I have to question this move. Yeah they are up 2-1 but Braves are bringing back Hudson on 3 days rest, why not Petitte? This is not the time to take it easy and outsmart yourself in my opinion. So up 2-1 they give their starters 4 days rest and instead of matching Petitte again Hudson which they won in game 1, they send in Backe (7+ ERA against Braves) in hopes they win? If not they got to go back to Atlanta and beat Smoltz in game 5?
Still thinking it over but offhand I think it sucks, I got Houston to win the series and disagree with this move already. If they lose today then good luck beating Atlanta in game 5. I just don't see it, play like it's an elimination game. Use Petitte and Clemens in the next two games if you need them, why send Backe out there at all and mess the matchups up? The edge Houson has in a playoff series over most teams is running their top 3 at you, if they are not going to do then hell I'd have never played them to begin with. Get the vaseline ready, I feel this one coming....
Still thinking it over but offhand I think it sucks, I got Houston to win the series and disagree with this move already. If they lose today then good luck beating Atlanta in game 5. I just don't see it, play like it's an elimination game. Use Petitte and Clemens in the next two games if you need them, why send Backe out there at all and mess the matchups up? The edge Houson has in a playoff series over most teams is running their top 3 at you, if they are not going to do then hell I'd have never played them to begin with. Get the vaseline ready, I feel this one coming....