JotCast | 2019 World Series Game 2 Chat

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Hire Joe Morgan?

8:40

Dave Roberts went straight to managing, didn't he?

Craig Edwards

8:40

He did, and though he is a good manager overall, there is a part of the game he seems to struggle with.

Fire Ken Tremendous

8:41

When they talk about "stress pitches" because you have runners on base is that in anyway implying that it's more tiring on the pitcher to pitch from the stretch than a windup?

Craig Edwards

8:42

I think they are talking about needing to maybe reach for something extra to get batters out.

Dystopian Future

8:42

Aaron Boone is the better comp, right from the booth.

Craig Edwards

8:42

and he's another guy who struggled in the 2018 postseason.

Hire Joe Morgan?

8:42

He coached for San Diego.

Craig Edwards

8:42

re: Dave Roberts

Lunar verLander

8:42

Maybe the Cubs were just looking for a yes-man to follow Theo's decisions unquestioningly?

Craig Edwards

8:43

I think being on the same page as the front office is incredibly important for a manager, and hopefully, for the Cubs, that's what they've got, but there are still going to be decisions that are Ross' alone.

Professor Obvious

8:43

This rule does not hold, as the first major league managers all had no previous experience managing major league teams.

Craig Edwards

8:43

there are minor leagues

David Laurila

8:44

Re that Suzuki hit, during the NLCS he became the first catcher to start 0-for-17 in a postseason since the Senators’ Muddy Ruel did so in the 1924 World Series.

Adam2

8:44

What went so poorly for Matheny? Didn’t they make the playoffs a bunch during his tenure?

Tony Wolfe

8:44

Matheny had no idea how to run a bullpen, right?

Craig Edwards

8:45

He was bad at managing personalities, handling young players, filling out the lineup, and using the bullpen. Good rosters sometimes overcame those difficulties.

David Laurila

8:45

I'd hire Pedro Grifol if I were running the Royals.

sucramrenrut

8:45

Seems likely modern managers won't have time to learn/age on the job as previous generations may have.

Craig Edwards

8:46

Sometimes they get better at their second destination, like AJ Hinch.

tommytoms

8:46

is the basic conclusion we have no idea about managers?

Craig Edwards

8:47

managers are very hard to evaluate

Ball on the Tracks

8:47

As a manager: who would you be more scared to pull from a start, Verlander or Scherzer?

David Laurila

8:47

A few years down the road I expect that Mitch Maier will be a serious managerial candidate. Now KC's first base coach.

Craig Edwards

8:47

those guys are professional pitchers. I'm sure they would have respect for their manager.

Rich

8:48

you think Verlander was spinning it harder than average in the 1st?

Craig Edwards

8:48

possible. Maybe overthrowing a bit before he built his arm up.

David Laurila

8:49

Bob Gibson wouldn't have given up the ball in a World Series game without a fight. Literally a fight.

Craig Edwards

8:49

Verlander is now 2 outs away from 250 innings in a season.

Tony Wolfe

8:50

At 36!

David Laurila

8:50

Smoltz with a good point on pitchers needing to use a more diverse repertoire early in the game than they once did.

Craig Edwards

8:50

Cabrera hasn't played much, but that dive could be a big out.

Tony Wolfe

8:50

He threw 270-some in 2011.

Lightning Rodney

8:51

Do we know why pitchers gain a couple MPH when going to astros?

Craig Edwards

8:51

They tell them to throw harder.

Also, maybe some substances. Who knows.

8:53

Kurt Suzuki is not the best framer. Might have cost him a couple strikes so far. Of course, the caught stealing in tonight's game looms very large.

Hire Joe Morgan?

8:53

I read Suzuki's bad at blocking, too, but he sure looked solid at it last night.

Craig Edwards

8:54

He definitely save Scherzer some last night.

Arthur Kinney

8:54

Any chance the 'Stros can change air pressure when the roof is closed to speed up their pitches and slow down the opposition's?

Craig Edwards

8:54

I can't imagine it is that easy, but I'm no atmosphere scientist.

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