Ironically, manager Sandy Alomar, Jr. actually sort of insinuated something along similar lines in his post-game press conference. Alomar said, “It says to me that he’s a young kid. It says to me that he was too excited.” Great minds...
I’d be fine giving Suter more if he makes it through clean. Pitchers give up runs. If you could get through 4+ innings only giving up 1-2 runs, I’d consider that a win. It’s up to the offense to come alive or none of this matters anyways.
All these points with no Davante. Couple that with the 4-0 record last season without him and it makes me think the experts don’t know their arse from their elbow. There are a lot of post draft takes on this team that are fun to think back to.
Craig Counsell: "There's no reason to apologize for getting into the playoffs. ... We've got a chance to win the World Series." You’re damn right we do!
I don’t think I know a single person that believes he makes all the right moves or that everything he touches turns to gold. But what a lot of fans won’t do is pile on the guy if a move or two doesn’t work in our favor. He’s built some of the best teams we’ve had in our history and with a win tomorrow, that’s 3-straight playoff appearances. I don’t care that the goal line was moved with how many make it. It’s hard to do. There’s way more negative reactions towards Stearns/Counsell than their should ever be right now. That’s just my two cents.