[matmat]

pclayton, on Oct 11 2008, 01:35 PM, said:

Elianna, on Oct 10 2008, 08:20 PM, said:

The manager of a baseball team does not tell the pitcher which pitch to throw at which batter.

This came out funny. It sounds like you meant which to throw AT the batter rather than TO the batter. I would say a four seam fastball that breaks up and in thrown at a players head is a lot more effective than a breaking ball.

It depends on the manager, but usually the pitching coach will have a lot to say about what to pitch to a particular batter.

see, i thought that "pitching coach" was, with a few exceptions, a position so that old baseball players have something to do. kinda like the bullpen coach...

[pclayton]

matmat, on Oct 11 2008, 11:52 AM, said:

see, i thought that "pitching coach" was, with a few exceptions, a position so that old baseball players have something to do. kinda like the bullpen coach...

Nah, that's the base coaches.

They might as well be potted plants. They'll have a critical decision to make maybe once a game.

[matmat]

pclayton, on Oct 11 2008, 03:43 PM, said:

matmat, on Oct 11 2008, 11:52 AM, said:

see, i thought that "pitching coach" was, with a few exceptions, a position so that old baseball players have something to do. kinda like the bullpen coach...

Nah, that's the base coaches.

They might as well be potted plants. They'll have a critical decision to make maybe once a game.

still have an image of tommy lasorda doing a little backward roll a few years back.

[mycroft]

Now, of course, I'm thinking of Boston's "other catcher", who doesn't have many decisions to make, nor does the pitching coach when he's playing...

4 fingers
4 fingers
4 fingers
4 fingers
Oh, just to confuse them, throw that 65 mph fastball you claim to have.
4 fingers...

Of course, given that after he makes his "no decision", he then has to catch it, were I in his place, I'd be looking for as few decisions as possible, too.

[matmat]

mycroft, on Oct 13 2008, 10:53 AM, said:

Now, of course, I'm thinking of Boston's "other catcher", who doesn't have many decisions to make, nor does the pitching coach when he's playing...

4 fingers
4 fingers
4 fingers
4 fingers
Oh, just to confuse them, throw that 65 mph fastball you claim to have.
4 fingers...

Of course, given that after he makes his "no decision", he then has to catch it, were I in his place, I'd be looking for as few decisions as possible, too.

is Wakefield on the roster?

[TimG]

matmat, on Oct 13 2008, 12:05 PM, said:

mycroft, on Oct 13 2008, 10:53 AM, said:

Now, of course, I'm thinking of Boston's "other catcher", who doesn't have many decisions to make, nor does the pitching coach when he's playing...

4 fingers
4 fingers
4 fingers
4 fingers
Oh, just to confuse them, throw that 65 mph fastball you claim to have.
4 fingers...

Of course, given that after he makes his "no decision", he then has to catch it, were I in his place, I'd be looking for as few decisions as possible, too.

is Wakefield on the roster?

Yes, and I think he is scheduled to be the game 4 starter.

[matmat]

TimG, on Oct 13 2008, 12:19 PM, said:

matmat, on Oct 13 2008, 12:05 PM, said:

mycroft, on Oct 13 2008, 10:53 AM, said:

Now, of course, I'm thinking of Boston's "other catcher", who doesn't have many decisions to make, nor does the pitching coach when he's playing...

4 fingers
4 fingers
4 fingers
4 fingers
Oh, just to confuse them, throw that 65 mph fastball you claim to have.
4 fingers...

Of course, given that after he makes his "no decision", he then has to catch it, were I in his place, I'd be looking for as few decisions as possible, too.

is Wakefield on the roster?

Yes, and I think he is scheduled to be the game 4 starter.

someone check the humidity at Fenway...

[keylime]

I am quite proud that my hometown team, is one win away from being in the World Series. I keep pinching myself not believing what's happening.

Ironically, last week I was in Boston for business, and got to go to Fenway. That was a memory I will have for the rest of my life.

[PassedOut]

Congratulations Tampa!

[y66]

whew