“It is the road not taken, and would have been radical.”
Yeah, I wouldn’t have driven down that road Pete. Would you have?
KC needs to beat my man Peave tonight.
The game 1 winner has taken the last 4 World Series, Yankees in 2009 lost game 1, and the last 6 before that.
Worth noting that the ‘85 Royals lost the first 2 at home to St. Louis, they won in 7, perhaps thanks to umpire Don Denkinger’s famous blown call in game 6.
I am definitely of the mindset to look for an opportunity to yank your ace in game 1 and do game 3, game 7.
but I am a fan at home ... I wonder how much it was discussed pregame by Bochy. If it’s 10-0 in the 3rd, it’s a done deal. At 5-0, they did not. There was some point, that was the break point.
I do not see such opportunites tonite ...
1. Peavy is game 2 and 6 regardless ... they won’t bring him back for game 4 by pulling him a blowout. His age disallows it.
2. Ventura maybe. But I see no incentive to bump Vargas and do a 3-man rotation. Vargas is a quality guy.
Bumgarner was at 53 pitches thru 3rd.
pull him.
he was at 67 thru 4th inning. pull him.
is the flaw in my argument that coming back in game 3 ... that 53 pitches is too many to come back on FRI? short short rest. That is Lonborg rest.
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS196710120.shtml