Jump to content

Nationals vs. Braves


Falconsfan567

Recommended Posts

The only qualm I have with our first inning is that Snitker should have held Ross at third. The single by Gonzo got to the LF almost at the same time Ross was just hitting third base.

Well, as the old saying goes, you aren't doing your job as a 3B coach if you don't get a few guys thrown out. Who was the OF that got the ball?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 167
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Well, as the old saying goes, you aren't doing your job as a 3B coach if you don't get a few guys thrown out. Who was the OF that got the ball?

Nix. I like the call though because Hudson could of very easily hit into a double play the next at bat.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I understand that. But he DOES have an emergency catcher in Conrad. And since Ross is a RH bench bat that can hit lefties, something we don't have, he needs to find a way to give the man more than 2 PH AB's all year.

Or he could just use Brooks Conrad as a right-handed bat off the bench but he refuses too.

Phillies up 3-0 in the 5th over the punchless Mets.

The Braves only have 1 more loss against the NL East than the Phillies do. The difference is that tonight is already the Phillies 43rd NL East game. Tonight is just the 33rd NL East game. That's basically the difference of 3.5 games that the Phillies have over the Braves right now.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

They just said Linebrink had only given up 1 run since june 18th. How is that garbage? Am I missing something?

Let's see. He only has a WHIP of 1.29. He's given up 34 hits and 12 walks in (46 runners) in 35 2/3 innings. He has a BAA of .252. The fact that he has only given up 1 run since June 18th is that he's been quite lucky. He didn't give up a run tonight but did he pitch good tonight? If you considering giving up no runs but leaving the bases loaded as pitching good than me and you will never agree on this. The last time Linebrink pitched a full inning without giving up a hit or walk was June 25th. That's a long time ago. The last time he had an outing of any kind without giving up a hit was June 27th.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Let's see. He only has a WHIP of 1.29. He's given up 34 hits and 12 walks in (46 runners) in 35 2/3 innings. He has a BAA of .252. The fact that he has only given up 1 run since June 18th is that he's been quite lucky. He didn't give up a run tonight but did he pitch good tonight? If you considering giving up no runs but leaving the bases loaded as pitching good than me and you will never agree on this. The last time Linebrink pitched a full inning without giving up a hit or walk was June 25th. That's a long time ago. The last time he had an outing of any kind without giving up a hit was June 27th.

In June he had a line of 12 IP, 1.50 ERA, .179 BAA, and only 11 base runners allowed (sub-1 WHIP). That's a whole helluva lot better than terrible. You're going to find it rare to have a RP with a sub-1 WHIP, unless the guy is just a flat out dominant reliever, ie. Venters, Sergio Romo, etc.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

In June he had a line of 12 IP, 1.50 ERA, .179 BAA, and only 11 base runners allowed (sub-1 WHIP). That's a whole helluva lot better than terrible. You're going to find it rare to have a RP with a sub-1 WHIP, unless the guy is just a flat out dominant reliever, ie. Venters, Sergio Romo, etc.

Who said anything about having a WHIP below 1? But 1.29 is a lot closer to 1.5 baserunners per inning than it is to 1.0 baserunners per inning. Also it would be nice for him to have a 1,2,3 ERA every so often. Like I said he hasn't had a 1,2,3 inning since June 25th. That's almost a month ago. Have you seen his July numbers? Sure he has only given up 1 run in July but the numbers are far from good. 4 1/3 IP, 6 H, 5 BB (11 baserunners), 5 SO. That's after tonight's game.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Who said anything about having a WHIP below 1? But 1.29 is a lot closer to 1.5 baserunners per inning than it is to 1.0 baserunners per inning. Also it would be nice for him to have a 1,2,3 ERA every so often. Like I said he hasn't had a 1,2,3 inning since June 25th. That's almost a month ago. Have you seen his July numbers? Sure he has only given up 1 run in July but the numbers are far from good. 4 1/3 IP, 6 H, 5 BB (11 baserunners), 5 SO. That's after tonight's game.

Yes I've seen them, and no, they aren't good, but any reliever can struggle, and I'll take what he gave us over May/June over what a lot of other teams are getting from their 4th, 5th, or 6th option in the pen.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Who said anything about having a WHIP below 1? But 1.29 is a lot closer to 1.5 baserunners per inning than it is to 1.0 baserunners per inning. Also it would be nice for him to have a 1,2,3 ERA every so often. Like I said he hasn't had a 1,2,3 inning since June 25th. That's almost a month ago. Have you seen his July numbers? Sure he has only given up 1 run in July but the numbers are far from good. 4 1/3 IP, 6 H, 5 BB (11 baserunners), 5 SO. That's after tonight's game.

here is the bottom line for me. The runners did not score. That is the most important stat to me.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

here is the bottom line for me. The runners did not score. That is the most important stat to me.

Well, he is technically right about there being more to a pitcher than ERA, but I think he got a little carried away with labeling Linebrink the way he did considering what we ask him to do and how much we are (or aren't) paying him.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.


×
×
  • Create New...