Can't blame Guillen...it's typical MLB manager inanity...everyone's guilty of it...they all play by the same stupid 'book'...
Top of the 8th, Buerhle has already thrown 90-something pitches. Nevin is due up 4th in the bottom of the 8th so you KNOW the ChiSox aren't gonna let him pitch to more than 3 batters, TOPS...
1-0 game, Sox get runners at the corners, nobody out. Buerhle up. And they let him hit.
He strikes out. The next two batters do too. White Sox don't score then or ever again and lose 2-1.
Typical managerial stupidity. In a low scoring game you HAVE to trust the 8 fresh arms in your pen and take advantage of scoring opps when they come..not let them pass you by.
But ever manager would've made the same stupid choice.
Top of the 8th, Buerhle has already thrown 90-something pitches. Nevin is due up 4th in the bottom of the 8th so you KNOW the ChiSox aren't gonna let him pitch to more than 3 batters, TOPS...
1-0 game, Sox get runners at the corners, nobody out. Buerhle up. And they let him hit.
He strikes out. The next two batters do too. White Sox don't score then or ever again and lose 2-1.
Typical managerial stupidity. In a low scoring game you HAVE to trust the 8 fresh arms in your pen and take advantage of scoring opps when they come..not let them pass you by.
But ever manager would've made the same stupid choice.
Brock I tend to disagree about every manager would have done the same thing...
To me I would say 2/3 of managers would have pinch hit for him and possibly every NL manager would have pinch hit for him....
This is not the first game Guillen has made stupid moves, he has been doing it all year....It is just that his pitching ahs been bailing him out and making him look good...
To me I would say 2/3 of managers would have pinch hit for him and possibly every NL manager would have pinch hit for him....
This is not the first game Guillen has made stupid moves, he has been doing it all year....It is just that his pitching ahs been bailing him out and making him look good...
Well, I know this is a Hermy/Guillen bash thread, but to be honest, Hermy was close to flawless before this, and Guillen had managed to look like a genius more often than not. Players play the game, guys strike out. Right move, wrong move, who knows. All of us second guessers are internet backseat drivers. Not many AL teams come into a NL park and fare well. Not making excuses but I think things tend to come back to the median or norm. Was Hermy going to have a perfect season? Was Guillen going to make all perfect decisions? Not too surprised that things are evening out, nature of the game.
Go Pale Hosers...OF:howdy:
Go Pale Hosers...OF:howdy:
