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    2024 Gameball Thread

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    10 hours ago, DocJJ said:

    Because the game ends when the out is made on the basepath.  Never end a game with an out on the basepath.  Give your team a chance to hit.

    The clear choice by the numbers is to attempt the steal. There is obviously an emotional letdown when it doesn't work but decisions should not be made on emotions.

    2024 Gameball Thread

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    26 minutes ago, Aristotelian said:

    Just to be clear, I wasn't personally making any claims about influence on the outcome. The criteria (in my mind) are completely subjective. If you were Hyde giving a pep talk to the team, who would your game ball go to?

    Yeah definitely agreed it is subjective, and I wouldn't be mad about Suarez getting the game ball from yesterday. Just saying if it were me, I would reward the "above and beyond" performance of Mateo over the "expected" (in my mind) performance of Suarez.

    2024 Gameball Thread

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    8 minutes ago, dystopia said:

    Not to discount Mateo’s contribution yesterday at all, but Suarez gets the game ball in my mind. He was the biggest factor in us winning. 

    I see where you're coming from, but my expectation is always a competent pitching start. If he has thrown 7 scoreless then I would be on board with you but I agree with OP that Mateo's sequence was more influential on the outcome.

    Austin Hays 2024

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    3 hours ago, Brooks The Great said:

    Not even a platinum glove is worth that kind of abysmal production at the plate.

    Elias should capitalize on Hays' option and send him to Norfolk to play every day. If there's an injury to one of the OF's on the major league roster or he gets into a groove at the plate, call him back up. Give Stowers an opportunity - even just as a sparingly-used 4th OF - to reward him for multiple seasons of good production in the minors. 

    Agree 100%, one reason we have AAA is for this kind of situation (usually with younger players but... he has an option).

     

    Brandon Hyde 2024

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    1 hour ago, interloper said:

    I liked late in the game last night when the Sox brought in the lefty and Hyde stuck with Cowser and Holliday. I really expected him to PH Hays or Mateo in one of those spots, but I'm glad he didn't because Cowser would go on to nuke one in extras. And I liked showing confidence in Holliday there. He is not here to platoon with Mateo... at least not yet. 

    Also - the challenge of the double play in the 7th was pretty savvy. Not only because you get the freebie crew chief challenge starting in the 8th, but I also feel like it planted the seed for the ump on the non-out at 2B prior to Tony's home run. 

    I also liked the fakeout PH in the other game that he tricked Cora with. 

    We saw some of this last year when Schneider of the Jays couldn't manage his way out of a cardboard box and Hyde was just on top of everything. We may get mildly frustrated with Hyde at times but man, he is a very good and underrated tactical manager out there. 

     

     

    Agree 100%, in the past I have not liked some of the 'automatic' lefty/righty matchup decisions, and was impressed at the restraint in this game. Also Cora screwed up by allowing McGuire to get ejected (I'm assuming he didn't tell everyone to be careful after he used up his bench players in the 7th)... seems like something Hyde would have been on top of.

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