which of us is starting I was going to let you start okay then let's start

okay this is effectively wild the daily podcast from baseball

prospectus we are on episode 64 I'm with Ben Lindbergh who is in New York New

York I'm Sam Miller in Long Beach California we are coming to Wednesday morning

after game three of the ALCS in which the Yankees have fallen behind three games

to none which is an interesting way of phrasing it I noticed why didn't I say

the Tigers have gone ahead three games to me I was kind of doing the same thing

in my recap I don't know East Coast by us so I imagine there are a lot of

factors about this game that could provide interesting conversation but I

think all anybody is going to be talking about today for the most part and so

we might as well participate is the last inning of the game in which Joe

Gerardi did not go to his bench in any instance to send a right hand or

switch hitter up against Phil Koch despite having right handers and switch

hitters who are very famous and so that is caused a lot of debate well I guess

debate although it seems to be what's that yeah I think most of the debate is who

can be more hostile toward the decision although there is some I guess

there is some debate I'm right now looking at Jason Parks Twitter feed and in

a number of replies to people he is defending Gerardi's decision to give you a

sense of his perspective a few of his tweets are like a rod is a complete mess

right now not only can he not square velocity but he has to be rattled by the

demotion managers are tasked with knowing their personnel considering a rod

can't square velocity right now anywhere near the belt and above I'm not

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