OFFICIAL WORLD SERIES! - Boston Redsox vs Colorado Rockies

[VickreyAuction]

The Rockies have the better shortstop.

That's the only definitive advantage I can see in their favor.

[Zele]

Excuse my physics ignorance, but is the implication that thin air will make the knuckleball an even crazier pitch to hit, or that it will hang there and get swatted?

P.S.: It's annoying that we're even talking about batting pitchers. The no-DH rule is killing the game.

[Dudd]

Lower air density produces less lift/drag on the ball, so in theory it should make a knuckleball dance less.

[Dynasty]

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Excuse my physics ignorance, but is the implication that thin air will make the knuckleball an even crazier pitch to hit, or that it will hang there and get swatted?


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The thin air will make all pitches move less. So, the fear is Wakefield could look like he's pitching slow pitch softball.

[Zele]

Ok, in that case Beckett on "short" rest seems obvious. I realize that we're more sensitive about pitcher abuse than in the old days, but 100 or so pitches on 3 days rest for the last two starts of the season doesn't sound unreasonable. Use Wakefield for relief in Fenway?

[tuq]

Serious Q: where does the "humidifier" factor into stuff like Wakefield pitching? Does it help his stuff be more volatile or does that just affect velocity and keeping the ball in the park?

[MrFeelNothin]

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Rockies also have a better bullpen than the Indians.

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I can tell we're going to get along great.

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We'll get along just dandy, as soon as you can recognize the Rox didn't just luckbox their way into this. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

It should be a really good Series.

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rockines are a good team, and fairly close to the indians overall....they do not however have a better bullpen....sorry.

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They both had an opponents' OPS of .707. Rox has more bullpen wins (35 v. 29), Indians had more saves. Rox had marginally higher ERA, but pitched nearly 100 more innings. I don't have access to advanced statistics, but as much a hitter park as Coors is, I'd be surprised if once park factors are counted, the Rox actually have better numbers. If anything, I'd suggest the bullpens are equal.

Boston, however, has an awesome bullpen, no doubt.

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How long have you been a baseball fan? 1 month? I hate to break this to you; but in the AL, we have this thing called a DH. That means that pitchers that hit .059 don't have to hit. So, crazy as it sounds, numbers in the AL are inflated due to the fact that players like David Ortiz and Jason Giambi get to bat instead of those pesky #9 hitters you got.

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How long have you been a baseball fan? 1 week? Relievers don't face pitchers, there is this thing called a pinch hitter.


Obviously the Indians bullpen faced better hitters on average and obviously NL bench players do not = AL DHs, but lets keep this civil, eh?

[jh12547]

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P.S.: It's annoying that we're even talking about batting pitchers. The no-DH rule is killing the game.

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When the sox are at home they should think about putting in the DH for Lugo and just let the pitchers hit!

[Needle77]

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P.S.: It's annoying that we're even talking about batting pitchers. The no-DH rule is killing the game.

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When the sox are at home they should think about putting in the DH for Lugo and just let the pitchers hit!

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La Russa would do this in a heartbeat. Hell he batted his pitchers 8th!!!

[Dynasty]

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P.S.: It's annoying that we're even talking about batting pitchers. The no-DH rule is killing the game.

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When the sox are at home they should think about putting in the DH for Lugo and just let the pitchers hit!

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La Russa would do this in a heartbeat. Hell he batted his pitchers 8th!!!

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Isn't there a statistical analysis out there about batting order which shows your worst hitter should be in the 8 spot?