HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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linkdude said:

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Source: Yuli Gurriel is a doubt to play today as a 1B in Game 6 of the World Series. However, one of the most realistic alternatives if he plays today is as a DH. The Astros are going to wait until the last hour to make a decision depending on how Gurriel feels in the pre-game.

— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) November 5, 2022

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Couple of thoughts.

If yuli is hurt badly enough he can't play today/tomm I'd drop him from the roster and bring up C Lee as emergency catcher and let Vasquez either DH or play 1B

Yuli DH and Mancini 1B sounds like a probable option. Diaz playing first and Mancini DH probably isn't off the table either

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If you DH Vasquez, you can never Pinch run for maldy. Ever. You can't put a inexperienced catcher in that position

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That's not a good enough reason to keep Vasquez on the bench in a game clinching situation. The guy has played in a ton of massive post season games for the red soxs and won a ring.

Without yuli we need some dudes who can swing the bat. Have we pitch run for maldy all post season?

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Ok, what if maldy gets hurt?

It's just risky, I'm not sure the juice is worth the squeeze, I would feel different if Vasquez gave us some power or speed, but you lose power and speed but you get better contact. And then the risk of the bad situations…

This isn't a good decision to make. Both options suck here.

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htxag09 said:

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If you're just bringing up someone to DH why not Meyers?

Only reason to bring up another catcher would be specifically to let Vazquez DH

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htxag09 said:

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I agree with you. Just pointing out I think the talk of bringing up Y Diaz to DH is silly.

Either way, hope it's irrelevant and la pina is healthy enough to go

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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linkdude said:

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Source: Yuli Gurriel is a doubt to play today as a 1B in Game 6 of the World Series. However, one of the most realistic alternatives if he plays today is as a DH. The Astros are going to wait until the last hour to make a decision depending on how Gurriel feels in the pre-game.

— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) November 5, 2022

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Couple of thoughts.

If yuli is hurt badly enough he can't play today/tomm I'd drop him from the roster and bring up C Lee as emergency catcher and let Vasquez either DH or play 1B

Yuli DH and Mancini 1B sounds like a probable option. Diaz playing first and Mancini DH probably isn't off the table either

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If you DH Vasquez, you can never Pinch run for maldy. Ever. You can't put a inexperienced catcher in that position

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That's not a good enough reason to keep Vasquez on the bench in a game clinching situation. The guy has played in a ton of massive post season games for the red soxs and won a ring.

Without yuli we need some dudes who can swing the bat. Have we pitch run for maldy all post season?

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Ok, what if maldy gets hurt?

It's just risky, I'm not sure the juice is worth the squeeze, I would feel different if Vasquez gave us some power or speed, but you lose power and speed but you get better contact. And then the risk of the bad situations…

This isn't a good decision to make. Both options suck here.

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You put in C Lee. That's why you bring up the emergency catcher.

I keep seeing that what if maldy gets hurt. I mean the guy has caught what 130+ games and majority of post season games but we are worried about the .00001 % of him getting hurt early in the game today that we wouldn't put in Vasquez? I don't think that's a viable concern personally

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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linkdude said:

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Source: Yuli Gurriel is a doubt to play today as a 1B in Game 6 of the World Series. However, one of the most realistic alternatives if he plays today is as a DH. The Astros are going to wait until the last hour to make a decision depending on how Gurriel feels in the pre-game.

— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) November 5, 2022

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Couple of thoughts.

If yuli is hurt badly enough he can't play today/tomm I'd drop him from the roster and bring up C Lee as emergency catcher and let Vasquez either DH or play 1B

Yuli DH and Mancini 1B sounds like a probable option. Diaz playing first and Mancini DH probably isn't off the table either

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If you DH Vasquez, you can never Pinch run for maldy. Ever. You can't put a inexperienced catcher in that position

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That's not a good enough reason to keep Vasquez on the bench in a game clinching situation. The guy has played in a ton of massive post season games for the red soxs and won a ring.

Without yuli we need some dudes who can swing the bat. Have we pitch run for maldy all post season?

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Ok, what if maldy gets hurt?

It's just risky, I'm not sure the juice is worth the squeeze, I would feel different if Vasquez gave us some power or speed, but you lose power and speed but you get better contact. And then the risk of the bad situations…

This isn't a good decision to make. Both options suck here.

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You put in C Lee. That's why you bring up the emergency catcher.

I keep seeing that what if maldy gets hurt. I mean the guy has caught what 130+ games and majority of post season games but we are worried about the .00001 % of him getting hurt early in the game today that we wouldn't put in Vasquez? I don't think that's a viable concern personally

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I'm not bringing up a rookie like that at catcher .never.

