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 ...
Looks like they will be partying in Sodom and Gomorrah tonight...
Double by Jacoby!
Yep Drew. Well, he was due. ;^)
Lynn up in the Cardinal bullpen.
Els Doubles. Wacha is throwing a lot less of his change up this time and he is paying for it.
Ortiz up... What the Cards going to do. Walk likely Yep....
Hear ya Bud! Walking Papi!
This is the first game I've tried to watch. I don't really enjoy watching it. It's too stressful. I can watch the Pats in the play-offs, though. I don't know what it is about baseball.
“Yep Drew. Well, he was due. ;^)”
And then some!!!
I do now!
Where’s that?
The bigger the game,the more important and stressful every pitch becomes.
This is incredible !
The line on Wacha Wacha Wacha Wacha - and it is not over yet.
Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Wacha 3.2 5 4 5 4 5 1 6.52
Nap Singles.
Fans out for blood now!
Yowza! Bases loaded! Victorino up!
OMG
Holy Shheeeiiittte!
Victorino keeps the hit parade going. Ortiz scores.
B-B-B-But he’s THE GREATEST PITCHER EVER!!!
Surely, those numbers you post are in err!
/s
The Rally Beards are out for a win tonight!
GOOD!!!
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