2013 MLB postseason running thread

Well, it's moot now. That can be a season-shattering loss.

 

Can they get Valverde back?

 

After a game like that players start wondering what's going to go wrong next, and often find out.

 

I think you're reaching.

Also, all four runs scored on Papi's grand slam were charged to a different Tigers pitcher.

 

An Asiana plane missed Logan and crashed into Fenway?

 

I'm going to be "that guy", so be prepared.

Saturday night's 1-0, almost no-hitter was 3:53. I tuned in the bottom of the ninth, and, after years of watching Fox's broadcast of pensive people in the stands, it finally got to me.

Shot after shot of ugly Bostonians. 30-60 seconds between pitches. More shots of people in the stands with their faces in their hands. Then rapid fire of more people in the stands, with a pitch thrown in once in a while.

Just brutal.

 

We discussed this a few pages back. Right there with you.

 

By the way, 10 years ago today:



And he still keeps out of public view:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/14/sports/baseball/10-years-later-a-cubs-fan-remains-invisible.html

 

A good example of how a story explodes and ignores the true fact; Bartman is crucified for stopping Alou from catching the 2nd (?) out; but what was brutal and ignored was Alex Gonzalez booting the routine grounder that killed the Cubs that very same inning. Gonzalez was supposed to be a great fielder. Same with the Buckner/Mookie ground ball; the huge play was freakin' Bob Stanley throwing a WP that let the tying run score and put the go ahead run in scoring position.

 

With yet another segment of Ortiz' heroics, does he prove that "clutch" really does exist?

 

Somebody last night posted that his OPS is actually slightly lower in "late & close" situations than it is overall.

Anyway, for a power hitter the caliber of Ortiz to hit a grand slam off a homer-prone pitcher like Benoit is not exactly the most unusual thing that's ever happened.

 

No. Keith Law disproved this on Twitter yesterday.

keithlaw ‏@keithlaw 13h
He's been worse in Late & Close situations (-55 pts of OPS) over his career RT @Davidjclermont: papi may not be #smrt but he sure is #clutch


Bill Parker took it further

Bill Parker ‏@Bill_TPA 13h
930 OPS. 925 postseason. 875 late&close. It's a myth. RT @jonmorosi I defy anyone to watch David Ortiz and tell me clutch hitting is a myth


Ortiz is a good hitter who also hits good late because he's a good hitter. But he doesn't hit any better in late and close situations than he does in other situations for his career.