Originally Posted by
blueagleace1
Maybe it was overkill but I -I know I will take the wrath and I'm one of the few- didn't/don't have a problem with Gonzalez going to Carpenter in the 8th. He'd been brilliant all year and succeeded/flourished in the 8th inning role and Kimbrel had struggled pitching multiple innings (the Red Sox in Boston game comes to mind). If we replay -ugghh I never want to do this- that inning 10 times, we have the lead (or a tie game) 9 out of 10 times. If we replay today's scenario 10 times, Perez gets the save in 8 of those. Maybe it was overkill and a result of Gonzalez's poor use of the bullpen this year.