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Fyrestorm3 · 01-27-2013, 08:03 PM

Whoo, three updates today. I'm finally getting going on this. Also, I think I've settled on posting the full boxscores - you might notice that I use Left On Base instead of Errors in the linescore, because I feel like that's a much more important stat to know. It tells you a lot more about the game than the number of errors does, in my opinion.

April 11, 2017

Well, here's my first test as manager. Desmond Jennings let me know today, in no uncertain terms, that he didn't appreciate my "vote of no confidence" in him last night. It was in the top of the 7th: Garcia singled and Carson doubled to put runners on second and third with nobody out. Neither Seitzer nor Leonys Martin could bring them home, and Jennings was due up next. Jennings has gone a whopping 0-for-14 on the year so far - not to mention a .000 OBP - and so I pulled him for Josh Sale. Sale didn't bring home the run, and (as lame as this sounds) I think it hurt Jennings's feelings a bit. He's not a bad hitter overall, and I know that, but he's in a serious slump to start the season. Anyway, he left my office before I could really articulate a response, and now I've got a decision to make. I COULD bench him, but I'm afraid that would cause more of a problem. I think I'll give him the rest of this series to turn things around, but if he doesn't have a hit after tomorrow night, I've got to at least consider starting Drew Vettleson.

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Now that's more like it! For the first time this season, my boys played like winners. From Garcia's ringing RBI double in the 1st to Drew Vettleson's pinch-hit, bases-loaded single in the 8th, we had this game locked up the entire way. Teheran pitched brilliantly, and definitely could have lasted longer than 7 innings, but I lifted him in the 8th for Vettleson in an attempt to cash in a few insurance runs (the bases were loaded). I am extremely pleased with Bill Carson, who absolutely crushed the ball every time he stepped to the plate. Even the outs he made sent the outfielders backpedalling. Leonys Martin is also paying huge dividends on the other side of the ball. He made a spectacular, leaping catch in the third inning that easily saved a run, and he threw Evan Gattis out at the plate in the fifth, also preserving the shutout. On the Jennings front, he actually got on base in his first at-bat with a walk, and then proceeded to steal third without my permission, possibly as a show of "see, I can play." I wasn't too happy about that. Later in the game, he also picked up his first hit, though it was a lucky one as he beat out the throw from deep short. I'll be watching him closely tomorrow.

01-27-2013, 08:03 PM	#17
Fyrestorm3 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Tampa Bay, Massachusetts Posts: 2,928	Whoo, three updates today. I'm finally getting going on this. Also, I think I've settled on posting the full boxscores - you might notice that I use Left On Base instead of Errors in the linescore, because I feel like that's a much more important stat to know. It tells you a lot more about the game than the number of errors does, in my opinion. April 11, 2017 Well, here's my first test as manager. Desmond Jennings let me know today, in no uncertain terms, that he didn't appreciate my "vote of no confidence" in him last night. It was in the top of the 7th: Garcia singled and Carson doubled to put runners on second and third with nobody out. Neither Seitzer nor Leonys Martin could bring them home, and Jennings was due up next. Jennings has gone a whopping 0-for-14 on the year so far - not to mention a .000 OBP - and so I pulled him for Josh Sale. Sale didn't bring home the run, and (as lame as this sounds) I think it hurt Jennings's feelings a bit. He's not a bad hitter overall, and I know that, but he's in a serious slump to start the season. Anyway, he left my office before I could really articulate a response, and now I've got a decision to make. I COULD bench him, but I'm afraid that would cause more of a problem. I think I'll give him the rest of this series to turn things around, but if he doesn't have a hit after tomorrow night, I've got to at least consider starting Drew Vettleson. ----- ----- Now that's more like it! For the first time this season, my boys played like winners. From Garcia's ringing RBI double in the 1st to Drew Vettleson's pinch-hit, bases-loaded single in the 8th, we had this game locked up the entire way. Teheran pitched brilliantly, and definitely could have lasted longer than 7 innings, but I lifted him in the 8th for Vettleson in an attempt to cash in a few insurance runs (the bases were loaded). I am extremely pleased with Bill Carson, who absolutely crushed the ball every time he stepped to the plate. Even the outs he made sent the outfielders backpedalling. Leonys Martin is also paying huge dividends on the other side of the ball. He made a spectacular, leaping catch in the third inning that easily saved a run, and he threw Evan Gattis out at the plate in the fifth, also preserving the shutout. On the Jennings front, he actually got on base in his first at-bat with a walk, and then proceeded to steal third without my permission, possibly as a show of "see, I can play." I wasn't too happy about that. Later in the game, he also picked up his first hit, though it was a lucky one as he beat out the throw from deep short. I'll be watching him closely tomorrow. Last edited by Fyrestorm3; 01-27-2013 at 08:16 PM.