milton bernard thompson wrote:choke

Man I hate the term "choke." The Phillies have won a whole bunch of games with a pretty lousy pitching staff and erased a 7 game lead with 17 to play. they are having a bad game today. Anyone who has ever played any kind of sport has had that happen. Sometimes, but not often, it's because of a "choke."

Athletes and teams have bad days. It happens all the time. It's rarely because of "choking." The division crowns and championship titles go to teams that win the most games over a long season. Not to the team that "chokes" the least. I think the whole "choke" thing is bogus and perpetuated by guys like Jim Rome and other commentators and writers who don't really have a clue about what it takes to win and lose ball games and other athletic endeavors.

I don't buy the whole "choke" thing and I think we should fight the whole Jim Rome "choke" attitude that is far too pervasive in sports commentary.

Well, the big sticks will get another set of ABs, at least.

FTN wrote:Nice AB, when we're down 4. Where was that earlier you choking dog

trying to pull everything, which is where he's been for his last i don't know how many ABs.

Homer's good wherever it goes out of course.

Smiley Schneider gets something to smile about....

. . . and it begins . . .

smitty wrote:

milton bernard thompson wrote:choke

Man I hate the term "choke." The Phillies have won a whole bunch of games with a pretty lousy pitching staff and erased a 7 game lead with 17 to play. they are having a bad game today. Anyone who has ever played any kind of sport has had that happen. Sometimes, but not often, it's because of a "choke."

Athletes and teams have bad days. It happens all the time. It's rarely because of "choking." The division crowns and championship titles go to teams that win the most games over a long season. Not to the team that "chokes" the least. I think the whole "choke" thing is bogus and perpetuated by guys like Jim Rome and other commentators and writers who don't really have a clue about what it takes to win and lose ball games and othjer athletic endeavors.

I don't but the whole "choke" thing and I think we should fight the whole Jim Rome "choke" attitude that is far too pervasive in sports commentary.

Smitty, you've been missed

"You would think a lead off walk would lead to a multi run inning more often than a lead off home run"

NO YOU FUCKING WOULDNT

well, HE would think that...

The announcers are stunned that a lead off homerun leads to more runs than a lead off walk. What morons.

how about innings where a leadoff hr is followed by a walk? lots of runs, tim? huh, you fuck ?

did he just say Randy St. Pierre?

Seriously, the announcing today has been an abortion.

St Pierre
"Bobby" Ayala

Do they not have media guides?

I wonder if innings that start off with TWO walks score more runs than inning sthat start off with two HRs.

Attaway, Chooch!

HERE WE GO COMEBACK KIDS

glad we put to rest the big debate around homer v walk. home officially better than walk

JFLNYC wrote:Attaway, Chooch!

That might be a good example of hitting your pitch with the count in your favor instead of just waiting around hoping to get a walk.

Put in Branyan

Rauch, making his 143rd appearance of the season.

pacino wrote:glad we put to rest the big debate around homer v walk. home officially better than walk

So scoring runs is actually better than potentially scoring runs...