My random thoughts on how pitching plays out.
We really really need Framber to eat innings today. If he can then maybe we can close out a game without using our combo of Stanek-Graveman-Pressly.
Tomorrow, just hope that Garcia can get through the lineup twice. I think 4 innings from him is going to be about all you get. Then you unload the middle relief and 7/8/9 combo. Maybe even use Javier multi innings here.
We really need to defend MMP and take both games 1 and 2.
Travel Day / Rest Day
Urquidy in Boston worries me. He throws strikes and they rake at home. I think physically he could give you 6+, but I doubt he's effective that long. Javier may be the dude who bridges to the high leverage if he didn't go too much in game 2.
Odo/Greinke Piggyback will hopefully get you 5 innings. They worry me. Too many variables who know who'd be fresh enough.
Game 5 is the 3rd in 3 days and the 5th in 6 days. The bullpen is going to be taxed after the last 2. We need him to be a horse.
If you started 2-0 then I think 1-2 on the road is fine. Obviously, if you split at home then you have to take 2/3 here otherwise the hole is probably too deep to expect to climb out of it.
Travel Day / Rest Day
If Framber did his job then we might have enough bullpen to close it out here in game 6.
Game 7 is all hands on deck. Throw whoever, whenever. Maybe even someone gets injured and left off the WS roster (looking at you Taylor) and Lance gets brought up. I am not above it and I hope Click isn't either.
We really really need Framber to eat innings today. If he can then maybe we can close out a game without using our combo of Stanek-Graveman-Pressly.
Tomorrow, just hope that Garcia can get through the lineup twice. I think 4 innings from him is going to be about all you get. Then you unload the middle relief and 7/8/9 combo. Maybe even use Javier multi innings here.
We really need to defend MMP and take both games 1 and 2.
Travel Day / Rest Day
Urquidy in Boston worries me. He throws strikes and they rake at home. I think physically he could give you 6+, but I doubt he's effective that long. Javier may be the dude who bridges to the high leverage if he didn't go too much in game 2.
Odo/Greinke Piggyback will hopefully get you 5 innings. They worry me. Too many variables who know who'd be fresh enough.
Game 5 is the 3rd in 3 days and the 5th in 6 days. The bullpen is going to be taxed after the last 2. We need him to be a horse.
If you started 2-0 then I think 1-2 on the road is fine. Obviously, if you split at home then you have to take 2/3 here otherwise the hole is probably too deep to expect to climb out of it.
Travel Day / Rest Day
If Framber did his job then we might have enough bullpen to close it out here in game 6.
Game 7 is all hands on deck. Throw whoever, whenever. Maybe even someone gets injured and left off the WS roster (looking at you Taylor) and Lance gets brought up. I am not above it and I hope Click isn't either.
