[點評] Thoughts on C.C. and Wedge

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http://www.letsgotribe.com/story/2007/10/19/155447/96 By Pronk33 Posted on Fri Oct 19, 2007 at 03:54:47 PM EDT I don't blame C.C. Sabathia for Game 5. Sabathia made vast improvements since Game 1 of the ALCS where he walked 5 and gave up 8 runs in 4.1 innings.There's really no comparison between the 2 starts ,which is good news for Cleveland. In Game 5, C.C. gave up 4 ER, 10 H, and a HR over 6 IP. The most important stat of the night was the fact he only surrendered 2 walks, while throwing 62.5% of his pitches for strikes. Again, this is a near complete turnaround from 5 walks and 51.7% pitches for strikes in his last start. Throw in 6 strikeouts and you have a solid bounce-back start for the Tribe's ace. Not great, but certainly winnable. As encouraging as Sabathia's Game 5 seems on the surface, the numbers lie a lit tle bit. Sabathia's more aggressive approach (more strikes, less nibbling) res ulted in less walks, but his stuff was far from dominant. Instead,he gave up 10 hits and allowed at least one baserunner in every inning except the 6th. C.C. w alked a thin line all night, owing a saved run to Gutz in the 1st, narrowly avo iding an additional run from Ramirez's "single" in the 3rd, and escaping from a bases loaded jam in the 5th. Like a Joe Borowski save, the bottom line is what matters most. C.C. got the job done tonight by giving his team a chance to win. I'm still on the fence as to whether Wedge should have brought Sabathia back out for the 7th inning. Wedge had to have known he was playing with fire by having Sabathia face the top of Boston's lineup again. The 7th would have been C.C.'s fourth time facing Pedroia, Youkilis, and Ortiz. Based on the lead-off double and triple from said batters, Sabathia wasn't fooling anyone. At 106 st ress-filled pitches, Sabathia probably didn't have much left in the tank and ma y have been struggling with his focus. I understand why Wedge stuck with C.C., but it was still a very risky decision. Wedge said in a post-game interview if he had pulled C.C. after six, Betancourt would have had to pitch two innings and the remaining reliever matchups would have been difficult to deal with; these were things Wedge did not think benefit ed the team in the long run. Wedge also cited Sabathia was having his best sta rt of the playoffs and didn't want to hamper his rhythm or confidence. He felt Sabathia could handle the large pitch count, citing past starts where he threw 120 pitches. I emphasized Wedge's long term mentality to the situation because I feel it's important in understanding his decision. The team has been riding Betancourt the entire postseason. Betancourt leads the regular relievers with 6.1 innings pitched and has appeared in four of the five ALCS games. Jensen Lewis is not far behind with 5.1 IP. This may not seem like much, but you have to rest thes e guys at some point. Many people will point to the two off-days dividing the series as enough rest, but Wedge knows how his pitchers feel better than we do. I think some of the bullpen guys are feeling a little drained, otherwise Wedge would not have expressed concern when citing his reasons for sticking with C.C. Wedge did not concede the game in the 7th inning; he took a calculated risk tha t backfired. Further proof of this is Betancourt having to pitch anyway in an attempt to preserve the 3-1 deficit Sabathia left behind. I was a little hesitant to post this diary, but I was curious what you guys thought. I'm not trying to place the blame just on Wedge, as the offense and Beckett himself obviously played significant roles, too. Did Wedge make the right move or did he overplay concerns about the bullpen,giv en the situation? What did you want to see happen with the pitching in Game 5? == 重點就是 Wedge 在賽後有提到，第七局那時他的紙上就是兩個選項... 讓 C.C 續投 (他認為C.C的上限是120球，而且昨天狀況已經是近幾場最好的了...) 或是讓 Betancourt 吃兩局 (他認為 Beta 最近有些太操了，硬操他不是個好主意....) 至於其他選項他都已經劃掉了.... 而這篇文章的作者認為他可以理解這個作法... 但讓 C.C 面對第四輪的一二三棒還是有些冒險... 雖然他也認同 Beta 跟 Lewis 這個系列都滿操的... 另外有一篇中有人提到 Mastny 這個系列表現很棒... 但那是因為正常的他很弱，所以在昨天的情況下沒有人考慮讓他先上... (我個人的看法是 Mastny 沒有帳面上看來的那麼好，但也沒有這位老兄說的那麼差... 即使休息充足，他最好的 stuff 也就是那樣，可以用變化球搶好球數，但球威不足... 讓他在一場面對打者超過一輪，或是讓他在短短幾天內重複對付同一個打者滿冒險的...) 還有一篇提到在領先一場的情況下，我們可以期待像冰一樣的 Carmona 出場... 在 0-1 落後的他跟在 3-2 領先的他就像是季後賽第一場對洋基跟第二場對紅襪那樣不同~ 另外一篇的作者提到他是住在丹佛的印第安人球迷... 有鄰居問他如果雙方狹路相逢他會支持誰，他覺得這根本不是問題... 當然是挺印第安人到底.... -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 59.112.180.185