NLCS Game 4

BelgianMagic · Post #1 » by **BelgianMagic** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:55 pm

Some changes to the order:

Pagan CF
Scutaro 2B
Posey 1B
Sandoval 3B
Sanchez C
Pence RF
Blanco LF
Crawford SS
Lincecum P

DON'T LEAVE 11 ON BASE TODAY PLEASE !! 8-)

.. Runs .. Runs .. Runs ..

BelgianMagic · Post #2 » by **BelgianMagic** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:59 pm

Oh and Beltran won't start .. He will pinch hit though, so he'll probbaly hit a HR nonetheless

BelgianMagic · Post #3 » by **BelgianMagic** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:53 pm

Hope we're gonna hit better than the Yankees .. Man they're horrible

RIPskaterdude · Post #4 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:51 pm

Not a big fan of Panda hitting 4th since that probably means they'll still walk Posey then Panda will hit into a DP, but who else is gonna hit 4th? Arias would be nice at 3rd once in a while, no idea why he hasn't even got a chance to play all series...

RIPskaterdude · Post #5 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:53 pm

And needless to say, this is do or die. This isn't a Reds team we're talking about, the Cards know how to close a series out and I doubt we'd even win 2 in a row.

HiRez · Post #6 » by **HiRez** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:08 am

I kinda like the changes, although I don't want Pence in there at all. I would also like to see Arias, but Sandoval has the highest postseason batting average of all the starters and Crawford has been pretty good, so I understand it. I'm not sure who you'd want to pull out in order to play Arias, unless he can play in the outfield, which I'm not aware of. I have a bad feeling this game is going to come down to another strikeout or double play by Pence in a critical situation.

RIPskaterdude · Post #7 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:17 am

They did actually test him out in LF after Milky was gone, but they never went for it in a game. 1-2-3 and we're gone, hopefully Timmy is strong tonight...

BelgianMagic · Post #8 » by **BelgianMagic** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:21 am

Well, this isn't the start I had in mind :-?

HiRez · Post #9 » by **HiRez** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:25 am

Not good. The hitters again look lifeless and totally confused and Lincecum looks like he just doesn't have it, he's all over the place.

RIPskaterdude · Post #10 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:27 am

LOL series over.

BelgianMagic · Post #11 » by **BelgianMagic** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:31 am

Worst possible start I could imagine .. I'll be glad if it stays at 2 in this inning

Timmy just doesn't have it .. Painful to see :-?

HiRez · Post #12 » by **HiRez** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:32 am

Well, could have been worse, but 25 pitches and 2 runs in the first inning...ugh.

RIPskaterdude · Post #13 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:33 am

We probably should have started Zito instead, and brought Timmy off the bench if he struggled. Now who do we bring in if he gives up another run or two?

HiRez · Post #14 » by **HiRez** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:37 am

xx_skaterdude_xx wrote:We probably should have started Zito instead, and brought Timmy off the bench if he struggled. Now who do we bring in if he gives up another run or two?

Only problem with that is who would you start in a Game 5? Bumgarner is done, they can't throw him out there again and Vogelsong and Cain can't pitch it. Lincecum really had to start one of these two games (4 or 5). Ideally yes, I love him coming out of the pen but the fact is the Giants were relying on Bumgarner to start 2 games and when he imploded (again) that really messed up all the other plans, now we're seeing the ripple effects of that.

BelgianMagic · Post #15 » by **BelgianMagic** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:37 am

xx_skaterdude_xx wrote:We probably should have started Zito instead, and brought Timmy off the bench if he struggled. Now who do we bring in if he gives up another run or two?

Bumgarner is available tonight I think ..

BelgianMagic · Post #16 » by **BelgianMagic** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:40 am

FINALLY !!!! Pence

HiRez · Post #17 » by **HiRez** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:41 am

Not a bad at bat for Pablo. Didn't get anything out of it but he made Wainwright work a bit and at least got something in the outfield.

HiRez · Post #18 » by **HiRez** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:42 am

Haha, just when I said I'd pull him from the lineup, it figures

BelgianMagic · Post #19 » by **BelgianMagic** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:46 am

Damn pablo .. Wouldve been 2 easy outs with the pitcher at bat now

RIPskaterdude · Post #20 » by **RIPskaterdude** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:46 am

Ugh, where was that last night Pence?