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2 minutes ago, HowAboutThat said:

Thank you very much! I have to withdraw my concern about back to back days of work, and no joke.

Very grateful.

however, I wish those guys in the booth would shut up about that stupid bobble head.

Yeah, I’ve heard enough about that.  

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4 minutes ago, HowAboutThat said:

Thank you very much! I have to withdraw my concern about back to back days of work, and no joke.

Very grateful.

however, I wish those guys in the booth would shut up about that stupid bobble head.

Yeah it's about the time of the game for Kevin Brown to obsess over some food item sold at Dodgers Stadium.

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I was looking for a Matt Bowman specific thread and couldn’t find one so this is the best place for this question: 

Last night Bowman threw a whopping 42 pitches, finishing with a complete meltdown. After a 22-pitch 7th, which included a walk and a double plus 2 Ks, Hyde brought him out again…after 22 pitches.

After a very fast 8-pitch top of the 8th, Hyde brought Bowman out again. He gave up a 5-pitch single, a 3-pitch fly out of Ohtani, and then two walks in ten pitches.

My question is what reason was there to bring Bowman out for the 8th after 22 pitches and a very short top of the inning? And then to let him remain until after he’d loaded the bases? 

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