by DHBHitting » Tue Jun 03, 2008 6:47 am
Naw not new to GOLD been here for a while now, and I would not call them meaningless in the sense that they don’t serve a purpose but the sole focus of these games is not solely placed on winning is my point.
Sure everyone wants to win, you play to win every time you hit that field, but these games are generally used by these guys for getting as many girls some AB's as possible, and getting as many girls some looks as possible. They obviously don’t mean as much as qualifiers as I'm almost 100% positive that Ford wont have that same team he has now out there playing, or I don’t believe the Sting will be getting everyone in the game, nor do I believe Mumma will bat his whole team.
That is what I mean by the games are not necessarily meaningless but they serve a purpose and the #1 purpose is not winning them at this point. Again, sure everyone wants to win, you don’t play to loose, but the #1 focus of these games is not to win them, if it where believe me you would see these guys rolling with who they believe are their best 9 the whole way. Who cares if you go undefeated in these warm up/exposure things and go two and que at the qualifiers, come down to Lancaster that is where you will see these guys really care about winning and where the true GOLD ball competition is on display.