Can we all agree on a few things moving forward in this series

Really? I’m hoping for 4-6 innings from Urquidy if he is is reasonably solid and 6 runs if he pitches like he has in half his starts this year.

 

Nice response. Well thought out. Not a douche post. I particularly enjoy all the baseball stuff in there.

 

My lord. If Hinch lost faith in his players like you idiots do, springer would have been pushed to the bottom of the order in 2017 or benched altogether and we would have no championship.

 

Who is saying Springer should be moved?

 

I’m not talking about springer. People around her lose faith in pressly, Yordan or anyone who struggles for a game or two.

 

Yup. There were absolutely people calling to bench Springer before the 2017 WS. Just as there were people calling to bench Correa before this series. Baseball is a fickle sport. Luckily AJ is not a fickle manager

 

Irrational fans saying emo irrational things based on small sample size comprised of ABs against the best pitchers on the planet

 

You got your answer on Pressly yesterday.

 

The baseball playoffs are hard.

 

I was nervous when Hinch brought in Pressly, nauseous when Pressly walked the first guy. There are no absolutes, particularly in playoff baseball. All you can do is have a good process for decisionmaking and live and be judged by the results. Perhaps Hinch's greatest strength is his ability to imbue his players with confidence. Playoff baseball is so difficult and the difference between success and failure is perhaps as much about the mental, as it is physical skill. Hinch does a great job of getting the mental right.

If Pressly gave up runs in that spot, we would all be frustrated and some would be mad. But objectively, over the long haul, Hinch's approach of trusting his horses and giving them confidence works.

 

you don't need to be sold on him. he absolutely delivered last night regardless. and he'll be on the mound again soon for good reason.

 

That's fine that you aren't confident, but relief pitching is so fickle that sometimes confidence and other intangibles matter more than we'd all like. Pressly admitted to the media that getting those guys out in that situation was a big confidence boost. Does that matter? Who knows. In my opinion, Hinch should get the benefit of the doubt. He knows his players, and he's greatly outmanaged Boone to this point.

 

This is a horrible take. Either watch him bat carefully or do basic research before posting. See below and click into the thread for more.

 

LOL. You want or think hitters try to hit balls softly?

Yuli hasn't struck out the entire playoffs - he consistently puts the ball in play, which is exactly what you want from "situational hitting".

 

Stupid Gurriel. Should have hit that ball more softly.

 

tell me more, genius