Vs. Rays 10/1

[Dark Helmet]

Strops in. Bucks conceding this one it seems.

[Moose Milligan]

Aw, Strop...say it ain't so man.

Upton is killing it lately though.

[WEAVERMAN]

Here's Pedro, do not allow any runs.

[Greg]

Pedro cant pitch in the playoffs.

[Jagwar]

Holy Crap... Fernando Rodney has given up 9 R, only 5 ER all year.

[Tony-OH]

O's were 4 up with 3 to play Tony. If the O's play the Rays in the Wild Card it will be at OPACY.

You're right, but I still rather plays the A's than the Rays,

[mad4comp]

Pedro cant pitch in the playoffs.

He shouldn't even sniff the ball in the playoffs.

[isestrex]

Sigh Strop... what happened to somebody that I used to know?

[allquixotic]

I don't consider myself to have a lot of baseball smarts. In fact I'm dead wrong more often than not. But as soon as I saw Chen take the mound for the 7th, I immediately knew that doing so was, at best, an extremely risky gamble considering how much his performance has fallen off in the stretch.

The unfolding events increased my certainty with each pitch that any sane manager in the majors would pull Chen, leading up to the break-open base hit. But it didn't happen.

For someone who has more baseball wisdom and/or experience than me, is there any way that you can justify what Buck did, leaving Chen in as long as he did, on some rational basis? Or was he literally just too stubborn to see the elephant in the room (namely, that Chen was out of gas)?

It just seems like common sense from here. Maybe someone with as many games as Buck takes on an approach that defies common sense and it pays dividends over time. What would such an approach look like, and how in the world can it be said that such approach is more appropriate than just giving a struggling pitcher the hook in a game that could very well decide the division title?

I'm not trying to be snarky. I want answers. I want explanations. I want to know what in God's name was going through Buck's mind when he kept Chen in, and in, and in, and in, as he watched the game slip away?

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[WEAVERMAN]

K the next two Pedro, you can do it.

[Can_of_corn]

Glad to see Strop, I for one am conceding this one. Hopefully Strop, with a few days off that he has had, can get it back together. An effective Strop is needed for the playoffs.

[Greg]

Yea, was wondering that myself, thought that would be the case....

Even if the Rays sweep the O's they still need the Rangers to sweep the A'S and i don't see that.

[JR Oriole]

I am definitely pulling for Oakland. Why should Tampa get rewarded every year for waiting all the way until late September to decide to be unbeatable.....again? Their act is boring. Try harder in August next time.

[Jagwar]

You're right, but I still rather plays the A's than the Rays,

I'm infinitely more worried about playing the A's in Oakland than I am the Rays at OPACY.

[foxfield]

Are we a little tight boys and girls? It's just three little runs. Earl says we just need to get a couple on base and go long.:2yay-thumb: