Thank you for your kind talk about baseball. To be honest, unlike my brother, I was never sports-inclined, but I do realize I seem to miss alot for not into sports. With regards to baseball, I would love to know the game's essence like what constitutes win, how each team is made up of and each member/player's role, NOT how to play the game. Silly me, picking up a book sort of called Baseball for Dummies without thinking the author is trying to teach people how to play the game (did not buy it though), totally not my cup of tea for this, and probably there would be very few people like me wanting to appreciate the game without knowing all the bolts and nuts of it.
Regards,
Don
P.S. Where are you located?
>This message is for Don.
>
>You once asked about some of the subtle nuances of baseball. I don't know
>if you had to a chance to watch game 2 of the ALCS - New York vs Boston....
>
>Pedro Martinez, who was the best pitcher in the league from 1997 - 2000 and
>is still considered to a number 1 pitcher, pitched a good game. Throwing 6
>innings, giving up 3 ERs, and striking out 7 is considered a "quality"
>start during the regular season. Quality starts are a performance that,
>under normal circumstances, gives your team a chance to
>win. Unfortunately, that isn't good enough in the postseason. One of the
>beautiful things about baseball is the contrast between the regular season
>and the playoffs; the contrast getting larger each round.
>
>The regular season is a marathon. You play 160+ games. The goal is to win
>as more games then anyone else in your division and hopefully more then
>anyone else in your league. This forces managers and teams to conserve
>their resources - the players and in particular their pitchers. Managers
>are more likely to give their best players a day off to keep them
>rested. The Division Series is a run and the League and World Series is an
>all out sprint. During the playoffs, managers know there is no
>tomorrow. They will send out their best pitchers back on to the mound on
>short rest. Closers are asked to pitch 2 innings instead of their usual
>1. I can't think of how many games the Yankees would have lost if Mariano
>wasn't sent out in the 8th inning.
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