Saddest.. Game thread.. EVER.
Glad I was working for this one. Had a feeling arroyo was going to lay and egg tonight.
I was praying while reading that since it was only an 11 page thread that maybe the rain returned and we dodged a bullet.
No such luck. Can't wait to read a recap of this game.
"I hate to advocate chemicals, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone... But they've always worked for me."
-Hunter S. Thompson
Well I'm glad that's over. Go get'em next time.
I hear what you're saying, but I sure hope that Dusty doesn't even give a fleeting thought to what some player's agent thinks about how he uses his players.Originally Posted by kaldaniels
Game Recap:
Bronson was all over the place, but when he did throw a strike, it was right down the middle, about thigh high, the same place where guys would want every pitch in home run derby.
Brandon Phillips popped up overswinging with the bases loaded, then took a nice, fluid swing with the bases empty and hit one in the upper deck.
JJ Hardy hasn't hit in a month but suddenly finds his stroke right the day before the series with the Reds starts and "muscles" an outside pitch to right for a 3 run homer to make it 5-0 after 1.
Quote from me in the 2nd inning after pitcher gets infield hit and Weeks reaches again, but before Craig Counsell hits a tracer to right for the second inning in a row: "I sure hope Dusty gets someone warmed up in a hurry before this one gets out of hand." Enter Ryan Braun. Fastball down the middle, thigh high, Grand Slam to deep right center. Game over.
Jay Bruce hits a home run. Paul Janish pitches and gives up 5 runs but strikes out two. Janish boards a plane to Sarasota to work on a second pitch as he converts to pitcher
Really, the less you know about this game, the better. It was a bad reminder of hopefully bygone days, when the starters got rocked in this manner seemingly every other night.
No doubt, when you start worrying about the agents take on your managing then it's time to quit and go fishing.
Another note on leaving Arroyo in: my recent memory of letting someone get rocked "taking one for the team" was LaRussa leaving Jason Marquis in one time a few years back. 13 runs, 14 hits. I thought then and do now that unless you have absolutely no other options or you are looking to get rid of the guy, it is unfair to the guy who just doesn't have anything that night, which was clearly the case with Arroyo last night. Which is why it isn't suprising that it was LaRussa
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/boxscore...?gid=260621104
I doubt an agent has any influence on how a player is used once a contract is signed.
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