Fat Strat wrote:One more thought on that... You can't got to a Westbrook or Jackson in the middle of an inning.
For crying out loud they are professionals who throw a baseball. If they don't have enough mental makeup to come in the middle of the inning then they don't need to be in the major.
Top 2nd: Texas
- M. Napoli walked
- C. Gentry singled to left, M. Napoli to second
- C. Lewis grounded into double play third to shortstop to second, M. Napoli out at third, C. Gentry to second
- I. Kinsler ground rule double to deep center, C. Gentry scored
- E. Andrus lined out to right
1 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors
Texas 2, St. Louis 2
Pitches-strikes - C Lewis 20-12; J Garcia 49-29.
Ground balls-fly balls - C Lewis 0-3; J Garcia 3-0.
Batters faced - C Lewis 6; J Garcia 11
Gorgeous double play earlier but Jaime doesn't have it tonight. He's not getting the bottom of the zone called for strikes and he's trying to get too cute.
This is going to be one of those games that ends 10-8.
OK, well, you probably send Jaime out there for another inning on a very short leash. I might consider pinch hitting for him here, though, and going with Westbrook to start the 3rd. No reason to mess around. Get the parade going play the matchups, burn everybody, and don't let one guy lose it for you.
That's what I would do. And as I said in Game 5, if Tony doesn't do that, I want to be wrong. Please, let me be wrong. I want Tony to be right.
Fat Strat wrote:One more thought on that... You can't got to a Westbrook or Jackson in the middle of an inning.
For crying out loud they are professionals who throw a baseball. If they don't have enough mental makeup to come in the middle of the inning then they don't need to be in the major.
They can do it, but they havne't. So you go to a real reliever that you've used in real high leverage situations all year long. Overreact much?
Fat Strat wrote:OK, well, you probably send Jaime out there for another inning on a very short leash. I might consider pinch hitting for him here, though, and going with Westbrook to start the 3rd. No reason to mess around. Get the parade going play the matchups, burn everybody, and don't let one guy lose it for you.
That's what I would do. And as I said in Game 5, if Tony doesn't do that, I want to be wrong. Please, let me be wrong. I want Tony to be right.
This. Throw Garcia out there one more time. If he gives up a duck snort, yank him for anyone.
