Road Trip Turning Point

[Slegnaac]

Could it be that the IBB last Friday was the turning point for this team?

[jsnpritchett]

[T.G.]

Slegnaac is a Joe Maddon asset.

Edited April 21, 2022 by True Grich

[Angelsjunky]

Maddon:

[T.G.]

I had no idea @Slegnaac was an alt account for @cals

[Inside Pitch]

We're going to have to wait until Joe Maddon's autobiography "The Many Times I Saved the Season", is published to find out.

[Angelsjunky]

To take the question seriously, one thing that makes Maddon interesting is that he seems to have some sense of the psychological aspect of the game and consciously works with it. He doesn't always succeed, but that's just the nature of psychology: it isn't an exact science. In fact, it isn't really a science at all, more of an art-form.

I think it would be charitable to think he intentionally walked Seager in a 4-D chess move to get the team going, but that could be what he was trying to do. But it is like throwing a dart at a board blind-folded: that sort of thing might or might not work, and there's really no saying that sparked the fire.

And of course we don't even know if the "fire" is truly sparked. But taking 2 of 3 in Houston is certainly a promising sign.

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, Angelsjunky said:

To take the question seriously, one thing that makes Maddon interesting is that he seems to have some sense of the psychological aspect of the game and consciously works with it. He doesn't always succeed, but that's just the nature of psychology: it isn't an exact science. In fact, it isn't really a science at all, more of an art-form.

I think it would be charitable to think he intentionally walked Seager in a 4-D chess move to get the team going, but that could be what he was trying to do. But it is like throwing a dart at a board blind-folded: that sort of thing might or might not work, and there's really no saying that sparked the fire.

And of course we don't even know if the "fire" is truly sparked. But taking 2 of 3 in Houston is certainly a promising sign.

Please don't.

[UndertheHalo]

47 minutes ago, Slegnaac said:

Could it be that the IBB last Friday was the turning point for this team?

 

[Angels 1961]

Fans get on Maddon a lot about things he will do. He does think outside the box when most fans have trouble thinking inside the box. Last year Maddon said will leave it upto Ohtani to decide waht and when he can play. That seemed to work out pretty well. Without out this kind of thinking who knows what Ohtani was capable of. First year resting him before he and after he pitched. Knock Joe about IBB but whatever halos came back and won that game. This year with healthy Trout and Rendon plus young players feeling they belong and a good bullpen this year will be different. I know like most halo fans it's early but good vibes coming from this team. Joe should get some credit as should Minasian

[Junkballer]

18 minutes ago, Angelsjunky said:

To take the question seriously, one thing that makes Maddon interesting is that he seems to have some sense of the psychological aspect of the game and consciously works with it. He doesn't always succeed, but that's just the nature of psychology: it isn't an exact science. In fact, it isn't really a science at all, more of an art-form.

I think it would be charitable to think he intentionally walked Seager in a 4-D chess move to get the team going, but that could be what he was trying to do. But it is like throwing a dart at a board blind-folded: that sort of thing might or might not work, and there's really no saying that sparked the fire.

And of course we don't even know if the "fire" is truly sparked. But taking 2 of 3 in Houston is certainly a promising sign.

Along with whatever other reasoning Maddon was using, I think it had something, or a lot, to do with building up Austin Warren, or mitigating the chances of a significant big inning.  So I agree with you that Maddon was working a psychological angle in his decision, just that IMO the psychological focus was regarding Warren and what was the best decision that would result in him gaining belief in himself in sticky situations.  The fact that he ran him out there afterwards sort of attests to that I think.  If Maddon views Warren as fragile, or just lacking a bit of confidence to take the next step, it may have been the right move.  We'll never know what really goes on in that big sexy hippie brain of his though.

[failos]

He’s an F’n genious

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, Angelsjunky said:

To take the question seriously, one thing that makes Maddon interesting is that he seems to have some sense of the psychological aspect of the game and consciously works with it. He doesn't always succeed, but that's just the nature of psychology: it isn't an exact science. In fact, it isn't really a science at all, more of an art-form.

I think it would be charitable to think he intentionally walked Seager in a 4-D chess move to get the team going, but that could be what he was trying to do. But it is like throwing a dart at a board blind-folded: that sort of thing might or might not work, and there's really no saying that sparked the fire.

And of course we don't even know if the "fire" is truly sparked. But taking 2 of 3 in Houston is certainly a promising sign.

It's more like faux psychology.

[Pancake Bear]

Could it be? Yes. Was it? No. 

[ScottT]

No

[wda258]

That IBB gave me IBS

[Angel Oracle]

About what I said about not DHing him for his road starts….

 

Edited April 21, 2022 by Angel Oracle