OmahaCard79 wrote:Watched game 6 last night in its entirety for the first time since it happened. Looking back on it now, I agree with those on here who think that Washington's baffling calls in game 6 cost the Rangers a title. There were about 4-5 instances from the 8th inning on that left me scratching my head in hindsight. Stuff like pulling Feldman for Lowe in the 11th, playing them in a no doubles D in the 10th with runners on 1st and 2nd when Pujols was the runner at 1st, and no Endy Chavez in the field in the 9th were just absolute head scratchers.
Rest assured, if TLR had done the same things, the anti-TLR crowd would still be howling about it right now. TLR took heat for game 5, but I don't think I've ever seen more incompetent managing than what Ron Washington brought to the table in game 6.
No doubles is a book call with the tying run on 1st, not the winning. I would have been howling no matter who did it.
I still say the biggest crime committed was Napoli on that 1-2 pitch to Freese. He was setting up right down central dick high. And that's where Feliz put it.
I agree with Jim that that was the biggest play. Up to that point there hadn't been many egregious errors by Wash, and if Feliz does his job, the stuff that came after is moot.
Re: no doubles- It's hard to say if the CF makes the play on Berkman's ball, but it would have been close.
My gut feel is that if Wash had pitched to Albert, the Rangers win. That was my gut feel watching it the 2nd time, bur there is no way of knowing. Who knows, Albert could have hit a single, too.
OmahaCard79 wrote:Watched game 6 last night in its entirety for the first time since it happened. Looking back on it now, I agree with those on here who think that Washington's baffling calls in game 6 cost the Rangers a title. There were about 4-5 instances from the 8th inning on that left me scratching my head in hindsight. Stuff like pulling Feldman for Lowe in the 11th, playing them in a no doubles D in the 10th with runners on 1st and 2nd when Pujols was the runner at 1st, and no Endy Chavez in the field in the 9th were just absolute head scratchers.
Rest assured, if TLR had done the same things, the anti-TLR crowd would still be howling about it right now. TLR took heat for game 5, but I don't think I've ever seen more incompetent managing than what Ron Washington brought to the table in game 6.
I think Game 6 is an objective lesson in how little managers actually influence games. Add to that list of gaffes above not PHing for Lewis and not sending Feliz out for the 10th. That's a pretty horrific game for Washington. He still had his team a strike away from victory twice.
jim wrote:Scioscia is right, Napoli sucks. Cost his team a Word Series.
I love how you blame the WS loss on Napoli because of 1 pitch. Forget the fact they likely don't get there without him and his 1.05 OPS during the season, forget the fact he's the MVP of the series if the Rangers win and had a 1.1+ OPS in the World Series. I don't even know if you can call the pitch stupid. Was Feliz even controlling his other pitches? Albert doubled, Berkman walked on 4 straight, he struck Craig out on a mistake slider that backdoored him. Had Craig not been completely befuddled by that mistake, he hammers it. The location was stupid, but I don't know calling for a fastball there is so wrong you cna claim that 1 pitch call 'cost his team a World Series' especially, like I said, when he is a huge reason they were there in the first place.
jim wrote:Scioscia is right, Napoli sucks. Cost his team a Word Series.
I love how you blame the WS loss on Napoli because of 1 pitch. Forget the fact they likely don't get there without him and his 1.05 OPS during the season, forget the fact he's the MVP of the series if the Rangers win and had a 1.1+ OPS in the World Series. I don't even know if you can call the pitch stupid. Was Feliz even controlling his other pitches? Albert doubled, Berkman walked on 4 straight, he struck Craig out on a mistake slider that backdoored him. Had Craig not been completely befuddled by that mistake, he hammers it. The location was stupid, but I don't know calling for a fastball there is so wrong you cna claim that 1 pitch call 'cost his team a World Series' especially, like I said, when he is a huge reason they were there in the first place.
jim wrote:Scioscia is right, Napoli sucks. Cost his team a Word Series.
I love how you blame the WS loss on Napoli because of 1 pitch. Forget the fact they likely don't get there without him and his 1.05 OPS during the season, forget the fact he's the MVP of the series if the Rangers win and had a 1.1+ OPS in the World Series. I don't even know if you can call the pitch stupid. Was Feliz even controlling his other pitches? Albert doubled, Berkman walked on 4 straight, he struck Craig out on a mistake slider that backdoored him. Had Craig not been completely befuddled by that mistake, he hammers it. The location was stupid, but I don't know calling for a fastball there is so wrong you cna claim that 1 pitch call 'cost his team a World Series' especially, like I said, when he is a huge reason they were there in the first place.
I'm pretty sure jim's comment was blue font.
lol ... yeah I was kidding and didn't think I needed the blue font there. I think it was a mistake on Napoli's part, but of course it did not cost his team the series. It contributed strongly to Freese putting good wood on the ball, but obviously Napoli did some things to help his team along the way. In fact, he's the WS MVP if they win.
Yeah, I always consider it as if the post is incredibly and obviously sarcastic, then there's no need for blue font. Blue font is really only necessary when there's a sarcastic remark that someone may think they're serious about.
Yeah. If anyone but Jim had said it, it would have been obvious. But, with his love of Scioscia and catchers that excel defensively/at calling a game, I wasn't sure.
AWvsCBsteeeerike3 wrote:Yeah. If anyone but Jim had said it, it would have been obvious. But, with his love of Scioscia and catchers that excel defensively/at calling a game, I wasn't sure.
It was only half a joke, though, as I read it. Meant it but not that it was "reason" for loss.
