Re: Not to confuse Ken Macha with a managerial genius, but see Clueless Joe you CAN (and should) use your closer in a TIE ROAD game at times...


BadgerBC wrote:
Pa wrote:
Maybe it doesn't end up working, but Huston Street bought The A's the
9th and 10th innings tonight at Fenway...my guess is that IF Oakland
gets the lead in the top of the 11th that Street will come in to try
and close the game as well...I think his pitch count is still in the
20's at this point?. "Pa"

Uh, Joe has been doing this on the road this season. Shocking I know
but it's one of the few nice surprises.

It's pretty sad that at $5 million per that it took this year's
injuries and tough times to finally make it necessary for Torre to
actually manage! He's been one of the laziest, predictable skippers for
most of this decade. "Pa"

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