(05-29-2017 05:53 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(05-29-2017 05:11 PM)RockTheRock Wrote:  

(05-29-2017 03:07 PM)Eagleholic Wrote:  

(05-29-2017 12:31 PM)BeagleUSM Wrote:  Sounds like State is going to save their ace for game 2. Ballsy.

I think it's smart. There is no difference in the number of games you have to play if you lose either game 1 or 2. Play the match ups that give you the best chance to win the first 2. Then go from there.

We should too.

that worked out really swell in the heat sink at MGM park in games 1 that led to Smith starting 6.....sigh

for example, let's say McCarty tosses 25-30 pitches and gets racked for some reason in game 1....there's no reason you couldn't bring in Smith or Braley and use McCarty in game 3 or 4 as req'd....

if I had my druthers, I go McCarty/Braley/Smith right now using JCK/Sandlin in mid/late relief and the others as req'd....

to add: if our bats don't heat back up, it won't matter who pitches which game....with the exception of a few, we're in a slummmmmp at the plate at the wrong time of the year....

Think we're shooting for the fences a bit too often....Rice shows ya how you single folks to death, move runners over and generally squeeze out runs.....Now, we ain't that kinda team, but you're not gonna have that big 9-run inning every night, especially when leadoff hitter and others are slumping..

Easy to find flaws, however....every team has some....and hopefully we break out of it this weekend