QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ Aug 18, 2005 -> 08:04 AM)
the fact that we didnt need adkins till the 16th inning showed Ozzie's management of the pen was perfectly fine. The Twins would of been in the same situation if they hadnt used guerrier for 4 innings.
I agree. While Adkins was truly awful, I can't put the 16-inning loss on him or on Ozzie's managing. Ozzie managed to win in 9 innings. If Herm doesn't give up the gopher-ball to Cuddyer, I wouldn't have been so tired at work yesterday. Or if the Sox offense could drive in a guy from second with one out, same story. Or if Cuddyer doesn't snag Crede's liner in extra innings, same story.
Maybe Adkins could have made it through the 16th if the umpire doesn't blow the call at first base (and honestly, it was too close to legitimately call it a "blown call") for the non-DP, but if the Sox couldn't manage a run in those extra innings, they didn't deserve to win that game.