[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

Well, I'm not a know-it-all by any means. Sure, Grienke could have thrown that gopher ball, too. My preference, though, is to take a chance on extending a guy who is throwing well versus bringing another guy in who may or may not be ready and able. Especially when the guy on the mound is dominating and has thrown only 80 pitches.

Hey, I'm with you. I'm all for riding your best horse until he's ready for the glue factory. I just think the press makes a manager think he has to do something. And with all the data about "3rd time thru the lineup" people would jump on him if he left him longer. Like I said, it gets on my nerves. Someone once said something like "a critic is someone who watches a battle from afar and then comes down to kick the dead bodies when the fighting is done." That's how I feel about baseball commentators.