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 ...
Effin' Peavy!
2nd strike on Nava was a ball.
Phew!
Wow, he got out of it.
Nice Bogy gapper.
Ump gave another strike to Kelly. Drew should’ve walked.
Mike Carp hits for Peavy who is done after only 4 IP and 64 pitches thrown. Not sure why you lift him here.
Carp does get the run in.
Bogarts scores on the ground ball and the shutout is over.
This Ump is giving the questionable nibble on the outside.
If Kelly doesn’t get that oustide call he gets hit.
Maybe he’s hurt?
Anyway I think it’s a good move, he’s shaky.
Farrell took the opportunity to score runs, so Peavy was pulled for a hitter.
Boy are the Sox getting screwed by that home plate ump. Two of those pitches Dubront just threw were obvious strikes!
Right, NL baseball.
Nava slaps the fastball.
Yeah, Nava!
Dubront doing well tonight...
Breslow warming in the bullpen...
*sigh*
Did anybody notice the way that pitcher leaned over after throwing that fastball? He was definitely trying to get the attention of somebody in the dugout.
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