Comments on: Where Does a Baseball Fan Go in the Offseason? http://www.observingcasually.com/where-does-a-baseball-fan-go-in-the-offseason/ A web magazine that covers a world of topics every week. New articles published daily. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:43:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: kosmo http://www.observingcasually.com/where-does-a-baseball-fan-go-in-the-offseason/comment-page-1/#comment-985 kosmo Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:25:35 +0000 http://www.observingcasually.com/?p=2062#comment-985 Definitely a valid point about the uncertainty surrounding what may have happened if the Utley ball had been called a foul. There's a 60+% chance he would have made an out, though (he's not quite a .400 on-base guy for his career). Utley would also have been down 1-2 in the count (where he is a .278 on-base guy for his career), which would have allowed Street to play around a bit to set things up. I'd definitely roll the dice on the 60% chance of the out vs. the outcome of the actual play. And I definitely can't fault Utley. He couldn't afford to stand around at the plate and assume that the ball would be ruled foul. If you do that, you get thrown out at first base a lot. Definitely a valid point about the uncertainty surrounding what may have happened if the Utley ball had been called a foul. There’s a 60+% chance he would have made an out, though (he’s not quite a .400 on-base guy for his career). Utley would also have been down 1-2 in the count (where he is a .278 on-base guy for his career), which would have allowed Street to play around a bit to set things up.

I’d definitely roll the dice on the 60% chance of the out vs. the outcome of the actual play.

And I definitely can’t fault Utley. He couldn’t afford to stand around at the plate and assume that the ball would be ruled foul. If you do that, you get thrown out at first base a lot.
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]]> By: Evan Kline http://www.observingcasually.com/where-does-a-baseball-fan-go-in-the-offseason/comment-page-1/#comment-983 Evan Kline Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:11:29 +0000 http://www.observingcasually.com/?p=2062#comment-983 After baseball season ends, I'm usually gearing up for the holidays, followed by ski season (especially with how late the World Series finishes these days). Then, just as ski season winds down . . . it is spring training. It works out great for me. Regarding that Utley play, one thing I see people forgetting is that we don't know what would have happened had that been ruled a foul ball. Yes, he might have made an out, but he also could have hit one into the seats, too. The Rockies should hold their heads high. Just as the Phillies did in 2007 when the Rockies defeated them, the Rockies this year ran into a very good team. It was very interesting seeing the comments of some of the Phillies' players, saying how when they came off the field after the 8th, they still thought they were going to win the game: Jason Werth: "I came off the field, and I thought we were going to win this game. Everyone was calm. . . . We knew what we had to do and we did it." Jimmy Rollins: "We have belief, and belief goes further than momentum." On local TV's coverage of the locker room celebration, Cliff Lee mentioned how the dugout during the 9th was unlike anything he's seen. He said that Ryan Howard was telling the players ahead of him in the lineup to get him to the plate, saying he wanted to be up to win the game for them. All sports fans want their team's to be "clutch," so I just eat stuff like that up. Now to decide whether to fall for my brother and cousin's pleadings to join them for Game 1 in LA. I do have tickets already for Game 3 in Philly, and possibly Game 4. .-= Evan Kline´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/40tech/~3/Em2ZKCsxf_g/">Skymarket THIS Windows Marketplace for Mobile!</a> =-. After baseball season ends, I’m usually gearing up for the holidays, followed by ski season (especially with how late the World Series finishes these days). Then, just as ski season winds down . . . it is spring training. It works out great for me.

Regarding that Utley play, one thing I see people forgetting is that we don’t know what would have happened had that been ruled a foul ball. Yes, he might have made an out, but he also could have hit one into the seats, too.

The Rockies should hold their heads high. Just as the Phillies did in 2007 when the Rockies defeated them, the Rockies this year ran into a very good team. It was very interesting seeing the comments of some of the Phillies’ players, saying how when they came off the field after the 8th, they still thought they were going to win the game:

Jason Werth: “I came off the field, and I thought we were going to win this game. Everyone was calm. . . . We knew what we had to do and we did it.”

Jimmy Rollins: “We have belief, and belief goes further than momentum.”

On local TV’s coverage of the locker room celebration, Cliff Lee mentioned how the dugout during the 9th was unlike anything he’s seen. He said that Ryan Howard was telling the players ahead of him in the lineup to get him to the plate, saying he wanted to be up to win the game for them. All sports fans want their team’s to be “clutch,” so I just eat stuff like that up.

Now to decide whether to fall for my brother and cousin’s pleadings to join them for Game 1 in LA. I do have tickets already for Game 3 in Philly, and possibly Game 4.
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