Comments on: Playoff baseball for 10/11 http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/ Seattle Mariners blog and general baseball discussion Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:19:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: darrylzero http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/comment-page-2/#comment-150329 darrylzero Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:20:30 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/#comment-150329 I'm not sure it's so impossible. You know how much credit they give to a) players who beat them and b) players who do well in Yankee Stadium. Meche's line against them: 3-2 with a 3.88 ERA and 35/19 K/BB in 48.2 IP. It's not exactly amazing, but I know he really whooped them once in NY, and despite the higher ERA he's pitched better against them in Yankee Stadium than Safeco. Could be tempting, though being burned by the likes of Pavano and Wright might make them a little gunshy about a guy with Meche's history. I’m not sure it’s so impossible. You know how much credit they give to a) players who beat them and b) players who do well in Yankee Stadium. Meche’s line against them:

3-2 with a 3.88 ERA and 35/19 K/BB in 48.2 IP.

It’s not exactly amazing, but I know he really whooped them once in NY, and despite the higher ERA he’s pitched better against them in Yankee Stadium than Safeco. Could be tempting, though being burned by the likes of Pavano and Wright might make them a little gunshy about a guy with Meche’s history.

]]> By: Evan http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/comment-page-2/#comment-150326 Evan Thu, 12 Oct 2006 21:07:26 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/#comment-150326 I would LOVE to see Gil Meche in pinstripes. I would LOVE to see Gil Meche in pinstripes.

]]> By: Paul B http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/comment-page-2/#comment-150322 Paul B Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:48:35 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/#comment-150322 #52, I see one Mariner on the rosters, a David Asher who pitched for Everett. #52, I see one Mariner on the rosters, a David Asher who pitched for Everett.

]]> By: msb http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/comment-page-2/#comment-150313 msb Thu, 12 Oct 2006 20:04:11 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/#comment-150313 on Friday Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Tigers and Athletics will start at 1:30 p.m. PT, Game 2 of the National League Championship Series between the Mets and the Cardinals will start at 5:05 p.m. PT on Friday Game 3 of the American League Championship Series between the Tigers and Athletics will start at 1:30 p.m. PT, Game 2 of the National League Championship Series between the Mets and the Cardinals will start at 5:05 p.m. PT

]]> By: msb http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/comment-page-2/#comment-150311 msb Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:31:22 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/#comment-150311 wow, mlb.com is also showing games from the Hawaiian Baseball League... there is a roster list <a href="http://story.scout.com/a.z?s=316&p=2&c=573213" rel="nofollow">here</a> wow, mlb.com is also showing games from the Hawaiian Baseball League… there is a roster list here

]]> By: joser http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/comment-page-2/#comment-150309 joser Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:00:48 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/#comment-150309 Then there's <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/tom_verducci/10/11/zito.unreliable/index.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> (Verducci: "Yankees should pass on Zito, pursue Matsuzaka"):<blockquote>By next October, the Yankees' starting pitchers for the playoff series could be Matsuzaka, Chien-Ming Wang (who is not a strikeout pitcher but whose power sinker plays well against good-hitting teams) and rookie Phillip Hughes (a true power pitcher who should be carefully groomed to join the rotation in the second half). Johnson or Mussina could start Game 4, whichever of the aging starters still has something left to give by then. The Yankees would have a Big Three no older than 27 years old who would pitch together for at least four years. Another decent option is <b>Gil Meche</b>, a free agent who has an extensive injury history but also the kind of power arm that makes such a gamble worthwhile.</blockquote>Verducci at least explains the posting process adequately (he thinks the winning bid will be at least $20M and the contract with Matsuzaka would be "at least A.J. Burnett money: five years and $55 million"). Then there’s this (Verducci: “Yankees should pass on Zito, pursue Matsuzaka”):
By next October, the Yankees’ starting pitchers for the playoff series could be Matsuzaka, Chien-Ming Wang (who is not a strikeout pitcher but whose power sinker plays well against good-hitting teams) and rookie Phillip Hughes (a true power pitcher who should be carefully groomed to join the rotation in the second half). Johnson or Mussina could start Game 4, whichever of the aging starters still has something left to give by then. The Yankees would have a Big Three no older than 27 years old who would pitch together for at least four years. Another decent option is Gil Meche, a free agent who has an extensive injury history but also the kind of power arm that makes such a gamble worthwhile.

