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PaulFolk

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I'm sorry, but this one was buck's fault completely.

You've got a struggling closer with a lack of command.

You throw him out there against 3 straight power hitting lefties when you could have gone with matusz.

I freaking hate that you HAVE to use one guy in the ninth regardless of the situation.

Why play great, smart match up baseball for 8 innings only to abandon it in the 9th????

Buck should be smarter than that.

I hear ya! But Buck did do a good job with the lineup (Hardy batting third, starting Casilla).

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Strop has like a .88 ERA over his last 13 games.

I have no facts to back this up. But my gut tells me that's because most of the runs he has been allowing are charged to the pitcher he is relieving. How many inherited runners has he had that he let score?

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