Sounds like that's exactly what they considered. They took a calculated risk (obviously based on how Bush said he felt) that Bush's blister would hold out long enough to get him through the game. Basically, it did, as he went 6 innings and only gave up 3 runs. Funny thing is, were it not for the crazy low pitch count in the 6th, we may not have even questioned the move to pull him from the game. Hey, I'll give Bush a lot of credit. I'm sure the blister bothered him during the game to some extent, just not enough to stop pitching until after the 6th. He did a pretty decent job. It's really, really hard to pitch with a blister, and even if it felt ok enough to pitch, it's also not too easy to pitch when you're always wondering when it's going to get bad.