Balta1701

A 2 WAR guy is fine on a 95 win team World Series team.

Dude that’s the call I’ve defended him on. This is the clip where Burns pulled Darryl Strawberry after 9 home runs because he was left handed.

Oh for gods sake yes

No

Gordon Beckham

Nasty.

By you move the body, you don’t try to backhand if you have it in the dirt that far in front.

Nice Pitch.

That’s fair. This wasn’t only on LaRussa. Someone is supposed to do their job. But at some point, the manager needs to let the guy do his job too.

Someone is got To pitch here. May as well go with the lefty.

Monday.

He definitely wasn’t good, but he wasn’t so bad that you think Bummer versus three righties including Cruz is obviously dramatically better. If Kimbrel gives up a homer to Lowe, I am sitting here blaming Kimbrel only.

I didn’t like the bullpen usage, but once it got to Cruz, you can’t let Cruz beat you. He was just going to.

Pitching to Cruz with a lefty and having him beat you would be insane.

HE DID IT AGAIN

On paper you’re ok with Bummer facing three straight righties potentially including Cruz?

That one I agree with. You do not let Cruz beat you there against a lefty.

First of all, it seemed a little odd to bring in Kimbrel in the 8th against the bottom of their order. Then, pulling Kimbrel for platoon splits, when they were just going to bring in Arozarena and then Franco and Cruz were up next?

Phooey.

Thank god.

Walk him now.

This inning is going to end 6-4 isn’t it?

You don’t get that call when the pitches beforehand were that far off.

I really don’t like this bullpen usage.

So that thing knocked him out for 11 days? Ouch.