[Cobra Mgr]

Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

There are strong indications that Javier would have accomplished the deed. Digest these factoids and see if you agree:

dang.

The other thing that annoys me about last night is I've heard little praise of the way Dusty Baker managed his pitching last night. I've heard mounds of criticism before about how he handled the bullpen. And one of the most annoying aspects of playoff baseball is all of the media 2nd guessing every batter, pitcher, swing, throw as if it was the difference in a loss.

So no, I don't like taking a guy out of the game when he has a no-no going. But if all of these modern "experts" are going to claim the present way of doing things is the correct way, well you better be sure to give the guy his deserved praise when it works out like it did last night. Give Dusty his props.