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 ...
HR V-Mart! Tied.
Going to pick up a pizza; gonna be a long night between this game, BOS-TGAY and their substandard park and Sons of Anarchy.
Beisbol does not belong in a sealed dome! I hated when the W Sox had to play the Twins in the creepy metrodome.
Tigers take the lead. Billy Beane, 1 ALCS appearance and his team was swept.
Now if only that vile assmaggot Olbergirl could be permanently disappeared . . .
Reddick made two bad mistakes that will cost his team: not hustling at that fly ball, and striking out on a bad pitch.
I just supported the Tigers, I bought a Little Caesar’s pizza. $5 plus tax. Why not?
RE: Billy Beane. Entertaining movie, but why? Like you’ve pointed out Impy, he hasn’t even won a pennant as GM of the A’s.
And yes, beisball does NOT belong in a planetarium.
Utter bullsh*t.
Looks like I’m DVR’ing SOA tonight.
Definitely turning out to be a game worth watching.
DET is resilient!
The three ex-Indians in this game(Crisp, Peralta and Martinez) have come through for their current teams.
Good point!
The season Peralta was traded he was sucking for the Indians.
I wish I could find the picture of the game between the Tigers and Indians a couple years back with 3 Cabreras at second base.
Asdrubal, Orlando and Miguel?
It must have been. 2nd baseman, SS, and Miguel running.
“I wish I could find the picture of the game between the Tigers and Indians a couple years back with 3 Cabreras at second base.”
Coolness!
DET pulls it out. Go BOS!!!
BO Sox game starting.
Yep! Got it on - TY!
I’ll probably keep tabs on this game too.
No doubt!
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