2014 MLB Postseason Thread

[Teagz]

I'm just awaiting the Adam Dunn home run in the 16th inning to win the game for Oakland.

 

[Big Bid'Ness]

That Royals hate. Let them shine its been a longggggggggg time for them lol

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Derek Norris is getting abused on the basepaths haha

 

[Teagz]

"No one can stop the Royals running game"


Except Joe Nathan lmao

 

[snipezo]

Eric Hosmer is Juan Pierre.

 

[Teagz]

Ned should put the suicide squeeze on here.

 

[snipezo]

Yost is a moron lol.

 

[Thomas-Panda-Saxby]

Aoki will put the athletics out of their misery.

They went from best record in mlb to last team to make playoffs and then end up blowing a lead like they had.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Yost is a moron lol.

What did he do in the 9th that warrants being called a moron? Granted I do think he is a moron

 

[snipezo]

What did he do in the 9th that warrants being called a moron? Granted I do think he is a moron

norris has been brutal, dyson could have stolen 2nd and 3rd, but instead they had to give up an out. then he tried that shit again in the 10th  like a dummy.

 

[Teagz]

If the A's win this game I will be shocked. They look dead in the water right now.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

norris has been brutal, dyson could have stolen 2nd and 3rd, but instead they had to give up an out. then he tried that shit again in the 10th  like a dummy.

I mean that worked for them in the 9th though haha. They got the tying run?

And I don't think bunting in the 10th was a bad idea given who was up at the plate. I don't think he would've bunted had Billy Butler still been in that spot.

 

[snipezo]

A series of badluck for the Doolittle thats for sure.

 

[Teagz]

This is deja vu that never stops.

 

[elcheato]

Just because something worked doesn't make it a good decision.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Just because something worked doesn't make it a good decision.

When you're playing for one run you have to do what it takes to get the runner over. Obviously he could've tried to steal second and then sacrifice him to third or steal both but there's way more risk in that.

Bunting is a key part of baseball and even Billy Beane and the A's have adapted their philosophies to include it after coming out being so "anti-bunt" for a while.

 

[Teagz]

I can see why he did it in the 9th but when it's tied in extras and you've got a runner on 1st with no one out that is not the time to give away an out.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Oh look the A's just bunted.

 

[Teagz]

And now the A's are doing it. What the hell.

 

[elcheato]

All the hot takes on Twitter about "statheads" being wrong about the bunt, despite it being a common sense thing to not bunt, and barely a stat thing