9/12 Game 1 Star Sox...The Next Generation
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Think he means Whitlock. NESN has been talking about his brother a lot while showing Houck on the screen, because NESN things.
Edit: But I'm also only half paying attention so I definitely could have missed something.
If you scroll to the right, there are two games where he had inherited runners which scored.
I don't dislike Love-ra as a pitcher, but he has limitations. Death on righties, murdered by lefties. Use accordingly, and he's a very good sort of "last man" in the bullpen.
Isn't it the manager's job to optimally deploy the players he has rather than trying to get an extra inning out of them when it's clear it won't work?
Using Pivetta and Llovera to get you through 7 in decent shape on a doubleheader day is pretty good. The fucking offense needs to step up and justify using guys out of the bullpen now potentially burning them tonight. Too many bullshit weak at bats.
Those watching on mlbn, I'd be interested in Costas and Verducci's take on the Pivetta situation, b/c mlbn was talking about how good and important he's been to the Sox. Wonder if they are blaming Cora (I sort of am) for not getting him out sooner.
It's never "clear it won't work." It's a double header. He has a pitcher with 70 pitches who is cruising. He's going to do what exactly? Bring in Martin?
He's cooking with shitty ingredients. The players need to play better. Blaming every time they fail on the manager for not predicting it is just crazy.
Llovera seems like a decent guy to use when you're losing. About 2/3ds of the time he has a good chance not to make it worse.
So, you be the manager here. In real time. In a perfect world, Schreiber should come out. But you have a game tonight. And you're losing with the bottom of your line up coming.
Choice between shitty options.
Choice between shitty options.
