tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848081407839099391.post6497209228294972888..comments2023-07-24T10:36:23.108-04:00Comments on The Hammer Speaks: Clint Hurdle's Second Strike in Three DaysDavid Toddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09380511200796084349noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848081407839099391.post-67349739372058504772011-05-03T01:23:36.000-04:002011-05-03T01:23:36.000-04:00Strike 3... hit and run vs SD in the top of the 9t...Strike 3... hit and run vs SD in the top of the 9th leading 4-3. Overbay on first after a lead off walk with Snyder at the plate and an inaccurate Frieri on the hill... not exactly an ideal baserunner/contact hitter combination. Snyder gets forced to swing at a poor pitch in a favorable count while Overbay gets thrown out. Bucs end up leaving the bases loaded which seems to compound the petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848081407839099391.post-70366603113412759012011-04-29T19:14:16.137-04:002011-04-29T19:14:16.137-04:00The GM of the Pirates knows what is going on and t...The GM of the Pirates knows what is going on and they hired Dan Fox from Baseball Prospectus so I think they have a good sense. It's just in game decisions are ingrained in a lot of these guys.<br /><br />There are certainly times to sacrifice. That wasn't one of them.The Hammernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8848081407839099391.post-88235325402219990532011-04-28T14:47:40.751-04:002011-04-28T14:47:40.751-04:00Our boy Terry Collins is in love with the sac bunt...Our boy Terry Collins is in love with the sac bunt in late game situations as well. Your criticism of Hurdle's support for the tag up was that he was supporting his player even though he knew it was a bad decision. I wonder. The inability of managers to grasp even basic statistical conecepts is staggering. I'm not talking BABIP or VAR, I'm talking run expectancy, the value of an out Irishmikenoreply@blogger.com