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 ...
Yes, IF he could stay healthy, which he can’t.
Trade him and resign Lester to a long term deal. Then move Workman to the starting rotation, see what Peavy does and go from there.
Peavy’s off the books after next year; Lackey after 2015.T hey should have more youngsters or free agents to plug in to those spots.
Though Tampa/St. Pete is a bit of a drive from here I have been there to see the Indians and Rays play. Too bad the playoff game in Cleveland didn’t go their way.
I wish I had seen that last night. It's one of my and hubby's favorite shows. I was so busy watching the NESN and MLB Network post-game shows, I forgot about ESPN.
I regularly watch the MLB network hilite program, and Harold Reynolds is lucky that ESPN forced him out over that trumped up sexual harassment accusation.. He's superb.
My husband and I agree with you... Harold Reynolds is superb and I fully believe that was a trumped up sexual harassment accusation, as you said.
Living in CT, I hear lots of rumors of what it's like to work at Bristol, CT-based ESPN. Overall it doesn't sound like a great place to work. Harold is either lucky - or smart - to get out of ESPN.
Those Sawx fans had nothing else to do, as I'm sure the Fenway-area bars were all closed last night, LOL.
We were lucky to have attended the awesome Saturday night game at Fenway, when the Red Sox defeated the Detroit Tigers. In anticipation of excessive "celebration" that night, the Boston Police closed down all the bars in the immediate Fenway area.
We stayed inside Fenway until about 1:15 AM, but once we were out on the street, we were stunned to see all the bars closed. Usually the bars on Lansdowne Street are hopping until the wee hours on a Saturday night...
Yes, we were rooting for Terry Francona's Indians!
I agree. Who the hell knows what's going on inside Clay's head?
Found this on BostonDirtDogs.com last night (you have to watch a short commercial before video starts):
Watch Buchholz lobbing balls in the outfield before Game 1 of the WS
Clay looks rather girlish, doesn't he? *sigh*
I agree. I assume Dumb and Dumber are Joe Buck and the super-annoying Tim McCarver.
I can barely tolerate Buck - he seems to be Fox Sports #1 Golden Boy - but McCarver??? There are so many other former MLB players who would be SO much better in that role than Tim McCarver!
“Clay looks rather girlish, doesn’t he? *sigh*”
Hence, the term ‘irma’.
“I assume Dumb and Dumber are Joe Buck and the super-annoying Tim McCarver.”
Yep.
There are so many other announcers that would be better than either of them, period.
Here’s a thought..if Kershaw’s gonna get $300 mill, what’s Wacha wortha?
Duh Cards, media, fans are whining that Lester put something on the ball. Yawwwwn. It’s for grip. Bring back the rosin bag behind the pitching mounds.
I just threw out Stanley’s name as banter as an alternative for Shiraldi and Oil Can.
Is that like 9 tenths of a miracle? ;^)
Much ado about nothing...
Dumb and Dumber are starting up...game time must be close.
All Wacha Wacha Wacha Wacha....
Yep. What can you do? It’s another reason I want a sweep; no more ‘D’-level announcers.
Just checking in ...did they show Sweet Liberal James singing?
And stuck listening to that liberal peacenik - James Taylor's - wimpy rendition of our National Anthem. Grr!
OK Fox just showed a quick clip of the first pitch, but we didn't see it live.
I don’t know who sang what. Who is Sweet Liberal James?
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