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 ...
TB got very lucky in the top of the 2nd.
VERY lucky.
World Series Bound, and pickin’ up steam!
Who?
If you were a Tiger fan, you’d know.
Not really a fan. Rather see them than Tampa Gay though.
why did the A’s not use Rollie Fingers today? ... wait a minute ... I’ve got the wrong game.
GOPSTER, youze get to watch Maddon do a bullpen game today. How delightful! Put on your seatbelts, it gonna be a weird one.
I think Rollie Fingers was warming up.
Pete/Mauro, my thoughts on Maddon were shared earlier. Ick.
google:
“maddon fan club massachusetts chapter”
and you be on that web site! Did you resign?
As long as TAM loses...
Maybe should have sent Bogaerts to steal second...and then Els knocks him in.
Never mind..pass ball/wild pitch by TB. :-)
Sox small ball takes the lead over the Devil Rays.
YES YES YES YES YES YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fredi Gonzalez has continued the Bobby Cox idea that you can manage in the post season the same way you manage in the regular season and the results speak for themselves.
Rodney imploded. Sox about to put this away.
MLB needs to punish TAM for hitting Victorino so often.
Bottom of the 8th coming up...
I started to wonder if TB has got something against Victorino.
F*C* YOU TAMPA, YOU SUCK!!!
ENJOY THE SALMONELLA AT SHONEY’S, YOU FAGGOT TRASH!!!
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