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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
Ok baseball genuises, why exactly would Shields have been pitching if they had the lead? All this crap that you spew is theory. The facts remain the failure of execution of a fundemental task were the reason the play didnt work. Why is it so hard for you two baseball gurus to understand? All the possibilities that you assume are just that, assumptions. The FACT is that the play wasnt properly executed which is what led to them not scoring, NOT LOSING!!! In baseball you cant even assume the double play, let alone the next inning. Exactly how many non playoff games do you watch? Did you watch the previous game? Did the Angels pitchers throw differently when the blew a three run lead by misplaying a flyball?
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LOL. Its interesting that you complain about discussions devolving but yet you throw childish tantrums anytime you are challenged as if you are Whitey Ford reincarnated and your ideas of baseball should be followed to the letter lest we be damned. Indeed, like every other subject, you are the genius.
What you fail to understand is that the reward in that situation was outweighed by the probability of failure and the penalty for that failure. There was a better option: let your player try to get a routine fly ball. If you can't understand that there is such a thing as PSYCHE and that a play like that can demoralize a team, I dont know what to say. If you do understand and are choosing to just ignore it to "win" a silly argument, this is pointless.
If you dont acknowledge that pitchers pitch differently when pitching with a lead, again, i dont know what to say. The same thing with hitters.
Ask A Rod.