Summary[]
Ben and Sam discuss David Ortiz, Jon Lester and Adam Wainwright, and the latest questionable moves by Mike Matheny and John Farrell.
Topics[]
- Boston Red Sox
- St. Louis Cardinals
- World Series game 5
- Managerial issues by John Farrell and Mike Matheny
- Cardinals' strategy for handling David Ortiz
- Decision to let Jon Lester bat in the 7th
- Should Adam Wainwright been out for the 7th inning?
- Is Game 6 a must-win for the Red Sox?
Banter[]
- Sam's favorite question from the post-game press conferences was if David Ortiz had World Series MVP locked up before Game 5.
- Ben thinks Matt Carpenter would be the MVP if the Cardinals win.
- What defines a series coin flip? Ben is confused how a series that ends in 6 games could be a coin flip. Sam says the better team would win more six game series.
Notes.[]
- Adam Wainwright tried a different set up against David Ortiz and had to work significantly harder in Game 5.
- Ben would not change anything if he was managing against David Ortiz.
- Jon Lester batted in the 7th inning up 1, with runners on 2nd and third. Ben would not have kept him in to bat.
- Jeff Sullivan called managerial mistakes “unforced errors".
- Ben thinks the Red Sox will manage game 6 as kind of a hybrid between an aggressive game 6 and the all out nature of a game 7.