05-15-2009, 09:41 PM
<!--quoteo(post=38218:date=May 15 2009, 06:56 PM:name=Butcher)-->QUOTE (Butcher @ May 15 2009, 06:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=38216:date=May 15 2009, 07:51 PM:name=KBwsb)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KBwsb @ May 15 2009, 07:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Because of momentum? Because it would have made the team feel like "winners?"
I'm not insinuating that winning Game 1 isn't a big deal, but I'm trying to understand your figuring.
You may be right. Sometimes teams just feel as if they're on a roll.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In a 5 game series, winning game 1 is HUGE. Last year, after losing game 1 -- hell -- after Dempster walked the world and then gave up the grand slam, everyone thought it was over. And it was.
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Because of how things go for us, not because of momentum. Momentum plays little to no factor in baseball. Being too pumped up will hurt you as much as it will help you in baseball. You're not going to all of a sudden hit a homer because you're feeling like the team is coming back or strikeout because you're upset about the grand slam your pitcher just allowed.
I'm not insinuating that winning Game 1 isn't a big deal, but I'm trying to understand your figuring.
You may be right. Sometimes teams just feel as if they're on a roll.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In a 5 game series, winning game 1 is HUGE. Last year, after losing game 1 -- hell -- after Dempster walked the world and then gave up the grand slam, everyone thought it was over. And it was.
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Because of how things go for us, not because of momentum. Momentum plays little to no factor in baseball. Being too pumped up will hurt you as much as it will help you in baseball. You're not going to all of a sudden hit a homer because you're feeling like the team is coming back or strikeout because you're upset about the grand slam your pitcher just allowed.
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