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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linkdude said:

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Source: Yuli Gurriel is a doubt to play today as a 1B in Game 6 of the World Series. However, one of the most realistic alternatives if he plays today is as a DH. The Astros are going to wait until the last hour to make a decision depending on how Gurriel feels in the pre-game.

— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) November 5, 2022

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Couple of thoughts.

If yuli is hurt badly enough he can't play today/tomm I'd drop him from the roster and bring up C Lee as emergency catcher and let Vasquez either DH or play 1B

Yuli DH and Mancini 1B sounds like a probable option. Diaz playing first and Mancini DH probably isn't off the table either

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If you DH Vasquez, you can never Pinch run for maldy. Ever. You can't put a inexperienced catcher in that position

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That's not a good enough reason to keep Vasquez on the bench in a game clinching situation. The guy has played in a ton of massive post season games for the red soxs and won a ring.

Without yuli we need some dudes who can swing the bat. Have we pitch run for maldy all post season?

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Ok, what if maldy gets hurt?

It's just risky, I'm not sure the juice is worth the squeeze, I would feel different if Vasquez gave us some power or speed, but you lose power and speed but you get better contact. And then the risk of the bad situations…

This isn't a good decision to make. Both options suck here.

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You put in C Lee. That's why you bring up the emergency catcher.

I keep seeing that what if maldy gets hurt. I mean the guy has caught what 130+ games and majority of post season games but we are worried about the .00001 % of him getting hurt early in the game today that we wouldn't put in Vasquez? I don't think that's a viable concern personally

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I'm not bringing up a rookie like that at catcher .never.

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Well considering he wouldn't be playing and Vasquez would DH the entire game that's an irreverent concern

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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linkdude said:

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Source: Yuli Gurriel is a doubt to play today as a 1B in Game 6 of the World Series. However, one of the most realistic alternatives if he plays today is as a DH. The Astros are going to wait until the last hour to make a decision depending on how Gurriel feels in the pre-game.

— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) November 5, 2022

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Couple of thoughts.

If yuli is hurt badly enough he can't play today/tomm I'd drop him from the roster and bring up C Lee as emergency catcher and let Vasquez either DH or play 1B

Yuli DH and Mancini 1B sounds like a probable option. Diaz playing first and Mancini DH probably isn't off the table either

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If you DH Vasquez, you can never Pinch run for maldy. Ever. You can't put a inexperienced catcher in that position

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That's not a good enough reason to keep Vasquez on the bench in a game clinching situation. The guy has played in a ton of massive post season games for the red soxs and won a ring.

Without yuli we need some dudes who can swing the bat. Have we pitch run for maldy all post season?

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Ok, what if maldy gets hurt?

It's just risky, I'm not sure the juice is worth the squeeze, I would feel different if Vasquez gave us some power or speed, but you lose power and speed but you get better contact. And then the risk of the bad situations…

This isn't a good decision to make. Both options suck here.

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You put in C Lee. That's why you bring up the emergency catcher.

I keep seeing that what if maldy gets hurt. I mean the guy has caught what 130+ games and majority of post season games but we are worried about the .00001 % of him getting hurt early in the game today that we wouldn't put in Vasquez? I don't think that's a viable concern personally

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I'm not bringing up a rookie like that at catcher .never.

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Well considering he wouldn't be playing and Vasquez would DH the entire game that's an irreverent concern

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And now we start all over. I don't think the juice is worth the squeeze.

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Farmer1906 said:

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Vazquez isn't a potent enough batter to risk not having a back up catcher or losing the DH.

If Yuli can't go then Boom boom replaces him at first. I think it should be that simple. DH DH or play Diaz in LF and DH Yordan.

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Farmer1906 said:

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Vazquez isn't a potent enough batter to risk not having a back up catcher or losing the DH.

If Yuli can't go then Boom boom replaces him at first. I think it should be that simple. DH DH or play Diaz in LF and DH Yordan.

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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linkdude said:

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Source: Yuli Gurriel is a doubt to play today as a 1B in Game 6 of the World Series. However, one of the most realistic alternatives if he plays today is as a DH. The Astros are going to wait until the last hour to make a decision depending on how Gurriel feels in the pre-game.

— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) November 5, 2022

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Couple of thoughts.

If yuli is hurt badly enough he can't play today/tomm I'd drop him from the roster and bring up C Lee as emergency catcher and let Vasquez either DH or play 1B

Yuli DH and Mancini 1B sounds like a probable option. Diaz playing first and Mancini DH probably isn't off the table either

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If you DH Vasquez, you can never Pinch run for maldy. Ever. You can't put a inexperienced catcher in that position

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That's not a good enough reason to keep Vasquez on the bench in a game clinching situation. The guy has played in a ton of massive post season games for the red soxs and won a ring.

