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Doesn’t help to have a low energy septuagenarian as manager either.

Sheets homer today reminded me of last night TLR blunder of hitting Goodwin in the 9th instead of Sheets. Today Goodwin strikes out with a man on 3 rd and1 out, and fails to catch Benintendi’s drive and the bloop. Stoney called out Goodwin as not a good CF. Can’t wait until Goodwin grabs some permanent bench. Don’t know what TLR is waiting for. Whatever offense he can provide doesn’t makeup for his horrible D.

More double plays. Will need to hit and run more and take our chances that way. Open some holes in the infield. These DPs are rally killers. We need to adjust.

Goodwin has been horrible. Prefer Hamilton in CF even against righties. His D in CF has cost us in many games. Heists best a AAA player.

We should start worrying about them more than the Indians.

I don’t think Sheets is capable of hitting a ball as soft as Goodwin did to end the game.

Because we had a more dangerous lefty in Sheets also available.

One DP now.

If you are a pitcher who would you fear more, Sheets or Goodwin? That says it all. TLR is exasperating. When are we going to get a competent manager? We have suffered enough with Ventura and Rentería to turn the clock back to the last century with TLR as well.

For some reason Tony favors Goodwin beyond Goodwin’s ability. Goodwin is a bona fide AAA player.

Ángel Hernández Memorial Award for the home plate umpire tonight.

Wow. Goodwin and not Sheets. Don’t like this move.

We are still alive. Tying run to the plate.

Both Heuer and Crochet looked better tonight than in recent appearances. It is the best takeaway tonight. Our offense has been more of a problem lately than the relievers.

No chance with Tim’s impatience. He swung at ball 3.

If Heuer can come around we don’t need to give the house away for a reliever.

TA swinging at ball 3 when we need to bring the tying run to the plate. Do we have a more patient alternative for lead off? Tim swings at everything, not a good trait for lead off hitter.

This is good news, as we need that 7 th inning effective reliever.

Only guys throwing 95+ mph can get away with missing in the zone. Certainly not Keuchel.

Guess that Collins is coming in for Zabala anyway , so Tony did not want to waste a hitter.

Keuchel is our weakest starting pitcher now. No margin for error with his stuff when he misses over the middle of the plate like tonight.

Maybe we should not hit Eloy cleanup until he gets his shit together. I would bat Vaughn clean up instead.

At least we got 2 runs.

Vaughn is ourMVP now. No one I would rather see at the plate now than AV.