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Originally Posted by GForce
I suppose to counter argument to that Prof is to put your best guy out there in Carpenter (who has been dynamite in St. Louis), against the Mets best in Glavine, try and top him, and then bet on Weaver/Suppan to outpitch Maine/whoever at Shea one time.
It's an interesting scenario. I think I'd go with Carpenter in 5, put your best guy out there and try to force the Mets to win both at home. If St. Louis loses game 5, they will not win both games in New York. But they can absolutely win one there, as they've shown.
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Yeah, that is a good counterpoint and I didn't really think about Carp's pitching performance
at Busch. Yeah, I'd buy that.
I guess my angle was that if Game Five's starter falters, you'd want your strongest two arms on the mound in New York. If you get a gem and a win from Weaver, having Carp and Suppan ready to go is pretty fair odds in your favor. If Weaver were to blow it, you've still got your best arms going in games you've
got to win. Barring the assumption that the Cards
cannot win two games at Shea (if they can win one, why not two more?) a part of me would rather see them take their chances in Game Five with the assumption that Games Six and Seven are the
critical matchups. If Carp were to go in Game Five and somehow
lose it, I don't like the team's chances with Weaver having to save the season
at Shea (despite his Game One performance). I'd rather have Carp in that situation.