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Quote from: sys on September 16, 2013, 11:15:33 PMjust get 4-5 good innings and turn it over to the bullpen.i don't understand why they used hoch tonight. seems like you'd want him ready for multiple innings tomorrow if need be. and even if it's just one, it'll be his third night in a row.i really don't know anything about baseball or baseball strategy. if it's so much easier to be a reliever rather than a starter (as hoch, davis, etc seem to indicate), is there a good reason why teams don't just plan on running 5-6 guys out there for 2-3 each for important september games instead of their 4th and 5th (or at least just 5th) starters? i realize most teams don't have 10 good relief pitchers, but i mean for teams like the royals, why not? davis, smith, collins, herrera (7 combined), hoch (1), holland (1). wouldn't you take your chances with that? and you'd still have guys to use in the next game.Yeah, I didn't like bringing Hoch out. Seems like it would have been a perfect chance to throw Mendoza, Joseph, etc.
just get 4-5 good innings and turn it over to the bullpen.i don't understand why they used hoch tonight. seems like you'd want him ready for multiple innings tomorrow if need be. and even if it's just one, it'll be his third night in a row.i really don't know anything about baseball or baseball strategy. if it's so much easier to be a reliever rather than a starter (as hoch, davis, etc seem to indicate), is there a good reason why teams don't just plan on running 5-6 guys out there for 2-3 each for important september games instead of their 4th and 5th (or at least just 5th) starters? i realize most teams don't have 10 good relief pitchers, but i mean for teams like the royals, why not? davis, smith, collins, herrera (7 combined), hoch (1), holland (1). wouldn't you take your chances with that? and you'd still have guys to use in the next game.
Quote from: bones129 on September 16, 2013, 10:47:36 PMEager to see what Ventura has tomorrow night. Really, really excited. His strikeout numbers are great, 3 to 1 K/BB ratio, but his ERA has never been all that. A lot of scouts say he passes the eye test better than his stats would show. If he can stay ahead of hitters with his fastball then he is going to be nasty tomorrow. He's a consistent high 90s guy.
Eager to see what Ventura has tomorrow night.
Quote from: ksu_FAN on September 16, 2013, 10:07:39 PMCould someone tell me what time it is?Quote from: Spaces on September 16, 2013, 10:09:20 PM#ourtime
Could someone tell me what time it is?
#ourtime
has nobody mentioned Salvy's adorable interview with Goldberg last night?Goldberg: The royals pitchers had 17 strikeouts tonight, the most since 1986. Where were you in 1986?Salvy: I was in my papa, you know?
kansas city, more like K-city
Quote from: EMAWmeister on September 16, 2013, 11:02:55 PMQuote from: bones129 on September 16, 2013, 10:47:36 PMEager to see what Ventura has tomorrow night. Really, really excited. His strikeout numbers are great, 3 to 1 K/BB ratio, but his ERA has never been all that. A lot of scouts say he passes the eye test better than his stats would show. If he can stay ahead of hitters with his fastball then he is going to be nasty tomorrow. He's a consistent high 90s guy.cfor3 and i got to see him at the futures all star game last summer. damn. kid throws smoke. he touched 100 if i remember correctly and the ball just explodes out of his hand.can. not. wait. (scared about duffy tho. i love him so much)
