Quote Originally Posted by Irondawg View Post
This isn't rocket science. Laster goes as long as he's being effective. First signs of danger we're bringing in Lingo, even if that's in the 1st. We are then riding him as long as we can and then we're going to Holder and doing the same. Ideally that will be enough. I don't think we'll be throwing anyone else unless we are up or down 6+ runs
It takes time to recognize you need to warm him up, get him to the pen, get him warmed up, then trot him out there. You can't start the game with him warming in the pen either, because then you risk him being there too long and tiring out. If Lindgren has a mental block with starting, I wonder if he has a mental block about coming in with the regional on the line at any point in the game? If he's a headcase, he's going to crack either way. If he's past all that, then it makes more sense to start him. Just imagine how much better we would feel about the postseason if he started the game and mowed down UL for 7 innings. That would change my view on a SR in Oxford real fast. It's put up or shut up time. If you have a 1st rounder, I say you put your season on his back and see if he's actually a 1st rounder.