tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post1825466900540541596..comments2024-02-13T06:56:14.486-05:00Comments on Walk Like a Sabermetrician: WBC Addendum: The 2006 US “Embarrassment”phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18057215403741682609noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-70900232879316190622009-03-05T09:20:00.000-05:002009-03-05T09:20:00.000-05:00I hope so--time will tell. I certainly would at l...I hope so--time will tell. I certainly would at least prefer no substitutions--the dropoff in pinch hitter/reserve performance is big enough deal that it unnecessarily could cripple the team.jinazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-2719749946263693252009-03-04T12:08:00.000-05:002009-03-04T12:08:00.000-05:00That's a good point, and it appears as if you may ...That's a good point, and it appears as if you may get your wish in this iteration. I believe that yesterday in their exhibition against the Yankees, every starter played nine innings except McCann and Youk. <BR/><BR/>It seems as if the plan is to have everyone play, but on different days. So Chipper plays 9 innings today and Wright plays 9 innings tomorrow, or what have you. I don't think that's a bad plan since the dropoff to the reserves isn't that big.<BR/><BR/>To me though, the most embarrassing managerial decision was walking Seung-Yeop Lee intentionally in the fourth inning against Korea. I was yelling at my TV when it happened and after Hee Seop Choi hit a homer I pretty much switched my allegiance to Korea for the rest of the night :)phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18057215403741682609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12133335.post-55203368631511548262009-03-04T11:21:00.000-05:002009-03-04T11:21:00.000-05:00I don't disagree with anything you wrote. But one...I don't disagree with anything you wrote. But one thing I did feel embarrassed about was the way in which the US team was managed. To me, especially in the first round, the games seemed to be treated as pure exhibition games, much like all-star games or spring training games. Each pitcher had a dedicated inning they were responsible for--almost without respect for how they performed--all they position players received substitutions in the 6th inning, etc. You didn't see the same from the other teams, at least not to the same degree.<BR/><BR/>I know it is taking place during spring training, and I know there are safeguards (like the pitch count issue) to prevent teams from treating it like a postseason game. But I'd like to see the games managed to win more than just managed to get everyone paying time. That's my bias anyway...<BR/>-jjinazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697776280178146413noreply@blogger.com