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Baseball?
Oct 11, 2016 11:27:06 GMT -5
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Post by HC92 on Oct 11, 2016 11:27:06 GMT -5
Is America's pastime really dying? Not one post on the post-season even though the Red Sox were in it? Big Papi's final game? Nothing?
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Post by purplehaze on Oct 11, 2016 12:27:48 GMT -5
games are too long. Manfred has shortened them by a fraction, but I heard yday that the average for playoff games this year is 3 hrs 16 minutes. I enjoy playoff games but I try and catch the last 2-3 innings of close games. IMO, the constant pitching changes for 'matchups' late in games has been the biggest reason for lengths of games.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 11, 2016 13:22:21 GMT -5
Yesterday's Dodger game was over four hours--9 innings
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 11, 2016 14:17:48 GMT -5
games are too long. Manfred has shortened them by a fraction, but I heard yday that the average for playoff games this year is 3 hrs 16 minutes. I enjoy playoff games but I try and catch the last 2-3 innings of close games. IMO, the constant pitching changes for 'matchups' late in games has been the biggest reason for lengths of games.I agree---need to do something about this
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Post by CHC8485 on Oct 11, 2016 14:26:24 GMT -5
One thing they could do is eliminate (or cut back on) warm-up pitches when a pitcher enters the game.
Guy's been throwing the the bullpen for 5 - 10 minutes. I get he may need to get the feel of the mound, but does he really need 8 more pitches to do so? If so, he's not ready and the new pitcher shouldn't be coming in.
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Baseball?
Oct 11, 2016 21:12:47 GMT -5
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Post by HC92 on Oct 11, 2016 21:12:47 GMT -5
Yesterday's Dodger game was over four hours--9 innings I think the Giants' 13-inning game was over 5 hours.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 22, 2016 21:39:50 GMT -5
Cubs about to break one curse First pennant since 1945 Can they break the other ?
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Post by JRGNYR on Oct 24, 2016 14:57:35 GMT -5
Joe Maddon and Terry Francona are managers who have now led two different teams to the World Series. That's a pretty cool accomplishment. Have to figure Tito becomes a very strong contender for the Hall of Fame if he wins this year with Cleveland.
TRIVIA TIME There are only two managers in MLB history to win a World Series with two different teams. Can you name them?
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Post by Tom on Oct 24, 2016 15:26:36 GMT -5
Joe Maddon and Terry Francona are managers who have now led two different teams to the World Series. That's a pretty cool accomplishment. Have to figure Tito becomes a very strong contender for the Hall of Fame if he wins this year with Cleveland. TRIVIA TIME There are only two managers in MLB history to win a World Series with two different teams. Can you name them? Tony LaRussa Oakland 1989 St Louis 2005 Sparky Anderson Big Red Machine and 1984 Tigers
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Post by Tom on Oct 24, 2016 15:30:10 GMT -5
Joe Maddon and Terry Francona are managers who have now led two different teams to the World Series. That's a pretty cool accomplishment. Have to figure Tito becomes a very strong contender for the Hall of Fame if he wins this year with Cleveland. TRIVIA TIME There are only two managers in MLB history to win a World Series with two different teams. Can you name them? Off the top of my head, I can think of one guy to take 3 different teams to the World Series. Not sure if there are more
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Oct 24, 2016 15:41:59 GMT -5
Joe Maddon and Terry Francona are managers who have now led two different teams to the World Series. That's a pretty cool accomplishment. Have to figure Tito becomes a very strong contender for the Hall of Fame if he wins this year with Cleveland.
TRIVIA TIME There are only two managers in MLB history to win a World Series with two different teams. Can you name them? I don't think he needs to win to get a HoF nod, and Tito is well-liked by the scribes who vote.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Oct 24, 2016 15:43:56 GMT -5
Joe Maddon and Terry Francona are managers who have now led two different teams to the World Series. That's a pretty cool accomplishment. Have to figure Tito becomes a very strong contender for the Hall of Fame if he wins this year with Cleveland. TRIVIA TIME There are only two managers in MLB history to win a World Series with two different teams. Can you name them? Tony LaRussa Oakland 1989 St Louis 2005Sparky Anderson Big Red Machine and 1984 Tigers LaRussa won with Cards twice - in 2006 and 2011.
