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10-10-2012, 12:46 PM
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Re: Should Dusty have punted Game 1?
So we'd rather be a loss away from elimination right now just so Latos could be ready to go? This dude's got stronger nerves than me.
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10-10-2012, 12:58 PM
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Re: Should Dusty have punted Game 1?
If Dusty had decided to punt who would have been his punter? Leake? He looks like a kicker to me.
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10-10-2012, 01:00 PM
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Re: Should Dusty have punted Game 1?
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10-10-2012, 01:06 PM
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10-10-2012, 01:33 PM
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Re: Should Dusty have punted Game 1?
I wish I could say something strong enough to convey exactly how ludicrous I find this idea right now but I'm just too dumbfounded to say much of anything.
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10-10-2012, 01:40 PM
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Re: Should Dusty have punted Game 1?
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10-10-2012, 01:42 PM
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Re: Should Dusty have punted Game 1?
I think people are seeing the word "punt" in the thread title and thinking that means the OP actually suggested the Reds should have intentionally lost the first game. If you read his post you will see that he never said that...
I think Price and Dusty handled the situation just fine in that game and it worked out well. But I don't think using LeCure, Simon and Hoover instead of LeCure and Latos would have automatically resulted in a loss or a "punt". The Reds likely would have won the game either way since they scored 5 runs. Latos only pitched four innings after all. If the Reds had used Simon and Hoover for those four innings instead of Latos they would not have given up 4+ runs. The Reds would have won the game either way . |
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10-10-2012, 03:54 PM
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Re: Should Dusty have punted Game 1?
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Or, he could have saved some of the 9 runs from Game 2 and applied them to Game 3. Sometimes I don't know what he's thinking, either of those moves would have us in the NLCS in a flash. |
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10-10-2012, 03:58 PM
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Re: Should Dusty have punted Game 1?
I played a lot of NCAA football for the PS2 in college.
Rule #1: NEVER PUNT.
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10-10-2012, 05:43 PM
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Re: Should Dusty have punted Game 1?
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10-10-2012, 06:43 PM
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Et tu, Brutus?
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Re: Should Dusty have punted Game 1?
Is this a real question?
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