OFFICIAL TLR HEAD SCRATCHER THREAD

[redbirdjazzz]

The sooner he retires the better.

wha?

Hyperbole is the new black.

[jim]

Runner on 2nd, tie game in the 8th, nobody out. Bunting is not a bad option, but not with your cleanup hitter. Looking at Stavy trying to bunt I'm guessing that isn't his strongest suit. And on turf. With your cleanup hitter.

Just a terrible decision by LaRussa. Brutally bad

[greenback44]

Stavinoha is a cleanup hitter about like FoxNews is fair and balanced. The players didn't execute that inning, and that's not La Russa's fault.

[jim]

Stavinoha is a cleanup hitter about like FoxNews is fair and balanced. The players didn't execute that inning, and that's not La Russa's fault.

Then fine, the mistake was made 3 hours ago. Doesn't make it any less important.

[st.lewis11]

Runner on 2nd, tie game in the 8th, nobody out. Bunting is not a bad option, but not with your cleanup hitter. Looking at Stavy trying to bunt I'm guessing that isn't his strongest suit. And on turf. With your cleanup hitter.

Just a terrible decision by LaRussa. Brutally bad

Other factors making it worse; bunting to the left side instead of to the right...and Freese on deck, who had done poorly in previous AB's vs. Romero.

[jim]

Runner on 2nd, tie game in the 8th, nobody out. Bunting is not a bad option, but not with your cleanup hitter. Looking at Stavy trying to bunt I'm guessing that isn't his strongest suit. And on turf. With your cleanup hitter.

Just a terrible decision by LaRussa. Brutally bad

Other factors making it worse; bunting to the left side instead of to the right...and Freese on deck, who had done poorly in previous AB's vs. Romero.

Bunting to the left side is the right thing to do, you want the 3B to field it. Problem was the pitcher got it, so the 3B could cover the bag.

[greenback44]

Stavinoha is a cleanup hitter about like FoxNews is fair and balanced. The players didn't execute that inning, and that's not La Russa's fault.

Then fine, the mistake was made 3 hours ago. Doesn't make it any less important.

I'll agree that was a mistake, although the obvious candidate for cleanup (Freese) has looked clueless as well.

Which reminds me, one of the reasons TLR had Stavinoha bunting is because Romero had made him look like the hack that he is.

[st.lewis11]

Runner on 2nd, tie game in the 8th, nobody out. Bunting is not a bad option, but not with your cleanup hitter. Looking at Stavy trying to bunt I'm guessing that isn't his strongest suit. And on turf. With your cleanup hitter.

Just a terrible decision by LaRussa. Brutally bad

Other factors making it worse; bunting to the left side instead of to the right...and Freese on deck, who had done poorly in previous AB's vs. Romero.

Bunting to the left side is the right thing to do, you want the 3B to field it. Problem was the pitcher got it, so the 3B could cover the bag.

But Romero, as a lefty, falls off the mound that way to get an extra jump on the ball. I was taught as a youngster to bunt to the right side to get the runner to third., when it's not a force play.

[Faceman]

The play is to bunt to 3rd, and get it by the pitcher. Dan said that Overbay had charged way in.

I got no problem with the bunt. If AP was on first, I would. But getting him to 3rd with one out, that's a decent play. I would have been fine with him hitting straight up too.

[Faceman]

lol ... first DH game Tony manages and he loses the DH. AL managers will lose the DH maybe 1-2 times per year for some tactical reason.

Puttin' his signature on the game.

Actually it isn't a crazy move - Rasmus to CF in place of Winn in a game where you are winning and getting Rasmus in place of Stavy vs. a RHP which worked out pretty well.

I just think it's funny still.

edit... omg. He takes Luddy out and slides Winn over to RF. I thought he had his best defensive OF out there .. Holl/Raz/Luddy which would make some sense.

Losing the DH unnecessarily is ridiculous. Putting his signature on the game is exactly the way to phrase it. It's borderline embarrassing.

The sooner he retires the better.

Not even close. It's basically the same as pulling one of your stud hitters late for a defensive sub. That happens all the time. He's got an NL roster (flexible bench) in a 8-4 game with plenty of hitters (for ph if by chance the Jays make it a game again). With Ludwick hurting on top of that.