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Ghoulish Delight · 10-02-2006, 01:14 PM

Hmm, I wonder if Moonie's referring to the decission to start the reserve players and give the vets/every day players a rest, even though the title for the NL West was still technically on the line.

Personally, I think Little made the right decission, and that's not just hindsight, I was hoping for that decission the minute they won on Saturday.

They had wrapped up a trip to the post season. That's all that really matters at this point. Sure, the title would be nice, but look at the situation. They'd play the Cards instead of the Mets. Eh, six of one, half dozen of the other, they're both very strong teams (plus, teams with run-away regular seasons tend not to fair well in post season play). Meanwhile, even winning on Sunday (which they did) didn't guarantee them anything since SD had to also lose.

So, with the outcome not even entirely in their hands, and a best-case-if-the-stars-line-up-right scenario that's only incrementally better than the worst case, an extra day of rest for some pretty well banged up regulars, plus a chance to get the bench one last live-game warmup seems a fair trade to me.

The way I see it, if SD had lost on Saturday, making the division the Dodgers' to lose, then I (as delusional manager of the Dodgers) would have sent the regulars out there on Sunday since it would then be squarely in their hands. Otherwise, if you've gotta hope for something beyond your control, not worth it with a playoff berth already wrapped up.

Moonliner · 10-02-2006, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Hmm, I wonder if Moonie's referring to the decission to start the reserve players and give the vets/every day players a rest, even though the title for the NL West was still technically on the line.

I would have liked to see them go for the title rather than back off.

I suppose it has something to do with Pedro Martínez but I still don't like it.

I won't say it's wrong, but I'll stick by "questionable"

In any case I'm still behind them to go all the way this year.

Ghoulish Delight · 10-02-2006, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonliner

I would have liked to see them go for the title rather than back off.

When winnnig doesn't even guarantee the title, it's not worth the risk. No sense gambling on something out of your team's control.

And heck, they did win. Imagine what a boost it would have been had their bench players sealed the title. There was way more upside to giving the starters the rest than making Nomar hobble out there for a game that's only semi-meaninful.

Alex · 10-02-2006, 01:33 PM

They should have just looked at the wider picture said "crap, the best National League team is only a middling American League team" and then converted into a AAA team to avoid eventual embarrassment.

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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Hmm, I wonder if Moonie's referring to the decission to start the reserve players and give the vets/every day players a rest, even though the title for the NL West was still technically on the line. Personally, I think Little made the right decission, and that's not just hindsight, I was hoping for that decission the minute they won on Saturday. They had wrapped up a trip to the post season. That's all that really matters at this point. Sure, the title would be nice, but look at the situation. They'd play the Cards instead of the Mets. Eh, six of one, half dozen of the other, they're both very strong teams (plus, teams with run-away regular seasons tend not to fair well in post season play). Meanwhile, even winning on Sunday (which they did) didn't guarantee them anything since SD had to also lose. So, with the outcome not even entirely in their hands, and a best-case-if-the-stars-line-up-right scenario that's only incrementally better than the worst case, an extra day of rest for some pretty well banged up regulars, plus a chance to get the bench one last live-game warmup seems a fair trade to me. The way I see it, if SD had lost on Saturday, making the division the Dodgers' to lose, then I (as delusional manager of the Dodgers) would have sent the regulars out there on Sunday since it would then be squarely in their hands. Otherwise, if you've gotta hope for something beyond your control, not worth it with a playoff berth already wrapped up. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	They should have just looked at the wider picture said "crap, the best National League team is only a middling American League team" and then converted into a AAA team to avoid eventual embarrassment.
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