Posted on 10/08/2013 10:04:36 AM PDT by campaignPete R-CT
Craig Kimbrel is supposedly the heir to Mariano Rivera. In his postseason career as closer, Rivera recorded 27 appearances of 2+ innings.
Uribe bunted two balls foul, ... and then tomahawked a high fastball from David Carpenter into left-field stands for a shocking two-run homer ....
Note that I wrote "David Carpenter" and not "Craig Kimbrel."
The Braves had to win this game. Lose, and they go home. Somehow they lost -- in the late innings, no less -- without using the most dominant relief pitcher in the game.
The sad thing is, Gonzalez apparently didn't even think of using Kimbrel for two innings. "I think six outs isn't something we were even talking about in the dugout," he said after the game.
But what’s the difference between four outs and six outs? Six pitches? Ten pitches? And that doesn’t even factor in that the Dodgers had the 5-6-7 hitters due up in the eighth and the 8-9-1 hitters up in the ninth.
So instead you lost a game with a guy who had a 6.07 ERA last year for the Houston Astros.
... ".. I want the ball." We'll see if Kimbrel confirms that, but even if he didn't say that, his look of disgust, standing there with his hands on his hips, will haunt Braves fans all winter.
This should be covered in Managing 101. ... Who cares if it's the seventh inning or the eighth inning or the ninth. I'd rather lose with Carpenter in the ninth inning or the 10th inning or whenever ...
Look, managing your bullpen in a structured manner in the regular season is one thing.
October is not the regular season.
Fredi Gonzalez didn't think the best reliever in the game can get six outs.
He ended up getting none.
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Awesome fun!! Thanks Guys!
Thank you!!!
So for the 21st Century make it Red Sox 3, Yankees 2.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great stat!
Nutmeg, we have to keep meeting like like this!!!!
3 to 1. The year 2000 was part of last century.
I was gonna ask that same question, could be either of them. I don’t like splitting but I guess both deserve it. Randy Johnson should have gotten it alone in 2001.
There were THREE in 1981. WTF.
Boston Red Sox have won 3 World Series in the 21st Century and the New York Yankees have won zero (last one was in 2000 which was still 20th Century).
I do have beer however and I intend to go on drinking for another hour or so as I have not seen a World Series win in Fenway Park during my lifetime.
We owe the Dodgers a giant Thank You!!!!!
Enjoy.
Yankees won in 2009.
“I don’t like splitting but I guess both deserve it”
Agreed!
Erin Andrews should be the MVP prize instead of a car or whatever.
Check out Sulu Jr.!!
I’d like to congratulate former White Sock, Jake the Peave, he’s got the same guy he was before all the injures but he’s always had the heart of a champion.
It’s been a great ride folks.
Let’s do it again next year.
Mears
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How about this, the Red Sox have won 3 since the last time the other cursed team, the Cubs, last won a playoff game!
“Erin Andrews should be the MVP prize instead of a car or whatever.”
I second that idea!!!
“Sulu Jr.”
He was looking at Erin’s irma. He knows.
“I’d like to congratulate former White Sock, Jake the Peave, he’s got the same guy he was before all the injures but he’s always had the heart of a champion.”
Yes!!! He is a first ballot earth whore!
Looks like Ortiz won the MVP trophy, the truck and Erin to put in the back of the truck...
You bet!!!
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