That final pitch took some real guts. I am quite a Romo fan after that last inning especially.
quote:Originally posted by Three Bagger:
A lot of it had to do with the fact that the Tigers live and die by the longball and when that stopped or there was no one on when they did hit one they had no other offensive tools. National League teams are better equipped to play the small ball that can come into play in series that feature great pitching and low scoring games because they are used to bunting, pitchers batting, the double switch, and having rosters that are built for that kind of baseball. Sometimes the AL teams can't even use one of their best offensive players due to the DH not being used at times.
Believe me, there are not a ton of teams that want Delmon Young on their roster and just having him in the lineup shows that the Tigers have a weakness that can be exploited. He is a horrendous offensive and defensive player.
Maybe over a season this is correct however Young hit .357 in the WS. The only player on either team even close was Infante at .333.
Yeah, I meant over the course of a season. Four games just disguises how useless he is as a player over the course of a season, especially one who was such a high draft choice at one time.
quote:That final pitch took some real guts. I am quite a Romo fan after that last inning especially.
I looked at my son when the pitch was delivered thinking it must be insane - 89mph right down the pipe. Luckily for the Giants, Cabrera took the pitch. Romo set him up really well with four to six sliders in a row. He was shaking off Posey who was signaling for more sliders. If, a big if, Cabrera swung for a HR, it would have took all the wind out of the Giants.
quote:That's fine, I'll pull out the "let's agree to disagree" quip.
I believe the players had much more to do with this series than the managers.
Well, true in general to a certain extend but I believe Bochy made a big big impact to the Giants in this case. The captain(manager) had to instill confidence, have to match up, scout the opponents, tailor the lineup to match up, have to find every little advantages to be their strength and in this case, Bochy and his staff did it all. What were the odds in Las Vegas for the Giants before the series start, must be a lot less than 1:1.
quote:Maybe over a season this is correct however Young hit .357 in the WS. The only player on either team even close was Infante at .333.
I don't follow Young in the regular season and I only saw him in the WS for the obvious reason. He was a threat behind Fielder. He did scored the HR that even up the score.
Funny, just in from High school football coach -
"I know......celebrate....Giants.....I would remind you.....take off from practice.....a reminder to you......rumors......spreading in our locker room.......missing practice to attend the parade......"
Hope you all have a good laugh!
"I know......celebrate....Giants.....I would remind you.....take off from practice.....a reminder to you......rumors......spreading in our locker room.......missing practice to attend the parade......"
Hope you all have a good laugh!
What would you do if you find your players skipping practice to attend a WS parade?
I know you asked about missing a practice
This happen when the phillies won....these kids misses a game because they skipped school and there is rule if you miss school you can not engage in any after school activities that day
The op said kids were given lifetime ban that was not the case they were kicked off team for the remainder of season
http://hsbaseballweb.com/eve/f...781/m/2531009603/p/1
This happen when the phillies won....these kids misses a game because they skipped school and there is rule if you miss school you can not engage in any after school activities that day
The op said kids were given lifetime ban that was not the case they were kicked off team for the remainder of season
http://hsbaseballweb.com/eve/f...781/m/2531009603/p/1
Hope those that still go won't get banned from playing. Practices on the next day will sure be a lot harder.