But what if the Phillies are HOT ?!!!!!!! There will be no stopping the inferno Feel their heat all the way from Pennsylvania
He only gets to pitch 2 games regardless and they have to win 4 games regardless. If you can get him 2 extra days of rest, why not? Ultimately, unless they expect to win the series in 5, there's not really any difference between him pitching game 5 or 6. If they are down 3-1, they need to win 3 games anyway so line him up when you think you'll get the best version of him. If they are tied 2-2, they need to win either game 5 or 6 anyway so same thing. If they are up 3-1 and have 3 opportunities to close it, maybe they run Wheeler out there hoping to win at home.
If he has dead arm and arm troubles, I'm assuming they may have ruled that option out already (similar to the Astros and LMJ)?
The analogy I'm about to use requires you to be old enough to remember analogue broadcasts and receivers. The team is better. But the delay messed with the fine tuning. The advantage of depth has been reduced, not eliminated. But this affects the deeper teams advantage by stretching out the series. It doesn't mean we lose, just that it will be a little harder to win. It's just one more thing to overcome. Not a death sentence.
I think it is their preference not to do that, but why I think he pitches if they are down going into game 5.
When Verlander pitches again he better be on a really short leash. As soon as he shows some trouble, yank him. But you know Dusty won't do that. He'll leave him in for 5 innings.
It was the opposite. They confirmed that the Astros did use the system in the 2017 postseason, but not the 2018 postseason https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...ned-from-mlbs-nine-page-investigative-report/. 2016 season: MLB's investigation did "not reveal any other scheme or method utilized by the Astros" to steal signs. Early 2017: The center field feed was used to decode signs when the Astros had a runner on second base. Once decoded, the sequence would be relayed to the dugout, and the runner at second would decode the signs and signal to the hitter at the plate. Two months into 2017: The garbage can method was implemented and the team began to pump a live feed to a new monitor in the tunnel. The Astros initially tried whistling and clapping before settling on the garbage can. The scheme is called "player-driven," with current Mets manager Carlos Beltran mentioned by name. Both systems were used throughout the 2017 season. Postseason 2017: Manfred's report says the club continued using their systems to steal signs during the postseason, even after all 30 clubs were warned that September to not use electronics improperly to steal signs. Prior to 2018: With MLB's approval, the Astros relocated their video room to a room closer to the dugout at Minute Maid Park, to a location similar to ballparks around the league. 2018 season: The Astros continued to use their video room to decode signs and relay them to the dugout. At some point during the season they stopped decoding signs "because the players no longer believed it was effective." 2018 postseason: MLB's investigation uncovered no evidence the Astros used electronic equipment to decode signs during the 2018 postseason. 2019 season: MLB's investigation "revealed no violations" during the 2019 regular season or postseason
Hater's guide to the World Series. Kind of funny take on how the Phillies and Stros got to the World Series. This guy picks the PHillies to win because of Chaos.
W L W. Stros close it out on Saturday Game 6 w/ Valdez. Or Close it out Game 7 sunday with LMJ on the bump. Either one of those is fine with me