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Post by Tom on Oct 24, 2016 16:41:26 GMT -5
Tony LaRussa Oakland 1989 St Louis 2005Sparky Anderson Big Red Machine and 1984 Tigers LaRussa won with Cards twice - in 2006 and 2011. McFly moment on my part
Obviously 2005 was the year the White Sox broke their drought. With their cross town counterparts almost 100 years at the time, lots of people forget that the White Sox had a longer drought at the time than the more publicized Red Sox drought
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 24, 2016 18:30:09 GMT -5
How about Bill McKechnie?
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Post by Tom on Oct 25, 2016 8:10:44 GMT -5
How about Bill McKechnie? OK - my first thought was who in the hell is Bill McKechnie. I looked it up and he did in fact manage the Cardinals, Pirates, and Reds to pennants . Not the name I was thinking of, but great call 75 Also this guy is a 3rd answer to JGRNYR's question = winning the World Series with the PIrates in 1925 and then the Reds in 1940 so, two hats off to the gentleman from Kentucky
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 25, 2016 10:24:41 GMT -5
I'm much better with baseball trivia fro 50 to 100 years ago than with the past 20 years
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Post by JRGNYR on Oct 25, 2016 15:27:03 GMT -5
Joe Maddon and Terry Francona are managers who have now led two different teams to the World Series. That's a pretty cool accomplishment. Have to figure Tito becomes a very strong contender for the Hall of Fame if he wins this year with Cleveland. TRIVIA TIME There are only two managers in MLB history to win a World Series with two different teams. Can you name them? Tony LaRussa Oakland 1989 St Louis 2005 Sparky Anderson Big Red Machine and 1984 Tigers Nice work.
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Post by JRGNYR on Oct 25, 2016 15:30:04 GMT -5
Joe Maddon and Terry Francona are managers who have now led two different teams to the World Series. That's a pretty cool accomplishment. Have to figure Tito becomes a very strong contender for the Hall of Fame if he wins this year with Cleveland. TRIVIA TIME There are only two managers in MLB history to win a World Series with two different teams. Can you name them? Off the top of my head, I can think of one guy to take 3 different teams to the World Series. Not sure if there are more I almost said Jim Leyland but he didn't go to the World Series with Pittsburgh - lost 3 straight NLCS series from 1990-92.
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Post by Tom on Oct 26, 2016 15:31:38 GMT -5
The 3 guy I was thinking of to manage 3 different teams to the World Series was Dick WIlliams
He took the impossible dream Red Sox in 1967
He won back to back World Series with Oakland in 1972 and 73
He also took the Padres in 1984 - where he lost to JGRNYR's trivia question Sparky Anderson and the Tigers
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 29, 2016 20:33:50 GMT -5
I don't know whether it's because of the hype with the Cubs or the fact that neither team has won the WS in eons or if it's the makeup of the teams, but I think this is the best WS in many many years
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Post by hchoops on Oct 29, 2016 20:46:43 GMT -5
For the Cubs' fans, esp Bill Murray, it is pure agony right about now
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Oct 29, 2016 20:57:01 GMT -5
I don't know whether it's because of the hype with the Cubs or the fact that neither team has won the WS in eons or if it's the makeup of the teams, but I think this is the best WS in many many years Concur KY. Though for me it's the generally fundamentally solid play, and excellent all-around decision making by Tito throughout the playoffs that has me captivated. His old-school approach eschewing the by-the-book propeller-head nonsense most managers use today absolutely schooled an over matched Farrell in the ALDS (not hard to do), and his pitching moves silenced the big bats of the BoSox and Blue Jays, and he's again making all the right moves vs Chi.
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Post by sarasota on Oct 29, 2016 22:49:37 GMT -5
Cubs imploded. Once again the World Series demonstrates the dominance of pitching.
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Post by hchoops on Oct 30, 2016 7:54:03 GMT -5
Cubs imploded. Once again the World Series demonstrates the dominance of pitching. True In 2 of their 3 wins the Indians have also hit pretty well. plus last night the Cubs usually strong defense betrayed them.
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on Oct 30, 2016 9:28:40 GMT -5
As we learned from the great Earl Weaver, it is pitching defense and the three run home run that win ball games.
How about Joe Buck, veteran broadcaster, and HOFer John Smoltz speculating time and time again about the situation being ripe for a sacrifice bunt? Mindless
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