Comments on: NLDS Coverage: Don’t Blame Holliday

By: neuter_your_dogma

neuter_your_dogma — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:03:41 +0000

I agree somewhat with the premise and some comments here, the title is a bit misleading. Of course we can “blame” Holliday for the loss. Anytime someone fails to convert a seemingly “routine” game ending play deserves some blame. However, I don’t necessarily see anything “routine” about a sinking line drive that comes at you in a way that crosses up your glovehand. Maybe this will help Holliday’s transition to the RedSox

By: pounded clown

pounded clown — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 07:35:26 +0000

maybe brendan ryan can make his mother happy and shave that crap off his face.

By: Another Steve

Another Steve — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:45:27 +0000

The ball Holliday dropped was not routine. Yes it should have been an out, but a sinking line drive hit right at you is about the most difficult catch an outfielder has to make. Yes, even more difficult than the balls they have to rundown. It’s kind of like a one hop smash right at a third baseman… yes a play a major leaguer should make, but not the proverbial “can of corn.”

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:17:34 +0000

That is retarded. Cardinals pitching had nothing to do with them scoring only five runs total in the series. And who would you have used to start game three? If you start Smoltz he’s not going more than 5 innings, which would mean Piniero comes in anyway. Couldn’t you also argue that Franklin was just unlucky in the 9th? His BABIP was 1.000 after all.

TLR did lots of dumb things, like not pinch-hitting for Carp in the 6th when there were runners in scoring position and two outs.

Their biggest failure was the Cardinals total inability to hit, and then running the bases terribly when they were on.

By: David Coonce

David Coonce — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 15:28:09 +0000

The biggest failure in this series that I saw was LaRussa’s stubborn insistence that Piniero and Franklin were legitimate pitchers, and not the beneficiaries of extraordinary luck in the first half of the season. That LaRussa – who supposedly pays a lot of attention to statistics – couldn’t recognize that extraordinary luck, and used those pitchers accordingly, is the biggest failure here.

By: cardsfan

cardsfan — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:08:25 +0000

ha ha ha mancrush hah, i love it….

dave cameron’s mancrush on holliday is fascinating.. the dude catches the ball and the ball game is over..

we do not need bill james, tango, WAR, RCAA, RC25, RC27, VORP to teach us that *simple* fact,

Holliday gets -1 (lost a playoff game) WAR for this one…

By: buttermaker

buttermaker — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:27:47 +0000

“Holliday’s not the one most at fault for the loss”

Wow. When you guys have a mancrush on a guy they can do absolutely no wrong.

You failed to list what percentage of the time a team wins when the team is leading with two outs in the ninth inning and the batter hits a ball that Timmy Lupus would have caught.

Franklin was brough in to get two outs, on the second Matty gagged and all hell broke loose.

By: fan

fan — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:12:58 +0000

I would say the majority of Major Leaguers have had an RBI double…. A major leaguer (in a playoff game) should not make fundamental mistakes… granted, it sucks if his thirdbase coach was waving him on… I guess they are human too.

By: fan

fan — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:03:32 +0000

Is this sarcasm?

By: fan

fan — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:57:10 +0000

Well said… key point in the game (nobody out i think?). Bad base running mistake. Loney should get some credit for making a heads up (and tough) play.