SBW v Auburn Game 2 Thread

[Ari Gold]

9-1
On the bench for at least 30 minutes for the bottom half
And his pitch count was over 90

Preston should have been in clubhouse on his cell lining up what ass he was going to run after the game
Zero reason to run him back out there.. he did his job. If we can’t hold a 9-1 lead we deserve to lose the game

[RougeDawg]

I agreed with sending Preston out there for the 8th, but should?ve pulled him after the lead off walk.

Looked like coaches asked him from from the dugout and he shook them off, which we all like in a pitcher who wants to stay in. He?d pitched so well I think he deserved the right to give it a go in the 8th.

He deserved the right. But any manager worth his weight in lava rocks could see he was gassed after first batter. Even Stevie Wonder could see it was time to take him out.

The pitching/bullpen management has been abysmal this year. No other way to put it. The coaching staff has zero ability to see who does or does not have it and they are letting practice/bullpens have too much influence on their decisions

A good coaching staff takes practice input, reads the game and makes a decision. We have not had that this year to date.

[Ari Gold]

He deserved the right. But any manager worth his weight in lava rocks could see he was gassed after first batter. Even Stevie Wonder could see it was time to take him out.

The pitching/bullpen management has been abysmal this year. No other way to put it. The coaching staff has zero ability to see who does or does not have it and they are letting practice/bullpens have too much influence on their decisions

A good coaching staff takes practice input, reads the game and makes a decision. We have not had that this year to date.

I disagree with none of this , except after the we took a 7-1 lead you go over to Johnson and tel him great job kid go ice that arm call your girl and have fun tonight ..

[The Federalist Engineer]

Should have been Fristoe to start the inning. Preston shouldn't have even gone out to start the 8th.

May hurt us tomorrow.

"Should have been Fristoe" implies there is any certainty about Fristoe. Like bringing in Holder, Chuck Holly, or Ross Mitchell.

Fristoe is like playing with sphere of radioactive Plutonium.