Braves game yesterday....
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Snitker is an idiot. He makes the most head scratching decisions I’ve ever seen a manager make. Like taking out Tomlin when he’s cruising along to bring in Shane Greene or bringing in Luke Jackson any time Braves have a lead. Just mind boggling stupidity from that dude.
The way they have been hitting this series Ozzie has a better chance getting him in from second than Freddie or Nick do from third. Freddie could hardly make contact yesterday. He is absolutely killing us.
Why didn't Acuna try to score on the grounder after his sun-aided triple? Tehran is garbage. The middle of the lineup has done nothing. Acuna, Albies, Swanson, Duvall....thank goodness for those guys.
Hard shot to Wong who has a great arm. It would have been risky to try it especially since it was only the first out.
Maybe Coach Brandon Walker can answer that. He bashed me for recommending that against Auburn in CWS game. Mind blowing the decision not to bunt a man to 3rd with no outs late in playoff baseball when you need to tie or take a lead.
With a good hitter at the plate I am against bunting with a man on second no outs because there isnt a force out at 3rd so you arent as worried about a double play. If he happens to ground out theres a good chance the runner (especially one with Acuñas speed) moves up anyways.
Hoooold on just a minute. Those two situations aren't remotely comparable. Yesterday, it was a tie game, no outs, top of the 9th, man on second with a very good hitter (Albies) coming to the plate and as noted above, a struggling Freeman behind him. On the mound was the Cardinals closer who had struggled recently but is still a high level arm and clearly they felt comfortable going back to him again. Should he have bunted? An argument can be made either way.
In our game, we were DOWN 3-1 in the 7th, men on first and second, and a second team All American at the plate (Foscue) who was our best bat most of the season with Skelton on deck. On the mound you had an Auburn freshman with an ERA on the season of about 5.50. No disrespect to Skelton who had an amazing season, but in no way do you ever consider bunting your best hitter in that situation. Yes, Foscue swang at the first pitch and grounded into a double play. No, it doesn't mean he should have bunted. Not then, not now. In that situation, you have to hope Foscue can deliver the way he had done most of the year. He didn't get it done in that at bat.
In our game, we were DOWN 3-1 in the 7th, men on first and second, and a second team All American at the plate (Foscue) who was our best bat most of the season with Skelton on deck. On the mound you had an Auburn freshman with an ERA on the season of about 5.50. No disrespect to Skelton who had an amazing season, but in no way do you ever consider bunting your best hitter in that situation. Yes, Foscue swang at the first pitch and grounded into a double play. No, it doesn't mean he should have bunted. Not then, not now. In that situation, you have to hope Foscue can deliver the way he had done most of the year. He didn't get it done in that at bat.
Not as big an idiot as Shildt. Game 3 B8, Cards up 1-0. Fried just walks the 1st 2 hitters of the inning and is 2-0 on Dejong. He swings at a 2-0 pitch failing to get the runners over.
T9, still up 1-0, runner on 3rd 2 outs. Dumbass walks Mccann who is hitting something like 0.160 in september to get to Swanson who has crushed the ball all day. What kind of idiot walks the potential go ahead run?
Dexter Fowler is 8 for his last 70, but shildt keeps hitting him at leadoff. Until wong's leadoff double in the 10th of game of 4, the 1 and 2 hitters were 0-23.
I'd take Snitker over Shildt in a heartbeat.