tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post8127287435005270479..comments2024-03-18T20:39:01.965-07:00Comments on Raising Matt Cain: Dodgers Lose, Moral Center of Universe HoldsM.C. O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-19707397393412729822013-10-21T19:49:49.124-07:002013-10-21T19:49:49.124-07:00Being that it is not the dodgers, I will have to r...Being that it is not the dodgers, I will have to root for the National league. Tow really good hitting teams in the WS, but both of those teams have a tendency to have all their hitters go cold at the same time. It is amazing that in 2012 the giants beat both the Cards and Detroit to win the WS. Hopefully they will bounce back in 2014. nomisnalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297640472949764321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-23641814251315822642013-10-19T17:06:56.329-07:002013-10-19T17:06:56.329-07:00They are talking again about plays at the plate af...They are talking again about plays at the plate after Alex Avila got blasted:<br /><br /><a href="http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/19/cardinals-manager-and-former-catcher-mike-matheny-supports-a-ban-on-home-plate-collisions/" rel="nofollow">Mike Matheny article link.</a><br /><br />Good. Time to fix that.<br /><br />M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941261488380355005.post-25920529494163200172013-10-19T14:00:51.560-07:002013-10-19T14:00:51.560-07:00It's nice to be able to watch the Series and h...It's nice to be able to watch the Series and have no emotional stake in the outcome. Just hoping for some good games. I'm not sure I would have watched had it been LA.<br /><br />Very impressed by rookie Michael Wacha--he's this year's version of 2010 Madison Bumgarner. Wacha is a year older, but has half as many starts in his rookie season as MadBum did. We'll see if he and Wainwright and the rest can bring home a ring. If it's Detroit, I think the Cards should be favored. Boston? I don't know--they look like they might be favorites to me.<br /><br />On paper, it looked to me that both Detroit and LA had better starting pitching. But as we know, starting pitching isn't everything. Teams still have to catch the ball and hit the ball and run the bases and get good relief work. Team game, team effort. I think the Sox will win tonight despite Scherzer starting. Detroit's fielding is just plain bad. Boston's hitting is ridiculous. Boston's starters don't come close to Detroit's, but they do everything else better.<br /><br />LA had no answer for Wacha (he was the compensatory pick when Pujols left via free agency) or the flame-throwing St Louis bullpen. And how often do you see Clayton Kershaw get pummeled? I guess he can't be awesome all the time. Cardinals seem to do better against him than anyone.<br /><br />Regardless, I'll be watching with the sound turned down. Tim McCarver? No thanks.<br />M.C. O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12258035192484655635noreply@blogger.com