I found this clip on Youtube. Beautiful.
Showing posts with label world series. Show all posts
Showing posts with label world series. Show all posts
Thursday, November 3, 2016
The Chicago Cubs have won the World Series
It has almost been a day and I am still digesting this. What a sublime way to finish another glorious baseball season. Congratulations to the Chicago Cubs and my deepest condolences to the Cleveland Indians.
"Man, I did love this game. I'd have played for food money. It was the game... The sounds, the smells. Did you ever hold a ball or a glove to your face?"
-Shoeless Joe Jackson, "Field of Dreams"
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
GAME 7
As a baseball fan, it does not get any better.
Game 7, tomorrow night. The World Series. Cubs v. Indians. Hendricks v. Kluber.
The Chicago Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908 while the Indians have not been on top of the baseball world since 1948.
Game 7, tomorrow night. The World Series. Cubs v. Indians. Hendricks v. Kluber.
The Chicago Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908 while the Indians have not been on top of the baseball world since 1948.
Friday, October 28, 2016
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Seventh Inning Blunder(s)
A pivotal moment last night came in the seventh when the Cubs somehow got the bases loaded against Andrew Miller. Down 3-0, they had Contreras, Russell and Ross coming up to bring them in. The Indians formula is quite simple. They want their starting pitcher to go six or seven innings, Miller for one or two, and Allen to shut it down. If they follow this formula for the next couple of days, they will win the World Series. Nevertheless, last night, Miller seemed to be slightly off his game as he was missing with his slider by a few inches.
However, after getting Contreras to hit on a weak fly ball (not deep enough to score), Russell to strike out, he was left to face David Ross. Now, here is where Maddon makes his mistake. David Ross, for all the nice work he does as a catcher, can simply not hit. The much better option would have been Jorge Soler.
The fact of the matter is that Maddon stuck with Ross in a high leverage situation (3.29) and all he did was strikeout. It hurt their WPA by -.083.
However, after getting Contreras to hit on a weak fly ball (not deep enough to score), Russell to strike out, he was left to face David Ross. Now, here is where Maddon makes his mistake. David Ross, for all the nice work he does as a catcher, can simply not hit. The much better option would have been Jorge Soler.
The fact of the matter is that Maddon stuck with Ross in a high leverage situation (3.29) and all he did was strikeout. It hurt their WPA by -.083.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Thank God for the World Series
“In high school I wrote an essay on baseball and my teacher told me I had to rewrite it on a more serious topic. So I wrote an essay about the World Series and my teacher gave up.”
-Tucker Elliot
-Tucker Elliot
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