WRONG!!

its Tim Tebow.

No way. Obviously, Peyton Manning is the best post-season hero of all time. Even from the bench, he's destined for another MVP award!


/amidoinitright?
//manning face

I love that ARod is on that list and Jeter isn't.

The Stealth Hippopotamus: WRONG!!

its Tim Tebow.

Nope! Chuck Testa.

Didn't Freese post a big E on board last night as well?

jonjr215: Didn't Freese post a big E on board last night as well?

Like he has a hole in his glove.

Ice to see you!

I personally walk the potential winning run on board in order to attack the team's hottest hitter, the guy who bats in the cleanup spot. Then I play to avoid losing with a one-run lead, a one-game lead, and one out to go in the game, rather than playing to try to keep the other team from scoring.

/I watch baseball to watch the best talent in the world get run by exceedingly incompetent managers and fail in large part because of them

WTF Indeed: mitchcumstein1: and Jeter isn't.

Nope, he's just the postseason leader in Hits, Runs Scored, Total Bases, Doubles, and singles; 3rd in Triples, Homeruns; 4th in RBIs, 5th in BB, and 6th in Steals.

He's also 1st in strikeouts.

If you play in the most games, and get the most at bats, you're bound have those stats.

Not bad mouthing Jeter, just saying it's humorous, relax.

srhp29: That might have been the most obvious spot for an intentional walk of all time.

Meh, how many times does the IBB to get to another great hitter work well? I don't remember it ever working out well.

/wanted nothing more than to see Pujols ground out to end the WS

I guess his Action Plays^TM stat was huge.

bhcompy: srhp29: That might have been the most obvious spot for an intentional walk of all time.

Pujols: .260 WS with 1 great game and 4 bad ones
Berkman: .435 WS with 4 good to great games and no bad ones

Pitcher: Righty

Advantage: Berkman

Pitch to Pujols, win the World Series

Sorry, I don't let maybe the greatest right handed hitter ever beat me. I go after Berkman.

mathmatix: mitchcumstein1: I love that ARod is on that list and Jeter isn't.

I came here to note that ARod is on the list for an LDS against the Twins. Thats a penalty flag in my book.

There are six players with 3 ab or less that achieved higher than A-Rod. I dont know whether to laugh at A-Rod or wonder what the hell is going on with this chart.

There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.

srhp29: Because looking at a small sample size when comparing one of the greatest hitters of all time to the guy batting behind him makes all kinds of sense. But you are right, it's not like Pujols has ever had a big hit in his career.

By IBBing him, you're telling your pitcher that you don't think he can get one out. Then you have him pitch to the Cards' best hitter in the series, who is now going to take the IBB to get to him personally, and you're going righty on lefty.

Playing not to lose makes you a loser, and that's what Washington did with every step right there. Being afraid of the other team seeps into everyone's mind.

If I'm a manager, I want my team to take on their best. So it's Albert f*cking Pujols. He still gets out around 70 percent of the time. And then to drop into "no doubles" defense? That's the f*cking prevent defense of MLB, man!

He had a game lead and a run lead, he could afford to just reach out and say "f*ck you, Cardinals, I'm choking you out." Instead, he chose to be afraid of the team that had all the pressure on it.

NU41: However, with Feldman pitching, I want him facing the RH in that situation. Make him beat you. If he does, you lose, but at least you don't put the winning run on 1B.

And if he does, f*ck it, you didn't shrink from the moment. You went at it, showed your team that you have confidence in them, and you still have a Game 7 to go.

Now you've told your team that you don't believe they can hold a lead, AND you now have two more guys that they don't want to face in an important situation.

srhp29: Had he pitched to Pujols and Pujols beat him, the 2nd guessers would be saying..."how do you pitch to that guy in that spot"...

No one gives a sh*t about second guessers outside of your locker room. You just told your team that you don't believe in them with one out to go before you would've won a World Series.

mitchcumstein1: mathmatix: mitchcumstein1: I love that ARod is on that list and Jeter isn't.

I came here to note that ARod is on the list for an LDS against the Twins. Thats a penalty flag in my book.

There are six players with 3 ab or less that achieved higher than A-Rod. I dont know whether to laugh at A-Rod or wonder what the hell is going on with this chart.

There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.

The chart is all about Win Probability Added, where late hits have a greater effect, especially when behind. Gibson's 1988 walk-off was first on the list before and that was his only AB of the game. It was on top because that one hit brought the Dodgers from a 13% chance of winning the game to 100%, hence the WPA of 0.87.

omegaminus: The chart is all about Win Probability Added, where late hits have a greater effect, especially when behind. Gibson's 1988 walk-off was first on the list before and that was his only AB of the game. It was on top because that one hit brought the Dodgers from a 13% chance of winning the game to 100%, hence the WPA of 0.87.

It's pretty tits when you come in cold and bang out a game-winning HR from a position of "about to lose against the (at the time) greatest closer in the game."

IAmRight: omegaminus: The chart is all about Win Probability Added, where late hits have a greater effect, especially when behind. Gibson's 1988 walk-off was first on the list before and that was his only AB of the game. It was on top because that one hit brought the Dodgers from a 13% chance of winning the game to 100%, hence the WPA of 0.87.

It's pretty tits when you come in cold and bang out a game-winning HR from a position of "about to lose against the (at the time) greatest closer in the game."

Cold and barley able to walk. That was hardcore.