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Post by inger on Sept 30, 2024 15:57:01 GMT -5
Yeah for the most part "talent shows up over time". Well, in the postseason there are short series, therefore there's not much time as there would be in the regular MLB season.
The quote means that the better team doesn't always win in the playoffs. The quote doesn't say that the hot team doesn't win. The quote doesn't say it was just luck nor does it suggest that teams aren't good.
Well...then you have to define the "better" team. IMO, the team that wins 4 out of 7 games is the "better" team...at least for that series. BTW...we all know what a clutch hitter is, but is there really any way to quantify that? Go to the BR-splits. Look at the situational hitting. Munson is an excellent example who was a different hitter in the clutch. Get back to me if you don’t see it… There’s not a stat for it, but there are stats to back it up… |
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Post by ypaterson on Sept 30, 2024 18:57:09 GMT -5
Well...then you have to define the "better" team. IMO, the team that wins 4 out of 7 games is the "better" team...at least for that series. BTW...we all know what a clutch hitter is, but is there really any way to quantify that? In my opinion...The better team would have the better roster. Plus, a better won loss record over the entire MLB regular season. I had friends in Seattle who felt that way. |
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Post by Max on Sept 30, 2024 23:28:56 GMT -5
In my opinion...The better team would have the better roster. Plus, a better won loss record over the entire MLB regular season. I had friends in Seattle who felt that way. If you mean the 2000 postseason...Do you think that the Mariners had a better roster than the Yankees that season? |
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Post by Max on Sept 30, 2024 23:33:36 GMT -5
In my opinion...The better team would have the better roster. Plus, a better won loss record over the entire MLB regular season. "Better" is, I guess, a subjective word. There are feelings and there are facts. Both aren't always the same thing. |
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Post by ypaterson on Oct 1, 2024 9:19:46 GMT -5
I had friends in Seattle who felt that way. If you mean the 2000 postseason...Do you think that the Mariners had a better roster than the Yankees that season? Yes, the reference was to Seattle and season 2001. That crew had a 116 win season then lost a championship series 4 -1 to the Yankees. Many Mariners fans were crushed by that series. The Mariners had a deep roster with players suited to their home field and style of play. While I don't have a formula or method to make an absolute, incontrovertible determination of the quality of a roster, I love the conversation. At the end I accept the results on the field. The Yankees won, so I say they had a better roster loaded with guys with championship experience and maybe even championship DNA. What say you ? |
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Post by inger on Oct 1, 2024 9:20:10 GMT -5
"Better" is, I guess, a subjective word. There are feelings and there are facts. Both aren't always the same thing. Feelings. Whoa whoa whoa, feelings… |
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Post by Max on Oct 1, 2024 12:54:36 GMT -5
If you mean the 2000 postseason...Do you think that the Mariners had a better roster than the Yankees that season? Yes, the reference was to Seattle and season 2001. That crew had a 116 win season then lost a championship series 4 -1 to the Yankees. Many Mariners fans were crushed by that series. The Mariners had a deep roster with players suited to their home field and style of play. While I don't have a formula or method to make an absolute, incontrovertible determination of the quality of a roster, I love the conversation. At the end I accept the results on the field. The Yankees won, so I say they had a better roster loaded with guys with championship experience and maybe even championship DNA. What say you ? In my opinion, the Yankees had a better roster. I share that same opinion when comparing the Pirates 1960 roster vs the Yankees 1960 roster. |
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Post by bumper on Oct 1, 2024 18:59:01 GMT -5
Yes, the reference was to Seattle and season 2001. That crew had a 116 win season then lost a championship series 4 -1 to the Yankees. Many Mariners fans were crushed by that series. The Mariners had a deep roster with players suited to their home field and style of play. While I don't have a formula or method to make an absolute, incontrovertible determination of the quality of a roster, I love the conversation. At the end I accept the results on the field. The Yankees won, so I say they had a better roster loaded with guys with championship experience and maybe even championship DNA. What say you ? In my opinion, the Yankees had a better roster. I share that same opinion when comparing the Pirates 1960 roster vs the Yankees 1960 roster. in 1960, pirates were good, hit for average but the yankees hit for power. was 9 yrs old. first WS i really remember. had the measles, so got to stay home from school and watch the games and eat plenty of ice cream. was absolutely crushed by the mazeroski HR. at the time didn't understand such things but of course the question was whitey ford didn't start game 1. wound up throwing 2 shutouts. |
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Post by azbob643 on Oct 1, 2024 19:14:33 GMT -5
...got to stay home from school and watch the games and eat plenty of ice cream. Paradise... |
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Post by rizzuto on Oct 2, 2024 12:08:37 GMT -5
In my opinion, the Yankees had a better roster. I share that same opinion when comparing the Pirates 1960 roster vs the Yankees 1960 roster. in 1960, pirates were good, hit for average but the yankees hit for power. was 9 yrs old. first WS i really remember. had the measles, so got to stay home from school and watch the games and eat plenty of ice cream. was absolutely crushed by the mazeroski HR. at the time didn't understand such things but of course the question was whitey ford didn't start game 1. wound up throwing 2 shutouts. I heard that many Yankees including Whitey didn’t understand why he didn’t start game one. Especially, since during the regular season, Whitey pitched on irregular rest to match him up with the other team’s best pitcher. |
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Post by inger on Oct 2, 2024 12:38:22 GMT -5
...got to stay home from school and watch the games and eat plenty of ice cream. Paradise... My glucose meter runneth over… |
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Post by azbob643 on Oct 2, 2024 12:50:20 GMT -5
My glucose meter runneth over… Forget the ice cream. Just being home from school watching a World Series day game is enough. |
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