Without yuli we need some dudes who can swing the bat. Have we pitch run for maldy all post season?

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Ok, what if maldy gets hurt?

It's just risky, I'm not sure the juice is worth the squeeze, I would feel different if Vasquez gave us some power or speed, but you lose power and speed but you get better contact. And then the risk of the bad situations…

This isn't a good decision to make. Both options suck here.

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You put in C Lee. That's why you bring up the emergency catcher.

I keep seeing that what if maldy gets hurt. I mean the guy has caught what 130+ games and majority of post season games but we are worried about the .00001 % of him getting hurt early in the game today that we wouldn't put in Vasquez? I don't think that's a viable concern personally

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I'm not bringing up a rookie like that at catcher .never.

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Well considering he wouldn't be playing and Vasquez would DH the entire game that's an irreverent concern

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And now we start all over. I don't think the juice is worth the squeeze.

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You are worrying about something that hasn't happened the entire season or playoffs and would just randomly happen tonight.

It's an irrational fear especially if you have an emergency catcher. Im not sure why we are acting like this is some massive roll of the dice

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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linkdude said:

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Source: Yuli Gurriel is a doubt to play today as a 1B in Game 6 of the World Series. However, one of the most realistic alternatives if he plays today is as a DH. The Astros are going to wait until the last hour to make a decision depending on how Gurriel feels in the pre-game.

— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) November 5, 2022

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Couple of thoughts.

If yuli is hurt badly enough he can't play today/tomm I'd drop him from the roster and bring up C Lee as emergency catcher and let Vasquez either DH or play 1B

Yuli DH and Mancini 1B sounds like a probable option. Diaz playing first and Mancini DH probably isn't off the table either

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If you DH Vasquez, you can never Pinch run for maldy. Ever. You can't put a inexperienced catcher in that position

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That's not a good enough reason to keep Vasquez on the bench in a game clinching situation. The guy has played in a ton of massive post season games for the red soxs and won a ring.

Without yuli we need some dudes who can swing the bat. Have we pitch run for maldy all post season?

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Ok, what if maldy gets hurt?

It's just risky, I'm not sure the juice is worth the squeeze, I would feel different if Vasquez gave us some power or speed, but you lose power and speed but you get better contact. And then the risk of the bad situations…

This isn't a good decision to make. Both options suck here.

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You put in C Lee. That's why you bring up the emergency catcher.

I keep seeing that what if maldy gets hurt. I mean the guy has caught what 130+ games and majority of post season games but we are worried about the .00001 % of him getting hurt early in the game today that we wouldn't put in Vasquez? I don't think that's a viable concern personally

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I'm not bringing up a rookie like that at catcher .never.

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Well considering he wouldn't be playing and Vasquez would DH the entire game that's an irreverent concern

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And now we start all over. I don't think the juice is worth the squeeze.

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You are worrying about something that hasn't happened the entire season or playoffs and would just randomly happen tonight.

It's an irrational fear especially if you have an emergency catcher. Im not sure why we are acting like this is some massive roll of the dice

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disagree, I don't think it's irrational to think there might be a crucial moment it would be nice to pinch run for maldy or plan for him in case he gets hurt/tired. (Extra inning game)

I'm not even sure you're gaining that much by DHing Vasquez. He's slow and doesn't hit for power. So he gets on but a slow runner gets on, the help is it moves the lineup.

There is juice there but it's minimal.

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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linkdude said:

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Source: Yuli Gurriel is a doubt to play today as a 1B in Game 6 of the World Series. However, one of the most realistic alternatives if he plays today is as a DH. The Astros are going to wait until the last hour to make a decision depending on how Gurriel feels in the pre-game.

— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) November 5, 2022

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Couple of thoughts.

If yuli is hurt badly enough he can't play today/tomm I'd drop him from the roster and bring up C Lee as emergency catcher and let Vasquez either DH or play 1B

Yuli DH and Mancini 1B sounds like a probable option. Diaz playing first and Mancini DH probably isn't off the table either

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If you DH Vasquez, you can never Pinch run for maldy. Ever. You can't put a inexperienced catcher in that position

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That's not a good enough reason to keep Vasquez on the bench in a game clinching situation. The guy has played in a ton of massive post season games for the red soxs and won a ring.

Without yuli we need some dudes who can swing the bat. Have we pitch run for maldy all post season?

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Ok, what if maldy gets hurt?

It's just risky, I'm not sure the juice is worth the squeeze, I would feel different if Vasquez gave us some power or speed, but you lose power and speed but you get better contact. And then the risk of the bad situations…

This isn't a good decision to make. Both options suck here.

