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 ...
I’m not a Cardinal fan, though they involve one of my earliest baseball memories(first World Series I remember). So I guess I could fill in for tonight. :)
WOO HOO!!!!
I’m pleasantly surprised that they overturned that horrendous call.
I missed the 1st what happened. How did the Red Sox score?
Me too!
OK... welcome. :-)
Napoli, bases clearing double.
Cool. :-)
The umps originally had Petey out, so runners on first and third. The 6 umpires got together and overruled the bad call! So the bases were loaded when Napoli hit it to the outfield. 3 runs scored!
I think they said the play was an E6.
I’m not a “fan” exactly of any non-Chi team. Too much of a homer. ;) I do like the Cardinals though, great organization.
I gotta got with Boston though in honor of a friend’s late mother.
LoL Wainright.
Thanks, Impy. I was so excited that Napoli got a hit with the bases loaded, I didn't even notice it was a double!
Thanks for the details. I see on MLB.com that Wainright was charged with 2 earned runs in the 1st.
“I gotta got with Boston though in honor of a friend’s late mother.”
:)
Ortiz just flatten out that shot a little like he hit the other night, Beltran likely doesn’t get there in time to rob him.
STL is looking bad. Wow...
Carpenter K’d. Lester sharp tonight.
What’s interesting is that ~4 years ago the g/f took me to an event at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston and Mumbles spoke; he did fine. I could understand him perfectly.
In fact we both said to each other: “Does he put on an act the other times he speaks?”
“You’re right. No doubt the next Boston mayor will be further left than Menino.”
Unfortunately, yes. I hope Boston doesn’t turn crappy like Providence mostly has since Cianci went to Club Fed. I hope Connolly wins; he seems to be a shade less worse than Walsh, who’s a union goon.
“Lester sharp tonight.”
Very. Resign him long term and dump Buchholtz.
“Ortiz just flatten out that shot a little like he hit the other night, Beltran likely doesn’t get there in time to rob him.”
Agreed.
I am thinking:
If Sox get 7-run lead, Lester comes out before 75 pitches and he can go in game 4 on short rest.
Farrell:
Farrell does not think like that, however.
Matheny:
Matheny may want to pull that stunt by getting Wainwright out early.
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