07-28-2009, 10:17 AM
<!--quoteo(post=52647:date=Jul 28 2009, 08:58 AM:name=Coldneck)-->QUOTE (Coldneck @ Jul 28 2009, 08:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=52644:date=Jul 28 2009, 09:45 AM:name=The Dude)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (The Dude @ Jul 28 2009, 09:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->I didn't see the game thread, but I'm not sure how anyone could say it was a bad call.... Of course, I'm in favor of using the squeeze pretty much whenever possible.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You should read the game thread. Many of us were pissed Font was put in to PH instead of Fox, not the Lou called for a squeeze once Font was put into the game (although that could be argued as well since all we needed was a walk, a fly ball, or a grounder to the middle infield and the game was won). Fox had to come into the game anyway since Hill was already PH for in the prior AB. Fox is a flyball machine and Valaverde had no control last night (which makes bunting more difficult). Instead we burned bench spot by using Font leaving us with only Blanco on the bench for extra innings. I'm not getting into it again but this was the crux of the argument.
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Ah- I can see that.
You should read the game thread. Many of us were pissed Font was put in to PH instead of Fox, not the Lou called for a squeeze once Font was put into the game (although that could be argued as well since all we needed was a walk, a fly ball, or a grounder to the middle infield and the game was won). Fox had to come into the game anyway since Hill was already PH for in the prior AB. Fox is a flyball machine and Valaverde had no control last night (which makes bunting more difficult). Instead we burned bench spot by using Font leaving us with only Blanco on the bench for extra innings. I'm not getting into it again but this was the crux of the argument.
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Ah- I can see that.