Any idea why he asked for the ball to keep? Slump buster? Announcers didn’t seem to even pick up he did thatHoly shit Javy got a focking hit!!
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Any idea why he asked for the ball to keep? Slump buster? Announcers didn’t seem to even pick up he did thatHoly shit Javy got a focking hit!!
I keep laughing when len and jd talk about running the score up....we better not sit on a lead, even if it's 20!!Only a 5 run lead for bullpen
we’re focked
I don't have my hopes up too high for a long playoff run. Nice to be watching again though!!If both Mills and Chatwood (I think he comes back from the IR in the bullpen) can continue to pitch well, I do not hate a starting rotation of Darvish, Hendricks and Lester in the playoffs with either Quintana, Mills and Chatwood as the #4 and the other two out of the BP. I know there is still a long ways to go but the team looks good and if their "big hitters" start playing better, they should score more.
Just happy to be watching baseball with a couple drinks again until 11:30!
I don't have my hopes up too high for a long playoff run. Nice to be watching again though!!
Mills doesn't want to make mills...Tough start to the doubleheader. HBP, 1B, walk and grand slam by Carpenter. 4-0 STL
They just haven't been getting a whole lot of hits lately. I'm amazed they have won some of the games that they have. Their team batting average is in the .220's I believe.Heading to the bottom of the 7th with 1 F*****G hit trailing 9-1.
Without a crowd in the stands, there is little to no advantage being home team.Nice that the Cardinals can flout the virus prevention rules - get a nearly 2-week in-season vacation - and then be awarded as the 'home team' in one game of both DHs in the last 3 days.
Without a crowd in the stands, there is little to no advantage being home team.
What's your beef again?
Getting last chance to score is advantage in any sportWithout a crowd in the stands, there is little to no advantage being home team.
What's your beef again?
Home team gets last AB. That's always an advantage - unless its a blowout and its rendered useless.[/QUOTE
The last survey conducted by "Encyclopedia for Sports" showed a 53.6% winning percentage in MLB for the home team. Hardly significant. The absence of fans makes it even less so.
Some people are just looking for excuses when a team is struggling.
Only in football OT. Minimal with any other sport.Getting last chance to score is advantage in any sport
It's not important to know how many runs will win you a game?Only in football OT. Minimal with any other sport.
Try again.
IMO, the home team is at a disadvantage if a game goes extra innings, or, even if it is tied going into the last regular inning. The visitors know how many runs they can afford to give up in the bottom of the inning and still win the game, provided the visitors scored in the top of the inning. The home team doesn't always know how to defend if the visitors get a rally going whereas the visitors know they can intentionally walk a hitter or two to help set up a possible DP with a runner on 3rd. The home team won't want to put on any more runners with an intentional walk if possible because they could come around and score and make their at bat in the bottom of the inning that much more difficult. The visitors can always pull the outfielders in if a long fly ball will beat them, where the home team has to always try to minimize the amount of runs they can give up and have to play their outfielders back or at least normal depth.Home team gets last AB. That's always an advantage - unless its a blowout and its rendered useless.
53.6%! You'll see a fair amount of "visiting" playoff teams win series this year after the first round in MLB. I quoted you the stats... but you don't believe me... which is fine.It's not important to know how many runs will win you a game?
If you say so....
it is 100% as important in extra innings as football ot. You'd have to blind not to see that
So, the Cubs won 2 games IN St. Louis this series. vbg
Sush........We have a Cubs's pity party starting. And I don't know why. The NL Central is, arguably, the worst division again this season. Cubs will walk into the playoffs.IMO, the home team is at a disadvantage if a game goes extra innings, or, even if it is tied going into the last regular inning. The visitors know how many runs they can afford to give up in the bottom of the inning and still win the game, provided the visitors scored in the top of the inning. The home team doesn't always know how to defend if the visitors get a rally going whereas the visitors know they can intentionally walk a hitter or two to help set up a possible DP with a runner on 3rd. The home team won't want to put on any more runners with an intentional walk if possible because they could come around and score and make their at bat in the bottom of the inning that much more difficult. The visitors can always pull the outfielders in if a long fly ball will beat them, where the home team has to always try to minimize the amount of runs they can give up and have to play their outfielders back or at least normal depth.
The home team can only win by, at the most, 4 runs in an extra inning game whereas the visitors could win by any margin.
Only real advantage is increasing number of infielders. A home team knowing it only needs 1 run is like a college football team knowing a fg wins itIMO, the home team is at a disadvantage if a game goes extra innings, or, even if it is tied going into the last regular inning. The visitors know how many runs they can afford to give up in the bottom of the inning and still win the game, provided the visitors scored in the top of the inning. The home team doesn't always know how to defend if the visitors get a rally going whereas the visitors know they can intentionally walk a hitter or two to help set up a possible DP with a runner on 3rd. The home team won't want to put on any more runners with an intentional walk if possible because they could come around and score and make their at bat in the bottom of the inning that much more difficult. The visitors can always pull the outfielders in if a long fly ball will beat them, where the home team has to always try to minimize the amount of runs they can give up and have to play their outfielders back or at least normal depth.
The home team can only win by, at the most, 4 runs in an extra inning game whereas the visitors could win by any margin.