Game feed froze, but something wacky happened.
Game feed froze, but something wacky happened.
"The players make the manager, it's never the other way." - Sparky Anderson
I'd love to see Chapman hit this inning.
Cyclone and Brutus, I agree. Marshall has been a bit shaky lately too. Just a bad stretch by the team overall. Trust me, I'm not overreacting to this like most. I like Broxton as a pickup, I truly do. I just think his stuff plays better in the 8th. That's all I was implying. He's not a HORRIBLE 8th inning option, I just think Marshall is better.
How was Phillips not at second. That was a mile high.
Hoping to change my username to 75769024
Ludwick pops out to shallow left and Cozart's unable to tag from third. Two out.
The Lost Decade Average Season: 74-88
2014-22 Average Season: 71-91
I would hate it if my team's home games were in a park like this. It's truly a crapshoot on days like this.
Per Brenly, the most consistent hard wind in years at Wrigley.
Let's set aside what anyone thinks of Broxton for a moment. A case could be made that Marshall is much more suited to pitch the 7th because of his versatility.
Broxton is basically a one-inning pitcher because of his surgery and durability, except in isolated cases. So if you bring him in during the 7th, you're usually guaranteed of needing someone for the 8th.
However, if you bring in Marshall, you can be a lot more versatile and keep him in for two innings depending on the lineup, whether the Reds score in the 7th/8th, etc. I think by having Marshall in the 7th, the Reds can play against high leverage much better than if they did it the other way around.
"No matter how good you are, you're going to lose one-third of your games. No matter how bad you are you're going to win one-third of your games. It's the other third that makes the difference." ~Tommy Lasorda
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