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Phils have to win their games - can't depend on other teams. Dbacks winning today and the next 6, at a minimum, will most likely be 4+ winsChristopher wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 7:52 pm 3-game lead over Arizona for #1 wildcard.
Arizona's schedule to finish:
-- Giants today
-- 3 vs. Yankees
-- 3 vs. White Sox
-- 3 vs. Astros (who will probably care about those games)
I think you're right. Williams had just stolen two bases, and there's no way Castellanos could have known there would be such a fatal combination of bad jump/bad slide by Williams. He should score 19 times out of 20 there.FolesMVP09 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:43 pmWow - didn't realize that it was a foul ball. I know that it worked out, but that was dumbwrench248 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:37 pm Kruk's commentary on Castellanos play in the 9th is priceless...
https://www.crossingbroad.com/2023/09/t ... oises.html
I highly doubt that Nick was factoring any of that inChristopher wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:49 pmI think you're right. Williams had just stolen two bases, and there's no way Castellanos could have known there would be such a fatal combination of bad jump/bad slide by Williams. He should score 19 times out of 20 there.FolesMVP09 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:43 pmWow - didn't realize that it was a foul ball. I know that it worked out, but that was dumbwrench248 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:37 pm Kruk's commentary on Castellanos play in the 9th is priceless...
https://www.crossingbroad.com/2023/09/t ... oises.html
On the other hand, you let it drop and you're back to Kimbrel having 1 out and a 2-2 count on Arcia. Even if Kimbrel strikes him out, then he has to face Acuna. Those odds suck eggs, too.
Maybe that WAS the only narrow path of get out of the inning. Sometimes to you have think outside the box to bail out Kimbrel.
I get that Stubbs is popular in th4 clubhouse. However he needs to be doing more than that. Barring a trade for someone else, Marchan should be the back up next season. His defense is good and he can do more at the plate than Stubbs.FolesMVP09 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 20, 2023 8:58 pm and Stubbs/Cave are absolutely useless (as someone else mentioned earlier)