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Where's Craig Kimbrel? Not in the game (Oct. Baseball Live Thread)
ESPN ^ | October 8, 2013 | David Schoenfield

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 ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: 2013worldseries; alcs; alds; baseball; cardinals; dodgers; mlb; nlds; rays; redsox; tigers; worldseries
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To: nutmeg; Impy; Red Steel

Ok...looks like Matheny is playing the Joe “Shoney’s” Maddon game of 31 relievers.


601 posted on 10/23/2013 7:44:31 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (You're a very weird person, Yossarian.)
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To: nutmeg; Impy; Red Steel

Yep, Buck was getting pants activity about the 15th STL reliever of the night...a real flamethrower...Papi took him deep. 7-0.

STFU Joe, you hayseed.


602 posted on 10/23/2013 7:48:06 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (You're a very weird person, Yossarian.)
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To: nutmeg

Papi scarred them now.


603 posted on 10/23/2013 7:48:40 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel; GOPsterinMA
Yeah! Big Papi hits a spectacular 2-run homer off the "unhittable" Cards reliever Siegrist!

Hey Joe Buck, your Cards are losing!

604 posted on 10/23/2013 7:52:08 PM PDT by nutmeg (I don't always speak to Obama voters. But when I do, I order fries...)
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To: GOPsterinMA

LOL!


605 posted on 10/23/2013 7:52:45 PM PDT by nutmeg (I don't always speak to Obama voters. But when I do, I order fries...)
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To: nutmeg; Red Steel; Impy

About as unhittable as the Titanic was unsinkable...


606 posted on 10/23/2013 7:53:02 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (You're a very weird person, Yossarian.)
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To: GOPsterinMA; campaignPete R-CT

Weird moves, didn’t work out for him.

What do you think Mauro?


607 posted on 10/23/2013 7:53:51 PM PDT by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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To: Impy; campaignPete R-CT

If BOS wins tomorrow, this will be a sweep.

Mauro quiet, think I battered him into submission.


608 posted on 10/23/2013 7:55:37 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (You're a very weird person, Yossarian.)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Lester leaves after 112 pitches. Think he was in too long?


609 posted on 10/23/2013 7:56:55 PM PDT by darkangel82
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To: darkangel82

No. I would have let him throw a CG.


610 posted on 10/23/2013 7:57:42 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (You're a very weird person, Yossarian.)
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To: darkangel82; GOPsterinMA

Lester was magnificent!


611 posted on 10/23/2013 8:05:58 PM PDT by nutmeg (I don't always speak to Obama voters. But when I do, I order fries...)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Nava hits a double off the “unhittable” Martinez!


612 posted on 10/23/2013 8:07:59 PM PDT by nutmeg (I don't always speak to Obama voters. But when I do, I order fries...)
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To: nutmeg

Indeed!


613 posted on 10/23/2013 8:08:10 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (You're a very weird person, Yossarian.)
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To: nutmeg

But..b-b-but...he’s UNHITTABLE???


614 posted on 10/23/2013 8:11:50 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (You're a very weird person, Yossarian.)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Mauro relievers want LA Dodger batters.


615 posted on 10/23/2013 8:12:14 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

YES!!!


616 posted on 10/23/2013 8:13:30 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (You're a very weird person, Yossarian.)
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To: GOPsterinMA

Holliday solo HR gets Cards on the board.


617 posted on 10/23/2013 8:18:01 PM PDT by darkangel82
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Will be a good post-game show tonight on NESN. Forget Fox Sports 1

Crap... Home run Holliday...

618 posted on 10/23/2013 8:18:22 PM PDT by nutmeg (I don't always speak to Obama voters. But when I do, I order fries...)
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To: Red Steel; Impy; nutmeg

8-1 now...Dumb and Dumber smell comeback. Clowns.


619 posted on 10/23/2013 8:18:24 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (You're a very weird person, Yossarian.)
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To: darkangel82

‘shrugs’


620 posted on 10/23/2013 8:19:06 PM PDT by GOPsterinMA (You're a very weird person, Yossarian.)
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