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 ...
Take Lackey out!
Wrong Bongo
Don’ t turn in to Grady Little!!!
He won the argument with Ferrell.
TEnse
Does this make any sense to anyone? Why didn’t he take Lackey out after the first hit, nevermind the second?
Now he’s out! Dam!
WE don’t wanna be in bird crap!
Time for a rum & coke.
I thought it had something to do with giving Lackey the win…
I am missing my bb expert.
Grady Little!!!
he got a 10-man bullpen ... even Peavy should be available if needed.
Craig up
Thank God that’s over.
Taz gets Craig to ground out. Cards deflate.
He had the win. Why he would listen to the pitcher, I don't know.
He's lucky as hell Tazawa bailed him out. One more single and it would have been 6-3.
Phew! Tazawa gets a quick out...
we get nervous because we know the manager will get a brain freeze.
Tazawa needs to go out to start the 8th. Please.
Think I just had a stroke..or maybe its the bourbon. Too close for comfort. Remember 2003?
They’re trying to kill me ... I put 911 on speed dial.
BB genius texted “ Because he wanted to go 7 full innings. He threw a gem and all things standing gets the win”
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