I think the double play gave Counsell a false sense of confidence that Jeremy Jeffress was a little more okay than he was. After a bad first game, giving up a hit, and then walking a guy with the bases loaded is probably a sign he doesn't have it. I am not buying into the "well he almost froze him on a curveball" talk. Almost doesn't matter and really doesn't in a situation like that. You have to throw a strike, HAVE TO! It didn't help matters that he couldn't dispose of a garbage hitter and instead walked him to give up a run. That was not the situation to gamble and risk walking a batter. Definitely not when it is an absolutely poor hitter. If that was Turner (or another really good hitter) maybe then you don't just toss a cookie cutter FB and instead risk walking in a run because that is better than a grand slam. You just can't do it there though. But like I said in the IGT it isn't like the other bullpen options were that great and despite an inexplicable walk he wasn't a total dumpster fire. I wish Junior Guerra would have gotten a chance to start an inning with a clean slate to see what he could do. I think he could help us, but obviously Counsell just wants to stick to the guys who have done it all year. Win with them or die.