flow of the game.
Andy007
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Arn said:
Yea, I mean I always cringe when I hear the term "Analytics" negatively thrown around and mocked by people who don't understand that it's basically just the idea of looking at more, in-depth information. You should always want to have more than less information. It's the interpretation and utilization of that information that's the problem. If the data says that the more a pitcher goes through a lineup the more susceptible he becomes, that is good information to have and you can act on it accordingly. It absolutely never means take out a pitcher who is dialed in and mowing through batters after 47 pitchers because its the 2nd time facing a lefthanded batter.
OldTimeHockey
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If one of your starters is only reliable the first time through the line up, then you actually don't have a "starter".
Andy007
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OldTimeHockey said:
Exactly, I'm not sure how this plan makes any sense. And why was this never once utilized in the regular season or during another "must win game"? Why were the starters sometimes pulled early and sometimes left in much longer? And how could a team possibly make it to the World Series if you were to use your bullpen every time this situation arose? The arms would all be dead! And you'd also have a much worse potential matchup later in the games with an overused reliever. I'm so confused.