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You put in C Lee. That's why you bring up the emergency catcher.

I keep seeing that what if maldy gets hurt. I mean the guy has caught what 130+ games and majority of post season games but we are worried about the .00001 % of him getting hurt early in the game today that we wouldn't put in Vasquez? I don't think that's a viable concern personally

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I'm not bringing up a rookie like that at catcher .never.

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Well considering he wouldn't be playing and Vasquez would DH the entire game that's an irreverent concern

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And now we start all over. I don't think the juice is worth the squeeze.

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You are worrying about something that hasn't happened the entire season or playoffs and would just randomly happen tonight.

It's an irrational fear especially if you have an emergency catcher. Im not sure why we are acting like this is some massive roll of the dice

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disagree, I don't think it's irrational to think there might be a crucial moment it would be nice to pinch run for maldy or plan for him in case he gets hurt/tired. (Extra inning game)

I'm not even sure you're gaining that much by DHing Vasquez. He's slow and doesn't hit for power. So he gets on but a slow runner gets on, the help is it moves the lineup.

There is juice there but it's minimal.

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You could still pitch run for maldy. Not sure why you are saying you couldn't.

And again, have we pitch run for him the entire post season?

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MarathonAg12 said:

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Who's ready to **** **** up tonight and crack the champagne!

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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HarryRocket said:

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bullard21k said:

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linkdude said:

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Source: Yuli Gurriel is a doubt to play today as a 1B in Game 6 of the World Series. However, one of the most realistic alternatives if he plays today is as a DH. The Astros are going to wait until the last hour to make a decision depending on how Gurriel feels in the pre-game.

— Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) November 5, 2022

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Couple of thoughts.

If yuli is hurt badly enough he can't play today/tomm I'd drop him from the roster and bring up C Lee as emergency catcher and let Vasquez either DH or play 1B

Yuli DH and Mancini 1B sounds like a probable option. Diaz playing first and Mancini DH probably isn't off the table either

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If you DH Vasquez, you can never Pinch run for maldy. Ever. You can't put a inexperienced catcher in that position

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That's not a good enough reason to keep Vasquez on the bench in a game clinching situation. The guy has played in a ton of massive post season games for the red soxs and won a ring.

Without yuli we need some dudes who can swing the bat. Have we pitch run for maldy all post season?

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Ok, what if maldy gets hurt?

It's just risky, I'm not sure the juice is worth the squeeze, I would feel different if Vasquez gave us some power or speed, but you lose power and speed but you get better contact. And then the risk of the bad situations…

This isn't a good decision to make. Both options suck here.

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You put in C Lee. That's why you bring up the emergency catcher.

I keep seeing that what if maldy gets hurt. I mean the guy has caught what 130+ games and majority of post season games but we are worried about the .00001 % of him getting hurt early in the game today that we wouldn't put in Vasquez? I don't think that's a viable concern personally

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I'm not bringing up a rookie like that at catcher .never.

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Well considering he wouldn't be playing and Vasquez would DH the entire game that's an irreverent concern

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And now we start all over. I don't think the juice is worth the squeeze.

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You are worrying about something that hasn't happened the entire season or playoffs and would just randomly happen tonight.

It's an irrational fear especially if you have an emergency catcher. Im not sure why we are acting like this is some massive roll of the dice

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disagree, I don't think it's irrational to think there might be a crucial moment it would be nice to pinch run for maldy or plan for him in case he gets hurt/tired. (Extra inning game)

I'm not even sure you're gaining that much by DHing Vasquez. He's slow and doesn't hit for power. So he gets on but a slow runner gets on, the help is it moves the lineup.

There is juice there but it's minimal.

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You could still pitch run for maldy. Not sure why you are saying you couldn't.

And again, have we pitch run for him the entire post season?

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You would have to bring in a rookie who hasn't caught in weeks in for the world series. That could get ugly.

Don't think we've been in a situation we've needed
to.

Imho the juice is minimal. Not worth the risk. It's more about the juice than the squeeze here. I don't love Vasquez bat l/speed enough.

I'm ok with Hensley at the plate over Vasquez. I get more power and speed.

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htxag09 said:

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Farmer1906 said:

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Vazquez isn't a potent enough batter to risk not having a back up catcher or losing the DH.

If Yuli can't go then Boom boom replaces him at first. I think it should be that simple. DH DH or play Diaz in LF and DH Yordan.

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I think the conversation is because if yuli can't go tonight he probably can't go tomorrow. So you need to bring someone up.

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Lonestar_Ag09 said:

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Guaranteed whatever catcher would be called up has been catching consistently. They all have extra site guys and taxi squad.

We have other guys still constantly pitching catching fielding and hitting

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