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I guess they're dead set on not being buyers.
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Into the bullpen over the 385 sign. That was no cheapie.
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He crushed it.
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Jorge Cantu.
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This is merely hypothetical, at least from my end. I am, by no means, assuming that both the Red Sox and Yankees will make the playoffs, let alone meet in the ALCS.
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No, not at all. See, I guess I'm too used to the old format. I was saying he would start games one and five. You used to never be able to bring your game one starter back for game four on regular rest (in the DS). However, I remember Lester started game four on regular rest last year. I'm not sure if every series is set up like that.
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When did I say there was a game seven in the division series? I said what if the division series goes five games? Assuming CC started game one of the division series that would line him up to pitch games three and seven of the league championship series. As for the schedules, you're right. Everything changed in 2007 when TBS started broadcasting games.
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The last part of your argument works both ways. If the road team can just split the first two games, which happens often, they take home field advantage. The only way the team with home field advantage gets to play more games at home is if the series goes the distance. The doesn't happen more often than it happens. As for the Beckett and Lester argument, in a best of seven series, coming off of the division series (or LCS), how do you know they'll be available to start right away?
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The problem is that you could make the case that you want the middle three games at home. There is a reason why the NBA (minus the finals) and the NHL do 2-2-1-1-1.
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In the Rays-Royals game, Roman Colon really got squeezed during the AB in which he walked in the eventual winning run. http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfx/numlocation.php?xml=http://gd2.mlb.com/components/game/mlb/year_2009/month_07/day_19/gid_2009_07_19_tbamlb_kcamlb_1//pbp/pitchers/430638.xml&batterX=090719_155957&innings=yyyyyyyyy&s_type=3&sp_type=1&h_size=700&v_size=500
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The combination of Hughes and Rivera at the end of games has been pretty great. In a way, what Hughes is doing out of the bullpen makes what Joba did a couple years ago seem a bit less impressive. I would imagine that if you took most starters who have really good stuff, and allow them to empty the tank over one or two innings, they will do extremely well.
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This is now the second batter that Joba has walked, partly because he can't get swing and misses on his slider when he's ahead in the count. Everyone talks about being concerned with Joba's control and velocity, but you don't usually hear too much about how opposing hitters aren't chasing his slider anymore.
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Wow, what a double play.
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No control.
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Yeah, fair enough. And you're right, three walks that day is a lot for Halladay. But I give him credit for being able to pitch around two of them, and, besides that, Halladay is usually much sharper.
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No, I understand that, but he still went seven innings, and at least he was able to pitch around two of them. I think that start against the Yankees is pretty much an anomaly for Halladay. If I'm not mistaken, it was the most earned runs he's allowed since 2003 (and it was only 5). He wasn't as sharp that day as he usually is. I appreciate the compliment in there, by the way.
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Only one of them scored though.
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Maybe I'm just not listening to the right people, but is there a more under appreciated pitcher in baseball than Dan Haren? His numbers this year are absolutely ridiculous, and going by them, he has at least been a top three pitcher in all of the baseball.
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Well, I mean, the Yankees certainly have their problems, but I still think they're a top three team in baseball (Red Sox, Dodgers, Yankees). You're talking about them as if they're mediocre. EDIT: And as for the Lincecum part, you're going to make your judgment based on what you saw from him over two innings in an ASG?
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Kidding, right?
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It depends on the format. The Red Sox could be in a position where they would need to use four starters, unless they were willing to throw someone on short rest. Before last years division series, the Red Sox of recent years always went with a four man playoff rotation. And Smoltz is such a question mark, regardless of his postseason success. I think most Red Sox fans would be thrilled to substitute Halladay for him.
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If the Red Sox had a top three of Halladay, Beckett, and Lester there would be no words to describe how dominant that would be.
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