Well that sucked.
Well that sucked.
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Dalyn (10-08-2013)
How many people have said Justin Upton is a superstar? Isn't calling him overrated a bit of an overreaction? I haven't seen too many people on here rating him as one of the best hitters in baseball. We hoped he would become that but as of yet he hasn't. Still could however. If he's overrated then all of our hitters are overrated, maybe except Freeman.
They have a better 1-8 than I thought they did. Puig is the real deal and Uribe and the two Ellises are solid big league players. I see Puig becoming a superstar. Watching him scale back his game a bit and just drive the ball up the middle was pretty impressive. He's just going to build on that. He's very well schooled in the fundamentals (as most Cuban players are).
There were plenty of people questioning the move to not bring in Kimbrel in the 8th before it backfired.
Look, you can dispute whether we should fault Fredi for it or not, because I agree that most big league managers would have done the same. But you absolutely cannot dispute that not using the best pitcher in baseball in an elimination game was the wrong move.
Again, saying you wouldn't use him for six outs is missing the point.
Would you rather use him for Puig, Uribe, Schumacher or Ellis, PH, Crawford? Easy choice.
sorry, wasn't directed at you.
Dalyn (10-08-2013), jpx7 (10-09-2013), TXBravesFan (10-09-2013)
Kimbrel pitched 2.0 innings in the 2010 NLDS game 2 as a rookie!! Threw 33 pitches after already being used in game 1!!! One of the reasons he isn't called on for more 2-inning saves is to keep him fresh for these exact situations! No single game in the regular seasons matters this much.
Of course, we had a manager back then who in hindsight seems like a genius by comparison...
Diesel (10-09-2013), Garmel (10-09-2013), jpx7 (10-09-2013), TXBravesFan (10-09-2013)
I lost about 5 hours of sleep over the last 2 days because I couldnt stop being pissed about Kimbrel not pitching. I think I am finally starting to get over it. Just want to say I am not mad at Carpenter and I think its impressive that he got 3 straight outs after that home run. I think a lot of non-veteran pitchers would get rattled knowing they just lost the season for their team.
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bravesnumberone (10-09-2013)