IST: Cubs @ Giants

[TL1961]

We lost the game. So obviously his decisions didn't "play" (like Maddon likes to say). You either win or lose. In fairness...Lester may not even have been at the ballpark. I have issue with just conceding an inning...in an extra innings game on the road vs the hottest team in baseball. There's 3 outs an inning, Not TWO. 2 out rally's happen all the time. Maddon was saying...we give up this inning. We can't do anything. You guys go ahead and have at it in your half. I hate that attitude. If Maldonado is so important that you need to save him for later...why not USE him and give it a damn shot right then and there. The chances of winning are already low. The worst that would happen is Maldonado strikes out and you have no one left on the bench. But in a 13 inning game it's gonna be over soon anyway. You go for it. 3 outs an inning. Not two. You don't just give up cuz there's two outs when one run by the home team...as we saw....wins it for them.

I think the opposite.
A manager does have to know when to concede an inning. Sending up a guy who might get a single with two outs and bases empty instead of saving him for a possible RBI situation is a decision a manager MUST make.

And any good manager knows no matter what he does, part of teh fanbase will second guess him. Smart managers don't make their decisions on whether the guy in Row 23 will like it.

 

[TL1961]

you put Garcia in left, center, right, why not SS?

Ummm.....because SS is not LF.
I don't recall seeing him in CF.

 

[truthbedamned]

Nobody wants to shed blood. What we apparently want to do is try to convince a few people who are completely ignorant and pigheaded, which is a waste of time.

You don't consider ANYTHING anyone says. You simply dig in with the ridiculous argument that a guy who has been hurt running the bases and who was scheduled to pitch a day game the next day should be available in extra innings to run the bases. (And if you want him to bat, and think it matters, it means you expect him to run the bases and score. Otherwise there's no discussion.)

I guess that HR recently means we should expect one every time up now.

Now that Lester has been scratched I understand why he didn't use him last night. And I do consider things that others say. I just am growing weary of the Maddon games .

 

[TL1961]

Chatwood is wild every time out. Let's not blame Joe's usagle of him for any wildness we see. He has never not been wild.

 

[TL1961]

Now that Lester has been scratched I understand why he didn't use him last night. And I do consider things that others say. I just am growing weary of the Maddon games .

Well, my final word is, no matter whether you like Maddon's decsion making in general, or you don't, I simply can't see ANY manager batting Jon Lester there.

 

[SilenceS]

Thats a playable ball. Dont be douches

 

[SilenceS]

KB!!!!!!! 3-0

 

[SilenceS]

Im pretty sure Josh Hader is about to attempt a 3 inning save.

 

[CSF77]

Man dat Chatwood is a scrub and doesn't belong on MA Cubs. Get that bum out of here.

Flock dat guy.

 

[CSF77]

Im pretty sure Josh Hader is about to attempt a 3 inning save.

Desperately seeking a save.

 

[CSF77]

Whelp... Come on Chut figure it out. Mills did.

 

[CSF77]

There ya go.

 

[zack54attack]

Wow, Albert..

 

[CSF77]

How far did it go? I'm stuck at work.

 

[zack54attack]

How far did it go? I'm stuck at work.

389.

 

[DB012031]

Chatwood solid so far through 4 Innings: 4 Hits, 1 Walk and 5K's. Only 1 run allowed. Hope Joe can get 1 more inning out of him so he can qualify for the win, he has earned it.

 

[SilenceS]

How far did it go? I'm stuck at work.

It was a high fastball out of the zone and he hit a laser beam to left.

 

[choyne35]

It was a high fastball out of the zone and he hit a laser beam to left.

So Rizzo and Bryant got thrown out of the game?

 

[DB012031]

So Rizzo and Bryant got thrown out of the game?

No...Joe in his infinite wisdom decided to do a double switch and take Bryant out...Completely stupid if you ask me since Rizzo was the last AB. Put VC at first and try to buy another inning from ChatWood and let him hit as to not waste 2 bench bats by the 5th inning. Chatwood can hit and with the 3 run lead, buy as many spots as you can with him...

 

[choyne35]

No...Joe in his infinite wisdom decided to do a double switch and take Bryant out...Completely stupid if you ask me since Rizzo was the last AB. Put VC at first and try to buy another inning from ChatWood and let him hit as to not waste 2 bench bats by the 5th inning. Chatwood can hit and with the 3 run lead, buy as many spots as you can with him...

Oh ok. Yeah that’s dumb as hell especially with an off day tomorrow. Here’s another theory... Bryant just got traded and Rizzo wasn’t happy about it ?. Kidding sorta