[F16Fighter]

"And I'm still peeved that Torre went with the likes of Kevin Brown and Javy Vazquez in Game 7 of last year, and never pitched El Duque, even though he said he was ready and able to get into the game."

Agree...

Torre must have forgotten that El Duque was a PROVEN Big Game money pitcher (didn't you have the feeling Duque was gonna extricate the Chisox outta that bases-load/no-out jam?), and Kevin Brown...wasn't.

[NYCVirago]

Torre must have forgotten that El Duque was a PROVEN Big Game money pitcher (didn't you have the feeling Duque was gonna extricate the Chisox outta that bases-load/no-out jam?), and Kevin Brown...wasn't.

Absolutely. And Torre's bullpen mismanagement is continuing this series. Leiter has done a great job as a lefty specialist, but Torre, instead of being happy with that, is having him 1) stay in too long, and 2) face righties. It makes no sense. And Torre should have left Small in to finish the 6th -- the hits Aaron gave up were all bloopers.

And then there's Tom Gordon. He really, really stinks in October -- he did last year, and he's doing it now. The fact that Al Leiter had to bail him out says it all.