pblanks said:wilmwolf said:James Henderson said:EXACTLY!pblanks said:
He went to smith one batter later. Makes no sense if the leash was that tight.
We went away from the formula that got us here.
If you weren't going to Smith to start the inning, why are you with a runner on 1st and no outs and Dudan at 18 pitches.
Tie game, how long could you even go with Smith at that point?
You go to the guy to get you the out you need right then, not the outs you might need later. Everyone praised very similar decisions in the super regional. It is very annoying how you and Ethan just show up to baseball in the post season and jump all over every coaching decision.
And it's really lame how the baseball guys act entitled to the game because others have stuff going on in February besides college baseball. Give me a break. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Baseball guys are becoming as bad a hockey guys. It's not your sport.
You needed 3 outs to win and you have one of the best closers in the game. I or anyone else don't need to watch every baseball game on the calendar to question that move. Who knows who's right but the question isn't out of bounds. .
The baseball guys? Who are they?