Comments on: Once More, With Feeling

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:47:14 +0000

[162] I hope that Aura and Mystique have put on a few pounds. You know, to increase the mass, and therefore… Momentum.

Not that it’s relevant to your point, but they both do a lot of animal-based charity work.

By: ms october

ms october — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:44:06 +0000

[163] we really have chutley’s hair to thanks for this

By: Shaun P.

Shaun P. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:41:33 +0000

Is it nighttime yet? I can’t remember the last time a non-game thread went this many comments. Clearly we are all only too ready for the game to start! =)

By: weeping for brunnhilde

weeping for brunnhilde — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:36:17 +0000

You guys are killing me!

I love you guys!

By: weeping for brunnhilde

weeping for brunnhilde — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:34:59 +0000

[153] [156] Hah ah h ah ha hah ah ha hah aha ha ha!

By: mehmattski

mehmattski — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:26:34 +0000

[158] I hope that Aura and Mystique have put on a few pounds. You know, to increase the mass, and therefore… Momentum.

By: ms october

ms october — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:26:10 +0000

[160] great work. i wonder what 38 pitches will have to say about mystique and aura drving the score truck.

By: RIYank

RIYank — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:22:27 +0000

[158] I should mention that this was no small feat (although they both do have very small feet), since they had to juggle their busy PETA promotional appearance schedules.

By: ms october

ms october — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:22:24 +0000

[157] two people just walked by me and looked at me as if i were a crazy person to be pitied or feared

By: RIYank

RIYank — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:21:19 +0000

I was going to keep it for a surprise, but I can’t wait.
As a special treat for everyone, I have arranged to get Aura and Mystique to drive the Score Truck tonight!

By: Shaun P.

Shaun P. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:20:22 +0000

[153] My colleagues are now staring at me and wondering why I’m laughing so uproariously. I forget about that!

By: Sliced Bread

Sliced Bread — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:19:32 +0000

[153] True. I’m most impressed by their efforts to save the centaur from extinction, and help these magnificent creatures rebound in North American cities.

By: Yankster

Yankster — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:14:33 +0000

154 posts and my point gets beaten [152] by 20 seconds and I still have typos. Move that “)” back and you get an intelligible sentence.

By: Yankster

Yankster — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:12:06 +0000

One of the things every post has missed is that in game 6 you get Pettite AND Gaudin not OR. You’re not burning Gaudin by not having him start the game. In fact, I bet he’s solidly ready to go in Game 6. Not only that, I think having Gaudin ALLOWS high risk / high reward strategies like short rest to be taken.

If AJ has nothing (which I doubt, I think he’ll have a great game, Gaudin will come in early). If AJ pitches well but loses (which, unfortunately, I think will happen), Gaudin will be warm and ready at the beginning of Game 6. I don’t think you can use Pettite on short rest the same way. I don’t think you can have Pettite come in after gaudin implodes in the second inning and still give 5 innings. To pitch on 3 days, he needs to be mentally and physically prepared to start. If he comes out and is good, great. If not, you still have the default performance level STILL AVAILABLE for that game.

What’s interesting is that Burnett, because of his short rest history, doesn’t actually look much worse than starting on full rest. That means the real choice is, how do you get the best of pettite AND Gaudin.

Because Gaudin will be constantly available no matter what in each game, and because he is not a catastrophic back-up choice, it allows Girardi to try and catch lighting in each of these great, lightning capable pitchers.

By: mehmattski

mehmattski — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:10:51 +0000

re: Damon vs Matsui

It may not be relevant at all to the point, but both have done considerable animal charity work.

By: mehmattski

mehmattski — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:09:09 +0000

[113] In a three-game view of the series, I like option 2 better. But putting the series away tonight may be the controlling factor behind Girardi’s decision.

Also I think that Gaudin is the backup to AJ, Andy, and/or CC getiting shelled early in any of the games.

By: ms october

ms october — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:08:46 +0000

[148] we are ensconsed in velvet sweatpants – we give up – let aj throw to his buddy – let them have their mound conferences – let a few balls get in the dirt on molina – let molina have his 2abs – and let’s wrap this thing up!!

By: monkeypants

monkeypants — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:08:24 +0000

[148] Indeed it is.

By: Shaun P.

Shaun P. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:06:42 +0000

[147] Good, good! I sometimes feel lonely in the “keep Matsui, drop Damon” discussion. But again, lots of time in December for that . . .

[146] I think its worth pointing out that, as bad a hitter Molina is, having both Posada and Matsui (and even Hinske) on the bench versus the pretty crappy Phillies bullpen is a huge, almost impossible to understate, advantage.

By contrast, the Phillies’ primary pinch hitter can’t hit lefties and hit .194/.357/.379 at age 41 this year. It only gets worse from there.

By: The Hawk

The Hawk — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:05:00 +0000

[146] Why, that sounds downright unscientific!