**** ALDS GAME 4 Tribe/Yanks (Byrd vs. Wang)****

[GrowingPains]

not looking good [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

[34TheTruth34]

if nothing else, starting Byrd today gives Cleveland the best chance of winning game 5.

[zer0]

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if nothing else, starting Byrd today gives Cleveland the best chance of winning game 5.

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im not even sure thats entirely true

[Thremp]

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if nothing else, starting Byrd today gives Cleveland the best chance of winning game 5.

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im not even sure thats entirely true

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No, it is.

[tolbiny]

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So in one scenario we have Byrd / CC (full rest). In the other we have CC (short rest) / Carmona (full rest). I don't care if CC is overweight and delicate , scenario two has to give the Indians a better shot to win than scenario one.

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Anyone who thinks CC is delicate hasn't seen him get drilled byline drives this year. The man is a monster.

[iron81]

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If the Yankees are losing by one late in the game tonight, maybe we will see a field full of rabid squirels swoop down from the foul poles. I assume the umps won't hold up the game since they are nothing more than a distraction.

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The one time I was at a game with a squirrel running around in the outfield, they stopped the game to get rid of it. If there are multiple squirrels and they are rabid, I think it would be safe to say the game would be stopped.

It was kind of awesome actually, the fans were chanting "squirrel, squirrel".

[tolbiny]

What is the average deviation for pitchers appearing on three days rest? This info has to be out there somewhere.

[vhawk01]

So, do most people think that CC on short rest is actually better than Byrd for tonights game? And if that isn't the case, why isn't it a no-brainer to go with Byrd? If you are worried about Carmona not getting in there, you could always skip CC for game 5 and pitch Carmona, or have them both up and ready, or some other crazy thing. I know that isn't going to play well in the media, but putting your best possible option into each game has to be the optimal solution, right? So if Byrd>CC and CC>Carmona(Game 5) then why isn't that optimal?

[zer0]

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So if Byrd>CC and CC>Carmona(Game 5) then why isn't that optimal?

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because cc/carmona > byrd/cc?

[Thremp]

Because winning tonight's game may not be optimal for winning a WS? And perhaps most managers are retarded?