Verducci at least explains the posting process adequately (he thinks the winning bid will be at least $20M and the contract with Matsuzaka would be “at least A.J. Burnett money: five years and $55 million”).

]]> By: msb http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/comment-page-1/#comment-150306 msb Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:13:49 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/#comment-150306 ah, someone else who doesn't understand 'posting' :) NY columnist Bob Matthews: " New York Yankees fans could use some happy news. If all goes well, Philip Hughes and Japanese import Daisuke Matsuzaka will be in the starting rotation next season. Hughes is the team's 20-year-old phenom and the Seibu Lions have given the 26-year-old Matsuzaka permission to pursue a career in major league baseball. Not surprisingly, the Yankees are on his short list of possible teams." ah, someone else who doesn’t understand ‘posting’ :)

NY columnist Bob Matthews: ” New York Yankees fans could use some happy news. If all goes well, Philip Hughes and Japanese import Daisuke Matsuzaka will be in the starting rotation next season. Hughes is the team’s 20-year-old phenom and the Seibu Lions have given the 26-year-old Matsuzaka permission to pursue a career in major league baseball. Not surprisingly, the Yankees are on his short list of possible teams.”

]]> By: joser http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/comment-page-1/#comment-150305 joser Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:10:09 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/#comment-150305 And everyone thinks the NL sucks in the WS because they have no DH and generally weaker pitching. All this time it's really been a crafty scheduling advantage imposed by the commish. Added to the monkeying with the AS Game to "mean something" the contrivance couldn't be more blatant. Too bad the Yankees keep forgetting to hold up their end of the bargain by failing to even get to the WS. And everyone thinks the NL sucks in the WS because they have no DH and generally weaker pitching. All this time it’s really been a crafty scheduling advantage imposed by the commish. Added to the monkeying with the AS Game to “mean something” the contrivance couldn’t be more blatant. Too bad the Yankees keep forgetting to hold up their end of the bargain by failing to even get to the WS.

]]> By: Evan http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/comment-page-1/#comment-150304 Evan Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:34:40 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/#comment-150304 That made perfect sense, Paul. If both series go 7 games, with equal wear and tear on pitchers, the AL champ will have a significant advantage (because they'll have finished sooner, plus they will have had an extra off-day in the middle due to the rainout). That made perfect sense, Paul.

If both series go 7 games, with equal wear and tear on pitchers, the AL champ will have a significant advantage (because they’ll have finished sooner, plus they will have had an extra off-day in the middle due to the rainout).

]]> By: Paul B http://www.ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/comment-page-1/#comment-150303 Paul B Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:23:03 +0000 http://ussmariner.com/2006/10/11/playoff-baseball-for-1011/#comment-150303 What boggles me is that they stagger the games during the playoffs (requiring one of the series to start a day late) so that they never have more than 3 games on one day (I assume) -- but then when they have two games on the same day they schedule them to start at the same time. Meanwhile, since the series don't all start on the same day, someone has a greater possibility of having their starting rotation messed up, especially if their series goes the distance. This year, it was the NL. Did that make sense? I wasn't having an easy time explaining it. What boggles me is that they stagger the games during the playoffs (requiring one of the series to start a day late) so that they never have more than 3 games on one day (I assume) — but then when they have two games on the same day they schedule them to start at the same time.

Meanwhile, since the series don’t all start on the same day, someone has a greater possibility of having their starting rotation messed up, especially if their series goes the distance. This year, it was the NL.

Did that make sense? I wasn’t having an easy time explaining it.

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