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 ...
Victorino needs remedial bunting. Keep the bat straight and horizontal when bunting...
I saw that. I can see that logic. Bogaerts will be the SS next season.
So close for Pedroia! Damn.
I was up there for Halloween (the days before the ‘94 election). It was amazing... you couldn’t tell the difference from any other day with the freaks out on the streets. Just had to remember to get inside before the “Red Hour.”
If you thought it was bad in ‘94, now is Dante’s Inferno.
Ball slammed and missed by inches
Yep...
Martinez is always a hard out. Drew positioned up the middle to take it away.
Great play!!!
U4-3. DP. Hehee.
1-0!!!
Scherzer grooved it to Bogaerts. Would have been a HR in many places. Els hammers another Scherzer pitch. 1 - 0 Red Sox.
Red Sox are not waiting this time. Bullpen up.
Yep...good. Need a DP here...
Bucholz stamina is not all the way back especially in high pressure games.
Morales - WTF?!?!
Can’t find the plate. Usually means big trouble.
Yep. Pull him!!!
Game 7...sh*t...
Buck appears to be happy.
Well he hates the city (I don’t know why) and that’s why he wants the team to lose.
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