Walker is on his fastball ...

artie_fufkin wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

I'm calling it now. Alvarez hits a walk off HR

 
I think he's out of the game.

Sean Rodriguez will hit a game tying HR

forsberg_us wrote:

artie_fufkin wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

I'm calling it now. Alvarez hits a walk off HR

 
I think he's out of the game.

Sean Rodriguez will hit a game tying HR

Aramis Ramirez will hit a game tying HR

The Pirates have to be kicking themselves after this one. 16 left on base in 9 innings. Yikes

The Cardinals really need to win tomorrow and rest some people.

forsberg_us wrote:

The Pirates have to be kicking themselves after this one. 16 left on base in 9 innings. Yikes

The Cardinals really need to win tomorrow and rest some people.

 
Ten walks. I think they left the bases loaded four times.

Per Matheny's post-game interview, all scans on Piscotty were negative. Not sure whether than rules out a concussion, but nothing broken.

forsberg_us wrote:

Per Matheny's post-game interview, all scans on Piscotty were negative. Not sure whether than rules out a concussion, but nothing broken.

 
Good news. I know the medical people don't take any chances with head or neck injuries these days, as is proper, but it looks really scary when they drive a guy off the field on a backboard like that.

tkihshbt wrote:

Matheny won't get a single first or second place vote in MOTY balloting, but what a leader. This team could've unraveled about six different times and they always find a way to win. Frustrating team on most nights, ugly baseball, but so very solid.

His in game strategy leave some to be desired but he has to be doing something right in preparing these guys mentally in preparing for these set backs

Crazy game.  All the men left on base.  The walks. The jams.  The 9th inning escape act.  Just crazy.  I hate seeing this team back into the playoffs but they are battle tested.

artie_fufkin wrote:

tkihshbt wrote:

Matheny won't get a single first or second place vote in MOTY balloting, but what a leader. This team could've unraveled about six different times and they always find a way to win. Frustrating team on most nights, ugly baseball, but so very solid.

 
It'll be criminal if he doesn't win Manager of the Year. The combination of Maddon's irreverence and the media's fixation with the Cubs won't get MM a sniff.
Who's second? Collins?

I think so. The media is infatuated with the Mets and they love taking the piss out of the Nationals, so he'll get a lot of love. Matheny isn't a tactical genius, but I think Bochy and Showalter are the only guys who are. That said, Matheny is just seen as some handsome dude who inherited a world champion. He doesn't give great interviews and though he actually has a great personality, it's downplayed when he's in Manager Mode. To many beat writers, it appears your managerial acumen is proportionate to your ego and how much you gab at pressers.

"Matheny isn't a tactical genius, but I think Bochy and Showalter are the only guys who are."

I'd put Pat Murphy in that group, too. I know the Padres are nine games under since he took over, but it's tough to come in to an interim situation. His problems are a gigantic ego and casual disregard for any rules. But he can manage a game as well as anyone.

tkihshbt wrote:

Interesting. I haven't watched many Padres games. 

Neither have I, but I saw him pick enough pockets in college to know he knows what he's doing. The only guy who came close in the Pac 12 was John Savage.