2019 MLB postseason thread

My reading of your post was absolutely fair and accurate. You just don't like it.

You think unfairness is fine as long as it makes things more convenient for you. What you need to clarify is where you draw the line. How much unfairness is okay?

 

Agreed, this over sensitivity about reliever situation is wrong IMHO. What would Belichek say, “just do your job (get people out)”

 

As someone who just moved to the Houston area and in need of a new bed and mattress, we were intrigued. We were less intrigued, though, because it only applied to purchases of $3,000 or more. We settled for a king-sized Sealy from Sears for $800. While the stores are pricey, it's all American-made and looked pretty snazzy. (I will fully vouch for Sears though - Of all the moving stuff we had to do, they always had the cheapest stuff, with free delivery and installation.)

 

I kind of thought he was being "saved" in case the Astros tied the game up. Then, he comes in and gives you as many innings as you can get out of him. Just one, probably, but at that point of the game and the season, you're trying to get two. And then again, as Showalter and Britton can tell you, no point in saving a bullet to fire sometimes.

 

Exactly.
He had around 12 million in cash bet on the Astros to win.
If the Astros would have won, he's refunding considerably more than that.
He had to hedge his bet.

 

"Wait.......I can throw Cole in Game 8, right?"

 

To be fair, they turned to a relief pitcher who had been lights out.

It is also interesting to note that even in the post-game locker room, Cole was already telling reporters that he was no longer an employee of the Astros.

 

Yeah, I felt really bad for Harris because up until Rendon took him deep in GM 6 he had been scoreless and dominant.

 

Agreed. I just think Hinch is taking some unfair heat for calling on Harris in that spot. He trusted a guy who had been great all postseason rather than put Cole in an unfamiliar role. If anything, I think he should have stuck with Greinke.

 

Baseball changes, but one thing is certain: All managerial decisions which worked out will be celebrated as the right thing to do, and all managerial decisions which don't work will have been obviously the wrong decision.

See also: Football play calling and basketball substitutions.

 

Post hoc ergo propter hoc?

 

Stephen A is the manager of the Astros?