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Scherzer is not burnishing his reputation as a post-season pitcher.
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Thames has to be on third base there.
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Ernie Johnson just said "There's a sense of nervousness in the ballpark ..."
Geez, I wonder why?
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See ya Milwaukee.
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Are they really handing out shirts for winning the wild card game?
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Well that was dramatic.
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Nationals used their two best pitchers.
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APIAD wrote:
Nationals used their two best pitchers.
They’ll start Corbin in Game 1 and go from there.
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I 'spose this why you win the division. So you don't end up in the Wild Card game, where one mistake can end your season.
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Nationals used their two best pitchers.
They’ll start Corbin in Game 1 and go from there.
Strasburg threw 34 pitches. He should be able to go in Game 2 on Friday. I assume there's a travel day between Games 2 and 3, which means Scherzer can start Game 3, with an extra day of rest even.
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I would very much like to see the A's win this game.
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This is why I don't want the DH to come to the National League. It's taken almost two hours to play five innings. And it's not like this is a slugfest.
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This is why I don't want the DH to come to the National League. It's taken almost two hours to play five innings. And it's not like this is a slugfest.
Serious question, why does the additional time get attributed to the DH?
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Wish pham was still on the cards
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This is why I don't want the DH to come to the National League. It's taken almost two hours to play five innings. And it's not like this is a slugfest.
Serious question, why does the additional time get attributed to the DH?
Firstly, I think it's three easy outs you get in the NL that you don't get in the AL. Pitchers generally aren't up there drawing 9 and 10-pitch counts like a real hitter would. And I think that kind of sets the tone for the entire ballgame. There's more of an emphasis in the AL on drawing out at bats, building pitch counts and getting to into the other team's bullpen, which leads to more pitching changes, which leads to longer games. It may be bullshit, but from my own observations, American League games just seem to take longer to play than National League games.
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Wish pham was still on the cards
I don't. Statistically, they were probably better off keeping him and not trading for Ozuna, but Pham thinks he's the second coming of Barry Bonds and it got annoying.
Two of the three players they got from Tampa Bay may end up contributing. Cabrera has averaged more than a strikeout per inning for the past two years. Small sample size, but Justin Williams hit .353 with a 1.045 OPS in Memphis this year. And he's supposed to be a good defensive player.
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This is why I don't want the DH to come to the National League. It's taken almost two hours to play five innings. And it's not like this is a slugfest.
Serious question, why does the additional time get attributed to the DH?
Firstly, I think it's three easy outs you get in the NL that you don't get in the AL. Pitchers generally aren't up there drawing 9 and 10-pitch counts like a real hitter would. And I think that kind of sets the tone for the entire ballgame. There's more of an emphasis in the AL on drawing out at bats, building pitch counts and getting to into the other team's bullpen, which leads to more pitching changes, which leads to longer games. It may be bullshit, but from my own observations, American League games just seem to take longer to play than National League games.
Some links i found to be interesting.
Seems the pace of game rules are not working.
This article says nl games are longer. Maybe it is not the length of games that is an AL turn off but a boring style of play.
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Serious question, why does the additional time get attributed to the DH?Firstly, I think it's three easy outs you get in the NL that you don't get in the AL. Pitchers generally aren't up there drawing 9 and 10-pitch counts like a real hitter would. And I think that kind of sets the tone for the entire ballgame. There's more of an emphasis in the AL on drawing out at bats, building pitch counts and getting to into the other team's bullpen, which leads to more pitching changes, which leads to longer games. It may be bullshit, but from my own observations, American League games just seem to take longer to play than National League games.
Some links i found to be interesting.
Seems the pace of game rules are not working.
This article says nl games are longer. Maybe it is not the length of games that is an AL turn off but a boring style of play.
Interesting. I’ve heard the theory about the DH making it longer, but in an era when the pitcher rarely bats more than twice, I would think the length of time pinch hitters take getting loose in the on-deck circle would offset any time saved by facing a pitcher.
I can’t say I’ve ever sat and watched many AL games, so I have no clue.