World Series GDT - Game 1

[filosofy29]

Holy F am I nervous.....

Without further delay, your starting lineups. Per Cmon_II (from the ESPN Sharks Message Board):



World Series Game #1
Series: 0-0
5:00pm PT

Game Preview

Texas Rangers Line-Up
1: Andrus - SS
2: Young - 3B
3: Hamilton - CF
4: Guerrero - LF
5: Cruz - RF
6: Kinsler - 2B
7: Molina - C
8: Moreland - 1B
9: Lee - P

San Francisco Giants Line-Up
1: Torres - CF
2: Sanchez - 2B
3: Posey - C
4: Burrell - LF
5: Ross - RF
6: Huff - 1B
7: Uribe - 3B
8: Renteria - SS
9: Lincecum - P

 

[Heathbar012]

Yeah! Yeah! This is gonna be great!

 

[filosofy29]

I hope my fellow UCSB Alum has a terrible, terrible series

 

[msgkings322]

That Rangers lineup is pretty scary 1-5 but then it falls off a lot.

Ours is not scary anywhere but sort of competent/B to B- throughout.

Game on!!

 

[msgkings322]

Just idly musing here, but I wonder if the jitters are a slight advantage to the visiting team? Our guy has to pitch first, and if he has the yips....their guy gets a half inning to calm down.

 

[filosofy29]

I'm hoping Timmy can make it out of the first inning unscathed. I think that's when he seems to be the most jumpy.

I'm hoping that Ron Washington isn't a very good X's and O's coach. I think it was TCSF who brought up a good point in that Washington may be rusty in strategy when it comes to pulling a pitcher or double switching.

 

[Heathbar012]

I'm hoping Timmy can make it out of the first inning unscathed. I think that's when he seems to be the most jumpy.

I'm hoping that Ron Washington isn't a very good X's and O's coach. I think it was TCSF who brought up a good point in that Washington may be rusty in strategy when it comes to pulling a pitcher or double switching.

Definitely an advantage for the Giants. I'm going to love watching Guerrero try to police The Phone Booth's big right field, too. He can ask Guillen how much having a great arm matters if you can't get to the ball.

 

[SF11704]

I think we're going to pound Lee - and then get lulled into a false sense of offensive security. Keep changing my mind - or what's left of it. SF wins 8-1 with 3 HRS in this game.

Then it's back to the traditional 2-1, 3-2, 4-3 one run game sequences.

 

[Heathbar012]

Just idly musing here, but I wonder if the jitters are a slight advantage to the visiting team? Our guy has to pitch first, and if he has the yips....their guy gets a half inning to calm down.

Interesting point. Regardless, I don't think Cliff Lee gets the yips in Game 1 of a World Series, home or away. Colby Lewis, C.J. Wilson and Tommy Hunter are a-whole-nother story, however.

 

[msgkings322]

Definitely an advantage for the Giants. I'm going to love watching Guerrero try to police The Phone Booth's big right field, too. He can ask Guillen how much having a great arm matters if you can't get to the ball.

Vlad is in left. So Washington isn't THAT dumb.

 

[filosofy29]

Interesting point. Regardless, I don't think Cliff Lee gets the yips in Game 1 of a World Series, home or away. Colby Lewis, C.J. Wilson and Tommy Hunter are a-whole-nother story, however.

He sure didn't last year for Philly in games 1 and 5

Only two games Philly won.....

 

[TidrowThePitchingMaster]

Andrus is an easy out. He's a great defensive player and fast, but he's only got a .309 wOBA. If you get him out repeatedly, you have a good chance of neutralizing their running game.

 

[filosofy29]

Andrus is an easy out. He's a great defensive player and fast, but he's only got a .309 wOBA. If you get him out repeatedly, you have a good chance of neutralizing their running game.

I like hearing this. We really need to focus on keeping the first two guys off base. That way, even if one of the big boys hits a long ball it's not as devastating.

 

[filosofy29]

Lineup updated (per Baggs this time). Interesting.

 

[msgkings322]

Lineup updated (per Baggs this time). Interesting.

Yeah the Giants one totally different than the OP in this thread. Huff moved down vs a tough lefty. I like it. I think Posey is more suited to 3rd anyway.

Is Vlad still in LF not RF according to Baggs?

 

[li0lsh]

sandoval not at third

praise jesus

 

[Heathbar012]

Vlad is in left. So Washington isn't THAT dumb.

Good catch. Mis-read that line-up. I don't know much about Nelson Cruz's range, but it certainly will be better than Big Bad Vlad's.

 

[tzill]

Yeah the Giants one totally different than the OP in this thread. Huff moved down vs a tough lefty. I like it. I think Posey is more suited to 3rd anyway.

Is Vlad still in LF not RF according to Baggs?

Torres CF
Sanchez 2B
Posey 1B
Burrell LF
Ross RF
Huff 1B
Uribe 3B
Renteria SS
Lincecum P

No report on the Ranger lineup yet.

 

[Heathbar012]

Maybe Washington is that dumb. Back on the nose candy?

 

[nateistheshi]

Since it's possible that we don't get many baserunners, and we know Molina has an arm that's declined to shit, does anybody else think that almost everytime that Ross, Renteria, or Torres get on they should run?