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.
(Excerpt) Read more at espn.go.com ...
Keeping Ortiz batting 3rd like in St. Louis which is good. Keep that hot bat up to the front of the lineup.
It’s a popularity contest...
Now only 75% of the vote is a popularity contest.
http://sabr.org/latest/new-sabermetric-component-revealed-rawlings-gold-glove-award
Baby steps.
Irma time is fast approaching. I’m not watching it though; I’ll be reading FR and ESPN.com
‘Halloween’ is on ‘til 10 and then ‘Sunny in PHI’ and ‘The League’ start after that.
It’s still BS.
GO RED SOX ping!
Go Red Sox! Hope Game 6 is the charm. Back later...
I’m getting too old for this!
:) Getting my solvents ready to huff.
Throwing down to 2nd. ...WS Game 6 starts now...
Beltran batting, moved to 2nd in the order.
Holliday bounces out to 1st. :-) 3 outs.
Ped just a little out in front...almost.
Damn.
10 pitch walk to Ortiz.
10-4!
What’s with all the negative vibes guys? This is kid is very talented but so are we!
GO SOX!
Papi is fired up, Dusty made a great play..
Obama is gone…
What could be betta?
What could be better?
Some crooked numbers on the scoreboard by the Sox.
Hey, BB...good to see ya!
No negative vibes here! Go BOS.
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