Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
The Braves obviously got spanked, but there were 2 horribly stupid mistakes:

1. Allowing Folty to bat and then pulling him
2. Acuna stealing while being down by 4

These are exactly the kind of moves that can't be made by playoff teams.

Teams can't give away a PA like that, and they can't give away base runners down by 4. These kind of tactical mistakes simply can't be tolerated.
I could understand a little bit allowed Folty to hit because the bench, lets face it, is thin and frankly not good. This is where the Swanson injury hurts. I completely agree with Acuna trying to steal. Down 4-0 and Freeman on deck is not a good decision at all. Judging by the reaction I saw from Snitker, it appeared Ronald made that call on his own. Whichever the case, not a good call.