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From: john smith on 29 Apr 2010 22:21 Why leave Arroyo in with Herrera and Rhodes down there? Just brutal move. This pitching staff can never have a shut down inning. I knew the Astros were going to score after Votto put them up 3-0.
From: Bob Braun on 30 Apr 2010 00:02 "john smith" <eddygdvd(a)msn.com> wrote in message news:10677-4BDA3EA1-14222(a)baytvnwsxa001.msntv.msn.com... > Why leave Arroyo in with Herrera and Rhodes down there? Just brutal > move. This pitching staff can never have a shut down inning. I knew the > Astros were going to score after Votto put them up 3-0. He left him in one guy too long. I don't like showing the opposing team the same guy three nights in a row either. Cordero got the job done......but damn it......I don't understand the need to run that 'CLOSER' out there no matter what.
From: tom dunne on 30 Apr 2010 00:20 On Apr 30, 12:02 am, "Bob Braun" <oxin...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > "john smith" <eddyg...(a)msn.com> wrote in message > > news:10677-4BDA3EA1-14222(a)baytvnwsxa001.msntv.msn.com... > > > Why leave Arroyo in with Herrera and Rhodes down there? Just brutal > > move. This pitching staff can never have a shut down inning. I knew the > > Astros were going to score after Votto put them up 3-0. > > He left him in one guy too long. I don't like showing the opposing team the > same guy three nights in a row either. Cordero got the job done......but > damn it......I don't understand the need to run that 'CLOSER' out there no > matter what. I think it was the right call tonight. Cordero is the best reliever on the team right now, and the team was three outs away from a close win and sweeping a rival. He didn't need to pitch yesterday, but I can see why Dusty hit the panic button after the Masset meltdown.
From: RJA on 30 Apr 2010 10:39 On Apr 30, 12:20 am, tom dunne <dunn...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Apr 30, 12:02 am, "Bob Braun" <oxin...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > "john smith" <eddyg...(a)msn.com> wrote in message > > >news:10677-4BDA3EA1-14222(a)baytvnwsxa001.msntv.msn.com... > > > > Why leave Arroyo in with Herrera and Rhodes down there? Just brutal > > > move. This pitching staff can never have a shut down inning. I knew the > > > Astros were going to score after Votto put them up 3-0. > > > He left him in one guy too long. I don't like showing the opposing team the > > same guy three nights in a row either. Cordero got the job done.......but > > damn it......I don't understand the need to run that 'CLOSER' out there no > > matter what. > > I think it was the right call tonight. Cordero is the best reliever > on the team right now, and the team was three outs away from a close > win and sweeping a rival. He didn't need to pitch yesterday, but I > can see why Dusty hit the panic button after the Masset meltdown. He also didn't need to pitch on Tuesday with a 4-run lead in a 6-2 win. Now you're heading to St.Louis having used him 3 days in a row.
From: john smith on 30 Apr 2010 22:02
Baker has way too long a leash when it comes to starting pitchers. My approach to that seventh inning would be, Bronson your going to be yanked if you allow one runner here. Not only did he do that, he allowed a homer and still let him continue. The game is very important from the seventh inning on and Baker goes by a script. He could have brought Rhodes in there to assure a shut down inning but he failed to do so. I would have used Massett in the save situation last night to try and get him going. It would have been a huge confidence booster.. Baseball is a great game and Danny you make a great point about Hannigan not getting that run in and putting it all on the pitcher. Putting that second run up against Oswalt last night was crucial. Yet Hannigan passed on trying. |