2016 postseason game thread

Quake Griffin · Post #81 » by **Quake Griffin** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 11:39 pm

Ive been waiting for the big hit since Game 5 last season's NLDS.

Will I ever get it?

Quake Griffin · Post #82 » by **Quake Griffin** » Mon Oct 10, 2016 11:59 pm

Post #83 » by **Kilroy** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 12:04 am

Seems like the wait killed our momentum and maybe our chemistry... Maeda and Jansen... :nonono:

Ranma · Post #84 » by **Ranma** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 12:08 am

Jansen opens up the floodgates and Reddick couldn't catch a ball I'm pretty sure Puig would have handled in RF.

Neddy · Post #85 » by **Neddy** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:43 am

we should not rush Kershaw out there tomorrow. he will be worse than game 1.
our lone bright spot has been the Kid Seager. our vets have been less than stallar. you know what we need? more youth. Mijo Julio is gonna pair up with Kid Seager tomorrow to pull us out of this situation and force game 5.

TKainZero · Post #86 » by **TKainZero** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 3:16 am

Start the kid game 4

Let's see what he has.

Neddy · Post #87 » by **Neddy** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 4:39 am

reporting back on teams that needs a 1B on opening day of 2017

Toronto Bluejays.

currently they have one of the prime 1B on paper in Edwin Encarnacion with Justin Smoak as his lefty compliment, although EE is often mainly a DH. but comes the end of this post season, Mark Shapiro is not looking to bring back neither Jose Bastista nor Edwin Encarnacion due to their age and demands, plus what they can bring back by getting QO tag on them for compensatory picks. which means all nice and dandy hypothetically for the Jays in terms of rebuilding, but they have a team that can compete as it is. come 2017 opening day, they will feature their main stars in the lineup to be

Russell Martin, R
Melvin Upton, R
Tory Tulowitzki, R
Josh Donaldson, R

with Jose and EE bringing picks rather than their jerseys, Gonzo would fit perfectly as their 1B/DH who can balance their lineup with a lefty presence who may still turn it around, but if not he will only be there for 2 years and more than likely we eat at least a half of his salary.

if we choose not to eat any more salaries as we are still on the hook come 2017 with the likes of Alex Guerrero, Carl Crawford, Arruebarrena, Jose Tabata, and Matt Kemp, then we are gonna have to hope for the best and Gonzo turns it around for the one last time. remember, there is still Andre Ethier for another season we have to pay for. Kazmir holds a player option which he is sure to exercise, but we can decline Carlos Ruiz's team option.

anywho, there are a ton of discussion topics to be had after the season is over, but for now I still believe Urias will give us that 5th and the final game of the series.

Neddy · Post #88 » by **Neddy** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 5:35 am

**** GIants just took the lead.

if they can do it, we can surely win tomorrow.

start Urias, have Ross Stripling ready from the get go, get kershaw to close if we need to. gotta get through and win game 4 to even have the game 5. prefer to save Kershaw for game 5 for obivous reasons, but with Maeda going such a few innings and Hill also having only 82 pitch count, you can assume thursday could be a somewhat normal bullpen pitch day for him. we can extract 25 pitches out of him, which could give us potentially 2 innings. we can start Hill knowing his target is 2 innings possibly 3 if his pitch count is low. Maeda can come in for an inning if needed, with evreyone in the bullpen ready to take an inning each. if we get to game 5, we have to be ready to use Kenley as a setup man for Kershaw to pitch the 9th if needed.
only way to make our pitchers rest if game 5 do come up, is for the bats to come back alive. we are capable of using the right player at the right moment. I hate using Reddick as de facto starter and Puig being a platton back up only against lefties. Puig is flat out the better player, and I sure hope we cut ties with Reddick next season and if we bring him back, it is only to keep a tap on Puigs attitude and to be an eventual trade bait by the deadline.

Neddy · Post #89 » by **Neddy** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 5:46 am

**** this game just wont end...

Ranma · Post #90 » by **Ranma** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 5:52 am

I've always figured Kenta Maeda to be more of a 4th or 5th starter for us, but he did yeoman's work as the 2nd starter for the early part of the regular season. He was definitely off in having a disappointing outing but the umpiring was bad, plus, that HPB was a joke where it just nicked the batter's protective elbow sleeve with him hanging over the plate and not making much of an effort to avoid being hit. On top of that, it was a strike. Kenta came up short, but he shouldn't really be our 3rd starter in the playoffs if it were not for the lack of options.

Despite the pinch-hit HR by Carlos Ruiz, our offense continued to sputter. Even Seager has looked fairly pedestrian with his swings at the plate regardless of his homeruns in Games 1 and 2. Aside from Kenley Jansen's meltdown in the 9th inning, our bullpen has been fantastic. It's just that our offense continues to disappear in the postseason while our starting pitching has been putting up surprisingly bad numbers. It seems like we can't ever put everything together to compete.

Neddy · Post #91 » by **Neddy** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 6:34 am

this is what I think about our starting pitching.

