Why are you sitting you CY pitcher?

[joew]

This makes no sense unless Britton is hurt. You have to pitch him 2 innings. Why would you let him watch someone else blow the game?

[murph]

He had to be hurt right? Not even warming after his first time up.

[allquixotic]

Because Buck is a stubborn old man. He refuses to do the obvious thing. We need someone younger with a more elastic mind in there.

[Aristotelian]

The Cards got killed for doing this a couple years ago. The bottom line is it is a risk either way when you are on the road. If Zach gets through the 11th, Ubaldo is just as likely to blow up in the 12th. The real decision that killed us was leaving Miley too long in NYC, thereby costing us homefield advantage, thereby keeping Britton on the bench.

[evenparthrough9]

The Cards got killed for doing this a couple years ago. The bottom line is it is a risk either way when you are on the road. If Zach gets through the 11th, Ubaldo is just as likely to blow up in the 12th. The real decision that killed us was leaving Miley too long in NYC, thereby costing us homefield advantage, thereby keeping Britton on the bench.

Bundy. Did we forget about him?

[Aristotelian]

Bundy. Did we forget about him?

He would have been my choice over Ubaldo, yes I agree.

[pastorfan]

It is pretty hard to fathom.

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It is indefensible to put Jimenez in an unfamiliar role with Britton available. I love Buck, but I don't know what to say.

[joew]

In do or die, you go with ur best pitcher. If someone holds a gun to your head you worry about him and not the next gunmen. Buck says Britton was fine. No excuses! BAd bad

[murph]

Pedro Martinez defending Bucks decision. So there is that.

[murph]

My thought was put in Britton for 2 IP. If it isn't over, Bundy next. I don't get what he did at all.

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Is Bundy not feeling well maybe? That question wasn't asked. But yeaaaa

[tntoriole]

It is indefensible to put Jimenez in an unfamiliar role with Britton available. I love Buck, but I don't know what to say.

Or Bundy who has much better track of bullpen pitching success.

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[evenparthrough9]

Buck choked, plain and simple.

[Finisher]

My thought was put in Britton for 2 IP. If it isn't over, Bundy next. I don't get what he did at all.

It's inexcusable. You have to give Britton 2 innings here. Do or die game. Why are you risking not using him??

Britton loses the game, so be it. We don't score in those 2 innings, so be it. Reliever after Britton blows it, so be it.

You just flat out CANNOT lose a do or die game that goes extra without using the best closer on earth who has given up 1 run since April.