Crew at Classies Series - Gio to Start Game 2

Bernman · Post #361 » by **Bernman** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:54 am

Thames over Santana when you need contact? Not pushing the right buttons tonight is Counsell, in spite of the lead.

ACGB · Post #362 » by **ACGB** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:54 am

Bernman wrote:
ACGB wrote:1 run is FINE. Raise the odds for the bullpen.

It's not fine if they can continue to score runs with outs. Always of the mind you should at least get extra runs when you're in that situation, and hits are bonuses.

I don't have confidence in them getting any hits with RISP so I'll take the minimum and be happy.

Bernman · Post #363 » by **Bernman** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:55 am

Turk Nowitzki wrote:This seems like a spot where I would've rather seen Granderson?

That's another superior alternative. He goes with the worse all-around hitter who is in worse form right now? I just don't know what the reasoning is sometimes, man.

Post #364 » by **ReasonablySober** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:55 am

One is a bummer there.

bizarro · Post #365 » by **bizarro** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:56 am

Bernman wrote:Near homer-->hard hit single-->walk. That's the point at which Gio should have been pulled. Players were having comfortable AB's against him and he was already in trouble. But Counsell didn't even have anyone up. And he still didn't after the homer. Brewers have a 40-man roster and are deep in starter types. Why not call upon Woodruff or Guerra at that point? Counsell doesn't have a good feel for when starters are falling apart.

Wait a minute. You question the Wizard?!? :wizard:

How dare you.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #366 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:57 am

Bernman wrote:Thames over Santana when you need contact? Not pushing the right buttons tonight is Counsell, in spite of the lead.

If you really think Santana is better contact hitter than Thames I don't know what to say. This is just complaining about something for no reason at all.

Post #367 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:57 am

4-0 Pirates

bizarro · Post #368 » by **bizarro** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:57 am

Bernman wrote:Thames over Santana when you need contact? Not pushing the right buttons tonight is Counsell, in spite of the lead.

But, he's saving for another time 8 innings from now. 8-)

Turk Nowitzki · Post #369 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:58 am

EDIT: don't feel like arguing, wish we wouldve gotten more there too.

Post #370 » by **MickeyDavis** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:58 am

Not sure why it wasn't Granderson there

bizarro · Post #371 » by **bizarro** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 1:58 am

Turk Nowitzki wrote:
Bernman wrote:Thames over Santana when you need contact? Not pushing the right buttons tonight is Counsell, in spite of the lead.

If you really think Santana is better contact hitter than Thames I don't know what to say. This is just complaining about something for no reason at all.

You're being sarcastic, right?

neiLz · Post #372 » by **neiLz** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 2:00 am

MickeyDavis wrote:Not sure why it wasn't Granderson there

Counsel probably saving Grandy for late inning double switch. Which I think is dumb. A hit outs the game almost out of reach. Heck a walk is a run with your two best hitters coming up.

neiLz · Post #373 » by **neiLz** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 2:00 am

Take this guy out. Wtf. Bring in Jeffers.

trwi7 · Post #374 » by **trwi7** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 2:00 am

Bernman wrote:Thames over Santana when you need contact? Not pushing the right buttons tonight is Counsell, in spite of the lead.

Thames is better at making contact than Santana.

Turk Nowitzki · Post #375 » by **Turk Nowitzki** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 2:01 am

bizarro wrote:
Turk Nowitzki wrote:
Bernman wrote:Thames over Santana when you need contact? Not pushing the right buttons tonight is Counsell, in spite of the lead.

If you really think Santana is better contact hitter than Thames I don't know what to say. This is just complaining about something for no reason at all.

You're being sarcastic, right?

Absolutely not, Santana has struck out like 150 times this season between the major and minors. They're both not great, you always take the lefty hitter against the RHP everything else being equal in that spot.

ACGB · Post #376 » by **ACGB** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 2:01 am

Of course this game could never be easy.

bizarro · Post #377 » by **bizarro** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 2:02 am

7-3. 2 men on. Zero out. Taylor Williams. The Wizard is in high form tonight. You just can't agree with these decisions.

bizarro · Post #378 » by **bizarro** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 2:03 am

Turk Nowitzki wrote:
bizarro wrote:
Turk Nowitzki wrote:If you really think Santana is better contact hitter than Thames I don't know what to say. This is just complaining about something for no reason at all.

You're being sarcastic, right?

Absolutely not, Santana has struck out like 150 times this season between the major and minors. They're both not great, you always take the lefty hitter against the RHP everything else being equal in that spot.

So, you are taking into consideration how god awful Thames has looked for 3 months. And, you're also taking into consideration Santana has been undeniably a decent hitter the past few weeks. And, you're taking into consideration outside of both of these players we had an even better option in Granderson?

trwi7 · Post #379 » by **trwi7** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 2:03 am

Another reason to go to Thames. Santana hits a ground ball nearly half the time he puts it in play. Thames only a third of the time.

bizarro · Post #380 » by **bizarro** » Wed Sep 26, 2018 2:06 am

trwi7 wrote:Another reason to go to Thames. Santana hits a ground ball nearly half the time he puts it in play. Thames only a third of the time.

Well, I can 100% verify to you: Eric Thames didn't make any contact and actually struck out on ball four - a slider 1.5 ft off the inside of the plate.