#1 Kershaw... undisputed, at least in regular season
#2 Hill
#3 Kazmir: when healthy
#3-B McCarthy, but I can't never tell whether he is ever gonna be healthy enough for a full season to take this reign. I say between him and Kaxmir, at least one of them is bound to comeback next season.
#4 Ryu : his stats in his two healthy seasons tell the all the story it needs to tell. he is an above average starter when healthy
#5 Maeda. his best and only season is below where Ryu was for his two seasons.
#6 Urias. he actually maybe the #2 guy, I just had all the expensive proven vets counted first. I can easily see him becoming the Ace
#7. De Leon. if Urias rise, it is only natural his buddy also do so.
#8. Stripling. gotta love that knuckle curve. I think he is better suited as a set up man in the long run
#9. Wood. I believe he is the perfect long man. he can spot start, but with his stuff and propensity to wear down his effectiveness as the game progresses, he is better off as a middle reliever.

possibly, we trade away Kazmir if Ryu is healthy and back, Wood is on the bubbles if Ross works out. even if we do not resign Hill back, we could still end up with Kershaw / McCarthy / Ryu / Maeda / Urias as the starting 5 come 2017, with Wood, Stripling as long relief/spot starters.

Ranma · Post #92 » by **Ranma** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 5:33 pm

I still wouldn't trust that rotation above, Neddy. Kershaw and Hill are currently our most trustworthy starters and both are respectively with injury and age. Urias certainly has the talent to be in the top 3 of the rotation as he would be groomed as an ace for most other ballclubs, but it's a waiting game for him with regards to being physicaly mature for the role.

Kazmir may have a bounce-back season next year but he can't be counted on and isn't a long term solution. I'm not counting on either Ryu or McCarthy to come back at this point. If they do, great, but I haven't really been encouraged by their respective progress. Maeda, like I said is more of a 4th or 5th starter so he'd be solid there. De Leon could actually find himself fast-tracked and even vault ahead of Maeda in the rotation if he progress as anticipated and has no setbacks with his recovery from injury.

Yeah, I think of Stripling and Wood as better options for the bullpen with both having the ability to start. We would probably be better off showcasing Wood as a starter to maximize his trade value.

In any case, I want us to further improve our starting rotation while not neglecting to maintain our now capable bullpen. The closer role needs to be addressed even if we do re-sign Kenley Jansen. Pedro Baez is not suited for the role and I continue to hope we groom recent draftee Jordan Sheffield for the role.

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Neddy · Post #93 » by **Neddy** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:29 am

my god what the hell was up with that 7th inning? both top and bottom!!! both atrocities happened with two outs already, goddamn it!

Ranma wrote:I still wouldn't trust that rotation above, Neddy. Kershaw and Hill are currently our most trustworthy starters and both are respectively with injury and age. Urias certainly has the talent to be in the top 3 of the rotation as he would be groomed as an ace for most other ballclubs, but it's a waiting game for him with regards to being physicaly mature for the role.

Kazmir may have a bounce-back season next year but he can't be counted on and isn't a long term solution. I'm not counting on either Ryu or McCarthy to come back at this point. If they do, great, but I haven't really been encouraged by their respective progress. Maeda, like I said is more of a 4th or 5th starter so he'd be solid there. De Leon could actually find himself fast-tracked and even vault ahead of Maeda in the rotation if he progress as anticipated and has no setbacks with his recovery from injury.

Yeah, I think of Stripling and Wood as better options for the bullpen with both having the ability to start. We would probably be better off showcasing Wood as a starter to maximize his trade value.

In any case, I want us to further improve our starting rotation while not neglecting to maintain our now capable bullpen. The closer role needs to be addressed even if we do re-sign Kenley Jansen. Pedro Baez is not suited for the role and I continue to hope we groom recent draftee Jordan Sheffield for the role.

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I suppose the only pitcher that holds a value right now for a trade, other than the two kids we would never want to move, is Maeda. wonder what he can bring us in terms of everyday playing prospects or starter types...

Neddy · Post #94 » by **Neddy** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:32 am

come on Andre! no bigger stage for your career than this one!

Neddy · Post #95 » by **Neddy** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:34 am

and Andre comes through with a single!!!!

two out two on

Neddy · Post #96 » by **Neddy** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:37 am

YES MOTHER ****!!!!!!!!

Neddy · Post #97 » by **Neddy** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:38 am

mother **** Chase Utley goes zero for forever than comes with with two outs at the bottom of the 8th!!!!

now if only Kenley is right in the head.......

Neddy · Post #98 » by **Neddy** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:48 am

Jensen needs just one more...

Neddy · Post #99 » by **Neddy** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:49 am

there shall be game 5 afterall!

Quake Griffin · Post #100 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed Oct 12, 2016 1:12 am

Kershaw got royally **** in the 7th...AGAIN.

Corey's fielding of that ball.
He K'd Bryce n the ump didnt call it.
Then we gave Kershaw base runners to BAEZ AGAIN when Blanton was in our pen.

More **** playoff numbers when he pitched well today. Doesnt get the win. Doesnt get the numbers for his baseball card.

**** everybody involved in that....including Dave sending him back out in the 7th.

I put Kershaw like 4th on the list of reaponsibility for today's "poor start"

LETS GET TO THE **** NLCS. I'm tired if durst round exits.
Rich Hill. Urias. Whoever. We got your back. We're behind you. Let's do this!!!!11