--- "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1) Has anyone ever seen a Manager go to the mound, > ask the Pitcher if he > still "has it", and seen the Pitcher say "No."
Yes, all the time, but it was obvious that Pedro was gassed. But he's Pedro - he's never going to ask out. It's not in his nature. > > 2) Has anyone ever seen a Pitcher who says "Yes" to > this question not > immediately proceed to get shelled? Sure - in fact, they probably usually don't get shelled, since any pitcher good enough to get the manager's respect will probably be able to gut it out on sheer talent. > > Again not much of a baseball fan, but it seems like > every year Managers > wait too long to pull their "Aces" in the late > innings of big playoff > games... Prior being but the latest example until > now. I mean, wouldn't > you rather pull your "Ace" a little too early in a > close game than pull him > a little too late? If you are good enough to be a > playoff team, surely > you have guys who are good enough to go a mere *two* > innings for you right??? > > JDG We just watched an example of why the Yankees always win in the postseason (writing then when it's tied in the 11th inning). However this game ends, Joe Torre completely outmanaged Grady Little. Which he always does, every postseason. Dusty Baker, like Bobby Cox, has many virtues. But they're both tactically inept. They can get teams _to_ the playoffs, but once they're _in_ the playoffs, tactically more skilled managers can outfox them. Joe Torre makes lots of mistakes - his lineup construction and roster management are often inexplicable. But he's tactically superb. He knew that four runs wasn't insurmountable, so he pulled Roger. He didn't give Roger the option - he said, you're out. It's Game 7 of the freaking ALCS. Everyone's available. I would never have sent Pedro out for the 8th - that was stupid, he'd given the Sox 7 beautiful innings, that's all you need. Tim Wakefield or Derek Lowe should have pitched the 8th, and Scott Williamson should have pitched the 9th, and I'd be asleep right now instead of swearing at the TV screen... ===== Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
