GAME THREAD: A.L. Wildcard Playoff Game

[slakattack]

This game is starting to smell like Red Sox.

[scOtt]

This game is getting away from KC.

[Chavez Ravine]

Yikes, you gotta work to allow the A's offense to break out on you.

[kelsey59]

The wheels have come off for KC.

[25 Nuggets]

Wow. I guess the decision to yank "Big Game" James is going to be discussed for some time.

[24fps]

Oakland breaking thing wide open. Pity, I was hoping for KC to take the next step.

[Palmoripken]

Stinks. Hope KC can come back but it won't be easy.

[malkusm]

Glad we have Buck. He wouldn't pull Tillman to put in Gausman in the 6th after only 82 pitches...

[Il BuonO]

Yost will lose his job. He has a TON of guys who he should have chosen to get those three outs, yet he chose a rookie. He's mismanaged his fantastic bullpen all year, he's gone for sure.

He should be gone. My question was rhetorical. Believe me, I've followed his ineptitude with bemusement all year.

[Nigel Tufnel]

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[weams]

Glad we have Buck. He wouldn't pull Tillman to put in Gausman in the 6th after only 82 pitches...

No. He would not.

[25 Nuggets]

Glad we have Buck. He wouldn't pull Tillman to put in Gausman in the 6th after only 82 pitches...

Depends on the situation. I don't think he'd do it with two men on and no outs though. He'd go to an established reliever like Hunter, Miller or O'Day.

[weams]

Depends on the situation. I don't think he'd do it with two men on and no outs though. He'd go to an established reliever like Hunter, Miller or O'Day.

With a one run lead? He would expect Tillman to work it out giving up no more than one. Which he would. Which Shields would have.

[Il BuonO]

With a one run lead? He would expect Tillman to work it out giving up no more than one. Which he would. Which Shields would have.

Yes, you see but Ned Yost was a protege of Bobby Cox. He has every angle covered and then some. He can't be bothered with things like his dominant BP when he has a flame throwing starter like Ventura in the pen for one game at his disposal. Who cares that isn't his role during the season? Well, Ned doesn't.

Leaving in Shields in that situation would have meant that Ned Yost didn't get a chance to over manage.

[Reboulet'sStache]

Glad we have Buck. He wouldn't pull Tillman to put in Gausman in the 6th after only 82 pitches...

That's almost a "Glad we don't have Ned" rather than a "Glad we have Buck" move. That was a classic Yost move that not many other managers would have made in that situation.