08-18-2009, 12:56 PM
<!--quoteo(post=58547:date=Aug 18 2009, 11:22 AM:name=jeffy)-->QUOTE (jeffy @ Aug 18 2009, 11:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=58545:date=Aug 18 2009, 10:19 AM:name=Butcher)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Butcher @ Aug 18 2009, 10:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=58544:date=Aug 18 2009, 11:12 AM:name=jeffy)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jeffy @ Aug 18 2009, 11:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=58518:date=Aug 18 2009, 08:42 AM:name=Coldneck)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Coldneck @ Aug 18 2009, 08:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->Walking Kouzmanoff to load the bases was not the best decision. Kouz has been a poor hitter all year long. He hits .243 with a .693 OPS against RHP. He strikes out a lot and is the ideal guy to face in that situation. Gregg has poor control and had already walked a guy. I just cannot understand why giving Kouz 1B, when he sucks, to load the bases when Gregg's control is shaky is the right move. Especially when the next hitter is much better.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It didn't load the bases. Before the walk, the only runner was Headly at 2nd, so first and third were both open.
If he was walking him to load the bases, then yes I would say it was dumb, but with first open and a runner at second, it really wasn't that bad of a decision to set up the force plays.
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I knew the game was over after the RBI double. Whether it took a bunch of painful extra innings, or a swift blow to the skull, it was over. It was inevitable. I'm glad it happened in the 9th. It saved me from staying up an extra hour to watch this hapless team flail around on the field.
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I felt the exact same way. I couldn't believe I stayed up just to see it end like that. What's even more sad is I'll probably do it all over again tonight.
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I turned it off after the double. That was the first game I watched in 2 weeks, and likely the last I'll watch all year.
It didn't load the bases. Before the walk, the only runner was Headly at 2nd, so first and third were both open.
If he was walking him to load the bases, then yes I would say it was dumb, but with first open and a runner at second, it really wasn't that bad of a decision to set up the force plays.
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I knew the game was over after the RBI double. Whether it took a bunch of painful extra innings, or a swift blow to the skull, it was over. It was inevitable. I'm glad it happened in the 9th. It saved me from staying up an extra hour to watch this hapless team flail around on the field.
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I felt the exact same way. I couldn't believe I stayed up just to see it end like that. What's even more sad is I'll probably do it all over again tonight.
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I turned it off after the double. That was the first game I watched in 2 weeks, and likely the last I'll watch all year.