While I’m not a fan of the Win stat as a measurement of pitcher effectiveness (tonight a great example of why), I’d really like to see the hitters score a couple this inning to set up Sonny for a W.
The two sites measure WAR differently. Think Metric system vs Imperial. I’m me tall, whether you measure me at 5’10” or 178 cm. Agreed, we can’t compare bWAR to fWAR, however this does give us an idea of the differences in how teams measure players value/performance differently.
The odds of having Lopez, Gray, Ryan, Maeda and Ober all healthy going into October seems low to me. I haven’t seen a clear time table on Ryan, he’s probably back in time, but unclear.
Who is going to come in and take over leverage setup duty from Pagan and Jax between now and the post season? Stewart doesn’t have an ETA. Thielbar and?
Balazovic?
Sands?
Winder?
Floro?
Currently minor leaguer?
What choice will Rocco have, if not Pagan?
In the post season, every inning is leverage. There needs to be several leverage setup men to get to Duran.
I always thought Murray was behind the goofy pig roaming around and haircuts, and the weird contests. But Veeck referred to his own son as “Night Train”! That is wonderful, and insightful, of who Veeck really is as the voice of the ownership group.